Hendricks and Koehn Clinch Bowling Honors
Bowlers of the week are Al Hendricks and Helen Koehn. Hendricks led Hamms Beer to a record 2871 team series with a 632 total and 210 average in the All-Star Classic league, while Koehn boosted the Choppers of the 45th Bnd Ladies league with a 373 series and 124 average as they won three matches.
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Bill Ewald
al Hendricks
Helen Koehn
Hendricks
Maples
Hamms Beer
Hamms
Koehn
Choppers
Bill Hershey
Betty Hopkins
Hershey
Sooner
Tom English
Russell Ford
English
Security Bank
Harold Ross
Pabst Beer
Dot Martin
Hamblin Oilers
Georgia Howard
Alma Tripp
Carloss
Southwest Mens Store
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Budweiser Ee
Sooner Lanes
Schlitz Ene
Pabst
Burton Er
Cary
Green Merrill
Despoard Ee Hamms
Hoovers
Green-Merrill
Newhard Southwest
Hatchett See
Falstaff
le Green-Howenstine
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Rdi Stephens Hatchett
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Eee Stephens
Hershey Russell-Ford
Boydston Townes
Lockwood Falstaff
Tubbs
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Stack
Russell-Ford
McGee
Stephens
Boyd
Wwe
Pepsi Cola Ee
Centenary Methodist
First Presbyterian Ee Episcopalee
Central Baptist Een
Ewes
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Wesley Methodist a + 2
Westminster Presbyterian
First Baptist
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Eam Ave. Mehefko
See
Eee Eee
Westminster
Gentry Nee Eee Renee Centenary
Alvog Tee Eee
St. Johns
Inselmann Sewer Ee
Hansen St Johns
Housewives League
Scatterpins
Motorettes
Gutterettes
Lakettes
Spartan League
Rinkydinks Ee
Guttersnipes Civic Ieaaus
Northwest Kiwanis
Jaycees
Lions
ABC
Ordnance
Fort Sill Legion Ee
Ladies League
Whirlybirds
Bryce & Louis Grocery
Lawton Nine and Coyotes Meet Here Tuesday At Park
Lawton high school opens its spring baseball rivalry with Wichita Falls Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Park. The non conference game at 3:30 p.m. features lefty Howard Franklin facing fireballing Donnie McFarland. Startings include Collins at first, O’Dell second, White short, Ahlschlager third, outfielders Wallis, Coombs, Reed, with Scott Brown catching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
Wichita Falls
Memorial Park
Wolverines
Coyotes
Texans
Donnie McFarland
Lawton
Orval Bowman
McFarland
Bowman
Jesse Collins
Pat O’dell
Paul White
Sid Ahlschlager
Dark Chargers Capture Miss Maryland Stakes Title at Bowie
In Bowie Maryland the Dark Chargers defeated Myrtle by a length and a quarter to win the $15,000 added Miss Maryland Stakes before a record crowd of 25,917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Dark Chargers
Myrtle
Olympic Basketball Squad Augmented By Uhl Rolles
The American Olympics Basketball Committee added two players to the college all star team for April 24 in Kansas City. Bill Uhl of Dayton a 7 foot center and Chuck Rolles of Cornell a 6 9 guard join the squad, Uhl a second team All American and Rolles Ivy League leading scorer.
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Kansas City
American Olympics Basketball Committee
Bill Uhl
Dayton
Chuck Rolles
Cornell
Silver State edges Valdon in King Cotton Handicap
P favored Silver State held off a determined Valdon by a nose at Oaklawn Park to win the $5,000 King Cotton Handicap. It marked his second consecutive stakes victory as the Arkansas race concluded.
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Silver State
Hot Springs
Ark
Validon
Oaklawn Park
Exhibition Games Set In Ohe City
Oklahoma City hosts a two day major league festival at Texas League park with St Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox exhibition on April nine at 2 30 pm. Kansas City Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates follow on April ten, 2 30 pm. Prices start at 1.50 box 1.30 reserve 1 general admission. Stars include Musial Schoendienst Moon Kell Fox Minoso Papas Thomas Finegan Power Bragan.
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Oklahoma City
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox
Texas League Park
Kansas City Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oklahoma_ City Baseball club
Stan Musial
Red Schoendienst
Wally Moon
White Sox
George Kell
Nellie Fox
Minnie Minoso
al Papas
Frank Thomas
Jim Finegan
Vic Power
Pittsburgh Pilot
Bobby Bragan
Fort Worth
Boxing champ dies in Cleveland at 36
Jackie Wilson former national amateur flyweight champion who reached the 1936 Olympic finals died of cancer in Cleveland He had been a patient at Marymount Hospital since last November The boxing world mourns the loss of a noted athlete.
