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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1953

Page

10

Hunting and Fishing Notes From The Sportsman Column

The Sportsman column reports Lake Lawtonka fishing slow due to wind but expects better Sunday. Channel cats lead, crappie anglers show promise as warmer weather nears. deep holes and dough bait recommended. Officials note wind impacts, new pier work, and a planned 60 acre lake near Waurika with crappie and bass prospects.

John Larsen Eer Bryan Bowmann Lawton D. G. Conner Medicine Ark Frampton Ran Hennessee Slough Travis Ward Grandfield Sam Peterson Lake Murray Oklahoma Fish and Game Department Waurika Wilson

Mangrum Leads Crosby's Tourney at Pebble Beach

Lloyd Mangrum seized a three stroke edge in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach as he shot 67 66 133 to lead with two rounds left. Tommy Bolt matched Mangrum's pace with a 66, setting a PGA record with six consecutive birdies, while Pete Fleming faded after a strong start.

Pebble Beach Calif Lloyd Mangrum Bing Crosby Bolt Mangrum Tommy Bolt Durham N.C PGA Cypress Point

Here Is Lawton's Sports Schedule

Schedule lists weekly events across basketball and boxing. Key matches include Cameron versus Halliburton in Duncan Fort Sill versus Brooke Army in San Antonio and Lawton hosting Chickasha at Lawton High Gym with an 8 p.m. tipoff. Fort Sill and Cameron are active in multiple venues through the week.

Cameron Halliburton Duncan Fort Sill Brooke Army San Antonio Granite Hollis Junior High Chickasha Douglass Watonga Lawton Lawton High School East Texas

Hurricanes whip St. Louis in Valley clash 86 to 73

Tulsa shot to an 86-73 victory over St. Louis before 6,000 fans in a Missouri Valley Conference game. Dick Nunneley led Tulsa with 16 points, while St. Louis star Dick Ushka was held to 18. Tulsa improves to 2-0 in conference and 11-2 overall. Patterson 15, Dille 14, Shackleford 13, Whiteley 11. Lillis led St. Louis with 19.

Tulsa St. Louis Hurricane Dick Nunneley Dickushka Bob Patterson Glen Dille Warren Shackleford Iry Whiteley Billikins Tom Lillis

College All Stars beat Hawaii in rough Hula Bowl clash

In Honolulu the College All Stars defeated the Hawaii All Stars 40 to 28 in a tough Hula Bowl game with five lead changes and a strip of touchdowns. The All Stars previously won last Sunday’s 33 to 14 contest.

Honolulu Jan College All-Stars Hawaii All- Stars

College Basketball Scores From Various Matches

A roundup of scores shows Indiana over Minnesota 66 to 63, Michigan State 68 at Iowa 61, Texas A&M 56 over Arkansas 48, Baylor 70, TCU 63, and George Washington 2 1 over Navy 71 in assorted intercollegiate games. Numerous other contests feature final tallies with teams like Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Colgate, and Penn State posting results amid the day’s slate.

Collese Army Brown William & Mary VMI Michigan State Iowa Ohio State Purdue Niagara St. Bonaventure Colgate Union N.Y Manhattan St. Joseph’s Tyler JC Wharton Morgan State Delaware State Tufts Bowdoin Drake Wichita Penn Military Swarthmore Randolph Macon Hampden Sydney St. John’s Loyola Ill Texas A&m Arkansas Mississippi Southern Centenary West Liberty Glenville State Lafayette Bucknell High Point Catawba Indiana Minnesota Oatee Northeastern Ate Ae University Wayland Colege East Texas State Emporia State Sam Houston State Sul Ross Baylor TCU Columbia Navy George Washington Richmond Wagner Maryland State Beloit Eastern Illinois Kansas State Marquette Maryland Georgetown Amherst Bates Heidelberg Oterbein Fordham St. Peter’s Hofstra Wilkes Oklahoma Missouri East Tennessee Emory & Henry Brooklyn College Cooper Union Akron Muskingum Lycoming Susquehanna Loyola (Md Washington College LSU Mississippi State Texas Southern Methodist Pennsyyvania Yale Northwestern Michigan LaSalle Muhlenberg Kansas Iowa State Alabama Georgia Rio Grande Mao State Ky Whittenberg Ohio Wesleyan Illinois Wisconsin Pittsburgh Penn State Morris Harvey Bethany North Carolina State Duke David Lipscomb Chattanooga Capital Hiram Vermont Massachusetts Rutgers Montclair Twins Temple Syracuse Sewanee Birmingham-Southern Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Bkn Loyola Chicago Southwest Missouri State Northwest Missouri State Cornell Dartmuth Ft. Hays Kas State St. Benedict’s

Family Feud game ends in 38-38 tie at GERONIMO

The Baughman Malone family basketball game finished in a 38-38 draw as both sides quit late from fatigue. In the curtain-raiser the Loco girls defeated Geronimo 57-49 with Edna Devine scoring 16.

Geronimo Baughman-Malone Loco Girls Geronimo Girls Edna Devine Jays

Oklahoma Heroes Edge Missouri 64 61 In Nail Biter

Oklahoma guard Larry Hamilton clinches a 64-61 Big Seven win over Missouri with a last second free throw and a buzzer beater. Waller led Oklahoma with 20 points as the Sooners move to 2-0 in conference play. Missouri drops to 1-1.

