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1 4 THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION, Friday, May 5. 1972 WOLVERINES EDGE IKE, BULLDOG THREAT By GENE TiniASIIER jafter undergoing a.knee opera- Lawton High, which has tered excellent pitching Secondsacker Ron Stinnett even better hurling in recent then turned Jesse Igarta's hop- games, battled Altus this into a second-shortslop-first noon at Eisenhower for a berth'base double play. "I Coter walked with one down nals. The Wolverines their! in the third, and pinchrunner Moschella advanced record to 26-5 Thursday by nip- Br a ndt sacririce Fraser ping Eisenhower, 1-0, while was cajled out on strjkes tus (24-,) also won a chfrhang-, Marlcy reacned first aftcr er. slipping past upset minded his first hit a hjgh I jiopper which Burgess kept from 10-9.

The winner ol the LHS-Altus ame moves into Saturday's 1 game p.m. finals at Ike's while the loser faces a bi chore Saturday ff the fourth he moved up on Igarta's sac- but Munson flied out into The winner of today's Ike-; lllE leeLh of tne Duncan game, which was slat- i Bndgewaler notched one of Ms ed at LHS' diamond, also faces strikeouts to snuff out that the dim prospect or winning cl three games Saturday to take the title. Of course, today's Ike- Duncan loser is eliminated. Anyway you look at it, the i LHS- Altus winner will be in good shape, needing only one victory Saturday to take the title. The loser's bracket final is set for 10 a.m., with the survivor needing to down tlie LHS-Altus winner twice to take the championship.

Wolverine Coach Mike Sparks planned lo send southpaw ace Tim Johnson to the mound against Altus. He hopes to match the two-hit shutout thrown by teammate Alvin Bridgewaler Thursday. Ike's Darrell Cofer also yielded just two singles, but the Wolverines managed an unearned run, and that was the ballgame. A strong south wind constantly whipped across Ike's hilltop diamond, but didn't seem to bother Bridgewater and Cofer. Bridgewater yielded only a pair of infield hits both by Danny Marley and one of the two safeties Cofer yielded a fifth inning single by Bridgewater -didn't get out of the infield.

The oilier was a line single to center by LHS first baseman Bandy Bass in the first inning. Bass scored the game's only tally after drawing a leadoff walk in the fourth. With Dave DeBaca batting, the game turned on one misplay, ironically the only one of six Eagle errors the hosts were unable to overcome. DeBaca squared around to bunt, and Bass took off for second. Dave took the pitch, but Luis Rodrigues had come over to cover first base in case of the bunt, leaving nobody to cover second.

Leo Holmes' peg to second was" on target, but since nobody covered, it sailed into centerfield, and Bass legged it around to third. He was credited with a steal of second. DeBaca then lofted a long fly to center, Bass tagged up and easily scored after the catch for the only run either team, would Marley again reached in the sixth, this time beating out a slow roller to the left side with one down. Igarta again sacrificed, and Bridgewater walked ed the first pitch on one hop Munson. Leo Holmes then slash- back to the mound, and Bridgewater was ready.

ALSO had several opportunities. Bridgewater reached third in the third when he walked with one down, stole second and took third when Holmes' throw was off-target, but Burgess lined out to Marley at first, and McCall fanned, LHS couldn't score in the fifth despite its second hit and three Eagle errors. Clarence Madden was sale on an error, but was thrown out stealing by Holmes. Stinnett then bounced out. Bridgewater beat out an infield hit, and raced to third after Brandt threw the ball away after juggling Burgess' ground- a double error.

Burgess stole second, but Rodrigues made a diving stop of McCall's rap behind second base, robbing the Wolverine of a sure hit, and recovered in time to make the out at first. Bridgewater, hiking his record to 10-2, struck out four and walked as many, but usually stayed ahead of the hitters. It was the Negro righthander's third shutout. Cofer (6-4) lost a heartbreaker. get.

