Snyder Okla to Name Two Former Cameron Gridders as Coaches
Former Cameron College students Eck Hunter and Ralph Whiteley will coach Snyder high school football and baseball for the 1948-49 term. Hunter, athletic director and head coach, starred at Cameron in 1946-47. Whiteley, a former Collegian sports editor, will assist as grid mentor and baseball coach. The pair aim to lift Snyder from years of athletic doldrums.
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Dures
Eck Hunter
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Cameron
Whiteley
Collegian
Centenary College
Shreveport
Central Estate
Aggies
Ene Dees
Lawton and Cameron
Central State College
Dees
Giants Rockets Clash In Memorial Park Opener Tonight
Lawton's Rockets seek to extend a two game lead over the Giants in the Sooner State league as McAlester visits Memorial Park for the opener. Giants aim to cut the margin after Lawton beat Chickasha and Lawton pitcher details and lineup battle highlighted by Menke versus an unannounced Rockets starter.
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Memorial Park
Lawton Giants
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Lawton
Seminole
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Lou Brower
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Ray Ditto
Howie Weeks
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Ditto
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Herb Tuft
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Bob Klube
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Klube
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Sterling
Poelker
Blaylock
Marines
Reltire
Bob Lar[ene
Burke
Laramie
Menke
Booprod Weeks
Kiube
Rapeez
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
Exnard Charles outpointed Erv Sarlin in Buffalo. Joe Blackwood defeated Johnny Walker in Fall River. Pat McCafferty stopped Young Kid McCoy in Topeka. Results list several regional bouts with mixed decisions and knockouts across Cincinnati Pittsburgh Paterson Philadelphia Bowling Green and other cities.
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N. J
Exnard Charles
Cincinnati
Erv
Sarlin
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Fall River
Mass
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Paterson
Johnny Walker
Philadelphia
Topeka
Kans
Pat McCafferty
Young
Kid McCoy
Bowling Green
Kid Anglers Compete For More Prizes
The Junior Fish Derby at Liberty Heights Lake enters its fourth week with about 100 Lawton youngsters expected to compete for four prizes. Prizes include a tackle box for the largest fish, candy bars from Safeway for the largest string, a fountain pen for the smallest fish, and a Coca Cola prize for sportsmanship. Rodeo committee members will supervise.
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Lawton
Bob Kniseley
Izaak Walton Committee
Mose Drug
Linda Rajbourn
Gore
Rodeo Committee
Kniseley
J. L. Jennings
Jake Hester
George Hutchins
Troy Martin
Seventy Coaches to Attend Oklahoma A and M Clinic
Stillwater May 21 A P I Seventy athletic coaches are slated for a two day clinic at Oklahoma A and M college opening tomorrow. The event targets former Aggies but welcomes any state prep mentors. Coaches Jim Lookabaugh Henry Iba Ralph Higgins and J H Johnston supervise football basketball track and first aid respectively with 53 former Aggies already on the coaching registry and several non Aggies planning to attend.
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Stillwater
Ohia
API
Oklahoma A
M. College
Aggies
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Henry Iba
Ralph Higgins
J. H. Johnston
Galati Grabs Narrow Win In Nine Inning Clash
Lawton and Chickasha produced a tight nine inning baseball battle with Lawton scoring 2 earned runs and Chickasha 2. Pitcher Sterling struck out seven with Stryska fanning six as Ditto drove in runs and Blaylock Tufts and Poclker contributed. Errors by Pires Rice and Burke aided the scoring, with 9 LOB for Chickasha and 5 for Lawton.
