Gentry Pitts Lead Bowling Scores With Near 600
Jim Gentry and Troy Pitts top scorers in Major and City leagues Tuesday. Gentry rolled 210 and 222 for 599 as Constitution Press beat Falstaff 3-1 in Major League. Pitts 252-598 led Lupi Sinclair to a four-point win over Roberts Conoco in City League. 252 was high game for both leagues.
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Bill Ewald
Jim Gentry
Troy Pitts
Gentry
Constitution Press
Falstaff
Pitts
Lupi Sinclair
Roberts Conoco
Cecil Lockwood
Ken Kaspereil
Rex Beall
Ray Hatchett
Ed Ferguson
B. J. McGee
Stephens Agency
Chester Merritt
Russell-Ford
Food Mart
Dave Stack
George Burton
Ken Dennings
Nathan Clark
Carless Tubbs
Orville Greenwood
Lawton Case
Green-Howenstine
Ray Green
Ray Besson
Neil Witt
Lupi
Charles Reavis
Roberts
Green Bay Picks Big Dec In Draft Spotlight
The 1955 NFL draft neared completion as Green Bay chose two Oklahoma Sooners stars Bob Burris and Cecil Morris. Major clubs like Cleveland and Chicago added well known names such as Paul Wiggin, Jim Brown, Ron Beagle, and J. C. Caroline, while emphasis shifted to discovering talent from smaller colleges and overlooked players. The draft featured 17 rounds completed, with 10 remaining and three held in November, highlighting a deep field and ongoing talent hunt.
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LOS Angeles P
Collegians
Jim Brown
UCLA
Ron Beagle
Navy
Paul Wiggin
Stanford
Jerry Reichow
Iowa
Gerry Planutis
Michigan State
J. C. Caroline
Illinois
NFL
Harlon Hill
Little Florence
Alabama
Tank Younger
Louisiana
Grambling College
Cleveland Browns
Wiggin
Willie Davis
Grambling
Len Hellyer
Marshall College
Chuck Griffith
Southern California
Trojan
Los Angeles Rams
California
Jim Carmichael
Ed Vincent
Jim Decker
Charles Sticka
Trinity College
Charles Dees
Dees
Hinds
Miss
Tyler
Tex
McNeese State
Trinity University
Beagle
Chicago Cardinals
Green Bay
Oklahoma
Sooners
Bob Burris
Cecil Morris
Chicago Bears
Caroline
Toronto
Washington Redskins
The Complete Pro Draft List Baltimore to Detroit
A dense roster of NFL draft selections lists players by city and college, naming Lenny Moore Penn State and many others such as Earl Morrall Michigan State Bruce Bosley West Virginia and Bart Starr Alabama, with trades and notes on eligibility. The article notes Detroit Lions drafting Jerry Reichow Iowa and San Francisco 49ers selecting Colorado A&M backs Jerry Zaleski and Larry Barnes.
