Cameron Shoots For 22nd Straight Home Victory
Cameron aims for its 22nd straight home win in a junior college conference clash with Murray A&M at Cameron. The Aggies, 6-1 this semester, average 71.1 points while allowing 55.4. Notable star Rogers Morgan, 6-6, 160 points in seven games, leads the team with 22.9 per contest. The night also features high school games Hollister vs Mt Park and a busy local slate with Lawton, Douglass, Fort Sill TAS, and St. Mary’s in action.
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Oklahoma A&M undercuts Wichita in Valley bid at St Louis
Oklahoma A&M defends lead in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 76-61 win over Houston and gains ground as St Louis defeats Wichita 74-58. Dick Boushka returns for the Billikens and scores 19, limiting Wichita leading scorer Cleo Littleton to eight. Dale Roar faces final college game tonight. Tulsa visits Wichita and St Louis travels to Tulsa in next Valley fixtures.
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Littler Claims National Amateur Thrill Over Open win
Gene Littler 23, Navy, won the San Diego Open and said the National Amateur victory gave a greater thrill. He shot 274 over 72 holes at Rancho Santa Fe amid light rain, becoming the first amateur since 1948 to win a major tourney.
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Hughes County Tourney Opens In Holdenville
Holdenville Oklahoma January 25 Hughes county high school boys and girls basketball tournament play will start Monday night in the Holdenville high school gymnasium.
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Boxing Roundup Moore Is Picked To Retain Title
Boxing notes preview a week of title fights across the U S with Archie Moore favored to defend his light heavyweight crown against Joey Maxim in Miami Wednesday. Rex Layne returns Tuesday in Brooklyn for a 10 rounder vs Tommy Jackson as heavyweights collide. Other bouts include Harold Johnson vs Jimmy Slade in New York and Don Cockell vs Johnny Arthur in Johannesburg for major titles.
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Post's Spring Sports Slate is Completed
Fort Sill sets dates for bowling track and field golf and small bore rifle events. Rifle March 3 and Fourth Army meet TBD. Post bowls Feb 26 28 with post champs Apr 14. Top six bowlers go to Fourth Army. Track May 14 15 group winner and May 21 22 individual champions. Golf May 29 31 group level. Fourth Army dates TBD. Basketball playoff Feb 22 Mar 2. post champ goes to Fourth Army cage event. Boxing finals concluded. Southwest District Gloves Feb 14 at Honeycutt gym. Fort Sill crew then to Fourth Army tourney at Camp Polk Feb 14 18?
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Rawls Wins Tampa Open With an 83 Final Round
Betsy Rawls, National Women's Open champion from Spartanburg, S.C., posted an 83 in the final round yet secured a 72 hole total of 311 to win the Tampa Open. Polly Riley of Fort Worth and Marlene Stewart of Fonthill, Ont., tied for second at 313, with Patty Berg one stroke back. Riley finished with an 82 after trailing Rawls by three entering the final round, while Stewart climbed from sixth with a 77.
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Three Classics Due Gloves Tourneys On Tap Tonight
UNITED PRESS reports three district Golden Gloves events start Monday in Muskogee, Miami, and Ardmore with nearly 250 entrants. Top prospects include Richard Wall of Oklahoma and Donnie Ward of Tulsa, with several defending champions returning in Miami and Ardmore as Tulsa hosts weigh-ins and callbacks progress toward Tulsa state dates February 9 to 13.
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Bacone College
Optimist Players Set For Benefit Wheel Chair Game
Optimist players from Meague Wheers and Ramey wheel chair team of Okmul meet a city Civic Club squad in a February 6 benefit game at the high school gym. Proceeds aid the March of Dimes. Tickets at local drug stores and from Homer Wilson. The Opti mists roster includes Botkin Currell Allen Needham Dawes Waid Barber White Winter.
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Stiff tests for top college teams as schedule resumes
No. 1 Kentucky faces a wary Vanderbilt on home court while No. 5 Texas A&M meets Houston. No. 3 Indiana plays Niagara, and No. 9 Minnesota meets Purdue. West Kentucky dominates Memphis State. Oklahoma City drops to Wyoming. Niagara loses to Canisius. Conference races tighten with Iowa over Purdue and Seton Hall upset by Villanova. Oregon and Oregon State win. Brigham Young tops Utah State. Utah beats Montana.
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Chiefs Battle Coast Quintet in Seattle Opener
Oklahoma City University seeks to end Seattle University's 16 game win streak in a two game series opener in Seattle. Seattle averages 83.9 points per game and may add injured forward Stan Glowaski after a Friday collision.
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Comanche County Cage Tournament Opens Tonight
The Comanche County basketball tourney starts tonight at Lawton High with three boys games and two girls matchups. Top seeds include Cadhe and Elgin for boys and Sterling and Geronimo for girls, with play running to Saturday except Wednesday off.
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Irish Deny Rumor Of A Bowl Tieup
Notre Dame officials rejected a Atlanta Constitution report that the school was near a Sugar Bowl series contract. Athletic Director Krause said no offer was made and noted the policy on bowls since 1935 remains unchanged, while Sugar Bowl critiques surround conference tie ups.
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Moose) Krause
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Baseball contracts sent to 29 Lawton players in 1954
Milwaukee Braves assigned 29 Lawton club players for the 1954 State entry. Cy Stewart, Lawton club president, said contracts were mailed last week and none have been returned. Signed contracts must reach Lawton officials before Milwaukee's spring training camp opens in Waycross, Georgia, in March.
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Big Three In Rule Slim Loop Slate On Tap In Big 7
Kansas and Nebraska lead the Big Seven at 4-0, Colorado 3-1, with no league games this week for the trio. Tuesday night features Kansas State vs Oklahoma at Norman and Iowa State vs Missouri at Columbia. Kansas State visits Ames Saturday to face Iowa State. Missouri beat Kansas State 75-71 at Manhattan, scoring all 14 points in the final quarter via free throws.
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Majors Will Play 271 Spring Games
New York date reports that 16 major league clubs will play 31 grapefruit circuit games starting March. American and National League clubs will engage in 182 inter league contests plus 15 with minor teams. National League clubs schedule 41 interleague games, mostly among themselves.
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Cardinals Stanky Predicts Seven-Team Pennant Race
Cardinals manager Stan Musial era voice outlines 1954 outlook. He expects a seven team pennant race with Dodgers strong behind Erskine Newcombe and Lees, praises Walter Alston, notes Cardinals improved lineup featuring Enos Slaughter and Musial, while pitching remains a question until mid April.
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Rosen Says Tribe Can Nab Pennant
New York report cites Rosen predicting the Cleveland Indians could win the American League pennant over the New York Yankees. He notes the current outfield of Dale Mitchell Larry Doby and Wally Westlake may be short, hints a deal for an outfielder could help. He mentions potential pitching issues with Reynolds Raschi and Ford as they age.
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