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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION-MORNING PRESS, Sunday, May 8, 1966 Rios Snaps Mile Record In State Prep Track Meet FROST NO-HITTER STOPS NORMAN; CAMERON BAGS 1ST REGIONAL TITLE RALPH HOUR Back in (he raddle (Keane Out, "Houk Back Atop Yanks ANAHEIM (AP) Johnny was fired as manager of the 10th place New York Yankees Saturday night, and Manager Ralph Houk took; over direction of the club. a another in tne seyenth afl Houk, a cigar-chomping ex-ier George Brooks' triple. LHS Posfs 4-0 Vicfory In Regional By JIM BAGBY NORMAN Big David Frost became the third Lawton pitcher in the past four years to throw a no-hitler against Norman in the regional finals as the Wolverines mowed down the error-prone Tigers, 4-0, here Saturday afternoon. Frost, 6-4 senior right-hand- -r, issued four walks three to little leadoff hitter Wayne Veal --but allowed only one Tiger threat despite soaring temperatures and three Wolverine errors. Ayers Takes Loss Singles by catcher Neal Buthorne and third baseman Larry Hyatt provide! Frost with the only run he needed in the third inning.

But the home club helped add some breathing room four errors that sent home runs in the sixth Marine who had led the Yanks The Wolverines thus earn one. iu imee buaigm pennants, oe- of four berths in tne hT'hrtl saUel A loljrnf lf fjl Tf i California Angels. lheir third The decision was made, Houk'crown after said, by Yankee President Dan Topping. Houk, who managed the club against California, paced nervously back and forth as he made the consecutive locking up A their CAMERA TELLS TALE--The 15-horse field looked like this Saturday as Kauai King (far right) crosses under the wire to win the 92nd annual Run for the Roses. (AP Wirephoto) eighth straight regional championship.

Frost, alternating an effective Keane, Houk said, was with high school no-hitter. Hisi Hie players in the bus at the last came against Enid in the semifinals of last year's state tourney. He joins Scotty Long (1963) and Frank Antone (1964) in tormenting Norman in the regional finale. Houk said he hated to firei Right hander Steve Ayers, jKeane. iwho went the distance for the "I don't want to call him a losers, had set Bowman's crew time of the announcement.

Keane had been told earlier he wanted to talk with the play- ers. Kauai King Captures Easy Victory In Kentucky Derby failure, but something had to be s.done," Houk said. "Keane is my down in order the first frames before Buthorne led off don't believed he th with a slicing single Also out is first base Coach "Vern Benson. Houk takes over with a four- IJiyear contract at an increase his present 550,000 as gen- By ORLO ROBERTSON LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Kauai King, the fleet son of Native Dancer, set all the pace and won the 92nd running of the $163,000 Kentucky Derby at Al Johnson was sent to run for)Churchill Downs Saturday, the husky catcher and he stole: UNDER A well judged ride of second.

Two outs later Hyatt eral manager. The duties of general manager will be taken by Dan Topping a vice 5 president of the club. i a The move had been rumored --and vehemently denied by the; club--for two days before it was announced. drove a looper to short left. It fell just in front of diving left fielder Gary Dickinson and on- center fielder as Johnson raced home, to Two Flies Dropped The Wolverines saw PaL have the Yankees at heart and I had no alternative but to do it (accept Topping's order to back to managing)," Houk said.

The text of Topping's tele- I gram to Houk follows: "I have decided we simply 'must make a change, despite i efforts and hopes to snap out of this. As discussed, Johnny Keane will be relieved immedi- ately, and you are appointed I manager of the Yankees on a four-year contract. through Nov. 1, 1969. Internal management moves will be made in the near future to relieve you from your general manager duties, per your request.

Daniel R. Topping Jr. is to assume these lips stranded at third after a single, sacrifice and wild pitch in the fourth. They went down 1-2-3 in the fifth with Duncan making a spectacular over-the- shoulder catch of John Fremin's sure extra-base slam to right- center. But Ayers' support deserted him in the sixth and the visitors scored twice without benefit of a safety.

