Basketball Schedule Opens With Top Teams In 1955-56
NCAA champions San Francisco Kentucky Iowa and North Carolina State pace the young season as Duquesne joins the front runners with Carnegie Tech in the Steel Bowl Tournament at Pittsburgh. San Francisco’s Bill Russell leads the Dons as they stretch an 28 game unbeaten streak. Kentucky defeats LSU 62-52, Iowa tops Nebraska 60-51, and NC State rolls Penn State 78-42. Other contenders include LaSalle Arkansas UCLA Princeton and Idaho State. Big Four matchups feature San Francisco state test, Kentucky versus Temple, Iowa against SMU, and NC State vs Wake Forest in ACC play with Eastern Kentucky Saturday.
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Collegians
San Francisco
Kentucky
Iowa
North Carolina State
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Pitt
Ceneva
West Minster
Pittsburgh
Dutley Moore
Si Green
Dick Ricketts
Bill Russell
Dons
Chico State
Southern California
LSU
Adolph Rupp
Kentuckians
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Penn State
LaSalle
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Oregon State
UCLA
Princeton
Idaho State
Jim Pollard
Muhlenberg
Southeastern Oklahoma
Tulsa
Dick O’neal
Texas Tech
Brigham Young
Tiny Terry Tebbs
BYU
Oregon
Colorado
Little Hofstra
Hempstead
N. Y
Utah State
Temple
Southern Methodist
Wake Forest
Eastern Kentucky
SMU
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hawkeyes
Baseball Moves: Kinder to Cardinals and Berra MVP
Cards acquire 41 year old pitcher Ellis Kinder from the Red Sox while Yogi Berra of the Yankees is named American League Most Valuable Player. Also: Wake Forest coaches resign, Browns win NFC title, Refrigerator Bowl results, and horse and race updates across multiple tracks.
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Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Ellis Kinder
Boston Red Sox
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Browns Nab Pro Crown as Graham Stars in 30-7 Win
Cleveland clinched its sixth straight Eastern Conference title behind Otto Graham's 46 and 18 yard passes and a 4 yard rushing score. Lou Groza added three field goals as the Browns defeated the Steelers 30-7. Giants rallied to beat Washington 27-20 to take third in the division. Rams beat Baltimore 20-14 and Bears edged Detroit 21-20.
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Wake Forest
N.C
Tom Rogers
Paddison Preston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Browns
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Otto Graham
Graham
Pittsburgh Steelers
Giants
Washington
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Baltimore
Colts
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Los Angeles
Bears
Detroit
Ray Renfro
Darrell Brewster
Lou Groza
Brown
Steelers
Forbes Field
Ben Agajanian
Chuck Conerly
Kyle Rote
Alex Webster
Lee Pet
Cleveland Seem
Washington Eee
New York
Chicago Cards
Philadelphia
Wester
Green Bay
Baltimore Sani
San Francisco Piece
San Francisco
Sooner State Teams Clash In Busy Basketball Week
Oklahoma Oklahoma City University and Oklahoma A&M face three games each in a hectic week. Tulsa opens strong with wins over Texas A&M and Arkansas while Oklahoma State University faces Texas Western and Texas. OCU travels to Peoria to play the Caterpillars as Tulsa meets Drake and Oklahoma and Texas teams schedule multiple road and home games through Thursday Saturday.
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Sooner State
Aggies
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Rice
OCU
Peoria
NIBL
Tulsa
Des Moines
Drake
Texas
Austin
Sooners
Vanderbilt
Iowa State
Ames
Texas A&m
Oklahoma City
Emporia State
Kan
Pellegrini Honored Maryland Lineman Beats Out Bolinger
New York United Press named Pellegrini the 1955 lineman of the year in a nationwide poll of 307 writers and broadcasters. The 21-year-old center from Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, helped Maryland go 9 0 and credit his key tackle against UCLA. Bo Bolinger, Ron Kramer, Cal Jones, and Ron Beagle followed in voting, with All-America selections announced.