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Cleveland
Jackie Wilson
Marymount Hospital
Talk City Fourball Meet Opens Local Golf Season
Lawton Fort Sill Golf Association plans a fourball tournament starting Sunday March 25 likely over six weekends. A Monday meeting in Security Bank Civic Room will finalize details with President John Stanard inviting area golfers. The group funds and officers are listed, with committees for tournament play handicap entertainment and ratings.
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Lawton- Fort Sill Golf Association
Security Bank
John Stanard
Links Group
Willard Baker
Jim Shaw
Woody Kerr
Herman Hughes
Baker and Shaw
Fall of the Country Club
R. C. Stanley
Jack Greer
Ed Hesler
Stanard
Kermit Dees
Stanley
Johnny Mavity
Zeke Horn
Ed Hobbs
Hardy Watson
Jack Pierce
Charles Dietz
E. J. Leverett
Jeff Runyon
Bill Green
Owen King
Jack Mankin
Oklahoma City
United States Golf Association
Muny
Fort Sill Golf Club
Sill Club
Outdoor Report Begins With Rookie Guide to Area Lakes
The Outdoor Report introduces a rookie writer covering fishing and hunting in Lawton area lakes. It notes fair but not steady Lake Lawtonka fishing, with channel cat, crappie, and sand bass catches. Police and locals report several notable catches, wind delays persist, and April should bring better conditions as anglers discuss lures, gear, and local clubs. The piece also summarizes 1955 Game and Fish revenue use across enforcement, restoration, and education programs.
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Lake Lawtonka
Great Lakes
Nebraska
Lawtonka
Lawton
Pete Fuller
Frampton
L. J. Rozinski
H. Lewis
John Kitchens
C. W. Gudka
Otto Adams
Cyril
J. W. Russ
John Lewis
Medicine Park
Channel Cat
J. A. Darden
Taylor
Temple Lake
Darden
Cameron Thinclads Enter Texas Meet Freshmen Star Power for Fort Worth
Four Cameron college trackmen will compete in the junior college division of the Southwest Recreation Track and Field meet in Fort Worth next Saturday. Dee Givens will run the 100 and 220 hurdles and broad jump. Ernie Frankenburg runs the 100 and 220. Roberto Samaniego enters the 440. Ken Bar bie, the Wewoka 880 champion, runs his specialty. Wayne Rawlinson will bypass the meet.
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Lawton High
Hesler
Wolverine
Billy Cole
Jim Pruitt
Ken Smith
Jim Smith
Joe Freund
LHS
Ron Chamberlain
Ray Gray
Eddie Johnson
Doug Wester
Cameron College
Fort Worth
Aggie
Durvis Hulen
Jim Lanman
Preston Johnson
Tim Guzzle
Rex Arnold
Giant Southwest Recreation
Leroy Montgomery
Dee Givens
Ernie Frankenburg
Roberto Samaniego
Ken Barbie
Wewoka
Wayne Rawlinson
Independent Meet Set In Grandfield
A week long independent cage tournament opens Monday night in Grandfield with two games nightly except Wednesday. Sessions start at 7 30 p m. A consolation bracket exists for first round losers. Teams include Burkburnett Grandfield Chattanooga Walters Wichita Falls First Methodist Church Sooner Freight Lawton Independents. Walters and Wichita Falls open Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfield
Ted Darland
Burkburnett, Tex
Chattanooga
Walters
Wichita Falls
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Keglers’ Korner
Hopkins
Terrapins
Kay-Dees
Asps
Bryce
Louis Grocery
Bryce Dobwade
Ester Tubbs
Lefty
Howard Franklin
Wichita Falls Mound Corps
Bobby Wallis
Harvey Coombs
Lawrence Reed
Scott Brown
Coombs
Collins
Brown
Reed
Dark Charger
McCord
C Avenue
Henderson
Rah
Chevrolet Bel Air
Roy Moyer
Irv Henderson
Olympic
Uhl
Rolles
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Auto Radio
Sistemantoon Radio & Sound
Ohe City
Lawton’s
Wichita Falls High School
Bob Shelby
Wanda Jones
Margaret Leard
Roddy Johnson
Barbara Waid
Delbert Noblitt
Jack Griffin
Buddy Pierson
Fletcher Gun Club
Elgin
Fletcher
State Game and Fish Department
Pittman-Robertson
Dingell- Johnson
Cameron
Texas
Little League Headquarters
R&s Sporting Goods
Milo Gordon
H. W. Scarlett
Red Mercer
Milo Howenstine
Paul Adelman
Archie Penick
A. J. Peck
Terry Seigler
Bill Robinson
Jim Kitchens Garland Corban
R. McSwane Wayne Marley John McCabe
Lyle Gross
Fay Hillis
Green-Phillips Chain
Bet Co
Gmac Financing
Curt’s Oil CO
Jimmy van Huss
Hawkins Drive
The
United States
AIR Force Band
Washington, D. C
George S. Howard
Ageants
Captain Robert L. Landers
Hardy Suggs Music Co
Leister Music Company
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