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Stryska
Lawton
Chickasha _ oo
RBI
Witto
Poelker
Blaylock
Tufts
Klube
Rapacz
Sterling
Stautzenbach
Rolette
Iker
Moletti
Poclker
Chickasha
Er—Lawton
Um Pires
Rice
Burke
Post Diamond Play Opens With Fort Sill Rivals
Fort Sill’s two top teams open the 1948 baseball season Saturday night at Butner Field under lights. The 2nd Detachment, defending post champions, meets the 18th FA Battalion in a rivalry game watched by a capacity crowd with pre game music by the 97th Army Band. Maj. Gen. Clift Andrus will throw the first pitch to Col. Everett C. Williams astal Gaul Gtanlav Mickeliel WuauLcE. Wu Keeney sen leads the Artillery nine with Tex Witt, Bob Mentier, Cary Jackson, Jack Colclasure, and Meal Greer. the Detachment counters with George Melton, Mike Wise, Jeep Brown, Smoky Desmond, Garland Peterson, and Dick Garcia.
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Everett C. Williams
Oal Gtanlav Mickeliel
Wuauuce
Wu Keeneysen
Tex Witt
Bob Mentier
Cary Jackson
Jack Colelesure
Meal Greer
Artillery Nine
George Melton
Mike Wise
Jeep Brown
Smoky Desmond
Garland Peterson
Dick Garcia
Wise
Smith
Jasper
Brown
Peterson
Garcia
Jim
Hall “Robling
Desmond
Chiefs To Conclude Baseball Schedule Against Austin
Oklahoma City University finishes its 1948 baseball schedule with an afternoon game against Austin College at Texas League Park. The Chiefs previously defeated Austin twice in early season play at Sherman, Texas.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Austin College
Texas League Park
Chiefs
Austin
Sherman
Tex
Post Net Tourney To Begin Friday
A record 25 entries have been received for the Fort Sill open tennis tournament set to start Friday afternoon. Singles are scheduled a day before doubles to allow players to compete in both divisions, with top singles seeds including M-Set, Bill Higgins, Lt. Col. Paul D. Phillips, Maj. John Taylor, and Maj. Lawrence Lahm. In doubles, Higgins-Phillips and Taylor-Lahm headline the field with Col. Mercer Walter also noted.
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Fort Sill
Tulsa Shuffles Back To Fourth In Texas League
Texas league action leaves Tulsa in fourth place after a 5-3 win by San Antonio over Fort Worth and Dallas knocked to fourth by Oklahoma City, as Beaumont shut out Houston 3-0 and San Antonio beat Shreveport 6-5 to climb into a tie for second. Carl Ray limited Houston to three hits while Roy Huff and Beau mont produced key hits in Beaumont’s win.
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Dallas
Tex
San Antonio
Houston
Tulsa
Oilers
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City Indians
Carl Ray
Beaumont
Shreveport
Harry Fperkowaski
Cats
Vic Marasco
Ray
Roy Huff
John Grodzicki
Lawton Fort Sill Open Set For Early June Start
Lt John McGiffers and Capt Maynard Trott and Capt Wallace McFarland lead entrants expected to compete in the annual Lawton Fort Sill open tournament slated to start the first week in June.
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John McGiffers
Maynard Trott
Wallace McFarland
Rally Details Shape High Scoring Encounter in Texas League
Oklahoma City drew six unearned runs as Dallas suffered a heavy defeat. Rebels committed three errors while Indians chest four. George Archie's fourth hit, a ninth inning double, propelled San Antonio past Beaumont. Tom Jordan homered for the Missions in the second. Beaumont heads to San Antonio and Shreveport to Houston tonight. Oklahoma City stays with Dallas, Tulsa faces Fort Worth.
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Olahoma City
Dallas
Rebels
Indians
George Archie
San Antonio
Tom Jordan
Missions
Beaumont
Shreveport
Houston
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Stars Shine in Big League Action With DiMaggio and Musial
Joe DiMaggio starred for the Yankees, homering twice and adding a double and single in six at bats as New York routed the White Sox 18 to 2. Stan Musial led the Cardinals with four hits including a homer, fueling another win against the Dodgers.
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Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
New York
White Sox
Stan Musial
Dodgers
Elmer Riddle Leads Pirates to 13-4 Victory
Elmer Riddle pitched for Piratea and shut out Boston with four hits for a 13-0 win, earning his fourth victory as two doubles and a single propelled the offense.
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Elmer Riddle
Piratea
Boston
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