Williamson System Big in 1954 Service Rankings
The Williamson System rated Bolling AFB first and Cannoneers second in service rankings, with notes that final junior college and major college lists reflected pre bowl results. Others prize Ohio State UCLA and Oklahoma atop major college polls while Notre Dame and Notre Dame's schedule are discussed.
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Spaul B. Williamson
Constitution
Bolling Afb
Houston
Texas
Bolling
Cannoneers
Williamson
Fort Sill
Jess Thompson
Cameron Crew
Aggies
Compton
Arizona
Arlington State
Paul B
Ohio State
UCLA
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Navy
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Army
Duke
Georgia Tech
Purdue
South Bend
Baylor Auburn Bowl Prelude Sets Stage For Gator Clash
Baylor and Auburn prepare for a high scoring Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. Coach George Sauer has built a balanced attack with flanker T-formation, led by Billy Hooper who tops the conference in passing. Baylor seeks to end a three decade title drought and showcase depth in a pivotal bowl bid.
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Waco
Baylor
Auburn
Jacksonville
Fla
George Sauer
Bailiwick
Bears
Frosty Troy's Conservation Corner on coots and ducks
The column notes that coots belong to the rail family not ducks, often share lakes with ducks, and have lobed toes for paddling. It describes coots as tame and easy to kill, and cautions that bragging about killing them reflects low hunting skill.
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Cucks
Snider Tops Giants Star In Salary
Duke Snider topped Willie Mays in the league batting race and signed for an estimated 25 000, then agreed to a new Dodgers contract of 30 000. He is the fourth Brooklyn player to come to terms.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Duke Snider
Willie Mays
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
While
Snider
Dodgers
Dons Win All-College Title in Easy Fashion
San Francisco Dons defeat George Washington 73 57 to capture the All-College basketball championship in Oklahoma City. Bill Russell stars and is named MVP, with several Dons named to the all star teams. Tulsa and OCU claim minor places as Wichita falls to San Francisco in early rounds.
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Saul Feldman
Oklahoma City
San Francisco Dons
Dons
George Washington Colonials
Oklahoma City University
Tulsa
San Francisco
Wichita
OCU
West Coast
Bill Russell
Don Boldebuck
Houston
Joe Holup
George Washington
Lyndon Lee
K. C. Jones
Harry Jorgensen
Wyoming
Oklahoma Aggies
Sue. Coty
Eis
Pat’son
Brchew
Apmemizis S Nath
Bue'zow
Hol'way
Elliott
Hudson
Downer
Magana
Jhn'stn
Rich
Couter
Yates
Stewart
Evans
Wynes
Boren
Stobb
Lee
Holloway
Patterson
Duncan
Buentow
Gee
Wash
S. Frisco
Devtin
Mullen
Pet’vich
Bu’nan
Holup
Russell
Ciriello
Jones
Ortiz
Perry
M'ning
Wibsch
Sweeney
Lawless
Vaile
Bush
Ga Oe Godwin
O Zannini
Cantino
Kirby
George Washingtn
Devlin
Petcovich
Manning
Léo
Corky Devlin
Oklahoma A&m
California
Ohio State
College San Francisco
Tulsa Considered Bobby Dobbs as New Tulsa Coach
Tulsa athletic council reportedly selected Bobby Dobbs to replace ousted coach Bernie Witucki after a season of ten straight losses. Dobbs, ex Tulsa back Glen Dobbs’ brother, is currently West Point backfield coach and was chosen over UCLA’s Jim Myers though no formal announcement was made.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa Athletic Council
Bobby Dobbs
Glenn Dobbs
Bernie Witucki
West Point
Jim Myers
UCLA
Witucki
Bobby
Hurricane
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell
Johnson Gets Sluggish Win Over Detroit Opponent
Harold Johnson defeated Marty Marshall in a 10-round telecast fight in Detroit. Johnson fought at light heavy weight despite a lackluster display of jabbing and clinching. Referee scores 96-82, 98-82, 85-82 in Johnson’s favor as he pursues another title shot against Archie Moore.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Harold Johnson
Marty Marshall
Marshall
Johnson
Archie Moore
Moore
Lou Handler
Joe Lenahan
Bill Appleton
Dorish Returns Signed Contract to White Sox
Chicago reports Harry Dorish has sent back his 1955 contract as the White Sox reach nine signed players. Dorish, a right handed starter, went 6-4 with a 2.72 ERA last season and is listed as 31 years old.
