Lawton Players Dominate Boomer Conference All Star Team
Lawton, Ardmore and Duncan lead with five first and second team selections across a 22 man Boomer All-State squad. Scott Brown and Brent Morford headline the first unit along with Ronnie Hartline, while Johnson of Ardmore tops as Player of the Year. Hartline is a junior ineligible for All-State this year.
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Lawton High
Scott Brown
Brent Morford
Ronnie Hartline
Sports Writers
Don McFarland
Don Salmon
Wolverines
Lawton
Ardmore
Duncan
Demons
Clayton Burkhart
Ronnie Hendricks
Jerry Tillery
el Reno
Frankie Swafford
Norman
Ronald Smith
Hartline
Tillery
Swafford
Janssen
Bobby Mitchell
John Stromberg
Bill Adams
Roger Waldrup
Chickasha
Bill Short
Scott
Johnson
Hendricks
LaFevers
Burkhart
McFarland
LHS
Jerry Moon
Tiger
Doyle May
Jerry Magee
Mal Elliott
Cecil Bailey
Walter Welch
Lew Johnson
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Lawton T
Ardmore G
Lawton G
Duncan C
Jim Harrell
Chickashaarye LaFevers
John Paul Johnson
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Miami Beats Florida 7-6 In Hard Fought Rivalry Clash
Miami Hurricanes edge Florida Gators 7-6 as Don Johnson blocks the decisive extra point after Florida’s second period touchdown. Mario Bonafiglio leads Miami’s offense with a 12-yard keeper TD, while Joe Brodsky scores for Florida.
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Gators
Don Johnson
Dick Allen
Ed Oliver
Mario Bonafiglio
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Bonofiglio
Oliver
Aggies Open Dec. 3 As Lawton, Cameron Prep For Openers
Cameron Aggies coach Harvey Pate works to strengthen rebounding after a 79-75 exhibition loss to Fort Sill all stars. Cameron faces Dodge City Dec. 3 at Lawton High in a veteran lineup clash as Lawton High readies for Burkburnett Dec. 6 and Wichita Falls games December 9 and 13.
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Lawton High School
Cameron Aggies
Aggies
Fort Sill’s Artillery
Guided Missile Center
Dodge City
Kan
LHS
Wolverines
Bob Williams
Burkburnett
Tex
Lawton
Texas
Wichita Falls
Sill Allstars
Harvey Pate
Cameron
Pate
Sill
Fran Siebuhr
Fred Yeahque
Bruce Medley
Kansans
Clancy Waters
Joe Wilcox
Paris
Len Morris
Tyler
Williams
Baylor Defeats Rice in Cellar Bowl Thriller
Baylor edges Rice 15-7 at Houston before 33,000, gaining a fifth-place tie at 2-4 in the SWC. Baylor’s 84-yard pass to Delbert Shofner and a 54-yard Weldon Holley punt return sparked the rally after Rice led early. Frank Ryan tallied Rice’s late TD drive, but Baylor held on.
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Tex
Baylor
Rice
Owls
Southern Methodist
Bobby Jones
Delbert Shofner
Weldon Holley
Bobby Peters
Bobby Gill
Waco
Frank Ryan
Fort Worth
Ryan
Jack Throckmorton
Joey Allen
Jones
LSU comeback ties Tulane 13 13 in late rally
LSU erased a two touchdown deficit to force a 13 13 tie with Tulane in Baton Rouge on November 26. A late LSU point after durability penalty altered the result as Durwood Graham’s extra point failed on a second attempt after a holding call. Fullback O K Ferguson scored on a one yard plunge and Chuck Johns caught a 22 yard pass from M C Reynolds for LSU. Tulane led early with a Quillian 18 yard run and Newton 6 yard score.
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O. K. Ferguson
Chuck Johns
Reynolds
Tula
Emmett Zalenka
Ronnie Quillian
Tiger
Quillian
Newton
Zalenka
Ferguson
Johns
Browns and Bears Favored To Lead NFL Races This Week
Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears stand as favorites to stay atop their divisions this Sunday. Browns visit the Giants at the Polo Grounds and aim to extend a two-game lead over Washington while Chicago meets cross-town rival Cardinals at Comiskey Park. Green Bay and Detroit idle. Los Angeles and Philadelphia tilt in key matchups with Rams, Eagles, and Steelers in play.
