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Archived Pictures
Don McNeill
Don McNeill from Chickasha coming back from two sets down to
defeat Bobby Riggs 7-5 in the fifth set in the finals of the 1940 U.S. Open.
Don also won the 1939 French Open Singles and Doubles.
defeat Bobby Riggs 7-5 in the fifth set in the finals of the 1940 U.S. Open.
Don also won the 1939 French Open Singles and Doubles.
Tom McSpadden (middle) and Bobby Riggs (right)
Tom McSpadden (middle) and Bobby Riggs (right)
1942, Hawaii
1942, Hawaii
Ray, Tom, and Vance McSpadden
1934
Jack Kisner
Jack Kisner playing in the 1940 Arkansas City Invitational Tennis Tournament
Billy Buckley
Billy Buckley winning both the Adult and Junior Texas Sectional in 1959
Central High School Tennis Team
Central High School Tennis Team - 1960 Muskogee, Oklahoma
Phil Carter - Francis Baxter
Phil Carter - Francis Baxter 8-26-1961 Oklahoma Closed Tennis Tournament
Ponca City East Junior High School Tennis Team
1962 Back row coaches L-R: Wally Smith, Steve Larimer; Middle row L-R: Bill Meek, Robin Riley, Jimmy Hill, Bill Cramer, Phil Landauer; Front row L-R: Lee Armstrong, Bruce Barger, Daryl Hess
Harding High School Tennis Team
1962 Back row L-R: Doug Handel, Clark Musser, David Longmire, Rod Palmer, Bill Vernon; Front row L-R: Ralph Redwine, Tom Hilborne, Jerry Guffey, Jens Drolshammer, Rusty Franklin
Sheryl Barger
Top seed in Girls 16s
Oklahoma State Closed Tennis Tournament, 8-22-1962
Oklahoma State Closed Tennis Tournament, 8-22-1962
1963 Ponca City Open
L-R: Sandy Barger, Pat Mehring, Jimmy Hill,
Sheryl Barger, Bruce Barger, Becky McNeese, Bill Meek
Sheryl Barger, Bruce Barger, Becky McNeese, Bill Meek
1962-1964 Ponca City State Junior Champions
L-R: John Hampton, Dickie Smith, Jimmy Hill
1964 Ponca City Teams
Top Picture - Ponca City East Junior High School Tennis Team, L-R: Wally Smith, Steve Skidmore, Bill Meek, Buddy Robertson,
Robin Riley, Dickie Smith, Terry Snow, Jim Hill, Bill Cramer, Steve Larimer
Bottom Picture - Ponca City High School Tennis Team, L-R: Mike McNeese, Charles Meek, Rodney Bucker, Wally Smith, John Hampton, Kennis Smith, Bill Ashbaugh
Robin Riley, Dickie Smith, Terry Snow, Jim Hill, Bill Cramer, Steve Larimer
Bottom Picture - Ponca City High School Tennis Team, L-R: Mike McNeese, Charles Meek, Rodney Bucker, Wally Smith, John Hampton, Kennis Smith, Bill Ashbaugh
Northwest Classen High School Tennis Team - 1964
Roger Dabney, Joe Walcher, Coach David Hoke, Richard Perry, Jim Cobb
Southeastern State University Tennis Team - 1964
Curtis Richmond, Ike Groce, Steve Roemer
Ray Morris, Francis Baxter, Ellen Scheer
December 3, 1964
Oklahoma Open Tennis Tournament June 2, 1965
Debbie Boring, Francis Baxter, and Lynn Davis
Tulsa Open Tennis Tournament June 15, 1965
L-R: Randy Matthews, Andy Martin, Maureen Quinn, Lynn Davis
1965 Ponca City Open
Jimmy Hill, far court, playing Daryl Hess
16 and Under
16 and Under
National 12-under 1965
Paul Lockwood, second from left, wins the National 12-under doubles title - July, 1965
Mayor Shirk Signing Proclamation
Mayor Shirk signing proclamation marking this "Oklahoma City Sports Week" L-R Leon Penn, Treasurer of the All Sports Association; Stanley Morris;
Mike Allison, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Sports;
Debbie Moss; Francis Baxter 8-8-1965
Mike Allison, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Sports;
Debbie Moss; Francis Baxter 8-8-1965
Paul Lockwood Ranked #1
Paul Lockwood ranked Nationally # 1 in 12 Doubles and # 4 in 12 Singles - 1965
1966 Seminole High School Invitational
Francis Baxter, Bob Williams, Dewey Allen, Gene Land, Wally Smith
Harding High School Tennis Team - 1966
L-R: Francis Baxter, Jim Thompson, Steve Boudreau, Drew Moore, Blaine McCown, Bill Gonso, Brian Mitchell
Ponca City High School Tennis Team - 1966
L-R: Jim Hill, Dickie Smith, John Hampton, Wally Smith, Terry Snow, Rod Bucker, Chuck Meek
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