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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1973

Page

6

Cameron Defends Well As Aggies Dominate In Wichita Falls

Cameron College basketball parades defense in Top of Texas action. The Aggies stifle Lubbock Christian Bethany Nazarene and Central State with a near perfect 2 3 zone. Cameron tops Chaparrals 78 to 61 led by Davenport Fleming and Smith.

Cameron College Jerry Davenport Mike Fleming Rodger Smith Ags Red Miller Statstics Miller Wichita Falls Lubbock Christian Bethany Nazarene Central State Lubbock

Cameron's Defensive Stifles Central State as Ags Win

Central State led early but Cameron clamped down in the second half. Davenport scored 31 points to propel Cameron past Central State 58 to 45 as the Ags improve in the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference. Miller and Jentz paced Bethany in a separate note and Cameron showed a patient, disciplined approach.

Bethany Jeff Jentz James DeGrate John Miller Cameron Jentz Miller Ags Central State Fleming Steve Harwell Smith Larry Ballou Davenport Frank Ragland Tommy Dudek Oklahoma Central Clarendon Tex Texas Junior College

Wolverines Open Boomer Title Defense Against Putnam City West

Lawton High hosts Putnam City West at 7 30 p m in a Boomer Conference opener with a 6 o clock junior varsity game between Lawton Red Raiders and West JV. West ranked No 2 in Class 4A and led by Neff Rush Williams and Linder Scott, seeks to unseat defending champion Lawton.

Lawton High Wolverines Jim Southard Putnam City West Tall Patriots LHS Lawton Red Raiders West Capitol Hill Dick Close Putnam City Patriots Oklahoma City Capitol Hill Steve Neff Keith Rush Mike Williams David Linder Mike Scott Neff Rush Tom Erwin Dwight Blix Jerry Kilgore Steve Davis Herman Harp Randy Simmons John White Chuck Williams Southard Bartlesville College High PC West Kilgore F Wiliams Davis Elix C Neff Harp G Linder Simmons G Scott West JV

Ike Eyes Revenge in Ardmore Basketball Clash

Ike Eisenhower returns to face Ardmore High in a key game at 8 p.m. after losing 61-42 earlier in the season. Ardmore carries a 9-2 mark, missing Tony Christian and hampered by Gerald White's limited status as Ike seeks a third matchup win. The junior varsity game starts at 6 p.m. with Ike adding Bobby Shanklin to the lineup.

Ardmore Lawton Eisenhower Eagles Ike Falcons Tiger Tigers John Spears Spears Altus Eisenhower Bobby Shanklin Lawton High Robert Allen Mike Smith Billy Beeson Jeff Jones Ron Ruffin

Missouri beats SMU on disputed last-second bucket

Missouri edged SMU 74-73 after John Brown scored on a halfcourt rebound as time expired amid clock controversy. Florida upset Vanderbilt 80-72 while SW Louisiana beat Cincinnati 94-88 and Florida State trounced Georgetown 101-70.

Associated Press Missouri Southern Methodist John Brown SMU Pat Malette Norm Stewart Bob Prewitt Malette Mallette Ira Terrell Steve Blind Brown Florida Vanderbilt Southwestern Louisiana Cincinnati Florida State Georgetown

Ike coach Ron Polston declines Norman high offer

Ron Polston, head football coach at Eisenhower High, turned down Norman High School’s head coaching post. Norman superintendent Lester Reed offered the job. Polston cited family and current Ike program as reasons to stay. Norman seeks replacement after Gene Corrotto left to become athletic director.

Ron Polston Eisenhower High Norman High School Ike Norman Lester Reed Polston Ron Tulsa Hale Charles Carpenter Oklahoma City U.S. Grant Tiger Gene Corrotto

Poll ranks top college teams after week of games

The Top 20 received all 47 first place ballots and 940 points. Maryland 9-0 earned 767 points for second place while North Carolina State 9-0 had 689 points moving to third. Missouri 11-0 rose to fifth. Long Beach State 11-1 dropped to sixth as North Carolina 12-1 sat seventh.

North Carolina Minnesota Vanderbilt Houston Providence San Francisco Southwest Louisiana Alabama Jacksonville Indiana Kansas State Florida State St. John’s Louisville UCLA Maryland North Carolina St Marquette Missouri Long Beach St SW Louisiang Kansas A. Florida St. John's N.Y Arizona Brigham Young Cincinnati Iown Marshall Memphis New Mexico Oklahoma Old Michigan Penn St Pa Roberts Joseph's Santa Clara South Carolina Cal Washington

Elgin Boys and Sterling Girls Win Caddo-Comanche Titles

Elgin’s boys upset Fletcher 81 74 as Mansel and Stauffer led with 29 and 23 points. Sterling’s girls defeated Cache 50 38 behind Susan Alford’s 23 points and strong defense on Witt and Simpson. The finals were delayed by icy roads and injuries, including Bruce Glover’s leg break for Elgin.

Elgin Sterling Fletcher Cadhe Steve Mansel Fred Stauffer Mansel Stauffer Bruce Glover Cache Brenda Witt Clavia Simpson Susan Alford Witt Simpson Alford Janet Woommorovah Tigerette Sterling — Witt Davies Brantley Kendall Cache — Woommooovah Winton Young Totols Kern Cargill Duggins Evzel Stouffer C. Biggs Blackburn Oliver Tsough Angsley Harless Herrin Love Watts Sanders Pohcoddy Ely

NFL Players Threaten Strike Over 1973 Season

Ed Garvey of the NFL Players Association warned that players may strike to start the 1973 season unless owners change their stance. After a meeting with 24 team reps in Las Vegas he cited issues including artificial turf injuries, player fines, expansion into Canada, and a new form of governance. Talks are set to resume following an NLRB ruling that turf use is negotiable.

Las Vegas Nev National Football League Ed Garvey National Football League Players Association Garvey Canada National Labor Relations Board

MacArthur Hosts Frederick In Weather-Supported Hoops Night

MacArthur Highlanders host Frederick Bombers at 7:30 in MacArthur gym with weather permitting. Frederick aims to snap a two-game slide while MacArthur seeks to rebound from a 5-5 mark. Frederick relies on Duke Clark as top scorer. Wynn or Smith and Thomas share guard duties.

MacArthur Highlanders Frederick Mac Bob Sanders Elk City Bombers Dan McKiernan McKiernan Colorado Hollis Clinton Duke Clark Ray Wynn Cody Smith Wendel Thomas Wynn Mike Fraley Stan Morey Albert McGee Fraley Sanders Frederick MacArthur Pos Bly Morey Easter McGee Fe Johnson Clarke G Collie G Lusby Smith G Thomas

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