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Baltimore
Lenny Moore
Penn State
Dick Donlin
Hamline
Bob Pascall
Duke
Benjamin Snabinet
Clemson
Herb Gray
Texas
Don R. Schmidt
Texas Tech
Bill Waters
Austin
Tex
Bill Koman
North Caroli
John R. Lewis
Michigan State
Gene Scott
Dennis Shaw
North Texas
Steve Myhra
North Dakota
Jack Hill
Utah State
Ted Schwanger
Tennessee
John Poitzer
Virginia
Bill Dannenhauer
College of Emporia
Earl Looman
Stetson
Robert Fyvie
Lafayette
Robert Hill
Jackson
Miss
Gene Hendrix
Drake
San Francisco
Earl Morrall
Bruce Bosley
West Virginia
Bill Herschman
Bob Scarbrough
Auburn
Pete Arrigoni
Arizona- Marin
Canif
Bill Yelverton
Mississippi
Richard Weiss
George Herring
Miss Southern
Reeve Henderson
Gene Boyd
Abilene Christian
Pittsburgh
R. C. Owens
College of Idaho
Ralph Moody
Kansas
Roger Swedberg
Iowa
Jerry Zaleski
Colorado A&m
Stewart Peil
North Carolina
Shippensburg
Jackie
James Cox
California Poly
Charles Smith
Larry Barnes
James Freeman
Los Angeles
Tony Sardisco
Tulane
Fran Pajaczkowski
Richmond
NEW York
Joe Marconi
Henry Moore
Arkansas
Robert Lee Huff
al Portnoy
Missouri
Mike Falls
Minnesota
Ray Derring
Norman Mooney
Miami
Ohio
Mathew Boone
Ron Melnik
Army
John McMullenan
Notre Dame
Ed Crawford
Dick Moloney
Kentucky
Johnny Hermann
UCLA
Ken Braden
East Texas
Don Holleder
Ron Nery
Kansas State
Don Chandler
Florida
Fred Cason
James Katcavage
Dayton
Detroit
Howard Cassady
Ohio State
Leon Clarke
Southern California
Don McKlhenny
Southern Methodist
Jerry Reichow
Tom Tracy
Bob Lusk
Wm. & Mary
Gene Cronin
College of Pacific
Jack Powell
Texas A&m
Calvin Jones
Joe Silas
South Carolina
Louis Wacker
Tom Selep
Maryland
Robert Nunnery
Louisiana State
O. K. Ferguson
Ron Falls
Horace Allert
Southwest Texas
Len Zyzda
Purdue
Ken Wind
Houston
Emiddie Petrarca
Boston College
Dale Vaughn
Ron Pon
Joe Stephenson
Vanderbilt
Planutis
Gary Lowe
Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49Ers
Barnes
OU stars drafted by Packers Browns and Cardinals
Four members of Oklahoma's national champion football team were drafted. Halfback Bob Burris and guard Cecil Morris joined Green Bay, end Joe Mobra went to Cleveland, and guard Bo Bolinger joined Chicago. Morris, nicknamed Big Cec, was a Lawton high star and a two year OU starter who spelled All American J. D. Roberts as a sophomore.
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Los Angeles
University of Oklahoma
Bob Burris
Cecil Morris
Green Bay Packers
Joe Mobra
Cleveland Browns
Bo Bolinger
Chicago Cardinals
Morris
Big Cec
Gomer Jones
Lawton High
J. D. Roberts
Oklahoma
QOU
Tri
Colleges After Celtics Coach
Charlotted, N C Arnold Red Auerbach says he has been offered two college jobs but prefers coaching in the NBA. He indicates openness to switching if the Celtics president Walter Brown approves and notes he would like to coach Brown’s team. Boston defeated Fort Wayne 91 to 85.
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Mr. Brown
Auerbach
Fort Wayne
Boston
San Francisco Remains No 1 In AP Poll
In an unchecked AP round up the University of San Francisco holds the top spot in the weekly college basketball poll. Also noted Maryland names Tommy Mont as head coach after a football season. Lions draft Reichow of Iowa in NFL. Races highlight Inaugural Handicap at Hialeah Park won by Apollo, Dunedin Purse at Sunshine Park by Legate, Ocean Springs Purse by Alternative, Arcadia features Sahib winning at Santa Anita.
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Associated Press
University of San Francisco
Associated Press Weekly
College Park
Tommy Mont
University of Maryland
Los Angeles
Detroit Lions
Jerry Reichow
Iowa
Miami
Fla
Apollo
Hialea Park
Oldsmar
Legate
Dunedin
Sunshine Park
New Orleans
Ocean Springs
Fair Grounds
Arcadia
Calif
Sahib
Santa Anita
Lions Lose Fourth Game As Chickasha Wins 67-59
CHICKASHA Staff says Lincoln of Chickasha defeated Douglass 67 to 59. Lavelle Roberts scored 38 for Chickasha, while LeEste Alexander added 22 and Robert Stevenson 18 for Douglass in the five start game.
