Oklahoma Sooners Dominant Yet Flawed in Cotton Bowl Era Show
Column reviews Oklahoma Sooners unbeaten run and top ranking after a 14 7 win over Texas. Notes Jimmy Harris stepping in for injured Gene Calame and Jerry Tubbs’s surprising backfield debut while Cecil Morris shines at guard. Also surveys junior high Lawton program strength, regional talent flows, and league batting and pitching records from 1954.
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Oklahoma
Jimmy Harris
Gene Calame
Sooners
Terrell, Texas
Cecil Morris
Lawton
Texas
Golly
Morris
Giants Won’t Feel Safe With a Lead, Howell Says
New York Giants coach Jim Lee Howell says NFL leaders cannot assume a safe lead, stressing a need for a three touchdown margin. He notes rookies in the secondary as a challenge while boasting 106 points in three games, with a 41 to 10 win over the Chicago Cardinals and a pending rematch at the Polo Grounds.
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Jim Lee Howell
New York Giants
National Football League
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Steve Owen
Jim Lee
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Chicago Cardinals
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Colts
Detroit
Rams
Packers
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Forty Niners
Bears
Chicago
Browns
Steelers
Pitts
Eagles
Redsking
Washinton
Cminals
York
Indians Sign Stumpf to Work Agreement with Texas League
The Indianapolis Indians, farm club of the Cleveland Indians, signed manager Eddie Stumpf to a working agreement with the Texas League on Thursday.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Indians
Cleveland Indians
Eddie Stumpf
Injury Bug Hits K State Hard At Center Slot
Kansas State faced key injuries at center as Jim Furey and Chuck Zickfoose were out nursing injuries and Pat Spagnoletti fell ill during practice. L D Fitzgerald moved to first string left end while Jim Rusher was promoted. The Wildcats prepare for Tulsa with a 3 1 mark in the Big Seven and a 7 3 win over Nebraska.
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Kansas State
Wildcats
Tulsa
Jim Furey
Chuck Zickefoose
Pat Spagnoletti
L. D. Fitzgerald
Jim Rusher
K-State
Jon Walker
Nebraska
Alabama
Tulsa Board of Trustees
Hurricane
Missouri
Don Faurot
Indiana
Columbia
Ray Detring
Jim Hunter
Detring
Bob Bauman
Hunter
Kansas
Oklahoma
Jayhawks
Bud Wilkinson
Iowa State
Vince di Francesca
Colorado
Dal Ward
Ward
Jim Murphy
Tom Kripal
Murphy
Cornhuskers
Oregon State
Chataway Beats Kuc In Historic White City 5000m Showdown
Chris Chataway shattered expectations with a 13 minutes 51.6 seconds 5000 meter world record at White City Stadium edging Vladimir Kuc by a yard. The drama included Kuc breaking his own three mile mark and Jurily Lituyev setting a new 400 yard hurdles record. Moscow won the men’s meet 103 56 and the women 56 32.
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Britain
Chris Chataway
Oxford
Russia
Vladimir Kuc
White City
Chris
Chataway
Roger Bannister
Roger
John Landy
Kuc
Leningrad
Bern
Jurily Lituyev
America
Charlie Moore
Moscow
Connie Mack Ends A Legendary Era As A's Leave Philadelphia
New York October 14 UP Connie Mack the tall silver haired manager known for winning moments with the Philadelphia Athletics faces the end of an era as the A's move to Kansas City. He guided the club to nine pennants and mentored stars like Nap Lajoie Foxx and Lefty Grove while clinging to the dream of one more pennant in Philadelphia.
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East Brookfield
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Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
Lefty Grove
Rube Waddell
Eddie Collins
Home Run Baker
Chief Bender
Mickey Cochrane
Jimmy Dykes
Shibe Park
Benny McCoy
Benny
McCoy
A’s
Local gridiron slate opens with Douglass at Chickasha
Douglass high travels to Chickasha tonight as a slight favorite after a 2-2 start with wins over Frederick 31-6 and Idabel 21-7 and losses to Ardmore 16-6 and Oklahoma City Douglass 25-0. Lawton faces Tulsa Will Rogers tomorrow at Roosevelt Stadium in a non conference clash while Fort Sill Indian School also plays Grandfield and Fort Sill Cannoneers host Fort Leonard Wood. Cameron has an open date after a 21-14 loss to Compton.
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Lincoln High
H. C. King
Frederick
Idabel
Ardmore
Oklahoma City Douglass
Bob Bodenhamer
Lawton High School
Wolverines
Tulsa Will Rogers
Roosevelt Stadium
Capitol Hill
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Vernon
Texas
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Bodenhamer
Goad
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Tulsa Central
Fort Sill Indian School
Grandfield
Fort Sill Cannoneers
Fred Smith
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Cameron Aggies
Aggies
Compton
Polls Show Experts Just Off In Football Forecasts
A national football picking service mispredicted 16 of 45 games, while political polls sometimes hit closer to the mark. The piece notes experts in magazines fall short as college results defy forecasts and hints that future Sunday sports pages may lack upset terms.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Bronx
J. C. Caroline
Red Grange
Saddler Pays Fine For Parking Tickets
Feath erweight boxing champion Sandy Saddler paid 300 today to settle six parking tickets some dating back to 1951 Magistrate John M Murtagh noted Saddler could have faced 12 days in jail and contrasted with the fate of Johnny Saxton who faced jail after missing traffic tickets in October Saxton was warned of 15 days for his pending jail term following his welterweight fight with Kid Gavilan on October 20.
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Sandy Saddler
Saxton
John M. Murtagh
Saddler
Murtagh
Johnny Saxton
Kid Gavilan
Gauntt Leads Oklahoma Open Into Final Round
Oklahoma City pro Jimmie Gauntt holds a four stroke lead entering the final 18 holes at Enid's Oakwood Country Club. Gauntt fired a 66 and 69 to stand 135, while Roland Harper of Wichita sits 139 with Bo Wininger and amateur Charlie Coe at 141. Laddie Kempa moved into contention with a 67 as the $1,000 purse remains up for grabs.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma City
Jimmie Gauntt
Roland Harper
Wichita
Oakwood Country Club
Bo Wininger
Charlie Coe
Wininger
Coe
Laddie Kempa
Duck Hunters Best Hunting in S W Oklahoma
Best hunting in southwest Oklahoma advertised with all weather road access fifteen minutes from Lawton. Contact Karl Hanza at phone 6307 W for details.
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Lawton
Karl Hanza
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