Bowl Fever Hits 1960 College Football Week
Expect 81 000 fans as 32 schools clash in warm climates for Bowl Day. All America back Charlie Justice shines for North Carolina while Oklahoma’s Bud Wilkinson touts fitness and mental strength. Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Cotton Bowl in Dallas, and many others draw crowds into the tens of thousands with teams like Oregon, California, Texas, Georgia, Miami, and Missouri in action across Pasadena, Miami, and Birmingham.
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New Orleans
Charles
Bud) Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Pasadena
California
Northwestern
Gregon
Southern Methodist
Dalian
Exnter
Goodwin
Oregon
Calfornia
Gowlwin
Miami
Georgia
Texas
San Francisco
Bobbie
Clemson
Missouri
Jacksonville
Fla
Wake Forest
Irmingham
William and Mary Versie
Memphis
Nevada
Villanova
San Diego
Ixevuti Valley
St. of Minnesota
Arizona
Phoe Ariz
West Virginia ‘and Mines
el Pas
Colorado
AL & Mo
Occidental
Raising If
San Rima
San Rima Tunamido, Fla,; View and Wilberforce
Houston
North Carolina
al & Toco
Kenturks State
Birmingham
Fatt Laval Academy Nominees Named for Naval Academy Alternates
Washington note lists nominations from Laval Academy with Donald K. Bradbury as main nominee. Alternates named in order include Chancey Low Harstified, William e, and Howard Lynn Klemm. The fragment references leave to award and Navy placement details.
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Washington
Senaper
Donald K. Bradbury
Leaveenworth
Naval Academy
Chancey Low Harstified
William E and
Howard Lynn Klemm
Shawnee Mission edges for crown odds and coaching shifts
Garry E. Mecree reports Shawnee Mission is near clinching the league crown this season with the Todians chasing. A February 18 meeting at Lawrence and a January 15 Shawnee Mission game are noted amid plans for athletic facility upgrades at Shawnee Mission Rural High School. The piece mentions a $2.33 million bond approval, a $25,000 building fund, and a total project nearing $2.7 million including a gymnasium, stadium, and parking. It also covers coaching rumors at Kansas universities and Nebraska, with Lincoln and San Francisco trips cited for football leadership searches, plus local efforts by Winfield Lions to support youth activities.
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N. E
Shawnee-Mission
Todians
Lawrence
Nha i
Shawnee Mission Rural High School
Cauca
Tendis
Echo Bowl targets the losers as legends of a new bowl game
The Scoreboard New York previews a novel Echo Bowl on December 28 1949 in Texas to honor the nation’s forgotten teams. Sponsored by The American Legion official Floyd of Alice and Daily Echo sports editor Big Mason, the event promises parades bands and celebratory paroling of the worst teams with prizes and recognition.
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New York
Lige
Tex
Echo
Big Mason
Daily Echo
American Legion
Ali
Cif Floyd
Alice
Jimmie Lyon Peet
Legion
Board thanks Cal Morrow for dedicated service
The board extents sincere thanks and best wishes to Cal Morrow for his generous time and steady presence at meetings despite bad weather and treacherous highways. Morrow will be replaced on the road by Alphias of Kansas City and will join the university ties project as a capable new member. the first official tie with the board occurred a few days ago.
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Walt Dobbins
Tanenta Journal
Taeodor Clark
Han
Pigakin
Riff” Jones
Petey” Clark
Dellas
Oregon
M UO
Husker
Nebraska
K.C. Athletic Board
J. C
Cal
Morrow
Renaliplone Oe
Alphias
Kansas City
Ate
K. A. Aely J
University
1948 Was a Busy Year for the Sports Writers
GY HUGH FULLERTON Jr recalls a busy year of sports writing across basketball football boxing golf and baseball in a diary style travelogue. He notes dinners awards and key events from January to December including boxings dinners the Widener, the lamingo, and Hogan references while highlighting figures like Billy Southworth Joe McCarthy Eddie Dryer Gabe Paul and Sammy Snead. The piece blends travel weather and venue details with scenes from various leagues and personalities.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Hogan's
Baste
Boxing Writers
Florida
Nete York
Fenn State
Citation
St. Louis
Sammy Snead
Ben Hogan
Jony Zale
Rocky Graziane
Newark
Rocky
Ockie Krueger
Lovin-Wolcott
Kalamazoo
Mich
N.C. AL AL
Princeton
California
Jack Kelly
Curnegie Lake
Dr. Durocher-Shotton
Michienn
Blue Lakes
Green Wood
Lions
Green Bay
Rockwood
Forest Hills
Marcel Cerdan
Catskills
Cerdan
Zale
Yale
Cleveland
Indians
Bill Veeck
Philadelphia
Five Major Football Rule Changes Adopted by NFHS
The National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations closed a four day meeting by adopting five major football rule changes. The new code affects penalties on fumbles and backward passes, kickoff recalls, penalties on running plays, ineligible receivers catching passes, and fouls on return kicks.
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Chicago
National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
Geuma
Huunda
Collec
Acres Treated for Hindweed in Douglas County 1948
Ebon Anderson, Douglas County weed supervisor, reports 148 acres treated for hindweed in 1948 across farms, roads, and railroad right of ways. Treatments included sodium chlorate and borascu with various application rates and totals across county and city areas.
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Douglas County
Ebon Anderson
Odin
Boraseu
Lawrence
Arthur Shields
County reviews use of new chemical 2 4D with plans for next year
Anderson said today the county was pleased with the result of using 2 4D and that even more effective chemicals are expected on the market next year. The record notes 0.277 pounds of sodium chlorate nest year, 30 800 pounds of borascu and 250 pounds of 2 4D.
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Anderson
Farmers May Borrow Form For Septic Tank Building
County Agent Deal Six announced free loan of wooden forms for constructing a 750 gallon septic tank walls. Forms, held at the post office building, are provided with cooperation from Dr. J. M. Mott and the Douglas county health department director and the Douglas county farm bureau to aid farmers deterred by cost and time. A $5 usage fee will be refunded upon return of the forms after completion of the building. Sever deep freezing of food attributed to a New England scientist’s Labrador research showing quick frozen fish and caribou meat stay tender and flavorful after Arctic air exposure.
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Deal Six
J. M. Mott
Douglas County Health Department
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Sever
New England
Labrador
Federal census to survey Kansas retail and service firms
Wichita January report states a federal census of retail wholesale and service businesses in 15 south central Kansas counties will begin next March. Carter Harrison named to supervise in Sedgwick Butler Chase Coffey Dickinson Geary Greenwood Harvey Lyon McPherson Marion Morris Osage Wabaunsee Woodson. First nationwide survey since 1939. results to include counts by business kind and sales totals. publication anticipated late 1949. Census bureau to conduct five year distributive and service trade surveys with interim studies. Kansas City office already established with others to follow.
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Wichita
Kansas
Arif
Carter Harrison
Harrison
Sedgwick County
Sedgwick
Butler
Chase
Coffey
Dickinson
Geary
Greenwood
Harvey
Lyon
McPherson
Marion
Morris
Osage
Wabaunsee
Woodson
Sth Congress
U. S
Kansas City
Decline in Diseases In Kansas in 1948
Kansas deaths from communicable diseases fell in 1948, with tuberculosis dropping to ninth and a 25 percent drop from 1947. No smallpox deaths occurred, one diphtheria death, and typhoid scarlet fever measles and polio were minor factors. Births estimated at 42,400 with 18,600 deaths, highest ratio since World War I except 1947. Traffic accidents heart disease and cancer remained leading death causes.
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Topeka
Kansaa
State Board of Health
Kanaan
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