Ottawa high school netmen and golfers prep to defend crowns
Eleven Ottawa high school athletes head to Manhattan for the second annual state indoor track meet at Kansas State College fieldhouse. Coach Orris Cox states the group departs Saturday morning with preliminaries at 1 30 p m and finals at 7 30 p m. Events include Shaffer 880 Williams mile Bundy 60 yard dashes pole vault medley relay Wilson 440 broad jump Tolson 60 yard dash broad jump medley relay Paul medley relay Ferguson Haggard shot put Harder high jump Smith high jump and hurdles Small medley relay with 12 returning lettermen and new transfer Smith from Topeka. Next action is intra squad meet at Ottawa University oval next Thursday.
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OHS
Cyclone
Manhattan
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Harold Wallace
Ernie Shaffer
Morgan Williams
Bob Bundy
Marvin Wilson
Jim Tolson
Terry Paul
Fred Ferguson
Jay Haggard
Fred Harder
Dennis Smith
George Small
Smith
Lrom Topeka
Ottawa University Oval
Ottawa Teams Aim to Defend NEK League Titles in Golf and Tennis
Ottawa high school prepares to defend NEK League crowns in golf and tennis. Golf opens March 27 with a lineup led by Bud Gollier, four 10th graders, and one senior. league results hinge on a May 4 championship at Highland Park. Tennis returns five lettermen led by senior Bob Luce, with a 11-match duals schedule plus league and regional tournaments in April and May.
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Kansas
Ottawa Netmen
John Giger
OHS
Bud Gollier
Gordon Williams
David Hilligoss
Pat Beller
Jimmy Sands
Rod Shade
Shade
Leavenworth
Highland Park
Atchison
Lawrence
Giger
Topeka Country Club
OHL
Jim Clark
Bob Luce
Don Higgins
Joel Berglund
Larry Forsythe
Wallis Henning
Luce
OHS Notmmen
Forest Park
Clark
Dale Pratt
Steve Mudrick
Larry Bancroft
Mickey Shaughnessy
Buzz Kelsey
Bill Hysom
Don Knight
Richard Towe
Fred Craig
Buddy Gage
Gary Burke
Roger Schmanke
Bob Keelin
Mudrick
Bancroft
Shaughnessy
Kelsey
Olathe
Osawatomie
Topeka
Emporia
Wyandotte
Mantle Strikes Out First Time This Spring
West Palm Beach report notes Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees fanned yesterday for the first time this spring, a rarity given his usual high strikeout total. The line suggests early-season form and ongoing evaluation by the team.
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West Palm Beach
Dayton and Louisville Reach NIT Championship Showdown
Dayton Flyers clash with Louisville Cardinals in the NIT final at Madison Square Garden after both sides won semifinal tests. Dayton, 89-58 over Brooklyn, and Louisville, 89-79 over St Joseph’s, renew a season series that has Louisville taking two of Dayton’s three losses. St Francis meets St Joseph’s for third place.
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St Francis
Juco Tourney Semifinals Set In National Tourney
In Hutchinson Kansas Moberly Missouri faces Kilgore Texas and Hannibal LaGrange Missouri meets Pueblo Colorado in the national junior college basketball semifinals. Hannibal LaGrange beat City Tech 109 89 Art Day 38 points Bob Keller 37 Pueblo upset Cameron Aggies 86 77 Gene Poston 39 points. Garden City Kansas and North Greenville South Carolina won losers bracket games.
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New York City Tech
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Bob Keller
City Tech
Gene Poston
Cameron Aggies
Lawton
Okla
Mob
Arizona
Jacksonville
New York City
Tech
Cameron
Aggies
Cage Coaches Plan Few Rule Changes
The National Association of Basketball Coaches will vote on proposed rules changes today at a Chicago meeting with over 400 members attending. Any action requires approval by the national committee. Coaches already approved eliminating home and visitor inside positions on free throws and awarding both spots under the basket to the defensive team.
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National Assn. of
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French Fighter Favored Tonight at Madison Square Garden
Charley Homez the European middleweight king makes his U S debut as an 8-5 favorite against Ralph Tiger Jones in a television bout at Madison Square Garden A 10 round slugfest is expected as Homez relies on a 17 fight unbeaten streak and knockouts of Langlois and Stretz NBC TV and radio will broadcast the fight.
