Kansas faces open spring, many candidates eye starting spots
Kansas coach Chuck Mather prepares for spring drills with more than 90 players reporting for 20 warm weather sessions. Only a few lettermen appear secure, as freshmen and sophomores compete for starting posts amid a 1955 schedule aimed at avoiding another winless season.
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Kansas
Chuck Mather
Jayhawkers
Mather
K.U
Don Martin
Bill Bell
Dick Reich
Kansas U football roster notes stir spring hopes
The article catalogs Kansas University players and prospects for spring practice. It highlights positions, transfers, injuries, and key freshmen and sophomores from Topeka, Lawrence and other towns, noting Reich’s recovery, Black challenging at tackle, and quarterback aims led by Mather with several candidates for No 1 spot. It mentions Bev Buller, John McFarland, Dick Bloney, Terry McIntosh, and others as potential starters or contributors, plus leading freshmen Straugh Kohler Newlin Potts Brown and potential early drills.
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Reich
Steelton, Pa
Soph
Frank Black
Lawrence
Norman Redd
Brock Snyder
Topeka
Dick Marzocco
Steubenville
Wertzberger
John
Black
Mather
K. U
Bev Buller
Lyons
John McFarland
Osborne
Bev
Dick Bloney
Augusta
Soph Terry McIntosh
Chapman High
al Jaso
Fairless Hills
Soph Tom Slaymaker
Kansas City
Loren
Fuzzy) Martin
Overbrook
Wally Straugh
York
Kansas University Gridiron Freshmen Prospect List
Moody and Sullivan headline a list of halfback contenders and lettermen among KU freshmen and sophomores. Ted Rohde LaVern Fiss Don Clement Don Feller John Traylor John Francisco Dave Freeman Minnick Dave Preston Bill Horn Marvin Moses Teo Handley Stevenson Adams Baker and more compete for backfield and end positions with strong speed and size noted. Walt Dropo tops a note about Tigers homer at Baltimore in 1954.
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Moody
Sullivan
Soph
Ted Rohde
Soph LaVern Fiss
Johnson
Bob Franklin
Parsons
Don Clement
Hiawatha
Don Feller
ElDorado
John Traylor
John Francisco
Traylor
Massillon
Dave Freeman
Turtle Ace
Caney
Charles Minnick
Junction City
Dave Preston
Warren, C
Bill Horn
Navy
Mentor, O
Marvin Moses
Kansas City
Teo
K. U
John Handley
Ted Winkler
al Stevenson
St. Louis
Max Adams
Paola
Jerry Baker
Minneapolis
Stevenson
Towa State
Charlie Hoag
Jayhawker
Cage Rebels Pop Up in Dixie as Tourneys Open
A.P. report notes ACC and Southern conference tourney entries take shape in Dixie. Virginia beat Maryland in overtime while Washington and Lee upset Furman. North Carolina State crushed Clemson. Duke and Wake Forest won. Washington and Lee and Richmond advanced in the Southern Conference. WVU beat VMI, GWU over Davidson, and Richmond edged William and Mary. Wichita State upset Oklahoma City U and Dayton defeated Seton Hall as 1954 coyote, wolf, and bobcat bounties paid out.
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Atlantic Coast
ACC
Virginia
Maryland
Washington and
Lee
All America
Darrell Floyd
Bill Miller
North Carolina
State
Associated Press
Clemson
Wolfpack
Ron Shavlik
Generals
Floyd
Wat
Marshall
Dominic Flora
Rod Hundley
West Viginia
VMI
George Washington
Davidson
Warren Mills
Richmond
William and Mary
West Virginia
Washington and Lee
Wichita
Oklahoma City University
Dayton
Seton Hall
Arnold Johnson Eyes New Talent For Athletics Swing
Arnold Johnson, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, says he will pursue overtures to other major league clubs for player purchases or trades. He plans to visit Florida camps to strengthen the A's and has instructed Ray Kennedy to make inquiries. The club still lacks three players, including third baseman Jim Finigan and second baseman Speaks Jacobs.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Arnold Johnson
Kansas City ‘Athletics
Florida
A’s
Johnson
Ray Kennedy
Athletics
Jim Finigan
Speaks Jacobs
Larry Jansen Sees Chance To Win In Majors
Larry Jansen, 34, pitcher turned coach turned pitcher, says he still can win in the majors. He felt fine after three days of workouts with the New York Giants in Phoenix, and notes there are many youngsters around.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Larry Jansen
New York Giants
Durocher Would Welcome Jansé Back As Coach Return Considered
Manager Leo Durocher expressed willingness to welcome Jansé back and questioned if he was removed from the active list too soon. Jansé had become a coach last July after a 2-2 record in 13 games, with Pierre St. Martin in France noted for the deepest cave discovery.
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Leo Durocher
Jansé
Jansen
Pierre St. Martin
France
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