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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1954

Page

8

Braves Edge Sill Nine In Exhibition Four To Two

Lawton Braves beat Fort Sill 4 2 at Memorial park in a Sunday exhibition as Wendell Doss and Joel Whitlock combined for five innings of solid pitching. Frank Alden drove in two with a second inning double and others added singles as the Braves totaled seven hits. Sill starter Gosney took the loss, while Lawton's bats produced key runs despite 10 singles by the Sill nine.

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Aggies, Tulsa To Open Valley Baseball Twinbill

Tulsa Oklahoma The Missouri Valley Conference race shifts to a doubleheader between Oklahoma A M and the University of Tulsa The Hurricane hopes for a stronger showing after a lopsided 23 4 opener in which the Aggies defeated Tulsa Both teams enter with identical 4 4 season marks as per the latest schedule notes.

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Seixas Tops Trabert for Dallas Meet Singles Title

Vic Seixas of Philadelphia defeated Tony Trabert of Cincinnati 6 3 14 6 1 64 to win the Dallas Country Sunday singles championship. Seixas, a late entrant after plans for a trip to Italy, upset favored Trabert in a strong display of form, reversing their earlier Forest Hills final matchup from six months prior.

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Baseball Roundup: Yanks, Dodgers, and Tigers Impress

Streaky results from spring workouts feature the Yankees, Dodgers, and Tigers showing strong performances. Maglie’s old spell affects Cincinnati, Detroit and Philadelphia. Irvin drives in four for the Giants. Ennis belts two homers as Maglie shines at Ebbets Field, while Grims and McDermott pace tense early spring action.

Sill Boxers Take Crowns In Fourth Army Tournament

Fort Hood and Camp Polk clashed in the Fourth Army boxing tournament at Fort Hood. Fort Sill won team honors with 21 points. Camp Polk totaled 18. Gonzalez of Fort Bliss claimed the 118-pound Golden Gloves novice title as Paul Hernandez of Fort Sill and other Fort Sill boxers earned multiple wins in a crowded finals night.

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Sports Hold Lead as Texas Loop Pauses for Week

Shreveport tops the league pace to lead by a full game with a 1 1 record after two weeks. San Antonio climbs to second by sweeping Oklahoma City 6 2 and 4 0, while the Eagles drop an Easter twin bill to the Sports 1 15 and 5 7. Beaumont and Fort Worth sit five games back at .500. Tulsa wins series from Houston 6 2 as they take three of four. Monday schedule shifts Beaumont to Dallas Shreveport to Fort Worth Houston meets Oklahoma City and San Antonio visits Tulsa.

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Patterson Faces Williams Tonight in Brooklyn Bout

unbeaten 19 year old Floyd Patterson expected to extend his pro streak as he meets Alvin Williams of Wichita at Eastern Park Arena. Williams, with a 38-35 record, has never been stopped in nine years of fighting. The eight round bout will be telecast by Dumont starting at 9 p.m. CST.

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Sill Baseball Loop Will Open Tonight at Fort Sill Field

Fort Sill baseball league opens tonight at Butner field with a 7:30 p.m. first pitch. The Artillery School Command nine faces Ha. Biy TAC in the opener as Brig. Gen. James F. Brittingham fires the ceremonial first pitch.

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Oklahoma Players Shine in Major Leagues

AP reports Oklahoma athletes in MLB with standout moments. Mantle hit a 470 foot triple and scored on a sac fly as the Yankees lost to Washington. Runnels collected hits in five at bats in Washington’s win. Kretlow pitched 4 hits allowed in relief as Baltimore fell to Detroit 8 3. Thompson and Dark contributed for the Giants in victories over the Dodgers.

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Mantle Delivers Another Big Wallop at Stadium

New York April 19 UP Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hit a long drive in the eighth inning off pitcher Mickey McDermott. It marked the first time a batted ball struck the deep stands at the stadium, contributing to the Yankees’ 9 to 3 loss.

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Main Downs Vincent In Monte Carlo Final

Lorne Main of Vancouver outlasted Tony Vincent of Miami to win the Monte Carlo international tennis championship with scores 7 36 75 64 Sunday.

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Santee Weds Amid Sprinting Ambitions at KU

Lawrence Kansas April reports KU senior Santee wed his schoolmate Danna Lou Denning yesterday. The mile record holder clocked sub four minutes in three miles and aimed for the four minute mile at multiple meets including Drake, Kansas Relays and NCAA events. He emphasized family support yet kept focus on racing milestones and upcoming college meets across May and June.

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