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Lions
Chickasha
H. C. King
Douglass Cagers
Lincoln
Lavelle Roberts
LeEste Alexander
Robert Stevenson
Douglass
Don Taylor
Tommy Stinnett
Cats
Frederick Girls
Comanche
Sedan
Cloud Chief
Appentone
Union Valley
Hendrick
Laing
Mt. Park Girls
Snyder
Mt. Park Boys
Elgin Downs Frederick In Tight 60-50 Victory
Elgin Owls remain top ranked with a 60-50 win over eighth-ranked Frederick on Tuesday night. Kenny Rose scored 26 for Elgin while Bob Lahmaunt iy added solid support as the Owls withstood a late push from Frederick.
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Elgin
Owls
Frederick
Kenny Rose
Bob Lahmauntiy
Rocky Marciano to Attend Boxing Writers Dinner
Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano of Brockton Mass agreed to attend the Boxing Writers Association dinner in New York and present the rookie of the year award to Bobby Murphy of Boston who remains unbeaten as a welterweight contender.
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Rocky
New York
Rocky Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Boxing Writers Association
New England
Bobby Murphy
Boston
Track suspensions rise with 117 penalties in 1955
New York Harness Racing Commissioner George P. Monaghan announced in the annual report that 117 persons were suspended during 1955 under the get tough policy, a 56 percent rise from 75 penalties the previous year at New York tracks.
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New York
George P. Monaghan
First Transpacific Balloon Collapses
YOKOSUKA Japan. The Navy reported its first transpacific weather balloon collapsed at sea about 600 miles north north east of Hawaii. The unmanned craft had been launched early Tuesday as the first of 20 planned flights from Japan to the United States to gather weather data. Lt Cmdr M Lee Lewis cited a jammed timing clock that failed to open the parachute, dragging the balloon into the sea. If successful it would have reached western Canada about eight hours later and then the United States near Chicago.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Navy
Hawaii
United States
Cmdr
M. Lee Lewis
Canada
Chicago
Santee Withdraws From Philadelphia Mile Event
Wes Santee has withdrawn from the feature mile at the Philadelphia Inquirer track meet on Friday night due to an injured leg preventing training for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wes Santee
Philadelphia Inquirer
Kansas
Harriman to Speak at 33rd Baseball Writers Dinner
Gov. Averell Harriman of New York will be the principal speaker at the 33rd annual dinner of the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America on February 5, it was announced Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Averell Harriman
Baseball Writers Association of America
Jones Baldoni Bout Set For Capitol Arena February 8
Ralph Jones of New York and Tony Baldoni of Wilkes-Barre Pa will clash in a 10 round nationally televised middleweight bout at Capitol Arena on February 8. It was announced Wednesday.
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Jones-Baldoni
Washington
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
New York
Tony Baldoni
Wilkes-Barre
Capitol Arena
Judge Denies Hurt Plea For New Trial
Oklahoma City District Judge William L. Fogg denied Robert O Hurt a new trial on torture robbery charges he was convicted of last February. Hurt had appealed claiming Charles Edwin York later rejected testimony that Hurt was an accomplice in the Lenn holdup and torture in Oklahoma City three years ago. York is serving a 45 year term. Hurt received the same sentence but is free on a $45 000 appeal bond.
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Oklahoma City
William L. Fogg
Robert O
Bob) Hurt
Hurt
Charles Edwin York
Gurley B. Lenn
York
Iowa swimmer Lincoln Hurring sets 200 yard backstroke mark
Iowa City report shows Lincoln Hurring and Earl Ellis of Iowa setting new 200 yard backstroke and 200 yard individual medley records in a duel meet with Michigan. The NCAA record committee will review for approval.
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Iowa City
Iowa
NCAA
Lincoln Hurring
Michigan
Earl Ellis
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Whitey) Rouviere
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