Last Loses Top Cagers Dropping Titans From East
New York report previews the upcoming college basketball season. Key players depart from La Salle Duquesne Villanova Fordham and others while Fordham St John’s Syracuse Holy Cross Seton Hall Georgetown Princeton Columbia and Navy show strength. Noting Ivy League depth and fresh faces like Dave Fulcomer and Jim Francis, the piece previews potential leaders and weak spots across major programs.
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Fordham
St. John’s of Brooklyn
Syracuse
Holy Cross
Seton Hall
Canisius
Duquesne
St. Francis of Brooklyn
Temple
LaSalle
Georgetown
Dartmouth
Princeton
Columbia
Yale
Eli
Howard Hobson
Johnny Lee
Gerry Glynn
Jim Francis
Indians
Ron Judson
Dave Fulcomer
Chet Forte
Frank Thomas
Tommy Heinsohn
Joe Hughes
New England
Connecticut
Boston College
Springfield
Jimmy Brown
John McCarthy
Siena
Rutgers
Muhlenberg
Lehigh
Williams
St. Bonaventure
Brendan McCann
Navy
Frank Petinos
Army
Mark Einstein
New York City
Jim Cunningham
Ernie Agnes
Bill McCadney
Bob Reese
Billy Lyons
St. John’s
Dick Duckett
Classic Rose Bowl Echoes Return In 1954 Preview
MIMIAMI AND Pasadena set the stage for the Rose and Orange Bowls with Michigan State UCLA and Oklahoma Maryland as top hopefuls. Ohio State wins Big Ten, Michigan State faces post season again. Bowl bids loom as Sugar Cotton and Gator committees pick teams while Thanksgiving games shape regional titles.
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Rice
Mississippi
Georgia
Tech
Auburn
Navy
Monday Football Wash Polar Bear Scores Rutgers TD
New York report details frigid football across the East and Midwest. Rutgers beat Columbia 12-6 with Bob Bear scoring the winning touchdown. Idaho defeated Montana 31-0 in Moscow, Princeton and Dartmouth played in a blizzard, and Notre Dame edged Iowa 17-14 after a tee penalty.
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New York
East
Midwest
Purdue
Idaho
Princeton
N.J
Dartmouth
Rutgers
Columbia
Bob
Polar) Bear
Lads from afar set records and droughts in college gridiron
Jim Bakhtiar of Virginia set an ACC rushing mark with 163 yards against North Carolina. Ed Neves of Hawaii scored the TD that beat Indiana 6-4 for Purdue. Michigan State becomes the first Big Ten club to reach the Rose Bowl in three years. Red Sanders UCLA claims a third straight conference crown. Rice coach Jess Neely endures his sixth straight defeat.
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Jim Bakhtiar
Virginia
North Carolina
Ed (Bino) Neves
Hawaii
Indiana
Purdue
Michigan State
Red Sanders
UCLA
TCU
Jess Neely
Rice
Country Club Men Edge Sill In Sunday Golf Match
Country club men won 56 52 over Sill golfers on the Country club course while the army team claimed the women 9 7. Herman Hughes and Danny O’Brien carded 76s the day’s low scores. Jim Shaw posted 77 beating Pat Paolella 78. Irene Runyon shot 45 for Country club with Kay Kuster leading the visitors at 47.
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Fort Sill and Country Club
Country Club
Army
Herman Hughes
Sill
Danny O’brien
Jim Shaw
Pat Paolella
Irene Runyon
Kay Kuster
Fort Sill Triumphs In Roosevelt Stadium Thriller
Fort Sill upset Fort Ord 35 to 20 at Roosevelt Stadium to seize a Poinsettia Bowl bid. Cannoneers, 6-1, relied on a split T and opportunistic defense intercepting five passes, recovering two fumbles, and blocking a punt. Next games loom against Fort Bliss and Bolling Air Force Base as Bliss pursues a California bowl spot.
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Fort Sill
Merrill Green
Sillmen
Fort Ord
Roosevelt Stadium
Green
Leon Heath
Ord
Sill
Larry Gee
Warriors
Californians
Cannoneers
Fort Bliss
Tex
Bolling Air Force Base
California
Bolling
Prichard Field
Cotton Davidson
Ray McKown
Jimmy Powers
USC
Paul Cameron
UCLA
Powers
Cameron
Major college teams hold unbeaten runs with two left
New York reports that twenty two college teams remain unbeaten and untied, with seventeen finished and resting. Among major colleges only Maryland and Oklahoma stay perfect, Maryland 10-0 and Oklahoma 9-0, meeting in the Orange Bowl after Maryland’s regular season ends and Oklahoma faces Oklahoma A&M this Saturday.
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New York
Maryland
Oklahoma
Sooners
Oklahoma A&m
Bowman Sets New Record In Oklahoma Archery Deer Hunt
Kenneth Thornton of Nowata bagged an 11 point deer weighing 135 pounds at 130 yards, setting the longest shot in six years of Oklahoma archery deer season. The kill occurred about two miles from Zeb ranger station, and Smokey Rae of the Cherokee Cornstalk Shooters Association confirmed the new record.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Kenneth Thornton
Nowata
Thornton
Zeb
Smokey Rae
The
Cherokee Cornstalk Shooters Association
Three Are Tied In Grid Guessing
In the Constitution Press football forecast race with one week left, three staffers lead at 172 65 for a .726. Ray Atteberry tops the week with 18 6 and a season .750 after 3 weeks. Ted Ralston Lew Johnson and Bill Bentley share the season lead.
