Odessans set for two major bowls and local praise
Odessans Ed Gray Dale Sherrod and Ken Wineburg will play in the Orange and Cotton Bowls January 2 as Oklahoma faces Maryland and TCU meets Ole Miss. The piece also notes Abilene football strength and SMU baseball star Jim Payne amid season closing wishes for the Permian Basin sports community.
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Ed Gray
Dale Sherrod
Oklahoma
Toggery
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Terrapins
Maryland
Dallas
Ken Wineburg
TCU
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Rebels
Ole Miss
Wineburg
Ray Taylor
Jimmy Swink
Swink
Chuck Curtis
Vernon Hallbeck
Harold Pollard
Gray
Sherrod
Dayton Flyers Coach Sees Tough Season Ahead
Dayton coach Tom Blackburn says his unbeaten Flyers are very balanced and may be as good as the country but expects two or three losses. He notes San Francisco declined a schedule, warns beating a hot team is possible, and recalls a close win over Toledo.
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Ohio
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Toledo
Negroes Play In Atlanta Golf Opens After Court Order
In Atlanta on December 24 five black players joined white golfers at North Fulton course after a federal court order opened all city courses. The first group included Alfred Holmes and his brother Oliver, plus C. T. Bell, with R. E. Thomas Jr. recording scores. Other attendees were T. D. Hawkins and E. J. Patterson. no incidents were reported.
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North Fulton
Iwo
Alfred Holmes
Holmes
Oliver
C. T. Bell
R. E. Thomas Jr
T. D. Hawklins
E. J. Patterson
Cotton Bowl To Spotlight Offense Football Feast In Store For Nation's Fans
The Associated Press outlines a holiday football spread from the NFL Rams vs Browns in Los Angeles to multiple bowls on Jan 2. Key matchups include Oklahoma vs Maryland in the Orange Bowl and Michigan State vs UCLA in the Rose Bowl with NBC and CBS TV plans and large expected crowds. Text notes four to five hours of top rivalry action across bowls, plus three smaller Jan 2 bowls without TV. The North-South Senior Bowl rounds out the season January 15 in Los Angeles.
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Stamford Set For Hillsboro For AA Crown
Stamford and Hillsboro meet in Abilene for the Class AA final to cap a 17 week statewide playoff run. Stamford seeks its first AA title behind running back Mike McClellan while Hillsboro relies on Merlin Priddy in a hoped for upset. Crowd projection exceeds 10,000.
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Merlin Priddy
Frog Ground Power Battles Rebel Passing
Dallas briefing previews the January Cotton Bowl between Texas Christian and Mississippi. Cooperative offenses feature star players Jim Swink and Paige Cothren with high scoring averages, while both coaches Abe Martin and Johnny Vaught anticipate a fast, aerial duel.
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Misesissippi
Mississippi
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Johny Vaught
TCU
Jim Swink
Swink
Rebels
Eagle Day
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Martin
Lone
Horned Frog
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Southwest
Paige Cothren
Cothren
Arkansas
Texas
Christian
Razorbacks
Weather Bureau
Bucking the gloom Bud Wilkinson stays true to Oklahoma roots
Mary Wilkinson portrays Bud Wilkinson as a sincere pessimist about football yet optimistic in life. She notes his pregame fretting, bowl game hard work, and nightly discussions with friends. She laughs at gray hair from coaching, explains dinner challenges, and says the Wilkinsons remain loyal to Oklahoma despite outside lure attempts.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Mary Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Maxwell Fires 69 in Odessa Practice Round
Odessa professional Billy Maxwell shot a three under par 69 at Odessa Country Club in a Saturday practice round. His brother Bobby Maxwell matched with 71 as the pair prepared for the Los Angeles Open starting January 5 on the West Coast.
