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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1955

Page

8

Bobo Favored To Beat Sugar Ray Tonight

Chicago news: champion Carl Olson a 3-1 favorite defends his middleweight title against Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15 round clash at Chicago Stadium. NBC-TV will carry the bout at 9 p.m. CST with Olson holding a 35 percent cut of revenue and a possible rematch if Robinson wins.

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Texans Split With Big Seven

Kansas City Texas Tech faced a winless streak against Big Seven opponents with a Lincoln trip to Nebraska and a 72 52 loss to Iowa State. Gary Thompson led with 21 points while Jim Reed scored for Tech and Rice Institute beat Oklahoma 62 47 in Houston led by Joe Durrenberger 20 points Leroy Bacher 23 for Oklahoma.

Kansas City Texas Tech Nebraska Lincoln Red Raiders Iowa State Cyclones Ames Gary Thompson Raiders Jim Reed Tech Houston Tex Rice Institute Oklahoma Sooners Joe Durrenberger Owls Rice Oklahoma Leroy Bacher

All-State Omission Highlights Garden City Player Bobby Henderson

Ramblin Ree Well notes Bobby Henderson of Garden City as an overlooked all-state standout. The 5-10 senior led the Buffs with 66 points on 11 touchdowns, with six long TDs, and return yardage totaling 658 on 18 kicks. He carried 102 times for 635 yards, averaged 34 yards per kick, and starred on defense, playing two ways in most games. Also mentions Jack Callaham transferring to Oklahoma A&M to wrestle, and Hugoton Production donating two basketballs to the city league.

Kansas Prep Jis Garden City Bobby Henderson Henderson Buffs

Sooners Earn Top Honors With Offensive, Scoring Feats

Oklahoma Sooners claimed national supremacy finishing 10-0-1 in the AP era, leading NCAA offense with 410.7 yards per game and 36.5 points per game while missing the least-scored-on title to Georgia Tech. West Virginia and Denver followed in offense. Army led total defense as Oklahoma dominated major college football rankings.

New York Bud? Wilkinson Oklahoma Sooners Sooners Georgia Tech Oklahoma Associated Press Ncaa Service Bureau Today West Virginia Denver Pitt Jed Army

Local Juco Club Idle. Wichita Area Schedule Abbreviated

Local Juco Club is idle this weekend. Western Division jacos will face conference and non conference foes. Hutchinson visits Moberly and Arkansas City invades St John’s of Winfield. Parsons and El Dorado meet on El Dorado’s court. Dodge City heads to Amarillo. Pratt hosts Trinidad in a lone Saturday game. Compton College tours Kansas starting with Dodge City. Garden City opens conference play at Grimsley Gym on Dec 16 versus Hutchinson.

Garden City Jacos Hutchinson Moberly Arkansas City St. John's Winfield Parsons el Dorado Dodge City Amarillo Tex Pratt Trinidad Colo Don Talley Texas Colorado Compton California Kansas Ark City Grimsley Gym

Juco Football Banquet Set for Garden City

Final plans for the Quarterback club banquet honor Garden City state champion junior college football team. The 7 p.m. event will be in the high school cafeteria seating a bit over 200. Henry Hall oversees arrangements and will announce Saturday the speaker. Tickets are selling well and early purchase is advised as seating is limited. The guest list includes coaches Jack Morris Don Talley players and wives totaling about 55.

Garden City Henry Hall Juco Jack Morris Don Talley

Bethel and Tabor to Battle for Central Kansas Tourney Title

Bethel defeats McPherson 89 54 to reach the Central Kansas College tournament final at Moundridge while Tabor edges Bethany 41 40 to join Bethel. Bethany meets McPherson for third place. St Benedicts tops Hastings 58 50 at Atchison and Emporia State beats Maryville 70 67 at Maryville as J Miller scores 26 for Emporia State. Leroy Roberts 17 and Dan Rupp 15 lead St Benedicts late surge. Emporia State improves to 2 2 with late free throws.

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Tony Trabert Starts Pro Career At Madison Square Garden

New York report states Tony Trabert the top amateur, begins his professional tennis career tonight at Madison Square Garden versus Dick Gonzalez, noted as the king of the pros, initiating a world wide tour projected to include about 100 matches.

New York Tony Trabert Madison Square Garden Pancno) Gonzales

Bowl Tie Ups By AP Readers Stir Debate On Repeats

Four major bowls were set automatically by conference champs while a second team was chosen when the winner was ineligible. The AP poll of 14 writers showed 67 opposed to tie ups and 22 noncommittal, with consensus that champions should go to bowls every year. Repeats banned by Big Ten, PCC and Big Seven rules sparked the dispute.

Assoiated Press Big Ten Pacific Coast Associated Press Big 10 PCC Big Seven Michigan State Ohio State Nebraska

Campy Campanella Captures Third NL MVP Honor

Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers is named the National League Most Valuable Player for the third time, joining a small club with Stan Musial. Campanella, 34, batted .318 with 32 homers and 101 RBIs, edging Duke Snider 226 to 241 in a 24-member voting panel. The Dodgers won the NL pennant and took the World Series title against the Yankees.

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Oysters Against Peanuts Is an Orange Bowl Bet

Annapolis Md Jan 2 Oklahoma will not beat Maryland by 21 points governor Theodore R McKeldin says he has taken a bet with Oklahoma lieutenant governor Pink Williams offering three dozen Maryland oysters in exchange for three bushels of Oklahoma peanuts The wager was disclosed yesterday in Annapolis as a friendly bit of rivalry for the Orange Bowl contest

Annapolis Theodore R. MecKeldin Oklahoma Maryland Pink Williams

All Star Bowling Championship Opens in Chicago

America's top bowlers, 160 men and 64 women, open the 15th annual All-Star Tournament in Chicago with a parade of champions. Tonight features a two game prelim for $3,000 prize money, 32 five man teams and 16 four woman teams, with five days of total pinfall to set match game fields for finals on December 18.

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Cubs Sell Veteran Outfielder Frankie Baumholtz

Chicago Cubs dispose of veteran outfielder Frankie Baumholtz to the Philadelphia Phillies. The deal ends a failed last year auction attempt and moves Baumholtz to a team with two straight titles, as Chicago eyes new senior events and a spring reshaping plan.

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