IKE committed five other errors in the game, but each time Cofer pitched out of trouble. Ironically, Rodrigues saved two runs with a spectacular stop behind second base in the fifth inning. Meanwhile, LHS was superb defensively, committing a lone, first-inning error. And Ray Burgess, who made a throwing error then, turned in five assists, including a couple of dandy plays on balls hit deep into the hole. Ike got runners to second on four occasions, and a double- play took care of the first threat.

After Henry Brandt was safe on Burgess' error and David Fraser walked to lead off the first, Danny Marley flied to Alan McCaJl, who made his first lineup appearance in five weeks The Box Score LHS (1) ab bi Burgess ss 3 0 0 0 McColl 11 Boss Ib DeBacc Kilgore cf VJhetslone 3b 3 0 0 0 Madden rl 3000 Slinnelt 2b 3 0 0 B'water 1 0 1 0 Kaulcy ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 24 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 IKE (0) ob bi Brandt 2 0 0 0 Frasor rf 0 0 0 Smith pti 1 0 0 0 ct 0 0 0 0 Marlev Ib 3 2 0 Igorla cl-rl 1 0 0 0 Munson II 2 0 0 0 Holmes 3 0 0 0 A-iCNcll 3 3 0 0 0 RYlgues 2b 3 0 0 0 Cofer 1 0 0 0 Moschella pr 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 0 2 0 LHS 000 100 0-- 1 Ike 000 000 o-- E-- Burgess. Brandt 3, Holmes, McNeil, Rodrlnucs. PD-A-- LHS 21-11, Ike 21-10. LOB LHS 5, Ike 6. DP-- Stinnett, Burgess, Bass.

SB Burgess, Boss, Bridgewater. S-Brandt, laarta 2. SF-- DeBCca. ip er bb- so B'water (w, 10-2) 7 2 0 0 4 4 Cofer (I, 6-1) 1 2 1 0 2 3 Duncon 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 9 1 1 3 Allus. 3 2 0 0 2 3 X-- ID 11 3 Moore, Lawrence and Smart; M.

Blon- fen, CoHman, Johnston and G. Blonien. HR Horned. Hewitt, Duncan; Martinez, Altus. 2B Smart, Duncan; Rlley, Hubert, Altus.

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The first game will begin at 6 p.m. at McCord Field. Cameron has recovered from a stumbling 5-18 start and now owns a 14-26 record. Consistent improvement from the pitching staff, coupled with a stronger defensive effort, have helped the young Aggies achieve respectability. Rudy Basovsky's Lawtonians have a score to settle with ORU.

The Titans swept a twin- bill from the Ags early in the campaign, posting a 14-3 romp in the grabbing an 8-7, eight-inning verdict in the nightcap. ORU ripped Cameron's' pitching staff for 28 hits, including eight extra-base blows. The Ags managed half as many safeties and three extra-base raps. TIIE TITANS carried a 25-18 record into doubleheaders today against Oklahoma City University and Bethany Nazarene Herb DalKs' nine romped to a pair of wins over Evangel Wednesday. ORU still entertains hopes of gaining a berth in the College World Series.

Dallis figures they have a chance it they sweep their last eight games. The Titans have a .277 team batting average. Right fielder Rich Rozek is the leader with a .365 mark, second baseman Floyd Bowen and shortstop Tom Thompson are hitting .336, and center fielder Greg Davis has a .311 mark. CAMERON IS hitting .245 as a team, but has fallen off in the last eight games. The Ags have managed just 'one home run, three doubles and 40 singles in that span.

First baseman Mike Hasen- tnyer is the leader with a .318 average, seven doubles and six home runs. Center Jieliler Gordon Williams has hiked his mark to .268 and has a team- leading 17 stolen bases. Other probable starters are shortstop Randy Breeze catcher Mike Moore third sacfcer Garry Davis second baseman Ken Ba- befc right fielder Bill Berry (.247) and left fielder Jerry Young Basovsky's top pitchers are ready to work, and four hurlers may see action. Freshman Randy Rushing has a 5-2 record and 1.34 ERA, sophomore Allen Colson has improved to 3-4 and 2.08 and junior Buzz Jensen is 1-5 despite a fine 2.56 ERA. Senior Darrell Jones, 4-5 and 4.48, is the other candidate for a starting job.

