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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1948
Page
8
Cameron senior high plans a spring archery program for girls as part of intramurals, with bows bought for practice and a range south of the Aggie gym. Tennis and softball will support the season, with about eight to ten softball teams and a double round robin schedule.
Texas A&M tennis beat Oklahoma 4-3 in College Station taking two singles and both doubles. Key wins: Bill Bennett over Dra per 6-2 3-6 6-4 and D K Stanley over Badgett 7-9 6-3 6-3. Doubles Bennett Stanford over Badgett Draper 6-3 6-0, Sellers Stanley over Ross West 6-2 6-6. Oklahoma winners: Guy Eaton over Sellers 6-2 7-9 6-4, West over Wallis 2-6 6-2 6-0, Ross over Stanford 11-9 3. Oklahoma visits Rice Institute in Houston Friday.
Lawton exchanges tentatively adopt midget and junior baseball rules for summer play. About 600 youngsters expected. diamonds planned west of 23rd and Gore with possible site near Arlington or Bel. South-side field sought. seven inning games, age limits set, substitutions allowed, and penalties for overage or profanity.
Cooper, outsider on the golf tour, shot 63 to grab a one-stroke lead in the Charlotte Open second round at Myers Park. He followed a 33 32, with seven birdies and 11 pars, ahead of Chick Harbert and Jimmy Thomson, who each carded 68 as 31 players finished under par on the 6410-yard layout.
Babe Ruth, tanned from winter in Florida, planned to depart by train to New York. He said headaches persist but are diminishing and expressed optimism that the Yankees will win the American League pennant again, noting the team has substantial power this season. His voice remains hoarse from throat operations last year.
Lawton high school track team led by Don Melton and Delghena Winkelman defeated Marlow 80 to 51 at Roosevelt Stadium. Winkelman won field events and helped Lawton sweep junior highs while James Hodge and Dale Sutherland contributed multiple wins as Lawton eyed the Shawnee Invitational and Easter break.
Dodgers learn Casey is okay after doctors at Brooklyn training camp rule out serious illness. Casey, an 85 year old right hander, suffered lower right side pain but diagnosed with a pulled muscle. ordered to rest five days. Reese on injured list, Rama niotti shines at short.
The Associated Press reports odd ages and places in boxing notes from West Palm Beach and Paris. Jimmy Caliura aged 124 and Orlando Fernandez aged 123 appear linked to Hamilter Ont and Havana, with Marcel Cerdan listed at 147 in Paris and Lucien Keawezich at 169, all tied to dates marked as 10.
Councilman Dink Coombs and Lawton attorney Charles Jennings flaunted their catch on the lake shore as a storm raged. They hauled in a 174-pound channel catfish and a 173-pound fish measuring 32 inches, plus a 10-pounder at 28 inches. They also noted several pansize fish.
Washington March 26 AP Prizefighting has become a lucrative business for older promoters, but the National Boxing Association blasts it. President Abe Arnone complains many ratings favor veterans like Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott Gus Lesnevich Tony Zale Manuel Ortiz and Dado Marino while older stars draw the top spots. The NBA list names champions and contenders across divisions including Louis Walcott Lesnevich Ortiz Graziano Robinson Williams Ortiz Monaghan and Patterson among others.
Otis Delaporte, athletic director and football coach at Pauls Valley High School, resigns to take a similar position in Clinton. Superintendent Paul B. Allen announced the resignation and said no successor has been named. Delaporte's 1947 team won District 4A western division and lost to Hugo in the playoff.
In Springfield Missouri on March 26 AP reports two southwest teams and two California squads advance to the National Junior College Basketball tournament semifinals. Compton meets Murray A&M Aggies and Tyler faces Marin College of Renton Calif. Compton is 35-8-1 this season. Murray A&M is 21-22. Semifinals at 3:40 p.m. Compton vs Murray A&M and 9:30 p.m. Tyler vs Marin.
New York March four minor changes adopted unanimously by the National Basketball Committee at its meeting. Revisions include no requirement for a substitute to report to the referee upon entering after reporting to the scorekeeper. Jump balls to be held in the nearest center circle. A player hit by a foul must raise his hand for identification, no penalty for noncompliance. During charged timeouts a team may talk to its coach near the bench.
COLUMBIA Mo March 26 Chauncey Simpson long time aide to Don Faurot at Missouri prepared to leave his associate to become head football coach at George Washington university His appointment at the Washington DC school was announced late yesterday He succeeds Neil Sishley and must rebuild a team that won only one game that year.
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