Don Harrison Open crown goes to Lawton star golf ace
Donnie Harrison, the prolific 54 hole champion from Municipal, wins his fourth Lawton Fort Sill title in six years with a sudden death playoff over Jim Shaw and Smokey Torbert. Harold Gardner shoots a final 69 to claim third via playoff. players note fast greens at the Country Club and slow greens at Fort Sill.
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Harold Gardner
Larry Brame
Smokey Torbert
Mark Watson
Teddy
Shaw
Torbert
Gardner
Lawton Coach Burl Hunt Leaves for Norman High
Burl Hunt, Lawton High School coach and former Eisenhower Junior High staffer, is named head baseball and assistant football coach at Norman High. The move follows approvals by the Norman Board of Education after a late interview, with Hunt competing against Larry Guerkink, Charles Lodes, and Duane Crabbaugh.
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Brad
Mike Sparks
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Tiger
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Putnam City
Charles Lodes
Midwest City
Duane Crabaugh
del City
City Semipro Rivals Clash In Fifth Battle Tonight
Lawton hosts the fifth semipro baseball game between the Braves and Pepsis at McCord Field at 7 30 p m The series stands 2 2 with each side winning two games Randy Rushing and Pete Gill may duel as pitchers Gill is 2 0 with the Braves while Rushing is 1 1 for the Pepsis The Pepsi lineup and Braves positions are listed with likely players for each spot.
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Pepsis
Randy Rushing
Pete Gill
Cameron College
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Gill
Arnie Ready For Open Challenge As Nicklaus Favored
Arnold Palmer prepares for the 19th U S Open at Pebble Beach with a rigorous practice regime and confidence he can win. Jack Nicklaus, the Masters holder and pre tournament favorite, works out nearby as Trevino hints at a possible absence. Palmer experiments with five drivers to suit Pebble Beach winds and tight fairways while fans crowd the course and a helicopter shuttle brings him back to Carmel for more practice.
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Pebble Beach
Nicklaus
California
Will Grimsley
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Arnie
Latrobe
Denver
Brookline
Mass
Julius Boros
Bill Casper
San Francisco
Drapper
Doug Sanders
Glenn Johnson
Palmer
Darrell Brown
Carmel
Oakmont
Merion
Dave Stockton
Nicklas
Lee Trevino
el Paso
Trevino
Lee
Jack
Bass Agrees To Sign Pact With Twins
Randy Bass from Lawton High School agreed to a professional contract with the Minnesota Twins. He was a fourth round pick and will report to Twinsville at Orlando Florida. The lefty slugger earned All-State honors and set LHS records for home runs and walks.
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Lawton
Minnesota Twins
Bass
Minnesota
Twinsville
Orlando
Fla
Bill Messerman
Twins
Lawton High
LHS
Cagle
American Legion
Cardinals
Fort Cobb
A's To Visit Norman Nine In Doubleheader
The Law ton A's travel to Norman High for a Southern Oklahoma American Legion baseball doubleheader tonight. First pitch is 6 p.m. Kevin Hall and Jim Tibbs are expected to start on the mound. The A's carry a 4-1 league record and 6-8 overall. They arrive off a 3-0 no hit win over Marlow powered by Wayne McNeil and Darrell Cofer. They return home Wednesday to face Fort Cobb.
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Lawton A’s
Southern Oklahoma American Legion Baseball League
Norman High
Kevin Hall
Jim Tibbs
Gerald Reed
A’s
SOAL
Marlow
Wayne McNeil
Darrell Cofer
Fort Cobb
Jaycees Capture Slow-Pitch Win
The Fire Fighters edged Central Baptist 9-7 while the Jaycees beat Ted's 10-7 in Civic League slow-pitch at Am buc Park. Southwestern Stationary defeated Sigma Tau 104 and Patterson Center beat Cagle's and Wade's 10-5.
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Ted’s
Ambuc Park
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Sigma Tau
Patterson Center
Cagle
Wade
Central
York
Catlin
Sanders and
Hatchett Cagle
Murphy
Cagie
O'Neil
Brewer
Local Youth Baseball Scores Across Leagues
In the American League Jefferson defeated Brookland 3 to 0 while Sullivan Village beat Western Hills 19 to 2 and Swinney toppled Park Lane 4 to 2. Westwood triumphed 12 to 6 over Edison, Kuntz won 14 to 6 against Woodland Hills, Dunbar beat Hoover 21 to 8, and Taft won 8 to 2 over National League contender. Garfield beat Washington 21 to 9, Jackson 9 defeated Eisenhower 5, Pioneer Park edged PEANUTS 3 to 0. In the PEANUTS division Jefferson won 9 to 2 over Brookland, Sullivan Village took 13 to 1 against Western Hills, Swinney defeated Lincoln 18 to 1, Park Lane beat Edison 4 to 0, Woodland Hills edged Cleveland 1 to 0, Hoover won 12 to 3 against Taft.
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Sullivan Village
Western Hills
Swinney
Park Lane
Westwood
Cleveland
Edison
Kuntz
Woodland Hills
Dunbar
Hoover
Taft
Whittier
Lee
Adams
Rogers
Howell
Roosevelt
Garfield
Bishop
Washington
Jackson
Eisenhower
Pioneer Park
Lincoln
Burris Signs Chicago Pact
Ray Burris, former Southwestern State College pitcher and Lawton Pepsis star, signed a pro contract with the Chicago Cubs after being drafted in the 18th round. He reports to the Cubs Florida League rookie club, has a 2-2 Pepsis record this season, and carries an 11-2 mark from last year. He was an NAIA All American and led Southwestern to the NAIA tournament in 1971.
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Southwestern State College
Lawton Pepsis
Chicago Cubs
Pepsis
Chester McCord
Burris
Cubs
Southwestern
Bulldogs
Billy Capps
Gould
Stockton Wins as Trinity Leads NCAA Tennis Field
Top seed Dick Stockton of Trinity University defeated Tim Marks of South Carolina 64 61 and helped Trinity share the lead with four schools in the NCAA Championships.
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Athens
Dick Stockton
Trinity University
Tim Marks
South Carolina
Temple Gets Next Chance To Cool Off Arizona State
Temple Owls, 33-14 and sixth ranked, face Arizona State in a pivotal NCAA baseball semifinal in Omaha after ASU blanked USC to stay unbeaten. Temple beat Connecticut 7-4 to stay alive as Bannister set a national single season record with 99 hits. Crawford and Bane dominated for ASU, while Texas and Oklahoma also won to advance.
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Neb
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Bannister
Bump Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Ken Reed
Brock
USC
Sam Ceci
Crawford
Fred Lynn
Rob Adolph
Ed Bane
Bane
Dale Hrovat
Ed Arace
Wilson
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Oklahoma
Mike Marks
Longhorns
Marks
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Horn
Cliff Gustafson
Ron Roznovsky
Southern Cal
Ernie Wright
Connecticut
Owls
Joe Kerrigan
Roger Schmuck
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