Hyatt walked, second when Ayers' pickoff throw missed and scored when Dickinson dropped Sparlin's fly. John Kitchens, running for Sparlin, then chugged all way home when Frost sent a soaring drive to deep right that Donny Wilson caught up with and got in his glove, dropped Fourth in the field of 15 3- year-olds was the Wheatley Stables' Stupendous. Kauai King, going into three-quarters of a length in front of Advocator, but it took a photo to the determine runner-up "I'm the happiest human liv ing," a hard breathing Bnim field said as he was led to the presentation stand. race with a record of six viclo-i Back of the first four "He ran good all the a i 1 1 I Tl Don Brumfield, Kauai King, owned by Michael Ford of Omaha, reeled off the miles in 2:02 flat before a crovvd announced by the Churchill Downs management in excess of 100,000. Advocator, owned by Mrs.

Ada L. Rice of Chicago, who won in 1965 with Lucky Debonair, was a surprise second, edging Blue Skyer, a last- minute entry carrying Uie hopes of M.J. Padgett and Hugh Grant. ries and one second in eight starts this year, earned 5120,500 to boost his bankroll for the year to $240,027. Backed by a victory in the recent Governor's Gold Cup at Bowie, the dark brown colt, purchased by Ford for 842,000 as a yearling, never left the issue in doubt, from the time the field broke out of the starting gate.

WAS driving all the way in order, came Abe's Hope, Re-i Lhe winning jockey added. habilitate, Amberoid, Fleet.slowed him up a bit on the back Shoe, Exhibitionist, Sky Guy, side but at the middle of the Williamston Kid, Quinta, a when another horse chal nlevv, Beau Sub and Dominar. 4enged I let him go Kauai King ran the first quar- EEL so wonderful ter in 225 as he opened up a Ba mr ield added WOnClmUI lead and covered the, a W0 uld win it. I am con fident, and I wanted to win it in the worst way." Ford, the owner, said, "My mouth is so dry I'm spitting cot with a two-length margin. His time for six furlongs was 3.5 1S4J I 1 5 CJ11 Hie J.

AU O-'J. L. through the stretch and tossed! Kauai King paid $6.80 and; can tel1 how ha PP" back the challenges of Advocator returned S13. tocla y- tor, ridden by Johnny Sellers, and S8.60. Blue Skyer, for whom Kauai King, the first Mary and the fast closing Blue Skyer, owners paid $50,000 only a land-bred to win the Derby, wa handled by Earlie Fires.

The winner hit the finish line'to show. ifew months ago, returned $5.40 Keane, who took over the Yanks a year ago, has had nothing but trouble. Plagued by injuries, (he perennial champs slipped to sixth place in 1965 and have been in and out of last place all this season. Asked if he tohught he could and caught once just off "the ground and finally droppe finally recovered to hit man David Sample, who Frost sliding into third for the third out. Brooks led off the seventh by lacing a long drive to the fence in the left field power alley.

Dave Woodall followed with a fly to right; Brooks tagged up and made it easily when the relay from first sacker i Cleveland Rallies Jo Whip Orioles; Dodger Home Rum Shell Cincinnati BALTIMORE (AP) Duke Sims' CINCINNATI (AP) Jim Lefebvre three-run homer off Moe Drabowsky hit two home runs, leading a five-homer capped a six-run ninth inning rally that barrage that powered the Los Angeles gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory Dodgers past Cincinnati 14-2 Saturday. The victory halted the Dodgers' losing streak at four. Lou Johnson started Los Angeles go- Baltimore relievers and gained their ing with a three-run homer off Sammy over Baltimore Saturday. The Indians, blanked on four hits cutoff i until the ninth, exploded against three 15th victory in 17 games this season. Ellis in the first inning.

