TUPATALK: Some glimpses of past sports history
Following is a look at some excerpts of local sports history.
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October 1979
Jeff Weeks and David Eve were light on the weigh-in scale but boasted plenty of ballast in their heart as warriors for the College High football team.
Listed at just 150 and 160 pounds, respectively, Weeks and Eve had earned the starting wide receiver slots in coach Mickey Ripley's offense.
Through the first four games, Weeks had snagged 17 aerials from quarterback John Ausmus for 251 yards.
Among Eve's catches was a 27-yard gain.
Ripley labeled both wideouts as fearless when it came to catching the ball in traffic.
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Sooner Spartan girls drubbed Dewey to win the 4A District 13 softball crown, 10-4.
Next up, the Lady Spartans (31-2) looked forward to playing Enid in the next round of the playoffs.
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September 1972
Lenord Bacon hammed it up at the George Wilkie Memorial Tournament at Sunset Country Club to win the event with a net score of 65.
Bacon sizzled during the final four holes, recording three pars and a birdie in the event which celebrated the country club's 25th anniversary celebration.
Charles Alfred outdistanced himself from the rest of his rivals in the President's Cup with a net 73.
Jim Williams captured the low gross trophy at 75 and Ed Hines poured it on with a strong green's game to grab the low putts trophy with 25 on 18 holes.
Cecil Rhodes and R.W. Elliott tied for the second-best low net score at 69.
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October 1975
Collinsville unleashed a powerful offensive attack early to set the tone in a 19-8 conference football win against visiting Dewey.
The Cardinals flexed their muscles with a 67-yard, eight-play touchdown drive on their opening possession.
But, Dewey's defense turned in a doggedly-determined effort the rest of the way, allowing just two more scores.
However, Dewey's offense couldn't gain any traction. Quarterback Steve Gilliland would be sacked nine times for 66 yards in losses.
All things considered, the fact the Doggers fell by just 11 points was a testament to their gritty play.
The Doggers finally scored when Chuck McClure broke loose on a 46-yard touchdown jaunt in the second quarter.
McClure and fellow running back Earnest Hardeman provided most the heavy work for the Dogger offense all night.
Dewey finished with a respectable 110 net yards rushing and eight first downs.
The game was still in reach in the fourth quarter until Collinsville scored its final touchdown. Dewey's Mark Miller blocked the extra point to keep Collinsville under 20 points.
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Rick Long rocked the rest of the field with an overwhelming third-round lead at the Examiner-Enterprise City Golf Championship golf tournament.
Long boasted an eight-stroke lead at 219. Gene Witzel was next-closest at 227 in the event hosted by the Adams Municipal Golf Course.
Long had shot 70, 76 and 73 to sit at three-over par heading into the final round.
Witzel's rounds included 75, 75 and 77.
Dave Snyder rounded out the top three at 232 while Chris Coyle and Shawn Barker were tied for fourth with 234.
The championship flight included Walt Henrich, Ed Reese, Tom Barlow, Mike Adams, Jim Conatser, Mark Cox, Chris Crawford, Shawn Barker, Snyder, Witzel and Long.
The latter three were scheduled to tee off in the final group.
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December 1975
Bartlesville Wesleyan College's men's basketball team sidled past Haskell College to win the Hesston Classic Tournament, 75-73.
BWC also had gutted out a close opening-round triumph against Hesston, 87-84.
The Hesston Larks held the advantage most the game, but BWC took a 46-45 lead on Steve Hughes' bucket.
After the score had been knotted at 55-55, Hughes again tickled the twine with the go-ahead bucket — a lead BWC would never relinquish.
Hughes participated directly in 36 of BWC's points, scoring 24 and spooning out six assists.
Brian Brecheisen tallied 18 more and grabbed 13 boards. Gary Thurman and Brad Schweitzer struck for 17 and 16 points, respectively.
In the championship game, Brecheisen grabbed a key defensive rebound off a missed free throw with the score tied, 73-73, and then scored the winning bucket with four seconds left.
Don Dunn led BWC with 26 points and also stole Haskell's final inbounds pass to deny Haskell a chance at a last-second shot.
Hughes and Thurman added 14 points apiece.
Brecheisen recorded his second-straight double-double with 12 points and 13 boards.
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August 1949
Bartlesville Pirates rained pain on the Iola Indians, in the form of 13 base hits, to wring out an 11-7 victory in Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri minor league baseball action.
The Bucs led at one point, 11-3, before the Iola Indians staged a late surge.
Ed Wolfe hurled the complete game for the Bucs, surrendering 10 singles and a double — the latter spanked off the bat of Lou Ott.
All of the Bartlesville hits were singles, led by Gerald Dahms, Scotten, Bill Herring and Dean Jongewaard with two hits apiece.
Dahms singled home Scotten and Herring with a bases-loaded hit in the second inning. Stanley Miller later drove home Jongewaard and Dahms.
