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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1956
Page
22
In St. Petersburg Mickey Mantle, 24, maturing into a star, belts home runs in exhibition games, with scouts and legends like Buddy Lewis and Terry Moore praising his power. Mantle posts a .484 average through nine games, and declares focus on hitting pitches.
New York reports reveal Ralph Tiger Jones upper moves from eighth to fifth as his victory over Charley Homer shifts the middleweight rankings. The list shows top contenders across weight classes with champions and challengers in heavy, light heavy, middle, welter, lightweight, feather, bantam and fly divisions including Ray Robinson and Johnny Saxton.
The All-Army bowling tournament at Fort Sill opened doubles competition after singles. Men led by Chuck McGaffrey with 571, Carl Kutsch second 570, and John Hadd third 566 as women's division debuted with Grace Wolschlager readers. Maj. Gen. de Sharo opened the event with a strike.
Champions' Row lists top men and women in a Fort Sil bowling event. Caribbean Comd leads with three of the first four men’s finishes and 566 series, positioning dark-horse favorites for team competition. Ten men's teams and 16 women bowlers compete. the Adjutant General's silver trophy and a $500 traveling trophy are at stake.
The Frederick Invitational golf tournament will be held May 25 26 and 27 in Frederick Oklahoma. The entry list is expected to top the 80 players who competed last year.
In Tulsa Oklahoma Delgado recaptured a 1954 AAU title winning the 125 pound division with four straight falls. He joins finalists being set for 136.5 147.5 and 160.5 as top contenders reach final Olympic trials in Hollywood. Hodge leads 174 with four falls and no penalties while Blair stands out at 191 with three pins and clean slate.
The Cardinals are enjoying strong spring form with an 11 7 record the best among NL teams. Improved pitching led by Arroyo Mizell Kinder and others has kept opponents low scoring and boosted confidence for the regular season.
Bruce Drake former Oklahoma coach leads an all service quintet in the Olympic tryout finals at Kansas City with three Marines, three Army players and one Navy player. The squad faces NCAA all stars, Buchan Bakers and Phillips 66ers in a marquee tournament, with Air Force alums Lt Tom Fuller and Lt Gib Ford among the roster.
New York reports Bill Reigel from McNeese State, the lone small college selected for the college Olympic basketball squad, feeling dwarfed by the size of East-West All-Star teammates at Madison Square Garden. The 6-5 guard, a 1,062-point scorer, recalls his modest path from Monaca, Pennsylvania, Army service, and two years at Duke and Duquesne, and notes his focus on the Olympics rather than pro basketball.
Oklahoma, after a rough Texas swing, beat Minnesota 8-5 to sweep the two-game series, following a 10-3 win Monday. Pinch-hitter Allan Kiddy belted a three-run homer as the Sooners erased a 4-1 Minnesota lead and moved toward the Big Seven title contention.
ROCHESTER N Y A new singles champion will be crowned in the 53rd annual American Bowling Congress Tournament Eddie Gerzine of Milwaukee Wis who took the title in Fort Wayne last year with a 738 lost his chance to repeat yesterday by shooting a low 589 Tony Sparando of Rego Park N Y still led the division with 719 None of yesterday s entries succeeded in breaking into the top five of the four divisions Bill Lillard and Stan Gifford of Chicago Ill held their doubles lead with 1331.
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