nation's fifth ranked Davidson wins 13th in a row
Davidson Wildcats led by star Don Davidson and Fred Hetzel defeated The Citadel 88-67 to extend their unbeaten streak to 13. The game featured a harassing defense and a 16 point early lead, with Hetzel posting 31 points and 17 rebounds.
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Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Dayton
Portland
Oklalahoma State
Kansas State
Davidson
Wildcats
Span
Fred Hetzel
Ole Miss
Rebels
Vandy Subs
Commodores
Don Kessinger
Chuck Izor
Flyers
Hank Finkel
Izor
Oklahoma State
Cowboys
Notre Dame
Larry Sheffield
Gomer Jones Emerges as Strong OU Coaching Candidate
Column argues Gomer Jones, Bud Wilkinson’s longtime line coach, is best suited to replace Bud at Oklahoma. Notes OU president Dr. George L. Cross favors Jones, while concerns about age and recruiting linger. Doyle Jennings, a former OU lineman, endorses Jones citing loyalty and close rapport with players.
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Jim Tatum
Oklahoma U’s
Sooner
Bud Wilkinson
Norman
Wilkinson
Gomer Jones
Bud
George L. Cross
Jones
Omer
Gomer
Darrell Royal
Royal
Gomer’s
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
West Point
New York Giants
Lombardi
Green Bay
Lawton
Doyle Jennings
Doyle
Jennings
Clark Named Head Football Coach at Washington State
Bert Clark, 33, longtime Washington assistant, was named head football coach at Washington State University replacing Jim Sutherland who was released January 31. Clark played at Oklahoma, coached under Jim Owens since 1957, and had prior stints at Arkansas. He remained a prominent Kansas City pro prospect and service team player in his earlier career.
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Pullman
Wash
Bert Clark
University of Washington
Washington State University
Oklahoma
Jim Sutherland
Clark
WSU
Stan Bates
Jim Owens
Washington
Jack Mitchell
Arkansas
Owens
Sooner
Dallas Texans
Calgary Stampeders
Canada
Army
Ft. Sill
Pokes End Hex Head For Crown
Oklahoma State beat Kansas State 77-58 at Stillwater to move to 3-0 in the Big Eight and 11-3 overall. Jim King held Willie Murrell to six points as OSU surged ahead behind 23 from Jim Cooper and 19 from Larry Hawk. Colorado edged Missouri 90-77 as Jim Davis posted 32 points and 21 rebounds.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Colorado
Missouri
Wichita
St. Louis
Drake
New Mexico State
North Carolina
Maryland
Wake Forest
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Mississippi State
Alabama
Chatta
Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Henry Iba
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Kstate
Stillwater
Jim King
K-State
Willie Murrell
Murrell
Manhattan
Kansas
Jim Davis
Nebraska
Jayhawks
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Iba
Iron Duke
Cowboys
King
OSU
Jim Cooper
Larry Hawk
Max Moss
Wildcats
Gary Hassmann
Ray Bob Carey
Charlie Rudd
Fort Sill Hosts Falcons Tonight in Second Home Game
Fort Sill Cannoneers host Fort Bliss in the opener of a two game series at Honeycutt Gymnasium. They beat Clinton-Sherman Air Force East 94-88 and 104-98 in two straight last weekend, after an earlier loss to Central State College. Jesse Scott Gerald Burton Elve Dotson Gary Wheeler and Jim Granata expected to start.
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Fort Sill
Cannoneers
Fort Bliss
Honeycutt Gymnasium
Sillmen
Clinton- Sherman Air Force East
Bill Johnson
Central State College
Johnson
Jesse Scott
Gerald Burton
Elve Dotson
Gary Wheeler
Jim Granata
Bliss
Sill
Top Prep Teams Enter Midwest City Mat Meet
The eighth annual Midwest City wrestling tournament will feature high powered prep teams. Entries include Oklahoma City John Marshall Putnam City Edmond Norman Oklahoma City Capitol Hill Midwest City Carl Albert Midwest City and Geary.
