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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1948

Page

9

Cats Head For Dixie Series

Fort Worth wins Texas League playoff 4-0 at home to finish 4-2 over Tulsa. Dwain Sloat hurls his second shutout of the series allowing six hits while Bud Byerly and Red Lively yield seven. Dixie Series opener date pending Birmingham Nashville result.

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Spec Stands Fast in All-America Scoring Race

New York Yankees star Urban Spec Sanders leads early in the All-America football conference scoring with six touchdowns and 36 points in four games. He tops rush yardage with 364 yards and ranks fifth in passing with 362 yards on 85 attempts. Frankie Albert leads total offense with 1,137 yards, while Y A Tittle trails with 801 yards.

New York Urban Spec” Sanders New York Yankeess Sanders Yankee Star San Francisco

Superb Line Play Key To Cameron Victories

Cameron Aggies showcase strong line play and line backing in two straight wins nine days from a conference clash with Nortern Oklahoma junior college at Roosevelt stadium. Coaches plan polishing on blocking timing and balanced attacks as guards and pivots shore up a dominant defense led by Ward Calame Lowe Tarbert Gower Henderson and Garrison.

Northern Oklahoma Junior College Roosevelt Stadium Cameron Aggies Darwin Richardson Aggies Con- Mars Aggie Agele Tom Collins Don Scarorough Bob Hyde Maxey Vestal Wayne McGee Mony Jones Norman Gillespie Conway J. N. Johnson Bob Bauman Jack Ward Smokey Torbert George Washington Ward Bud Calame George Lowe Tarbert Gene Gower Leonard Henderson Bud Garrison Cameron

Fort Worth Victorious In Texas League Finals

Fort Worth defeated Tulsa in the Texas League finals with a 9 to 4 score while other leagues show mixed results. The slate includes Chicago, Cincinnati, and Montreal matchups with several games postponed or canceled by rain.

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Mrs. EL. Rumbaugh Favored To Win Golf Crown

Oklahoma City reports Mrs. EL. Rumbaugh, the heavy favorite, moved toward the Central Oklahoma Women's Golf Association title vacated by Mrs. E.L. Blanton of Enid. She reached the semifinals by defeating Mrs. Raymond Dunson 5 and 3 and advanced to face Mrs. Emerson Kelso of El Reno, who beat Mrs. Daisy Joseph 4 and 3.

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Confused Crider Misfires On Energy For Game

East Central football coach Cory Frank Crifer is described as nervous before games. He gulps soup and paces between dressing room and home to burn energy, then missteps by dressing for swimming when he was coaching football that day.

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Pokes Face Denver with Caution After Kansas Rout

Stillwater Oklahoma scouts say the Oklahoma Aggies will not underestimate the Denver Pioneers despite Kansas walloping Denver 40 to 0. Denver is described as stout and aggressive with last year stars replaced by new players after a 26 to 14 win over A M last season.

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OU Varsity Shows Ups And Downs In A And M Tuneup

Norman Okla reports the University of Oklahoma football varsity built four touchdowns in a 20 minute scrimmage against freshmen led by quarterback Bob Eu banks. George Thomas and Jack M Mitchell scored, with Thomas two 60 yard TD runs and Mitchell adding 19 and 40 yard TDs. Second and third teams exchanged limited scoring while Leon Heath led the third unit with a 12 yard TD run. End Ken Tipps suffered a broken hand re injury in the session.

Norman Okla University of Oklahoma Bob Eubanks George Thomas Jack M Mitchell Wile Mitchell Leon Heath Ayrie Heath Varsity Ken Tipps Tipps

Braves Sell Out 2000 Bleacher Seats in 14 Minutes

In Boston the Braves sold the entire 2000 bleacher seats for the first two World Series games in 14 minutes. Only 2500 of about 5500 fans could buy tickets at one dollar each. Four thousand ninety nine disappointed fans stood in the street after windows closed. Some camped outside since yesterday afternoon.

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Stillwater Airport Overloaded After Texas Longhorns Arrival

Stillwater Oklahoma reports the municipal airport overloaded after a clash with the Texas Longhorns. Eighty planes ferried teams and fans to the city Saturday for the Texas-Charging showdown.

Stillwater Okla Texas

Cage meet dates set for Grady County girls at Chisholm

In Chickasha Oklahoma the Grady County girls basketball tournament is scheduled for February 3 5 with a site to be announced later.

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Fights Last Night Roundup Rematches Result

In Los Angeles Lauro Salas defeated Manuel Ortiz by decision in a light bout. Ortiz weighed 13344 pounds and hailed from El Centro California while Salas weighed 128 pounds from Monterrey Mexico. In Portland Joey Maxim beat Bill Petersen on points over ten rounds. Petersen fought from Portland. Maxim weighed 186 pounds and hailed from Cleveland.

Los Angeles Lauro Salas Monterrey Mexico Manuel Ortiz el Centro Calif Portland Ore Joey Maxim Cleveland Bill Petersen Portland

Dyer Gets Two More Years With St Louis Cardinals

Edlie Dyer will manage the St. Louis Cardinals for two additional seasons after president Robert E. Hannegan announced a five minute agreement last night. Dyer, age 48, had faced injury woes and was viewed by some writers as near the end, but he led the Cards to the pennant and world championship the prior winter. The 1845 season reference appears to be a misprint in the source.

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Bearden Oddity Leads Indians 11 0 Over White Sox

Gene Bearden pitched Cleveland to an 11-0 win over Chicago allowing four hits with five strikeouts and two walks placing the Indians two games ahead of Boston and New York. Jackie Robinson homered in the 18th inning for Brooklyn in a 9-3 win over Boston Braves.

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Metcalf Wins Guymon Golf Club Invitational

Tom Metcalf of Hoolser shot 115 for 27 holes to win the Guymon Golf Club invitational tournament in Guymon Oklahoma on September 23.

Metcalf Guymon Okla Tom Metcalf Hoolser

Central State girls hockey squad readies for annual activities

Six members of last season's Central State women's hockey team return as the squad dedicates training time to off season drills. The women participate in the college sports day activities as part of their preparation.

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Bartlesville Chess Club to sponsor Oct 3 tournament

Bartlesville Oklahoma chess club announces an October 3 event to crown the area champion. Organizers invite players from the region to compete in the planned tournament.

Bartlesville Okla Bartlesville Chess Club

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