Lefebvre fol- bring order out of the Yankee sailed into the back- demise, Houk replied: I stop. One out later Fremin dou- "Yes, I do." bled but stayed at second as He then listed a new batting Bernard Wakole grounded out. Vic Davalillo led off the ninth with a lowed with his seventh homer of the triple off rookie Eddie Walt.f One out later Chuck Hinton singled him borne and Slu Miller replaced Watt on the mound.) The Orioles' relief ace was; clipped for singles by Rocky Colavito and Fred Whitfield, with the second run scoring on Whitfield's hit. Drabowsky came on and order for the Yanks, as follows: Roy White, Bobby Richardson, Mickev Mantle, Joe Pepitone, Tom Tresh, Roger Maris, Clete Boyer, and Elston Howard. Keane came to the Yankees in a stunning sequence of events immediately World Series after the 1984 in which his St.

Louis Cardinals beat the Yankees. The Cardinals won the seventh game of the Series on Oct. 15. The next day Keane resigned as manager of the Cardinals, ending a 35-year tenure in the St. Louis organization, and the Yankees fired Yogi Berra, who had won an American League pennant in his first year as field boss.

fanned Pedro Gonzalez for the second out, but Leon Wagner lashed a pinch-hit single, tying the game 3-3, and Sims unloaded his third homer into the right field bull pen. Gary Bell started for Cleveland and allowed four hits in five innings, including a pair of opposite-field doubles by Brooks Robinson. Frank Robinson singled with two out in the first inning and scored on a run-and-hit play when Brooks Robinson blooped a double down the right field foul line. CLEVELAND BALTIMORE ob bl ob bl Dovallilo 4 1 2 0 Aporlclo ss 4 0 0 0 AU-ls 3b 4 0 0 0 Blelorv If 4 0 0 0 Hlnlon I 4 1 2 1 Snvdcr If 0 0 0 0 rf 4 0 1 0 FRoblnsn 4 1 1 0 Lcndls rf 01 0 0 BRoblnsn 3b 4 1 2 1 Whllfleld Ib 4 1 1 1 Powell Ib 3 1 1 2 Gonzalez 2o 4 0 1 0 DJohnson 2b 4 0 0 0 Wakole Makes Key Play The Tigers' best chance was in the second, when cleanup hitter Terry Patty rapped a leadoff grounder that got through Hyatt at third. By the i Phillips recovered the ball Patty was safe.

Mike Cloud tried to bunt Patty down but Frost made a clean pickup and nailed Patty at second. Ayers also bunted but Hyatt threw it over second base. But Buthorne caught leaning and ran him down with Hyatt for the second out. Wa- kole then made a long, running shoetop catch of Sample's drive to medium right-center to preserve the shutout. LHS (4) Ob bl NORMAN (0) Hyoll 3b 2 1 1 1 ab li bi Phillips 5 5 3 0 1 0 Veol 0 0 0 0 Sporlln Ib 2 0 0 Sondefer Ib 2 0 0 0 b-KHchens 0 1 0 0 d-Rlli Frosr 3 0 0 0 Duncan cf Brooks If 3 1 1 0 Poflv 3b Woodall rf 3 0 0 0 Cloud ss Bulhorne 3 0 1 0 Avers a-Johnson 0 1 0 0 Sample 2b Fremin 2b 3 0 1 0 Wilson rf Wakole cf 3 0 0 Dickinson If 1 0 0 0 c-Parris Mellon If IS 4 5 1 Totals a-Ran for Bulhorne In 3rd; b-Ron for Sparlin In 6th; c-Struck our for Dickinson Cleveland In 61h; d-Ran for Sandefer In 6lh.

