University Athletes State Track Golf and Tennis Meet
University athletes prepare for a Friday state event featuring track and field, tennis, and golf. Track and field teams from Cook Triangular meet College of Emporia and William Jewell College with field events at 2 30 and running at 3. Tennis and golf start at 1 30 with courts and links at stake. Coach Bill Boucek offers no predictions while players stay in good condition after favorable weather and recent off field training.
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Itawa University
Cook
College of Emporia
William Jewell College
William Jewell
C.U. Ack
Bill Boucek
Ciftier
E ‘Ypug
Shipe
Seaman High Names OU Grad Gerald Haney as Coach
Gerald Haney, OU alumnus class of 1949 and 1950, former Ottawa U. athlete, is named basketball coach at Seaman High School in Topeka. He has coached at Council Grove Coldwater and Howard high schools and aims to finish a master’s in clinical psychology at Emporia State this spring. Seaman teams won three of 40 games in the last two seasons.
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Gerald Haney
Ottawa U
Seaman High School
Topeka
Haney
O. U
Council Grove
Coldwater
Howard
Emporia State
Seaman
KC Athletics To Start Home Trip
The Kansas City Athletics break camp tomorrow and begin their journey home. Their first game on the route will be against the Savannah farm club of the Sally League in Savannah, Georgia. The A's had an open date today.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Kansas City Athletics
Savannah, Ga
A’s
Banquet highlights cha mber sports night in Ottawa
The annual Chamber of Commerce athletic banquet featured TV sportscaster Jay Barrington and Ottawa University Prof Rex Berndt. Barrington arrived late with his wife after a Kansas City stop. Berndt mocked Coach Don Meek while praising local athletes. Numerous chicken dinners were served and enjoyed as Edge sent a letter to be opened at the event.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jay Barrington
Rex Berndt
Ottawa University
Barrington
Kansas City
Berndt
Don Meek
L. L. Edge
Ottawa
Edge
H. K. Stevens
OHS Cage
Smiley
Stevens
Gene Price
Roger Barr
Barr
Garfield School
Price
Gene
Sugar Ray to Continue Comeback in Cincinnati Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson, who left boxing to pursue a world middleweight title, declares he will press on after a split decision over Johnny Lombardo in a 10 round bout at Cincinnati Garden before 5,124 paid fans. He cites illness as the reason for a recent canceled Boston bout and says his next opponent will be Ted Olla in Milwaukee on April 14.
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Cincinnati
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Johnny Lombardo
Mount Carmel
Cincinnati Garden
George Small
Boston
Ted Olla
Milwaukee
Bowling Scores From Ladies and Industrial Leagues
Anchor and Sears lead in the Ladies League with top games and series as 177 and 606. Hoch Hickman, 202 and 622, plus 161 and 455 for 10-30 Wenthe. KOFO, Budge's, Unique, and others show totals. Industrial League features Peoples Bank, Cities Service, Bennett's, and Wiselne with high games like 220 and 560.
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Anchor
Whitacre
Hickman
Todd
Wenthe
Sears
Andrews
Kofo
Carey
Budge's
Smith
Unique
Yelton
Peoples Bank
Lichtenberger
Warner's
Meadow
Shisler
Beiter
Cities Service
Highpeed Kempen
Bennett's
Thrasher
Wiselne
Bowling Notes From Local League and State Tourney
Anchor Savings and Budge's Hardware led bowling highlights with 846-2338 set, Glenna Lu Whitacre posting 221-565 weekly best. Ellen Hickman 213-518 and Nadine Johannes 520 weekly series earned honorable mentions. state tournament saw Anchor Savings 10th in class B after week four. Also top men in Bowlin with Melen contest were Wickman, Snider, Thrasher. ticket sales for team sponsor banquet begin.
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Anchor Savings and Loan
Glenna Lu Whitacre
Ellen Hickman
Nadine Johannes
Anchor Savings
Budge’s Hardware
Wichita
Melen
Louie’ Wickman
Jim Snider
Howard Thrasher
Mary Lu Burgoon
Helen Carey
Roxann Neal
Mae
KC Stadium Will Be Ready for Athletics Debut
Kansas City Municipal Stadium set to host the Athletics versus the Detroit Tigers on April 12 with about 35 000 capacity including standees. Del Webb leads the rebuild as 30 920 permanent seats and 5 100 season tickets indicate solid demand. finishing touches like lights plumbing and sodding are being completed amid some weather delays.
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Kansas City
Municipal Stadium
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Bert.Senter
Winn-Senter Construction Co
del Webb
New York
Yankee
Blues Stadium
Bill MacPhail
The
Athletics
Senter
Shantz Hit By Line Drive In Exhibition Loss
Bobby Shantz, the 1952 AL leading pitcher, left the field in the second inning after a line drive struck him over the left ear during Kansas City Athletics' exhibition game in West Palm Beach. The ball glanced off his glove, narrowly missing serious injury and extending his string of bad luck.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Shantz
Kansas City Athletics
Pittsburgh
Earl Smith
Injury prompts hospital observation after x rays show no fracture
The injury was not believed to be serious. X rays showed no fracture but he was kept in the hospital overnight for observation.
Jet Crashes On Take-off At Kelly Air Force Base
A jet fighter caught fire on takeoff at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio and crashed into a freight train after skidding across a pasture. The pilot 1st Lt. Donald W. Culver, 26, died. no one on the train was injured.
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San Antonio
Tex
Kelly Air Force Base
Donald W. Culver
Six AL outfielders fielded 1,000 in 1954
Six American League outfielders appeared in 1954 season with 1000 chances fielding. The breakdown shows diverse players handling balls both in left and center spots across multiple teams, reflecting the league wide defensive workload and variety of park play.
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