Football Pays Price For Popularity
Editor Jay Eliot of Illinois argues college football’s value despite criticism. He credits the sport with building discipline, character, and citizenship, noting amateur ideals and teamwork while acknowledging the price of popularity and public scrutiny. Tuesday Hopalong Cassady adds insider views.
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Jay Eliot
University of Ilinois
National Football Coaches Assn
Associated Press
Ray Eliot
University of Tminois Champaign
Hopalong Cassady
Ohio State
Oklahoma Dominates Preseason Grid Power Picks
The Associated Press poll places Oklahoma led by Bud Wilkinson as the top favorite for the 1956 season with 111 of 150 votes and a 1,427-point total. Michigan State is No 2, Notre Dame No 3, followed by Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Maryland, Texas Christian, Michigan, Texas A and M, and Pittsburgh in the top 10.
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Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
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Sooners
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Texas Christian
Texas AM
Pittsburgh
Far West
Rocky Mountain
Spartans
South Bend
Ind
South
Tennessee
Mississippi
Duke
Miami
Fla
Army
Badgers Contend with Inexperienced Quarterback Depth
Wisconsin under new head coach Milt Bruhn faces a tough season with four sophomore starters possible as the Badgers try to rebound from a 4-5 record and sixth place Big Ten finish. The quarterback job rests on Dick Simonson, Ron Carlson, and Bob Dawson amid a shallow 50-man roster.
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Jim Miller
Wisconsin
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Ivy Williamson
Gay Sundt
Badger
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Miller
Wells Gray
John Dittrich
Bob Konovsky
Bruin
Minnesota
Dick Simonson
Simonson
Ron Carlson
Soph
Bob Dawson
Purdue
Len Dawson
Bruhn
Local Teams Split Games With Rival Softballers
Two exhibition games closed the local independent softball season. Hamilton Hudepohl, Federal League champions, beat Armco's Industrial League champs 42 at Gardner diamond as Wad Fannin pitched and Merle Brunner homered. Middle Town Optimists, National Slo-Pitch winners, defeated Hamilton Optimists 10-6 at Barnitz Field with Paul Steigerwald winning.
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Hamilton Hudepohl
Armco
Gardner Diamond
Middletown
Optimist
Hamilton Optimists
Barnitz Field
Hudepobl
Wad Fannin
Merle Brun
Tigers sweep Red Sox behind Boone five RBIs in doubleheader
Ray Boone collected five hits in seven at bats and drove in five runs as the Tigers swept a douseheader from the Boston Red Sox 5-4 and 8-4. Murry Dickson pitched for the Cardinals in a 3-2 loss to the Pirates in ten innings, allowing six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.
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Ray Boone
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Murry Dickson
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Spartans Named By Big 10 Staff
A panel of 15 Big Ten football writers predicted Michigan State to dethrone Ohio State as the Western Conference champion. MSU tied with Ohio State for first on votes, collecting 143 points to OSU's 134, while Ohio State led with four first place ballots and Michigan claimed two.
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Big 10
Chicago
Michigan State
Ohio State
UCLA
Buckeyes
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Illinois
Purdue
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Strikes and Spares Tips for New Bowling Season
Bowling season is here and prior summer practice helps. If you followed earlier advice, you can start league play strong with good form as shown in today's drawing. If not, ease in with practice. avoid overdoing it to prevent muscle strain and fatigue.
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America
Wilman
Faris wins 500 at Dayton Speedway in Chevrolet
Jack Faris of New Paris won the Dayton Speedway 500 race yesterday driving a 1956 Chevrolet. He finished ahead of Russ Heppler in a 1956 Pontiac and Ralph Beal in a 1955 Ford.
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Dayton
Jack Faris
New Paris
Dayton Speedway
Faris
Russ Heppler
Ralph Beal
Homer Derby Record Breaks League Marks
The report notes key baseball records from the Associated Press era. It cites the Reds, Giants, Yankees, and league totals with historic benchmarks: Redlegs 205 in a derby, AL 18, NL 1,129, and overall 2,131 across leagues, highlighting records previously set in 1936 1947 1950 and 1955.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Redlegs
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Yankees
Fort Wayne PGA Open champion nets 50 after 72 holes
Don Finsterwald of Bedford Heights Ohio, defending champion, finished the Fort Wayne PGA Open with a 28 for 72 holes earning 50 dollars in prize money.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Don Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Ohio
Grid Results From Saturday Scores Across Several Games
Sandusky St Mary 37 Fostoria St Wendelin 6. Cincinnati Roger Bacon 46 Spring field Catholic Central 13. Bowling Green 73 Defiance 0. William Jewell 27 Southwest Missouri 6. VMI 47 Stetson 6. S Carolina 26 Wofford 13. Arizona 27 Montana 12. Wyoming 40 Western Colo St. Chicago Bears 21 New York 16. Pittsburgh 14 Philadelphia 12. Detroit 31 Cleveland 14. Green Bay 29 Chicago 21. Baltimore 21 Washington 13.
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Associated Press
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Dr Steele Repeats Elks Golf Tourney Victory
Dr W R Steele won the Elks Traveling Trophy with a 75 at Wildwood to repeat as champion in the Elks Golf Tourney. W T Bales took low net with 77, adjusted to 71 by a four handicap. DeWitt Chapple and Johnny Miller earned closest-to-pin honors on Nos 2 and 16. McWilliams won No 11 disc award.
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Elks
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DeWitt Chapple
Johnny Miller
McWilliams
Paul Foehl
Tourney
Britt Kendrick
Wildwood
Frank Post Records Ace On Dayton Golf Course
Middletown golfer Frank Post ace on No 13 at National Cash Register course in Dayton while guest of Germ City trio. Post used a No 3 iron on an 18 yard hole to make the hole-in-one. Other scores included Shorty Wagner 3635-71 low gross, Emmett Greenwell 37-37-74, Dr. Steele 75, Siler 77, Huffman 77, Hargis 78, Whistler 78, Sabo 80, Denny 80, Leroy 80, Thuma 89, Denny 70, Fishbaugh wins the far prize and Wille Lanes Fraley wins sand iron.
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American Legion Post
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Wildwood
Frank Post
Middletown
Post
National Cash Register
Dayton
Middletonian
Shorty Wagner
Emmett Greenwell
Dr. Steele
EB. B. Siler
John Huffman
Jim Hargis
Dale Whistler
BE. J. Sabo
C. W. Denny
R. F E. Leroy
Hargis
Bob Petrovy
R. G. White
Roy Thuma
Charles Denny
Gene Fishbaugh
Wille Lanes Fraley
Sanders High In Raymond Loop Scores Big Fun
Ruth Sanders led with a 189 205 172 566 for Sanders High in the Frontier Lanes Saturday league play. Katy Dids were paced by Marty Buvinger’s 416 as the Hornets fell. Other notable scores included Sue Harris 426 for the Termites and Virginia We Mann 440 for Wasps No. 2, as Crickets Betty Mack 401 beat Beetles twice.
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Frontier Lanes
Sanders
Hornets
Katy Dids
Marty Buvinger
Termites
Sue Harris
Virginia We- Mann
Wasps
Crickets
Betty Mack
Beetles
Mera Woodward
Ray Sellers Earns Ninth in 20-Mile Stock Race
Milwaukee report: Ray Sellers of Cambridge Ohio finished ninth at the state fair park stock car race earning 605 dollars in prize money Sur day.
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Ray Sellers
Cambridge
Ohio
State Fair Park
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