Kansas University football season opener and basketball preview
Bill Mayer outlines KU football schedule with a Oct. 20 game against Oklahoma and a Dec. 3 basketball opener versus Northwestern. Coach Dick Harp leads the 1956-57 KU hoop squad with Wilt Chamberlain as a standout freshman and a large group of lettermen and sophomores competing for 12 travel spots amid rising expectations and tough Big Seven competition.
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Kansas University
Jayhawkers
Oklahoma
Mt. Oread
K.U
Northwestern
Jay Gridders
Missouri
Columbia
Dick Harp
Phog Allen
Bob Marshall
Warrensburg
John Peppercorn
Mission
Wilt
Harp
Kuisas
Allen
Will
Chamberlain
Kansas
Elston
Parker
Lew Johnson
Dater
King
Ron Johnston
Lonesk
Billings
Thompson
Monte Johnson
Kansas State
Iowa State
K-State
Jack Parr
Roy DeWitt
Hayden Abbott
Eddie Wallace
Bob Boozer
Don
Challe
Kansas Football Faces Iowa State With Mixed Wing Offense
Kansas prepares to meet Iowa State in a game featuring both T and single wing tactics. Analysts rate the defenses even but favor Kansas on offense, with Hawkers aiming to outscore the Cyclones. Standout backfield pace is highlighted by John Hall and Jerry Hart, whose grit fuels a balanced Lawrence unit.
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Colorado
Sas
K. U
Towa
T. C. UT
Lawrence Hick Sebeel
Jerry Hart
Jerry
Don Wrench
John Hall
Doyie Schick
Hall
Lawrence
Manhattan
Atchison
al Woolard
Onder
Faurot's T formation reshapes Missouri football strategy
The article traces Louis Faurot's evolution of the T formation at Missouri, detailing running plays and option usage that boosted players like Paul and Darold Jenkins to All-American honors. It notes Wing backs Harry Ice and Bob Steuber, the shift from long passes to head-up blocking, and the postwar rise of the split T influencing teams including the Iowa Seahawks.
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Missouri
Don Faurot
Esquire Macnazine
Tiger
Paul Christman
Purdue
Paul
Faurot
Bil Cunningham
Christman
Cunningham
M.U
Harry Ice
Bob Steuber
Steuber
Ice
Steuber Meade
M.A
Darold Jenkins
Jenkins
Iowa Seahawks
Bobo Olson Faces Tax Lien Over 1955 1956 Debts
The Internal Revenue Service filed a $100,000 income tax lien against former boxer Carl Bobo Olson and his estranged wife in San Francisco. They reportedly owe $42,657 for 1956 and $57,894 for 1955 taxes, with Mrs. Olson filing a separate lien over the purses from Olson’s last bout.
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San Francisco
Internal Revenue Service
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Helen Olson
Olson
Bobo
Sugar Ray Robinson
Boxing results from Sacramento and Philadelphia cards
In Sacramento Joey Lopes won over Teddy Davis by points after ten rounds. In Philadelphia Joe Rowan defeated Pat Roberts on points over eight rounds. Separately, the average price of residential swimming pools over the last four years is about $3,000.
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Sacramento
Calif
Joey Lopes
Teddy
Red Top) Davis
Hartford
Bums Top Yankees but Turley Feels Reborn After Defeat
Brooklyn report notes Bob Turley, once discouraged with the Yankees, rediscovered confidence after a 1-0, 10 inning World Series loss to the Dodgers. Turley, 26, recalled his 1955 17 win season and said his fastball and curve are back, restoring his belief in himself.
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Brooklyn
Bob Turley
New York Yankees
Turley
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yanks
Baltimore
Kraus the Blocking Anchor Helps Kansas Hawks Fly
Bob Kraus, 312 pound junior guard and standout blocker for Kansas, anchors a strengthened rushing attack that has Kansas at 724 rushing yards and 57 percent of its 1955 total in three games. He limits himself to blocking and defense, mixing line work with pass coverage, and credits his low position and contact maintenance for success.
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BR. U
Chuck Mather
Kansas
Texas Christian
Col.lege
The
Pacific
Anda
Bob Kraus
Jayhawkers
Don Fambrough
Dick Tomlinson
George ‘Kennard
Regent
Kraus
Dave Putts
Putts
Bob
Charlie McCue
Colorado
College of Pacific
Homer Floyd
Tigers
Husky
Massillon
Ohio
Robert Senior
Co. O. P
Bowling notes show Westvaco teams lead standings
On Westside Circle Floor, Vincent's and Jayhawk Motors each gained four points from Johns Novelty Shop. Westvaco No. 3, Hitchcock's Drugs, Brown's Recreation, and Westvaco No. 1 earned three points from Mercer's, George's Pipe Shop, and Chariton's Insurance.
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Westvaco No
John's Novelty Shop
Brown's Recreaation
Jayhawk Motors
Westvaco No. 1
Hitchcock's Drugs
Chariton’s Insurance
Vincent's Pasaghny
George's Aie
STO
Pees
Team Hi
Aestedades
Ene
Tnd
Snodgrass
AES
Soe
Westvaca No
Mes
Ser
Kucker
Westsite Circle
Vincent’s
Johns
Wesco Aan
Westvaco
Hitchcock Druge
Brown's Recreation
Lercer's
George's Pipe Shop
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Bill Mayer
Sport
Jerry Waugh
Jack Eskridge
Gene Elston
John Parker
John Cleland
Topeka
Eddie Dater
Garden City
Lee Green
Kansas City
Blaine Hollinger
Russell
Harry Jett
Sea Cliff
Maurice King
Gary Mowry
St. Joseph
Bob Lockley
Bob Billings
Joe Ensley
Joplin
Dick Keith
Blue Springs
Larry Kelley
Lynn Kindred
Emporia
Ronnie Loneski
Hammond
Ind
Gary Thompson
Wellington
Kerry Johnson
Chamute
Stan O'Neil
Winfielder
Southwestern College
Bobo Olson
Associated Press
Bales
W &Th St
Ray
Complete Auto Service
Ray's
Tanee
HFC
Mousehold Finance
Corporation of
Massachusetts Ave
Litwins
Viking
Bullet Turley
Floyd
McCue
Longfellow Junior
Don Pfutzenreuter
Jim Muethaupt
Howie Heinrich
Ames
Cyclones
Nebraska
OWL League
Derby Grain
Elevator CO
A. V. Phillips
Vermont
George Pickens
John Pickens
Olson Plumbing & Wiring
Mass
Chevrolet
ATLAS
ART Nease
Milt Stoffer
Ith
N.H
Uckskin
the Town Shop
University
Hixon's
Guardian
Don Crawford
Tia
Hixon Studio
Eastman Kodak
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