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Tiger) Jones
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Germany
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NCAA and NIT semifinals and NBA playoff results
NCAA semifinals saw San Francisco 86 over Southern Methodist 68 and Iowa 83 over Temple 78. NIT semifinals included Dayton 88 tied with St Francis Brooklyn 88, Louisville 89 over St Josephs Pa 79. AAU and other pro scores listed with overtime be Beattie Buchan Bakers 68 Pasadena Mirror Glase 64. NBA semifinals open with St Louis 86 over Fort Wayne 85 as St Louis leads best of five 1 0.
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Southern
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Temple
Dayton
St. Francis
Bkn
Louisville
St. Josephs
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
St. Loula
Bowling Scores From Classic and Housewives Leagues
Classic League results show Pepast-Cola, First National, Keen and others posting scores with leaders 203 by Meador and 237 by Boiter. Housewives League lists Day's Day and Mack top scorers with Larkin and White among high game leaders.
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K of GC
Wansmer
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Texaco
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Keen
Kaub
Lewis
Banin Fe
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Housewives League
Alnaworth
Mack
Kampschroeder
Kramer
Carlson
Burgoon
Shinn & Haley
Larkin
White
Iowa Five Primed To Upset Frisco
EVANSTON IU The San Franiso Dons seek to extend their winning streak as Iowa challenges them for the NCAA crown. Bill Logan faces Bill Russell with Russell tallying 17 and 23 rebounds for a dominant performance. Iowa aims to upset after a 83-76 win over Temple while SMU meets Temple for third place.
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Bill Russell
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Russell
Lagan
Mike Farmer
San Francisco
SMU
Doby Drives White Sox Spring Attack with Power
Larry Doby, the White Sox outfielder, shines in Grapefruit League hitting .438 with five homers and 12 RBIs as Chicago’s bid for the AL pennant gains steam. He homered twice and drove in five runs to fuel an 8-6 exhibition win over Milwaukee, connecting off Lew Burdette and Lou Sleater with Minnie Minoso on base.
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Cleveland
Indians
Chico Carrasquel
Jim Busby
White Sox
Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Lou Sleater
Minnie Minoso
Seven Lettermen Return At Lane
Lane Kansas special report Seven lettermen bolster Lane Lions baseball hopes this season with a five game schedule Returning players include Stockson Castleberry Lombard Sutton Davis Black Johnston Wheel er Lee and Custer under coach Jim Sander The schedule lists games at Pomona Ottawa Williamsburg Princeton Rantoul Richmond dates in April and May.
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Lane
Kas
Lions
David Stockson
Carl Castleberry
Larry Lombard
Ronnie Sutton
Richard Davis
Jery Black
Norman Johnston
John
Steve
Everett Wheeler
John Lee
Bobby Custer
Jim Sander
Pomona
Ottawa
Williamsburg
Princeton
Rantoul
Richmond
Alabama quintet clashes defending champ in AAU semifinals
The University of Alabama senior team, representing Ada Oilers of Mobile, faces Bartlesville Phillips 66ers in the AAU tournament semifinals after a 79-74 quarterfinal win over Wichita Vickers. Phillips 66ers beat Chicago Rainier Comets 106-90. Milwaukee Allen-Bradley edged Denver Central Bank 79-77 in OT. Seattle Buchan Bakers beat Pasadena Mirror Glaze 68-64.
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University of Alabama
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips 66Ers
Alabama
Ada Oilers
Mobile
Ala
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Phillips
Chicago Rainier Comets
Milwaukee Allen-Bradley
Seattle Buchan Bakers
Milwaukee
Central Bank
Seattle
Pasadena
Calif
Harper
Kansans
Chuck Dehlinger
Tulane Tennis Standout Tops 1955 Rankings in Overtime Thriller
In a college basketball overtime game, Russ Wittberger delivered a two hand push shot from the corner with 5 seconds left to force and then win overtime, ending regulation tied 75-75. Tulane's Jose Aguero is ranked first in the 1955 national collegiate tennis rankings.
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Jose Aguero
Tulane
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