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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1954
Page
6
Kentucky holds first with 329 points and 22 first place votes as Indiana and Duquesne trail, Texas A&M fourth and four new teams Holy Cross Western Kentucky Kansas and Rice join top 10 while Oregon State drops to 11th after losses in the Dixie Classic.
Indiana stays close to Wisconsin 70-67 in Big Ten play while Kentucky remains atop the AP poll with a 77-71 win over Xavier of Ohio. Duquesne beat Dayton 70-52 as other top teams win, and Duke and Wichita State post wins in their conferences.
Kentucky holds first place in the AP basketball poll by a narrow margin 81 points ahead of Duquesne, which jumped after an 11 game win streak. Indiana stays third, Minnesota sixth, with Oklahoma A&M fourth and Western Kentucky fifth after holiday tournaments. Duke enters top 10 at eighth, while Illinois NC State and Fordham drop out.
East region shows Fordham over NYU 87 60 and Navy over Princeton 67 66. South includes Miami Florida 68 over Brandeis 48 and Clemson 75 over William and Mary 72. Midwest features Colorado 66 over Missouri 62 and Creighton 81 over Regis 59 with Iowa State 64 over South Dakota 48 and Michigan 85 over Ohio State 76. Southwest notes Texas State Tech 64 over Sul Ross 68 and Texas Southern 68 over Philander Smith 56. West reports Wyoming 81 over New Mexico 61 and Utah 71 over Utah State 58 with Montana 64 over Montana State 62 and Hardin-Simmons 57 over Texas Western 56.
Cooperstown reports the 1959 Hall of Fame exhibition at Doubleday Field on August 9 featuring the world champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Redlegs. It notes the Yankees first trip to baseball’s birthplace since 1947 and recalls previous results including the Redlegs’ 16 to 6 win over the White Sox last year.
In Brooklyn Walter Cartier, 161, New York outpointed Randy Sandy, 15814, New York. In Worcester Curley Monroe, 137, Worcester outpointed Freddie Monforte, 138, Brooklyn. In Holyoke Joe Miceli, 145, New En capped Jesse Keeler, 141, Greens.
New York reports three Negro rookies may fix the Cubs’ core weaknesses next season. Ernie Banks and Gene Baker were acquired last September to boost infield depth and Luis Marquez, drafted from Toledo, could provide a strong centerfield. Manager Phil Cavarretta expects Banks at shortstop and Baker to move to second, with Marquez hitting .292 in the American Association.
The Cubs prepare for Mesa camp with 19 rookies under consideration. Banks and Baker, promising prospects, vie for infield roles while Eddie Miksis remains in the mix. Chris Kitsos brings on base skills as Cubs seek depth to avoid past misfortune.
Dan Bucceroni the 2-1 favorite meets Germany's Hein Ten Hoff in a 10 round bout at Milwaukee Auditorium with 7 156 expected capacity. A Ten Hoff upset could prompt Marciano consideration for Berlin or Miami title defenses. Bucceroni aims to rise as a top Marciano challenger amid other hopefuls like Ezzard Charles and Nino Valdez.
New York Yankees, owner of an unprecedented fifth straight AL pennant and fifth straight world series title, were named outstanding team of 1953 in the 23rd Associated Press year end poll. They ran away with 79 first place votes from 125 ballots as Casey Stengel's club swept top honors for the fourth consecutive year.
Cameron hosts Decatur Baptist of Texas tonight in their fieldhouse to start a three home game stretch. The 4-1 Aggies aim to extend their home winning streak and face injuries as Harlan sits out with a leg issue.
George, head football coach at Texas A&M College for three seasons, resigns effective Aug 31 to pursue private business. He cites long consideration of leaving coaching and notes offers but no immediate plans. President Morgan to name a successor after an athletic director’s assistant role is filled.
Rex Hartwig of Australia defeated Vic Seixas of Philadelphia in the quarterfinals at Adelaide to win 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-2. Tony Trabert advanced to the semifinals with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory over Merwyn Rose as hopes rise for Lewis Hoad in the final. Seixas predicted several replays of last week's Davis Cup matches.
MOBILE Alabama Steve Owen former New York Giants coach said his aim is victory in the Senior Bowl he leads the South squad against Paul Brown's North squad. Owen plans coaching this week only with stars like Zeke Bratkowski Bobby Cavazos Tommy Lewis Crawford Mims and J D Roberts on his side. He was fired by the Giants after 28 years and Howell took over.
Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission will consider three new public lakes in Texas, Harmon and Major counties as part of a fishing resources program with federal aid. The Hackberry Creek site near Guymon will be about 32 acres, Harmon County lake 40 to 50 acres near Hollis, and Major County lake about 30 acres near Waynoka.
Hutchinson Kan The Western Association may operate this summer with eight teams Freddy Mendell sports editor of the News Herald reported He said Joplin is expected to join with St Louis Cardinal support Iola will apply for a franchise Wednesday as an independent St Joseph Topeka Hutchinson and Muskotee are set for league play Blackwell and Ponca City have franchises and plan to use them
Cincinnati Jan 5 UP The television committee of the NCAA is expected to stand pat on the current TV policy for college football as the convention enters its second full day The panel will likely recommend continuing controlled telecasting for another year The AFCA plans an all day session and will probably back last year anti platoon rule amid some calls for changes Lou Little Columbia reports overwhelming support for limited substitutions in 1953 and hints at possible revisions Vacancy rumors circle major programs including Minnesota Penn State Iowa State Kansas North Carolina State and Texas A&M Michigan State may name a new athletic director with Biggie Munn potentially moving up from head coach to the post
In Monday league action First Presbyterian won two of three games from First Methodist while Centenary Methodist defeated Central Baptist 2-1. Jack Parmiter rolled the high series with 562 and the high game at 212, adding 189 and 161 in his other games.
New York Jan 5 The United States Golf Association announced all major 1954 dates. National Open at Olympic Club San Francisco June 16 18. National Amateur at Richmond Country Club Virginia Sept 12 17. Women’s Open at Wichita June 30 July 2 and Amateur Public Links at Coffin Indianapolis July 9 16. National Junior Amateur at Purdue Aug 3 6. Girls’ Junior Aug 15 19 and Women’s Amateur Aug 22 27 with sites to be determined.
In New York on January 5 promoter Jim Norris planned a Tuesday talk with Al Weill manager of Rocky Marciano about a February title bout in Miami The February challenger will likely be chosen from Dan Bucceroni ex champ Ezzard Charles Nino Valdes and Don Cockell of England
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports University of Oklahoma backfield coach Bill Jennings, 34, is being considered as Penn head coach successor to George Munger. Jennings interviewed in December as Penn screens candidates while Bud Wilkinson draws Minnesota interest. Wilkinson attends conventions in Cincinnati.
Oklahoma City University Chiefs with a 9 1 record meet Oklahoma Baptist Bisons here tonight. OCU seeks a win after a single setback this season while OBU has managed only one victory in six games this year.
Cincinnati reports two NCAA events scheduled for Oklahoma this year a regional baseball tournament and another NCAA competition set for March 12 to 13 at Oklahoma.
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