Kansas City Athletics Tax Proposal Defeated
Kansas City finance committee rejected a 5 percent municipal tax on admissions to professional athletic events. Arnold Johnson, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, warned the club might move if the tax passed. The measure would have raised about 125000 yearly to offset a projected stadium deficit of 80000 this year. Merchants, bus lines, and taxpayers opposed, saying the team draws visitors from a wide area. the A’s offered no representation at the hearing.
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Arnold Johnson
Kansas City Athletics
Charles C. Shafer Jr
Kansas City
Shafer
Merchants Assn
Kansasie City
Cardinals Edge White Sox 7 4 in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg the Cardinals beat the White Sox 7 to 4. The game featured scoring bursts by key Cardinals batters as relief pitching held off late rallies. No final league ERA details were confirmed in the report.
Ottawa Girls Softball Holds Second Practice Tryout
The Ottawa girls team conducted its second practice as it works through the RRS tryouts for positions. The schedule for the girls’ team games has not yet been released.
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Ottawa
Oklahoma Bids For Wrestling Crown
Oklahoma aims for its third NCAA wrestling title led by Dan Hodge, a 177-pound undefeated star seeking a third straight title and likely to pin opponents again. Teammates Gordon Roesler, Dick Delgado, Bobby Lyons, Rex Edgar add depth as Penn State, Pitt, Minnesota challenge at Pitt Field House.
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Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
Sooners
Pitt Field
iHouse
Dan “Homicide
Hodge
U. S
Gordon Roesler
Dick Delgado
Bobby Lyons
Rex Edgar
Oklahoma A. & M
Penn State
Pitt
Minnesota
New Pro Football League Organized
A secrecy marked Baltimore meeting on April 6 aims to launch a new professional football league proposed by Millard T. Lang who envisions a season closer to college play. Lang invited mayors from 16 cities and outlined Northern and Southern divisions spanning New York Baltimore Buffalo Minneapolis Detroit and Miami New Orleans Atlanta Louisville St Louis Kansas City Houston Dallas.
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Baltimore
Millard T. Lang
United States Football League, Inc
Lang
Westinghouse Electric Corp
New Orleans
Atlanta
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
Houston
Dallas
Kid Logart Faces Turner Tonight at Madison Square Garden
New York Isaac Logart of Cuba meets Gil Turner of Philadelphia in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Logart, 23, seeks a repeat of a 17 month ago decision win over Turner as Turner vows to prove he was right.
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New York
Isaac
Kid) Logart
Cuba
Gil Turner
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Logart
Turner
the Garden
Exhibition baseball scores from AP release
Exhibition games listed with teams from the National and American leagues including Cincinnati Philadelphia Kansas City Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago Milwaukee New York Brooklyn Washington Boston Baltimore and others. Several results are given such as Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 8 Washington 3 among others.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Boston
Baltimore
Boudreau Warns Pitching Staff
In West Palm Beach Kansas City pitchers are told by Manager Lou Boudreau they must compete seriously for starting spots. The squad features strong depth with probable starters Tom Morgan Rip Coleman and veteran reliever Tom Gorman also in the running for a rotation role.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Kansas City
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Tom Morgan
Rip Coleman
Tom Gorman
A's
Redlegs start fast as Tebbetts drives mound work hard
Manager Birdie Tebbetts of the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1956 NL Manager of the Year, pushes pitching hard to gain early pace. Lefty Joe Nuxhall pitched nine innings in Clearwater 5-2 over Philadelphia, while Johnny Klippstein tossed a complete game in a 2-1 win over Detroit. Other results: Red Sox 5 Cubs 3, Braves 6 Yankees 4 in 10, Orioles 5 Giants 4, Cardinals 7 White Sox 4, Athletics 7 Pirates 3, Dodgers 8 Senators 3. Sullivan 7 innings for Red Sox, Murf wins in relief for Milwaukee, Nieman homers for Orioles, Skizas multi‑hit night for Athletics, Furillo Zimmer Demeter homers for Dodgers.
