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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1955

Page

11

Sill Opener With Airmen Faces Fort Sill Schedule

Fort Sill drills focus on offense as 33 players prepare for the October 1 opener against Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls. Seven holdovers from last year’s 12-0 squad join an all-OU backfield led by Billy Wessels and Buck McPhail with Coleman McPhail at fullback, while seven new backs and linemen fill the rest of the depth chart. No serious injuries reported as coach Leon Heath emphasizes team integration and the split-T formation amid roster changes and a squared schedule.

Fort Sill National Service Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Sheppard Field Fort Riley Sill Riley Leon Heath University of Oklahoma Heath Billy Wessels Merrill Green Jack van Pool Coleman Buck) McPhail Wessels McPhail Green Army Lawrence Shumaker Boston College Earl Tankersley Imperial Valley Junior College Calif Roger Ewen Swift Colorado A&m del Delgadillo Sage Clara Floyd Sagely San Francisco Gil Grell St. Mary’s Academy Charles Petrovich Texas U Claude Roach TCU Bert Clark Dallas Tulsa U Joel Ramona New York Giants Matuszak Pittsburgh Steelers James Ladd Chicago Cardinal Pat O’brien Drake Jackson Brumfield 49Ers Charles Crafts Fred Orlosk Massachusetts Santa Clara D. J. Vaughn Jerry Allen Hardin-Simmons Arkansas A Francisco 49Ers An In Mary's Academy Drake U Bruce Poam Wns Kirk Hinderlidher Colorado A&m Texas Christian U Jackson Arulemae Miss

Peewee Football Meeting To Discuss Top Grade Plans

Meeting today at 4 p.m. in the Youth Center at 14th and Bell will outline the coming season for grade school football. Parents coaches and officials are invited. Paul Prior and Joe Thornton return to head the two leagues. The Shrine Hot dog Bowl is set for Thanksgiving with an all star team to be chosen from Boys Town Nebraska or a Texas team. Leroy Montgomery and Charlie Dean will coach the Bowl squad with Cameron staff.

14Th and Bell Paul Prior Joe Thornton Lawton

Standout Ends Lead Brilliant Crop Of College Grid Stars

The piece highlights standout ends and top backfield talents across major programs. Notable mentions include Dame's Don Schaeffer, Virginia sophomore Jim Bakhtiar, and Joe Miller of Cincinnati, with others like Bobby Garrard, John Bayuk, Billy Tarr, Joe Ulm, and Jack Morris from Oregon and San Jose State. The Navy signal-caller George Welsh is praised for Sugar Bowl form, while Army’s Don Holleder and WVU’s Freddy Wyant are noted for key versatility and leadership.

Dame Don Schaeffer Virginia Jim Bakhtiar Joe Miller Cincinnati Bobby Garrard Georgia John Bayuk Colorado Billy Tarr Stanford Joe Ulm San Jose State Oregon Seph Jack Morris Navy Desire George Welsh Mississippi

Major College Schedules From Around Nation

National college schedules list games with Tulsa at Arkansas and Oklahoma at North Carolina, Texas Tech at Kansas, Houston at Detroit, Missouri at Nebraska, and many others. The compilation runs through late January to early February with multiple matchups across slugging conference play and nonconference dates, highlighting opponents such as Colorado, Iowa State, Baylor, Notre Dame, Holy Cross, and more.

Oklahomas N. Carolina Pitt Texas Kansas Colorado Kansas State Missouri Iowa State Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma A&m S Arkansas Texas Tech O Wichita Houston Detroit Tulsa A&m Colorado S Arizona Kansas O Oregon St. O Utah Colo. A&m Denver Ilinois Drake Kansas S TCUS Washington St SMU Oklahoma A&m Marquette Maryland Michigan Hawaii Ohio State Texas A&m Texas A&m S UCLA LSU TCU Baylor Rice Texas Tech Alabama Miami Wake Forest Carolina Syracuse South Carolina Clemson George Wash North Carolina Car St Georgia Tennessee Notre Dame Virginia Duke Mississippi Kentucky North Texas Vanderbilt Tulane Memphis St Miss Mississippi State Geo Memphis State North Texas St Tennessee S Mississippi St. O Chattanooga Dayton

Oklahoma Towns and Areas Schedule Local Events

A sprawling listing shows CAMERON to VELMA-ALMA with city names and venues, noting schedule markers such as at, open, and specific dates. It catalogs towns including Lawton Ardmore Duncan Hollis Sayre Norman Chickasha Altus Clinton and Frederick with various at or near indicators and venue references.