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Billy Maxwell
Odessa Country Club
Bobby
Big Springs
Maxwell
Big Spring
West Coast
Lunsford Expected to Sign with Canadian Pro Team
Stillwater Oklahoma December 24 Earl Lunsford Oklahoma A and M fullback set to play for the West in the Shrine Game December 31 in San Francisco. He is expected to sign shortly after the new year with a Canadian professional team whose name has not been announced.
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Stillwater
Okla
Earl Lunsford
Oklahoma
A&m
San Francisco
Lunsford
Bowl Grids At A Glance Of Postseason Lineups
AP summarizes post season football games with matchups, times, venues, attendance and radio television plans. Shrines in Siami and San Francisco, Rose and Orange Bowls, Sugar and Citrus, Sun Bowl, Tangerine, Senior Bowl and Pro Bowl details listed with teams and broadcast info.
Feni Golfers Plan Eight-Tournament Winter Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association announced an eight-event winter tour with 38500 in prize money. The Sea Island Open starts January 14-15 and the Titleholders at Augusta runs March 8-11. Other stops include Tampa Havana Serpe St Petersburg Sarasota and Jacksonville Opens with top money winners invited to Havana.
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Fla
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TCU and Ole Miss Teams To Attend Luncheon
Dallas reports that the TCU and University of Mississippi football squads heading to the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2 will attend a Texas Sports Hall of Fame luncheon. Rogers Hornsby and Byron Nelson will be inducted, with late Paul Tyson to be enshrined posthumously.
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Paul Tyson
Record Gate Seen For Rams Browns Championship
Los Angeles expects a record attendance for the 1955 NFL title game against the Cleveland Browns with 85 000 possible, 60 000 tickets sold already. Ticket price five dollars and gate receipts already exceed prior records, with player bonuses projected above 2300 dollars.
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Mantle Tops AL Sluggers
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees led the American League slugging race with 316 total bases in 517 at bats for a .611 mark. Al Kaline of Detroit followed with a .546 average, while Ted Williams posted a .703 slugging but was ineligible for the crown. Mantle totaled 37 homers and 97 strikeouts in 1955.
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Red Sox
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Kaline
Gus Zernial
Kansas City
Vic Power
Larry Doby
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Chicago
Roy Sievers
Washington
Jackie Jensen
Boston
Bobo Olson Placed On Ill and Unavailable List
Carl Olson of San Francisco has been placed on the ill and unavailable list by the New York State Athletic Commission after a second round knockout by Riy Robinson in Chicago. The action stems from a technical notification by the Illinois Boxing Commission.
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Carl
Bobo) Olson
San Francisco
New York State Athletic Commission
Riy Robinson
Chicago
Illinois Boxing Commission
San Francisco Dons rout Loyola to extend winning streak
San Francisco’s No 1 basketball team beat Loyola of the South 61 43 in New Orleans to stretch its skid to 33 games. Bill Russell led with 20 points as 5 000 fans cheered the integrated lineup, while coach Phil Woolpert praised the crowd and officiating ahead of the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
New Orleans
Madison Square Garden
Loyola of the South
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Louisiana
Bill Russell
Russell
Monroe
Phil Woolpert
Bradley
Shellie McMillon
Wool‘pert
Castellani to Meet Fuller in Light Heavyweight Bout
Rocky Castellani from Luzerne Pa will fight Gene Fuller of West Jordan Utah in a 10 round televised match from the Cleveland Arena on January broadcasting by ABC.
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Rocky Castellani
Aew
Luzerne
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Cleveland Arena
ABC
Cardinals Sign 5 Players and Coach for 1956
The St. Louis Cardinals announced the signing of five players for 1956 and said veteran Bill Jurges will tutor infielders in spring training. Don Blasingame Eddie KSko Hal Smith Joe Cout Joe Frazier are among the newcomers, with Jurges joining from years with the Cubs and Giants.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Don Blasingame
Eddie Kasko
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St. Petersburg
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Holes Wins Honor
Washington reports George a Coach of ety Tats Club of Washington wins honor on December 24.
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George
Ety Tats Club
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