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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1956

Page

8

Golden Gloves Tourney Opens Tuesday At Fort Sill

Southwest District Golden Gloves returns to Honeycutt gym Fort Sill with a four night schedule starting Tuesday. Lions club director Charlie Dean warns entries may limit to three nights but expects at least 60 entries. Open class features champions from four states and opens with 18 bouts on final night if four nights run.

Oklahoma Golves Fort Sill Honeycutt Gym Charlie Dean Lawton Lions Club Dean Douglas Sellers Hubert Jackson Sill Jackson Missouri Gene. Morgan Anadarko Junior Franklin Leroy Jeffery Michigan Freddy Griffin Toledo Ohio Jerome Tahahawah Morgan Feather Franklin Griffin Tahahawah Tulsa The Lions Club Honeycutt

All-State Cagers Highlight Lawton Comanche Area

The piece surveys 1949 all-state selections, highlighting Lawton High star Kenny Bridges and the Coombs Sahmaunt pair from Elgin. It notes Lawton Wolverines’ recent wins over Purcell, a Court discussion by ECIL LAMB, and tributes to Bob Williams. It also mentions Oklahoma boxing and football links, plus coaching voices and refereeing musings.

Comanche County Lawton High Kenny Bridges Cameron Aggies Louisiana State Ecil Lamb Elgin Purcell Lawton Wolverines Lamb

Tulsa Upsets Pokes Valley Hopes 46-42

Tulsa, ranked 20th Oklahoma A&M, 46-42 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Tulsa trailed early, then surged behind Jerry Andress and hot free throw shooting, overcoming a cold start. Mack Carter led A&M with 20, as Tulsa snaps five-game skid and improves to 11-6 while A&M drops to 11-4.

Tulsa Okla Oklahoma A&m Golden Hurricane Aggies A&m Jerry Andress Hurricane St. Louis Carter Har’ton Hale Duncan O’ Field Yates Peter Stob Barnhouse Stewart Gore Wright Fisher Barn Adress

Owls Triumph In Comanche County Final Showdown

Elgin outs Indiahoma 68 to 53 as Kenny Rose scores 31 and leads Elgin. Geronimo's Edna Devine nets 36 as Blue Jays win their fourth straight tournament, with Sophie Baughman and Juanita Rowell adding key points.

Elgin Indiahoma Warriors Cache Girls Geronimo Kenny Rose Rose Owls Tommy Baker Reuben Stoll Chebatah Blue Jays Cache Devine Sophie Baughman The Jays Juanita Rowell Woesner Baughman Rowell Mallow Robinson Ee McCuiston OJ. R’son Penland Ford Cox Dupler Pahchekah Lich Whoma Elgin Baker Rose G Stoll Weber Che’ Tah Tah’ Chaw P’wardy Lawson Frazier Coffelt Sahmaunt Pah’cony K’ Voi Elgina

American girl bullfighter gored in Zacatecas

Patricia McCormick, an American bullfighter, was gored yesterday in Zacatecas Mexico, suffering a grave injury to her left thigh. The sports desk reported the incident today citing Es.

Zacatecas Mexico Patricia McCormick Nwspaper Esto

Northeastern State to host 32nd annual boys invitational

Boys basketball action centers on Tahlequah Oklahoma as Northeastern State University hosts the 32nd annual invitational tournament from February 2 to 4. Forty five teams have already registered across three divisions.

Tahlequah Okla Northeastern State

Cyclones top Sooners 71 59 to claim third Big 7 win

Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 71 to 59 in Ames on January 28 to notch its third Big 7 victory and second conference win over the Sooners this season.

Bob Williams Wolverines E! Reno Purcell Tulsa Jerome Tahahawah Cameron Aggies Bobby McIntire Hugo Ames Iowa Iowa State Oklahoma Sooners

Dayton Upset Ends Flyers' 14-Game Win Streak

Dayton Ohio January 28 Captain Gerry Moreman of Louisville scored with two seconds remaining in overtime to defeat the second-ranked Dayton 66 64, snapping Dayton's 14 game unbeaten run.

Dayton Ohio Gerry Moreman Louisville Flyers

Pete Burke Holds Stroke Advantage In Senior Meet

Pete Burke of Huntington New York shot his second straight 70 to hold a one stroke lead after 36 holes of the 54 hole PGA Seniors Golf Tournament in Dunedin Florida. Ock Willowell of Dayton Ohio moved within four strokes of par with a 68 for a 36 hole total of 141.

Dunedin Fla Pete Burke Huntington N. Y Ock Willowell Dayton Ohio

No Bowling Today Keglers' Korner Column Paused

Bill Ewald was too excited to write his Sunday Keglers Korner after Mrs Ewald gave birth to a baby boy Saturday. Mother baby and papa are doing fine.

