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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1947
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR text yields little coherent information. The fragment mentions Baseball results in a garbled form with scattered words and names, making it impossible to identify teams, scores, or dates for a proper summary.
The Oklahoma City Indians opener tips off after rain delays. Tulsa finally won 2 to 1 over Dallas in a pitchers duel, while Dallas and Oklahoma City faced repeated postponements. San Antonio added to the Texas league lead with a 6 1 victory over Shreveport as Houston beat Beaumont 11 to 4.
Cal April 15 Jim Jeffries the 72 year old former heavyweight champion recalls old rivals and argues today’s boxers train too little and do insufficient roadwork He says Joe Louis would have given Corbett Fitzsimmons or Sullivan a tough tussle but laments the current crop for lack of discipline and pace weighing about 230 pounds now.
In Allentown Pennsylvania Ike Wil s Teenton and Conti clashed as non title bouts. Pittsburgh saw Ezzard Chander outpoint Erv Pittehurchy while Juste Fontaine stopped Quentin Breese in Milwaukee. Breese faced Breese in Manhattan, Kos.
April 15 report surveys major league teams and key players for the coming World Series race. It ponders Boston’s strength, Williams’ batting crown, and the fate of stars like Newhouser, Durocher, Robinson, Reiser, and the Yankees. It raises whether managers and contracts affect October action and contends the sport will unfold with many open questions.
Associated Press review compares past polls with current expectations. Mentions Cards, Yanik, and pennant talk across multiple years, including specific teams and eras. References timing like today and years past with brief notes on results and who was favored.
Indianapolis April 1 Officials indicated they would send an abbreviated entry list to the post for the May 1 auto race classic at the speedway. Twenty eight drivers had threatened a boycott over cash prizes, but president Myer Leuce said he believed enough entries would arrive by tonight’s midnight deadline to meet speedway standards.
In Benin April 15 the telephone strike was blamed for the cancellation of an amateur boxing show scheduled in Enid tonight. Promoter Dude McCoole called it off due to fighters unable to appear. Herachel Acton of Oklahoma City and Eddie Lava of Chilacen Indian school had been slated for the main event.
Rainfall keeps the Aggies from practicing this week at Cameron College. Coach Billy Stampa says the Skull drill was planned for today but could not be held. Weather may extend the pause two to three days, delaying the intended season conclusion and the planned scrimmage at Roosevelt Stadium.
London April 16 AlMn Toe Balai heavyweight from a np ment Ta was rated a bare favo rite today 6 to 4 against Bruce Woodcock British Empire cham pion in their 10 round battle of the reluctant challengers tonight before 10 500 fans at Harringay arena. The winner may be the best man to fight heavyweight champion Jon Louis with seven weeks at ring side priced 4.20 to 6 at ringside.
Charles Comiskey II left Loyola University and skipped class to attend the American League opener between his Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians in Chicago. He is 21 and stood in as team president during the trip to Cleveland for the game.
Britain faced its first balanced budget in ten years as Chancellor Hugh Dalton announced plans before the House of Commons. He warned that any surplus could not be used for wholesale tax cuts and cited a revenue total around 992,000,000 with expenditures near 412,724,000,000 to maintain fiscal discipline and reduce debt.
Suanghat April date Chinese students protest outside city hall demanding immediate settlement over a fatal truck crash injuring or killing a student, triggering a terse clash with local officials and calls for accountability from the mayor.
Several hundred angry students at Sholiing University detained Jane M. Voss and Sim Antonia as campus officials and university president BP Woo tried to broker a settlement with Ibo over a volatile dispute involving the Kuembrbng party.
Scientists estimate that industrial activity during reconstruction could trigger significant ocean water contamination, with a measured impact approaching 8000 tons per square mile. The discussion references nine states and cautions against excessive machinery use in rebuilding efforts.
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