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Never noted for his earlj speed, Kauai King broke from the gate on top, out-sprinte Quita to the first turn, was rat ed easily down the backstretcl by Brumfield, lost some of hi lead as the field rounded th final turn, then had enough lef to best every challenge. The real surprise of the rac was Advocator. His trainer, Clyde Troutt, had said he would be happy with the smallest part of the purse. Mrs. Rice's colt had showed promise last season -L ETTOrt i Pit DV 7 fl fl By DON LUKE Miami Flash Steals Show In OC Meet By GENE THRASHER OKLAHOMA CITY A Puerto Rican flyer from Lawton was a one man gang but Miami stole the show last night in the state high school track and field championships.

Eisenhower's peerless miler, Willie Rios, turned the four- lapper in 4:17.0, snapping his FORT SMITH, Ark. Cam- own state record 8 of a sec- out an infield single. Pitcher Don Drysdale trig- but was never able to gered a three-run second inning i through a big one. Uvith a homer, and Al Ferrara belted a homer in the sixth. The HOUSTON Cierker and (AP) Larry Claude Raymond combined for a five-hitter as the Houston Astros blanked the Atlanta Braves 3-0 Saturday night.

Dierker permitted just three singles over the first six innings before tiring and giving way to Raymond, who finished up. Houston, jumped in front with two quick runs in the first inning against Wade Blasingame with a double steal playing the key role. jfive homers tied a Dodger team i record last reached at Cincinnati in 1961. Drysdale gained his second victory against three defeats but left in the eighth inning after holding the Reds to three hits. Ron Perranoski finished ATLANTA F.Alou cf Thomos Ib Aaron rf Torre Carlv If Ollvo Kcough ph Carroll ODell Fischer Boiling nh ab bl ab bi 4 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 S.Jackson ss 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 Wynn cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 Nicholson rf 10 0 2 0 0 0 Mantlllo 2 0 a Gentile ib 2 0 0 0 0 0 Asprmnle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Move 0 0 0 0 Bateman 0 0 0 Dierker 1 0 0 0 Sims ph Malhews 3b 4 0 1 0 Raymond Menke 4 0 1 0 Woobwrd 3b 1 0 0 0 Gclger 3 0 2 0 Blosnarne 1 0 0 0 dcloHoz jb 2 0 0 0 up.

Drysdale retired the first sev- SATURDAY, however, he made a big stretch run to pick up second money of $25,000. Blue Skyer, who had won the Lousiana Derby, earned for third. Stupendous won S5.0DO for fourth for Mrs. H. D.

Phipps. Wheatley Stable. Ford, 41-year-old father of three children, was so stunned that for a moment he could hardly speak. Then the persona- in the third. smgiea in me mira.

anamsKy ing six years said: added a homer in the fifth after BMnrai-rlc sinulort never dreamed this John Edwards singled. Ellis, now 1-4, lasted only 12-3 innings as the Dodgers battered him for six runs. Lefebvre, Johnson and Ferrara each drove in three runs in the Dodgers' 16-hit explosion. LOS ANGELES ab bl CINCINNATI ab rh bl 4 0 0 0 Fcrrora rf 5 1 1 0 Rose 2b 6 2 1 0 Helms 3 1 2 1 1 Plnson 3 1 2 3 Perez Ib 3 2 2 0 Edwards LJahnson If 5 1 2 3 Cardenas ss 2 Lefebvre 2b 5 3 3 3 Queen rf 3 1 1 0 N. Oliver 2b 0 0 0 0 Shamskv 3 6 1 0 6 Tctol 31 3 4 3 Toto1 000 0 0 0 0 0 i 4 Allanlo 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Houston DP-- Baltimore 2.

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(4), Lefebvre 2 (3), Drysdale 1 Shamsky (3), Ferrara 12). Gllllom. S-- 5F--Roseboro. IP ER BB SO Drvsdale (W, 2-3) 7 3 1 Ellis (L.l-4) 12-3 5 3 1-3 5 3 3 1 3 Arrlgo Davidson Baldschun PB--Edwards. A-- could happen to me." He gave all the credit to Forrest.

