City Legions Meet Sprites In All-Lawton Clash In District Tourney
In the District 6 American Legion tournament at Municipal Field Lawton clubs City Legions and the Sprites advance to tonight’s games. Alvin Bridgewater and Randy Rushing each pitched well as the Sprites beat Hennessey 2 1 and Home Decor’s A’s rolled past El Reno 8 0 to set up a second round showdown and a 5 30 p m clash with Altus while Chickasha hosts Derald Ahischlager’s Southern Oklahoma champs at 8 30 p m.
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Randy Rushing
Hennessey
David DeBaca
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el Reno
Darrell Cofer
Glen Bynum
Indians
Eisenhower
Derald Ahischlager
Southern Oklahoma American Legion
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Altus
Lawton All Stars Reach Colt Tournament Finals
Lawton All-Stars and Bartlesville battled in the winners bracket with Lawton edging ahead on a late rally as Darrell Dawkins drew a walk in the eighth and David Frazier drove in the decisive run. Altus pitchers held Lawton to two hits while Kilgore and Ezell combined for five hits for Lawton. Bartlesville broke a 1 1 tie with four runs in the fourth to seize control.
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Henry Brandt
Mike Mc‘Lemore
A’s
Jeff Camp
Mike Goodloe
Holmes
Camp
Poodloe
Bynum
Lawton
Bartlesville
Cimarron
Darrell Dawkins
Jerome Pope
Dawkins
Pope
Jerry Kilgore
David Frazier
Altus
Danny Killman
Arnold Lankford
Killman
Gary Ezell
Kilgore
Stinnett
Doug Kelly
Ken Falder
Ken Dornblaser
Dave Rem
Cagles Claims League Championship In City Slow-Pitch Playoffs
Cagles beat Southwestern Furniture 5-2 and Pioneer Realty defeated A&A Fence 8-7 in first round City Slow-Pitch semifinals. Parker drove in runs for A&A with a late surge as Cagles and Southwestern also won Monday to finish the regular season.
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Southwestern
Pioneer
A&a
Schedule Spotlight for Pioneer and Cagles Showdowns
The scoreboard lists a 7 pm game with No. 1 Pioneer facing ABA followed by 8 pm No. 2 Cagles against Southwestern. A final match-up between the two winners is scheduled for an unspecified time.
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Desert Links: Walvis Bay Golf Course Battles Shifting Sand
At Walvis Bay Golf Club in South West Africa workers use a bulldozer to trim the edge of fairways and oil to coat the parched dunes. The course sits between a military camp and Namib Desert on the Skeleton Coast, with wind blown sand threatening play.
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South Africa
Walvis Bay Golf Club
South West Africa
Skeleton Coast
South Atlantic Ocean
Namib Desert
Ali plans rematch route after Ellis win in Houston
Muhammad Ali battled Jimmy Ellis for 12 rounds at the Astrodome winning by technical knockout in the 12th. He spoke of a six week return and a three fight plan before meeting Joe Frazier. Ali emphasized conditioning dancing footwork and mental prep while Ellis lauded his improved form and speed.
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Oilers Trade Levins Prompting Charger Talks in Houston
Kerrville Texas dispatch reports the Oilers trade of wide receiver Levins has sparked talk of him joining the San Diego Chargers. Levins, a 1969 Oilers second round pick, previously broke SMU receiving records and was a holdout with San Diego this season. The piece notes Chargers No. 1 pick Billingsley from 1967 and mentions Houston desires to run offense through Ferguson, a 6-8, 300-pound defensive lineman.
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Oilers
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Trade brings in Ferguson and Charger linemen
Lawton State notes Ferguson in his third pro year played both tackle positions for the Chargers. Coach Ed Hughes says the team needed players and that the traded men must help the squad. He adds the two acquisitions will help with passing game depth as arms in camp compete to throw.
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Lincoln University
Jeff Watkins
James Cooper
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Hughes
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How They Fare In The Majors
Batting leaders list Olive Minnesota Murcer New York Rojas Kansas City Otis Kansas City F How ard Washington led in runs with Buford Boston and Murcer New York among top scorers. Stolen bases feature Potek Pittsburgh and Campaneris California with leaders Pinson Cleveland and Tover Minnesota. Pitching notes include Ellis Pittsburgh and Gullett Cincinnati with Seaver and Stoneman high in strikeouts.
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Fights Report From New York Minneapolis and Montreal
In New York Emile Griffith defeated George Holden on points while Vic Moss outpointed Holden. In Minneapolis Pet O Connor beat Bobby Williams on points. In Montreal Reynald Contin stopped Denny Tucker in a welterweight bout.
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Vic Moss
George Holden
Medford
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Pet O'Conner
Rochester
Minn
Bobby “Sonbird” Williams
Memphis
Tenn
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Reynald Contin
Denny Tucker
Jameica
K.W
Packers Acquire Lane to Boost QB Strength
The Green Bay Packers traded for veteran quarterback Gary Lane to bolster their QB depth as Bart Starr nears surgery for an ailing arm. Packers also rely on Frank Patrick Scott Hunter and Zeke Bratkowski while Todd, the defense and midfield remain unsettled.
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Green Bay Packers
Gary Lane
Bart Starr
Packers
Frank Patrick
Scott Hunter
Zeke Bratkowski
Oakland Raiders
Bob Brown
Southland” Tac
Red Coats Claim Court Title In 74 47 Victory
Lawton Highs Red Coats sprinted past Cache 74 to 47 in the championship game. Missiles 69 Blue Coats 4 consolation noted in last night results.
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Cache
Missiles
Blue Coats
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