Moody Leads Kansas Hopefuls To Big Seven Glory
Ralph Moody Kansas captain and 195pound halfback, known as The Moose, shines after spring proving sharp in blocking and defense. The Minneola standout, eyeing a strong 1955 season and possible track success, teams with Dick Reich for leadership as Kansas courts Wilt Chamberlain and builds a high potential squad amid basketball and football crossovers.
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Little Guys Aim for Trapshooting Gold at Grand American
In Vandalia Ohio the 56th Grand American Trapshoot offers five class divisions for 200 targets with national titles in AA A B C D. Class champs face similar ability, while other events include a state team race and champion of champions for junior state champions.
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Melis Earns New Payday With Victory Over Nocero
New York report says Paolo Melis, ex Italian welterweight champion now in Montreal, defeated Brooklyn’s Rinzi Nocero in a 10 round TV bout at St Nicholas Arena by unanimous decision. Melis earned a clash with the Poirier Christensen welter winner next week and impressed with a dominant inside game and sharp right.
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Four chickens sell for 11 dollars a pound at Missouri State Fair
Four dressed chickens sold for 11 dollars per pound at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Jackie Wells of Aurora, Missouri, earned 143 dollars for the four birds after they won first prize in a poultry contest, with a feed company purchasing the birds.
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Handler for Marciano Tells How Great His Boxer Is
Charley Goldman says Rocky Marciano now beats Joe Louis at peak and has traded one punch power for faster combinations. He notes Marciano is improving and will peak next year, discussing strategy against Charles, LaStarza, Godoy, and Moore while defending Marciano’s durability and work ethic.
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Army Plane Still Missing Over Germany
German foresters and police ground parties joined a 70 plane search in Frankfurt for a U S Army liaison plane missing since Sunday with only the pilot aboard.
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