Brumfield, ron's Aggies, with two starters amping and Steve Reagan pjtch- ng his second complete game of le day, came from behind to efeat Northeastern, 5-3, for the legion 2 junior college baseball hampionship here Saturday light. The victory insures the Aggies a berth in the NJCAA champion- hips which begin May 27 in Grand Junction, Colo. Cameron's finish came straight rom a storybook, with mighty mite Tommy Fremin playing a major hand in two decisive innings. The little slugger, who lands slammed a tower- ng homer in the sixth to tie the score at 3-3 and rapped a harp bouncer through the legs of NEO shortstop Terry Nixon bring in the winning run in he eighth. Norse Start Fast Fremin also scored in the in- stealing second and cross- ng on Larry Rayes 1 shot be- short and third.

Reagan, who had handed NEO first loss of the day, 4-1, came back to match the morn- ng four-hitter and give the Ag. gies their first regional title since Cameron took up baseball again three years ago. Northeastern, who had belted Aggies, 8-2, in an afternoon jout, started off with the same in mind Saturday night. With errors by Reagan and outfielder Dennis Holland and Nixon's single doing the damage, Norsemen jumped to a 2-D lead in the bottom of the first. The teams matched runs in the second inning before Reagan and Norse starter Fred Lemons settled down to a pitching duel.

Rayes pulled the Aggies within one run in the fifth when he lashed a shot high into the centerfield bleachers. When Marshall White followed with a double down the leftfield line Lemons was lifted in favor of freshman Terry Capp. Keagan Hurls 16 Capp stopped Cameron in the fifth but Fremin tied it in the sixth when his home run cleared the fence just over the reach of NEO leftfielder Bob Hodge, who made a spectacular, leaping stab that almost carried him out of the park. Redding opened the eighth with a single to left and went to second on Reagan's perfect sacrifice. Fremin followed with a liner through Nixon's legs to drive in the winning run.

Reagan had a fantastic day, pitching 16 innings in which he gave up only 8 hits, just 1 earned run and struck out 20. Gentry Castleman caught the last five innings, before collapsing from exhaustion and pain in the Aggie dugout. The spunky sophomore receiver reinjured his knee early in the tournament but came on to play a key role in Cameron's gutty and surprising finish. Aggies Home Today White, whose foot was badly bruised in a first-base collision Friday while the Aggies were defeating Connors, went all the way in the three games Saturday. Although operating at less than half speed, the rookie played outstanding defensive ball and stole a base in the championship game.

Cameron is expected to return home at approximately 3 p.m. today. Northeastern, after threatening for four straight innings, finally chased Rodney Alvey with a five-run, sixth-inning barrage Saturday afternoon that sent the long double-elimination tournament into the final game. See Aggies, Page 3B ond. It was the only record- breaking performance in a dandy track meet which produced outstanding efforts at OC Northeast's oval.

Rios hart to shave the spotlight with Miami's superb Steve Owens, who won three events and placed second in a fourth (o register 19 points --all of Miami's total in the Class A division. The team races took second billing in the wake of such superlative individual performanc- Enid, Durant and Broken Bow nailed down team championships. Enid, with a second in the crucial mile and 440 yard relays, outpointed OC Northwest, 41-24 for the Double AA Results On Page 2B prize. Durant edged McAlester, 41-38, for the Class A title, and Broken Bow survived a very tight Class chase, scoring 23 points. Dunjee and Madill had 19 each and Newkirk 18.

Lawtp nmanaged only 8 points and Eisenhower 6 in the AA point derby, but the city schools competed against one of the fastest fields of the meet. Roy Guest of LHS won the broad jump title with a leap of 22-10 on his last try. Rick Baltlridge was fourth in (he low hurdles and Joe McClung only a fifth in the pole vault, despite clearing 13-0. Ike's Charles Riser was fifth in the high hurdles. Rios hasn't been pressed in the mile all year, and that is still the case.

