Wrapping Up Week Of Football Death Mourns Local Baseball Worker
Cy Stewart longtime baseball promoter dies leaving a wish for a new Sooner State league or Lawton Texas league franchise. Funeral brings Lou Brower and Travis Jackson back to Lawton as doctors start memorial heart research fund at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
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Short Shots Highlight New York Yankees and Lawton Prospects
Bob Kelley and Scottie Long surface as notable prospects with Lawton ties. Long visits Auburn before entering college and plans a June camp near Springfield staged by the Yankees. Scouts call him a strong pro prospect, while other notes reference Ken McBride’s recent success and a nationwide golf course surge.
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Gilberts
Angels
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USA
Narcotics Charge Faces CCNY Star Warner
Ed Warner, star of CCNY’s 1950 national champion team and ex-convict from the fix scandal, pleaded guilty to attempted felonious sale of narcotics. He awaits sentencing on August 5 with bail set at 5000, facing up to 7.2 years. he previously served six months for the earlier basketball fix case.
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Vet Bidding For Spot In Open Field
Forty years after challenging Bobby Jones for the U S Open Bobby Cruickshank still competes advancing from first round eliminations at Brookline qualification sites. The field grew to 505 competitors with remaining slots decided at regional tests and ongoing rain delayed events.
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British Not Too Happy With Clay
Cassius Clay arrived in London to fight British champion Henry Cooper on June 18. He boasted of his soon to be title and mocked Cooper, prompting warnings from British writers who urged him to train and mind his mouth or face silencing by a British fighter.
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NCAA Baseball Playoffs Slated for Eight Berths
Seven of the eight College World Series berths begin this week with District 1 featuring Holy Cross Boston College Providence and Connecticut in Arizona. Districts 3 4 and 2 start Friday with West Virginia Wake Forest Auburn Notre Dame Temple Rider St John’s Penn State and Ithaca in contention. District 7 has Arizona and Colorado State College while District 8 pairs USC and Oregon State. District 5 tests Missouri and Saint Louis University. Texas has already qualified for Omaha from District 6.
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Race Decided In Pits Teamwork Vital In 500 Classic
Indianapolis analysts note the win is the drivers trophy but the team behind the No 3 Leader Card Special dominates the outcome A J Watson Sparky Sparks Ray Dion Don Koda Larry Shinoda and Robert C Wilkie are cited as key crew and owner figures in the victory narrative The piece highlights the collaborative nature of Indy 500 success and profiles crew roles and affiliations with GM and Allison institutions.
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A. J. Watson
Larry Shinoda
Robert C. Wilkie
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Dion
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Milwaukee
Watson
Glendale
Calif
Pit stops steal the show at Indianapolis practice
Indianapolis race teams focused on pit strategy ahead of the 500 as drivers discussed tire choices and stop counts. Lotus Ford plans one stop for Clark and Gurney, while Offenhauser cars may require three or more.
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London
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Dan Gurney
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Strip Tease Wins Match at Surrey Tennis Championship
Surbiton England AP Margaret Greenwood says she won her match when her skirt fell at a pivotal moment in a 24 7 5 6 4 victory over Margaret Lee. The incident occurred during a 2 2 tie as Greenwood recovered and continued to win.
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Tourney Delays Open Qualifying
The U S Golf Association moved the Memphis area U S Open qualifying from Monday to Tuesday due to rain delaying the Memphis Open. Eight players will qualify Tuesday at Memphis, and the number of Memphis spots rises from 42 to 45.
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Canaday Named Head Coach at Northern Oklahoma Junior College
AP reports Leo Canaday, 32, named head football coach at Northern Oklahoma Junior College. He arrives from Southwestern State where he was assistant backfield coach, replacing Merlin London who resigned to take a coaching post in Grand Prairie Texas.
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Northern Oklahoma Junior College
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Southwestern State
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Tex
Dates Set For Oklahoma State and City Junior Golf
Oklahoma State Junior and Oklahoma City Junior golf tournaments were announced. The state event will run June 25 to 28 at Stillwater while the city tournament is scheduled August 5 to 9 at Lincoln Park.
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