Total Offense Lead Snared By ICU Ace
The Associated Press reports Jim Swink of Texas Christian leads major college total offense and rushing after a 28-6 win over Baylor, with Navy’s George Welsh close behind. Lzono Now Fifth, Arnett dominates all yards, while Beagle and Ford chase passing marks and Arnett's varied totals push him atop the parade.
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Ken Ford
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Jon Arnett
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Texas Team Never Wins in Kerrville Fall Grid Report
Schreiner Academy Rebels face Rocksprings in the final 1950s Kerrville season, still winless after five games but scoring in all. The record, 0-5, includes a 0-0 tie with St. Edwards 1953, with critics noting private Schreiner’s fragile schedule and a long winless streak that inspires local sympathy rather than pride.
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Schreiner Academy Rebels
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Hood Primed For Sillmen
Fort Hood Tankers prepare for a clash with Fort Sill Cannoneers in a pivotal Fourth Army grid title game this Saturday. Key backs ElRay Matzke and Sammy Hopson return from injuries. two starting linemen are out for the season.
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Mal Wallace
Lawton Husky Set To Replace Morris At OU
Lawton youth Doyle Jennings, 19, a sophomore on Oklahoma's third team, emerges as a top candidate to replace captain Cecil Morris as right guard. Jennings has grown into action with crisp blocks and hard tackles, matching Morris’s strength and speed, while Morris continues to star as a regular and All Big Seven contender.
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Lawton Wolverines boast power in off tackle play
An observer credits Lawton High School blockers Donnie Mc Farland and Bob Yingling with enabling Ronnie Hartline’s slants in a strong ground attack. Yingling and McFarland, both 6-2 and over 180 pounds, disrupt Midwest City’s defense as Lawton gains 387 yards on the ground and showcases a potent split-T.
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Mantle Wings Home in Record Jet Flight
Honolulu reports Mickey Mantle flew 3,900 miles from Tokyo to Honolulu in 12 hours 11 minutes aided by the jet stream en route from Japan where he played with the Yankees. He heads to Commerce Oklahoma where his wife is due, possibly twins, after leaving San Francisco at 8 p.m. local time.
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Grantland Rice Plaque Honors Nashville Sports Editor
In New York a luncheon honored Fred Russell of the Nashville Banner as the first Grantland Rice Memorial Plaque recipient for carrying out Rice's ideals and sportsmanship. Friends of Rice, including sports writers, athletes, business leaders, and politicians attended.
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Leading Drivers In Phoenix Race
Seven of the 10 top finishers from the 1955 Indianapolis 500 will race Sunday in the 100 mile Bobby Ball Memorial in Phoenix Arizona. Bob Sweikert who won the 500 miler this year will compete along with Tony Bettenhausen Jimmie Davies and Johnny Thomson who all placed behind him at Indianapolis.
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Pacoima
Calif
Johnny Thomson
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Philadelphia Warriors and Gola Up for Pro Cage Title
Minneapolis sports writers pick the Philadelphia Warriors to win the 1955-56 pro basketball title with rookie Tom Gola cited as a key factor. The Warriors edge defending champion Syracuse by one vote in the preseason poll as the season opens Saturday.
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National Baseball Assn
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Minneapolis Star
White Sox shine at night with strong pitching and batting
Chicago players excel under the lights as Walt Dropo posts a .325 night batting average while Jack Harshman and Virgil Trucks go 5-0 in night games. Harshman 11-7 and Trucks 13-8 season records, Kell and Fox lead daylight averages, Pierce tops daylight pitching, and the team posts a .689 night clip versus .550 in day games.
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George Kell
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Jefferson Nears West League Title in Midget Grid
Jefferson mauled Taft 42-6 to virtually cinch the West league title. With two dates left only Swinney stands in the way after losing to Whittier 40-14. Wilson beat Garfield 25-0 and Dunbar defeated John Adams 32-0 in other West league games.
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Scribes Scorn Soft Schedules For Sooners And Terps
Atlanta sports editor Danforth applauds Bud Wilkinson and Jim Tatum as fine coaches but blasts Maryland and Oklahoma for easy schedules. He cites their records, questions how they’d fare outside their leagues, and notes UCLA Syracuse Pitt Notre Dame comparisons while urging tougher opponents.
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DeMarco and Ryff to Clash in 10-Round Showdown
In Baltimore Paddy DeMarco and Frankie Ryff, known for rough tactics, meet in a scheduled 10 round fight at the Coliseum tonight at 10 p.m. EST. The winner eyes a title challenge to Wallace Smith with DeMarco a former 135-pound champion. Ryff’s camp says he is ready for the championship shot.
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Bud) Smith
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German boxers beat US AAU team in Hamburg clash
A German squad defeated a United States AAU boxing team 14 to 6 in Hamburg on Tuesday night. The event marked a notable home win for Germany in the inter national meet.
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Robinson Talked As New Manager For Coast Team
The Province reports a Vancouver paper says Jackie Robinson could quit as a Dodger and manage Vancouver in the Pacific Coast League. Robinson says he expects to play for Brooklyn next season but has not signed a 1956 contract.
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Swim star Marilyn Bell to be honored at Grey Cup in Vancouver
Long distance swimmer Marilyn Bell will fly to Vancouver next week to be honored at the Grey Cup football game and festivities. She will attend as an honored guest and sit in the royal box.
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Eaton leads Cameron rushing in big win and expects tough NMU matchup
Cameron Aggies fullback Harold Eaton, a 170 pound sophomore, topped the rushing charts with 83 yards on 10 carries as Cameron crushed Eastern Arizona 58 7 for their seventh win in eight. Eaton owns 477 yards this season while Jimmy Combs trails with 426 yards. Coach Leroy Montgomery notes Eaton’s surge in last three games as defenses key on opening plays. The squad prepares for Friday at Roosevelt Stadium against New Mexico Military Institute, with star end Mac O Dell possibly limited due to a knee issue.
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Former Giants Star Injured In Service Game
Ford Long, New York Giants backfield star now in the Army, was hospitalized at Ft. Dix with a back injury from his first service football game against Ft. Monmouth. The injury was described as not serious. Monmouth won 26 to 20 before 5,000 spectators.
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