O U Grabs Five Spots On AP All Loop Grid Team
Oklahoma dominates the 1954 All-Loop Grid selections with five first team picks including Kurt Burris and Max Boydston. Teammates Carl Allison Bo Bolinger and Buddy Leake join Burris on the slate as Nebraska Colorado and Missouri also place players. Second team honors go to Gene Calame Cecil Morris and others, with Burris praised for rugged play and blocking.
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O.U
Burris
Boydston
Carl Allison
Bo Bolinger
Buddy Leake
Bolinger
Muskogee
Oklo
Sooners
Nebraska Cornhuskes
Charles Bryant
Robert Smith
Colorado
Bernardi
Emhurst
Carroll Hardy
Hardy
Allison
Leake
Alvin Portney
Missouri
Ron Nery
Kansas State
Portney
Nery
Edmon Gray
Oklahoma
Don Glantz
Nebraska
Gene Calame
Gray
Cecil Morris
Town State
Bob Herndon
Jimmy Harris
Jerry Tubbs
Bob Bauman
Ron Clark
Doug Roether
John Bayuk
Max Boydston
Okla
Carl Alison
McAlester
University City
K-State
Cheswick
Neb
Perez and Lopes Square Off In NYC Feature Tonight
New York broadcast night features Lalo Perez from Brooklyn and Joey Lopes from Sacramento in a 10 round lightweight bout at St Nicholas Arena. Perez enters 0-3-1 while Lopes stands 23-6-2. The fight airs at 9 p m CST on Dumont TV with other card bouts on ABC TV and CBS TV across venues from Brooklyn to Cleveland and Rochester.
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Lalo Perez
Sacramento
Joey Lopes
St. Nicholas Arena
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Dumont-Tv
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Eastern Parkway Arena
Gil Turner
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Turner
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Charlie Norkus
Port Washington
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Madison Square Garden
NBC
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Tiger) Jones
Yonkers
Germany
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Rochester
Edgerton
Pueblo
Colo
Topeka
Kas
Waterville
Orioles Offer Paycrey To Gain Veteran Kell
The Baltimore Sun reports the Orioles offered catcher Clint Courtney and $50,000 to Chicago White Sox for veteran infielder George Kell. Kell, 32, had batted over .300 in eight straight seasons before last year. Courtney hit .271 last season. The Yankees were nicknamed the Highlanders for their Washington Heights park.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Orioles
Clint Courtney
Chicago White Sox
George Kell
Kell
Courtney
Browns and Lions Set For Pro Title Showdown
The Cleveland Browns clinched near certainty of the Eastern title after beating the New York Giants 16 7, while the Detroit Lions watched rivals falter as the Rams and 49ers dropped from Western contention. If results hold, the Browns and Lions are poised to meet for the championship next month, a repeat of recent finals.
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Detroit Lions
Browns
Lions
Titans
Cleveland
New York Giants
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49Ers
Chicago Bears
Bears
Detroit
Four major bowls finalize lineup for New Year Day
Duke earns Orange Bowl slot against Nebraska while Navy meets Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl and Ohio State faces Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Arkansas meets Georgia Tech in the Cotton Bowl as Georgia Tech beat Georgia 7-3 and Arkansas beat Houston 18-0. Nebraska secured Orange Bowl berth after Hawaii rout, Navy and Mississippi clinched bids following late season wins.
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Southern California
Georgia Tech
Duke
Miami
Nebraska
North Carolina
Dallas
Arkansas
Navy
Mississippi
New Orleans
Army
Philadelphia
Mississippi State
Tech
Georgia
Houston
Ohio State
Trojans
Notre Dame
Honolulu
Hawaii
Southern Methodist
Dallas Wins End Regular Season as SMU Beats Texas Christian
SMU defeated Texas Christian 21-6 to cap the regular season while Oklahoma routed Oklahoma A&M 21-0 to finish 10-0. Rice toppled Baylor 20-14, knocking Baylor from a share of the Southwest Conference crown with Arkansas.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m
Rice
Baylor
Bears
Arkansas
Two St. Louis Boys Win Singles Titles in Meet
In the National Junior and Boys Indoor Tennis Tournament, St. Louis athletes swept singles titles. Al Heltmann, a high school student, defeated David Harum 6-3 6-0 for the junior crown, while 14-year-old Earl Buchholz Jr. edged Eddie Sledge 6-4 for the boys title.
