Football Season Nears as High Schools Begin Practice
Autumn signal arrives as city high schools start first practices next week and the Oil Bowl in Wichita Falls nears. Oklahoma faces Texas in a strong tilt with tickets sold at Perkins in Lawton. Euell Pope of Lawton High highlights the Okie contingent.
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Lawton High
Lawton Players Sign With Southwestern Junior College
Two Lawton high school graduates Paul Whiting of Eisenhower and Bert Werga vah of LHS signed letters of intent to play for Coach Jerry Boone at Southwestern Junior College in Oklahoma City. They join three alumni who previously played for the Eagles, with Heath leading the LHS contingent and Ha waii bound.
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Eisenhower
Bert Wergavah
LHS
Jerry Boone
Eagles
Whiting
Weryavah
University of Hawaii
Horton
Kelley
Pepsis Edge Durant to Win State Title in Extra Innings
Lawton Pepsis defeat Durant 3 2 in the championship game to capture the state title at the NBC tournament in Wichita. Cleve Reed drives in H A Scott with a one out single in the tenth after Scott walked and Ben Heise’s bunt move, as Wright pitches through fatigue and Lawton benefits from a costly error by Durant. Reed, Lodes and Shultz key the win with strong relief and base on balls drawback.
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Scott
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Wills
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Swan
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Big Eight coaches outline red hope and quarterback questions
At the Big Eight kickoff luncheon in Kansas City coaches from Kansas State to Missouri predicted a competitive season with Nebraska and Oklahoma fielding strong lines and candidates for quarterback. Several schools noted defensive experience but questioned offensive depth and stability.
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Vince Gibson
Kansas State
Gibson
Dodgers Slip Past Cardinals In Tight NL Battle
Dodgers top Cardinals 6 5 as Duke Sims belts a two run double and Ted Sizemore adds two RBIs. Parker and Buckner deliver key hits while Richie Allen is scratched returning later to the lineup. Downing notches his 14th win. melee erupts when Bill Denehy hits Reggie Smith.
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Cal Maxvill
Dodgers
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Davis
Willie Crawford
Willie Horton
Aurelio Rodriguez
Detroit
Bill Denehy
Boston
Reggie Smith
Trevino Undergoes Appendectomy After Clinic Visit
Lee Trevino, leading money winner on the PGA Tour, underwent emergency appendectomy at St. Anne's Hospital in Truth or Consequences New Mexico after a clinic visit in Socorro. Doctors D E Stoops and Leonard R Becker performed the operation which began around 1 30 a m CDT and lasted about 90 minutes. Trevino is in good condition and expected to be hospitalized about a week.
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Lee Trevino
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Trevino
Soccoro
New Mexico
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Leonard R. Becker
Albuquerque
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Champs Top All Star Club Named For State
Lawton and Durant led a 15 member all star squad as NBC finalists. Heise earned Most Valuable Player and Burris captured Leading Pitcher honors for the state selection.
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All-Star Club
NBC
Lawton
Durant Pace
Heise
Burris
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