Gavilan Ordered to Meet Minelli in Boston Non-Title Bout
Promoter Sam Silverman said welterweight champion Kid Gavilan is ordered by the International Boxing Guild to fight Livio Minelli in a non-title 10 rounder on March 8 in Boston Garden. Lopez protested the date being too close to Gavilan's planned middleweight title clash with Bobo Olson in Chicago on April 2.
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Buston
Sam Silverman
Kid Gavilan
International Boxing Guild
Livio Minelli
Silverman
Gavilan
Angel Lopez
Boston Garden
Bobo Olson
Chicago
Close of Oklahoma Golden Gloves Promises Tough Southwest Finals
Semifinals leave Southwest district with six Lawton entrants in open finals as Cameron college’s Frank Allen loses to a cut eye after a first-round butt. Carl McClure suffers a broken collar bone after a split decision, provoking crowd boos despite his two state crowns.
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Southwest District
Jess Thompson
Ray Teja
Lawton
Cameron College
Frank Allen
Earl Martin
Murray Aggies
Allen
Martin
Carl McClure
Jack Wilson
Bacone
McClure
Wilson
Tulsa
Fort Sill
James Guillory
Charles Harris
Oklahoma City
Kite
Lester Kite
Muskogee
Eddie Lester
Jackson
Richard Wall
Hernandez
Indiana Golden Gloves
Rutherford Loneman
Jerry Brownrigg
Adams
Texas
John Alexander
Alexander
Jim Acree
Oklahoma University
Wall-Jackson
Wall
Kansas City
Hubert Lewis
Dale Young
Gomez Gonzalez
Max Rackley
Cameron Welter
Edmond Johnson
Anadarko
Jack
Cameron
Larmour
Sallisaw
Rackley
Johnson
Hugo
Floyd Sumner
Gomez
James Gillory
Sill
Donnie Ward
Guillory
Harris
McEwen
Charles McEwen
Alonzo Colbert
Arthur
Bolo
Arnold Steward
Pryor
Reynolds Heads Baseball Players Golf Meet Field
Defending champion Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees led a star lineup at the 15th National Baseball Players golf tournament in Miami. About 73 major leaguers gathered for the three day event at the Miami Springs course with challengers including Alvin Dark Phil Rizzuto and Early Wynn among others.
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Miami
Fla
Allie Reynolds
New York
Miami Springs
Alvin Dark
New York Giants
Reynolds
Dark
Phil Rizzuto
Yankee
Lou Kretlow
Chicago White Sox
Early Wynn
Cleveland
Commanders Meet Brooke In Two-Game Basketball Series
The Artillery School Commanders and Brooke Army Medical Center of San Antonio begin a two game series tonight at Cameron College venue. The first tip off is at 6 o clock, with Saturday’s game set for 8 pm at Honeycutt gym.
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Artillery School
Brooke Army Medical Center of
San Antonio
Cameron College
Honeycutt Gym
Snyder Wins Batting Title
19 year old rookie Russ Snyder of McAlester Oklahoma in the Class D Sooner State League wins the 1953 minor league batting crown with a .432 average. He played 138 games, had 240 hits in 556 at bats scoring 137 and driving in 84 runs. He stole 74 bases while striking out 48 times.
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Columbus
Ohio
Russell H. Snyder
McAlester
Okla
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Snyder
Hillerich & Bradsby
Spalding
Scorpion Begins Stud Duties in California
Scorpion the Australian Thoroughbred headed to Greenacres Farm in Chino for stud duties. The Hyperion sire, bought for 30 000 dollars, arrived in California by freighter after crossing from Australia.
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Scorpion
Long Beach
Calif
Australia
Friday
Greenacres
Chino
Hyperion
NIT Targets Nation's Top Scorers In Bid Battle
Kentucky rejects NIT bid as NYU beats Manhattan 75 63 reducing local attraction. Furman star Selvy nets 51 points and Francis averages 48 9 per game as Rio Grande looms as potential NIT entry with Dayton already accepting a bid. Wake Forest dominates North Carolina while Maryland posts 452 season scoring record in rout of Washington and Lee.
