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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1963
Page
13
Sports editor Lew Johnson and staffers Don Luke Herb Jacobs and photographer Bill Dixon tied for the lead in the staff prediction contest last week with 177 records for a .708 reading. Luke and Jacobs credited the Tulsa win over Houston for their surge.
Cameron's Aggie basketball team, led by coach Dale Roark in his second year, welcomes 15 players including three guards as they prepare to open Thanksgiving Day in the Garden City Invitational. Last season they finished 9-13 and seek better depth, height, and rebounding with a new offense and transfers adding experience.
Y A Tittle threw four TDs and 284 yards as San Francisco overwhelmed the Giants 48-14. Pittsburgh trailed but rallied in a rugged NFL Sunday card while the AFL drew a record Buffalo crowd as San Diego edged the Bills 23-13 on a Lance Alworth TD pass.
The Detroit Tigers sent Rocky Colavito to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for star second baseman Jerry Lumpe and pitchers Ed Rakow and Dave Wickersham. Detroit also included relief pitcher Bob Anderson and an unannounced cash sum in the deal. Athletics General Manager Pat Friday said the trade aims to boost offense despite risking young pitching to fill Rakow and Wickersham’s departures.
Canadian champion Al Balding from Toronto won the Mexican Open with a final round 73, finishing 279 total and six strokes ahead of rivals. Dick Crawford of Rye, New York, shot a tournament record 66 to tie for second at 285, with Billy Maxwell and others close behind on La Hacienda course.
Northeastern's Redmen crushed Central Miccowri State 74 0 to wrap up the Mishoma Collegiate Conference crown. They improved to nine straight wins and head to Cape Girardeau for a season finale with Southeast Missouri with a postseason berth within reach. Other OCC results included Northwestern routing St Marys 47 0 and Southwestern beating Fort Hays State 14 1.
Oklahoma high school football playoffs begin across classes B C and eight man with several conference titles on the line Lawton faces Duncan for the class AA Boomer crown and Enid visits Oklahoma City Grant for the Mid-State title Webster Choctaw and Idabel had recent title wins while new berths emerge as teams advance in the first round with matchups listed for Weatherford Lindsay Jenks Drumright and others across districts and divisions
Bob Pettit scored 33 as the Hawks beat the Lakers 117 112 to seize undisputed Western Division lead. He pushed his career total to 18 915 points, second to Dolph Schayes. Wilt Chamberlain led San Francisco 37 in a 120 96 win over Detroit.
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