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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1954
Page
8
NBC reports say Notre Dame 8-1 and Southern Methodist 6-2-1 meet in Dallas in a high stakes gridiron duel with national attention. Woodard’s SMU seeks a major upset after beating Texas Christian 21-6 and could draw praise if it challenges the Irish, while Army Navy and Sugar Bowl chatter underscore a dramatic college football weekend.
Kansas basketball coach Phog Allen counts on Lew Johnson and fellow sophomores to anchor the starting center spot and four-sophomore lineup for the 1954-55 season. Johnson, Parker, Elston, King, and Dobbs form a youthful core as KU opens December 6 at home versus LSU, with Johnson praised for defense and a variety of shots.
The report notes Duke likely as coast delegate and Orange Bowl clash while Southern Cal defies Notre Dame boosting Rose Bowl chances with Ohio State Navy and Mississippi earning Sugar Bowl bids. Arkansas 8-2 and Georgia Tech 7-3 tip Cotton Bowl potential, Nebraska-ACC game seen as weakest link amid a still solid Big Four slate.
The New York Yankees homeless Kansas City franchise hopes to land in Denver while the St. Louis Cardinals plan to move their Columbus club to Omaha. With a December 1 deadline and 48 hours left, American Association and Western League officials hold separate and joint sessions as private talks continue among Yankees Cardinals Denver and Omaha clubs.
Syracuse defeats New York 79 to 17 in a basketball result. Minneapolis tops Boston 115 to 18. Fort Wayne beats Milwaukee 81. Also notes that Christian missionaries first went to the Hawaiian Islands in 1820.
ST LOUIS Wichita has been a crowned Missouri Valley champion and basketball talk fills the air but the Valley football race isn't over yet Houston and Detroit face a curtain call Houston can clinch second place by winning likely to draw a big crowd at Rice Stadium in Houston The Valley race remains the sole extended contest Wichita's 9 1 record and 325 points set school marks as the Shockers show a rising era and a balanced league now with five past six seasons producing at least one football title quarterback Jack Conway led the offense with the team pushing for another milestone.
Max Burkett of Iowa State accepted a bid to play in the New Year's Blue Gray all star classic on December 25. He is described as one of the Big Seven's best line busters and joins Oklahoma stars Gene Calame and Bob Herndon in the Blue backfield.
Jacksonville sports writers name Auburn versus Rice or West Virginia as likely pairing for Jacksonville Dec 3 game. Gator Bowl Assn officials silent awaiting late today announcement. Other contenders include Baylor Boston College Georgia Kentucky SMU Texas Tech UPI Wichita. Auburn suits regional and SEC criteria.
A 13 year old boy, Ralph Bigham, was killed in a hunting accident near here Saturday. He was shot in the chest while walking across a railroad track with two other boys. An officer said a shotgun carried by one of the boys fired. Frank Katyalis bowled the first 800 series of the 1954 55 season in Chicago on Oct. 18. One game was a perfect 300.
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