Tulsa adds star halfback to spring enrollments
Cameron college standout Jimmy Combs joins Tulsa University's spring roster as part of a 25 player junior college influx after a fierce recruiting duel with Oklahoma A&M. Combs led Cameron in scoring, rushing, and interceptions last season and owns Lawton High's five-interception game record.
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Jimmy Combs
Cameron College
Tulsa University
Golden Hurricane
Combs
Oklahoma Aggies
Lawton High
Cameron
LHS
Tulsa
23 Glovers Set To Enter State Classic
The Southwest district selected a 23-man squad for the state Golden Gloves tournament in Tulsa on Feb 16 19. Open division leaders include Jerome Tahahawah Leroy Jeffery Gene Morgan Hubert Jackson and others with 13 Fort Sill boxers. Novice champs from Fort Sill Chickasha and Anadarko join the delegation as players train for Tulsa and the team seeks the title.
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Tulsa World
Douglas Sellers
Fort Sill
Freddy Griffin
Scooter Darden
Cameron Aggie
Junior Franklin
Anadarko
Roberta Samaniego
Wal
Blasingame
Franklin
Dillard Jackson
George Simmonds
Fort Sillgloves
Dean
Cameron Glovers
Cameron
Jerome Tahahawah
Leroy Jeffery
Michigan
Gene Morgan
Hubert Jackson
Missouri
Lonnie Poco
Bob Ingram
Leander Rogers
Abdulio Nunez-Segarra
Philmore Wright
Richard Smith
Charlie Prater
Miami-Tulsa
Southwest
Lawton
Ardmore
Muskogee
Fort Smith, Ark
Miami
Middlecoff Takes 2 Stroke Phoenix Open Lead
Cary Middlecoff surged into a two stroke lead at the Phoenix Open after a 70 for 208 total through 54 holes at Phoenix Country Club. Mike Souchak followed with 210 and Jim Blair III at 214 after a 74, while Ken Venturi cooled to 214 with a 75 as the final round loomed.
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Ariz
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Middlecoff
Phoenix Country Club
Mike Souchak
Power Drive
Jim Tom Blair III
Blair
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Cary
Jerry Barber
Ee Ee
Ted Rhodes
Et Sao FG As Ea
Stan Leonard
High School Tournament Results Across States
National and state finals in boys basketball feature Hammond and Cyril, Elgin and Custer, plus Midwest matchups. Notable showdowns include Jay over KansAs and Springhill over Onapa, with overtime thrillers and close scores across divisions Class A B C. Details list dozens of college and conference results statewide and nationally.
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Hammond
Cyril
Elgin
Custer
Northeastern
Miami
Putnam City
Jay
KansAs
Springhill
Onapa
Drumright
Holdenville
Pawnee
Dibble
Cement
Leokeba
Northwestern
Guymon
Altus
Cleo Springs
Seiling
Oklahoma Baptist
McAles
Pirates Sign Eddie OBrien And Danny Kravitz
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of infielder Eddie OBrien and catcher Danny Kravitz, bringing the club’s total signings to 30 players for the season.
Friedrich Outpoints Layne In Slow Bout
Frankfurter crowd boos as Panzer Friedrich of Germany outpoints Rex Layne of Lewiston Utah in a crude 10 round heavyweight contest at the Festhalle. Friedrich uses constant left jabs and occasional rights while Layne pushes with elbows and shoves, no knockdowns, Layne trips twice.
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Friedrich
Layne
Frankfurt
Germany
Hans Friedrich
Rex Layne
Lewiston
Utah
Frankfurt Festhalle
Salt Lake City
Redship Canada Loses Hockey Crown 2-0 to Russia
Soviet Russia claimed the Olympic hockey title with a 2-0 victory over Canada in Cortina d Ampezzo Italy as Dick Dougherty of International Falls Minnesota scored a hat trick in the final period. The United States earned silver with a 9-4 win over Czechoslovakia, leaving Canada without a gold.
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Ted Smits
Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Soviet
Russia
Canada
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Dick Dougherty
International Falls
Minn
University of Minnesota
United States
Sweden
Germany
Italia Hill
Olympic Winners Crowned in Cortina D Ampezzo
In Cortina d Ampezzo Italy on February 4 the Winter Games crowned champions in 24 events with Russia taking long distance speed skating and figure skating titles. Four-man bobsled went to Switzerland, two-man to Italy, and several cross country and alpine events produced Olympic records. Figure skating saw Jenkins Albright and the Austrian pair Schwarz Popelt claim podium spots as Russia dominated ice hockey.
