Jeffery faces pro choice after Olympic tease in Tulsa and Chicago
Scouting the sports scene notes Leroy Jeffery dominates the 126-pound field at Chicago Tournament of Champions with nine fights, seven by KO, while two rivals Scooter Darden and Tommy Robles reach distance in district finals. Oklahoma standout Jeffery weighs pro offer vs Olympic dream as other boxers from Reggie Davis to Hubert Jackson fall to national champs.
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Scooter Darden
Tommy Robles
Montgomery
Alabama
Leroy Jeffery
Chicago
Jeffery
Darden
Berger
Tex
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Robles
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Detroit
Harry Campbell
Jim Ampey
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Uncle Sam
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Reggie Davis
Tishomingo
Fort Worth
Pete Melendez
Truden Stephens
Jim Boyd
Ala
Fort Sill
Hubert Jackson
Montana
Francis LaPlante
St. Louis
Leon Brooks
Lawton High
Butch Horton
James Ray
Tennis Trophy Won By LHS Girls That Is
Lawton high school swept the Wichita Falls outdoor tennis meet led by Barbara Waid and the Roddy Johnson Wanda Jones duo. Waid defeated Gail Murphy for the singles crown while Jones and Johnson prevailed in girls doubles after saving three match points. Lawton totaled 42 points, with Highland Park 35 and Baytown 30.
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Wichita Falls High School
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Wichita Falls
Barbara Waid
Hardhitting Gail Murphy
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Lanny Nelms
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Lee Como
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Murphy
Giris
Reddy Johnson
Baltimore Colts poised to surge behind Wessels and McPhail
Pro-Am interview with Ray Gene Smith links Baltimore’s rising strength to Oklahoma backs Billy Wessels and Buck McPhail, noting receiver George Shaw and fullback Alan Ameche as key teammates. Smith praises OU’s upcoming season and discusses pro players Graham Matson Hill, plus his own Bears role and study plans.
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Wichita Falls
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George Shaw
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Sooners
Aggies Rally Wins Border Olympics Track Crown
Oklahoma A&M defended its title with a stirring mile relay victory to top Texas by 2.5 points. Texas A&M finished third at 144 behind Texas, as Abilene Christian led the college division with 18 points and North Texas State followed. Records fell across both university and college classes with standout efforts from Bob Whilden and Charles Hall among others.
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Morrow
Carl Vereen
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Joseph Schipald
Fallen Gordon
Tom Bernardern
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Johnson
Houston
State Landquist
Oklahoma
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Bill Cocks
Jerry Hutson
TCU
Dan Pitner
John Tots
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Robert McKnight
Bobby Whilden
Jerry Beck
Clyde Hart
Doyle Jones
Kim Ellis
Raymond Vickery
Ronny White
Virgil Miller
Charles McGuire
Ed Roberts
Bill Curtis
Ronnie Pruitt
Ike Tennison
Weldon Glasscock
Clarence Miller
SMU
Fred Bentley
Tom Kelly
Alvis ‘Ashley
Fritzie Connally
Joseph Schivaldi
Bobby Carter
Roy McDonald
Texas Tech
NAIA Drops Negro Five in tournament safety fears
The NAIA withdrew Delta State Teachers College Cleveland Miss from the NAIA tournament in Kansas City citing tense conditions in the Mississippi Alabama district where an incident could occur. The decision follows entry of two all Negro teams Texas Southern and Tennessee A&I with several teams featuring Negro players. The schedule lists matchups for Monday and Tuesday across multiple sites including Cedar Rapids Gustavus Adolphus Central State Wilberforce and more with college teams such as Arkansas Tech and San Diego State among others.
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Kansas City
Delta State Teachers College
Cleveland
Miss
NAIA
Texas Southern
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Tennessee A&i
Nashville
Alabama-Missississippi
Cee
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Stephen Austin
Nacogdoches
Tex
Gustavus Adolphus
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Wilberforce
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Oklahoma
Eau Claire
Wis
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Ore
New Mexico
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Ahaahen
Til
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Mic
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McNeese
Lake Charles
Hastings
Neb
Pittsburg
Kan
Elon
Alderson-Broaddus
San Diego State
College Baseball Scores Feature Narrow Duke Wins
College baseball brief reports Boylor edged Sam Hounston 5 to 4 while Texas Christian defeated Texas Lutheran 5 to 4 and California topped San Jose State 8 to 1 in a set of recent games.
