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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1947
Page
6
Lawton Oklahoma newspaper announces editorial leadership by Ned Sheplen and subscription details. It notes tax, postage, and routine policy statements, corrections policy, advertising rules, yearstamp, and AP/NEA/Associated Press rights and privileges for content and republication.
U. Gridders plan final spring practice exhibition at Owen Field on Saturday at 2 p m. Coach Bud Wilkinson said the game will be between two teams formed from the spring squad and captains are Pete Tillman and Wade Walker.
Sand Springs Okla March 26 Maurice Hail a former Texas university gridder has been named football coach of the Sand Springs high school team. He succeeds Lester Secrest Hall is a graduate of Sand Springs high school and played for the Sandites in the late 1920s.
Kansas City March 28 AP Competition in the 147 pound division dominates the semifinals of the National AAU Junior Boxing Championships. Sixteen bouts heat the arena as eight survivors advance to the finals for the titles.
In an AAU boxing meet Acton of Oklahoma City advances to the 147-pound semifinals after a medical exam setback for Vernon Hunter of Worland Wyoming. Carnes of Haskell Institute meets Acton, with Heilman and Rouse also in 147-pound pairing. Keel, a 16-year-old Chickasaw from Anadarko, may make history by winning a title after an earlier defeat.
Sugar Robinson dominated Bernie Miller in Miami last night, stopping him in the third round after a two round effort that kept Miller on the ropes. Robinson weighed 124 pounds, voracious with fast hooks and combos, while Miller bravely rose after knockdowns before the referee halted the bout.
About 5,000 fans were expected to attend a Tuesday afternoon basketball exhibition in Bartlesville between a picked college all star team and Phillips Petroleum, a five time national AAU champion. The Phillips squad resumed practice today for the game. The All Stars were chosen and will be coached by Henry P. Iba of Oklahoma A and M, noted twice as NCAA champions.
Cambridge Mass March 28 Tommy Rodgers 20 year old junior from Pittsburgh with one arm right won Harvard campus 155 pound title. He defeated a two arm opponent by a two round technical knockout after twice flooring Somersby Bowst of Oxford Wales the referee stopped the fight in Harvard’s first university journey since the war.
Family representatives of the Big Six conference met in Kansas City for a special session to consider unfinished business from their earlier meeting. Oklahoma A and M's application for membership was believed to be a high priority, with the move gaining some momentum as discussions continued.
At the latest Big Six meeting a faculty representative was reportedly cleared to back Oklahoma Institutions membership approval. The conference voted to admit the University of Colorado effective December 1, while Oklahoma A and M's application remained on the docket for consideration.
Conference officials adjourned without action on a topic likely for today the NCAA purity code. Big Six presidents agreed to abide by the code though Kansas Chancellor Deane W. Malott and University of Oklahoma President Dr. George Gross issued public rebuttals.
John J. Byers known as Johnny, longtime middle man in the famed Tinkers to Evers to Chance double play, died today at age 66 in Albany New York. He was a key figure for the Nations League era and part of baseball history.
Iater Isnawn, once nicknamed the Crab and The Trojan while with the Chicago Cubs, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on Tuesday.
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