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Constitution Press
Bill Bentley
Constitution
Lew Johnson
Ted Ralston
Johnson
Ray Atteberry
Mason Electric Heating System Service Ad
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MASON
C Ave
OU Aggies Mix Saturday In State Duel
The Sooners enter a state duel with top ranked opponent while boasting a 28 game win streak and a stingy defense. Oklahoma A M seeks revenge after last year’s 14 0 loss and faces Kansas State in the latest Big Seven test. ]]>
Crazy Valley Football Race To End Soon
In a pivotal Thanksgiving clash in the Missouri Valley, Wichita seeks a championship tie with Detroit after Detroit routed them 41 points. Tulsa, 1-2, must beat Detroit (3-1) to keep pace as defending champs Tulsa faces Wichita in Wichita. Detroit’s 41-0 win was their only triumph in four games, while Houston suffers a three-game skid after Valley upsets by Wichita and Tulsa. Oklahoma A&M shocks Kansas State 28-0. Oklahoma hosts the Aggies in Norman in a 50th meeting. Detroit edges Tulsa 19-13 as Lobkovitch and Richards connect for the decisive score in the final minutes. Earl Lunsford rushes for 133 yards and two TDs against Kansas State. Stegall and Houston roll past Villanova 26-14 with two touchdowns and perfect kicking.
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Uclans
Southern Cal
Michigan State
Ohio State
Michigan
Marquette
Northwestern
Wildcats
California
Oklahoma
Maryland
Plub
Sooners
Nebraska
George Washington
Texas Christian
Jon Arnett
Trojans
Jess Hill
South Bend
Notre Dame
Iowa
Paul Hornung
Terry Brennan
Rennie Stegall
Houston
Villanova
ST. Louis
Wichita
Detroit
Tulsa
Pete Tillman
Jack Conway
Wheatshockers
Titans
Cincinnati
Valley
Wyoming
Jim Lobkovitch
Perry Richards
Charlie Wynes
al Backus
Dick Hughes
Earl
Lunsford
Kansas State
K-State
Tom Pontius
Ken Stegall
Stegall
Cougars
All-Southern Conference football picks for 1955
Richmond AP reports All-Southern Conference selections with first team by position. Notables include Walt Brodie and Bob Lusk from William and Mary, Bruce Bosley from West Freshdie, Jack Prater from Virginia Tech, and backs Freddy Wyant and Bobby Moss from West Virginia, with hometowns and weights.
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Richmond
Walt Brodie
William and Mary, Jr
Hopewell
Paul Thompson
George Washington, Jr
Midland
Bruce Bosley
West Freshdie, Sr
Greenbank
W.V
Bob Lusk
William and Mary, Sr
Williamson
W.va
Freddy Wyant
West Virginia
Weston
Mike Sommer
George Washington
Soph
Washington
D.C
Bobby Moss
Huntington
Frank Pajackowski
South River
N.J
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Joe Richler
Tom Gola
la Salle
Dick Ricketts
Bob Shaefer
Ed Conlin
Maurice Stokes
St. Francis
Loretto
Ohio
Ed Fleming
Charlie Hoxie
Niagara
Miami
Pasadena
ED Wilks
Associated Press
Spartans
East Lansing
Mich
Clarence Biggie Munn
Illinois
Munn
Calif
Woody Hayes
Ray Eliot
Big Ten
Chicago
Pitt
Mississippi State
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Penn State
Duke
West
New Orleans
Texas A&m
Texas
Aggies
Penn
Cornell
Denver
Colorado A&m
Polar Bear
Will Grimsley
Credell’ Green
Washington State
Kentucky
Los Angeles
Howard
Hopalong
Cassady
Ann Arbor
Bennie Oosterbaan
Trim Sill
Bliss
Howie Cassady
Terps
Pac-Maryland
Oklahoma Suns
Northern Twins
x-Heidelberg
Hillsdale
Maryland State
College of Emporia
Southeast
x-Grambling Soko
Miami Ohio LocureGewa
Whitworth
Alfred
Albany
State
x-Trinity
Bowman
Tom Sharrock
King
Duncan
Lawton
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sharrock
Atteberry
Kansas
Missouri
John Clabes
Bob Greenberg
Red Ahischlager
Jack Warner
Bill Dixon
Bill Ewald
Bill Day
Charley Wade
Oldsmobile CO
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Aggies
Norman
Pittsburgh
Colorado
Iowa State
Terrapins
Kansas States
Crazy Valley
Gene Lathey
West Virginia, Jr
Dunbar
Jim Locke
Virginia Tech, Sr
Gainesboro
Tenn
Jack Prater
Virginia Tech
Miami Beach
Jim
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E & Deas Sharp
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Fordamatic
Trader Jim Gaskins
Lowton-Fort Sill
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