Grade School All Stars Named for City League Game
The city grade school basketball league announced All-Star rosters for an Friday night East versus West 12-man game at 7:30 p.m. in Lawton High Fieldhouse. West coach Lem Harkey and Tommy Reese oversee daily workouts at St Marys gym, while East coaches Levi Beaver and Bennie Henson run sessions at FSIS gym. Joe Thornton and Paul Prior direct the leagues.
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Lawton High
Long-Bell Lumber
Lem Harkey
Dunbar
Tommy Reese
Whittier
West Stars
Levi Beaver
FSIS
Bennie Henson
Lincoln
St. Mary’s
Reaping Right Wins Louisiana Derby In Gripping Finish
Reaping Right, once a speed pacemaker, surged in the stretch to win the $50,350 Louisiana Derby at New Orleans, holding off a late challenge from Mr. Bob W. for the length victory.
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Reaping Right
New Orleans
T. A. Grissom
Bob W
Oklahoma Keeps Loop Mat Crown at Big Seven Meet
Oklahoma won the Big Seven wrestling meet in Ames with 88 points, edging Iowa State at 67. Five schools participated. Oklahoma claimed five of eight championships while Iowa State took the rest. Kansas State scored 31, Colorado 27, Nebraska 8. Dick Delgado of Oklahoma defeated Kent Townley of Iowa State for the national 115-pound A A U title in the finals.
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Ames
Iowa
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Sooners
Cyclones
Kansas State
Colorado
Nebraska
Dick Delgado
Kent Townley
Exhibition Baseball Sunday Schedule
Miami Florida Boston A versus Brooklyn N in Sund ay action. Mesa Arizona Baltimore A versus Chicago N. Tampa Florida Cincinnati N versus Chicago A. Phoenix Arizona New York N versus Cleveland A. Orlando Florida Detroit A versus Washington A. St Petersburg Florida New York A versus St Louis N. Fort Myers Florida Kansas City A versus Pittsburgh N. Bradenton Florida Philadelphia N versus Milwaukee N.
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Brocato Captures $115,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap
Bobby Brocato won the $115,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita Park before 57,000 fans. Social Outcast trailed in fourth as Mantick finished second and Honeys Alibi third in a 13 horse field.
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Arcadia
Calif
Bobby Brocato
Santa Anita Park
Mantick
Honeys Alibi
High School Tournament Results In Class AA And A
Tulsa Rogers edged Capitol Hill 58 56 in overtime to reach the semifinals while Capitol Hill beat Norman 37 34. Guthrie defeated Blackwell 45 39 and Sand Springs 59 38. State Catholic Class A crowned Tulsa Marquette 54 41 over Cascia Hall. St Josephs Chickasha topped St Michaels Henrietta 36 3 in Class B final. Other results include Cornell over Dartmouth 81 71 and Stanford over California 70 68 in overtime.
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Norman
Tulsa
Rogers
el Reno
Guthrie
Blackwell
Sand Springs
McAlEster
Tulsa Marquette
Cascia Hall
St. Joseph’s Chickasha
St. Michael's Henrietta
St. Mary’s Okeene
St. Mary’s
Ponca City
All Leaders Stick In State Pin Meet
State women's bowling opens its fifth weekend as leaders held firm on opening shift. French Cleaners of Seminole’ Class B team posted 2188 to push Connie’s Pracerintan Chan af Ob1s on FS SUNY A LY UVIL WLS Wirnia Oklahoma City out of fifth place, while Stevenson's IGA of El Reno moved to fifth with 1708, overtaking Hub Food of Lawton at 1664. Doubles and singles begin at 8 am with Dot Compton of Seminole in Class B defending champions action, aiming to beat Frances Novak of Oklahoma City who leads with 547.
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Sooner Lanes
French Cleaners
Seminole
Connie’s
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FS Suny
UVIL
Wirniahoma City
Stevenson
IGA
el Reno
Hub Food
Lawton
Dot Compton
Dot
Oklahoma City
Frances Novak
Darby-Everest Cadillac
Locke's Blackwell
Nutrilite
Aldridge
Shawnee
Burba Insurance Agency
Hatcher Laundry
Tulsa
Eugene Whittington
Ins. Co
Phillips
Bartlesville
Hap’s
Tonkawa
First National Bank
Ponca City
Kswo Radio
Independents
McAlester
Double Cola
Macklanburg
OU Power Bruises Subs in Spring Football Scrimmage
Oklahoma opened spring football with a high scoring scrimmage in Norman. The Reds team led by Tommy McDonald scored two touchdowns while Jay O Ne al added two more and Jim Harris connected on a 75 yard pass to John Bell. The Whites managed a single touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone by B W Scott.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Reds
Tommy McDonald
Jay O'Neal
Jim Harris
John Bell
Oklahoma Wins Big Seven Swimming Title Again
Oklahoma clinched its second straight Big Seven title at Boulder led by Peter Duncan and Lin Meiring. The Sooners totaled 130 points, winning nine of 13 events as Iowa State took second with 102. Colorado and Nebraska trailed, with Missouri and Kansas State not entered. New records included Meiring in the 100 back and Lear in the 200 breaststroke, while Jeff Farrell set a meet record in the 100 free.
