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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1955

Page

7

Oklahoma Sooners Lead Nation In Offense And Scoring

New York reports Coach Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma Sooners claim national football supremacy finishing 10-0-0 and 11-0 in final standings, leading NCAA in offense with 410.7 yards per game and 36.5 points per game. West Virginia and Denver follow in scoring, while Georgia Tech holds top scoring defense at 46 points allowed. Army and Maryland top defensive categories in yards allowed per game and per play.

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Four Sigma Chi Players Named to Frat All Star Eleven

Four Sigma Chis placed on the Frat All-Star Eleven by the National Interfraternity Conference. Howard Cassady leads a slate including Norm Masters, John Witte, Jim Brown, Mike Sandusky, Pellegrino, Jim Swink, Jon Arnett, and Charles Sticka, as sports writers from major wire services pick the team.

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Bowling Notes Jayhawk League Standings and Results

In the Wednesday night Jayhawk Bowling League Blackie's, Pladiumn, and other teams traded points. Penny's Ready Mix and Decker-Coy Co each earned three points, while Hank's Delivery and AROTC split two points and Miller's Furniture and Golden Creek each took four as the standings shift.

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College Scores Clip Various Across Many Teams

Roland Perdue, captain of the North Carolina football team, is a pre-ministerial student. Multiple game results show Phillips Oilers beating East Carolina 102 83, Hampton over Chaffee 94 72, Texas Tech 52 Oklahoma A&M 70 in overtime, Arkansas 66, and Regis 85 Southwestern 74 among others.

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Creek Dam Phase Bidder Reported as Low

The apparent low bidder on the largest phase of Creek dam was List and 11) Kansas. Firm's bid was $4,238,093. A government estimate was .34,346,-.

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Plan of Picking Bowl Teams Sparks Writers Debate

The Associated Press post season poll shows 149 sports writers and broadcasters with a 67 to 56 vote against automatic conference to bowl ties and many non committals. The debate centers on repeat appearances rules and whether bowls should open to all or align with champions.

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Prep Fives Gone Tonight But to Be Here Saturday

Lawrence High School and Haskell Indian Institute teams, rivals, travel for road games tonight. On Saturday they join state high school clinics at Lawrence High Gym, Lions face Topeka Trojans and Cha nue, Indians meet Maur Hill in Atchison and Hiawatha in a 8 15 p.m. start. Haskell won 83 25 over Osage City in their opener.

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Cubs Sell Baumholtz To Phillies In Quiet Deal

Chicago completes sale of veteran outfielder Frankie Baumholtz to Philadelphia after a season in which he batted .289 in 105 games. Cubs did not disclose price. Baumholtz, 36, exits after five full Cubs campaigns.

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Fragmentary sports note on pinch hitting and clouts

A fragment describes games and hitting 405 as a pinch hit, mentioning development of new sources and 15 safe clouts in 37 of material. Limited context leaves key details unclear.

US Farmers Must Pick Freedom or Socialized Programs

Secretary Benson tells the Vegetable Growers' Assn that farmers must choose between freedom and a planned subsidized economy. He warns socialized agriculture weakens initiative and character, notes few support risky politics of farm troubles, but believes farmers won’t be easily stampeded. He promises administration farm plans to Congress next month, not quack remedies.

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New Geology Project in Kansas Aims to Use Local Limestone

Kansas University staff and State Geological Survey begin an intensive study on Eastern Kansas limestones. Cooperating groups include the Kansas Limestone Association, Kansas State Highway Commission, and the Department of Geology at Kansas State College. The project seeks greater local limestone use and methods for processing marginal lime.

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Corrotto Leaves Tulsa Central for Arkansas Staff

Gene Corrotto, 1939, long time backfield coach at Kansas University, resigns as Tulsa Central High football coach to join Jack Mitchell's Arkansas Razorbacks staff as an assistant.

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Burn to Death In Fiery Trailer Home

In Wichita four people died in a trailer fire at 4:30 a.m. Joseph W. Babb 22 his wife Betty 15 Kenneth 16 and Robert about 17 were trapped inside. Passersby tried to pry doors open while firemen fought the blaze likely from a defective oil stove. The Babbs family was connected to a cafe nearby and the mother was hospitalized with shock.

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