Arkansas high schools play six-man miniature football first time
Five small east Arkansas schools Crawfordville Marion Earl Toronto and Lepanto adopt six man football on 80 by 40 yard fields with three in the line and three in the backfield. Scoring remains the same first down requires 15 yards in four plays. Coaches say game will be fast open with action and thrills though still experimental.
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First Big Six Game Next Saturday Two Tilts October 10
Oklahoma will open conference play with two tilts on October 10 as the Big Six schedule begins while KU waits until October 17 for its league debut.
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K.U
Big Six title in doubt as Iowa State meets Nebraska
The Big Six race hinges on an Oct 10 slate at Ames and Manhattan with Kansas, Missouri, Kansas State and Oklahoma plotting major clashes. Iowa State, led by Coach George Y. Veenker, faces Nebraska at Lincoln then hits a byes and aims to prove its mettle against top rivals as the season opens. Governors and coaches anticipate a tight contest as teams prepare for early conference play. Iowa State’s 0–0 opener with Iowa Teachers ends in a stalemate, while Kansas eyes its elusive Nebraska breakthrough.
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Ad Lindsey
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Missouri Tigers Face Big Six Season With Unknowns
Bible Leads Nebraska was a sturdy line but the back field is not husky enough for the tough season ahead. At Columbia the Missouri Tigers prepare for the Girardeau Teachers this week before tackling Kansas State at Manhattan, October 16, as the Big Six figures to produce unpredictable ratings on the football fields.
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State Fish and Game Department
Bear Stories and Unity Class News From Indiana
Lafayette Indiana reports two kinds of bear stories from football coaches after a 47 0 Purdue over Ohio University game. Noble Kizer says the win shows the Bobcats were weaker than expected. Also noted is a Unity class meeting at the First Congregational church parish house with Harriet Prouts leading at 2 30 in the afternoon.
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Ohio Univ
Noble Kizer
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Harriet Prouts
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Nebraska Leads Big Six In Pentathlon Scoring
Nebraska wins first in conference pentathlon scoring for 1935-36 with 10 points while Oklahoma close second at 23 behind. Kansas State sits third and Kansas fourth. Jayhawks claim basketball title as sole conference winner.
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1935 Kansas Football Season Summary
Kansas posted a turbulent 1935 season with several losses and a few wins. Notable results include a 28 point defeat by Notre Dame, a 42 point win over St Benedicts, and mixed outcomes against Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa State. The record features several large margins and a variety of opponents across the year.
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Michigan State
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Oklahoma
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Colorado
Iowa State
Missouri
Five Veteran Punters Put Kick In Sooners Football
Five Oklahoma punters with prior service under fire headline the Sooners this fall. Elmo Hewes Woody Huddleston Bill Breeden Raphael Boudreau and Webber Merrell are the veterans. Breeden and Boudreau won games with field goals last year while the team averaged 41 yards per punt and blocked seven punts and a placekick. Off the field John Coody of Tulsa is noted as an expert wood carver.
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Lawrence (Biff) Jones
Sooner
Elmo Hewes
Woody Huddleston
Bill Breeden
Raphael Boudreau
Webber Merrell
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Sooners
John Coody
University of Tulsa
Big Six Week End Schedule Highlights College Games
The timetable lists football matchups across the Big Six with dates from September to November. It notes Oklahoma, Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa State, Nebraska, and Kansas facing various opponents including Kansas vs Missouri at Columbia and Missouri vs Nebraska at Lincoln, among many other listed pairings and tentative results.
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Brewers Need One More Win To Take Series
Milwaukee Brewers and Buffalo Bisons traveled to Buffalo to day to resume the series as the American Association champions need only one more victory to win the series. The long range hitters powered the offense as the game proceeded.
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Brewers win third straight 3 1 behind Laabs and Detore
The Brewers defeated the International League champions 3 1 as Chet Laabs and George Detore hit home runs to supply all Milwaukee runs. Luke Hamlin allowed five hits, three of them weak, in the win.
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Chet Laabs
George Detore
Milwaukee
Luke Hamlin
Practice in the Mud Missouri Valley Squads Refuse to Let Weather Stop
Missouri Valley football squads pressed on with drills despite rain soaked fields. Grinnell, Drake, Washington U, Oklahoma A and M, Washburn, Tulsa and Creighton prepared for upcoming games with blocking, scrimmage, and signal drills while noting injuries and roster changes. Separately Pratt hunters get season regs for ducks geese from Nov 1 to 30 with limits and stamping rules.
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Washington U
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Stillwater
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Marty Schwartz
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Kansas State Gridders Keep Surgeons On Run
Kansas State college football players are a bunch of cut ups this year as surgeons stay busy. Veterans and underclassmen joke about operations with Wilson Mulheim Maurice Elder Riley Whearty Leo Ayers and Don Beeler among those hospitalized since last fall. The piece notes the team’s lighthearted view of injuries and a poll about CCC enrollees favoring pork and applesauce.
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Wilson Mulheim
Maurice
Elder
Riley Whearty
Leo Ayers
Don Beeler
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