Word: championships
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...boys asked it to sponsor their team. Fearing mayhem, Kutis and his father gloomily agreed, saw their stark pessimism confirmed when a boy broke his leg before even a ghoul was scored. They dropped the team, but five years ago Tom Kutis decided to try again. He built his championship team exclusively from home-town St. Louis boys, although at times he has hired a European coach. "We don't import players," says Kutis. "St. Louis boys fit in better with our aggressive, open game." Luckily for Kutis, St. Louis is one of the strongest American centers...
...feed talent into his championship club, Kutis has a farm system of three teams (one for adults, one for teenagers, one for youngsters from seven to ten). Branching out, ex-Amateur Infielder Kutis also sponsors 41 bowling teams, six baseball teams, two girls' softball teams, and one girls' basketball team. In all it costs him $15,000 a year...
...victory in this Massachusetts version of the welterweight championship which Akins had won in this same ring last October put Virgil very much in the National Boxing Assn. Welter plans...
...Gordon will represent the Crimson in a special 500-yard race, in which the entries are restricted to present college undergraduates. Gordon will get stiffer competition from Yale's Bob Skerritt, Basil Ince of Tufts (a scorer in last spring's N.C.A.A. championship), and Rudy Smith of Bates...
...intercollegiate champion, and Old (34) Master Vic Seixas, who left his best tennis on the center court at Forest Hills back in 1954. Aussie Captain Harry Hopman made the most of a bountiful supply of stars by calling on 22-year-old Mai Anderson, proud owner of the U.S. championship, and Ashley Cooper, another youngster (21) with years of experience. Still, Bill Talbert talked like a man who did not plan on losing. "The team," said he, "is ready to go. Any draw will suit...