Lawton Wolverines Bow To Enid In Regional Playoff
Lawton ends 1955-56 season 13-10 after a tough 46-39 loss to Enid in El Reno. The Wolverines, known for late rallies, trailed by 11 in the third quarter but spurred within three twice, unable to grab the lead. Standouts Jimmy Wilson and Harvey Coombs paced the offense, with seven seniors leaving after the year.
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Lawton
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el Reno
Wolverines
Plainsmen
Jimmy Wilson
Harvey Coombs
Jimmy
Coombs
Wilson
Don Boucher
Creighton Bradford
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Tex
Burkburnett
Fort Worth Poly
Bob Williams
Bradford
Mike Ginn
Bob Yingling
Sid Ahlschlager
Williams
Bobby Pollan
Johnny Davis
Deluxe
Byron Beavers
Charles Jennings
Duane Robinson
Consolidated Gas Wins City Title in Close League Run
Consolidated Gas clinched the municipal league title with a 50 to 28 win over Long Bell. The city tournament begins March 13 after practice games, while Industrial League leaders Fairmont Foods Security Bank and Montgomery Ward share first place at 4 1. Williams notes a strong season finish and a resilient junior varsity from LHS.
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Consolidated Gas
Long Bell
Fairmont Foods
Security Bank
Montgomery Ward
Constitution Press
West Radio
Sooner Freight
Jaycees
Katy
Coca-Cola
Public Service
M’ery Ward
Popular Furn
Coast Press
Cameron Gets Favorite Lag In Cage Meet
Cameron, the lone Oklahoma school in the National Junior College regional five meet, is seeded first in an eight team field. They face Howard County of Texas Monday in Amarillo with four first round games set followed by semifinals and finals through Wednesday. Other entrants include Decatur Baptist Frank Phillips Arlington State Amarillo College Clarendon and San Angelo.
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Oklahoma
Aggies
Howard County
Big Spring
Tex
Amarillo College
Amarillo
Decatur Baptist
Frank
Arlington State
Clarendon
Frank Phillips
San Angelo
Arkansas City
Charles Clark
Ray Crooks
Jim Robinson
Fort Sill Hosts Fourth Army And All Army Bowling Tournaments
Fort Sill will host both the Fourth Army and All Army bowling tours this month. Ten installations are entered in the Fourth Army event March 20 to 23, with the top six men and top two women advancing to the All Army meet March 27 to 29. Entries span Fort Bliss Fort Hood Fort Sam Houston Brooke Army Medical Center Killeen Base William Beaumont Army and Navy Hospital Pine Bluff Arsenal Camp Chaffee and New Orleans Port of Embarkation with teams from First Second Third Fourth Sixth Eighth Army USAREUR and possible Caribbean Alaska entrants. The traveling Adjutant General's Trophy awaits the team champion with $500 silver and $300 silver second place trophies.
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Alonzo Baird
Fort Sill
Adjutant General’s
U.S. Army
Sixth Army
Fourth Army
Fort Bliss
Fort Hood
Fort Sam Houston
Brooke Army Medical Center
Killeen Base
William Beaumont Hospital
Army and Navy Hospital
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Camp Chaffee
New Orleans Port of Embarkation
First Army
Second Army
Third Army
Eighth Army
Usareur
Caribbean
Alaska
Cowpoke Whites Win Scrimmage at Oklahoma A&M
STILLWATER Okla March 3 The Whites beat the Blacks 26 to 7 in a spring practice scrimmage for the Oklahoma A M football squad. Bus Childs recovered a fumble for a 30 yard White TD on the first play. Larry Rundle scored for the Blacks to tie the game before Richard Bloom put the Whites ahead. Royce McQueen and Dwain Wood added TDs for the Whites with Wood running 85 yards for a quick opener.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A&m
Bus Childs
Paris
Tenn
Larry Rundle
Seminole
Soph
Richard Bloom
Novata
Royce McQueen
Ardmore
Dwain Wood
Wilburton
McQueen
Wood
New Coach At LHS Leads 12 Lettermen For Baseball Workouts
Orval Bowman takes over at Lawton High guiding 45 candidates with 12 returning lettermen from a 12-4 Boomer champion team. Key holdovers include Scott Brown, Jesse Collins, Harvey Coombs, and Donnie McFarland as the pitching backbone. Spring schedule features a 14-game slate starting March 13 at Memorial Park with Wichita Falls and Amarillo among opponents.
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Orval Bowman
Lawton
Wolverines
Bowman
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Scott Brown
Jesse Collins
Harvey Coombs
Donnie McFarland
Wichita Falls
Tex
Memorial Park
Lawton Braves
Steppin Pappy Captures Grantland Rice Handicap
Steppin Pappy ridden by Gail Parker won the $3,500 Grantland Rice Handicap at Oldsmar Florida on Saturday before a crowd of 4,368. Blue Ember finished second and Can't Omar third.
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Oldsmar, Fla
Steppin Pappy
Gail Parker
Blue Ember
Can’t Omar
Hall Cracks Weight Mark In Heptagonal Track Meet
Hall of Cornell won the first event at the ninth annual indoor Heptagonals in Ithaca New York by setting a new intercollegiate record in the 35 pound weight with a 63 feet 3.4 inch toss His sixth fling surpassed his own previous mark set at the National AAU meet in February in New York
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Ithaca
N. Y
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Cornell
New York
Iowa Wins Big Ten Tilt as Last-Half Rally Tops Illini
Iowa overcame an early deficit to beat Illinois 96-72 in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes, ranked No. 10, pulled away after halftime to force a tie for the Big Ten title and move within one game of the championship, with the NCAA regional berth up for grabs in Iowa City March 16-17. George Bonsalle led Illinois with 32 points, while Bill Logan added 26 for Iowa. Ridley and Judson were held to 11 and 8 respectively.
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Iowa
Illinois
Hawkeyes
Indiana
Bloomington
George Bonsalle
Bill Logan
Bonsalle
Logan
Bill Ridley
Paul Judson
Towa Ohl
Cain
Schmidt
School
Brothers
Payne Phil Sebolt
Judson
George
Stout
Oseaberez
Paul Sch
Martel
Ridley
H’thorne Alt
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