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Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Joe Nuxhall
Philadelphia Phillies
Clearwater
Fla
Nuxhall
Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Washington Senators
Frank Sullivan
Red Sox
Cubs
Red Murf
Milwaukee
Yankees
Bob Nieman
Orioles
Giants
Cardinals
Billy Pierce
White Sox
Lou Skizas
Athletics
Pittsburgh
Carl Furillo
Don Zimmer
Don Demeter
Dodgers
Senators
C I C All Stars Named From Emporia State Team
Three Emporia State Hornets earned AP Central Intercollegiate all star honors in basketball. Jim Hays Dick Thompson and Norman Holthouse made the first team with Ed Nealy Pittsburg and Dan Rupp St Benedicts on the same squad. Second team picks included Leroy Roberts Bob Veale Art Schippers John Carr and Stanton O Neil. Honorable mentions honored several players from Emporia State Fort Hays Washburn and St Benedicts.
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Kansas City
Emporia State Hornets
Associated Press
Jim Hays
Dick Thompson
Norman Holthouse
Ed Nealy
Pittsburg
Dan Rupp
St.Benedict’s
Leroy Roberts
Bob Veale
St. Benedict's
Art Schippers
Fort Hays
John Carr
Washburn
Stanton O'Neil
Southwestern
Dick Dupont
Floyd Quincy
Emporia State
Tom McCarthy
Gary Panter
Niles Nelson
Glen Cooper
Don Forsyth
A's Release Five Pitchers in Spring Training Cut
The Kansas City Athletics cut five pitchers from the spring squad in West Palm Beach Florida. Walt Craddock lefty was optioned to Buffalo in the International League and Ken Johnson righty to Little Rock in the Southern Association. Evans Killeen righty and two southpaws Ben Swaringen and George Brunet were sent to the A’s minor league training camp at Huntsville Texas for later assignment. Sunday baseball was introduced by the National League in 1892. Gene Fullmer is noted as an elder in the Mormon Church.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Kansas City Athletics
Walt Craddock
Buffalo
Ken Johnson
Little Rock
Evans Killeen
Ben Swaringen
George Brunet
Huntsville
Tex
National League
Gene Fullmer
Ottawa University yellow squad tops black in intersquad meet
The Ottawa University track team defeated the black squad 114 to 98 on Cook Field yesterday. Notable marks include Bob F Knight 50.9 in the 440 yards, Dick Maack 23.2 in the 220 and 10.5 in the 100, Bob L Knight 2:06 in the 880, Lou Coppoe vaulting 12 feet 6 inches, and Mary Wilson leaping 21 feet 5 inches. Coach Boucek notes a strong mid distance crew but expects work before next Friday’s meet with College of Emporia and the Ottawa Relays the following day.
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Ottawa University
Cookfield
Bob F. Knight
Bob L. Knight
Don Leisey
Dave Brown
Lou Coppoe
Dale Lanning
Mary Wilson
Dick Schwartz
Boucek
College of Emporia
Ottawa
Bowling Scores Twilight League Highlights
Bowling scores from the Twilight League in Missouri include Mo. Pac. Car Dept with high 192 and 505 series led by 10-30 Hennessy. Union Local 630-3 features 202 and 555 by Rodgers. Maracaibo Oil-3 totals 246 and 527 from Cordle. Other notable marks include Walters 208 for General American Oil Co. and Cox 230 with 607 for Pepsi Cola.
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Car Dept
Pepsi-Cola
Cox
Missouri Pacific
Zichorn
Myers
Fragmented local listing near 41814 N Main Street
Readable fragments show numeric codes and street references surrounding a location on N Main Street. The text includes multiple numeric values and references to area segments but lacks clear events or identities. The item appears to be a damaged page snippet rather than a complete news item or notice.
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Dave Owen
Marv Wilson
Doyle Reichard
Bill Boucek
Dick Maack
Roseberry
Saffron Glass Co
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Optometrists
Arvid Berglund, O.D
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A. G. Madison, D.D
Medical Directory
J. F. Barr, M. D
Olin G. Wollen
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Frank A. Trump, M.D
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Hugh Campbell
D. L. Young
Louis N. Speer
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Victor J. Lofgreen, M.D
Physicians and Surgeons
R. S. Roberts, M.D
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Anthony Clinical Laboratory
Gladys Anthony
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Don Collins
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