Fort Sill glovers dominate 13th Southwest district Golden Gloves
Fort Sill swept team titles in both novice and open divisions at the 13th Southwest district Golden Gloves in Sill's Honeycutt gym. Open division crowns went to Jackson, Jeffery, Tahahawah, Morgan, and others as Cam eron Aggie boxers also starred. Tenants include Dillard Jackson and Leander Rogers, with Jay Wah Tahahawah defending bantam title and Jeffery earning outstanding open class honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill
Honeycutt Gym
Jerome Tahahawahne
Leroy Jeffery
Gene Morgan
Hubert Jackson
Fort Sill
Army
Fort Sill Glovers
Husky Sillswinger
Cameron
Ray Gene Tahahawah
Aggie
Douglas Sellers
Doug
Lonnie Poco
Bobby Ingram
Wallace Blasingame
Leander Rogers
Vern Stephens
Jeffery
Philmore Wright
Army Glovers
Earnest Torries
John Hernandez
Bantam
Anderson Carter
Roger Flote
Lawton
George Pryce
Wayne Wainscott
Abdulio Nenez-Segarra
Jimmy Sartin
Richard Smith
Clifford Archita
Apache
Charlie Prater
Johnnie Mithlo
Marcus Poco
Chickasha
John Henry
Otis Tartsah
Anadarko
John Hayes
Bob Ingram
Dillard Jackson
Jerome Tahahawah
Four-Time District Champ Morgan Headlines Gloves Meet
Gene Morgan of Cyril becomes the first four-time Southwest district winner by capturing the unopposed 135-pound title and earning state tournament entry in Tulsa. Other standouts include Tahahawah, Jeffery, Jackson, and Darden as district open class winners. Fort Sill boxers, with better facilities, are urged to boost local clubs and training ahead of the state classic.
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Cameron
Morgan
Tahahawah
Fort Sill
Freddy Griffin
Griffin
Toledo
Ohio
Jeffery
Darden
Gene Morgan
Tulsa
Red
Cyril Product
Jimmy Autry
Jerome Tahahawah
Leroy Jeffery
Hubert Jackson
Price
George Pryce
Scooter Darden
Cameron Aggie
West Texas
Irgil Franklin
Marvin Liddell
Chicago
Virgil
Marvin
Junior Franklin
W. Franklin
Golden Gloves
Lonnie Poco
Douglas Sellers
Ray Gene Tahahawah
Dillard Jackson
Roberto Samaniego
Bob Ingram
Wallace Blasingame
Hyvy
Leander Rogers
Vern Stephens
Apache
Austria Star Sweeps to Olympic Alpine Grand Slam
At Cortina d’Ampezzo Toni Sailer, the so called miracle man of the skis, won downhill to complete an unprecedented Alpine grand slam in the Winter Olympics. Ralph Miller and Chick Igaya were among casualties on the rough Mt Tofana course as the U S team faltered. Canada beat Sweden 6 2 in hockey as Russia loomed strong in the standings.
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Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Sailor
Ralph Miller
Hanover
N.H
Marvin Melville
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chiharu
Chick) Igaya
Dartmouth
Japan
Wallace
Bud) Werner
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Austria
Russia
United States
Canada
Sweden
Boomer Conference Showdown Looms In Lawton Tonight
Lawton High hosts Norman in a crucial Boomer clash at 8 p.m. with Lawton holding a 4-2 league mark and Norman at 5-1. A win keeps Lawton in the hunt led by Harvey Coombs while Norman, last season's Class AA champions, seeks to extend its 5-1 Boomer record after a 78-44 earlier win.
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Bob Greenberg
Press
Lawton
Wolverines
Speedy Norman
LHS
Eli Reno
Bobby Williams
Norman
Tigers
el Reno
Harvey Coombs
Jimmy Wilson
Mike Ginn
Creighton Bradford
Dennis Price
Jumping Jack
John Woodall
Charles Long
Jerry Marsh
Donald Masters
Ron Smith
Wilson
Don Boucher
Charles Tonemah
Coombs
Ginn
Bradford
Duncan
Three Games Slated Today In Junior Play
Lawton junior high tourney action continues amid snow cancellations. Norman favored to upset Lawton offense as local junior teams post scores with Cyril, Duncan, Anadarko, and Fort Sill Indian School names appearing in box scores and standings.
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Lawton Junior High
Fort Sil! Indian School
Velma- Alma
Cyril
Duncan
Lou Whiteley
Lawton
Chickasha
Riverside
Anadarko
Lawton Douglass
Boxing Memoir Corrects Past Champion Lineup
APT J W Vesley corrects a previous error naming Bill Trawick as district and state light heavyweight champion in 1950. Trawick fought with Fort Sill 18th Field Artillery and KO’d defending champ Harry Ratliff in the district finals. Ratliff, now a top state boxing referee, recalls Trawick’s slashing right hand that hastened his retirement.