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Chisox
Dorish
Chicago
Harry Dorish
Chicago White Sox
Wildcats Claw Explorers in Holiday Tourney Upset
Kentucky Wildcats overwhelm La Salle 63-54 in Lexington to win the Holiday tournament, marking their 30th straight win and 128th straight at home. Coach Adolph Rupp questions being best yet as Illinois loses to Loyola of the South and other top teams post varied results nationwide.
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United Press
Poe Adolph Rupp
Kentucky Wildcats
la Salle
Wildcats
Lexington
Illinois
Loyola
Kentucky
Rupp
Utah
Cliff Hagenan
Frank Ramsey
Freeman Leads Major College Scorers With 40.3 PPG Pace
Ohio State guard Robin Freeman tops major college scoring with a 40.3 point per game average after four games through December 1. The 5-10 junior moved from fourth to first, while Furman’s Frank Selvy remains the only other player averaging 40+. Darrell Floyd rises to second with 31.5 and Lennie Rosenbluth slips to sixth at 30.3. USC’s defense yields 49.4 per game in seven contests, with San Francisco close at 50.1.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Ohio State
Robin Freeman
Buckeye
Freeman
Furman
Frank Selvy
Buckeyes
Little Man
Darrell Floyd
Selvy
North Carolina State
Lennie Rosenbluth
San Francisco
Oklahoma A&m
Don Boldebuck
Giant
Houston
Musial wins NL fielding honor in 1954 season
Stan Musial of the Cardinals led all NL outfielders in fielding percentage at .990 with 287 chances and only three errors. Closest outfielders were Frank Thomas and Gus Bell, while Ted Kluszewski topped first basemen at .996. Shortstop Alvin Dark had 36 errors as Milwaukee led in team fielding at .982.
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New York
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Musial
Frank Thomas
Pirates
Gus Bell
Redlegs
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Fishing Still Down In State Reservoirs
Oklahoma angling declined last week across state reservoirs with Heyburn reporting improvement. Hulah Lake remained murky though bass and crappie offered some catches. Fort Gibson saw sand bass best below the dam while crappie bit later. Wister anglers faced wind and cold but caught crappie and channel cat. Texoma fishing fell overall with black bass and sand bass leading.
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Tulsa
Okla
District Corps of Engineers
U. S
Oklahoma
Heyburn
Hulah
Fort Gibson
Wister
Texoma
Saxton Delaney to Clash in January Non-Title Bout
Welterweight champion Johnny Saxton of New York has signed to meet Ronnie Delaney of Akron in a 10 round non-title bout in Akron. The date is undecided but expected to be January 13 or 14.
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Paxton
Akron
Ohio
Johnny Saxton
New York
Ronnie Delaney
Lions Open 1954 55 Basketball Season Versus Alumni
The Douglas Lions coached by H C King host an alumni team at Lawton junior high gym at 8 p.m. in the season opener. Returnees include Rhodes Stevenson Washington Elmore Johnson Dillard Butler. Roosevelt Midgets vs Douglass precedes at 7 p.m.. tickets sold at the door.
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Douglas Lions
Lawton Junior High
Lions
H. C. King
Douglass
Billy Alexander
Fred Washington
King
Robert Rhodes
Horace Stevenson
Timothy Elmore
Charles Butler
Henry Dillard
Albert Johnson
B. C. Cherry
Alexander
Washington
Jesse Ray Jones
Eddie West
Tommie Johnson
Lloyd Washington
Ray Lawrence
Louis Stevenson
LeEster Alexander
Preston Johnson
R. C. Butler
Calvin Perry
Rhodes
Horace
Elmore
Johnson
Dillard
Roosevelt
Boxing up state and college scores from a hectic card
A large block of scores lists high school and college basketball results across many teams. Notable figures include Oklahoma City 73 over Tulsa 68 in OT, UCLA 106 over New Mexico 41, Brigham Young 70 over Michigan 60, and Georgetown style matchups among Belmont, Fairleigh Dickinson, Quantico, and Washington University.