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New York
Bob Pellegrini
Maryland
United Press
Pellegrini
Yatesboro
Bo Bolinger
Oklahoma
Terrapins
UCLA
Doug Peters
Peters
Gene Dyson
Jim Tatum
Bolinger
Football Results From Weekend Bowl Scores
Football results list key games with teams and final scores. Jacksonville State 12 Rhode Island 10. Duke 6 North Carolina 0. Houston 26 Wyoming 14. N Texas State 7 Trinity Texas 6. Bolling AFB 23 Ft. Belvoir ?. Florida State 26 Tampa 7. 4th Army Championship Ft. Hood 31 Ft. Sill 20. Orange Blossom Grambling 28 Florida A&M 21. Hospitality Bowl San Angelo JC 13 Sunflower 12.
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Jacksonville
Ala
State
Duke
North Carolina
Houston
Wyoming
N. Texas State
Trinity
Tex
Bolling Afb
Ft. Belvoir
Florida
Tampa
Ft. Hood
Ft. Sill
Okla
Grambling
A&m
San Angelo
Sunflower
Southwestern players sweep Oklahoma Collegiate all star picks
The Daily Oklahoman tabbed five Southwestern State players on the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference all star football team after Southwestern tied Central State and Northeastern State for the conference title. Ray Hobbs of Southwestern, a senior fullback from Lawton, repeats on the all conference list and Buck from Altus was chosen as the unanimous league quarterback.
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Oklahoma City
Daily Oklahoman
Southwestern State
Oklahoma
Southwestern
Central State
Northeastern State
John Buck
Altus
Buck
Jack Bond
Central
Gary Laired
Carlton Wright
Northeastern
Charles McClure
Southwe Ern
Bud Bahner
Southeastern
Larry Smith
Bob Vance
Bucks — Buck
Larry Pearson
Northwestern
Hayden Battles
Ray Hobbs
Kenneth Lawson
Hobbs
Lawton
Ray
Lawton High
Cameron College
Big Week For Ring Fans Features Olson Robinson Fight
Boxing fans await a busy week with Carl Olson versus Sugar Ray Robinson for the middleweight title in Chicago and Nino Valdes versus Bob Baker in Cleveland for heavyweight contention. The Olson-Robinson bout airs on NBC TV and radio, while Baker-Valdes and Mueller-Drake bouts also headline different networks across multiple tonight through Friday.
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Sugar Ray
Associated Press
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Chicago
Cuba
Nino Valdes
Pittsburgh
Bob Baker
Cleveland
Olson
San Francisco
Nbc-Tv
Baker
Valdes
Rocky Marciano
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Germany
Peter Mueller
Rugged Ray Drake
Dumont
Lane Swings His First Deal As Card Boss
General Manager Frank Lane of the St Louis Cardinals bought Ellis Kinder from the Boston Red Sox for just over the 10000 waiver price. Lane aims to bolster his pitching staff while trade talks with the Phillies yield no certainty, with possible moves involving Red Schoendienst and Del Ennis. Kinder, 41, had a strong relief record for Boston, including 69 games in 1953.
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Chicagop
Frank Lane
St. Louis Cardinals
Ellis Kinder
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Phils
Red Schoendienst
del Ennis
Stan Lopata
Kinder
Boston
White Sox
Chicago
Red Sox
Browns
Reds
Joe Louis to wed Rose Morgan in New York at Christmas
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis will marry Rose Morgan, a New York cosmetics manufacturer and beauty shop operator, in New York during Christmas holiday. The ceremony is set to bring together two prominent figures from sports and business in the region.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Joe Louis
Miss Rose Morgan
New York
Morgan Faces State Titlist 10 Bouts Set
The Cameron Aggie boxing team opens the amateur gloves season tonight in a team match with Clovis New Mexico Boxing club. The 10-bout card starts at 8 p.m. in Aggie Athletic hall with ringside tickets 1.50 dollars and general admission 1 dollar. Gene Morgan, three time state featherweight champ, battles Wilbur Washington in the feature. Also scheduled: Jerome Tahhawah vs Ed Edmonds, Gilbert Padilla and Don Edmonds in other bouts, and Lonnie Poco and Bobby Valderas in lighter classes.