Bill Ewald Keglers’ Korner

Cager Showdowns Populate Early 1940s College Scores

A dense slate of college basketball results lists state and interregional games. Notable outcomes include Iowa State 71 over Oklahoma 59, Louisville 66 over Dayton 64 in overtime, Stanford 83 over Oregon 60, Wake Forest 104 over Clemson 103, and multiple close contests across the Missouri Valley, Atlantic Coast, and Central regions, with teams like St. Louis, Bradley, St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, and Michigan State featuring prominently. The results reflect a wide spread of winners and margins, highlighting spirited early-season play across campuses.

San Francisco California Louisville Dayton Stanford Oregon British Columbia Central Wash Fordham Army Temple Navy Minnesota Northwestern Central Mich Mich Normal Villanova Delaware Duquesne St. Bonaventure Mich. State Ohio State Knoxville Ft. Valley State N.C. State St. John’s Elon Catawba N. Car Winston-Salem Twins LaSalle Richmond Hampden-Sydney Kentucky Wesleyan Georgia Ashland Oberlin Stetson Mercer Baldwin-Wallace Marietta Sterbein Mount Union Georgia Tech Tennessee Alabama West Virginia Furman New Britain Conn Boston Twins Kalamazoo Illinois Tech Defiance Bluffton Siena Manhattan St. Francis Bklyn Ithaca Connecticut Colgate Hofstra Springfield Wagner CCNY Illinois DePaul Ohio Northern Wilmington Howard Chattanooga Southwestern Tenn Wabash Carson-Newman Emory & Henry Indiana Austin Sheppard Afb Southern Methodist Texas Christian St. Joseph’s Penn Western Michigan Toledo Hillyer Queens N. Y Kings Point Coast Guard Cooper Union Newark Rutgers Merrimack New England Coll St.Michaels Northeastern Yeshiva Kings Allegheny Alliance Georgetown D. C

Russian Skiers Skaters Capture Olympic Honors

Soviet Union leads unofficial team honors as speed skaters shine. Eugenij Grishin wins 500 meters in 40.2 seconds, Ljubovj Kozyreva takes 10 km cross country for women. U S ice hockey rallies to a 4 0 win over Poland after an earlier loss to Czechoslovakia.

Ted Smits Cortina D’ampezzo Italy Russia Soviet Union America Johnny Mayasich Evelyth Minn United States Poland Czechoslovakia

Olympic Winter Events Showcase Varied Nordic and Ice Sports

Saturday results highlight two man bobsled led by Lamberto Dalla Costa in 5 30.14 total over four runs. Liubovj Kozyreva tops a 38 11 cross country ski time. Eugenij Grishin clocks 40.2 in 500 meter speed skating world record claim. USA loses in hockey as Poland Sweden Switzerland score. Various figure skating, giant slalom and ice hockey schedules outline the day with U.S. entries listed for several events and a 6th place 500m finish by Ken Henry of Chicago.

Eugenij Grishin Ljubovj Kozyreva Lamberto Dalla Costa Cortina Eugenio Monti Italy Liubovj Kozyreva Russia Eugenij- Grishin Tce United States Poland Sweden Switzerland U.S Hayes Jenkins Colorado Springs Colo David Jenkins Donald Frederick Robertson Long Beach Calif Ralph Miller Hanover N. H Wallace Werner Steamboat Springs Tommy Corcoran Westfield N. J Lynn T. Levy New Orleans Ted Farwell Montague City Mass Charles Tremblay Keene Marvin Crawford Denver Austria Germany Czechoslovakia

Con 8 Takes Kiowa County Title In Dual Meet

Florence Brock scored 26 points to lead Con 8 past Mt. View 46 27 for the Kiowa County tournament crown. In the boys final Hobart defeated Go teho 59 46.

Brock MT. View Florence Brock Con Hobart Goteho

Dons extended winning streak with 33 25 victory over California

University of San Francisco Dons set a new major college record by winning 40 straight basketball games with a 33 25 victory over California in Berkeley. A standing room crowd of 7 200 witnessed the men struggle for scoring as the Dons scored only once from the field in the second half and held the ball for nine minutes while not shooting.

Berkeley Calif University of San Francisco Dons California Dons

Maryland inks Idzik to coaching staff

Maryland's new football coach Tommy Mont announced the completion of his staff with the signing of John Idzik as an assistant from College Park Maryland on January 28.

Terps IDZIK College Park Maryland Tommy Mont John Idzik

Range Hawks win Fort Sill tourney final 74 73

The 17th Group Range Hawks overcame a seven point halftime deficit to edge the Artillery and Guided Missile Commanders 74 73 in the Fort Sill tournament final. Ken Deardorph sank two free throws with 12 seconds left. Knighton led Range with 24 points as O Rourke added 14 and Woods did solid rebounding. Commanders’ Bonker and Beck each had 20 points. A 20 man Fort Sill team will be chosen Monday to represent the post in the Fourth Army tournament at Fort Hood Texas.

Range Hawks Fort Sill Don O’rourke George Knighton Deardorph O’rourke George Woods Dons Bonker Beck

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