Sooner dynasty faces Big Seven remake with gaps
Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson near certain to again win the Big Seven and reach the Orange Bowl, despite losing key linemen and backs from 1954. He warns of tough early schedule with North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Texas, and hints Bo Bolinger and Jimmy Harris could anchor a lean but capable unit as Colorado and Missouri watch for challenge.
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Kansas City
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Big Seven
Kurt Burris
Max Boydston
Sooners
Wilkinson
Associated Press
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Texas
Bo Bolinger
Jimmy Harris
Bob Burris
Billy Pricer
Clendon Thomas
Colorado Buffaloes
Nebraska
Duke
Missouri
Iowa State
Vince Difrancesca
Kansas
Chuck Mather
Kansas ‘State
Bus Mertes
Dallas Ward
Colorado Club
Big changes loom in Colorado football lineup
Lineups for major Big Eight teams show Colorado relying on Sam Salerno to lead a new era after losing Carroll Hardy and Frank Bernardi. Missouri, Iowa State, Nebraska, Kansas, and Kansas State also face shifts with new quarterbacks, sophomores stepping up, and rebuilding efforts highlighted by players like Jimmy Hunter, Al Portnoy, Doug Roether, and James Letcavits.
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Sam Salerno
Buffs
Carroll Hardy
Frank Bernardi
Colorado
Missouri
Don Faurot
Tigers
Jimmy Hunter
al Portnoy
Frank Czapla
St. Louis
Kansas State
Mertes
Doug Roether
Bob Whitehead
Jim Fury
Iowa State
DiFrancesca
Jack Hansen
Omaha
Nebraska
Bill Glassford
Willie Greenlaw
Kansas
Jayhawks
Chuck Mather
Mather
James Letcavits
Massillon
Ohio
Ralph Moody
No One Wants Big Seven TV
The Big Seven Conference has not found a commercial sponsor for its five regional football telecasts, risking a TV blackout on five dates unless schools arrange their own telecasts. Each school may broadcast two games. Scheduled games include Arizona-Colorado, Nebraska-Texas A&M, Kansas State-Iowa State, Missouri-Oklahoma, and Kansas-Oklahoma A&M, with a $150,000 asking price for the package.
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Kansas City
Big Seven
Reaves Peters
Arizona
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas A & M
Kansas State
Iowa State
Block Nips Pomona in 10th at Forest Park
Block edged Pomona 9 to 8 in 10 innings after trailing 6-2 entering the eighth. Pomona tied it with two in the ninth, Pomona collected 13 singles including a Bob Burd homer, while Bill Coburn and Don McCutcheon homered for Block. Jack Bittenbender and Merle Birckhead pitched for Pomona. Invest in U. S. Savings Bonds.
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Forest Park
Pomona
Advan
Tage
Dennis Peckman
Bob Burd
Bill Coburn
Don McCutcheon
Jack Bittenbender
Merle Birckhead
Sheehan
Moore
Coburn
Rogers
Minden
Burd
Peckman
Habiger
Mueller
C Bitter
R. McCu
Schultz
D. McCu
Biock
Prothe
Rf Brown
D. Peck
BP Firestone
Neaes
Ottawa Bowl Opens Tonight
The Ottawa Bowl will open for the season this evening. League play begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Women’s leagues start at 6:20 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Men bowl at 9 p.m. each night and at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Men Enjoy Final Golf Dinner Match at Ottawa Club
The men’s final golf dinner match at Ottawa Country Club concluded yesterday afternoon in perfect weather. Thirty players in three s omes completed a 9 hole round. Sheldon led a winning team that earned free meals with 57 points, while Jack Henning was top scorer on his team with 10 points and A G Madison’s team totaled 45 points. Barrett Parks on that squad had 13 points, and the Parks captained team posted 41 points. Thirty five men dined in the clubhouse after the match.
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Ottawa Country Club
C. M. Sheldon
Jack Henning
Sheldon
A. G. Madison
Barrett Parks
F. H. Parks
Nebraskan cyclist rides 650 mile to Friends University
Ernie Coleman Jr. of Hay Springs Nebraska set out by bicycle to reach Friends University Wichita to shape up for the football season. He left Friday afternoon and rode about 500 of the 650 miles before arriving on campus Tuesday.
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Wichita
Ernie Coleman, Jr
Hay Springs
Nebr
Friends University
Cool Weather Marks Start Of Practice At Ottawa University
Ottawa University football opened practice in cool weather with Coach Paul Andree leading two-a-day sessions. 41 candidates reported, with more to come before Sept. 12. Players shed pounds in conditioning drills as backs and centers work on experience and new material. First game looms two weeks away against William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri on Sept. 17.
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Ottawa University
Paul Andree
Mike Ireland
Mike
Andree
Bill Frear
Bill Boucek
William Jewell College
Liberty
Ottawa High School
John Giger
OHS Gould
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