Dahms also singled home Herring in the ninth inning.
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July 1945
The Bartlesville Blues black baseball team contracted Negro League baseball great Satchel Paige to throw for them in a showdown against the Coffeyville All-Stars at the Bartlesville Municipal Stadium.
Admission cost just 25 and 35 cents.
Tom Smith, manager of the Blues, said there was some bad blood between the two squads.
"We've also been practicing up on our chatter and those Kansans are going to be razzed an awful lot — that's going to have something to do with the final score," Smith promised.
Bob Daniels was slated to pitch for Coffeyville.
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November 1942
Caney and Copan gridiron warhorses were slated to battle each other in their annual Armistice Day showdown.
Copan starters included: Bibles, end; Linstra tackle; Henderson, guard; Loper, center; Fulk, guard; Parkerson, tackle; Reed, end; Lucas, halfback; Edwards, halfback; Baker, fullback; and Barlow, quarterback.
Caney regulars were Bridenstine, end; Geasland, tackle; Neil, guard; McClure, center; Steele, guard; Brewer, tackle; Miller, end; Powers, quarterback; Surrett, halfback; Fletcher, halfback; and Renton, fullback.
Caney brought an undefeated record (7-0) into the fray, having outscored opponents, 212-19.
Copan was 5-1-1.
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College High Wildcat football coach C.C. "Lefty" Custer was cautiously upbeat about his team's chances against Tulsa Will Rogers.
Alfred Teegarden, a starting tackle, was waiting the results of x-rays to determine the extent of a shoulder injury suffered during practice.
Joe Bailey, who was recovering from a cold, and Ed Ritchie, who had a sore shoulder, were expected to be ready to play.
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June 1948
United States Olympic and Phillips 66ers basketball coach Bud Browning said his team looked sharp during an intra-squad game at the College High fieldhouse in front of a large crowd of on-lookers.
Browning was encouraged by the offensive firepower (106 points) in the scrimmage.
Starting for the White team were Lew Beck, Cab Renick, Bob Kurland, Jackie Robinson, Gordon Carpenter, Gene Jones and Buddy York.
The Green team included Don Barksdale, Gerald Tucker, Ed Beisser, R.C. Pitts, Marty Nash, Jack Perrault and Dick Reich.
Kurland and Carpenter scored 18 points each.
Browning, who earned the spot as U.S. head coach because his 66ers, the national AAU champions beat national college king Kentucky in a game to determine the best amateur team in America, was still waiting for a contingent of Kentucky players to join the Olympic team.
In fact, the non-Kentucky Olympians were slated to take on the Kentucky squad again in an exhibition game in Tulsa.
The teams were ready to depart for the London Olympics about three weeks later.
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June 1937
More than 1,000 tickets had been sold for the softball clash at Bartlesville Municipal Stadium between the Jane Phillips sorority and the Pawhuska White Shirts.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips were invited as special guests. Kinnear and Bill Kilian accepted umpiring duties.
The Jane Phillips team included Loraine Disney, catcher; Margaret Parks, pitcher; Ruth Robins, first base; Dorothy St. Clair, second base; Genevive Holler, shortstop; Dorothy Zinn, third base; Letha Kohler, rover; Ruth Prescott, left field; Marjorie Bowers, centerfield; and Thelma Redmon, right field.
Pawhuska's athletes were Bonnie Enos, catcher; Boots Cadlwell, pitcher; Mary Gore, first base; Dorothy White, second base; Edna Bowers, shortstop; Johnie Moseley, third base; Opal Monger, rover; Dolly Katz, left field; Shorty Sheldon, center field; and Rosie Carson, rightfield.
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June 1936
The birthdate of American Legion Baseball in Bartlesville was June 9 when the committee in charge of the American Legion junior baseball team met to draw up plans for the squad.
C.C. Hoffman was chairman of the committee.
All boys 17-years-old-and-younger living within Bartlesville and surrounding districts were eligible to try out.
The team's first practice was slated for the next Saturday.
Interested youth were ask to contact Hoffman, C.A. Markle, E.K. Hatheway or D.A. Patterson before June 20.
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C.B. Fowler shot a 74 to lead a tournament at the Hillcrest Country Club.
He also earned medalist honors the day before with a 77.
W.A. Feist carded a 77 the second day, followed by V.T. Broaddus, 78; Tom Trower, 79; and M.F. Broaddus, 80.
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August 1952
Bartlesville's Dallas Dobbs was being counted on to be a key player for the Oklahoma All-State North baseball team.
Dobbs, a six-foot-tall pitcher, was singled out by South coach Art Young of Altus as a main threat for the North.
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CORRECTION
The Examiner-Enterprise sports section misspelled the name of a Dewey High School girls’ basketball player.
The correct spelling is Matti Lorenz.
This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: TupaTalk: Looking to golden sports moments
