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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
11
Jacksonville report on a proposed share-the-talent plan for baseball. The measure would require major league rosters to 28 by opening day, freeing 32 players for immediate minor league service. Trautman and Frick back the idea as majors and minors prepare votes amid 291 amendments.
A $500,000 fund assists financially troubled minor league clubs while a legislative session handles amendments. Class B and C leagues prepared to draft, and minor leaguers from Class A up drafted 36 players yesterday at a total cost of $156,750.
An OCR filled page lists scattered college results including Princeton and Lafayette tied 64 all and Columbia 92 CCNY 7h, plus numerous other scores such as Temple 78 Muhlenberg i Tenn State 9 and Harvard fl Wesleyan 37. The page ends with the note that the first United States census was taken in 1790 listing 3 29 214 inhabitants.
Haskell Indians play Osage City at 8 p m Friday to start the season aiming to build on last year’s Class A runner up run The Osage City team has a new coach Bob Bird with a fast break offense while Haskell’s lineup includes Ken Bailey Ron Anderson Bob McCosar Elliott Ryal Lee Edwards Angus Smoke and Lonny Coon The Indians’ likely starters are Coon Edwards Bailey Ryal and McCosar with Bailey and Ryal returning as the only starters from last season Bird tries to instill hustle and a quick start after Christmas with the Indians pressing a zone defense and Coffin praising Ryal Coon and Anderson for drills
Edwards praised for hustle and bounding ability as K Wesleyan dominates in rushing offense. Bailey and Ryan lead scoring with 230 and 195 points respectively last season. Edwards Lawrence McCosar and Smoke show scoring potential. Haskell-Osage City B team game set for 6 30 p m with next contest December 11 against Spring Hill. Mississippi Vocational and St Josephs College top small college offensive and defensive units in 1956 NAIA figures with Mississippi Vocational averaging 486.7 yards per game in 10 games.
Florida averaged 475 yards per game across eight games. Indiana’s St Joseph’s held opponents to 109 yards per game. Kansas Wesleyan led NAIA rush with 3515 yards per game, while Florida A&M averaged 347.9. St Ambrose led NAIA in passing with 1647 yards over nine games.
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