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Apt. J. W. Vesley
Bill Trawick
Fort Sill
Trawick
Cameron College
Army
Capt
Vessey
Bill KO
Cameron
Harry Ratliff
Ratliff
Harry
Waurika Hurdler Better Than Ever
Texas Christian coach Eddie Weems hails Oklahoma hurdler Bill Curtis as healthier and faster after a year away, predicting he could contend for Olympic level honors. Curtis, once a Waurika star, recently paced workouts at 14.2 seconds, revisiting peak form from Kansas Relays and Southwest Conference titles in 1954.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Eddie Weems
Oklahoma High
Weems
Bill Curtis
Waurika, Okla
TCU
Kansas Loses Top Cage Star for Scholastic Failure
Lawrence Kansas guard Dallas Dobbs Kansas University Big Seven scoring leader was ruled ineligible for play by KU athletic director A C Dutch Lonborg. The Bartlesville Oklahoma senior failed to meet scholastic requirements after totaling 82 points in four conference games.
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Lawrence
Dallas Dobbs
University of Kansas
A. C
Lonborg
K.U
Bartlesville
Okla
Dobbs
Dunbar Keeps Perfect Record In City League Play
Dunbar won its fifth straight in the western division by defeating Garfield 29-3. Whittier moved to 4-1 with a 12-5 win over Howell and Swinney edged Wilson 15-12. Cleveland beat Jefferson 7-6 and Taft defeated Adams 11-3. Eastern division saw Lincoln forfeit for a 4-0 win over Jackson while Washington slipped to 1-1 after Douglass 17-8 victory. FSIS crushed St Marys 32-8. Cade beat Roosevelt 24-22. Will Rogers topped Fort Sill 20-8.
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Dunbar
Garfield
Whittier
Howell
Swinney
Wilson
Cleveland
Jefferson
Taft
Adams
Lincoln
Jackson
Washington
Douglass
FSIS
St. Mary’s
Cade Trip Roosevelt
Will Rogers
Fort Sill
Bakers and Jackson to clash in televised 10 rounder
New York reports burly Bob Baker and lanky Tommy Jackson set for a Friday night elimination bout at Madison Square Garden. The winner advances toward a September title shot at Rocky Marciano. Baker, with 13 straight wins, is favored 9-5 over Jackson from Far Rockaway, NY.
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New York
Bob Baker
Tommy
Hurricane) Jackson
Madison Square Garden
Rocky Marciano
Rocky
al Weill
Baker
Pittsburgh
Clownish Jackson
Far Rockaway
N.Y
Champions' Row Open Division Bout Results
Report of multiple open and novice division matches at Fort Sill and Cameron. Fighters from Cameron Fort Sill Apache Lawton Anadarko and Chickasha faced off with several decisions TKO and defaults noted, including unopposed champion Gene Morgan and Fort Sill dominance in most weight classes.
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Johnnie Mithlo
Apache
Marcus Poco
Cameron
John Henry
Chickasha
Otis Tartsah
Anadarko
Earnest Torries
Fort Sill
John Hernandez
Anderson Carter
Roger Flote
Lawton
Tirador Armstrong
Louis DeFrieze
George Pryce
Wayne Wainscott
Obdulio Nunez-Segarra
Jimmy Sartin
Philmore Wright
John Hayes
Richard Smith
Clifford Archita
Charlie Prater
Fights Last Night Report Card
In Fresno Sal Pera outpointed Bull Halsey in a San Francisco bout Casey Jones beat Chico Rosea while Don Jordan stopped Paddy DeMarco in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The night featured bouts across multiple venues with regional matchups and clear results.
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Los Angeles
Don Jordan
Paddy DeMarco
Brooklyn
Fresno
Calif
Sal Pera
San Francisco
Bull Halsey
Oakland
Casey Jones
Chico Rosea
Honolulu
Sill Mat Team To Enter Meet at Fourth Army Meet
Fort Sill's wrestling squad heads to Fort Hood Texas Sunday for the Fourth Army mat meet. Fort Sill defends the title as eight matmen travel with coach Lt George Russell to face top foes next Tuesday through Friday. Competing are Carl Summerville Drakos Nellas Bradford Stone Robert Fleak Don Jamrez Harold Reece Charles Dowdell and Claude Roach.
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Fort Sill
Fort Hood
Texas
Army
Sill
George Russell
Russell
Bill Borders
Drakos Nellas
Bradford Stone
Robert Fleak
Don Jamrez
Harold Reece
Charles Dowdell
Claude Roach
Douglass and Altus Face Tonight in Sixth-Game Aim
Douglass travels to Altus tonight seeking a fifth straight win as coach H C King plans to use his regular lineup LeEster Alexander Robert Louis Stevenson Booker T Alberty Tommie Johnson and Willie McCarty.
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Douglass
Altus
H. C. King
LeEster Alexander
Robert Louis Stevenson
Booker T. Alberty
Tommie Johnson
Willie McCarty
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