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Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Kapus leads in four man bobsled with 5 10 44 total
Saturday's results show Franz Kapus of Switzerland declared winner in the four man bobsled with a total time of 5 10 44 from four runs. The sequence times were 1 18, 1 17 19, 1 17 09, and 1 18 16. The cross country ski relay shows Russia winning the 40 kilometer event with a time of 2 15 30 as Canada finishes sixth and the United States ninth in the championship. Sunday schedules include a 5 AM ski jumping trial featuring U S entrants Roy Sherwood Willis Olson Richard Rahoi and Arthur Devlin and a 11 AM closing ceremony.
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Tofana Chute
Switzerland
Italy
Lamberto Dalla Costa
Is Conti
Russia
Toni Sailor
Austria
Ossi Reichert
Germany
Rene Colliard
Ljubovj Kozyreva
Norway
Tonic Sailer
Toni Sailer
Sverre Stenersen
U.S
Roy Sherwood
New Canaan
Tigers Triumph Over Oklahoma In Four-Man Finish
Missouri defeated Oklahoma 77-72 in a Big Seven game as the Sooners played the final minute with four men due to injuries and fouls. Joe King led Oklahoma with 34 points while Lionel Smith and Norm Stewart each scored 23 for Missouri as the Tigers built a 13-point first-half lead and held off a late surge.
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Detroit
University of Detroit
Oklahoma A&m
Titans
Bill Ebben
A&m
Clayton
Carter
Norman
Okla
Missouri
Oklahoma
Sooners
Tigers
Joe King
Ed Abbey
Joe Jones
Lionel Smith
Norm Stewart
St Louis Bills Fight Tulsa For 73 66 MVC Win
St Louis University Billikens overcome Tulsa 73 to 66 in a Missouri Valley clash led by key performances from Horton Serkin and Evans. Tulsa offered a tough challenge as the Tigers kept the score close through the second half.
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Okla
St. Louis University
Billikens
St. Louis
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Horton
Stob
Serkin
Duncan
Mimlitz
Yates
Alcorn
Evans x
Smith
Andress
Virginia Names Navy Aide Martin Virginia Picks Navy's Martin
University of Virginia appoints 34 year old Ben S Martin as head coach on a three year contract about 10000 dollars annually the highest in UVA history effective February 1 Martin succeeds Ned McDonald who resigned after three poor seasons Nesbit to stay as freshman coach Martin a 1944 third team All America end at Navy said he was ready to be a head coach after ten years of coaching and earlier opportunities did not fit.
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Charlottesville
Ben S. Martin
Navy
Eddie Erdelatz
University of Virginia
Martin
Virginia
Ned McDonald
University
Board of Visitors
Harrison Nesbit
Wallingford
Texas Names Two Coaches at University of Texas
AUSTIN Texas February 4 P Mar shall Hughes the University of Texas freshman basketball coach was named varsity coach to succeed Thurman Hull who has resigned. James Carroll Jones was named assistant football coach. Athletic Director Dana X Bible announced the changes. Hughes has coached freshman basketball for seven seasons and will take over after the current season.
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Arlington
University of Texas
Jack Gray
Southpaws Have Advantage In Baseball Allie Reynolds Says So
Oklahoma City February 4 Allie Reynolds a former Yankee star who helped win six pennants and six World Series declares left handers have a substantial edge in baseball. He argues a left handed pitcher can force batters to hit to the left and ease double plays while noting the club needs no more than its best lefties to contend. Reynolds cites clutch performances and a longer study of the game to support his view.
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Ole Case
Mickey
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Yankees
Allie Reynolds
Oklahoma City
New York Yankees
Mighty
Maulers
Reynolds
Phila
Delphia
Casey Stengel
Oklahoma
Cleveland
Feller
Allie
Kansas State Beats Colorado 80 51 in Big Seven Tilt
Kansas State toppled Colorado 80 to 51 in Manhattan to move to 5 1 in the Big Seven standings. The game stayed tight at halftime with a 29 28 score before K State surged in the second half led by Pachin Vicens and Jack Parr. Fritz Schneider added 17 as Rangles led Colorado with 16. Colorado dropped to 3 2 with Kansas and Iowa State winning.
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Kansas State
Colorado
Nebraska
Emporia State
Manhattan
Kan
K-State
Jack Parr
Druze Appointed Marquette Tutor
John ny Druze, famed Fordham Seven Blocks of Granite captain and Notre Dame end coach, appointed head football coach at Marquette University. He succeeds F S Frosty Ferracca, relieved after two poor seasons under a three year $10,000 yearly contract. Mullins, Notre Dame alumnus, selected Druze, salary around 11 000, with right to name assistants.
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Milwaukee
Johnny Druze
Fordham
Notre Dame
Marquette University
F.S
Frosty’ Ferracca
Druze
Newark
N. J
Laurence A. “Moon
Mullins
Marquette
Knute Rockne
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