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Midwest City
UPI
Oklahoma City
John Marshall
Putnam City
Edmond
Norman
Capitol Hill
Carl Albert
Geary
Comanche County Meet Opens With Close Thrillers
Monday night action at the Comanche county basketball tournament featured two close thrillers and a rout that opponents feared would vanish in subsequent games. Cace and Elgin boys start the slate at 6 15, followed by Cache and Fort Sill Indian School girls at 7 45. Chattanooga and Geronimo boys clash at 9 00, while Eisenhower and Fletcher were among favorites in early predictions.
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Cace
Elgin
Cache
Fort Sill
Chattanooga
Geronimo
Eisenhower
County Tournament Scores and Overtime Thrills
In last night’s games Indiahoma edged Eisenhower 52 48 in overtime as Labert Tahah and Dean McDonald led with late scores. Fletcher beat Fort Sill Indian School 50 48 with Lonnie Sanders scoring 38 of Fletcher’s 50 points, while Sterling Geronimo girls won their county opener 51 36 led by Tahah and Wilkerson.
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Eisenhower
Indichome
Sterling St. Geronimo
Fletcher
Fsis
Ske
Indiahoma
Fort Sill Indian School
Sterling
Geronimo’s
Lassies
Labert Tahah
Eagles
Dean McDonald
Larry Roland
Mike Asenap
Eddie Wilkerson
Tahah
Gene Taylor
Ike
Kenneth Allen
Asenap
Allen
Wilkerson
Sanders
Lonnie Sanders
Wildcat
Wildcats
Fort Sill
Larry Buckles
Daryl Birdwell
Indians
Eddie Glas
Cameron Aggies Extend Win Streak to Five with 76 61 Victory
Cameron University Aggies beat Eastern Oklahoma A&M 76 61 at McAlester to run their season mark to 9 4. Vernon Paul 17 points and 22 rebounds led the surge as Cameron outrebounded 62 46 and held Eastern’s big man Oliver out of action.
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Cameron
Aggies
Eastern A&m
McAlester
Oklahoma City University
Frederickson
Eastern
Don Oliver
Mountaineers
Oliver
Aggie
Vernon Paul
Lawton
Mike Rogers
Jesse Coffey
Robert Williamson
Paul
Cleatus Doyes
Cordell
Joe Maddox
Joe Brown
Sammy Smith
Dove Cameron
Fee
Savage
Paul c
Coffey
Rogers
Bailey
Willemsen
Crawford
Rames
Barker
Ss E
Simons c
Brown
Murphree
Hormeyer
Carter O
Carter O! Maddox
Lh Goulden
Godwin
Nia
LHS Seeks Sweep Of Bulldog Series In Altus Clash
Lawton's Wolverines travel to Altus for a non conference game aiming to sweep the Bulldog series. Dave Fenell leads Altus with 16 points and 14 rebounds in the first meeting while Eddie Reed adds 19 points against Mangum. Lawton enters off an 72 37 rout of Wichita Falls Rider and sits 8 2 in 10 games ranked 14th in Class AA.
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ALTUS
Lawton
Wolverines
Bulldog
Red Raiders
Altus Bandits
Ines
Atlus
Dave Fenell
Fenell
LHS
Mangum
Fewell
Bonnie Eggleston
Bennie Stroud
Dave Pickett
Eddie Reed
Reed
Jimmy Willis
Richard Schmidt
Johnny Bingaman
al- Sha
David Frost
Gene Cagle
Benny Wiggins
Chuck Large
Walter Gillispie
Wiggins
Frost
Large
Wichita Falls
Bulldogs Ready to Challenge Lawton After Narrow Defeats
Lawton is slight favorite as the Wolverines meet Ray Tahsuda's Bulldogs who vow strong play after a 77-68 loss to Class B Man gum. Altus previously fell 63-50 to Lawton, turning a four point lag into a closer contest.
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Lawton
Wolverines
Ray Tahsuda
Bulldogs
Altus
Mangum
Wolver
Eisenhower Triumphs Over Indiahoma In Boys Basketball
Eisenhower beats Indiahoma 52 to 48 in a boys basketball game. Key scorers include Taylor and Bridges for Eisenhower and Tohoh Coffey and Alien leading Indiahoma with solid contributions. Final totals show a close contest with balanced scoring across squads.
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