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Clemson Tops Furman 40 to 20 in Greenville
Clemson defeated Furman 40-20 in Greenville as Joel Wells and Billy O'Dell starred. Wells set a new ACC single game rushing record with 175 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns. Furman amassed 168 rushing yards and 146 passing, with Jim Boyle throwing two TDs and a rushing score.
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S. C
Furman
Clemson
Tigers
Joel Wells
Billy O'Dell
Wells
Virginia
John Bakhtiar
North Carolina
Jim Boyle
Senators Stadium Will Be Narrowed
Washington Senators announced a six foot fence will run across the outfield from left field foul line to the bullpen in right center to create a friendlier atmosphere for distance slugger Griffith Stadium will be altered next season making the park less favorable for home run hitters.
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Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators
East-West Catholic High School Football Game Set in OKC
Oklahoma City hosts the first East-West Catholic game at Catholic High School stadium with a 2 p.m. kickoff tomorrow. East Squad features Marquette Holy Family and Cassia Hall from Tulsa, while West gathers Mount St Marys Catholic High Oklahoma City St Gregorys Shawnee Sacred Heart Reno St Marys Lawton and Memorial Enid players.
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Auburn Clips Bama, 26-0 in rivalry game
Auburn overwhelmed Alabama 26-0 at Birmingham to finish near the top of the SEC with an eight win season. Howell Tubbs threw two scoring passes to Jerry Elliott, Tim Baker and Joe Childress added runs, and Fob James returned a punt for a score as Auburn dominated the action before 44,000 fans.
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Ala
Auburn
Alabama
Associated Press
Tigers
Howell Tubbs
Jerry Elliott
Tim Baker
Bama
Joe Childress
Tiger
Fob James
Tubbs
Childress
Florida
Elliott
TV Meeting Starts Soon in Chicago Review of 1955 football TV series
The NCAA television committee, under fire over Iowa blackout of games including Iowa Notre Dame, will meet in Chicago Monday and Tuesday to review operations of the 1955 football TV series. Walter Byers issued a press conference for 12:30 p m Tuesday as he prepares the year end report for the Los Angeles convention. Governor Hoegh pressed for changes, but Byers said NCAA rules cannot be revised on short notice.
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Ncaa Television Committee
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Chicago
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Los Angeles
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Cedar Rapids
NBC Names All America Football Team 1955
Notre Dame and Michigan State each place two players on NBCs 1955 All-America list announced Saturday. Pat Bisceglia and Don Schaefer of Notre Dame join Norm Masters and Earl Morrall of Michigan State. other selections include Ron Beagle Navy Sam Huff West Virginia Bo Bolinger Oklahoma Bob Pellegrini Maryland Rommie Loudd UCLA Hopalong Cassady Ohio State and Jim Swink TCU.
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National Broadcasting Company
Pat Bisceglia
Don Schaefer
NBC
Norm Masters
Earl Morrall
Ron Beagle
Navy
Sam Huff
West Virginia
Haddix and Two Prospects Sign With Cardinals for 1956
St Louis November 26 Frank Lane announced that Harvey Haddix and two young players signed 1956 contracts. Haddix, 30, did not cut his about 20000 salary. He went 12 16 with 150 strikeouts best in a losing season. Previously he had 20 and 18 win campaigns.
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P—Harvey
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Haddix
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Lane
Chicago
Sam Jones
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia
Boston College Defeats Holy Cross 26 7 At Fenway Park
Boston College, led by Billy Donlan and Eddie DeSilva, defeated Holy Cross 26 to 7 in a cold Fenway Park crowd of 37,235. BC scored on a 67 yard drive and a fumble recovery plus two Dickie interceptions set up three more tallies. Arcand of Holy Cross caught a 46 yard pass for the Crusaders’ lone score.
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Emerson Dickie
Holy Cross
Billy Donlan
Eddie DeSilva
Fenway Park
Crusaders
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Dick Arcand
Tom Roberts
Eagles
Mike Holovak
Donlan
Dick Lucas
DeSilva
Frank Cousineau
Toucheotlaws
Buck
Cousineau
Gary Might Attend Orange Bowl Tilt
Gov. Raymond Gary said he hopes to attend the Orange Bowl in Miami for the Oklahoma versus Maryland game but his work schedule may interfere. He attended Oklahoma’s win with Oklahoma A&M and plans to decide based on his duties. Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins extended a verbal invitation.
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Orange Bowl
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Okla
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
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LeRoy Collins
Florida
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