Powerful Field Assembles For Regional Track Meet DUNCAN (Staff) Strength against strength will be the plight of Lawton High and Eisenhower here. Saturday in one of the state's most powerful Class 4A Regional track and field meets. Everywhere LHS or Ike is strong either Altus or Midwest City matches or exceeds the strength. The eight-team field will begin settling things with the 9:30 a.m. preliminaries, followed by the 1:30 p.m.

finals at Haliburton Stadium. Joining the two Lawton schools, defending regional champion Altus and Midwest City will be host Duncan, Oklahoma City's U.S. Grant, Moore and Putnam City West. "I think it is the toughest Regional in the state for Class 4A," said LHS coach Bill Barker. "Our strong points are the regional strong points." There are no weak points in the Regional.

From sprinter Terrell Bobinson of Altus to Lawton High's Alex Macias and Grant's Rick Carpenter in the two-mile, talent abounds. Robinson has zipped a 9.7 clocking in the 100 and a 48.3 in the 440. Carpenter fought off Macias in the Midwest City Invitation- al two mile with a 9:44.2. Macias ran an all-time best of 9:46.5. Brooks TV'estbrook of Moore, the Boomer Conference two mile champion, could make things more interesting in the long race or he could challenge LHS' Jerry Ramos in the mile.

Highlanders Pursue Title In Pauls Valley Regional PAOLS VALLEY (Staff) MacArtliur High of Lawton will continue chasing Pauls Valley here Saturday in the Class 2A Regional track meet. Mac pursued Pauls Valley last week in the Pauls Valley Invitational, finishing fourth behind Panthers- Highlander coach Jim Hamilton expects Pauls Valley to also win the Regional. There will be 19 teams, including Mac, trying to stop the Panthers in the 1 p.m. finals. Preliminaries begin at 9 a.m.

Entered are Marlow, Anadarko, Bethany, Carnegie, Cordell, Harrah, Hobart, Hollis, Jones, Konawa, Mangum, Mustang, Nohie, Purcell, Riverside Indian School of Anadarko, Seminole, Tecumseh and Wynnewood. MacArthur's chances points are greatest in the long jump, the sprints and hurdles. Any of three Highlander long, jiimpers could win. Senior Otis Johnson and sophomores Wallace Bell and Vaughn Lusby have jumped beyond 22 feet, and Johnson, the defending 2A state champion, has a 23-3H effort to his credit. Those three speedsters a n.

Ron Green give Mac a shot at second place in the 440 relay behind Pauls Valley which seems to have a never ending supply of sprinters. One of their fastest tracksters, David James, has been injured, so Lusfoy, who lias run a 9.8 100, could place second in both the 100 and 220. He will be trying to upset swift C. J. Peachlyn.

Johnson is capable of winning both the 120-yard high hurdles and the 180 lows, but "Wynnewood's Evans Brown may be a little more capable. He beat Johnson twice in the Pauls Valley Invitational and twice in the Ada Invitational. Eugene Rich made himself at home in the PV pole vault pit during the invitational here. The senior flew to a record leap of 13 feet. He ranks as the favorite if he can match that height.

Rich won the Class A Regional vault a year ago with a H-B performance. Wynnewood and Marlow could force Mac to fight for second place. Marlow's Lynn Long has the stamina to win a distance double in the mile and two-mile, and shotputter Steve Sanders may bring home a gold medal. Mac should benefit from the presence of hurdler-shotputter Billy Daniels who suffered back injury in the Lawton High Invitational, a month ago and has been out of action. Daniels possess the high hurdling strength to be a challenger.

