Bowling Tourney Assured Largest Field In History
Lawton Bowling Association reports 28 teams entered for the two weekend tournament starting Saturday, January 21, 1956, surpassing last year’s 25. Singles feature 86 entrants, 50 doubles teams, 58 all events competitors. Notables include returning runner ups and past champions no longer competing, while the Pepsi-Cola team breaks up to spread players across leagues. Bowling begins Saturday afternoon with finals Sunday night, January 29.
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Lawton Bowling Association
Art Corrales
Lawton Case
Andy Tillman
Tim Vogt
Lawton
Fort Sill
Pepsi-Cola
Industrial League Opens January 30 in Chicago YMCA league
The Industrial League starts January 30 with eight teams Montgomery Ward Fairmont Foods Popular Furniture Coca Cola Southwest Bell Public Service Security Bank and Constitution Press in a round robin schedule followed by a league tournament. Warren Smith YMCA director will announce the schedule next Wednesday.
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City Industrial League
YMCA
Yestern
Montgomery Ward
Fairmont Foods
Popular Furniture
Coca- Cola
Southwest Bell Telephone
Public Service
Security Bank
Constitution Press
Warren Smith
Geldaker Rolls High 616 In Lawton Bowling Meet
In Lawton bowling action Geldaker struck for a 268 172 and 176 to build a 616 series the season high. Townsend added 524 as Fort Sill American Legion swept the Lions while Northwest Kiwanis toppled the Elks. Other results include Optimists over ABC and 700th Ordnance over Jaycees with individual scores noted across several leagues. Wrestled into the mix are high series by Ritchie Aruta 608 and Kay Peace 548 with multiple teams taking mismatches in city play.
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B. N. Geldaker
Lawton
Geldaker
Oliver Townsend
Fort Sill American Legion
Lions
Clarence Scott
K. Dees
Northwest Kiwanis
Elks
Optimists
ABC
700Th Ordnance Bn
Jaycees
Carl Ellstrom
Hits
Rinkydinks
Guttersnipes
Ritchie Aruta
Baldwin Agency
Kay Peace
Food Mart
Baldwin
Tillman Plumbers
Hamblin Oilers
Wrights Restaurant
Carlois Rentals
Griswold Cleaners
la Roca
Lodge Motel
Lehman May Help Dodgers Staff in 1957
Dodgers eye Lehman as key staff addition while evaluating young arms. Elston from Cubs swap shows promise at 26, with several minor league peers posting solid seasons. Fresco Thompson hails a 21 year old 6 3 righthander who dazzled in Mobile and tops the system’s pitching prospects.
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Napoli
Olson
Lehman
Elston
Chicago Cubs
Russ Meyer
Los Angeles
Harris
Fort Worth
Templeton
St. Paul
Walt
Mobile
Darnell
Dodger
Fresco Thompson
Mariello
Asia
Dodgers
Detroit Tigers
Elgin Coach Denies FSIS Boycott From County Tournament
Elgin high school coach Cecil Lamb denied claims that Fort Sill Indian School is being barred from the county cage tournament. Bob Greenberg reports FSIS was excluded after bracket completion. Lamb says the open county meet invites all county schools, noting Douglass High was late to enter. Lamb says the exclusion vote was unanimous. FSIS may reapply next year.
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Clarence Scott
FSIS
Greenberg
Douglass
Lamb
Elgin
Geronimo
Wolves Meet Lion Juniors In Junior High Showdown
Lawton Douglass hosts Dungee in the junior high gym at 8:30 p.m. with eighth graders from both schools facing off at 6:30 and a junior frosh game at 7:35. Lions start Stevenson Johnson Alexander Alberty McCarty. Wolves start Kopepesah Ray York Tillman Cook. Douglass wins 54 52 in OT as Stevenson scores six.
