Tulsa U football glare and Lawton hoops top headlines
Plainspoken Jess Thompson warns Tulsa U players that the handwriting is on the wall as spring drills loom and freshmen plus 24 transfers push for starting spots. Lawton High stars Lefty Coombs Don Boucher and Jimmy Wilson drive the Wolverines with sharp charts, strong scoring and assists as Norman El Reno loom in the Boomer Conference.
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Jess Thompson
Texas
Tulsa University
Lefty
Harvey Coombs
Don Boucher
Jimmy Wilson
Wolverines
Bob Williams
Williams
Coombs
LHS
Boucher
Wilson
Lawton
Creighton Bradford
Bradford
Mike Ginn
Lawton Hosts Duncan In Boomer Conference Clash
Lawton seeks a third straight win over Duncan as the Wolverines visit the LHS fieldhouse at 8 p.m. Lawton holds a 4-3 mark and can tie El Reno for runner up with a victory. Duncan sits 1-5, aiming to avoid last place. expected starters include Wilson, Boucher, Ginn for Lawton and Hickman, Trawick, Leonard for Duncan.
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Lawton
Jimmy Wilson
Don Boucher
Mike Ginn
Harvey Coombs
Charles Tonemah
Coombs
LHS
Wilson
Duncan
David Hickman
G. W. Trawick
Phil Leonard
Wayne Hunt
Glen Gilmore
Leonard
Demons
Trawick
Hunt
Lawton Pas
Duncan Wilson
EF Hickman
Boucher
J Trawick
Ginn
Cc Leonard
G Hunt
Tonemah
G Gilmore
Sill Airmen clash again in Fort Sill rematch
Fort Sill's star basketball squad aims for a second triumph over Sheppard Air Force Base tonight at 8 p.m. in Honeycutt gym after a 105-51 victory at Wichita Falls. Coach Don Benedetti fields 15 players as the post prepares for the Fourth Army tournament at Fort Hood. five players scored in double digits. Admission is free.
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Pokes Handle Sooners In Big Four Clash
Oklahoma A&M defeated Oklahoma 68 to 42 at Stillwater as the Aggies shot 53 percent while OU finished 32 percent. A&M led from the start and pulled away after 23 at halftime, scoring six straight field goals to take a 31-23 lead.
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Aggies
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Lawton Junior High finals set for Saturday night
Lawton junior high teams meet in the Invitational finals after a 19 17 win over Duncan. Desmond sparked a fourth quarter rally with two quick jumpers as Lawton rose from an 11 9 hole to claim a five point lead, while Cyril and Doug Lass face off in the 7 p m third place game following yesterday’s scores.
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Lane
Kopepesah
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Kirby
Desmond
Nick
Tonemah
Dayton
Hillis
Brooks
St. Mary's Opens New Gymnasium Debut Night
St Marys high school hosts its first game in a new fieldhouse connected to the school. The Eagles meet St Josephs of Norman in a Southwest Catholic Conference clash at 8 15 p m amid worries Norman may cancel due to snow. If St Marys wins tonight and Sunday against Chickasha they reach the state Catholic tournament. Judy Gramolini will be crowned basketball queen at halftime.
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St. Mary’s
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Connie Keough
Barbara Petty
Chickasha
Connie Mack Remembered As Indestructible Legend Dies
Oscar Fraley recalls Connie Mack, aging gracefully yet ultimately vulnerable, reflecting on 18 years of encounters starting in 1938 at Shibe Park. The piece traces Mack’s storied career, nine pennants and five world titles, and the emotional end as he watched his beloved Athletics lose the team he built. It ends with a personal note on aging and loss for a life defined by baseball.
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Paul
Oscar Fraley
New York
Connie Mack
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Lefty Grove
Grove
Connie
Mr. Mack
Mr. Grove
France
A&M Frosh Edge Cameron In Close Freshmen Tilt
Cameron lost 87 to 81 to Oklahoma A&M frosh in Stillwater as the Aggies fall to 11-5 before state junior college play. Jerry Adair led the Pokes with 23 points while Fran Siebuhr scored 26 for Cameron in a tight game marked by a full court press and strong shooting.
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Harvey Pate
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Clark
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Raleigh
McIlvoy
Muskogee Ring Kings Crowned In Open Division Finals
Muskogee hosts open division finals with Frank Muskrat Tahlequah light weight and Gerald Meeks Muskogee featherweight, both ex Golden Gloves district champs. Meeks unopposed. Muskrat defeated Wayne Pearson. Other bouts include defaults, decisions, and open class competition progressing toward state titles in Tulsa February 16 17 18 23.
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Chicago
Yankees Boss Sees Five Team Pennant Threat In 1956
Stengel predicts a tight 1956 pennant race with five strong clubs including Boston Cleveland Detroit and Chicago alongside the Yankees. He cites trades youth progress and a deep roster as keys and notes McDermott's potential impact plus the development of spring training competition among infield outfield and catching candidates. He emphasizes improving young pitchers Turley Bucks Grim Larsen and Coleman and maintaining a platoon system with eight hopefuls at shortstop.
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Rip Coleman
Billy Hunter
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Tony Kubek
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Woody Held
Liberty Teams Refuse To Play In District Meet
Liberty Oklahoma high school teams cancel all remaining games after the school board barred participation in a district tournament with Negro teams. Coach N S Hildebrand confirmed the boys and girls squads would not compete as all brackets separated. The move follows parental protests over mixing with Dunbar Wheatley and Grayson squads in Okmulgee County ahead of a Monday opening.
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N. S. Hildebrand
Okmulgee
Morris
Sports In Brief: varied racing and golf results across several cities
In brief sports notes from Seattle Tucson Palm Beach Arcadia Oldsmar New Orleans and Miami report Cassill resigning as Washington U athletics director leading rounds in golf at Tucson Open two ex stars shot 63 to lead. Beverly Gammon and others advance in Palm Beach tourney. Grey Tower wins Pasadena Classfield Handicap. Tetrabasic wins Sunshine Purse. Burnt Child triumphs at Fair Grounds. Summer Solstice and Oriental finish 1 2 in Sportsman's Paradise Purse at Hialeah Park.
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Bob Harris
Palm Beach
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Mary Ann Downey
Vannie Sanchez
Les Johnstone
Jane Nelson
Arcadia
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New Orleans
Miami
Oriental
Hasty House Farm
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Native Oklahoman Joins Wake Forest Grid Staff
WAKE FOREST North Carolina veteran coach Gene Gibson, born in Tulsa Oklahoma, joins Wake Forest College football staff. A 29 year old Latrobe Pennsylvania native, Gibson played at Morton Junior College Cicero Illinois and three Bearcats varsity seasons under Sid Gilman. He coached Clairton High then Latrobe as head coach and will report to Wake Forest around February 20.
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N.C
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Okla
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Ill
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Clairton
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