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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1956
Page
13
Aggregated results list numerous cage games with top scorers and wide score differentials. Notable showings include Langston 103 over Bishop 72 and Southern Methodist 199 over Texas 96, with multiple Oklahoma and Midwest teams posting double digit margins and several overtime outcomes.
Palm Beach qualifiers showed the path in the women’s championship led by Marge Burns of Greensboro with 35 37 T2. Eddie Moylan of Trenton beat Jay Freeman of Little Rock 10 8 6 2 in South Florida tournament opener. Dons from San Francisco remain atop AP basketball poll with 43rd straight win over College of Pacific 77 60. Raymond Whispell named Muhlenberg head coach. Jerry Thompson chosen at Ripon. Daily racing doubles set records at Hialeah 1069.40, Sunshine Park 1227.40. French Bleu wins at Fair Grounds. Cyclotron edges Don McCoy at Santa Anita.
Norman Tigers surge past El Reno 57 to 37 as Dennis Price leads with 19 in the final two quarters after a 19-18 halftime edge. Norman improves to 6-1 in Boomer Conference, avenging earlier losses and narrowing title chances.
Milt Campbell the 1955 national collegiate and AAU high hurdles champion joins the Navy for two years under the reserve program. He will train at Great Lakes nine weeks and pursue assignment to a station with coaching. Campbell plans to return to Indiana University after his Navy hitch to finish college sports eligibility and continue Olympic preparation.
Corpus Christi Texas James Brown aged 16 died after a tackle during Ray High School spring football practice. He walked to the sideline, collapsed, and died about 30 minutes later in a hospital. Assistant coach Charles Haynes cited a head injury. He had been unable to play last fall due to a prior head injury.
Elgin Owls trailed by 13 at halftime then rallied to tie Lindsay 35-35 in the fourth, but Genie Estes sealed a 46-43 Leopards win as Lindsay extended its 19th straight victory. Bud Sahmaunt led Elgin with 26 points while Estes added 17 for Lindsay. Other area scores include Walters beating Grandfield 77-53, Cyril 62-46 over Ft. Cobb, Hobart taking both games against Snyder, Mt. View sweeping Cooperton, and Geronimo losing in overtime to Appentone 57-56.
Hollywood boxer Art Aragon ended his seven year man ager relationship with Jimmy Roche after last night’s Legion Stadium bout. Aragon also saw welterweight Ramon Tiscareno knocked out in the second round at 2 38, ending the Aragon Roche contract and signaling a managerial shakeup.
Chickasha juniors advance to the Lawton invitational final by beating Douglass 47 to 41 Tuesday afternoon. The Chicks led 24-18 at halftime and controlled the game, with David Bucanan scoring 20 points while L Williams led Douglass with 12. The Chick Juniors face Wolves at 8:15 p.m. Saturday. Douglass meets Cyril at 7 p.m. in consolation.
SAN ANGELO Texas Bill Pfluger scored 72 points to lead Eden to a 97 to 55 victory over Paint Rock. He hit 32 field goals and 8 of 9 free throws while playing in 18 games this season, totaling 655 points for an average over 36 per game despite injuries.
Merrill Green, a former Oklahoma Sooners halfback and 1953 standout with long touchdown runs, will become Wichita University backfield coach this month. He is a first lieutenant in the artillery at Ft. Sill and will report to Wichita as spring practice starts February 20 after separation planned March 20.
Eastern Division standings show Wilisdeiikian leading with 31 wins and a .620 percentage. Boston and Syracuse trail, while Western Division lists Weyne and others with midseason records. Scheduled games include Fort Wayne at Minneapolis and Boston vs. St Louis, with New York at Rochester and Tuesday results showing New York 113, Boston 162 and Philadelphia 128, Syracuse 95.
Lightweight champion Bud Smith cursed officials after a non-title ten round loss to 19 year old Larry Boardman of Marlborough Conn at Boston Garden. Boardman carried the final scorecards with two judges voting for him as Smith eyed a move to welterweight and a rematch with Tony De Marco.
Cecil Lockwood opened with 256 and finished with a 639 series to lead scorers at Sooner Lanes, while teammates Falstaff and Rex Beall added strong marks. Despite Lockwood’s heroics and Strickland’s 606, Towne’s Stores and other teams claimed wins as Insurance and City league rivals posted high totals. The night featured multiple 500s and several 200-plus games across numerous teams, including a notable 880 and 908 in a single Insurance set and the standout 2636 by the newsmen trio.
Douglass Lions defeated Watonga 47-37 in the Lawton juniors' gym for its fifth straight win. Louis Stevenson led with 17 points as Douglass rose to 6-6 and held a 19-13 halftime lead. In the opener, Douglass Juniors beat Watonga 31-26.
A medical examiner cleared Baltimore middleweight Rudy Watkins of blame for the death of Philadelphia boxer Robert Perry after their January bout at the Cambria Athletic Club.
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