Oklahoma Tops For Second Year In AP Poll
Oklahoma, winner of 40 straight and 10-0 this season,claimed the nation's No 1 ranking in the final Associated Press poll with 1 715 points from 187 writers and broadcasters The Tennessee Volunteers were second with 1 618 points and 48 first place votes Iowa rose to third with 1 270 points Georgia Tech and Texas A M followed in the top ten with Michigan Syracuse Michigan State Oregon State and Miami also listed
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Tide Cagers Open Season With Victory
Alabama opened the 1956-57 season with a 102-56 win over Jacksonville Alabama State. Junior guard Jack Kubiszyn led the Tide with 24 points as Gene Lambert debuted as coach. Alabama hit 43 of 99 field goal attempts while Jacksonville State's Billy Jack Laney scored 15.
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Auburn Holds Offseason Returnees In 1956 Debut
Auburn opens 1956 with two 1955-56 starters back Bill McGriff and Henry Starkie while Rex Frederick stars on the freshman squad. Coach Joel Eaves pilots an eight-season tenure with 94 wins and 54 losses. Auburn faces Jacksonville State tonight and schedules Rice in Birmingham, plus the Carolina Tourney at Charlotte and a Montgomery exhibition before the new year.
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Wilt Chamberlain Debuts With 52 Points For Kansas
Wilt Chamberlain towers at seven feet for Kansas in his first game, scoring 52 points and grabbing 31 rebounds as the Jayhawks defeat Northwestern 87 69. The debut signals a potential all time great entering the college game and reshapes Big Seven perception.
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Russia Moves Up On American Olympic Total
Russia widened its lead in the unofficial Olympic point standings as Pat McCormick defended her springboard title in Melbourne. The United States earned only one gold, while Russia captured two in shooting and pursued overall supremacy with 490 points to 450 42 for the Soviets.
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15 Hungarians Not Going Home
Melbourne dispatch reports 15 Hungarian athletes will seek political asylum in Australia with 30 or more not returning to Hungary. Officials expect others from Czechoslovakia East Germany and Poland to also depart. Bulgarians unlikely to stay. The Hungarian sports empire is described as shattered.
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Longs Cagers Win 6th In Row
Long's Cagers beat White Sox 34 to 24 for their sixth straight victory. Myr Bowling led with 21 points, while Sandra Pickens added 13 for the White Sox and D Love scored nine for Long's.
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Conference faces all comers on basketball court
Iowa State upset Houston 92-73 as Gary Thompson poured in 35 points. Nebraska hammered Iowa 67-43 while Colorado beat Oregon State 67-58. Kentucky led by Vernon Hatton crushed Miami Florida 114-75. Ohio State routed Pitt 100-69 with Frank Howard dominating boards. Butler beat Wisconsin 54-50. Alabama debuted Jack Kubiszyn in a 102-56 win over Jacksonville Teachers.
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Ex Grid Great Urges Decatur Raiders Focus on Studies
Former Alabama All American Fred Sington told Decatur High School football players to prioritize academics over football at the annual banquet. He noted his Rose Bowl 1931 background and pro baseball years while urging students to keep scholastics first. The event named captains Tommy Wright and Don Chandler for next season and presented letters to 16 seniors plus other monogram recipients.
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Hugh Ogle
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Cage Schedule for Wednesday to Saturday Night
Wednesday Elkmont visits Tanner and Eva hosts Holly Pond. Thursday Cullman plays Decatur while Fairview faces Holly Pond. Friday rounds end with Eva at Danville Falkville at Hartselle and Decatur at Huntsville. Saturday Hatton meets Moulton in the night.
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Bowline Beats Chemstrand 49 to 27 in Second Game
Bowline moved from the cellar to third place after a 49 27 victory over Chemstrand. Doris Terry was named most outstanding player for her calm, team oriented play and seven points. League standings mention Bowline and Chemstrand among others. United States raisin production in 1955 rose 30 percent and British railways employ 601 664 people.
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Athens College loses to Bethel in 97 96 thriller
Bethel College topped Athens 97 to 96 after a 17 point late rally. Bethel led 59 47 at halftime as Charles Mayor scored 32 points to pace the victors while James Robbins led Athens with 19 and Bobby Jenkins added 18.
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Kentucky Cagers Set A Fast Pace
Adolph Rupp's 26th Kentucky team opened with high scoring, 94-66 over Washington & Lee and 114-75 versus Miami to push season totals. The Wildcats and Florida’s Hurricanes set a Memorial Coliseum scoring record as Kentucky posted 114, second only to last year’s 143. Other SEC teams won, Alabama 102-56, Mississippi State 106-70, Mississippi 75-55, LSU 89-81. Auburn debuts vs Jacksonville State. Georgia and Florida schedule next games. Jim Ashmore led Mississippi State with 31. Bailey Howell had 26. Hatton 29 and Calvert 19 for Kentucky. Alabama led 51-15 at half under Gene Lambert. Jack Kubiszyn scored 24.
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No One To Equal Majors In SEC Say Statistics
Final unofficial SEC football stats for 1956 show Tennessee's Johnny Majors leading the league in total offense for the second straight year and the most accurate passer. Tommy Lorino of Auburn tops rushing averages, while Jimmy Phillips of Auburn grabs receiving honors. Other notable sophomores include Mississippi State's Billy Stacy, and Vanderbilt's Phil King excels in rushing.
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Wally Butts Faces Board as Top Aide Quits
Athens reports reveal coach Wally Butts' top aide quit amid rumors of more resignations as the University of Georgia athletic board met to review football issues. Bill Hartman cited financial reasons for leaving after 17 years, while others questioned recruiting and player retention amid the program's recent struggles. Butts denied the quoted statements and remains under contract with two years left.
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Got His String Back But No Fish
Berkeley Springs West Virginia police officer A Brooke Dyche had a lucky day fishing in the Cacapon River catching six fish on a stringer. The stringer was dropped by J F Kidwell and E W Van Dyke during a grappling attempt and later found to be empty as the fish had already been eaten.
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World Series Draws 345 903 Fans Across Six Games
The 1956 World Series drew 345 903 paid admissions with the largest crowd of 73 977 at Yankee Stadium for the Saturday game. The prior one day record was 78 102 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium for the 1954 fourth game between the Giants and Yankees.
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Sugar Ray Robinson fades as Fullmer Jensen fight postponed
Gene Fullmer and Marv Jensen faced delays as Sugar Ray Robinson postponed his middleweight title defense at Madison Square Garden due to a severe cold. The commission advised on the postponement and Jensen reacted with shock and pursuit of the $2,000 guarantee while Robinson recovered in Riverdale.
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Bengals Rally Sparks Late Surge in Football Clash
Sigler hit four straight field goals midway in the final half to push the Bengals to a working margin as the LSU attack sought a comeback.
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