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Boulder
Colo
Oklahoma
Peter Duncan
Lin Meiring
Iowa State
Sooners
University of Colorado
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas State
Meiring
Jerry Lear
Bob Best
Jeff Farrell
Jim McKevitt
Tom Kehoe
Farrell
McKevitt
Leaders TEAMS and Singles standings by city and score
A dense list of class divisions and partner pairs across OK firms and towns. It catalogs Class A through Class E teams and doubles pairs with city and score tallies, plus singles standings by class with named Oklahoma City Shawnee Bartlesville Ponca City and other locales.
Santee Wins Journal Mile Second Section in 4 10.5
Pi Wes Santee, whose amateur career has been prolonged by three court orders, won the second section of the Journal mile in 4 10.5 behind a roar from a record crowd of 10 200 in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wes Santee
Rogers Shade Skins Rally To 58 56 Overtime Win
Lew Wade drains a 30 foot field goal in overtime to lift Tulsa Rogers to the Class AA state high school basketball championship 58-56 over Oklahoma City Capitol Hill. Dick Soergel shines for Capitol Hill with 31 points while Gib Scranton and Tom Brown each score 14 for Rogers. Capitol Hill leads 32-29 at halftime and the final score ends 58-56 after a tense extra period.
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Associated Press
Lew Wade
Tulsa Rogers
Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill
Wade
Tulsa
Dick Soergel
Soergel
Rovers
Gib Scranton
Tom Brown
Ropers
Rogers
Enid
FFA T
Scranton
Spergel
Brown
Presley
Burton
Robertson
Dobson
Norris
Harrison
Zinnecker
Bond
Nee Ee
Guthrie Blackwell
T Knight
Coffelt
Wallar
Northcutt
G. Y'gh
Urban
Bailey
Canaday
Kroeger
Thayer Daves
Doenges
Stafford
Beard
Guthrie
Blackwell
Bosox Beat Dodgers In Spring Training Opener
Boston Red Sox defeated the world champion Brooklyn Dodgers 8-3 at Miami Stadium in front of 12,037 fans. Don Buddin, 21, hit a two run homer and Norm Zauchin added a two run double as Boston spun 11 hits. Hodges homered for Brooklyn. Don Drysdale took the loss after relief duty.
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Miami
Fla
Boston
Red Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Miami Stadium
Don Buddin
Norm Zauchin
Bosox
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Buddin
Chuck Templeton
Marty Keogh
Glen Stephens
Mays Homers Twice to Power Giants Past Indians
Willie Mays hit two home runs as the New York Giants beat the Cleveland Indians 7 to 3 in Tucson. Mays broke a 3-3 tie with a fifth inning shot and added another in the sixth. Dusty Rhodes and Wes Westrum also homered for New York. Dusty Rhodes, Wes Westrum, and Willie Mays drove in runs as the Giants totaled 15 hits. Steve Ridzik blanked the final three innings.
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Tucson
Ariz
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Giants
Wonder Boy
Dusty Rhodes
Wes Westrum
New Yorkers
Dolan Nichols
Indians
Allan Worthington
Pete Burnside
Steve Ridzik
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Cleveland
Worthington
Burnside
Ridzik
Westrum
Murray
Nichols
McLish
Averill
Nixon
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Mays Rhodes
Saturday Home Run Roundup Across Baseball Leagues
A wide log of homerage features players Simpson and Runnels for the Athletics Berberet FitzGerald and Senators Post and Bailey for the Red legs Landis Esposito Sawatski and White Sox Banks and Cubs Francona and Orioles Wes trum Mays Rhodes Giants Hodges Dodgers Buddin Red Sox.
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Athletics
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Berberet
FitzGerald
Senators
Post
Bailey
Redlegs
Landis
Esposito
Sawatski
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Rhodes
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Buddin
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