Sterling Bailey, a recent addition to the Mac lineup, will run the 100 and stands ready to fill in on the 440 relay unit In no event is there more competition than the pole vault. Duncan's Gary Bond is the best in Oklahoma at 14-6. LHS' Steve Hamos, Altus' James Herron, Midwest City's Charlie Brown and Putnam City West's Mike TJiigpen are belter than 13-foot vaulters. Steve and Jerry Ramos and Macias went to the stale meet last year but the road there this year appears more difficult with Hie stiff competition in their events. 'One of the Wolverines' strongest events may be the 880 where they'll feature a new face.

Jim Davis, 14-year-old freshman at Central Junior High, will run the half mile for with Boomer champion Tommy Poole and sophomore Johnny B. Chapman. Davis should be able to stand the fast company. He won the Junior Boomer 880 title a week with a 2:01.5. wants to find out how lie can do against high school competition," said Barker.

"Everybody here is behind him." The three LHS runners will be challenged by Altus' Larry Hawkins, who defeated Poole in the Red River Invitational but lost to Tommy in the Southern Invitational, and Ike's Victor Rosa who was second to Poole in the Boomer meet. Midwest City's Micky Pruitt also can match the group's pace. Ike's Nolan Franklin, the state's top discus thrower w.ili a 165-3 heave, could be the Eagles' best bet for a state meet berth. Richard Allen ot LHS will challenge Franklin in the discus, as will Altus' Ronnie Prince. Allen also could give the Bulldogs' Kim Snow and Moore's Robert Stapp difficulty in the shot put.

Eisenhower hurdlers Bill Beeson and David Hood are capable of placing in the top three, but as usual the competition will be fierce. Midwest City has three excellent hurdlers in Robin Ameen, Larry Garrick and Danny Hall and Altus' Joe Powers may be the best of the 120-yard high hurdle field where Duncan's Trent Grovey, a sophomore, also shines. Ike's 440-yard relay team will be without Olan Franklin. Milton Barnett will replace Franklin and team with Don Sanders. Nolan Franklin and Johnny Hunter.

Olan is troubled by a hamstring pull but will try the 100 where Tim Thompson will be a new entry for LHS. Hunter could earn a state meet chance in the sprints. He finished third in the Boomer 220, as did John Runyon in the long jump. "We're interested in getting kids qualified for file state meet," Barker noted. "That's what they've worked for all season." Lakers Eye No.

West Finds Target By KEN RAPPOPORT NEW YORK (AP) Jerry; West glided through a relaxed practice session, claimed that he had once more discovered the whereabouts of the basket and immodestly announced he was ready for the fourth game of the Basketball Association playoffs tonight. "My shooting percentage went up in practice," the soft- spoken Los Angeles Laker guard said Thursday on the eve of 'the big game with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It's just another piece of bad news for New York, already in hot water because of forward Dave DeBusschere's injury. The Lakers lead the Knicks 2-1 i this best-of-seven-game championship series. The Lakers won the third game of the championship series by beating the Knicks 107-96 Wednesday night as West struggled through a 10-for-28 shooting an illogically low percentage for the outstanding guard.

Usually deadly from 15 feet with a-, soft jumper West has been missing dramatically all series long--hitting only 19 of 64 floor "The last time was that bad was when I was nine years old and was just about able to shoot with two hands," said West. However, Thursday's practice session put him in touch with the basket once more. didn't feel like going to practice, players never do," said West. "But once I got there, I had fun." Everyone else had fun, too, watching him. West, who first thought he'd "go and hide in the corner," began throwing in long shots.

There were no "air balls" this time. "I almost felt like I was starting all over," said West. "I felt just like a rookie learning how to shoot the ball." Shooting has come naturally to West for years. He's averaged 28 points a game in a star-studded career that includes most every honor but an NBA title. "I haven't prepared a speech, or anything, we win," said West, who suffered through several near-miss playoffs.

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