Four Team Battle Expected In Rocky Mountain Area
Utah State leads as a defensive giant with Ron Edwards at quarterback and 34 returning lettermen. BYU and Wyoming project strong offenses, Arizona State, Utah, and others navigate shifting lineups. Top players include Phil Odle, John Goodman, and Ray McDonald as coaches debut at several campuses.
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Steve Sminlaunch
UPI
Salt Lake City
Utah State
Brigham Young
Wyoming
Arizona State
Aggies
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Rugged Idaho
Weber State College
Ogden
Utah
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Shivers
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Cougars
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Willie Jones
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Paul Wargo
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Oscar Reed
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New Mexico
Wayne Purdom
Montana State
Coburn Haskell’s rubber core ball changes golf game
New York report credits Coburn Haskell as the pioneer of the rubber core golf ball, a development that replaced the gutta percha ball and reshaped play. The note highlights his lead in creating the modern ball used in competition and practice.
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New York
UPI
Coburn Haskell
Official Football Official Review of Two Point Conversion
Nebraska quarterback Bob Churchick completes a pass to Harry Wilson for a two point conversion as Kansas guard Steve Heck is offsides at the snap. Officials determine penalties and options under rules 8 3 3 10 2 1 a 4 and enforcements after the try.
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Bob Churchick
Nebraska
Harry Wilson
Steve Heck
Kansas
UCLA Favored Over Pittsburgh in Opening War
UCLA Rose Bowl champions are heavy favorites to beat Pittsburgh in Pasadena as college football opens. Michigan State Army and Nebraska also favored by two touchdowns or more in Week One. UCLA led by Gary Beban to host Pitt at home, with 20 point spread.
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Pasadena
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Nebraska
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St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
Houston Oilers
Boston Patriots
Denver
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
One Legged Player Challenges High School Football Ban
Sixteen year old David Bartlett of North Chicago High School sued to play football despite an NFHS rule banning amputees. Judge Lynch dismissed the suit finding no constitutional rights violation though a possible appeal remains. Bartlett, 6 foot 2, 225 pounds, lost his leg in 1961 and has played the past three seasons.
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Chicago
UPI
David Bartlett
North Chicago High School
David
Robert Hamilton
Lighted Culvert Guides Migrating Fish in Washington
Olympia dispatch reports electric lights installed in a culvert beneath a state highway to help migrating fish navigate and avoid getting lost. The system aims to improve passage for species such as salmon as they move upstream.
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Olympia
Wash
UPI
Seattle
State Highway Department
Coal Creek
State Fisheries Department
Patterson's Title Crown Stolen
Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson finds personal setback after his crown and other items are stolen from his New York home as he prepares to fight Henry Cooper in London next Tuesday. The theft, while he is away, compounds his bid to reclaim the title in and out of the ring.
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New Paltz
N.Y
UPI
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
New York
London
Henry Cooper
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