Oklahoma Statesmen eye all state backfield sparks next season
Oklahoma U may field an all Sooner backfield with QB David Baker Bartes ville, Clendon Thomas, Carl Dodd and Dennis Morris in the mix as the Sooner State league opens May 1. Shawnee hunts a new manager while local records and performances hint at strong track and field marks.
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Cardinals Catchers Brace for Passed Ball Surge
The Cardinals' catching corps may lead majors in errors as knuckleballers Hoyt Wilhelm Jim Davis and Matty Dickson flank Hal Smith on the mound staff. Smith’s Albany rookie glow led to a gloveless mask moment before a barehanded catch and diving tag. A New York writer notes Casey Stengel’s Yankee success cost 20 rivals their managers since 19. In Milwaukee, team talk extols organization and players as thoroughbreds, not jackasses.
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Jim Davis
Matry Dickson
Redbird
St. Louis
Hal Smith
Albany
Smith
New York
Casey Stengel
Yankee
Oie Case
Lawton Wolverines Face Amarillo Sandies In Doubleheader
Lawton's Wolverines meet the Amarillo Sandies in a doubleheader at the new LHS diamond starting at 2 p.m. after losses by the Sandies to Capitol Hill and Northwest Classes last week. Lawton sits at 1-3 with Jim Wilson starting the opener and Oscar Pickering set for mound duty. Sophomores Jerry Boucher and Davie Hillis may also see time on the hill, coach Jim Rinehart said.
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Jim Rinehart
Redmen Split Tahlequah Doubleheader in OCC Baseball
Northeast Oklahoma Northeastern and Southeastern split a Oklahoma Collegiate Conference baseball doubleheader in Tahlequah yesterday. Southeastern won the first game 8 to 6 and Northeastern took the nightcap 5 to 4.
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Archie Cleared In Sex Charge
Three lawsuits seeking 760000 from Archie Moore were dismissed by U S District Court judge for lack of jurisdiction. Complainants Dotiree Mapp and Barbara Bivins alleged malicious acts by Moore, who denied the charges as false. Moore resides in San Diego and had fought Floyd Patterson days later.
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Hogan Gains Wide Support For 'Big One
Augusta golf circles rally behind Ben Hogan as Masters week begins. Cary Middlecoff and Sam Snead lead advance polls, while Hogan friendly praise comes from Claude Harmon Byron Nelson Jimmy Demaret and others. Hogan says he is hitting well but won’t guarantee victory. A 30-newsman poll rates Middlecoff as favorite with Snead also highly regarded. Hogan remains a top contender.
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Hogan
Texas Hawk
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Winged Foot
New York
Ben
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Uutound
Jack Fleck
San Francisco
Togan
Middlecoff
Snead
OU's Hodge Tops Classy Mat Field For AAU Tourney
WANESBURG Pa Dan Hodge recent NCAA 174 pound champion leads five defending AAU champs entered in a four day wrestling tournament opening tomorrow in Waynesburg. Hodge of Oklahoma will represent Tulsa YMCA in freestyle and Greco Roman events with about 400 wrestlers expected. Defending freestyle champs include Tommy Evans Tulsa and Bill Kerslake Hire Pa while Greco champions Khalil Taha Detroit Ford Wrestling Club and Ken Maidlow Michigan State are also entered. Doug Blubaugh Oklahoma A M competes in freestyle unattached.
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Late Gopher Bid Tips Sooner Nine
Minnesota defeated Oklahoma 9 7 in a baseball game after scoring three runs in the ninth with two out. Oklahoma had only two hits through seven innings while Minnesota used pinch hitter Bill Swanson to spark the comeback.
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Maury MccDermintt
Williams Defends Louis as Tax Fight Buffeted by Politics
Sarasota report recalls Ted Williams denouncing U.S. government tax actions against Joe Louis and attacking Marine Corps and Taft while defending Louis as a patriot. Williams, 33, says Louis faces lifelong back taxes despite public service, urging a settlement or debt wipeout and criticizing politicians and government handling. He denies targeting Truman, reiterating Marine criticism.
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Ted Williams
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Robert A. Taft
United States
Joe Louis
Tunney Rates's Pitchers Dempsey Best in Rare Form
Former world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney ranks Dempsey ahead of modern stars and places oldtimers Sullivan Fitzsimmons Corbett Louis atop his all time list. He doubts Patterson’s comeback prospects and notes Sugar Ray Robinson’s supremacy among recent middleweights.
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Williams apologizes for Marine Corps remark in interview
Ted Williams issued a mimeographed public apology after remarks attributed to him in a New Orleans interview sparked by a drinking reporter. He said he values friends and the Marine Corps and regrets any offense. The statement was distributed as Williams and the Red Sox prepared for an exhibition with the Yankees in St. Petersburg.
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Burns Braves Meet Monday in Oklahoma City Exhibition
Brooklyn's National League champions meet Milwaukee in a 1:30 p.m. exhibition at Texas League Park in Oklahoma City. Front-line stars from both clubs will appear as spring training winds toward the season opener in New York. Tickets by mail or phone. banquet to follow and the Texas leagueers host Tulsa on April 14.
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