One Sooner Repeats on All America Team 1956
Oklahoma star Tommy McDonald repeats on the 1956 Associated Press All America football team. Teammate Jerry Tubbs also selected with a first-team defense and backfield picks include Johnny Majors Jimmy Brown and Don Bosseler. Second and third teams list other notable players with several regional standouts earning honorable mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Tubbs
Ron Kramer
Michigan
Joe Walton
Pittsburgh
Alex Karras
Iowa
John Witte
Oregon State
Bill Glass
Baylor
Jim Parker
Ohio State
Michigan State
Clarence Peaks
Southern California
Jon Arnett
Kramer
Brown
Parker
Bosseler
Glass
Notre Dame
Paul Hornung
McDonald
Oklahoma
Tommy
Walter Brodie
William & Mary
Big Seven
Missouri Valley
Jerry Leahy
Wally Merz
Colorado
Jim Wood
Oklahare
A&m
Ken Wind
Hous
Dmon Gray
Tom
Emerson
Dalva Allen
Houston
Dwaine Underwood
Bill Krisher
LaVerne Torcton
Nebraska
Jim Herlocker
Wichita
Lloyd Day
Tulsa
Max Black
Clendon Thomas
Bud Pricer
Jim Harris
Jimmy Hunter
Missouri
Jerry, Brown
Don Flyon
Don Caraway
Jim ‘Klis
Anin
Ron Morris
Olympics Becomes Bickering Match Over Judging At Melbourne
chaotic report from Melbourne on the 1956 Games notes bickering over diving and swimming judging. criticism targetsKU coach Mather, with boards and protests clouding the final day as teams defend or blame officials. USA cycling and Irish riders protest exclusion and scoring disputes add to a tense, unsettled conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Melbourne
Olym- Chamberlain
Bob Robinson
Chek Mathér
Gary
Russia
Jayhawks
U. S
judgandg“Mathering
Mather
Wits
Ing Mather
Mizzou
Soph
Gomer Ee En Joice Homer
Sauvvoes
Floyd
Bob Marshall
France
Britain
Creteetee
Outaly
Breole
Baldini
Ams
Ireland
International Cycling Fédération
Mangrum Triumphs in Televised Tourney Reports
Reports from Phoenix and Mexico detail Mangrum sweeping to victory in the televised golf series. Snead finished four behind, with Japan and Russia prominent in gymnastics coverage where scoring disputes and all around titles sparked controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Phoenix
Arig
Lloyd
Mangrum
Sarh Snead
Rance
Italy
Arizona Biltmore
Snead
Hawks
Lioydi
Japan
Tucson
McCormick Leads US Diving Sweep at Melbourne
Pat McCormick won the women's platform event giving the United States a sweeping Olympic diving finish. Rose, Irwin, and Myers followed for silver to bronze as the U.S. earned its 32nd gold of the Games. Russia won team gymnastics and Australia claimed water polo bronze as games wrapped up in Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Melbourne
Pat McCormick
Murray ‘Rosé
Lorraine Crap
Australia
Russia
Yugoslavia
McCormick
Lakewood
Calif
Rose
June Irwin
Glendale Calif
Paula Jean Myers
Glendora
Hungary
Miss Crapp
Hunt Fraser
Sylvia da F Ruuaka
Berkeley
Mather Leads Vikings After Tough Season Lows
An archival note recalls Mather guiding the Vikings through a rough period with his leadership. The piece reflects on expectations, team ups and downs, and cites upcoming tests including mentions of SMU Texas and Missouri as possible foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SMU
Texas
Brundage Praises Australian 1956 Olympic Games
Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee, praised the Melbourne Games calling them a tremendous success. He noted daily crowds around 100,000 for track and field and large gymnasium crowds, while also examining fairness in gymnastics medals and the decathlon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Melbourne
Australia
Brundage
Eporta
Washburn Edges Ottawa In Thriller
Ottawa guard Bob McGhee led with 25 points while Washburn’s Nelson scored 21. Niles Nelson’s late minute one hander preserved a 72 71 Washburn victory in the non conference game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Edges
Ottawa
Bob McGhee
Nelson
Topeka
Niles Nelson
All-Star Juco Fills Top Kansas Teams Lineup
The Associated Press picks first and second all-star teams from the Kansas Junior College Football Conference. Coffeyville leads with five selections, El Dorado four, Dodge City and Independence one each. First team includes Ott, Hall, Brooks, Hamm, Hayes, Bonchak, Robinson, Slayton, Feller, Vittejohn, Sco tield and Ragan. Second team features Ford, Fraley, Nepote, Tatia, Blubaugh, Leonard, Van Schuyver, and others.
