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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
8
Oscar Fraley surveys major bowls listing Michigan State over UCLA Oklahoma over Maryland Georgia Tech over Pitt TCU over Mississippi Auburn over Vanderbilt Texas Tech over Wyoming. notes strengths, injuries, and key players like Earl Morrall and Jim Swink shaping outcomes.
Brooklyn faces a pitching gap as Johnny Podres is reclassified 1-A and could miss part of 1956. Dodgers, led by Newcombe Erskine and Lehman, weigh replacements such as Spooner Koufax and Bessent while O'Malley emphasizes duty to Uncle Sam before baseball. Podres plans to return after service if called, leaving Brooklyn as favorites but uncertain for the pennant race.
Robert William Henderson known as Jitterbug, an A&M athlete and former state legislator, died yesterday in Veterans Hospital after a two year struggle with a progressive disease linked to Lou Gehrig's illness. He earned 14 letters across major sports and won boxing and handball medals while at Texas A&M. Henderson served at Fort Sill during World War II.
New York fans anticipate a scoring duel as undefeated San Francisco faces Holy Cross in the ECAC Holiday Festival semi final at Madison Square Garden. Duquesne with Sihugo Green meets UCLA led by Willie Naulls and Morris Taft. afternoon mainly features Syracuse LaSalle and St John’s Fordham. Dons aim to extend their win streak to 35, nearing the LU record of 39.
Louisville blasted Arizona 103-83 in the Kentucky Invitation first round at Louisville, joining Murray State Western Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals. Murray upset Morehead 106-97 while Western Kentucky beat Ohio 76-60 and EKU routed Bowling Green 94-65. BYU and Detroit advanced to the Motor City Classic finals, with BYU’s Terry Tebbs pouring in 36. Miami edged Yale 92-90 at the Orange Bowl Tournament in Miami Beach. Hofstra steamrolled Bucknell 88-62 in Hempstead, Wagner beat Cortland 75-59, and Indiana defeated Butler 94-70 in a non-tournament game.
Kansas, a slight favorite to repeat as Big 7 champion, opens against Nebraska with Cornell visiting for first-round play. Iowa State and Colorado advanced to the semifinals, beating Kansas State and Oklahoma. Gary Thompson and Don Medsker scored 20 each for Iowa State. George Hannah led Colorado with 22. Norm Stewart tops Missouri in scoring at 26.2 points per game as Kansas State and Oklahoma prepare in the losers bracket. Nebraska stands 2-5, Cornell 3-2.
Eastern Division leaders Philadelphia Boston Syracuse clear the path with records and percentages. Western Division Fort Wayne Minneapolis Rochester St Louis split results mark the standings. Wednesday schedule covers St Louis at Minneapolis New York at Rochester. Tuesday results show New York 80 Philadelphia 79 Rochester 91 Syracuse 80 Boston 105 St Louis 102. Thursday schedule lists Syracuse Philadelphia Minneapolis St Louis Fort Wayne Rochester Fort Wayne.
Taft edged Will Rogers 17-14 in a pair of overtimes as Adams Gray forfeited to Tipton Home in the YMCA boys basketball tourney opener this morning in the junior high gym. Four more games were set for today with a full schedule through 1 10 p.m. Tomorrow Taft meets Tipton Home in the opener at 9 a.m. and Dunbar Howells winner faces Rogers Gra Y Jefferson winner.
The Inter national League will meet in Miami on Jan 3 to approve transferring the Syracuse N Y franchise to Montreal Miami. Directors will also review a revised schedule allowing three visits per team instead of two to Havana Cuba during the 1956 season.
In brief sports notes, the San Francisco Dons stay No 1 in the Associated Press poll. At Tropical Park in Miami Bobby Ussery swept three wins to overtake Willie Hartack as leading rider, including King King paying $13.10. In New Orleans Big Heart paid $4.40 and claimed her fourth straight victory by a half length in the Golden Meadows Purse at the Fair Grounds.
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