Three State Ring Kings Meet in AAU Boxing Semis
Three state Golden Gloves champions Dale Kite Gene Morgan and Charles Harris contest the state AAU boxing semi finals at Fort Sill cd gym tonight The 12 bout card opens at 8 pm Harris outpointed Charles Anderson Granite reformatory in 155 pounds Morgan meets Bob Gooday Apache in 133 pounds Gomez Gonzalez Fort Sill novice bantamweight champion faces Morgan The night featured two knockouts and a technical knockout with Puss Himes and Hubert Jackson among victors Other top bouts saw Elmer Fuller decision George Mopope Charles McEwen earned a TKO over Frank Martin and John Hampton defeated Walter Lee in a close Granite vs Duncan tilt
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Gene Morgan
Charles Harris
Fort Sill
Morgan
Cameron
Bob Gooday
Apache
Gomez Gonzalez
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Sill
Gonzalez
Himes
Frank Martin
Granite
McEwen
Elmer Fuller
Oklahoma City
George Mopope
Anadarko
Gooday
Joe Stanfield
John Hampton
Duncan
Walter Lee
Tonight's Pairings ro Ts Jerry Jones Granite
Granite faces George Mopope from Anadarko in a dramatic matchup tonight. Mopope hails from Anadarko while Jones represents Granite, shaping a local sports showdown with lineage in town athletics.
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Jerry Jones
Granite
George Mopope
Anadarko
Monday Results From Granite and Fort Sil Local Meet
Local meet results list multiple grapplers from Granite Fort Sil and Cameron with several decisions and knockouts. Notable names include Joe Siam eld Harley Hunt and John Hampton in early bouts, plus Garfield Gibbs and Walter Use among others. The compact card records outcomes and locations across Fort Sil Cameron Granite and Duncan venues.
Douglass Annexes Midget Loop Title at Fort Sill
Douglass captured the Lawton Fort Sill Midget league crown by defeating Woodrow Wilson 22 to 19 in the Fort Sill Indian School Gym. Avion led West with eight to seven at halftime, and Melford Shannon scored 20 with five field goals, setting up a win for Douglass.
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Gras Giancote Sculesters
Lawton-Fort Sill
Oodrow Wilson
Fort Sill
Weiss Suffered Shock in Contract Feud with Veterans
By Gayle Talbot St Petersburg George Weiss, NY Yankees general manager, shows rare emotion amid contract disputes with veterans. He reveals fear of delaying youth pitchers, plans to promote Bob Wiesler, Steve Kraly, Art Shallock, Jim McDonald, and Bob Kuzava to big league duty this season to avoid further veteran exodus. Weiss hints Casey Stengel has been instructed to rely on the “kiddies” for the upcoming year.
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Gayle Talbot
ST. Petersburg
George Weiss
New York Yankees
Vic Raschi
Weiss
Raschi
Allie Reynolds
Cleveland
Reynolds
Aris
Bucky Harris
Bob Wiesler
Steve Kraly
Art Shallock
Jim McDonald
Bob Kuzava
Casey Stengel
Post Cage Kings Accept AAU Bid
The talent laden artillery School Commanders with a 29-6 record accept invitation to the national AAU basketball tournament opening in Denver March 14. Travel details remain to be settled but TAS will compete in the week long event. Denver officials issued a late Monday invitation and TAS plans to also defend the Fourth Army title at Fort Sam Houston after the AAU tourney. Twelve players join coach Vincent Nixon on the circuit.
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TAS
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort Sill
Vincent Nixon
Exhibition Baseball Results Across Leagues
Exhibition games feature New York and Chicago against Washington with Chicago edged by a slim margin. Cleveland overwhelmed Cincinnati while Brooklyn posted a modest score. Detailed box scores are incomplete but indicate mixed outcomes across the circuit.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Kentucky Voted Top Cage Power Leads AP Poll Group
Kentucky remains the leading college basketball power as it heads into the SEC playoff with Louisiana State. The Wildcats were the first choice of 43 of 95 sports writers and editors in the AP poll, marking the ninth time in 13 weeks atop the rankings. Louisiana State stood ranked eighth.
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New York
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Wildcats
Tigers
Associated Press
Indiana Rated Best In Coaches' Voting
Indiana tops the coaches poll for a second straight year as Branch McCracken leads the Hoosiers in the race for the NCAA championship. The United Press board of coaches names Indiana as the top team with a 1959-54 record noted in the update.
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Coaches
New York
Ten Tite Eee
Tuest ‘Basket
United Press Board of Coaches
Branch McCracken
United Press Board
Arch Moore Fights Bob Baker in Miami Beach Bout
Light heavyweight champion Arch ie Moore fights heavyweight Bob Baker of Pittsburgh in a 10 round bout at Miami Beach Auditorium Tuesday night. This is Moore's first start since his title defense last month.
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Miami Beach
Archie Moore
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Miami Beach Auditorium
NCAA Set To Weed Weak Cage Clubs In Tourney Skirmishes
New York reports that most major conferences have fledgling teams in a wide open season race. Notre Dame Loyola of the South and Toledo Penn State meet in Fort Wayne while Princeton faces Cornell and Fordham drops a squeaker in overtime. Duke and Western Kentucky survive regional play as Niagara tops Dayton, with Uhl scoring for the losers.
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Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
Niagara
Dayton
Bill Uhl
la Salle
Brigham
Haynes Cage Stars Play Here Tonight in Mage lik
Haynes Cage and his touring All-Stars visit Lawton High School Gym for an 8:15 p.m. game against a Negro stars team from Fort Sill. A 7:15 p.m. pregame feature pits H. C. King’s elk City team in a tune-up before state tournament in Tulsa. Proceeds will defray travel expenses.
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Cage Stars
Mage Lik
Mnal ‘Onight
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Presi
H. C. King’s
Elk City
Tulsa
Oklahoma boxers weigh school division in Golden Gloves plan
A Lawton alumnus favors a high school division in Texas style Golden Gloves to boost youth boxing, noting novices face uneven matchups against older riders. References to Willie Powers records corrected by Joe Powers, and updates on Bob Norden, Joe Bob Craig, and LHS football field work.
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Eadeen
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Bob Norden
Ada
San Antonio
Joe Bob Craig
Lawton and Cameron
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Anderson backs cage tourney for winless teams
Oklahoma City March 3 A sports editor suggests a one time basketball tournament for high school teams yet to win this season to avoid spoiling perfect records. Lawton Hugo John Marshall and Oklahoma City schools would participate but time is tight before the season ends.
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Johnson
Lawton Constitution
Lawton
John
Hugo
Henryett
Marshall
Retary
Oklahoma High School Athletic Association
John Marshall Patterson
George
Runs and hits tally in Cleveland three starts
In three starts Cleveland has 47 runs and 51 hits. Manager Al Lopez praises the attack as the team presses to sustain RBI and scoring pace. Rookie Rudy Regalado contributed key runs in a 2 to 1 win over the Yankees in St. Petersburg Florida, as Boston Sees a tough stretch.
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Yankees
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Fla
Boston
Piersall
Freese
Pirates
Detroit
Burgh
Tigers
Phillies
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