Cameron S Connors A& S Cisco Texas A&n Arkansas City Northeastern O Arlington State Murray A E. Arizona Military Bacone Tulsa Lawton Ardmore Altus S Classen Norman Chickasha el Reno Midwest City At. Anadarko Enid Duncan Lawton Duncan Vernon, A. S Vernon O &Bolling Afb Ft. Leo Wa Ft. Belvoir Ft. Carson Ft. Hoo Mt. View Roosevelt Tipton Atrick O Cyril Snyder Riverside Douglass Frederick Temple Hobart Walters Altus Clinton Hollis S Lone Wolf Elk City Hollis Carnegie Stinnett Tex Sayre Childress Grandfield Carnegie O Mangum Mangum Comanche Hollis Sayre Erick S Persoberry Ada Pauls Valley Durant Seminole Marlow Anadarko S Putnam City Shawnee Muskogee Hobbs N.M Ate Falls Serae Watonga Kingfisher Chickasha O Cascir

Laskowski Re-signs to Manage OC Indians for 1956

Oklahoma City Oklahoma September 3 Rudy Laskowski who became manager May 26 was signed to a new contract for the 1956 Texas League season. The Indians rank seventh in the league but have won more than half their games since his appointment replacing Tommy Tatum who resigned.

Oklahoma City Rudy Laskowski Oklahoma City Indians Indians Laskowski Tommy Tatum

Canadian Pro Football BIG FOUR Montreal 84 Ottawa 22

Montreal defeated Ottawa 84 to 22 in a high scoring Canadian Pro Football game while Toronto edged Hamilton 31 to 6 in a separate match. Ottawa and Hamilton faced rough offensives, with Montreal’s standout scoring spree driving the lopsided win and Toronto claiming a solid victory over Hamilton.

Montreal Ottawa Toronto Hamilton

Hauser Scores In Tulsa Game

In Tulsa Oklahoma on September 3 University of Tulsa Red and Blue squads played to a 12 12 deadlock as coach Bobby Dobbs trimmed the roster to 35 with Joe Curry discharged from the Army. Dick Hughes scored all Red points with two long runs while Paul Hauser plunged in for both Blue touchdowns after a Dick Phillips fumble.

Tulsa Okla Bobby Dobbs University of Tulsa Dick Hughes Dick Phillips Paul Hauser

Comanche County Basketball Tournament Set for Jan 23 28

Comanche county basketball tournament has been set for January 23 to 28 with Clyde Moore and Acel Ackley named as tentative referees after a conference officials meeting. Guy Hensley of Sterling was elected loop president, Chuck Collins of Cadhe vice president, and Cecil Lamb of Elgin secretary-treasurer. A junior high tournament was planned for Chattanooga but the date was not chosen.

Comanche County Clyde Moore Acel Ackley Guy Hensley Sterling Loop Chuck Collins Cadhe Cecil Lamb Elgin Chattanooga

FSIS To Host Loop Meeting

FSIS will host superintendents principals and coaches of three conference schools at a steak fry at 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Topics relating to the approaching grid season will be discussed. A replacement for conference vice president Dennie Fesmire will be elected. Fesmire, former Lone Wolf coach, is no longer in the conference. Hal Hilpirt Snyder coach and Bob Bodenhamer Lawton coach will be speakers.

FSIS Dennie Fesmire Fesmire Lone Wolf Hal Hilpirt Snyder Bob Bodenhamer Lawton

Bisguier Defeats Spassky in Interzonal Chess Battle

In Goteborg Sweden on September 3 American champion Arthur B Bisguier of New York defeated Russia's junior world champion Boris Spassky after a sequence of brilliant combinations in the inter zonal chess tournament.

Goteborg Sweden Arthur B. Bisguier New York Russia Boris Spassky

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