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ST. Louis
al Heltmann
Earl Buchholz Jr
Heitmann
David Harum
University of Miami
Fila
Buchholz
Eddie ‘Sledge
Dallas
Tex
Sledge
Allen Roberts
Brooklyn
Gerald Dubie
Hamtramck
Mich
Harum
Wayne Pearce
Salt Lake City
Holtmann
Art Andrews
Iowa City
Iowa
Allen Tobias
Rudy Hernando
Detroit
AAU Approves 23 New World Records Across Disciplines
In Miami Beach the Amateur Athlete Union endorsed 23 world record efforts by American athletes in 1954. The final convention session credited 1 track, 16 swimming, and 6 weightlifting marks, plus two track and two swimming feats equalling existing world standards. Kenneth L Wilson urged focus on amateurism as Louis G Wilke was reelected AAU president.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Amateur Athlete Union
AAU
Ohe
Kenneth L. fTug Wilson
U. S. Olympic Committee
Louis G. Wilke
Bartlesville, Okla
O U and T State End Season With Best Win Records
New York Oklahoma and Tennessee State finished 1954 with 10 victories each as the top unbeaten teams. UCLA and Ohio State also went 9–0, joining College of Emporia among the few remaining unbeaten programs.
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NEW York
Oklahoma
Tennessee State
Sooners
Tennessee
Lions Dominate All-East Eleven of the Capital
Lawrence Lions place four on the first team of the Northeast All-Area football selection by Topeka Daily Capital Sunday. End Bruce Tate tackle Jaydee Stinson halfback Joe Malott named to first team. center Jim Rose on second. Tate utility man, Malott top ground gainer 490 yards in five league games. Rose praised as best state center.
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Topeka
Capital Sunday
Shawnee Mission
Lawrence
Bruce Tate
Jaydee Stinson
Joe Malott
Jim Rose
Malott
Lions
Tate
al Woolard
Stinson Stinson
Rose
Ly Bill Nieder
Frank Black
Woolard
Capital
John Peppercorn
Stinson
Larry Barcus
Wyandotte
Football All-Brown Board Picks Include Park Players
Kirtdall Highland Park and Gary Owen Topeka anchor guards with Eldo Milner Centralia at center Ma lott Duane MelIntire Gardner Gene McCravy Shawnee Mission and Fred Kaiser Ottawa in backfield. Second team honors go to Ed Oswald Hayden Tom Waller Seneca Catholic at ends Charles Birdsong Rosedale Phil McCoy Argentine at tackles John Burke Shawnee Mission Bill Hughes Wyandotte at guards Rose at center and Mark Flynn Maur Hill George Whitney Highland Park Warren DeGoler Wyandotte Gary Kearney Effingham at backs.
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Kirtdall
Highland Park
Gary Owen
Topeka
Eldo Milner
Centralia
Malott
Duane MelIntire
Gardner
Gene McCravy
Shawnee Mission
Fred Kaiser
Ottawa
Ed Oswald
Hayden
Tom Waller
Seneca Catholic
Charles Birdsong
Rosedale
Phil McCoy
Argentine
John Burke
Bill Hughes
Wyandotte
Guards
Rose
Center
Mark Flynn
Maur Hill
George Whitney
Warren DeGoler
Gary Kearney
Effinglham
Lovellette Pours in 29 As Lakers Beat Celtics
In western division action the Minneapolis Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 115-108 as Lovellette scored 29 points in a high scoring affair setting season free throw and foul records. Fort Wayne Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Hawks 96-81 lifting both teams in the western standings while Syracuse moved into a first place tie with the Philadelphia Warriors in the east after a 79-77 win over the New York Knickerbockers, extending its winning streak to seven games.
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Pistons
Minneapolis Lakers
National Basketball Association
Syracuse Nationale
Philadelphia Warriors
Milwaukee Hawks
Lakers
Boston Celtic
Syracuse
New York Knickerbockers
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