Kansas football hopes to finish above third place in Big Six
In a long speculative piece, the column assesses Kansas's chances to beat Oklahoma for a higher finish in the 1957 Big Seven era and notes rival teams Colorado Missouri Nebraska Iowa State and Kansas State have varying strengths and depth. It also discusses a Kansas player with temper issues and Colorado coach Dal Ward's two unit system as the season opens at Washington. It touches on a pro football all time team poll and reflections on how TV has changed fan views.
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Pro Football 1957
Don Feller
el Dorado Junior College
Kansas University
Big Don
Felter
Chuck Mather
Homer Floyd
Larry Carrier
Journal-World
Gifford Names Star Backfield and Defense
The list highlights fullbacks Joe Perry and Rick Casares and defensive backs Emilen Tunnell Jack Christiansen and Bert Rechichar. The piece notes more talent may be overlooked and teases readers to create their own lineup while offering a light aside about avoiding quarrels at home.
Playoff Showdown Nears After Final Regular Week
The American Association sets semifinals after a tense routine end. Wichita Braves rested stars and lost 14 6 to Indianapolis while Denver swept St Paul 11 4 on 15 hits. Louisville halted Charleston 31 and Minneapolis edged Omaha 6 3. The top four advance to a best of seven, with Wichita facing St Paul and Minneapolis meeting Denver, games split between Wichita St Paul and Minneapolis Denver in a planned rotation. Indians hammered Braves pitchers for 14 hits as Ben Geraghty rested regulars and staged early playoff lineup shifts.
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Indianapolis
Denver
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Louisville
Charleston
Minneapolis
Omaha
Wichita Braves
Bears
Saints
St Paul
Millers
Indians
Braves
Ben Geraghty
Earl Hersh
Dick Cole
Car Plane Crash Kills Pilot in Xenia Near Wooded Area
A one-of-a-kind vehicle named the Versatiles crashed near Xenia yesterday killing 41 year old Edgar Parsley. The driver from Xenia died after the craft dived during a low altitude turn according to the State Highway Patrol. Dr. Robert L. Jackson of Central State College Wilberforce developed the auto plane.
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Central State College
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Althea Gibson Dominates to Claim National Championship
Forest Hills story recalls Althea Gibson, once discouraged and considering the Women's Army Corps, rising to win the national tennis title on the West Side Court with a straight-sets defeat of Lowse Brough. The piece notes her seven-year dream realized and references accompanying men’s results where unseeded Mal Anderson defeats Ashley Cooper in an all-Australian final.
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Sue Gay Fa Suprem
Lowse Brough
Miss Gibson
Althea
Mal Anderson
Ashley Cooper
Cooper
Australia
Nat
Skinhy Amdersand
Asas
Miss Brough
Beverly Ts
Child En Bike Victim Of Early Driving Lesson
In Salina a 13 year old girl learning to drive struck and killed 6 year old Mary Jo Wilson who rode a bicycle beside a second bike ridden by 10 year old Mike Davis. Davis was hospitalized then discharged. The car was driven by Brenda Joyce Foff while her father Cecil Foff taught her to drive. The vehicle crossed the street and pinned Wilson against a tree.
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Mary Jo Wilson
Mike Davis
Davis
Bid Tillet
Brenda Joyce Foff
Cecil
Tillet
Wilson Girl
Teen-Age Convicts Treed By Pair of Texas Hounds
In MeW Waverly Texas two escaped convicts were tracked by two state prison hounds through woods near the prison. Oakley 17 and Phillips surrendered after being treed by the dogs, Oakley jailed for burglary and Phillips serving five years for unspecified offense.
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Erry Oakley
Philip
Oakley
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Sah Bey
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