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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1955

Page

9

Sooner State League Standings And Schedule Update

A compact recap shows Shawnee leading behind Muskogee and McAlester with results and upcoming games listed. Schedule notes include McAlester at Lawton and Muskogee at Paris, Seminole at Ardmore, Shawnee at Ponca City, plus college and national baseball standings and yesterday’s results across major leagues.

Sooner Shawnee Muskogee McAlester Lawton Ponca City Paris Seminole Ardmore Uawton National Ong Eastern Standard T Wentor Buckie Scs Milwaukee New York SS We Philadelphia Ciiceee Sk BOR Et Camena St. Bowie Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati St. Louis Newcombe Jones Cincinnnati

Sooner State Line Beats Muskogee In Low-Scoring Run

Sooner State Line toppled Muskogee 4 to 2 as Madaris Wolfman Har vey Beaulieu Schmidt and Larimore contributed runs. Shawnee defeated Ponca City 14 to 4 with Hunter Miller Rea and Huber tallying in a 10-run blowout. Seminole edged Ardmore 6 to 4 behind Giannelli Steis and Cockrell.

Muskogee Paris Madaris Wolfman Harvey Beaulieu Schmidt Larimore Shawnee Ponca City Hunter Miller Rea Huber Seminole Ardmore Giannelli Steis Cockrell

Eagles in tight grip on Texas League lead

The Dallas Eagles held a slim half game edge atop the Texas Baseball League as San Antonio’s Missions rose to Tulsa for a title deciding doubleheader. San Antonio beat Dallas 6-5 on late homers from Jim Pisoni and Stan Hollmig, winning the series 3-1. Houston and Shreveport also won, closing the gap to ten games. Arnie Atkins earned his 17th win for Shreveport despite an ankle injury. Tulsa and Beaumont rested.

International League Montreal Toronto Paediae Havana Columbus Latinnaire Aic Toronto Rochester Buffalo Richmond Southern Association Memphis Pact Cisaerene New Orleans Chattanooga la Nashville Mobile Beeen Little Rock Resus Atlanta Mobile Chattanooga Anneaceeancua San Antonio Houston San Diego Los Angeles Sacramento Oakland San Francisco Portland Hollywood Seattle American Association Denver Minneapolis Toledo Louisville St. Paul Indianapolis Omaha Charleston Wichita Ee Pueblo Des Moines Ee Colorado Springs Sioux City Wichita Lincoln Des Moines la Macon Montgomery Aoa Reading Williamsport Edema Binghamton Ae Allentown Eee Alan Ee Elmira Ee Ee Johnstown Christi Texas City Port Arthur Austin Waco Port Christi Harlingen Dallas Eagles Texas Baseball League Missions Tulsa Dallas Jim Pisoni Stan Hollmig Beaumont Shreveport Fort Worth Willie Brown Oklahoma City Arnie Atkins

Golf and Tennis Highlights From Across the Nation

Doug Ford won the All-American Golf Tournament with a 72-hole total of 277 while Patty Berg led the Women's Pro section with 302 and Wiffi Smith took the Women's Amateur title with 312. Sam Giammalva beat Gil Shea to win the Eastern Grass Courts in South Orange as Australia beat Japan in Davis Cup at Glen Cove. In speedboat and horse racing, Gale V captured the Gold Cup in Seattle, Misty Morn won the Monmouth Oaks, First Aid won the Whitney Stakes, Career Boy took the United States Hotel Stakes, Parador won the Sheridan Handicap, and Park Dandy led Rockingham Park’s Getaway Day feature.

GOLF Chicago Doug Ford Patty Berg Wiffi Smith Doug Sanders Cedartown South Orange N.J Sam Giammalva Houston Tex Gil Shea Los Angeles Glen Cove N.Y Australia Japan

Puerto Rican Colt Sets All-Time Racing Win Mark

Camarero a 14 hand 750 pound bay colt wins his 55th straight to surpass D4 and Kincsem as the winningest thoroughbred in turf history. Jockey Mateo Matos guides him to a 6 2 furlong victory by four lengths over Sassito in 1 22 2 5. Owner Juan Coll Vidal plans no races outside Puerto Rico.

San Juan Puerto Rico Camarero Kincsem Juan Coll Vidal Sassito Mateo Matos

McMillan’s consecutive games streak snaps with thumb injury

Cincinnati shortstop Roy McMillan is sidelined by a sprained right thumb, ending his 584 straight games played streak. He appeared as a pinch hitter in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader with the Giants but did not play in the second game. The streak began in the final 11 games of 1951, with Gus Suhr’s 822 NL record standing from 1931 to 1937.

Cincinnati Roy McMillan Cincinnati Redlegs McMillan Giants Gus Suhr Pittsburgh

Sunday Stars Batting Shine In Sox Victory 16 12

Norm Zauchin of Boston had three hits including a homer and drove in three runs while scoring four in the Red Sox 16 12 win over Kansas City. Johnny Schmitz of Washington limited Cleveland to nine 3 with two doubles driving in two runs in a 9 3 win.

Associated Press Norm Zauchin Red Sox Boston Kansas City Johnny Schmitz Senators Washington Cleveland

Californian Loses Again In Girls Tennis Finals

Tina Rodi of Beverly Hills California, seed second, fell to Donna Floyd of Washington DC in the National Girls 15 and under singles final at Saddle and Cycle Club, 10 8 and 9 7. Rodi had been runner up last year to Rosa Maria Reyes of Mexico City. Rodi and Sally Moore Bakersfield California won the doubles title 7 5 4 6 6 3 over Floyd and Sue Hodgman Kalamazoo Michigan.

