Christman Leads All-Time Big Eight QB Team Selection
Paul Christman named the all-time Big Eight quarterback for 50-year history by Football Writers Association of America panel as centennial promotion. The Kansas City signal caller, noted for Missouri during 1938-40, heads a backfield with Gayle Sayers Billy Wessels Tommy MacDonald and Sam Francis, plus a first-team line featuring Weatherall Weir Burris Romig Catlin.
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Kansas City
Paul Christman
Christman
Football Writers Association of America
Missouri
Don Faurot
Paul
Gayle Sayers
Kansas
Chicago Bears
Billy Wessels
Tommy MacDonald
Oklahoma
Sam Francis
Nebraska
Wessels
Sooner
McDonald
Sooners
Jim Doran
Iowa State
Otto Schnellbacher
Jim Weatherall
Ed Weir
Buddy Burris
Joe Romig
Colorado
Ottawa Junior League Eliminated In Topeka Tourney
Ottawa teams fell from the Topeka tournament with the National All Stars losing 9-8 to Topeka Jayhawks in fourteen innings. Ottawa built a 5-0 lead early, then Topeka surged back. Donnie Smith scored on Larry Dixon's single in the 13th to tie, and Scott Aye's single in the 14th sealed the win for Topeka. American League beat Ottawa Firefighters 11-2 in six innings, Latimer win for Ottawa. Lawrence defeated Ottawa 13-2, Melvin Lisher pitched well for Lawrence.
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Craig Davis
Ottawa
Topeka
Topeka Jayhawks
Donnie Smith
Larry Dixon
Rights Topeka
Scott Aye
Aye
Topeka Firefighters
Steve Latimer
Latimer
Alan Moore
Kit Kornhaus
Curt’ Moore
RBI
Leaghe
Aq RaSersa
Lawrence
League Standings and Tuesday Games Summary
League standings show Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 7 8 San Diego 5 6 St Louis 7 San Francisco 4 Today's games Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at Houston New St Louis at Los Angeles Only games scheduled Tuesday Cincinnati at Montreal Philadelphia at Atlanta New York at Houston Chicago at San Diego St Louis at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at San Francisco. Sunday's results include Detroit 8 Chicago 2 and California 9 Boston 1 among others.
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Carlton
Los Angeles
Osteen
Montreal
Atlanta
Chicago
Detroit
California
Boston
Cleveland
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Baltimore
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Washington
Seattle
Nagy
Edmondson
Wilson
Segui
Ellsworth
Odom
McNally
Rooker
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Kan
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Phila
Phia
San Fran
Pet. G.B
Boston O
Local Drivers Are KC Winners
Two area drivers led Lakeside Speedway points in the Hobo division at Lakeside, Kansas City. Dick Michael of Baldwin topped the year with 2,100 points and a fourth in Friday’s 16-lap feature as he eyes a 1950 Oldsmobile. Darrell Hobison of Lawrence finished fifth. Terry Bivins of Wellsville took second in the covered modified class.
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Lakeside Race Track
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Baldwin
Michael
Oldsmobile
Darrell Hobison
Lawrence
Wellsville
Lakeside
Hobison
Terry Bivins
Ottawa High to Hold Thursday Football Physicals
The annual football physicals for junior and senior high school athletes are set for Thursday at 1:80 p.m. in the Ottawa High School gymnasium.
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Ottawa High School
Rockne Named the Greatest College Football Coach Ever
NEW YORK AP Knute Rockne remains college football's most successful coach with 105 victories 12 losses and 5 ties over 13 years before his death in a plane crash His .897 winning percentage tops all peers The piece highlights rivals like Frank Leahy Glenn Pop Warner and George Woodruff noting Rockne's impact on the forward pass and nationwide appeal through the subway alumni network.
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Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Rockne
Frank Leahy
Boston College
Glenn
Pop” Warner
George Gipp
Four Horsemen
Gus Dorais
Leahy
Frank Thomas
Sleepy Jim Crowley
Elmer Layden
Fighting Irish
Exhibition Result Highlights Cardinals Jets Clash
In an all out exhibition at St Louis the Cardinals beat the Jets 13 to 4 as Namath praised the Cards and Charley Johnson called New York a solid club. Johnson noted varied Jets defensive schemes while Bakken and Turner traded field goals. Weeb Ewbank and Charley Winner stressed competitive approach.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Joe Namath
Jets
Cardinals
Charley Johnson
Johnson
Jackie Smith
Jim Bakken
Cards
Jim Turner
Bakken
Turner
Weeb Ewbank
Charley Winner
Ewbank
Chiefs Rout Lions In Exhibition Warmup Victory
Kansas City maintains shape for the regular season with a routine 28 3 win over Detroit. Len Dawson connected with Frank Pitts for a 39 yard score, Pitts caught a 92 yard TD, Emmett Thomas forced a fumble, Jan Stenerud added two field goals, and Mike Livingston finished with a yard sneak for the Chiefs.
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Detroit Lions
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Green Bay Packers
Ohe Point
Bill Munson
Detroit
Len Dawson
Frank Pitts
Dawson
Pitts
Emmett Thomas
Jan Stenerud
Mike Livingston
Errors Cost Eagle Stars in State Tourney Loss to Junction City
Ottawa Eagles Babe Ruth all stars fell 7-6 to Junction City in a state tournament game as 11 errors hurt the effort. Starting pitcher Gary Brockus lasted 2 1/3 innings, Jim Lawson 1 1/3, Gary Dixon finished 3 innings scoreless. Ottawa had nine hits led by David Baldwin with three.
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Salina
Ottawa Eagles
Junction City
Gary Brockus
Ottawa
Jim Lawson
Gary Dixon
Lawson
David Baldwin
Baldwin
Gary VanAken
Mike Ratliff
Ratliff
Terry McDaniel
VanAken
Russell Hughes
Gary Fitzgerald
McDaniel
Bulmer
Deadline Extended for 1969 Franklin County Tennis Tournament
Due to lack of entries the entry deadline moves from Saturday to Wednesday August 13 per Orlis Cox recreation director. Events include men’s singles and doubles senior 35 plus women’s singles and doubles junior divisions boy and girl age groups 18 and under 15 and under 12 and under. Eligible residents may enter. four entries required or division will be cancelled. Tournament through August at Forest Park with trophies for first place. Contact Cox at Ottawa Recreation Commission CH 2 1939 or home CH 2 3320. Tennis balls provided.
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Orlis Cox
Franklin County
Cox
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Forest Park
Grapefruit Diet Claims 10 Pound Loss in 10 Days
Hollywood special column promotes a fast weight loss plan promising 10 pounds shed in ten days with grapefruit juice as a catalyst. It urges readers to buy the Citrus Diet Plan for $2 and guarantees refunds if targets aren’t met, urging immediate action.
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U.S
W. Jefferson L.A. Calif
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