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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1963
Page
7
Tribute to Lew Johnson as a kind unselfish hometown figure. He supported progress, valued others, mentored youth, admired football, civic work, family devotion, and daily simple joys. The piece honors his 37 years at a local firm, park service, softball, and community service, noting his warmth and quiet resilience.
New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle, sidelined by a loose cartilage in his left knee, travels with the team on a 14 game road trip to Washington Los Angeles Chicago and Boston. Mantle says surgery may be needed after the season and will be limited to pinch hitting until officials confirm his readiness.
Four more players were added Monday to the Oklahoma roster of the 26th annual Texas-Okla homa Oil Bowl game to be played Aug 16 in Wichita Falls Texas. The new Oklahoma players are Curt Holdridge Altus end-center Larry Leeds Oklahoma City John Marshall Robert Looney Oklahoma City Harding and Robert Kalsu Del City. Earlier named were fullbacks David Stephenson Muskogee and Eugene Ross Clinton.
New Bedford news reports Vince Shomo from New York outpointed Charlie Scott of Philadelphia. Tokyo's Tervo Kosaka defeated Tsunetomi Miyamoto by knockout. In Hollywood Johnny Newman of Los Angeles stopped Ramon Hurtado in Mexico City.
In Atlanta the Butts libel trial against Curtis Publishing continues as star witness George Burnett testifies about a Sept. telephone call that fueled accusations of a rigged Georgia Alabama game. Jury of twelve opened. lie detector results ruled inadmissible. SEC will review trial findings.
KSWO defeated Jaycees 25 to 11 while Lee's Cafe beat Centenary MYF 174 in YMCA slack-pitch softball games. League play continues tonight and Saturday as the regular season nears its end. The loop tournament is scheduled for next week.
British 300 CC champion Derek Minter returned to racing after a back injury and won the Les Graham Memorial at Oulton Park England driving an Italian Gilera. He averaged 89.3 mph over 10 laps, a 27.6 mile race for 251-500 CC machines.
Oklahoma’s top high school players meet in the 15th All-State game at Oiler Park Tulsa. South coach Chuck Stephens tabs Gazebo ace Richard Franks 9 0 and North coach Jack Williams selects Carney’s Cal Anthony 10 0 for mound duty. Southwestern Oklahoma standouts lead the South lineup alongside Lawton, Anadarko and Chickasha stars as the two teams prepare for a seven inning contest before a three game showcase.
The Rebels lineup includes Swineford Ken McClanahan and Altus Chuck Stout with Tipton Mike O Neal on reserve. Kuykendall posts a 456 batting average leading South, Vernon Moore 403 for OC Central, North batters over 400 led by Larry Collier Fred Moulder Tom Maxwell Doug Walker. Northerners lack full squad as six of 14 all staters are absent. In pitching, Stephens plans to use Bill Adams in the third, with Ronnie Davis George Manek ready and Patterson, Percival, and Rick Goodman available as needed.
Jeanne Swanner a 6 foot 2 inch Miss North Carolina stands out with a Si-paint basketball scoring average from Grant High School and a 37 point season in 1960-61. Water safety instructor lifeguard and tennis player, Swanner led her team to the Eastern 3A Conference title and earned all star honors at Auburn University.
Belinsky pitched a five hit shutout as the Hawaii Islanders defeated the Seattle Rainiers 1 to 0. It was his first start for Hawaii after leaving the Angels and he retired 18 straight after a first inning single. Other PCL results included San Diego 8 Portland 3, Salt Lake City 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 4, and Tacoma 6 Spokane 3.
Redskins coach envisions a deadly Richter Mitchell duo with Wisconsin standout Richter leading in catches after 531 yards and five TDs last season. The club trimmed its roster by waiving running back Bob Dewald as camps roll.
Cameron Baptist blanked Cen Ten Church tenary Methodist 10 to 0 as Paul Roscoe pitched a two hitter. In a separate league game Calvary trimmed Trinity Baptist with Roscoe and Pruitt contributing.
Bud Wilkinson leads Oklahoma with 137 wins 27 losses and 4 ties in 16 seasons and national titles. Dan Devine Missouri and Bob Devaney Nebraska rank highly among top college coach careers. Kansas Jack Mitchell and Darrell Royal Jim Owens also noted among leaders as Big Eight seeks parity with Oklahoma.
Enid of Oklahoma earned the state junior Legion title with a 3-2 win over Guthrie, forcing an extra game by defeating Guthrie 8-6 the day before. Don Frakes was named tournament MVP after four homers and 11 RBIs across the event as Enid, now 38-20, advances to the regional in Salina Kansas August 15-18.
Ace's All-Stars edged A&A Fence 3 to 2 in Lawton Softball League action behind Jim Turner who allowed three hits. Mel Komanty homered twice for A&A, accounting for both runs. two of Ace's runs came on Perryman and Guffy walks plus singles. Miller's Case forfeited. four teams chase playoff spots as Ace's clinched first place.
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