Sidney High School Maroons Open 1957 Football Season
Sidney High School faces Lincoln Northeast in the capital city at 6 30 p m in the season opener. Rockets coach Art Bauer returns to face his former team as Sidney fields a compact squad with several veterans and a few inexperienced backs. The article notes lineups, weights, and the game context, plus a slate of other Thursday games.
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Sidney
Lincoln Northeast
Rockets
Art Bauer
Bauer
SHS
Maroons
Lincoln School
Art
Bill Giles
Lincoln
Giles
Northeast
Jim Irwin
Ron Gilbreath
Dean Osborn
Cal Cutright
Mike Baeckel
Sidney Gridders
Mike Manual
Howard Maley
Gary Timlin
Gene Printz
Ken Foland
Jim Merry
Siddey
Mike Schoris
St. Patrick's
Lyman
Bobcats
St. Pat’s
Francis Clapham
Clapham
Dave Weller
Rod Hahler
John Beyers
Edwin Krajewski
Gary Nowak
Out Of Season Hunt Results In Cheyenne Court
Byron Reeve of Morrill County was fined 40 dollars and costs and paid 25 dollars liquidated damages in Cheyenne County Court for a game violation. Game Warden Joe Ulrich arrested him in Bridgeport for carrying a loaded shotgun in his car and illegal possession of a cock pheasant.
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Byron Reeve
Morrill County
Cheyenne
Reeve
Joe Ulrich
Bridgeport
Ames-Hansen Leads Cyclones In High Gear At Midseason
Omaha native Jack Hansen, senior wing back for Iowa State, rose from frosh to No 1 win back this fall. He starred against Nebraska as a freshman, then vanished from view before reemerging as the top back. He aims to stay ahead of challengers with fiery play and strong conditioning.
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Ames
Jack Hansen
Omaha
Jim Myers
Iowa
Cyclone
Hansen
Cyclones
Omaha Tech
Nebraska
Walter Closman Wins Sidney Country Club Championship 1957
Walter Closman captured the Sidney Country Club golf title with a sparkling 68 to become the 1957 champion. The piece recalls his uncle Jay Closman, a famed Sidney golfer in the 1920s, and recounts their family legacy and rival G. H. Doran, highlighting the region’s strong golf heritage and the Closman family’s prominence in local sports.
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Jay
G. H. ‘Blip’ Doran
Sidney Country Club
Jay Closman
Rivalry Revival At Sidney Country Club In Golf History
The article recalls Jay Closman and Blip Doran as top rivals at Sidney Country Club during the late 1920s and notes Sam Daniels rising to challenge Closman and Doran. It praises Walters 1957 champ and laments Don Jorgensons near victory, signaling renewed local golf interest and family ties amid Nebraska sports lore.
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Sidney Country Club
Jay
Blip
Sam Daniels
Closman
Doran
Walter
Don Jorgenson
Strandberg Brothers House Sells at Public Auction
The Strandberg Brothers house at 1316 Illinois Street sold this week to Harry Sparks for 8500 dollars. The sale was conducted by the C A Story agency with Emerald Pete Rapp acting as auctioneer.
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Strandberg Brothers
Illinois Street
Harry Sparks
C. A. Story Agency
Emerald
Pete’’ Rapp
Final Regional Baseball Showdown in Tri County Standings
Sunday’s game at Brownson pits Bunker Hill against Broadwater in a decisive three game playoff for Tri County League supremacy. Both clubs hold 2 2 records after two post season losses and wins with Broadwater taking the first game 11 5 and the second 11 3.
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Brownson
Nebraska
Bunker Hill
Broadwater
Bunker Boys
Lucky Wester
Allen Jones
Tri-County
Bunker
Thursday Scores Highlight MLB Action and Weather Delays
The American League schedule saw Detroit beat Washington 8 to 5 and Chicago defeat Boston 7 to 1. Kansas City at Baltimore was rained out and Pittsburgh at Chicago postponed. Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 2.
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Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
SIL
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
National League
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