Francis Wallace’s 1954 college football preview highlighted OU at No.5
The piece forecasts Oklahoma’s 9-1 season with a lone loss to Texas and predicts Ole Miss as the national leader, with Notre Dame and Maryland in the top ranks. It names Max Boydston as an All American and notes OU’s Burris Calame and Allison among candidates.
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Wallace
Ole Miss
Big Red
Maryland
Notre Dame
Texas
Mississippi
John Vaught
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
Colorado
Mizzou
Buffs
Missouri
Max Boydston
Muskogee
Side Fourner
LSU
Herb Gray
Cal Jones
Iowa
Jim Salsbury
UCLA
Larry Morris
Georgia Tech
Ralph Guglielmi
J. C. Caroline
Illinois
Alan Ameche
Cousin
George Shaw
Oregon
Oklahoma Aggies
J. B. Whitworth
Carl Allison
Sooner
Don Brown
A&m
Dale Meinert
Bo Bolinger
Aggie
Earl Lunsford
Arms
Oklahoma
Norman
Berkeley
California
Kurt Burris
Gene Calame
Boydston
Michigan State
Towa
Redhot Fort Worth Clinches First Division Berth
Fort Worth swept Oklahoma City 14-1 to move into fourth place a game up while San Antonio split with Beaumont as Dallas blanked Tulsa 4-0. Al Vincent’s club extended a six game win streak led by Mike Lemish on the mound and Roy Hartsfield Da Felix and Ray Coleman with key home runs.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Cats
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Beaumont
al Vincent
Mike Lemish
Roy Hartsfield
da] Felix
Ray Coleman
Indians
Houston
Shreveport
Dallas
Tulsa
al Papai
Tribe
Twinbill
Mission
Don Heffner
Mickey Livingston
Luis Arroyo
Southwest Teams Launch Workouts
Southwest Conference football teams began fall drills with SMU doing a short session in T shirts and shorts while Texas A M held four hours of conditioning. In Austin Ed Price led two two hour sessions to sharpen running and improve passing. Bear Bryant started at Texas A M moving a top sophomore to end. Pardee led freshman ground gainers at fullback. TCU opened with a smaller roster and Abe Martin said key players would emerge. Arkansas practiced mid season style with blocking and hard running as Bowden planned a week on fundamentals.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas A&m
Austin
University of Texas
Ed Price
Longhorns
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Jack Pardee
Texas Christian University
Abe Martin
Arkansas’ Razorbacks
Bowden Poice
Connie Mack Shortened McGilli cuddy to Mack for Scoreboard Fit
Connie Mack has served the Philadelphia Athletics since 1901 and, described as an accommodating gentleman, shortened his long name to Mack so it would fit a scoreboard.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
McGillicuddy
Mack
Fishing Improves at Oklahoma Reservoirs as Warmer Weather Returns
Oklahoma reservoir reports show fishing improving at most lakes as cooler weather drew more anglers. Fort Gibson yields abundant black bass and channel catfish with many small sand bass and crappie. Wister sees good to fair fishing with channel catfish and crappie leading. Heyburn improves, bass better where water clears. Hulah best late day and night fishing. Great Salt Plains and Canton slow. Tenkiller Ferry many bass strings seen, top water lures common. Texoma tops spots with wide variety of fish reported.
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Tulsa
Oklah
Oklahoma
District Army
Fort Gibson
Heyburn
Hulah
Great Salt Plains
Canton
Tenkiller Ferry
Texoma
Haddix Fans 13 as Cardinals Top Pirates in April Showdown
Harvey Haddix, pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals, struck out 13 Pittsburgh batters on April 29 in a dramatic game. The southpaw overwhelmed the Pirates with a dominant performance, delivering a standout early season effort.
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Harvey Haddix
St. Louis Cardinals
Southpaw
Pittsburg
Braves Clinch Second Place In Flag Chase
Lawton Braves secure second in the Sooner State league and beat McAlester 10-4 behind Wayne Cummings 16th homer and Jack Brown 17th. Gilmore earned his 12th win with Szarzynski closing, while McAlester fell to 15-15. Gainesville and Ada Cementers also played as Lawton and rivals vie for fourth.
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Mcalester
Lawton Braves
Braves
Wayne Cummings
Jack Brown
Cummings
Brown
Lawton
Gainesville
Gilmore
Bob Gilmore
Rockets
John Szarzynski
Szarzynski
MccAlester
Jack Bickett
Freeman
Ken Aycock
Starzynski
Bob Dudley
Gainesville Owls
Ada Cementers
Lawton Ab
Nitler
Bleyenberg
DeChano In &Th. Lawton
E — Bickett
T. Young
Roy Mantle
R—Staniec
Bickett
Biggs
Aycock
Hinch
J. Young
Hudspeth
Rbi Staniec
Kanchi
Szarzynsk
So—Gilmore
DeChano
Dunn
R&H—Gilmore
Bley
Four Starting Jobs Still In Doubt For Lawton Wolverines
Lawton high school football drills at Fort Sill leave at least four of eleven starting positions unsettled as Coach Bodenhamer’s staff pushes two a days. Hartline shines at fullback while others contend for right end right tackle and right halfback. The Wolverines head to Altus for a Saturday scrimmage with the Bulldogs.