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Gene Morgan
Jerome Tahhawah Cameron
Cameron Aggie
Clovis
New Mexico
Aggie
Wilbur Washington
Morgan
Washington
Action Tonight
Charlie Dean
Cameron
Jerome Tahhawah
Tahhawah
Ed Edmonds
Gilbert Padilla
Don Edmonds
Wallace Blasingame
Plainview
Tex
Edmonds
Padilla
Lonnie Poco
Bobby Valderas
Cannoneers Host Top-Rated Bolling In Saturday Clash
Fort Sill Cannoneers meet unbeaten Bolling AFB at Prichard Field in a high stakes clash. Bolling features ex Notre Dame star Johnny Lattner and All American Bernie Faloney supported by a deep backfield including Reynolds Hanulak and OConnell in reserve roles. Fort Hood upset the Cannoneers 31 20 earlier in the season as Bolling aims to extend nine run of wins.
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Fort Sill
Bolling
Generals
Notre Dame
Johnny Lattner
Lattner
Trish
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernie Faloney
University of Maryland
Faloney
San Francisco
Edmonton
Billy Reynolds
Cleveland Browns
Chet Hanulak
Browns
Hanulak
Reynolds
University of Pittsburgh
Tommy O’connell
Illinois
Ed Fullerton
Maryland
O’connell
Chicago Bears
Fullerton
Ada Ardmore to clash for state Class A football title
The Oklahoma Class A championship will pit Ada against Ardmore on Saturday at Owen Field in Norman. Earlier, sites for Class B and C finals were set with Lindsay vs Picher at Lewis Field in Stillwater and Hennessey vs Thomas at Enid High School Stadium.
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Oklahoma City
Ada
Ardmore
Owen Field
Norman
Lindsay
Picher
Lewis Field
Stillwater
Hennessey
Thomas
Enid
Late Saturday Cage Results Featured Upsets Across Venues
Warm up tourney showcased West Virginia Tech edging Alderson Broaddus 74 70 while San Francisco beat Southern California 58 42. Colorado defeated Oregon State 63 53 and Stanford topped Washington 73 68. Denver beat Aegis 57 55 and Seattle 62 46 over San Jose State. Montana State 66 Wyoming 57, Pacific 63 Puget Sound 61, Utah State 69 Idaho State 58. Brigham Young 67 UCLA 65, Montana 70 Idaho 63, Whitworth 73 College of Idaho 64, Colorado A&M 51 Colorado State 39. Air Force Academy 79 Regis Jayvees 68, Portland State 62 Lewis Clark 56.
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San Francisco
Southern Calif
Colorado
Oregon State
Stanford
Washington
Denver
Aegis
Seattle
San Jose State
Montana State
Wyoming
Pacific Univ
Puget Sound
Utah State
Idaho State
Brigham Young
UCLA
Montana
Idaho
Whitworth
College of Idaho
Colorado A&m
Colorado State
Air Force Academy
Regis Jayvees
Portland State
Lewis & Clark
Nebraska offers post to Elliott
Pete Elliott, Oklahoma backfield coach, has been offered Nebraska's head coach job but will delay decision until after Oklahoma's Orange Bowl date with Maryland on January 2. Elliott, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Orwig, and Chancellor Clifford Hardin discussed the vacancy after Bill Glassford said he would not return next year. Orwig said the search would continue and a definite decision may come around January 2.
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Lincoln
Neb
Pete Elliott
Oklahoma
University of Nebraska
Maryland
Elliott
Nebraska
Bill Orwig
Orwig
Clifford Hardin
Bill Glassford
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