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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1955

Page

8

Kansas Varsity Silences Jokers Trims Wildcats

Kansas varsity beats Northwestern 91 70 in season opener led by Phog Allen team. Wilt Chamberlain scored 40 for Northwestern while Jayhawks held halftime edge then pulled away. Other top games noted include Duquesne rout of Carnegie Tech and Ohio State loss to Vanderbilt.

United Press Kansas Forrest (Phog Chamberlain Philadelphia Northwestern Jayhawks United Press Board of Coaches Duquesne Carnegie Tech Li Green Dukes Robin Freeman Ohio State Vanderbilt Lloyd Aubrey Notreal Wisconsin Aubrey Notre Dame Joe Bertrand Junior Stephens Memphis State Ken Caldwell Texas Aggies Niagara Toledo Boston College Suffolk Tulane Louisiana College Louisiana State Southwest Tennessee Missouri Texas Tech Colorado Oregon Rice Lamar Tech

Bolling Generals Aerial Power Faces Fort Sill Clash

Dees praises Bolling Generals undefeated service team and predicts a tough test for Fort Sill next Saturday. He notes Bolling's star players Lattner Faloney O Connell Perry Reynolds Warlick and Mavraides and cites recent wins and future bid dynamics including Poinsettia Bowl considerations in San Diego. Dees highlights Bolling unorthodox T formation and warns Cannoneers must limit passes and pressure O Connell to have a chance.

Ace Washington, D. C Bolling Afb Fort Belvoir Gene Dees Fort Sill Dees Lawton High Sill Bolling Generals Belvoir Generals Cannoneers Washington Bolling San Diego Fort Ord Ord Notre Dame Johnny Lattner Maryland Bernie Faloney Tommy O’connell Illinois Faloney Pitt Billy Reynolds Chet Jet O’connell

The Top 20 AP Version College Basketball Poll

The AP Top 20 shows San Francisco leading with two first place votes and a 2-0 record, Kentucky at 1-0, and NC State also 2-0. list continues with teams including Utah Brigham Young Oklahoma City George Washington and Stanford among others. Idaho receives a first place vote. overall counts shown with first place votes and point totals.

San Francisco Kentucky North Carolina State Uteh Widamoncake SO Alabama Eg Eeeaege Ios SOO Abo Ee Illinois Ce Ae Brigham ‘Young Roly Crom Oklahoma City George Washington Marquette West Virginia Ohio State Ieee Stanford Minnesota Idaho United Press North Carolina “State Utah Filinois Holy Cross Brigham Young Indiana St.Louis UCLA Sanford Kansas Seton Hall Louisia

Ellisville Off For Pasadena

Ellisville Mississippi Jones Junior College football travels to Pasadena to meet a team featuring eight Negro players in the Junior Rose Bowl. A 37 member squad plus staff plan to fly from Jackson to California to honor a post-season date amid segregation critics. President Fred Bynum says he dislikes the matchup but calls it too late to change.

Ellisville Miss Jones Junior College Pasadena Calif Jackson California Fred Bynum Jones Board of Trustees Mississippi

Two Fort Sill Jets Named to Army Times All Army Team

Fort Sill stars Buck McPhail and Joe Ramona earned first and second team All-Army Football honors. McPhail leads Sill scorers with 72 points and anchors the backfield, while Ramona anchors the line and had a standout game against Fort Ord on November 19. Announcement of honors is pending in Army Times.

Bolling Quantico Marines Jackie Ging J. D. Roberts Fort Hood Ord Fort Sill Army Times Buck McPhail Joe Ramona Cannoneers McPhail Army Baltimore Colt Sill Ramona Sillmen Santa Clara New York Fort Ord

Texas Quintets Fall To Oklahoma City Chiefs And Sooners

Oklahoma City Chiefs routed Texas Christian 84 56 to open the season. Oklahoma beat Baylor 65 55 and Oklahoma A M defeated Texas Western 51 40. Key players included Dick O Neal Hubert Reed Joe King LeRoy Bacher Jimmy Peck and Mack Carter leading scoring.

Texas Lone Star State Oklahoma Oklahoma City Chiefs Texas Christian Baylor Oklahoma A&m Texas Western Sooners Doyle Parrack Joe King LeRoy Bacher Jimmy Peck Bears Jerry Mallett King Aggies

Lawton High Hosts Burkburnett In Season Opener

Lawton high School's rebuilt basketball machine tests its first game tonight against Burkburnett Texas with tipoff at 8 p.m. five lettermen compete under coach Bob Williams including starters Harvey Coombs Don Boucher and Jimmy Wilson. Creighton Bradford Sid Ahlischlager and Jerry Mills vie for starting spots as LHS seeks scoring punch after loss of Fred Yeahque. Burkburnett arrived from Wichita Falls with Mills as top performer in a 64 47 opener. Prelim Bees vs Burkburnett B team at 6 15 p.m.

Lawton High School Burkburnett, Tex LHS Harvey Coombs Don Boucher Jimmy Wilson Charles Tonemah Jerry Thomason Lawton Coombs Boucher Wilson Area Sid Ahlischlager Creighton Bradford Wolverines Fred Yeahque Wilson Fort Sill Ahischlager Burkburnett Texans Wichita Falls Jerry Mills Burk Coyotes LHS Bees

Pensacola and Ord To Clash In Poinsettia Bowl

Pensacola Naval Air Station will meet Fort Ord in the fourth annual Poinsettia Bowl on December 17 for the mythical armed forces football title. Pensacola, the East Coast’s No. 2 service team, accepted after Bolling AFB DC declined the eastern bid. Fort Ord owns a 10-1 record. Pensacola stands 10-2.

San Diego Calif Pensacola Fla Naval Air Station Fort Ord Armed Forces East Coast 11Th Naval District Bolling Afb Washington, D.C Ford Ord

Pettit Snares Scoring Lead

Big Bob Pettit the St Louis Hawks sophomore forward tops the NBA scoring race after last week with 129 points in 5 games raising his season total to 341 points and a 24.4 point average while passing Clyde Lovellette who has 338 points in 16 games as the league leaders.

New York Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks National Basketball Assn Pettit Louisiana State Philadelphia St. Louis Clyde Lovellette Minneapolis Lovellete Lovellette Minn Arizin Phil Johnston Foust Fort Wayne Macauley Boston Yardley Ft Wayne Schayes Syr Braun New York Mikkelsen Minn

Wagner Dies In His Sleep

PITTSBURGH. Honus Wagner, 81, legendary shortstop and ex Pirates star, died in his sleep at home near Forbes Field. In poor health for years, he slipped and fell two months ago and had been bed fast, slipping into a coma about 10 days ago. The family said death resulted from complications of old age.

Pittsburgh John Honus) Wagner Forbesfield Pittsburgh Pirates Honus Wagner

Aggie Boxers Defeat Clovis in Cameron Team Match

Cameron Aggies defeated Clovis New Mexico Boxing Club 6-1 in a team match led by Lonnie Poco’s knockout of Danny Rios. Wallace Blasingame and Ronald Cheek added clear wins, with Jerome Tahhawah Bobby Valderas Harold Penardy and others securing decisions across divisions.

Lonnie Poco Cameron Aggies Clovis New Mexico Poco Danny Rios Aggies Wallace Blasingame Don Edmonds Ronald Cheek Billy Stark Blaze Garcia Bob Humphrey Cameron Jerome Tahhawah Edmond Edwards Bobby Valderas Bill Tharp Harold Penardy Henry Tucker

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