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Oklahoma Heads AP's All-StarIBig-Eight Conference Line-UpKANSAS CITY (AP~The Okia . „homa Sooners. although they lost.® 9' ^eiclner. Colo 182 6-1 Sophmuch of their customary domi-MO Sr.;nance in Big Eight football this,B~B' 5*1® Sr. |season, »tili managed to score best ^ ® Gnutt, Oxla. 196 5-11 Sr. jin the Associated Press' all star* hometowns: Sloan, Columbia, Mo.; Peppercorn, Over-1I*:*iteam for the league announced today.The Sooners, who suffered their first loss in ”5 league games — to Nebraska 25-21, placed backs Bobby Boyd and Prentice Gautt and tackle Jerry Thompson on the , first team. In the past decade the Suoners have landed from 4 to 8 players on the top mythical elev-1I*#. ’ * 'A trio of reckless sophomores j*U H,land Park, Kan.; Magac, East St Louis, 111.; Thompson, Ada, Okla.;Olson Grand Island. Neb.; Romig. Lakewood, Colo.; Hageman Lawrence, Kan.; Wetdner, Troy, Mont. Nichols, Knoxviile, Iowa; Boyd No.'. Garland, Tex. and Gautt Oklahoma City.HovMizzou Tigerscrashed the otherqise veteranteam. .Gale Wetdner ol Colorado. Cmnch K /inC/TCwho passed the Buffs to victories »• IjlI IXUIIOUO - over Kansas State, Missouri and — - . - , ,d Kansas; Colorado guard Joe OQWl LjlU,1 mig, who caught people from be-! I hind if he couldn't knock them it down, and Fred Hageman of Kansas, regarded by most of the e coaches as the toughest line back-e er in the league.t The coaches, writers, radio andNo*,Nov.Nov.Nov.NovDie.Doc.Doc.Doc.DocDoc.Doc.Doc.Doe.Doc.Doc.I-UTV experts who participated in the selections named Russell Sloan of [Missouri and John Peppercorn of d Kansas to the ends. Mike Magac, I, Missouri, who got more support it1 than any one player, joinedd Thompson at the tackles. Don 01-*, | son, 215 pound junior of Nebraska.The University of Missouri Tigers. getting an assist from Oklahoma, cashed in on two scoringdrives and a bit of strategy fora 13-9 victory over Kansas andthe Orange Bowl bid.Saturday's victory was thei fourth against two losses in theDUCKCIOSCByleague for the Tigers and gaveNews j was a solid choice for guardThe other man in the baekfie’.d H was Dwight Nichols, brilliant tail-it‘een»!eifidn»-them second place in the B i g j Eight. tOklahoma took Iowa State out of the bowl running, and won their ash 11th successive league title, 35-12 at Norman, Okla.Playing before 40.000 m qjear. cool weather at Lawrence. Mis- San I back of Iowa State’s single-wing 1 souri stopped a Kansas drive that Baltinreached the Tiger one late in the ChicaThe only repeaters from the 1958 game, played to burn up time and Greenall star team were Nichols and then gave the Jayhawks an in-;Detrotentional safety to get out of the Ios Aton.Clutch passing by Phil Snow-1den was the key in both Missouri j touchdown* Missouri went aheadGautt. Gautt didn't have his best season as a senior, but the coaches and other observers woie high in praise of his blocking and defense.Dan ! -a Rose of Missouri, whoBallNevaVomade the first team as a sopho~7-0 in the second period when more last season, was beaten out Snowden passed IVvards U Dim by Peppercorn, a senior and one nie Smith and Goruen Smith con-of the more versatile players In I verted jthe conference. j After Kansas had Ued itsThe second team baukfield of John Uadi and Curtis McCiintonof Kanaa , Mel We*t of Missouri1 e ) 1«devwI**and Tom Watkins of Iowa State was considered by many as superior to the first mythical umt.j Watkins, a I82~prund junior, was a contender among tht nation’s lean ing I rushers all sea son.{ Hadlfja 1 Impound sophomore from Lawrence, |Kaa-» was theJayhawks* long-ball hitter—he had pass interception and kickoff returns bordering on the® 100-yard stietchjHe was one of the loop'sbest punters, |and| ta| expert passTht | second |tcaml line consist* of | La Hose | and|JWahoo McDaniel, Oklahomai at the|ead§;|John Stn|.te, Kansas State| and|Ken |Fitch, Kansas, tackles; Karl Milsteada Snow*put th«nr7-attin the third on Doyle Schick’s 7* yard run and John Sudor’s con* version, the Tigers weft it in the fourth quarter. Fullback Jim Miles leaped over from the two for the touchdown after den to Kuss Sloan pass bail on the five.Kansas State, pushed all season, got tough in game to beat Nebraska Manhattan Some say cats were fired up for their coach Bus Mcrtes, who reportedly had planned to announce hi* resignation after the game. Merles hasn’t said he 1 plan* to retirei:^^^^K: y While Oklahoma won | much a* it pleased over Iowa I State, the CyeioueS'jj Dwight Nichols brokethe| Big J Eight**®! career|| rushing record of 2.l9K-yara set by Bobby Reynolds of Nebraska in 1950-Chilt;GrcTO(»reChilt;ImPhil8mWasaround iU 29 14 atle Wild-......andH Jerry SP ayn«J Oklahoma,guards, and Arden Esslingcr. ton 1® Nichols laised his total to State, center. | 12.229 and fell just four plays shortj The competition was so close ^ collegiate bad handling that Missouri center Tom SwaneyJ who started 60 games in a row including 30 an » Tiger, was delegated to the honorable mention irolerecorc of ITlow. seasoi tie wi third 3-3 rlt; bed c and 5 4Ok!: son a Normdateder.DependableMon*y-S«v»ngFirst Team:— JX rnonwy^ostangI*E—R Sloan, MoE-J. Pep'rc’rn, KanT—M. Magac, Mo,T—J. Thompson, Ok.G~ D. Olson, Neb.G—J. Romig, Colo 200 5-10 Soph C—F Hag’m'n, Kan 220 6-5 SophWt.Ht.Class 1396-4 Sr. 21*2 6-2 218 6-2 194 5-9 215 6-3^REPLACEMENTSr,Sr.SrJrEG I N E SSEEYOl K DEALERAuto Tire and PartsSikfstoa«ntf tharlefttou, Mt\'»■ -WhenDON’T think ofINSURANCEBUT when you DOthink of Insuroncew. u.Ml Lit.*C. U 13.Mi US
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