Leos Conoco Wins FSIS Tourney Title
Leo's Conoco defeated Clevenger Electric 66 to 52 to capture the Fort Sill Indian School Invitational basketball tournament title. Jim Conico led Leo's with 19 points while Jackie Martin scored 15 for Clevenger.
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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
7
Leo's Conoco defeated Clevenger Electric 66 to 52 to capture the Fort Sill Indian School Invitational basketball tournament title. Jim Conico led Leo's with 19 points while Jackie Martin scored 15 for Clevenger.
Cincinnati improves to 23 1 with wins over Xavier and St Louis while Duke moves to 24 2 by beating Virginia and NC State Loyola Chicago and Wichita State split a high scoring affair Illinois and Mississippi State record key conference wins as Wichita downs North Texas State and Loyola Chicago narrowly loses to Wichita State New York University and Fordham post notable results in varied matchups Tech beats Florida Vanderbilt rallies past Gardner Webb
St. Mary's Golden Knights finished fourth in the Oklahoma City Class B Catholic state tournament after splitting two Sunday games. Bob Hernandez led scoring with 26 in the morning win over McAlester St. John's and 27 in the loss to Chickasha St. Joseph's, earning a spot on the Class B all tournament team. The team finished 16-17 in coach Jerry Boos first season, after a conference playoff win to reach state.
The Big Eight conference approves a new transfer rule cutting one year's eligibility for athletes transferring from any four year college to a Big Eight school starting January 1, 1964. The conference also restricts post season football to the Orange Bluebonnet and Gator Bowls and sets up a method to select the NCAA basketball representative in a three way tie. A high school basketball letter of intent will be discussed at the May budget meeting in Manhattan.
MacLe more praises speed and plans a go go go attack while Thrasher of Lawton high counters with ball control. He slams officials saying Don Jimerson and Orval Bowman will let the girls beat them. last year fouls went uncalled.
Wichita State beat Loyola Chicago 73 72 to close its regular season and improve to 19 7, as Ralph Miller urged that his team deserved the No 2 national ranking after routing top foes. Stallworth led with 28 points while Harkness was shut out in the final stretch. Loyola coach George Ireland blamed turnovers and poor execution as his team ends the season worrying about the NCAA tournament.
KANSAS CITY AP Nebraska captured the Big Eight indoor track title, the program’s first in any sport since 1951. Leander Durley of Colorado set a meet high jump record with 6-10 1/4, while Nebraska posted 47 points and Missouri, Kansas, Colorado follow in the team standings. Pelster Strong led individual wins as Oklahoma State and others trailed. Durley cleared seven feet on his first attempt but failed on later tries amid an 8,400 crowd.
Cassius Clay says the New York newspaper strike is a personal affront and plans to seek City Hall permission to help settle it. He also mocks Sonny Liston and proposes a benefit bout for unemployed journalists if Liston accepts.
Pudgy Bob Rosburg birdied a late stretch to post an 8 under 208 after 54 holes and take a one stroke edge into the final round at Lakewood Country Club. Tony Lema sits two behind after a 72 69 48 209, with Bo Wininger at 210 and Arnold Palmer at 219. Jack Nicklaus shot 69 to reach 216.
Major league baseball opens its spring exhibition schedule with all 20 clubs in action. Yankees face Orioles in Fort Lauderdale while NL champion Dodgers meet Indians in Tucson. News includes Mets firing Gene Woodling and rookie Bill Faul’s concussion in Lakeland as camps report.
League results from Holiday Twilight and First Christian leagues show top games and series. Eugene Lyle leads indi with 695 series. Gary Nelson posts 245 game and 631 series. Team No.4 TZ and Popular Furniture post notable totals. several clubs and trophies listed with win loss percentages.
Tom O'Hara won the mile in 4 minutes 5.5 seconds and Dave Tork cleared 16 feet 1% inches in the pole vault at the 23rd annual Knights of Columbus Games. Sioukje Dijkstra of Holland captured her second straight women's world figure skating championship in Cortina Italy.
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