Speedway action fuels tight point race at Lawton track
Shady McWhorter and Jim Hill lead in Lawton Speedway season point battles as rivals stay within 10 points in each class. Don Hill wins again in modifieds while Gary Prestage takes hobby division lead. Parson, Ashlock, and Street claim multiple top finishes as schedules eye Memorial Day events. Freddie Lewis of the Indiana Pacers is named the 1972 ABA playoffs MVP after guiding the team to the title with key late free throws and a high scoring run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady McWhorter
Jim
Lawton
McWhorter
Wichita Falls
Larry Ashtock
J. Hill
Norman
Ken Hailey
Hailey
Hill
Don
Jackie Ashlock
Gary Prestage
John Wade
Prestage
Speedway
Dale Parsons
Wichita
Kan
Clarence Dutton
J. L. Nash
A. J. Little
L. Ashlock
Freddie Street
I. L. Smith
Bubs Fenner
Street
Carnegie
D. Hill
Harold Patterson
Steve Herman
Indianapolis
Freddie Lewis
Indiana Pacers
American Basketball Association
Pacer
Pacers
Denver
Utah
New York Nets
Lewis
Roger Brown
Rick Barry
Nets
McKeesport
Arizona State
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
Royals
The
Indiana
East Size West Quickness In All-Area Doubleheader
The third annual All-Area basketball doubleheader features East size against West quickness in both boys and girls. East leads the girls series 2-0 while the boys are tied 1-1. Read about standout players from Gazebo Indiahoma Hobart and more as teams drill and prep for Friday night contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Brewer
Duncan
West
Karen Johnson
Gaz
Ridling
Chattanooga
Nancy Humble
East
Sterling
Cheryl Jacobi
Central
Debbie Carson
Elgin
Debbie Coody
Pernell
Chris Wasson
Fort Sill
Kathy Tahah
Fort Cobb
Carol Hiser
Eugene Cobb
Rush Springs
Vicki Sizemore
Velma - Alma
Reba Wright
Temple
Reba Cooper
LaDonna Riddles
Karen Goodrich
Bray
Cyril
Veronica Lutowsky
Jacobi
Carson
Ivan Wootton
Indiahoma
Rita Cunningham
Altus
Sentinel
Sue Cluck
Watkins Wins Elk City Invitational in Sudden Death
Donnie Watkins of Lawton won the Elk City Invitational golf title after a sudden death playoff with Russell Dobson of Clinton. Watkins shot 71 with three birdies and two bogeys plus 13 pars, earning 25 000 Green Stamps. Lawton players Parker Ward and Tanner also placed in various flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk City
Donnie Watkins
Lawton
Watkins
Russell Dobson
Clinton
Wayne
Pee Wee Pierce
Jackie Parker
Larry Ward
Skip Tanner
Parker
Ward
Tanner
Lucas returns to OSU as defensive line coach
Former OSU aide Tommy Lucas, 30, re joins Oklahoma State University as defensive line coach after coaching defensive tackles and inside linebackers at Texas Christian last season. Head coach Dave Smith praised the hire and Lucas expressed happiness to return to Oklahoma State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Tommy Lucas
OSU
Lucas
Texas Christian
Tom
Dave Smith
Oklahoma State
Kids Baseball Hoover Beats Brookland
Hoover defeats Brookland 3 to 1 in a youth baseball game. Sullivan Village posts a 9 to 1 win over Woodland Hillis Jefferson, with Edison shut out 0 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Brookland
Sullivan Village
Woodland Hillis
Jefferson
Edison
Leaders Modifieds and Hobby Stocks standings
Race standings show Leaders Modifieds with drivers from Fort Worth Wichita Falls Lawton Chickasha and more and Hobby Stocks leaders led by Gary Prestage Lawton and John Wade Lawton with top points tallies. The list includes car numbers hometowns and point totals across divisions.
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Jim Hill
Carnegie
Ken Halley
Norman
Jackie Ashtock
Wichita Falls
Joe Ortega
Altus
Wesley Overstreet
James Skinner
Dickie
Ae Falls
George R . Lawton
Bill Tutwiler
Lawton
Joe Brooks
Arnold Red Elk
Cache
Gene Beets
Apache
Terry Slagle
Stander Sees Special Mission in Frazier Bout
Unranked challenger Ron Stander from Council Bluffs Iowa promises to beat Joe Frazier in a 15 round heavyweight title bout at Omaha Civic Auditorium. Frazier a 10-1 favorite will fight Thursday night televised by TVS on about 150 stations.