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Ally
UCLA
New Mexico
Brigham Young
Michigan
Harvey Babetch
Bradley
Peoria
Ill
SMU
Fordham
St. Joseph’s
Detroit
Oregon
Texas Christian
Austin
St. Louis
Washington
Missouri
Houston
Don Bolebuck
College of Pacific-West
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Stanfordane
Southern Cal
Utah
Belmont
Fairleigh Dickinson
Quantico
Wash
Jeff
Springfield
American U
Wabash
Buffalo
DePaul
Michigan State
Iowa
Lafayette
New York
Loyola
South
Ilinois
Chicago
South Dakota
St. Joseph's
St. Francis
Wayne
Evansville
Valparaiso
Miami
Ohio
Toledo
Brandeis
Brooklyn
TCU
Butler
Northwestern
Murray
Texas Western
Memphis State
Nebraska
Texas A&m
Pepperdine
West Texas State
Hardin-Simmons
Washington State
Montana
Bingaman To Play Last Game In NFL Title Match
Detroit Lions guard Les Bingaman confirms this Sunday’s championship showdown with the Cleveland Browns will be his swan song as he plans a career shift to brewery representation. Otto Graham trails Sammy Baugh's passing yardage record by 222 yards as he nears a potential all time mark in a high passing duel. Layne and Graham lead a likely aerial clash, following last week’s late winning pass from Layne to Girard.
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Cleveland
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Les Bingaman
Browns
Bingaman
The
Lions
Otto Graham
Slingin
Sammy Baugh
Graham
Baugh
Sammy
Layne
Jag Girard
LaSalle Coach Praises Kentucky After Loss
LaSalle coach Ken Loeffler declared Kentucky’s new Wildcats superior to last season’s team after the Explorers fell 63 54 in the title game of Kentucky’s invitational tournament. Adolph Rupp remained cautious saying last year’s squad remains the best he has seen.
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Lexington
Kentucky
LaSalle
Ken Loeffler
Wildcats
Loeffler
Explorers
Hagan
All America
Cliff Hagan
Adolph Rupp
Assistant coaches resign from Steelers in surprise move
Pittsburgh December 23 Chuck Cherundolo 38 and Gene Ronzani 45 resign as assistant coaches with the Steelers. Cherundolo has been with the club as player and coach since 1941 and Ronzani formerly led the Green Bay Packers as head coach.
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Pittsburgh
Chuck Cherundolo
Gene Ronzani
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Cherundolo
Steelers
Ronzani
Green Bay Packers
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Rybe
Genr
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Speegle
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Ponca City
Lawton
Tip Jacobson
T. Jacobson
Ardmore
Muskogee
Paul Young
Oklahoma Aggie
Dale Meinert
Bob LaRue
Detroit U
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Cameron
Eufaulo
Jim Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Fort Worth
Germany
Sill
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Elroy
Arkansas
Rice
Sauer
Dan Miller
Jimmy Taylor
Billy Hooper
Sweetwater
Tex
Hooper
Frosty Troy
Giants
Bob Patterson
Walter Devlin
Cleo Littleton
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Wildcats Claw
Buckeye Ace
Southwestern Radio & Sound
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New Orleans
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Jim Contratte
Southern California
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NEA
Blackwell
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STATE
Phillips U
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Ada
Houston Oilers
Industria
Hamra’s
Bobby Layne
Keglers’ Korner
Merrit
Tomes
Plank
Smith
PS Robertson SS
Truex
Beznoska
Vickers
Vinson
Airmont's
Biesterfeld
Kaspereit Él
Montgomery
Beall
Tubbs
Wiseman M&d Motor Freight
Woodard
Sutherland
LaSalle Coach
Ee Insurors
Dutcher’s
Oere
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