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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1957

Page

14

Demaret Trails Littler in St Pete Golf Showdown

In St Pete, Demaret trails Littler and Casper as Jim Demaret sinks a 12 foot put for an eagle and leads to a final round scare. The 46 year old Texan aims to regain form after a slump, aided by strong putting and a late surge against notable competitors.

Lawton Constitution Demaret Littler Casper St. Pete ST Petersburg Plauh Jimiy Demaret Trudeny Thal

Hawks Need Single Win To Reach Top Division Playoffs

The St. Louis Hawks face the Minneapolis Lakers in a nationally televised NBC game to decide who advances to the first playoff round. They recently beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 115104 to push toward the top division, with Wayne scoring 15 and McMahon leading Hawks with 24 as Yardley topped all scorers with 28 for Fort Wayne.

Associated Press St. Lewis Hawks Assa Fort Waste Pistons Breil Hawks Minneapo le Lakers NBC Fort Wayne Playong Phildelphia Warriors Syracuse Nats Syra Se Weilnes Boston Guar Wile Wayne Jak McMahon George Yardley

Guard Rifle Team To Fire In Meet In Oklahoma City

Co. FL 17th Infantry Regt Lawton National Guard to represent its regiment at the 43rd Infantry Division Rifle match in Oklahoma City today and Saturday. The team, top at a February reenactment in Oklahoma City with 1 249 points, is led by Lt Col Milton Worlos. Members include Spc Clarence Priest Sgt Ford Verma Cpl Tommy Weils Sgt Bobby Nauman Spc Chad Payne and Cpl Jimmy Peck. Lt Jerry W Glardon is team captain and Sgt Tom D Ashmore is coach.

Co. FL Inf Lawton National Guard Oklahoma City Milton Worlos Clarence Priest Ford Verma Tommy Weils Bobby Nauman Chad Payne Jimmy Peck Jerry W. Glardon Tom D. Ashmore

Cadilli Chestnut Set For Title Bout At Madison Square Garden

New York tonight features a lightweight clash as Cadilli and Chestnut square off at Madison Square Garden. Both men crave a decisive win to vault into the elimination tourney, with a round by round scoring system and a supplementary point scheme to break ties.

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Oklahoma State Holds First Spring Scrimmage

Oklahoma State staged its first spring football scrimmage in Norman on Saturday with uncertainty at quarterback. Coach Wilkinson evaluated two candidates, Prentice Gault and Dale Sherrod, at signal caller while rest of lineup shuffled among backfield roles in windy practice.

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Exhibition Baseball Schedule Messy Telegraphy

Disjointed recap of exhibition baseball results and pairings including Red Sox Cardinals 7 7 Redhss, Phillies Autrilus 6, Cubs versus Crioles, Dodgers versus Sox, and several city venues such as Los Angeles Clearwater and St Petersburg. Mentions teams like Yankees and Tigers with unclear dates and locations.

Thurndall Red Sox Cardinals Rates Phillies Orioles Isa Reet Abbieties Ors Nashvllie Tiwie Leopie Dodgers Fed Sox al Mutini Night Cubs Crioles Los Angeles Reedings Cardinals Tani Graves Phillies Clearwater Gianis Indians Plinors Piraws Athletics Kortwens White Sox Ve. Yoohers St. Petersburg Semcors Tigers Ay Lidkebtin

Pokes In Field At Big Spring Big meet lures star sprinters and jumpers

In Big Spring Texas a prominent four school relay meet highlights Southern California's Olympic champion Charlie Dumas and Don Stewart of Southard Methodist. USC favored to sweep the University side and win the silver team trophy. Oklahoma A&M faces challenge with JW Mashburn still not fully conditioned. Edith Roberts and Orlando Haz from Texas A&I plus Kim Ells contend against USC's C R Rob.

Big Spring Tex Southern California Charlie Dumas Southard Methodist Don Stewart ABC Oklahoma Asm Houston USC Oklahoma A&ws J W. Mashburn Edith Roberts Orlando Haz Kim Ells Eveat C. R. Rob

Hooper Hits 597 In All Star Loop

Odell Hooper leads scoring pace at Soper Lanes in an All Star league night. Multiple bowlers posted solid scores as teams traded points and several players exceeded 200 games in a turbulent matchup across lanes and clubs.

Hooper Odell Hooper Othe Slore Losa Sconies Frank Seheurlien Don Chester Merritt Dubius Vince Fan Morris Telco Double Cola Secunty Bank Bob Paddetty Jim Harper Amokey Peesevpton Shop Cora Cola

Ennis Aims to Help Cards Win NL Pennant

Ennis seeks a strong season with the St. Louis Cardinals and expects to face top pitcher Robin Roberts early. He hopes for a .260 batting average with about 30 home runs to boost the pennant bid, while adjusting after leaving the Phillies.

