Rivalry Grows as Southwest and Big Ten Dominate
An Associated Press survey shows Southwest and Big Ten conferences produce the fiercest rivalries and most competitive league play in major college football over 25 years. Michigan leads the Big Ten with a .694 conference mark, followed by Ohio State, while Texas and Arkansas top the Southwest in performance variety. The data contrast with the Big Seven and Southeastern conferences where titles cluster and coaching turnover is higher.
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Alabama
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Yost
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North Carolina State
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Nebraska
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Missouri
Iowa State
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Kansas
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Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
AGM
Rice
Baylor
Texas A&m
Ford Moves Into LaBatt Tourney Lead
Doug Ford of Harrison New York took a six under par 64 in the third round to reach 54 holes at 200 leading the Labatt Open golf tournament in Montreal. Jerry Barber, Jules Hout, Tommy Bolt and others chased with 203 totals while Walter Burkemo and Fred Wampler posted 204s.
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Doug Ford
Harrison
N.Y
Jerry Barber
la Canada
Calif
Ford
Summerlea
Barber
Tommy Bolt
Jules Hout
Laval-Sur-Le-Lac
Que
al Zimmerman
Portland
Ore
Dutch Harrison
Ardmore
Oklo
Burke
Jack Burke Jr
Kiamesha Lake
Gardner Dickinson
Panama City
Fla
Walter Burkemo
Detroit
Burkemo
Fred Wampler
Indianapolis
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
John Knight
Honolulu
Marty Furgol
la Monte
Ted Rhodes
Chicago
Evans
Jimmy Clark
LaGuna Beach
Peter Thomson
Canada
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Bob Toski
Inexperienced Douglass Lions to Open Drills
The Douglass Lions prepare for serious practice with an all-inexperienced squad aside from three returning starters. Coach H. C. King picks Washington to call signals if other prospects fail, plans split-T offense, and targets a Sept. 17 season opener at Frederick with tickets $3 and Thursday night games.
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Douglass Lions
H. C. King
Lions
Frederick
King
St. Louis
Lubbock
Tex
Jerry Wooten
Freddie Washing
Washington
Preston Johnson
Wayne Watley
Freddie
Johnson
Watley
Ray Holloway
Fred Faniel
Eugene Reece
Horace Stevenson
John Finley
Robert Rhodes
Butch Washington
Harold Thomas
Joe Davis
Bill Alexander
R. C. Butler
Timothy Elmore
Clarence Thomas
Roosevelt Stadium
Texans Edge Oklahoma In Oil Bowl Thriller
In Wichita Falls Texas All-Stars upset Oklahoma 20 to 19 behind 165-pound Ra mon Towry who blocked a punt and scored the decisive touchdown. Oklahoma’s Witucki led with a 14-yard dash and a 34-yard punt return, but Towry and Texas’s defense stalled Charley Wayne on the final point attempt to seal the win before 14 000 fans.
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Tex
Texas All-Stars
Oklahoma
Red River
Texans
Texas
Ramon Towry
Vernon
Sooners
Midwestern University Stadium
Sooner
Towry
Jack Witucki
Charley Wayne
Witucki
Cascia Hall
Elvan George
Ada
Cleodus Beavers
Comanche
Ken Roberts
LaMarque
Jack Throckmorton
Mike Brady
Lubbock
Jay O‘neal
Throckmorton
Brady
Tulsan Wins Caddy Crown
Jerry Pittman, a 16-year-old from Tulsa, Oklahoma, won the National Caddie Golf championship in Columbus, defeating Frank Malara 3 and 2 on the 34th hole. He sank a 40-foot curling put on the 375-yard hole to seal victory and earned a $1,500 college scholarship. This was Pittman's second attempt at the title, after a near miss last year.
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Columbus
Ohi
Jerry Pittman
Tulsa
Okla
Frank Malara
Plains
N. Y
Piman
Ohio State University
Pittman
al Chandler
Hawthorne
Calif
Vandy Picks Passer Krietemeyer For Safety Role
Vanderbilt is set to add Bill Krietemeyer, a 6-2 210 pound passer from Evansville Central High School, who will likely line up at safety on defense for the Commodores. The Indiana standout is noted as an excellent linebacker in high school and should bring strong defensive skills to Nashville this fall.
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King
Snyder
Tex
Ardmore
Okmulgee
Vandy Snags
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Bill Krietemeyer
Evansville
Ind
The
Commodores
Aussies Upset Seixas and Trabert in National Doubles
In Chestnut Hill MA on August 22, Mervyn Rose and Rex Hartwig defeated Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert 4-6 6-4 6-1 8-6 to reach the final against Gardner Mulloy and Billy Talbert. Hartwig emerged as a dominant force while Rose provided strong support as the Australian pair halted an all American final dream. Seixas returned from a knee bandage but the upset stood.
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Mass
Vic Seixas
Tony Trabert
Australia
Mervyn Rose
Rex Hartwig
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Billy Talbert
New York
Talbot
Mulloy
Frank Parker
Frederick Schroeder
Lewis Head
Ken Rosewall
Hartwig
Rose
Seixas
Giles Critical of Baseball Players Hiring of Attorney
National League President Warren Giles criticized the players idea of hiring a lawyer to represent them. J Norman Lewis, the players chosen attorney, planned a Monday meeting with Commissioner Ford Frick and the Executive Council. Lewis emphasized the voluntary nature of the players organization and said he does not aim to form a players union.
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New York
Warren Giles
J. Norman Lewis
Ford Frick
Executive Council
Giles
Cincinnati
Lewis
Frick
Kiner
Reynolds
Twinight
KOM League to Operate Again as Five-Team Loop
George Barr, president of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri league, said the loop will operate next year. A meeting to discuss plans will be held in Independence, Kansas. The Class D KOM suspended operations last April. Attending the meeting will be reps from Blackwell and Ponca City Oklahoma and Independence, Pittsburg and Iola Kansas.
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Okla
George Barr
Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League
Independence
Kan
KOM
Blackwell
Ponca City
Pittsburg
Iola
Jaycee Golf Title Ends In Tie At Michigan
In Ann Arbor on the University of Michigan course John Schubeck of Detroit and Jimmy Raines of Augusta Ga finished 72 holes tied with 297 strokes. An 18 hole playoff was set for Sunday at 9 am. Johnny Pott of York Pa finished one behind at 298. The playoff winner will replace Tommy Jacobs who is now over age.
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Mich
John Schubeck
Detroit
Jimmy Raines
Augusta
International Jaycee
University of Michigan
Raines
Schubeck
Johnny Pott
York
Tommy Jacobs
Montebello
Calif
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