Overhaul Planned for Prep Playoffs in 1956
Column notes a major overhaul of Oklahoma high school football playoffs for 1956. Class AA would unite large schools in a big city bracket with Boomer and Mid-State conferences competing for the state title. Oklahoma Six may join if it ends boycott, reshaping districts and potential district winners for the championship run.
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Mid-State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Six League
Tulsa
Big City
Boomer Conference
Guymon
Alva
Woodward
Boomer
Ada
Ardmore
Ponca City
Stillwater
Seminole
Kingpin
Crossover High School and College Scores Across Regions
Readable score table lists multiple high school games such as Reno over Tulsa Will Rogers 38 36 and Classen 50 Putnam City B 46, plus college results including Southeastern 90 Oklahoma Baptist 74 and OCU Freshman 85 Northern 46. Regional notes show East and Midwest matchups with several named colleges and teams, many close scores, and a sprawling across-state tally.
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E Reno
Tulsa
Will Rogers
Putnam City
Southeastern
Oklahoma Baptist
OCU
Northern
Sooner Star Conference votes against AA playoff move
HOLDENVILLE Oklahoma The Sooner Star Conference at a special meeting last night voted against applying for admission to the Class AA high school football playoffs and will remain in Class A. The league includes Henryetta Durant Seminole Holdenville Wewoka Ada and McAlester. The vote was 5 to 1 against the AA classification with Ada the sole dissenter and McAlester abstaining.
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Holdenville
Okla.a
Sooner Star Conference
Henryetta
Durant
Seminole
Wewoka
Ada
McAlester
Saddler Stops Gallardo In Rough Non Title Bout
Featherweight champion Sandy Saddler of New York stopped Dave Gallardo of Los Angeles in the seventh round of a rough non-title bout in San Francisco. Gallardo did not come out for the 7th round after taking two eight counts, one in the third and one in the sixth, both from Saddler's left hooks.
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Sandy Saddler
Dave Gallardo
Los Angeles
New York
Gallardo
Eastern Division Pro Cage Standings Summary
Eastern Division standings show Syracuse leading with strong win totals and several teams tied near the top. Western Division lists Rochester St Louis Minneapolis Fort Wayne etc with varying win totals. Tuesday schedules include Boston Philadelphia and Minneapolis New York matches. Monday had no games. Wednesday features Minneapolis at Boston and New York at Boston with St Louis Rochester and Pittsburgh matchups.
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Fort Wayne
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Rochester
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Tatum Denies quitting Maryland Job and Coaching Shakeup
Northwestern and the Philadelphia Eagles restructured their coaching staffs after a wave of firings. Lou Saban and four assistants were dismissed at Northwestern, while Jim Trimble and three aides were let go by the Eagles. Purdue line coach Kenneth Mollenkopf was promoted to head coach. Maryland's Jim Tatum denied reports he would leave College Park, calling them a joke, with links to North Carolina or successor talk to Trimble noted.
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Philadelphia Eagles
Northwestern
Lou Saban
Pro Eagles
Jim Trimble
Kenneth
Jack) Mollenkopf
Purdue
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Jim Tatum
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al Pesek
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Dal Ward
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Ara Parseghian
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Mollenkopf
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Waite High School
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Eagles
Browns Redskins Dominate Pro Bowl Selections in East
The Eastern Conference all stars include seven Browns and seven Redskins, plus five Giants and four each from the Eagles, Cardinals, and Steelers. Ed LeBaron leads the East at quarterback with Pat Pihos and Lou Groza noted among repeat honorees. the West coaching is Sid Gillman with Joe Kuharich coaching the East.
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Washington Redskins
Paul J. Schissler
Browns
Redskins
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
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Pete Pihos
Philadelphia
Lou Groza
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Emlen Tunnell
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Fred Morrison
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Kyle Rote
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Erkie Stautner
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Charles Drazenovich
Ray Matthews
Joseph Scudero
Ken Konz
Fuilback
Johnny Olszewski
Joe Kuharich
Washington
Sid Gillman
Saddler Wins Non Title Bout in New York Stop
World featherweight champion Sandy Saddler of New York stopped Dave Gallardo of Los Angeles in a non title bout in San Francisco. Other results include Paolo Rosi outpointing Lulu Perez in New York and Jerry Luedee defeating Jimmy Skinner in New Haven. Lawrence Armstead stopped Roland Abrams in New Orleans.
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Paolo Rosi
Taly
Lulu Perez
Brooklyn
New Haven. Conn
Jerry Luedee
New Haven
Jimmy Skinner
New Orleans
Lawrence Armstead
Roland Abrams
Philadelphia
Tatum Says Maryland Prepares for Oklahoma Rematch Duel
Maryland coach Jim Tatum recalls the 1954 Orange Bowl 7-0 loss to Oklahoma and explains how Bud Wilkinson used an alternate unit to outpace his first team. He notes the No 2 group is actually the alternate and will be used at key moments in the upcoming game. Tatum credits Oklahoma speed but claims Maryland has stronger positions in places.
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Ollege Park
Jim Tatum
Oklahoma
Maryland
Bud Wilkinson
Bud
Tatum
Wilkinson
Aggie Boxing Card Faces Delta Fight Shuffle
Champ Gene Morgan must find a Thursday opponent after Stuart Rubine’s ankle injury blocks the bout. Dickie Dan Woods was lined up but unavailable due to a bad card. If Morgan fights, the card features 12 bouts headlined by Lonnie Poco versus Doug Sellers, with Jerome Tahhawah vs Sammy Price and other matchups at Aggie Athletic Hall in Cameron. Tickets are at R&S Sporting Goods.
