1955 College Grid Season Opens With Top Matchups
The 1955 college football season begins this weekend with UCLA vs Texas A&M in Los Angeles and Maryland vs Missouri in Columbia as marquee games. Miami versus Georgia Tech at Atlanta is the TV Game of the Week, with California at Pittsburgh highlighting the Eastern slate. Conference races spark early with Kentucky at LSU, Mississippi at Florida, and Washington State visiting Southern California as Idaho travels to Washington.
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Texas A&m
Los Angeles
Uclans
Associated Press
Bird
Aggies
Bear Bryant
Columbia
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Maryland
Miami
California
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Wildcats
Louisiana State
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Mississippi
Navy
Mississippi State
Florida
Washington State ii
Idaho
Washington
Braves Open Season at Liberty Missouri
Ottawa University Braves prepare for the season opener against William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri tomorrow night. Dick Martin will call the KTJO FM broadcast at 8 o clock. coach Pat Andree expects underdog status but sees potential in new grid candidates and returning veterans shaping the starting lineup.
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Ottawa University Braves
Willian Jewell
Liberty
Dick Martin
Ktjo-Fm
Pat Andree
Braves
Jewell
LaVern Barnes
Hutchinson
Larry Larkin
Ottawa
Jim Peterson
Bill Ackerman
Vet“we
Ben Moor
Ted Thomp
Leo Bow
Team Prepares With Heavy Practice Ahead of Evening Match
Ken Clifton Ron Vaughn and Keith Brooks lead a heavy practice week with drive and hustle. Coaches plan a light session to keep the squad fresh for tomorrow evening’s game.
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Ken Clifton
Ron Vaughn
Keith Brooks
OHS Drills Today Minus Three Men
Ottawa High School football plans a 4 p.m. drill with three injured players inactive Sherm Price end Bill Spaulding fullback out with knee injuries and Fred Warder at home with tonsillitis Price has a knee blood vessel issue and may be ready for the OHL opener against Pittsburg Spaulding torn ligaments likely out until after the opener Coach John Giger says the squad is otherwise in good shape Osburn to officiate and speak on officiating ethics during the session
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Ottawa High School
Sherm Price
Bill Spaulding
Giger
Bill
Osburn
OHL
Friends Defeat Emporia State B Team in Wichita 25 6
Friends University defeated the Emporia State B team 25 to 6 in Wichita last night. The article notes Ken Lehman is likely to stay with the Brooklyn Dodgers next season, having been optioned to the minors three times and serving as the Montreal mound ace this season.
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Wichita
Friends University
Emporia State
Ken Lehman Wilhl
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal
Must Win Them All In Final AL Run Drama
The Indians host Detroit while the Yankees face Boston as both teams need to win all remaining games to force a possible tie. Cleveland trails New York by two games but has six against Detroit and two with Chicago, while New York plays seven with Boston and three with Washington. Casey Stengel cites Boston as the key pivot in the tight pennant chase. Brooklyn suffers a 3-2 12 inning loss at St. Louis as its slump extends to five straight.
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Bowling Scores in Ladies and Classic Leagues at Local Stands
The report lists high scores across multiple leagues with names like LADIES LEAGUE Man Bell and CLASSIC LEAGUE Senta Fe. Standouts include Bruce and Caudle with notable 163 games, Bonil's and Arnold's teams posting high series, and Beiter and Bettge achieving top marks in their divisions.
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Ladies League
G. Whitacre
Senta Fe
Wallace
Allen
Wenthe
Beiter
Keen
Kof
Golden
Texaco
Sands
Brown
Bettge
Jayhawks Set to Open Season With TCU Clash
The Kansas Jayhawks travel to Fort Worth to face Texas Christian in the season opener. Kansas, aiming for its first win in 17 games, faces a rugged Horned Frogs squad led by quarterback Chuck Curtis and star back Jim Swink. The 13th meeting sees TCU with an 8-2-2 edge, and about 20,000 fans expected to attend as Kansas projects an improved offense under Abe Martin.
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Fort Worth
Texa
Kansas
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Frogs
Jayhawks
Abe Martin
TCU
Chuck Curtis
Jim Swink
Neck fracture shocks Garden City junior college scrimmage
Caldwell freshman Jerry Bevans of Garden City Junior College suffered a compressed neck fracture in a late Wednesday scrimmage while tackling a ball carrier. He was taken to Garden City hospital where doctors said his condition is pretty good. Bevans was viewed as a promising freshman candidate for the team.
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Garden City Ly
Jerry Bevans
Caldwell
Garden City Junior College
Garden City
Bevans
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