Vessels Weighs Baltimore Colts Bid After Edmonton Glory
Billy Wessels, star of OU and Heisman winner, faced pressure from Baltimore and Edmonton as bids rose. He signed with Edmonton after a disputed offer and Army service, then returned potential for pro play with Colts. The backfield prospect included Buck McPhail and Alan Ameche, with Wessels eyeing defense if needed.
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Canadians Find Going Tough In Signing Top Players
In Mobile for the Senior Bowl, three Canadian pro football officials said U S clubs bid higher for players. Harry Sonshine of the Argonauts Bill Boivin of the Blue Bombers and Al Sherman of Winnipeg noted the tougher competition dollarwise as NFL teams outbid them for targets.
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Williams and Graham honored at Washington club event
Ted Williams of Boston and Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns attended a Clark C. Griffith Memorial Trophy ceremony in Washington. Williams hesitates on next season while Graham jokes about retirement. Other winners include Bob Pellegrini, Gene Brito, Terry Brennan, George Halas, Hopalong Cassady, George Welsh, and the Oklahoma Sooners. The black tie event drew Chief Justice Warren, Speaker Rayburn, and Senator Russell.
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Georgia
Dodgers Named Team of the Year Over OU in AP Vote
The Brooklyn Dodgers top an Associated Press survey of sports writers and broadcasters with 107 first place votes to Oklahoma's 2. The Dodgers win labeled team of the year while Oklahoma trails after a 20 6 Orange Bowl victory over Maryland last Monday.
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Col Crandall Eagles No 8 Hole At Fort Sill
Col R G Crandall of Fort Sill became the first golfer to eagle the 395 yard No 8 hole on the Country club course Saturday. He holed out from about 140 yards with his No 6 iron after a middle tee shot, in a foursome with Brig Gen John F Bird J R Dolph Montgomery and Adolph Fietz.
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Byrne and Robinson Return Spark in 1955 Sports Comebacks
Tommy Byrne revived his pitching career with the New York Yankees after minor league obscurity, finishing 16-5 and helping the Yankees chase the pennant. Sugar Ray Robinson returned to boxing and reclaimed the middleweight title from Bobo Olson in a swift two round victory, prompting debates on the strength of his comeback.
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NCAA Plans Tightening of Recruiting at Convention
NCAA president Clarence P. Houston said colleges now police their athletic programs more, with an amendment to bylaws tightening high school recruiting visits to one per campus. The Sanity Code era is viewed as misjudged, signaling a brighter outlook for college sports and self-policing. Houston noted past unpopularity, now praising self oversight as a good sign for the sport. The panel will discuss the recruiting rule and booster club limits while the full body votes midweek. Football television plans for 1956 also loom, with eight national and five regional telecasts previously set. The Pacific Coast Conference favors eight regional and five national games next season.
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Pop) Houston
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University of Michigan
Fourteen Enshrined in National Football Hall of Fame
Eleven former college stars and three coaches were elected to the National Football Hall of Fame at Rutgers University. Names include Frank Albert, Lynn Bomar, Paul Christman, Otto Graham, Ken Washington, L. R. Meyer, Bob Neyland, Tad Wieman, and others from Stanford to LSU, with eligibility guidelines noted and the Hall now listing 100 players and 42 coaches.
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Dutch) Meyer
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