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Lawton Douglass
Dungee
Lawton Junior High
Douglass
H. C. King
Lions
Louis Stevenson
Tommie Johnson
LeEster Alexander
Booker T. Alberty
Willie McCarty
Jack Stephenson
Wolves
George Karty
Lance Kopepesah
Larry Ray
James York
Ray Tillman
Shorty Cook
Douglass Fresh
Ernest Harris
Eddie Shegog
James Wilson
Leonard Williams
Joe Jackman
Duncan
D. Stevenson
Robert Stevenson
McAlester High seeks new coach and athletic director
McAlester High School seeks a new football coach and athletic director after the resignation of Doyle B. Long, 27, who has served three years. Long plans to take a similar post at Trena High School in California. His resignation is effective June 24.
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Wheaton
Ill
Dave Burnham
Washington Redskins
Burnham
Wheaton College
Akron
Ohio
Redskins
Austin
Thurman
Hull
University of Texas
Texas
Longhorns
Dana X. Bible
Athletic Council For Action
Mcalester
Okla
McAlester High School
Doyle B. Long
Long
Trena
Calif
Commissioner Rips Managers at Boxing Dinner Show
Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano presented to Murphy while former champ Joe Louis awarded Mendel. Murray Rose AP sports writer announced the Neil Plaque honoring a deceased AP boxing writer from the Spanish Civil War. Two former champions Braddock and Lesnevich sang after the dinner.
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Rocky Marciano
Murphy
Joe Louis
Mendel
Murray Rose
Associated’ Press
Neil
Associated Press
Jimmy Braddock
Gus Lesnevich
British Railways Tests Measure Engine and Car Performance
An elaborate locomotive and car testing machine on British railways measures the performance of engines and cars across a wide range of speeds and traffic conditions.
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British Railways
Sill Quint Wins In Y Cage Play
George Hanley sealed a 23-22 Ft. Sill Artillery win over Troop 41 with three seconds left in the YMCA Junior Basketball League opener at Jun ior High gym. Other results include Ft. Sill Cannon 16 Central Baptist 8, Taft 19 St. Mary 13, Dunbar 18 Commandos 8, and Douglass 48 Ft. Sill Indians in the high scoring game. John White Jr league supervisor said games continue next Thursday toward the late February championship as ninety four players played last night.
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George Hanley
Ft. Sill Artillery
Troop 41
Ft. Sill Cannon
Central Baptist
Taft
St. Mary
Dunbar
Commandos
Douglass
Ft. Sill Indians
John White Jr
Ernest Winter
Clinton Kern
Wallace Smith
Friday's Schedule Across Baseball Divisions
The schedule lists matchups for Friday across leagues. National League features Boston at Chicago. American League has Hershey at Pittsburgh. Eastern League includes Johnstown at Philadelphia. No International League games are scheduled.
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Boston
Chicago
Hershey
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Philadelphia
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Sooner
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Pabst
Southwest Mens Store
Red Bud Food
Biancos
Russell-Ford Insurance Public Service
Industrial League
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Frank Kellert
Oklahoma City
Kellert
Cubs
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Erv Palica
Baltimore Orioles
San Antonio
Oklahoma A&m
Dee Fondy
Tulsa
Allie Reynolds
New York Yankee
Oklahoma Baseball Hall of Fame
Reynolds
Yankees
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Joe Walker
Newark Athletic Club
Walker
Boxing Guild of New York
New York
Julius Helfand
Helfand
Boxing Guild
Brunswick
Sea Island
J. Wood Platt
L. B. Hoss
Platt
Low Gross
J. Walcott Brown
Manasquan
N.J
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Short Hills
Tampa
Fla
Patty Berg
Mickey Wright
San Diego
Cliff Pickens
Crazy Legs
Central High School
Oklahoma City University
Pickens
Central
OCU
George S. May
Tom O’shanter
C Ave
Guy Hensley
The
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McAlester High
Harry
WIEST
S 33 Auto Service
Norton-Kitchens
Buick CO
Rips
Sill Quint
Company
Insurors Realtors
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A. W. McCracken
J Street
Eugene L. Bowman
Roger Wilkerson
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