Ennis ST. Petersburg Fla del Ennis Cardinals Robin Roberts Robiie Mans Jung Monk Phillies Oite Envoy Timiss Robbie Curt Simmons Pathane Sete Braves Pirates

Trains Crash in Finland Kills 18

A head on collision amid a snowstorm near Itala Finland left at least 18 dead and about 50 injured. Soldiers aided rescue teams as wreckage from two express trains, Helsinki to Pori and Tornio to Helsinki, splintered and derailed multiple cars.

Itala Finland Here Yescue Awe Helsinki Pari Toarnio

Miss Heiss Jenkins Seek More Skating Honors Today

Berkeley report on Carol Heiss and Dave Jenkins aiming for national titles in figure skating. Heiss, 17, seeks to clinch the U S title with free skating after leading compulsory figures. Jenkins, 20, competes in the men’s division as others pursue the same discipline.

Heiss Jenkins Berkeley Calif Carol Heiss Dave Jenkins Colorado College Perl Pervatt Ozone Park N.Y U.S

Colorado College Hits Final Round In Hockey Tourney

Colorado College Tigers defeated Clarkson in the opening game of the 10th annual NCAA hockey playoffs in Colorado Springs. Bob McCusker scored three goals to pace CC while Clarkson goalie Ed Macdonald posted 55 saves, but CC pulled away 5-2 with goals from McCusker and Andrews sealing the win. Michigan is favored to face Harvard in the next round.

Colorado Springs Colo Michigan Harvard Colorado College Tigers Clarkheon NAV Bob McCusker Clarkson Bob van Lammers Knights McCusker Bunt Hukehik van Lammers John Andrews Ed Macdonald Colorado Bob Southwood

Shrine profits revealed in 1856 East West game

The Shrine East West football game played in San Francisco on December 29 1856 raised 251108.28 for the San Francisco Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, the first time in 32 years the take exceeded 250000.

San Francisco Shriners’ Hospital

Reservists Hear Psychological Warfare Talks

Members of Lawton Art serve omsis recolved wish Thursday, in psychological war fare. Two hours of instruction on the subject were conducted by the fourth in a series of Fourth Army mobile instruction and demonstra tion teams from Fort Bliss, Tex. The first hour of instruction dealt with the mission, types of operations, Army organization for psychological warfare and utiliza tion of propaganda and rumor. The second hour consisted of a skit depicting how rumors are spread, sick dangers and how to kill them. A training film com pleted the instruction.

Lawton Art Fort Bliss Tex

Traffic Light Gets Truck Hit By Train

LOS ANGELES report details a Southern Pacific freight train fatally colliding with a truck and trailer as bystander George John Ward honked repeatedly to alert the motorist ahead, describing the dramatic incident in muted terms.

Los Angeles George John Ward Southern Pacific Ward

Judge Disposes Of Three Cases Involving Dogs

Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks disposed of three cases involving dogs, with charges of letting dogs run at large and quarantine ordinance violations. The defendants include E Turner and others. Turner and Mrs Marples had fines suspended, Brown’s case dismissed. Additional cases: Marvin Nad, 20, forfeited 20 bond for speeding. Sammy Nay Smith, 19, fined 19 for speeding in a show zone. two others fined 20 each for public drunkenness.

J. Merle Oaks Merning C. F. See E. Turner Monroe Trena Matade Atonrge Tommy Brown Lincoln Tuner Marples Brown Animal Idea Marvin C. Morenad Sammy Nay Smith

Cuban Police Continue Roundup After Palace Attack

In Havana the Cubana police kept a widespread roundup of suspects from Wednesday’s attack on the presidential palace. About 200 people were detained for questioning, with most reportedly released afterward.

Havana Cubana

Dance Scheduled At Youth Center

A Saint Pat's Day dance runs from 8:45 p.m. to midnight today at the Lawton Youth Center 1308 Bell. Director Mrs. Jack Howe notes admission is 25 cents. The Darby trio of Lawton performs and a loop contest is highlighted at 9:10 to 9:15 p.m.

Lawton Jack Howe Darby Trio Howe

Sooners and Longhorns open two day baseball series

Oklahoma Sooners face the Texas Longhorns in the opener of a two game college baseball series. Coach Jack Baer plans six top pitching prospects to work three innings each across today and tomorrow.

Norman Holahoma Sooners University of Texas At Austin Jack Baer

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