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Cameron Aggie
Gene Morgan
Golden Gloves
Stuart Rubine
Aggies
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Rubine
Gene
Dean
Wichita Falls
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Dan Woods
Texas State
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Poco
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Bud Wilkinson as Eagles’ top coaching target
Philadelphia seeks a high profile head coach after firing Jim Trimble and assistants. General Manager Vince McNally hopes to hire a named coach before the January NFL meeting. Possible candidates include Bud Wilkinson, Jim Tatum, Eddie Erdelatz, Biggie Munn, and Blanton Collier.
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Bud Wilkinson
Philadelphia Eagles
National Football League
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Jim Trimble
NFL
Eagles
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Biggie Munn
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Kentucky
Pettit Retains Scoring Lead
Bob Pettit leads the NBA in scoring with 415 points in 17 games for a 24.4 average as the league averages 98.1 points per team per game. The season shows frequent 100 point games and a total of 2,812 points in 14 games last week.
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National Basketball Assn
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St.Louis Hawks
Pettit
St. Louis
Lovellette
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Johnston
Phil
Arizin
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Ulvog Leads With 573 In Church League Bowling
Chuck Ulvog rolled a 573 series at Sooner Lanes as St Johns Lutheran swept to win two points over Westminster Presbyterian. Other top scores included Ray Fisher 507 for Presbyterians and Homer Pitts 494 for First Baptist as league leaders Centenary Methodist and Second place First Presbyterian both dropped three points.
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Chuck Ulvog
St. John’s Lutheran Star
Frank Varline
Olaf Hansen
Bob Phelps
St. Johns
Westminster Presbyterian
Ray Fisher
Presbyterians
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Ray Campbell
Jim Gentry
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Ray Noble
al Joern
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Bill Ewald
Big Ten Teams Struggle Early In Nonconference Play
The Associated Press reports a tough start for Big Ten clubs with only Ohio State and Indiana briefly showing strong form. Michigan State remains unplayed, while Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota face defeats or setbacks as nonconference action continues ahead of Big Ten play.
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Jim Krebs
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Dons Hold No 1, Colorado Surges After Upset of Iowa
In the first AP poll, the No 1 San Francisco Dons lead with 910 points and 60 first-place votes. Colorado climbs after beating Iowa 60-57 to 3-0, while NC State moves to second with 640 points. Kentucky drops to 12 after loss. Temple rises to 11.
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Northwestern fires Saban staff at Evanston. Mollenkoff named head coach
In Evanston, Northwestern's new athletic director Stu Holcomb dismissed head coach Lou Saban and the entire varsity staff. In Lafayette, Kenneth Mollenkoff moves from Purdue line coach to head coach succeeding Holcomb. Jim Trimble fired in Philadelphia. Frank Clair leaves Cincinnati for Ottawa. Charlie Trippi retires to coach with the Chicago Cardinals. San Francisco holds No. 1 AP rating. Pharoe wins at Tropical Park and Yutta at Tanforan.
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Lou Saban
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Jack) Mollenkoff
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Ord On Scene For Bowl Duel
SAN DIEGO Calif The Ft Ord Army football team set up training quarters at the Coronado Amphibious Base for Saturdays Poinsettia Bowl game with Pensacola Navy. The Navy team arrives tomorrow for the mythical armed forces championship. Ft Ord talent includes UC L A halfback Paul Cameron Rams Rudy Bukich Lions Gernard Perry Cal Larson and Sam Baker Redskins Pensacola has nine former Naval Academy players.
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Rookie Bear Fullback Owns Best Rushing Mark In Years
Chicago Bears rookie fullback Rick Casares, a 225 pound University of Florida product, finished with 672 yards on 125 carries for a 5.4 yard average, the best single season by a Bears back since Bill Osmanski’s 699 yards in 1939.
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Rick Casares
Chicago Bears
Bill Osmanski
Casares
University of Florida
Vet scout signs with Baltimore Orioles for 46th year
Fritz Maisel was announced today as a 1956 scout for the Baltimore Orioles, marking the 46th straight year he has been connected with the club.
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Fritz Maisel
Baltimore Orioles
Lawton Wolverines Seek Hustle To Stop Wichita Falls
Lawton high school aims to out hustle Wichita Falls in a return game in Texas city. Coach Bobby Williams emphasizes aggressive rebounding to slow center Bob Myers and fight back after a 47 42 loss in the first meeting. Starting changes include Larry Hargett replacing Sid Ahischlager.
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Larry Hargett
Sid Ahischlager
Jimmy Wilson
Creighton Bradford
Don Boucher
Harvey Coombs
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Myers
Doyle Smith
Jimmy Embree
Williams Ready To Play Again With Red Sox
Ted Williams says chances are good he will play for the Boston Red Sox next season. He cautions he would quit baseball if traded and notes Boston needs one more good infielder as he and new teammates Porterfield and Vernon help the club.
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Trippi Ends Pro Career Joins Cardinal Coaching Staff
Former All American halfback Charley Trippi retired as an active player after nine seasons with the Chicago Cardinals and was named an assistant coach. He will serve as a fulltime assistant coach and talent scout, celebrating his 33rd birthday tomorrow.
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