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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1964
Page
10
Lew Johnson analyzes the Liston versus Clay heavyweight title bout slated for February 25 in Miami Beach. He questions public hype, praises Clay as a tested veteran, and notes Liston’s recent opponents while predicting a cautious fight with attention to public image and potential rematch.
Terry McDermott of Essexville Michigan won the 500 meters to capture the United States first speed skating gold at the ninth Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck. He clocked 40.1 seconds, shaving 0.1 from the Olympic record, as the USSR dominance in speed skating began to tilt. The U.S. also earned a silver and bronze in skiing events as Russia led with 19 medals.
Oklahoma State's Preston Holsinger cleared 15 feet to win the pole vault in Lubbock's indoor meet, defeating former Big Eight champ J. D. Martin of Oklahoma. Five meet records fell. snow limited top entrants like Parry O'Brien. Ralph Boston set two meet marks in high jump and broad jump, Earl Young won the 500 yard dash, and Tony Watson posted strong showings for Oklahoma.
Eastern division shows Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia New York with varied win percentages. Western division lists San Francisco St Louis Los Angeles Baltimore Detroit and Baltimore entries. Upcoming games include Detroit at San Francisco and Los Angeles at Cincinnati among others.
Colorado upset Oklahoma State 65-59 at Stillwater to tie for first at 4-1 in the Big Eight. Kansas State won 73-46 in overtime at Lincoln, Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 78-73 at Norman, and Missouri faced Kansas with division implications. Kansas lost key players to grades and eligibility, prompting lineup changes as Harp reshapes the rotation.
The Orange Bowl Committee ends its 11 year Big Eight Conference agreement to field a team on New Year’s Day. It plans to hire opponents in open market aiming for higher TV revenue and potential $210 000 payouts per team with NBC backing a $300 000 annual TV deal.
Alabama football coach Paul Bear Bryant and Curtis Publishing Co reached an out of court settlement to end Bryant 10 million dollar libel action against the Saturday Evening Post.
The San Francisco 49ers sign Jim David former Detroit Lions star as defensive backfield coach. The team also says Jack Myers is resigning as offensive backfield coach.
Del City 5-8 meets Lawton Wolverines in a rematch at the LHS Fieldhouse at 8 p.m. Lawton edge won 61-58 in the first meeting as Del City aims to rebound behind 6-5 center Dean Bumgarner and 16.0 ppg leader. The Eagles travel after a close loss to Edmond, while Lawton’s junior varsity hosts Eagle prior.
Douglass aims to start a new winning streak after a 13 game run was halted last weekend. The Lions beat Washington 66 41 in their return bout and lost to Sand Springs 57 55 next night. Starting guards are Curtis Wilson Isaac Monts Freeman Dockery Bobby Williams and Kenneth Wallace.
The roster lists Cameron players with positions and heights including Dovel, Jackson, Crawford, Pusins, Paul, De Royo, Coffey, Burton, Rodgers, and Scott. The game is at Aggie Fieldhouse with tipoff time unspecified.
Lawton tames Del City as Bocock leads with 17 and Frost adds 21 for a 11-4 Lawton mark. Bridges ponders starters while Hinton Cagle Wiggins Large fill key roles as Del City fights back late but falls 59-56.
Tomlinson's eighth graders beat Burkburnett 53 43 to extend their win streak to eight. Vernon Bentley and Larry Cocks each scored 14 for Tomlinson while Owen led Burkburnett with 16 points. Tomlinson also won the B team game 36 15.
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp notches his 700th victory in a 103-83 win over Georgia. Rupp, 62, joins Ed Diddle as active coaches with 700 wins, trailing only Phog Allen. The Wildcats improve to 4th nationally, with Rupp noting the SEC gains and his long tenure.
Tennessee announces Bill Anderson a former Tennessee wing back and end in 1955-57 and a six year NFL Redskins veteran joined the Volunteers coaching staff on Monday in Knoxville.
The Texans Dick Pusins, Ceavell Scott, and Jim Burton anchor the starting unit, with Dan Doherty from New York also set. Coach Dale Roark notes a fast running attack and post schemes as the Aggies battle flu symptoms affecting Ver non Paul, Mike Rodgers, and Harry Bailey. Cleatus Doyel and Jess Coffey round out the lineup in a tense matchup.
Seven-Up remained unbeaten with a 56-51 win over Lee's Cafe while Coca-Cola crushed Elgore 91-68. Jim Southard led Coca-Cola with 20 points as Seven-Up built a 43-32 edge by the third quarter and stayed atop the YMCA Senior League standings. Coca-Cola sits close behind at 3-1 with six players in double figures.
Garfield 21 Westwood 2 Edison 23 Western Hills 0 Hoover 13 Adams 5 Eisenhower 13 Jefferson 8. Local youth league results tallied with multiple teams posting several decisive wins.
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