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Omaha
Neb
Ron Stander
Joe Frazier
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Frazier
Civic Auditorium
Stander
Marciano
Rocky
Terry Daniels
Daniels
Dick Noland
Noland
Johnny Dunne
Expos and Astros Clash in Mixed League Play
AP report notes May games featuring Williams Henderson and Davis among Expos, Astros, Giants, Dodgers, and A’s with key performances by Jackson and Stenton in a busy baseball schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fairty
Expos
May
Astros
Williams
Henderson
x-Kingman
Giants
Davis
Dodgers
Jackson
A's
Stenton
Angels
Atlanta Hires Geoffrion To Coach Hockey Team
Bernie Geoffrion is named head coach of Atlanta’s first NHL franchise. He cautions fans it will take time and young players, aims for a championship, and relies on Cliff Fletcher to assemble the roster from an expansion draft. Geoffrion, 41, a Hockey Hall of Famer, previously coached the New York Rangers and starred for Montreal.
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Harrison Hunter
James Haywood
Pacers
Indiana
Bob’ Leonard
Lewis
Inez
Shari
Benji
Indianapolis
Wes Padgett
Minter
Duncan
MacArthur
Vic Hairston
Otis Johnson
Welch
Jack Coody
Cache
Altus
Steve Duncan
Gary Alexander
Chattanooga
Jerry Gravlee
Henry McGowan
Grandfield
Eisenhower
Mike McLemore
Tipton
Robert Duvall
Southside
Dink Woolbright
Apache
G. E. Coffman
Mt. View
Dennis Kope- Passaic
Atlanta
Geoffrion
Bernie “Boom Boom
National Hockey League
NHL
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Cliff Fletcher
Cliff
Fletcher
Montreal
Baseball Standings and Tuesday Results Snapshot
Baseball standings show teams like Cleveland Detroit New York and California Oakland Pittsburgh with varied records. Tuesday results include Chicago 7 Texas 6 in 10 innings and Oakland 6 California 3, with several night games across leagues and divisions.
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Cleveland
Detroit Aces
Baltimore
New York
Milwaukee
West Chicago
Oakland
Minnesota
Texas
Kansas City
California
Chicago
Foster
Odom
Keat
Drago
Bahnsen
Gogolewski
Lonborg
Detroit
Coleman
Perry
Stottiemyre
McNally
Boston
Siebert
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Montreal
St. Louis
West Houston
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Diego
Atlanta
San Francisco
Houston
Gentry
Baseball scores and homers from multiple games
Summaries of linescores show Montreal, Houston, and Los Angeles games with key hitters and pitchers. Fairly homered for Montreal, Watson and May for Houston, Kingman Williams Henderson and Davis homered for San Francisco and Los Angeles, and Rome earned a win for Chicago.
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Los Angeles
McDowell
Barr
Rader
John
Strahier
Mikkelson
Wilhelm
Richert
Cannizzaro
W— McDowell
L—Strahler
San Francisco
Kingman
Williams
Henderson
Davis
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Luwis Yvilis
Jim Minter
Geronimo
Phil Crow
Lawton High
Larry Underhill
Cameron College
Ebo
Coretta Igo
Hobart
Sally Farrand
Roosevelt
Marsha Cooper
Karen Mammedaty
Kathie Ridling
Leonard
Robin Beauchamp
Coody
Patti Edge
Pam McCray
Wasson
Tahah
Hiser
Donna Sanders
Steve Marlow
Marlow
Frank Adams
Lawton High School
Terry Spivey
Timmy Reynolds
Alexander
Kevin Lane
Underhill
Crow
Spivey
Padgett
Fort Worth
Larry Ashlock
Max Albright
Chickasha
L. Nash
Jerry Douglas
SA. J. Little
Gilbert Hutson
Joe Farrey
Eugene Hair
Jerry Bennett
L. Smith
Dole Parsons
Bob Cody
Amarillo
Floyd Teague
Bobby Wainscott
Billy Brown
Tommy Nichols
Earl Hartronft
Alfred Stubbs
Mt .View
Fae Aiee
AAA Glass CO
Challenger
Gore East
Gere East
P.G.A. Pro Spanky
Leyton Municipel
Vocoervices
Gore Blvd
Gore Plaza
Pawtucket
Elmira
Reading
West Haven
Sherbrooke
Three Rivers
Pittsfield
Quebec City
American Association
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Omahe
Evansville
International League
Charleston
Louisville
Richmond
Peninsula
Syracuse
Rochester
Tidewater
Toledo
Phoenix
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Shreveport
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Lersch
Brandon
Short
Twitchell
Hoerner
McCarver
Torrez
Boccabello
Dierker
Edwards
Acosta
Kilkenny
Barton
Kendall
W—Dierker
L—Acosta
Watson
Jeane
Wood
Keely
Forster
Rome
Herrmann
Egan
Bosman
Panther
Paul
Lindblad
Billings
L—Lindblad
Ryan
Barber
Queen
Kusnyer
W—Hunter
Lawton Lumber Co
Dial
Cash and Carry Savings
Aneling Headquarters
Ralph W. Carrell
Jack Brittain
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