OU's 1926 Heroes To Attend Game
Ottawa University welcomes home the 1926 football team for a reunion dinner at 5 p.m. in the student union Friday. The squad will attend the Ottawa-Baker game and be introduced at halftime after dinner. The team, famed for breaking the Baker jinx, beat Baker 14-6 to end a 19-year drought. Members attending include head coach Edwin R. Elbel, captain Ernest Winkley, Alva Cain, Allen Scheussler, Eugene Sommer, Reginald Strait, Earl Winkley, and manager Harold Rudd. The group will share insights on the flying wedge for Friday night’s game.
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Pittsburg
St. Mary’s
St. Benedict's
Sterling
Washburn
College of Emporia
Warrensburg
Edwin R. Elbel
University of Kansas Physical Education
Ernest ‘Little Wink” Winkley
Coats
Alva Cain
Glen Elder
Allen Scheussler
Joplin
Eugene Sommer
Topeka
Reginald Strait
Lawrence
Earl “Big Wink” Winkley
Stafford
Harold C. Rudd
Durango
Colo
Dick Peters
OU Squares Off With Baker In Final Kansas Conference Clash
Ottawa University visits Baker for the annual KC clash at Cook Field as both teams seek pride and a better finish after middling seasons. OU is 4-4, Baker 3-5, with key players and new formations shaping a competitive finale in the ECAC race.
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Dick Peters
Ottawa
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Tim Burkindine
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Burkindine
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Ron Guest
Trevino Boros Favored In World Cup Play
In Rome the U S Open winner Lee Trevino and PGA champion Julius Boros head the field as favorites to win the 16th World Cup Golf Championship. Boros shot 68, Trevino 72 in opening rounds at Olginta Country Club as 41 nations vie for the cup. dark horse Hans Chang Sang fired 69.
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Gary Player
Cobie le Grange
South Africa
George Knutson
al Balding
Hans Chang Sang
Bardwell man credited for knowing almost everything
In Bardwell Kentucky Ralph Graves recalled a friend’s quip about knowledge being gathered in bits and forgotten due to laziness. The anecdote highlights Graves’ reputation for wide awareness and quick wit in the community.
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Bardwell, Ky
Ralph Graves
Pro Basketball NBA Wednesday Results
Baltimore beat Cincinnati 115 to 111 while San Diego defeated Detroit 122 to 120. Atlanta posted a 142 to 113 win over Seattle. Remaining games include Cincinnati at New York and Detroit versus Phoenix in Tucson.
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Ashe Falters as Welshman Battrick Beats Him in London
Arthur Ashe, US Open champion and top amateur, loses to Gerald Battrick 6-1 6-4 6-2 in the Covered Courts Championships. Ashe cites glasses, tennis elbow, and other ailments as factors while fellow Americans Graebner and Pasarell exit early.
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Arthur Ashe
Britain
Ashe
Gerald Battrick
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