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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
8
Former Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy predicted Oklahoma could field a great team and called Bud Wilkinson one of the all time great coaches. He added Wilkinson is more than a coach, helping players become better people and is a credit to the game.
Baseball roundup reports the Chicago White Sox opening a one game lead in the American League. The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians split doubleheaders and inch closer to the standings as Boston won twice over Detroit. The split sets up a three game series at Yankee Stadium and a three game set at Fenway Park starting tomorrow.
Artillery and Guided Missile School Commanders defeated the 77th Group 9-3 to seize a game and take the Fort Sill league lead. Tom St John homered in the first, 77th rallied, but A&GMSC pulled away with six runs in the eighth. In the nightcap, the 52nd Group edged the 41st 7-6 as Ed Johnson drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Sal Maglie arrives in New York to join the Cleveland Indians for a pivotal three game series with the New York Yankees. The 38 year old right hander, traded from the Giants for reported 25000, vows to adapt to the American League and work as a spot pitcher amid an Indians rotation led by Al Lopez. Greenberg lands a marquee acquisition over the Yankees to bolster Cleveland.
Baseball notes include Dick Donovan’s one month loss for an appendectomy with White Sox leaders. Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves injured forearm and out a month. Sal Maglie sold to the Cleveland Indians for about 25000. Track records: Cris Ctataway 13 23 2 for three miles. Marilyn Bell, 17, youngest English Channel swimmer. Davis Cup finals Italy over Sweden 4 1. Australia over Canada 5 0. Tennis note: Tony Trabert defaults in Meadow Brook final due to back. Golf: Rubber City Open won by Henry Ransom after playoff. Women: Pat Lesser defeats Carol Diringer 7 6 in Western Amateur. Beverly Hanson wins Battle Creek Open. Horse racing: Arlington Handicap to Platan 7 60. High Gun second. New York: Ted Atkinson drives three winners including First Aid in Jamaica Handicap.
The first automatic pinsetters ever to arrive in Lawton were unloaded at the new Sooner Lanes at Sheridan Road and D this morning and installation began immediately. Proprietor Bill Boydston said the bowling alleys would be open within two weeks, with the first night devoted to free bowling for veteran Lawton keglers.
Airman Whitney Reed of Tinker Air Force Base in Alameda Calif won the singles title at the Sooner State tennis tournament in Ada Okla defeating Clint Nettleton of Austin Texas 6-3 6-3 in the final. He beat James A Schulze of Greenville Texas in the semifinal 3-6 6-4 6-4. Jane Ellingson of Oklahoma City won the women’s singles title defeating Virginia Burlingame of Tulsa 6-3 4-6 7-5. Gene Land of Oklahoma City and Lt Bill Danner of Altus Air Force Base captured the doubles crown defeating Bill Lust of Tyler Texas and Charles Bludworth of Austin Texas 6-2 6-1.
Gerald Stockton a 23 year old Duncan high school basketball coach resigns to become head coach at Murray A&M in Tishomingo. Stockton a former Oklahoma A&M star from El Reno led an 11 12 Duncan squad in his first year. Replacement named as Dick Dozier, a former El Reno player with Oklahoma City college background, per Bill Sullins.
Sunday saw a flurry of home runs as players from the Cubs Pirates Redlegs Giants Dodgers Yankees and more connected. Banks King Fondy Atwell Long Shepard Kluszewski Mays Crandall Crowe Campanella Schoendienst Musial Mantle Berra Yanke es Zernial and Williams each contributed in a variety of games.
Lawton's Braves swept a doubleheader from Muskogee 3-1 and 4-1 to stretch their winning streak to five and pull two and a half games ahead of Shawnee. Miller and Pearce starred, with Pearce collecting six straight hits across both games and driving in four runs. Miller earned the win in relief in the nightcap as Lawton prepares for a six day road swing against Ardmore Muskogee and McAlester.
Baltimore owner and manager Paul Richards announced the unconditional release of 18 year old right handed pitcher John Bruce Swango from Welsh Oklahoma. Swango had a $36000 bonus and a guaranteed $12000 yearly for three years but never pitched in the majors.
Braves slugger Joe Adcock suffers a season ending right arm injury after a high inside pitch from Jim Hearn hits him in the second inning of a County Stadium game. Hearn claims the ball slipped. Adcock will wear a cast for six weeks with a return not expected until late in the season.
Telco faces KSWO in the women’s division finals at 7 30 p m at ABC park for the opener while Texaco and Telco meet in the men’s best of five for the championship. Both games scheduled at ABC park.
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees homered for his 23rd time as the Yankees won the first game of a doubleheader 5 to 2 over Kansas City. Alvin Dark of the New York Giants collected two hits in four at bats and drove in a run in a 7 to 3 victory over Milwaukee. Pete Runnels of the Washington Senators had a hit in four trips and drove in a run as the Senators lost the second game of their doubleheader to Chicago 6 to 5.
Ted Williams hit his first grand slam since 1951 as Boston defeated Detroit 3-2 in game one. Jim Piersall homered to start the ninth in game two to seal a 3-2 win. White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman shut Washington to two hits over 8 1-3 innings, earning an 11 inning 3-1 victory in the first game of the doubleheader.
Western League results Des Moines 9 Wichita 1 Colorado Springs 10 Pueblo 7 Sioux City 4 Lincoln 1 South Atlantic League Montgomery 7 8 Columbus 2 1 Jacksonville 3 Savannah 2 Columbia 3 5 Charlotte 2 Augusta 6 Macon 2 Eastern League Sheenectady 5 5 Elmira 4 6 Williamsport 16 7 Albany 12 8 Big State Waco 18 Corpus Christi 2 Port Arthur 6 Harlingen 5 Austin at Texas City ppd rain
Henry Ransom from Edge Texas captured the Rubber City Open at Firestone CC in Akron Ohio after a four way 16 under par finish. Doug Ford Jack Burke and Jackson Bradley tied at 272 and joined the playoff with Ransom after a 72 hole event. Ransom sank a 12 foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win.
Seminole Oklahoma booster club treasurer Cc. P. Ellis warned the Seminole Oilers may fold as the team races to raise $1,700 to cover payroll by 2 p.m. With $816 still needed and little chance of funds, the cellar-dwelling club planned to host Shawnee at home tonight.
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