Cannoneers Rout Fort Bliss For Ninth Win On Thanksgiving
Fort Sill overwhelmed Fort Bliss 67 to 7 before about 7,000 spectators as Cannoneers racked up 10 touchdowns led by Billy Wessels and Buck McPhail. Merrill Green and Wessels each scored twice. Wessels also threw and caught a TD, including a 50 yard strike to Kaiser.
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Fort Sill
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Cannoneers overpower Bliss in high yardage football clash
Wessels engineered a standout running and passing display for Fort Sill as he connected with Kaiser for a touchdown after a broken tackle. Vessels Komps Again led rushers with 108 yards on six carries, while Buck added 102 on 11 attempts. Fort Sill racked up 760 total yards to Bliss 80 rushing and 77 passing.
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Joe Mona
Bert Clark
Jim McCormack
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McPhail
Silly McPhail
James Bacon
B. Green
Bacon
Adams
Ca Lena
Bills
Cameron Aggies Close Season with 20 14 Win at NMMI
Cameron Aggies finish 1954 with a 6 3 record after a 20 14 victory over New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell New Mexico. Sophomores Don Jimerson Marion Perdue Jim Combs Fred Laminack and Norman Lamb starred as Perry Morren led the rushing with 76 yards and Morren and Lamb threw for scores. Norman Kinder stood out for NMMI with a touchdown and a long return.
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New Mexico Crew
NMMI
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Norman Kinder
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Hauser
Kinder
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Art Pruett
Doug Madlock
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Kennedy
Combs
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Laminack
New Mexico
Aggie
Bobby Valderas
Lamb
Don Wheatley
Boy Cameron
Pruett
Madlock
Thompson
Four LHS Players Named to Boomer All Star Team
Lawton High School seniors Alvin Winham James Howard Jackie Hill and Ronnie Jones earned spots on the 22 man Boomer conference All-Star squad chosen at E Reno. Ardmore led with six selections, runnerup Reno had five, Lawton and Duncan four each.
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Alvin Winham
James Howard
Jackie Hill
Ronnie Jones
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Warner Boxer
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Ronnie Jones Lawton
Ardmore Lawton
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Gene Plemons Chickasha
John Lanner Duncan
Curtis Mitchell Duncan
Bryan Duke Duncan
Perez Wrests Flyweight Title in 15 Rounds at Korakkuen
Pascual Perez of Argentina defeated Yoshio Shirai of Japan in 15 rounds to capture the flyweight world championship before more than 15,000 fans at Korakkuen Baseball Stadium in Tokyo. Shirai, Japan’s first world champion, was overwhelmed in an outdoor November bout.
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Yoshio Shirai
Japan
Korakkuen Baseball Stadium
Lions Clinch Near Western Title After Packers Victory
Detroit Lions edge Green Bay 28 24 at Briggs Stadium to stay one win from clinching a third straight Western Division title and a spot in the NFL championship game. Tobin Rote’s 98 plays fueled the Packers while Bobby Layne connected on two TD passes and Jack Christiansen produced key plays.
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Green Bay Packers
Briggs Stadium
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Packers
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Jack Christiansen
Tobin Rote
Rice
Five Sooners Land Five All Conference Slots
Oklahoma dominates the United Press all-conference selections with five players named. Max Boydston and Kurt Burris repeat from last year on the first team ends and center, while Carl Allison Bo Bolinger and Gene Calame earn spots along the line and backfield.
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Oklahoma Sooners
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Carl Allison
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Bo Bolinger
Gene Calame
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Burris
Carroll Hardy
Frank Bernardi
Corky Taylor
Allison
Bolinger
Ron Marciniak
al Portney
Charles Bryant
Portney
Don Glantz
Buddy Leake
Taylor
Leake
Tayr
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Hardy
Max Burkett
Eaton
Bob Bauman
Penpine
Bud Wilkinson
Max Ly
al Portnoy
Kurt Bursis
Colordo
Blaik Promises Cadets Are Ready For Navy Tricks
At West Point Coach Earl Blaik downplays Navy surprises for the annual Army Navy game. He cites preparedness for single or double wing formations and recalls past Navy schemes, while Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz plans a light drill and brigade movement to Philadelphia for the clash.
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Earl Blaik
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Newark
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Eddie Erdelatz
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Academy
Baltimore
Mother Of Iba Brothers Dies After Extended Illness
In St Joseph Missouri Mrs Zylfa Iba 84 mother of four basketball coaches died after a long illness Her sons Henry Iba Oklahoma A&M Clarence University of Tulsa Earl Panhandle A&M and Howard Central High School St Joseph Funeral services are set for Sunday in Easton Missouri where she lived most of her life
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Henry Iba
Oklahoma A&m
Clarence
University of Tulsa
Earl
Panhandle A&m
Howard
Central High School
Easton
Poke Announcer Faces Severe Test in Sooner Aggie Game
In Stillwater Oklahoma Alex Woodworth the KVRO sportscaster will call play by play for the Oklahoma A&M vs Oklahoma game on Saturday. His brother Cal Woodworth plays as a tackle for the Sooners making the broadcast personal and tense.
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Alex Woodworth
College grid scores and high school results from multiple games
State College Wichita defeated Tulsa 33 19 with Cameron 20 in another note New Mexico Military 14 Garber 12 Laverne 38 Buffalo 0 Sayre 37 Mangum 12 Freedom 14 Waynoka 13 Fairview 13 Cherokee 6 Douglass 13 Ardmore Douglass 0 Cornell 20 Pennsylvania 6 Brown 18 Colgate 14 Miami Ohio 21 Cincinnati Wichita 33 Tulsa 19 McMurry 6 Missouri Valley 6 tie Maryland 74 Missouri 13 Wm. Mary 2 Richmond 0 Virginia Tech 46 Virginia Military 9 Chattanooga 25 Dayton 14 Alabama State 23 Tuskegee 2 South Carolina State 15 Benedict 12 Texas 22 Texas A&M 13 Henderson 35 Arkansas State Twirs 7 Southern State Ark 13 Arkansas A&M 6 Cameron Okla Aggies 20 New Mexico Military 14 Denver 34 Colorado A&M 0 Western Colo State 21 Califoly 29 Fresno State 39 San Francisco State 20 Hastings 20 College of Empreia 14 Mineral Bowl
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Cameron Okla Aggies
New Mexico Military
City Peewees Keep Winning Record Intact
Lawton's All-Stars coached by Jim Sanders blanked Amarillo Texas Boys Ranch 48 to 0 in the Hotdog Bowl settling a fourth straight win. A 21 to 0 halftime lead helped draw about 3000 spectators aiding the Shriners fund for handiwork.
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Lawton
Jim Sanders
Amarillo
Texas
Boys’ Ranch
Shriners
Lawton dominates with 43-0 shutout and multiple scorers
Seven Lawton players reached pay dirt as the team rolled to a 43-0 victory. Speck led with three extra points and was named outstanding player, while Ed die Wallen of Boys Ranch earned the sportsmanship award. Lawton totaled 288 rushing yards to 43 for the visitors.
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Eddie Wallen
Boys Ranch
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Willie Shelton
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Rodney Waco
J. B. Blackmon
Bobby Mangram
Speck
Waco
Mangram
Charles Davis
Blackmon
Baker
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