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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
8
Tainpeah, the 4547 Oklahoma Golden Gloves lightweight champion for the road Aggies, heads to Soma City then Chicago for the national tournament. He will join the eight man squad after a Municipal game tonight before departing for Chicago.
Des Moines Feb 21 St Louis Billikins ride a 10 game league win streak into a showdown with Drake University tonight. A victory would crown the Billikins the Missouri Valley Conference basketball champions for the first time. Drake sits in second place with one conference loss in eight starts, a defeat to St Louis 42 29 in the earlier meeting.
Cameron College cagers overcome El Reno junior college 43 to 32 to snap a two-game skid. Center Don Burum led Cameron with a dozen first-half points and solid rebounding while guard Donnie Williamson added six and J. Robdger scored 11 as Cameron controlled the game from the start. El Reno battled back briefly to four behind at halftime, but Cameron pulled away in the second half.
The Fourth Army regional basketball play-off opened in Dan T. Moore hall with two games. Cannoneers defeated Tinker Field 49 to 34 as Charles Thomas scored 18 for Tinker and Charles Remstad 15 for Fort Sill. Hilltoppers led 22 to 4 at half and beat Dallas Naval Air Station 48 to 33, Riley Willis scoring 12. Tonight Fort Sill meets Navy at 7 and Army-Navy hospital faces Tinker Field at 3:30.
Mead's five aims for its 14th victory tonight against St. Marys Independents in the Lawton High gym feature. Coach Elmer Winnerby lists starters Coffey Howell McKown and Ran dall. St Mary's meets Randlett in the 7 30 p m preliminary. Mead's girls face Indiahoma in the opener.
Kansas State College basketball players celebrated a 48 to 45 upset of Kansas University on their home court. The Wildcats took the lead in the second half and were never headed, marking their third Big Six win of the season.
Lawton high School Wolverines head to Chickasha tonight hoping to snap a two game slide and boost their Boomer Conference standing. The top attraction features Lawton B squad and junior high as well. Coach Paul Wilson will take 15 varsity and 15 junior players, eager to avenge a 42 30 January loss while guard Gene Billing nurses a knee injury.
Kansas City dispatch reports a Big Six basketball clash as Iowa State hosts top-ranked Oklahoma. Oklahoma carries a 6 1 conference mark and 9 13 road wins, while Iowa State seeks a home victory to upset the league leader amid a rugged three game road swing for the Sooners.
Scores show St Johns 80 Hawaii 37 and Western Kentucky 64 Centre 23. Arizona 60 Harlin Simmons 48. Kansas State 44 Kansas 46. Indiana State Teachers and Niagara v0. City College of New York Bt Webrayka. Wesleyan 46 Omaha 10. Southwest 38 Pittsburg Teachers 37 OT. Eastern Kentucky 68 Transylvania 38. North Texas State 73 East Texas State 6.
Douglass high school Lions earned their 16th win of 1947 basketball season by beating Luther 49 to 43 last night. Forward B. Cherry poured in 26 points for Coach H. C. King’s team. They travel to Guthrie tonight for a return game.
Annapolis reports Captain Tom Hamilton, head football coach at the Naval Academy, denied being signed to become commissioner of the All-America Professional Football Conference. The rumor linked Hamilton with Jim Crowley in the proposed leadership role.
Fights last night report three boxing bouts. Bee Hee Wright edged Billy Nixon in Philadelphia. Gene Jones stopped Kim Bell in Atlantic City. Billy Da ley beat Buster Beaupre in Burlington with decisive points.
Oklahoma A and M and Texas Christian University meet in a nip and tuck double header at Municipal Auditorium with high stakes. Oklahoma City University hosts Abilene Christian College in the opener as Coach Henry Tha's Aggies chase their 20th win while the Horned Frogs seek consistency against a top rival.
Beau Jack former world lightweight champion aims for welterweight contention in a ten round bout against Tony Janko at Madison Square Garden in New York tonight. Janko, a rising fighter from Youngstown Ohio, challenges the veteran in the feature.
A year ago Frank Boucher was named manager of the New York Rangers following Lester Pattick’s resignation after 20 years at the helm. Three years earlier Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers was voted top pass receiver for the third straight season in the NFL.
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