Braves Open Season Tonight vs Jewell on Cook Field
Ottawa University faces William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri at 8 pm on Cook field in a season opener. New coach Grover Nutt debuts with fresh players while Jewell’s veteran squad is favored. gates west at 10th and Cedar, single game and season seats sold at Wassmers and Cookfield.
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Ottawa Cyclones to face Pittsburg Dragons in 1956 opener
Ottawa high school football opens 1956 season against Pittsburg Dragons at Pittsburg tonight with an 8 00 kickoff. Coaches John Giger Orlis Cox and Harold Wallace plan to travel most of the squad with an uncertain starting lineup.
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National League pennant race tightens with key clashes
Baseball notes show Brooklyn and Milwaukee at 88 wins as Cincinnati St. Louis and Philadelphia chase. Chicago pacing NL weaker pack. Friday night games include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and St. Louis at Cincinnati while Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 2 1 in 10 innings Thursday. In the American League New York leads with 93 wins as Cleveland and Chicago follow. Friday schedule features Kansas City at Chicago and New York at Boston with several pitchers listed for each matchups.
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Bout On Tonight In Detroit 10 Round Featherweight Clash
Featherweight contenders Migue Berrios and Ike Chestnut meet at Olympia Stadium in a nationally televised 10 round bout. Berrios, a 5 foot 2 Puerto Rican, ranks sixth at 126 pounds. Chestnut, a New Yorker, is ninth. Records are 18-6 for Berrios and 22-5-3 for Chestnut. NBC will televise the bout at 8 p.m. CST.
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Wellsville Humbles KSD 26 to 0 in Kansas meet
Wellsville shut out Kansas School for the Deaf 26 to 0 at Olathe. Quarterback John Yackle scored from four yards, Harold Carruthers expanded the lead, and Jerry Seyler added a 57 yard punt return TD. Merle Todd's interception set up the final score as Wellsville held KSD to three first downs and 77 total net yards. Wellsville clashes with Spring Hill next.
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Big Attendance Drives NL Toward Postwar Milestone
The National League nears its largest attendance since 1940 with 8,183,427 through Wednesday, per President Warren Giles. Teams Milwaukee Brooklyn and Cincinnati have passed one million. Milwaukee needs 163,796 more for two million, St. Louis needs 39,967 in three home games to hit a million.
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Football Opens 1956 Season With Big Night Of Games
Football is king as the 1956 season opens tonight in a full gridiron weekend. Ottawa high school faces Pittsburg at 8:00 with coach John Giger and 27 players departing at 1:00 this afternoon. Other area games include Williamsburg at Melvern, Overbrook at St. Mary’s, Paola at Garnett, Baldwin at Osawatomie, Waverly at Hamilton, Edgora at McClouth, LaCygne at Spring Hill, Louisburg at Gardner, Eskridge at Lyndon, Burlingame at Silver Lake, Turner at Argentine. Sixman matches: Pomona at Linwood, Carbondale at Quenemo. Baseball: Rantoul vs Appanoose at 2:00.
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Big Seven Coaches Embrace Alternating Team Plan
Big Seven teams including Oklahoma Nebraska Kansas Colorado and Kansas State plan to use alternating teams this season. Depth varies with Mertes at Kansas State using the system sparingly while Elliott at Nebraska advocates two-team play. Saturday tests feature Kansas vs Texas Christian Oregon vs Colorado Oregon State at several sites.
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Freshman and Sophomore Football Schedule Announced
Ottawa high school announces Monday night game at Cookfield O C against Iola for the freshman-sophomore team starting at 7 p.m. Admission is 25 cents. Tuesday afternoon the high B team meets Haskell here at 3 30.
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Michigan State 99 yard scoring drive vs Marquette in 33-0 win
Michigan State dominated Marquette with a 99-yard 13-play scoring drive anchoring a 33-0 victory. The game highlighted MSU’s offensive control and a shutout defense as the Spartans extended their 1955 season momentum.
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