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Lawton
Bob Bodenhamer
Wolverines
Fort Sill
James Ray
Bob Yingling
Gary Conner
Scott Brown
Brown
Dick Swaby
Bob Morford
Alvin Winham
James Howard
Ronnie Love
Darrell Alldredge
Ronnie Hartline
Hartline
Donnie MacFarland
MacFarland
Dee Givens
Don Salmon
Fleet Jimmy Butemeyer
Givens
Salmon
Jackie Hill
Ronnie Jones
J. W. Hunter
Sill
Altus
Bulldogs
Cameron Aggie
Delpheus Winkelman
Duncan s Ousted In Semi-Pro Play
In Wichita Kansas the National Non-Pro Baseball Tournament features two unbeaten teams in a key double elimination clash. Springfield Generals and Holden Chiefs each stand 3-0, while Holden beat Dubuque Brewers to force this showdown. Kolskis clinched at least seventh by defeating Glendales, and Duncan Oilers fell 12-11 to Goodland Tigers in a 12 inning upset.
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Wichita
Kan
Springfield
Generals
Holden
Chicago Kolskis
Richmond
Glendales
Kolskis
Goodland
Tigers
Duncan
Giants Lions Sharpen Plays Ahead of Exhibition
In Norman Oklahoma on September 2 the Detroit Lions and New York Giants focused on offense for their Saturday night exhibition. The Lions emphasized passing while the Giants centered on the running game. Bobby Layne Tom Dublinski and Paul Held threw passes to Detroit receivers and New York worked through running plays before switching to passing drills. Kyle Rote remained on the Giants injured list and Dick Stanfel was the only Detroit injured player.
Missouri Girl Eliminates Tulsan In Junior Golf Meet
Betsy Cullen, Oklahoma's 15 year old champion, was eliminated in yesterday's quarterfinals of the U S Junior Girls Golf Championship by Sue Driscoll from Normandy Missouri, 6 and 5.
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Missouri
Bridgeport
Betsy Cullen
Oklahoma
U. S
Sue Driscoll
Normandy
Cubs Rookie Jim Davis Spurs 1953 Season at Seattle
Rookie Jim Davis posted a 13 8 record with Seattle in 1953 and pitched 16 complete games.
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Jim Davis
Chicago Cubs
Seattle
Blazing Sun, Rugged Workouts Trim Aggie Roster
Cameron Aggie football drills under Coach Jess Thompson thin the 60 man squad through two a day sessions. Seven players quit after morning practice due to heat and tough drills as Thompson aims for about 35 to 40 by next Saturday. Back field candidates run plays while fundamentals and conditioning are emphasized in open morning and afternoon sessions.
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Cameron Aggie
Jess Thompson
Thompson
Jess
Aggie
Cameron
Leroy
Tulsa Nine Shuts Out Morristown to Reach I S L World Tournament
Sam pitched a one hitter as Tulsa defeated Morristown 3-0 to eliminate them from the International Softball League world tournament in Selma California last night.
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Tulsa
Selma
Calif
Sam
Morristown
Army Baseball Opens Fifth Army Tourney With Easy Wins
Army baseball teams from Ft Riley Ft Leavenworth and Ft Leonard Wood led the opening night at Ft Carson as Chicago dark horse 5th Army HQ scored quick victories in the tournament debut.
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Army Baseball
FT. Carson
Colo
Ft. Riley
Kan
Ft. Leonard Wood
Dark Horse
5Th Army
Chicago
Favorites Post Easy Victories In Net Tourney
Four players, including three seeded stars, won first-round matches in the Constitution Press Lawton Fort Sill tennis tournament. Top seed Lt. Gil Bagley defeated Dave Keno 6 1 6 1, while Lt. John Heiss and Bob Shelby also scored decisive wins. Lanny Nelms beat Jules Gonseth 6 1 in a replay, with Nelms expected to face Bogley in the quarter finals.
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Constitution Press
Lawton- Fort Sill
Gil Bagley
Po Dave Keno
Nelms
Jules Gonseth
Fort Sill
John Heiss
Bob Shelby
Lawton High
Bagley
Heiss
Gillis
Lawton
Bob Gillis
Shelby
Ross McCollum
Constitution Press Sports Desk
Bright Signs Contract to Play With Edmonton Eskimos
Johnny Bright, former Calgary Stampeders star and Drake University standout, signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the western inter nei football union. Bright will play fullback for one season after stints with Calgary in 1952 and 1953.
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Johnny Bright
Calgary
Drake University
Edmonton Eskimo
Western Intern Football Union
Wednessy
Bright
Stampeders
Eskimos
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Ray Soldan
Prep Parade
University of Oklahoma
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