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Rip Watson
New York
Kentucky
Bernie Shively
Shively
New York University
Manhattan
NYU
St.John’s
Brooklyn
Richmond
Furman
Frank Selvy
Bevo Francis
Rio Grande
Selvy
Georgia Tech
Francis
Dayton
Duquesne
Western Kentucky
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Terrapins
Washington & Lee
Sere
Siena
City Teams Enter Junior Olympics
Three Lawton basketball squads open the district Junior Olympics at Chickasha with a path to the state tourney in Stillwater on Feb 26-27. Lawton 16 and under meets Union City at 4:30 p.m. Don Owens coaches. The 14 and under led by Pete Rhames faces the Union City Chickasha St Joseph winner at 11 a.m. Saturday, while W. Wilsons 12 and under coached by R A Brooks plays Chickasha at 1 p.m. today.
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Lawton
Chickasha
Stillwater
Union City
Don Owens
Pete Rhames
Chickasha St. Joseph
W. Wilson
R. A. Brooks
Cardinals Open Advance Spring Training Camp Deland Workout Start
The St. Louis Cardinals begin an advance spring training camp in Deland with about 100 players listed for workouts, including 17 from the parent club and 85 from farm teams. The club awaits contract word from Red Schoendienst and Harvey Haddix while dividing players into three groups due to injuries illnesses recent military service and rookie status.
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Deland
Fila
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Harvey Haddix
Crossover Scores From Multiple Colleges and High Schools
A long list of scores from games across Oklahoma Eastern JC Northern JC high schools and colleges in Texas New York and others. Notable results include Southwestern conference clashes East Texas Texas Southwestern Washington and Lee and Trinity versus Austin College plus St. John s and Gettysburg wins.
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Oklahoma College
Eastern JC
Northern JC
Woodward
Fairview
Clinton
Sayre
Capitol Hill
Broken Arrow
Pryor
Hinton
Valliant
Calera
Mustang
Calumet
Durant
Caddo
East Texas
Southwest Texas
North Texas
Trinity
Austin College
Eee Afb
New York
Aeteneany
Manhattan
St. John’s
N.Y
Richmond
Albright
Gettysburg
Geneva
Indiana
State
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
St. Moana
Siena
Lincoln U
Army Chemicals
South Furman
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Washington and Lee
Stetson
Miami
Fla
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Elon College
High Point
Davis and Elkins
West Liberty
Savannah St
Knoxville
Mercer (Ga
Presbyterian
Washington
Ps Os
East Tennessee St
Miligan
Northwestern la
Lawton Grabs Team Honors In State Gloves Classic Again
Tulsa report notes Lawton boxing crew won the open class team crown for the second straight year as Southwest district leads with 100 points. Gene Morgan and Arthur Delmas headline the loaded lineup while Carl McClure and Jack Wilson collide in the finals after McClure suffered a broken collarbone in the semifinals.
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Lawton
Lew Johnson
Constitutionals
Tulsa
Southwest
Jessee
Ray Teja
Ana
Carl McClure
Bacone College
Jack Wilson
Lawton Forces
Gene Morgan
Fort Sill
Arthur Delmas
Morgan
Cameron Aggies
Arthur
Aggie
Dale Kite
Paul Hernandez
Hubert Jackson
Tom Adams
Cameron
Elmer Fuller
Oklahoma City
Eddie Lester
Muskogee
Earl Cervantes
Bobby Waugh
Murray Aggies
Delmas Arthur
Arnold Steward
Pryor
Ben Harris
Tahlequah
Rutherford Loneman
Bubsy Shaw
Hubert Lewis
Richard Wall
Yeemamae U
KO Dale Young
Charles Harris
James Guillory
Andy Domebo
Bacone
David “Puss” Hines
Enid
McClure
Wilson
Alonzo Colbert
Charlies McEwen
Saturday Title Card Wrestling Matchups At Pryor and Oklahoma
A list of weight class matchups features Billy Wilson and James Coffey at 105 pounds from Pryor, with bouts including Mike Martin versus Bruce Webb at 112, Gomez Gonzales against Gene Pitts at 118 and more. Other pairings include John Bennett versus Fred Drew at 135 and Ed Johnson versus Bob Keel at 175, with several saucy showdowns at 160 and heavyweight divisions across Oklahoma.
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Billy Wilson
Pryor
James Coffey
Mike Martin
Loco
Bruce Webb
Enid
Gomez Gonzales
Ft. Sill
Gene Pitts
Robert Floyd
Vance Afb
Kenneth Chapman
Isa
John Bennett
C.U
Fred Drew
Bacone
Max Rackley
Cameron
Jim Hagan
Tulsa
Ed Lester
Muskogee
Dale Kite
Eddie Whittaker
Norman Navy
Earl Martin
Murray Aggies
Gene Morgan
Delmas Arthur
Rutherford Loneman
Oklahoma City
Paul Hernandez
Richard Wall
C.A
Hubert Jackson
Charles Harris
Andy
Torrid League Clashes Set as Title Races Heat Up
New York Feb 12 UP First place in four blazing conferences hangs in the balance as top teams prepare two game weekends. California leads the Southern Division. Oregon and Oregon State duel in the North. Colorado A&M hosts Utah in the Skyline. Washington battles Washington and Lee as Furman lurks close. Holy Cross and Fordham collide in a high profile nonconference clash with top records on the line.