He way and ran his led all the challengers who has ridden Kauai King in all of his races this year, picked up a little more than $12,000 for his swift ride over the fast track. Abe's Hope and Amberoid were the big disappointments. Neither was in the chase. Abe's Hope, with Bill seeking his fourth triumph, was far back CAMERON N'EASTERN (3) Fremin 2b Rayes rf i bi 5 2 2 1 Hodge I 5 1 3 2 Nixon Bennlght If 5 0 1 0 Hooper ab 5 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 Howard 1 0 0 Rector rf 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 Holland 4 0 1 0 Suess 2 3 1 0 0 Redding ss 4 2 1 0 Prlmeau Ib 3 0 0 0 While Ib Harper CasNeman 2 0 0 0 Dunn cf Baker 3b Reagan Totals 5 0 0 0 Lemons 1 0 0 0 Caop 36 5 10 3 Totals 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 3 4 1 Cameron 010 Oil 020 i Shoemaker! North-astern 210000000 3 Derby E-- Rayes, Harper Holland, Redding, in Hio I Reagan, Howard, Prlmeau, Nixon. PO- in the A Corn! ron 27 3 NEO 37.5 early running but managed to er E( 2b While, Hooper.

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Northeastern--' 000 005 012-rJ 12 2 Cameron OTD ooo 100--2 5 i Glover and Howard; Alvev, Alburv (6), Bauohmon (9) and Vance, Bennloht Baker, none on 2nd; NEO-Prlmeau, -2 fith, Howard. none on 9th, Dunn, nant on into the ground with a strong, early pace. Willie hit the halfway mark at 2:05 and kept pulling away, breaking the string at least 40 yards ahead of the pack. OC Grant's Larry Rose's finished second on a closing burst. Owens, the co-back of the year who is headed for the University of Oklahoma on a football scholarship, won a Class A high jump in 6-2, broad jump in 21-6 and the high hurdles in 14.8.

He lost a bid for a four event sweep by placing second to OC Mqrtheast's Denny Cotner, who skimmed over the lows in 19.3. Owens' harvest was the biggest since Eddie Ray Roberts as going strong for Stillwater the early 1950's. Enid brought the meet to a sizzling finish with a 3:21.2 clocking in the mile relay, just missing the slate record by .1 of a second. Enid had only one individual winner, pole. vaulter Rick Moon, but scored points in 7 events to win the team title in convincing style.

OC Douglass, tabbed as Enid's toughest challenger, never figured in the team race and failed to place in the mile relay. Douglass did win the 440 relay and the meet's quarter mile champ in Herman Stevenson, who clocked 49.0. Another AA individual standout was Ardmore's Jim Quick, who won the 100 in 9.9; Tulsa Bale's Mike Brannan clocked 1:55.3 in the half: Muskogee's Wayne Best swept the hurdles in 14.3 and 19.2. Moon vaulted 14-4 to set the field events pace. He took three stabs at 14-10 which would have been a state record but failed each time.

McAlester made a run at the Class A title on the strength of firsts by Louis Forneries in shots and discus. However, Dur. ant won the mile relay and Me. Alester failed to place. Newkirk's Dale Chapman and Marlow's Charles BiUups were the big guns in Class B.

Biliups swept the hurdles in 14.8 and 19.7, and Chapman turned in a 48.8 anchor leg to bring the Newkirk mile relay team under the wire in 3:23.3. Chapman had run a 220 around the curve earlier in 21.9. Anadarko's Robert Kaulairy nipped Marlow's Grant Baker at the finish in the mile in what-, must have been the night's closest race. Kaulaity caught Bsker at the wire, with 'both boys timing 4:28.4. Hector Yackeshi finished third, giving the area a 1-2-3 sweep.

Lawton Douglass' Jerry McArthur was third in the broad jump and Charles "Willis placed fifth in the pole vault, giving the Lions 4 points. Other area placers were ters' Eddie Paul and Tom Colbert, fourth in the shot put and pole vault, respectively, and Frederick's Tun Pothorst, third i 440..