Chicago Tina Rodi Beverly Hills Calif Miss Rodi Donna Floyd Washington, D.C Saddle and Cycle Club Rosa Maria Reyes Mexico City Sally Moore Bakersfield Miss Floyd Sue Hodgman Kalamazoo Mich

Big Klu hits Dark with powerful tag at bat

In Cincinnati Ted Kluszewski, listed at 220 pounds, tag his opponent Alvin Dark so hard in the first inning that Dark needed hospital evaluation. X rays showed no rib fracture as the nightCap game unfolded with heavy action from the Redlegs powerful first baseman.

Cincinnati Redlegs Ted Kluszewski Alvin Dark Dark

Weekend Fight Results From Three Cities

In San Juan Francisco Colon Garcia 130 Puerto Rico outpointed Joe Wilkinson 125 Washington. In Cleveland Sherm Williams 161 Louisville stopped Jimmy Voss 161 Syracuse. In Hollywood Gil Cadilli 126 San Francisco stopped Rudy Garcia 128 Los Angeles.

San Juan Puerto Rico Francisco Colon Garcia Joe Wilkinson Washington Cleveland Sherm Williams Louisville Jimmy Voss Syracuse N. Y Hollywood Calif Gil Cadilli San Francisco Rudy Garcia Los Angeles

Pro Football Exhibitions Showdown Scores

In exhibition play the San Francisco 49ers edged Washington 7 to 6 while Los Angeles defeated Pittsburgh 35 to 24 in other intersquad or warmup games from the NFL preseason.

Associated Press San Francisco Washington Los Angeles Pittsburgh

Kerr Says GOP Afraid He Won't Run Again

Senator Robert Kerr says Democrats fear Eisenhower may not seek re election more than Republicans do. Mundt says world and domestic issues will demand his attention after 1956 and Kerr notes health concerns echo through party lines. Holland argues a President needs rest and hopes Democrats nominate a candidate uniting party wings.

Washington Robert S. Kerr D-Okla Eisenhower Kerr Sen. Mundt R-Sd Mundt Sen. Holland D-Fla Holland

Santa Fe Freight Derails Blocking Through Line

Three cars of an eastbound Santa Fe Freight train derailed early today near Woodward Oklahoma blocking the through line for five hours. There were no injuries as the three cars in the middle of a roughly 120 car train left the tracks when a brake beam blocked a switch and torn track damage occurred.

Woodward Okla Santa Fe

August Meet Of Economic Commission Is Cancelled

Oklahoma City United Press reports the August meeting of the governor s economic development commission is cancelled due to many members being on vacation. The next regular meeting is tentatively set for September 13 and may be held in Tulsa. The commission advises the state commerce and industry department led by Dr Walter Klemm.

Oklahoma City Governor’s Economic Development Commission Walter Klemme State Commerce and Industry Department Tulsa Kemme Klemm

Career Photography Course Offered for Lawton Students

Lawton High School will offer a vocational photography course this fall for juniors and seniors. Instructor W C Burris plans three hours daily across fifth to seventh periods and aims to prepare students for paid photography work, including duties for the school newspaper and yearbook. The program includes equipment use, developing, printing, retouching, and studio management, plus photography as communication and appreciation. Burris, a former commercial photographer, designed the outline with Oklahoma Vocational Education approval.

Lawton High School W. C. Burris Burris

All-American Indian Beauty Is Chosen

Rita Ann McLaughlin 24 year old Hunkpapa Sioux was named Miss Indian America III at All-American Indian Days in Sheridan Wyoming. Sponsored by Al Bedpee Shrine Temple of Billings she works as a dental technician with the U S Public Health Service on the Crow Reservation in Montana. She will attend the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City next month with 76 entrants from 13 states.

Fort Yates N. C Atlantic City N. J Wynema Rose Archambault Cherry Point Mary Geneva Whiteman Pryor Mont Rosa Mae Margaret Spencer Lapwai Idaho

State Cotton Crop Shows Big Increase

Oklahoma farmers are expected to harvest 345000 bales of cotton this year, up 52000 from 1954, with national yield at 12728000 bales. Better lint per acre and favorable moisture boost Oklahoma, though insects remain a risk if wet weather arrives in August.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma U.S. Agriculture Department W. G. Hill Hill Harmon Jackson Tillman Greer

Homeowner scares burglar at 1007 South Seventh

William R. Courger reported a housebreaker fled after he returned home about 7 55 p m Sunday police said. Courger stated he saw a figure raise and lower the southwest window shade before entering the house a lady's purse had been ransacked but nothing appeared missing.

S. Seventh William R. Courger Courger

Canaries Use Camels for Burdened Transport

Imported from Spanish West Africa, camels carry many burdens including people in the Canary Islands as part of a historical transport practice reflecting colonial era logistics and animal use in arid coastal regions.

Spanish West Africa Canary Islands

Heiress Arrested For Drunk Driving In Las Vegas

Beulah Louise Overell Kooyman, heiress once acquitted in a Newport Beach yacht explosion case, was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Las Vegas. Her 4-year-old son escaped injury when the car overturned amid deputies reporting the incident. Her husband Joseph Kooyman works as a sewing machine representative. eight years earlier she and a boyfriend faced dynamite charges related to her parents’ yacht.

Las Vegas NEVP Newport Beach Calif Beulah Louise Overell Kooyman Joseph

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