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University Daily Kansan
Page 0505_1 from reel: L 725 (1956-09-10 to 1957-08-02)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/195874

Title: Harp Says SMU Best Team Yet
Summary: Jayhawker basketball coach Dick Harp discusses upcoming NCAA tournament game against SMU, noting they're the toughest team Kansas has faced this season.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; college sports; NCAA tournament
Named Entities: Harp, Dick [basketball coach]; Chamberlain, Wilt [basketball player]; Thompson, Gary [basketball player]; Forte, Chet [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Wilt, Thompson Share Honors
Summary: Wilt Chamberlain and Gary Thompson are named All-Americans and share Big Seven Conference basketball honors.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; college sports; awards
Named Entities: Chamberlain, Wilt [basketball player]; Thompson, Gary [basketball player]; Elston, Gene [basketball player]; King, Maurice [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: 'Player of the Year' Award Goes to Chet (The Jet) Forte
Summary: Columbia's Chet Forte wins United Press 'Player of the Year' award for college basketball, edging out Wilt Chamberlain and Gary Thompson.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; college sports; awards
Named Entities: Forte, Chet [basketball player]; Chamberlain, Wilt [basketball player]; Thompson, Gary [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Kansas Reserve Out for Season
Summary: Reserve basketball forward Gary Thompson will be out for the remainder of the season due to a serious illness.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; college sports; injuries
Named Entities: Thompson, Gary [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Lightweight Champ Wins Ninth Straight
Summary: Joe Brown, lightweight boxing champion, wins his ninth straight fight in Houston.
Category: sports
Subjects: boxing; college sports
Named Entities: Brown, Joe [boxer]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Rams Sign Big Tackle
Summary: Los Angeles Rams sign Don Smith, a 230-pound tackle from Miami of Ohio, as an offensive guard.
Category: sports
Subjects: football; college sports; professional sports
Named Entities: Smith, Don [football player]; Gillman, Sid [football coach]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Carl's Good Clothes; Varsity; Jayhawker; Granada
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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