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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
6
The article previews a rising grid season with focus on four post season bowls the Sugar Rose Cotton and Orange. It notes national television coverage and rising anticipation as teams train for the postseason prizes.
The note previews multiple bowl games including Rose, Orange, Sugar and Tangerine. It cites Tennessee ranked 10-0 facing Baylor, Oregon State, Texas Christian, Clemson, George Washington, Texas Western, Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, and West Texas State, with several TV networks and kickoff times mentioned. Baylor is noted as facing Tennessee with a potential upset path.
A sprawling crossword style puzzle appears with across and down clues, listing letters and word patterns. The text weaves in college football preview notes about Tennessee versus Syracuse and Colorado versus Clemson with coach quotes and crowd estimates ranging from 31,000 to 69,000.
George Washington, winner of 19 out of 26 basketball games last season, has five veterans back under coach Bill Reinhart.
Miami officials reported ticket sales lag for the Orange Bowl a Clemson Colorado matchup on New Year’s Day. Despite a record 76,561 attending Oklahoma Maryland last year, thousands remained unsold as Clemson and Colorado returned blocks. The ACC champion’s late selection and Big Seven constraints helped dull demand.
The Topeka D X Oilers, mainly KU baseball players, were named No 1 first-year team in 1956 by the National Baseball Congress. They were the only squad to beat the Kansas champion Boeing Bombers in the final Wichita state tournament, finishing seventh in the national tourney. Floyd Temple, KU head coach, managed the club and Phil Sewell of Topeka sponsored it.
An avalanche swept two mail passenger trucks from a mountain highway into a river 210 feet below in Fukui Japan killing seven people. The item notes a parole hearing for Harry Garcia in Lansing Kansas with a statutory rape conviction.
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