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Associated Press
Coffeyville
el Dorado
Dodge City
Independence
Bob Ott
Les Hall
Carney Brooks
Wayne Hamm
Dorado
Jack Hayes
Mike Bonchak
Vernon Robinson
Carl Slayton
Coffeyvile
Don Feller
J. B. Vittejohn
Jack Scotield
Mike Ford
Don Fraley
Hutchinson
Bob Nepote
Ted Tatia
Arkansas City
John Blubaugh
Bill Leonard
Bob van Schuyver
All-Star Football Rosters Named in Page Eight Note
The page lists players by position and school including quarterbacks and backs from El Dorado Coffeyville and Hutchinson with honorable mention ends tackles guards and centers. Notable names include Jerry Overton Mark White Bill Brill Zo bel and McKenzie among others.
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Terback
Byt White
Independence
Jerry Overton
el Dorado
Mark White
Coffeyville
Bill Brill
Dorado
Zobel
Garden City
Savage
Johnson
Hutchinson
West
Hayes
Dodge City
Ramsey
Kangleisier
Pratt
Allen
Crossette
Clark
McKenzie
Indepenence
Three 20 Pointers Lead Hays Past Southwestern Oklahoma
Ray Eaton Joe Butcher and Bill Ehlers each scored 20 points to lift Hays to a 109 92 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma. Jimmy Peach led Southwestern with 33 points.
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Hays
Fort Hays
Ray Eaton
Joe Butcher
Bill Ehlers
Southwestern Oklahoma
Jimmy ‘Peach
Southwestern
Thorn cites $1500 in campaign expenses in Arkansas bid
Harve Thorn of Little Rock, a discouraged candidate for attorney general, reports total campaign expenses of 1500 dollars. He identifies 500 dollars spent on so called moochers as a major item in his statement.
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Little Rock, Ark
Harve Thorn
Little Rock
Thorn
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William Steiger
Washington State
Paul Wiggin
Stanford
Lou Michaels
Kentucky
Eeker Harrie
UCLA
Sam Valentine
Pény State
Donald Stephenson
Georgia Tech
Kenneth Ploen
John Crow
Texas A&m
William Barnes
Wake Forest
Kyle
Buddy) Krute
Tennessee
Paul Lopata
Yale
Robert Hobert
Minnesota
Charles Krueger
John Barrow
Florida
Dick Day
Washington
Senlee
John Matsko
John Brodie
Basha Swink
Christian
James Crawford
Wyoming
Mel Dillard
Purdue
BY John Frazier
Caach
Jays
San
Jay Crook
Art IW
Oakley
Scott City High School
Joe Manatowe
Steve Walter
Meryle Grosshans
Maonetewa
Ry Sterlin
Pat
George Breen
Buffalo
N.Y
Breen
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka See
Land
Meé
Handy of
Séel Mather
Fankhauser Drug
Vant
E.patton
Amar Corr
Royal Tire Service
Fulton
Mason
East Fulton
River Bridge
Garden
City
Kansas
Moel
US 50
John's Motor Co
GMC
Model
Fruehauf
Treller
Small Business Administration
John Collins
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