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New York
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Colorado Aggies
George Washington
Cal
UCLA
Southern California
Stanford
Idaho
Washington
Colorado A&m
Utah
Colorado Ageies
Skyline
Brigham Young
Vane T
Aggies
Washington and Lee
Colonials
Furman
Holy Cross
Fordham
Crusaders
Notre Dame
Wolverines Host Duncan In Boomer Conference Showdown
Duncan visits Lawton high tonight for a Boomer conference game. Tipoff at 8 p.m. follows a 6:30 p.m. opener between Duncan and Lawton-Lakeview. Crutchfield leads Duncan with a 15 ppg average after a 32-point earlier performance.
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Duncan
Lawton High School
Wolverines
LHSB
Lawton
Joe Crutchfield
Crutchfield
Wolverine
Demons
LHS
Bob Williams
Terrill
Butch Horton
Fred Yeahque
Dee Givens
Darwin Porter
Demon
Earl Presley
Crut
Duncan Pos
Crutchfield Terrill
Ritchey
Horton
Vanlanding’ S
Davis
Givens
Porter
Tipofy
P.m
Lawton Bees
Duncan Bees
Comeback Buffs Rally To Lead Big Seven Race
Colorado University men's basketball shows a turning tide after opening with seven losses, winning six of seven Big Seven games to sit a half game ahead of Kansas. Key players include Burdette Haldorson 6-7 and guards Tom Harrold Charlie Mack, while coach H C Bebe Lee praises the team’s fighting spirit and persistence.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado University
Buffaloes
Kansas
Buffs
H. C
Bebe) Lee
Colorado
Burdette Haldorson
Austin
Minn
Haldorson
Tom Harrold
Charlie Mack
Jayhawks
Stahley Named Idaho Coach After Poor Season
Stahley, former Chicago Cardinals backfield coach and Brown University head coach, was selected to lift Idaho football fortunes. He will hire assistants and decide on a formation, bringing a strong pass emphasis to Idaho after a 1-9 season under Babe Curfman.
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Moscow
Idaho
J. Neil
Stahley
Chicago Cardinals
I-T
Brown University
Oo Odell
Ashington
America
Don Heinrich
Raymond
Babe
Curfman
Colts Ink Rookie Jacuse Universia in 1954 Deal
Baltimore article reports rookie Jacuse Universia signs contract with the Baltimore Colts for the 1954 season. Details mention Leberman as Keglers Korner source and date February 12 in Baltimore UP copy.
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Leberman
Baltimore
Bob Peta
Jacuse Universia Ae
Baltimore Colts
Giambra Favored Over Scortichini in MSG Bout
New York February twelve identifies fast hard hitting Joey Giambra of Buffalo as a lopsided favorite to beat Italo Scortichini in a ten round middleweight TV radio showdown at Madison Square Garden. Giambra is a rangy 160 pound contender with recent form noted.
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New York
Joey Giambra
Buffalo
N.Y
Italo Scortichini
Italy
Madison Square Garden
Giambra
Miami
Cache Clinches Share Of Crown In 75 to 35 Win
Cache Bulldogs seize a share of the Comanche county cage conference title after a 75 35 victory over Faxon as Viletta Worley leads Cache with 14 points and Nell Richardson adds 13 for Faxon. Elgin could join the race by beating FSIS Friday.
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CACHE
Comanche County
Faxon
Faxon Girls
Bulldogs
Fletcher
Elgin
FSIS
Viletta Worley
Cache Girls
Nell Richardson
Meek to Stay as Kansas State Football Coach
Bill Meek agreed Friday to remain Kansas State football coach with a substantial salary increase. He had considered an Edmonton Eskimos offer, but chose Manhattan advantage and communications with Athletic Director Larry Mullins. His reported Edmonton offer was around 17 000 annually, while his K State salary was 9 540.
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Manhattan
Kan
Bill Meek
Kansas State Coloon
Meek
Larry
Moon) Mullins
Edmonton
Edmonton Eskimos
Kstate
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Keglers’ Korner
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