OHS Seeks Third League Triumph Against Atchison
Ottawa High School Cyclones, 2-0 in the Northeast Kansas League, travel to Atchison to challenge a 2-2 Redmen squad. The defense will focus on rebounder Ronnie Clarkson while Marvin Wilson leads Ottawa and 20 players accompany the trip. The B game starts 6 20 pm with next home date January 27 against Highland Park.
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Cyclones
Atchison
Lawrence
Leavenworth
OHL
Ronnie Clarkson
Redmenace
Clarkson
Neal
Fred Harder
H. K. Stevens
Marvin Wilson
Twisters
John Giger
Redmen
Highland Park
Pomona Graders Split Pomona Kas Cage Doubleheader
Pomona and Appanoose graders split a doubleheader here last night with Appanoose taking the A game 39 to 18 led by Ronnie Delwiler's 15 points and Warren Chambers adding 12 for Pomona. In the B game Pomona won 26 to 20 as Dick Stone King scored 15 for Pomona while Dick Wishburn and Gary Beauchamp each had eight for Appanoose.
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Pomona
Kas
Appanoose
Ronnie Delwiler
Warren Chambers
Dick Stoneking
Dick Wishburn
Gary Beauchamp
Pros Harvest Bumper Crop Of College Stars To Fill Ranks
Los Angeles reports National Football League clubs drafted 360 college players for 1956-57, led by UCLA with 11 selections. Some stars, including Bob Davenport Rommie Loudd and Doug Peters, favored Canadian League or other sports. Jets in later rounds produced a mix of backs ends and linemen from various schools.
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Ucla Bruins
Michigan State
Bob Davenport
Rommie Loudd
Doug Peters
Cleveland Browns
Davenport
Med Sanders
Sam Brown
Browns
Winnipeg
Brown
Los Angeles Hams
Sid Gillman
Pittsburgh
Jesse Benson
Art Kansas
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Hutchinson
Oklahoma A&m
Charles Zickefoose
Kansas State
Bill Kucera
Colorado
Lackle
Philadelphia
Chester Spencer
Mart Lunsford
Baltimore
Jim
Jim Lohr
Cape Girardeau
New York
Bill Fuller
Arkansas
Sox Sign Nellie Fox for 1955 Season
CHICAGO The Chicago White Sox announced a new contract for star second baseman Nellie Fox for 1955 at a substantial salary increase. Fox, an all star in the American League for five years, batted .211 last season, ranking fourth in the league.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Nellie Fox
Fiery Fox
Keltner Yingling Lead Braves In Streetward Scoring Pace
Keltner and Yingling pace the Ottawa University Braves as they sharpen for McPherson College. Keltner among leaders with 230 points in 14 games averaging 16.4 points per game while Yingling has 212 points in 12 games for 17.7 a game. The team drills focus on floor work and free throws ahead of the Saturday night matchup on the road.
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Ottawa University Braves
Keltner
Yingling
Bill Kear
McPherson College
McPherson
Braves
Bob
Knight
Saddler Retains Featherweight Title With 13th Round TKO
In San Francisco Saddler, trailing early, stops Filmino Flash Elorde by technical knockout at 59 seconds of the 13th round amid a bloody finish. Elorde suffered a deep cut over the left eye leading referee Ray Flores to halt the fight. Saddler, weighing 126 pounds to Elorde’s 125, holds the 126 lb title and eyes a lightweight title shot.
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San Francisco
Sandy Saddler
Saddler
Flores
Robert Laddon
Elorde
Peres
Young Blorde
Eddie James
Johnny Bassinelli
Associated Press
Five Sooners Quit Oklahoma Basketball Team
Oklahoma's Big Seven basketball squad loses five players as Gary Balding Jimmy Peck Larry Ivan Gary Lovett and Charles McClure announce transfers. Balding plans to move to Kansas State while Peck heads to Southwestern State. Parrack notes the loss to a reduced eight man roster and defends his drillmaster approach. More than 200 bowl weekly in Wakefield Nebraska, a town of 1100.
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Ivan
Kansas State
Maryland
Parrack
Lovett
McClure
Ball State
Muncie
Miami
Ohio
Brucey Drake
Drake
Air Force
Noman
Okla
Oklahoma
Gary Balding
Hazelton
Kas
Jimmy Peck
Leedey
Doyle Parrack
Oklahoma City University
Peck
Atend
Southwestern State
Weatherford
Manhattan
Larry Ivan
Rahway
N. J
Gary Lovett
Oaks
Charles McClure
Ind
Tost
Ager E
O. U
Wakefield
Neb
Former Ottawan's Son Signs With Athletics
Jack A. Christie, Garden City pitcher and nephew of Ottawa residents, has signed with the Kansas City Athletics. A 19 year old left hander, Christie weighs 190 pounds and attends Garden City Junior College. His father John pitched for the Santa Fe Shops in the 1920s and later joined the Western League.
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Ottawan
Kansas City Athletics
Jack A. Christie
Garden City
Abilene
Texas
Christie
Ban Johnson
Jack Christie
Cliff Bell
Bill West
Ottawa
Ottawa Whirlwinds Unable to Score Early Loss to Emporia
The Ottawa junior High cagers trailed 42 25 at half and dropped the game to Emporia juniors yesterday. Dennis Smith had the lone Ottawa field goal in the first half as the team scored six points in the first quarter and went scoreless in the second. Richard Collins led Ottawa with eight points. The Whirlwinds travel to Iola on February 2 for their next outing.
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Ottawa
Emporia
Whirlwinds
Dennis Smith
Richard Collins
Iola
Williamsburg Graders Rout Richmond in A Tilt 47 to 24
Williamsburg grade school cagers defeated Richmond 47 to 24 in the A contest with John Thornbrugh scoring 20 for Williamsburg. In the B tilt, Jim Milliken led Burg to a 32 to 18 win, adding 12 points as Brock tallied eight for Richmond. Five mothers with 18 children play on a two bowling team in Independence Senior League. Buy U.S. Savings bonds.
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Williamsburg, Kas
Williamsburg
Richmond
John Thornbrugh
Willamsburg
Briggs
Jim Milliken
Burg
Milliken
Brock
Independence
U.S
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Colo
Jed
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Bud) Smith
Charley Johnston
John Deere
John ‘Deere
Ottawa Tractor & Implement Co
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Bones) Taylor
Washington Redskins
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Joe Lous
New York City
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Collins Purveance
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Barnard Holmes Dykatre
Sotla Gilmore
Baron McClanahan
Ed Stanton
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Allis-Chalmers
L. F. McEvoy, Jr
Stewart & Son
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