Norman Okla Larry Hamilton Oklahoma Sooners Missouri Hamilton Win Wilfong Larry Tigers Bob Waller Jerry Newman Waller Fpf Cruts O Hart Ft Filbert F Blue F Olig’er F Dwyer F Sch’ker Waller Ec Fowler F Churchill c Reiter Ec

Aggie Boxers Set For Busy Week

Aggie glovers brace for a packed slate with multiple fighters boxing twice and several appearing three times. They travel to Hollis to face Granite reformatory, then host East Texas State, and travel to Oklahoma City for a Kan sas City group, with more bouts and ticket details announced for home matches.

Cameron Aggie Glovers Hollis Granite Reformatory Aggies Granite Cameron East Texas Thompson Oklahoma City Kansas City Dale Kite Gene Morgan Farrin Hottle Carl McClure Sheppard Field Vance Air Force Base Norman Navy Base R&s Sporting Goods

Sill's Cagers Tour Texas in 1953 Road Trip

Fort Sill's Cannoneers prepare for a five game Texas tour under coach John Ness. They face Sheppard Air Force Base Brooke Army Medical Center and Fort Sam Houston, after opening 1953 with a 73-54 win over Naval Air Technical Training Command. 1952 Cannoneer stats show 971 points in 12 games about 80.9 ppg while opponents average 61.75 ppg.

Fort Sill Cannoneers Texas John Ness Sheppard Air Force Base Sill San Antonio Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Naval Air Technical Training Command Norman Honeycutt Gym Fourth Army

Tough Tilts Coming For City Cage Fives

Cameron Aggies with an 8-2 record after a 58-50 Friday loss to Oklahoma City University freshmen plan a Monday trip to Duncan to face Halliburton's Cementers. Other area schedules include Lawton Wolverines hosting Chickasha and Putnam City, plus junior high and high school matchups noted for the coming week.

Carroll Davidson Press Cameron Cameron Fieldhouse Aggie Eastern A&m Aggies Halliburton Norman Navy Vance Air Force Lawton Wolverines Chickasha Lawton High Putnam City Lawton Wolverines Oklahoma City Comets Anadarko Neek Wolf Pack Wolves el Reno St. Mary’s Eagles Sterling Douglass Lions Watonga Lions Ardmore Lawton High Gym Douglass Douglass Trojans Big City Muller Ee Oklahoma City Central Wton Grandfield Frederick Classen

Midget Loop Cage Schedule For Week East West Leagues

The weekly midget loop basketball schedule shows East League games in the high school gym with Dunbar facing Emerson at 6:30 pm and Lincoln meeting Doug lass at 8 pm. West League games in FSIS gym include Woodrow Wilson versus Roosevelt at 6:30 pm and Whittier versus Washington at 8:45 pm.

Dunbar Emerson McKinley FSIS Lincoln Douglass St. Mary’s Will Rogers Woodrow Wilson Roosevelt Swinney Taft Howell Fort Sill Whittier Washington

Bowling Meet Set in Oklahoma City Start March 28

The Oklahoma Men's Bowling Association announces its annual tournament will be staged in Oklahoma City over three weekends starting March 28. Two lanes will be used for the first time, said association secretary Charley Byrd on Saturday.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Men’s Bowling Association Charley Byrd Association

Nationals Win 21-1 Pro Bowl Grid Game Summary

In Los Angeles on January 10 the National Conference defeated the American Conference 27 to 7 in the Pro Bowl. Norman Van Brocklin of the Rams connected with Bill Howton for a 74 yard touchdown pass, and Towler of the Rams set up a 12 yard score for Hugh McElhenny. Van Brocklin added a seven yard pass and Pat Harder of Detroit kicked three extra points and two field goals for the Nationals, under Buddy Parker who earned his first Pro Bowl victory over Paul Brown's Americans.

Los Angeles Norman van Brocklin Los Angeles Rams Bill Howton Green Bay Packers Oregon Dutchman Nationals Paul Brown Buddy Parker Detroit Lions Laurel Dan Towler Rams Hugh McElhenny San Francisco 49Ers Towler Hustlin Hugh van Brocklin Howton Rice Pat Harder Detroit

Local Dogs Enroll In Fort Sill Obedience Class

Twenty nine Lawton dogs attended the first obedience class at Fort Sill in Building 1716 marking the start of a 12 week program. Classes run Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. with room for about ten more dogs under canine instructor Mr Nunn, a WWII veteran.

Lawton Fort Sill Nunn

NCAA grants executive council power to punish member schools

Washington January 10 UP The NCAA ended its 47th annual convention with a major change empowering the executive council to enforce punishments for infractions. A 135 to 14 vote approved the shift, with a 17 member council to investigate and then levy penalties short of expulsion. The body also liberalized spring football rules to 20 practice sessions in 36 days, defeating a motion to raise the limit to 30 with no calendar cap.

Washington National Collegiate Athletic Association Kentucky Bradley University Bradley NCAA Big Ten

Fan Participation Sought for Area All-Conference Poll

Coaches and fans are invited to vote in the Constitution Press poll for All-Conference and All-Area basketball teams. Nominations come from Comanche County Tillman County Big Pasture Kiowa County Caddo County and District 5-B. Eligibility includes all players not just seniors. Mail nominations to Area Sports Desk.

Temple Wilson Fish and Game Department Woody Lawton Constitution Morning Press Lawton Oklahoma Constitution Comanche County Tillman County Big Pasture Kiowa County Caddo County Area Sports Desk Constitution Press

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