Sooner State baseball notes and player highlights
A column by Bob Glaves reports Lawton’s Sooner State franchise quashing folding rumors while facing big financial losses. Highlights include Bill Schimchak praised for natural hitting, Wes Snyder tying a record, Don Wheatley considered for Shrine Bowl, Vic Menendez posting over .300 in softball, and Boehme’s continued .340s batting pace with his release earlier in the season.
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Vic Menendez
Thorn Chevrolet
Lawton-Fort Sill
Ken Boehme
Danny Steidel
Columbia
Boehme
Steidel
Lawton
Allie Reynolds and the lure of money in baseball
TV in Dugouts 1 reports that Allie Reynolds, Yankee workhorse, was drawn to baseball by money. It recalls 1939 cash bait, a charity golf appearance at Fort Sill, and Reynolds’s comment that football is his first love but baseball earns more. Dressing room chatter on future TV dugout views and fatigue signals.
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Allie Reynolds
Yankee
Allie
Fort Sill
Reynolds
Yankees
Sooner Franchise Possible Site in Chickasha in ’54
Oklahoma youths of 2 000 join Gov. Murray in St. Louis for three major league games and other events with free entertainment, total trip under 17 for under 12 and under 26 for 12 to 17, adults welcome. Also reports record 20,000 season tickets for Oklahoma football, plus other notes from sports and coaching clinics.
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Klahoma City
Oklahoma
Gov. Murray
Norman
Oklah
University of Oklahoma
Sooners
Notre Dame
Summer Meetings Open for NCAA in Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association officers began mid summer meetings in Chicago on Wednesday. The policy-making council was to take action on recommended against schools for alleged rule violations. The executive committee opened the gathering and planned to review financial operations approve the 1953-54 budget and set dates and sites for 12 national meets next year.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Council On On
Reds and Indians to open doubleheader at Mattie Beal Park
Weather permitting a Lawton Ardmore twinbill headlines the night with Nunzio Izzo and Dan Bumstead slated for the Redlegs after Tuesday rainout. Ardmore holds a 10-6 edge in the 20 game series as the teams meet again in Memorial Park and in Ardmore later this week.
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Lawton
Ardmore
Mattie Beal Park
Tuck McWilliams
Nunzio Izzo
Dan Bumstead
Redlegs
Indians
Sooner State
Shawnee- Pauls Valley
Monty Stratton
Chicago White Sox
Sherman
Stratton
Gainesville
Ada Herefords
McAlester
Herefords
Dick Turelli
Rocket Hurlers
Ada
Sooner State Baseball Standings and Tuesday Results
Oklahoma league standings show Ardmore, Shawnee, Ada, Lawton near midpack with many teams posting wins. Tuesday results include rain affecting Lawton Ardmore and Pauls Valley Shawnee Ada McAlester, plus Gainesville topping Sherman 7-4 and Ada beating McAlester 4-2. Tonight Ada hosts McAlester. Gainesville visits Sherman. Ardmore plays Lawton. Shawnee visits Pauls Valley.
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L Pet
Ardmore
Sherman
Shawnee
Pauls Val
Ada
Lawton
MecAles
G’ville
Pauls Valley
McAlester
Gainesville
James
Fort Wayne Open Slated Thursday
Fort Wayne PGA Open with 110 pros entered for $15,000 starts Thursday. Defending champ Jimmy Clark and playoff rival Jim Turnesa lead the field, joined by Peter Thomson Jack Knight and Henry Martell among international entrants. About 25 amateurs incl Frank Stranahan.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jimmy Clark
Jim Turnesa
Clark
Laguna Beach
Calif
Turnesa
Briarcliff
N. Y
Peter Thomson
Australia
Ben Hogan
Jack Knight
Henry Martell
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Tom O
Durocher Signed to Manage Giants Through 1955
New York Giants president Horace Stoneham announced on August 12 that Leo Durocher will manage the club through the 1954 and 1955 seasons. The contract likely renews Durocher’s approximate $50,000 yearly salary, ending speculation of a rift after the team’s collapse. The two-year deal breaks the Giants’ usual one-year manager practice.
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New York
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Rain Washes Out Evening Games. Softball Doubleheader Set
Kid league baseball and district softball action at Mattie Bear park were wiped out by rain Tuesday night. A double bill is scheduled tonight weather permitting with Wilson and Roosevelt Pee Wees opening city playoffs at 5 30 p m and Washington and Will Rogers meeting in a midget playoff contest. TAC to face Air Training in the second softball game of the district double elimination tournament.
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Mattie Bear Park
Wilson
Roosevelt Pee Wees
Washington
Will Rogers
TAC
Hambletonian Stakes Draw Draws 20000 To Goshen Harness Meet
About 20 000 fans gathered in Goshen New York to watch 23 three year old trotters compete in the Hambletonian Stakes offering 117 117 98 dollars in prize money at the cradle of light harness racing.
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Goshen
N. Y
Dodgers Triumph Over Giants In Polo Grounds 4 0
Baseball Roundup notes the Dodgers beat the Giants 4 0 at the Polo Grounds. Carl Erskine pitched a two hitter for Brooklyn securing his 13th win. Gil Hodges hit his 25th homer as Sal Maglie left with a shoulder issue after four innings. Other results: Cardinals beat Braves in Milwaukee. Red Sox sweep. Cubs edge Reds. Pirates win suspended game then lose. Minoso homered three runs for the White Sox in a 6 2 victory over Cleveland.
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Polo Grounds
Giants
Carl Erskine
Hank Thompson
Sal Maglie
Gil Hodges
Giant
Maglie
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cardinals
Solly Hemus
Red Schoendienst
Milwaukee
Braves
Stu Miller
White Sox
Yankees
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Red Sox
Philadelphia
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Pittsburgh
Phils
Cubs
Cincinnati
Minnie Minoso
Bob Lemon
Minoso
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Stats show leaders across teams, including Irvin and Schoendienst atop batting averages, Musial and Dark leading runs, Campanella and Mathews driving runs batted in, Vernon and Kuenn high in hits, and Burdette Lopat and Ford strong in pitching.
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Irvin
New York
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Thompson
Musial
Dark
Reese
Brooklyn
Campanella
Mathews
Milwaukee
Hodges
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Lothman
Snider
Baumholtz
Chicago
Bell
Bruton
Fondy
Gilliam
Burdette
Hoge Milwaukee
Haddix
Vernon
Washington
Rosen
Cleveland
Minoso
Mantle
Kuenn
Detroit
Philley
Kell
Boston
Rivera
Piersall
Fox
Boone
McDougald
Zernial
Lopat
Brown
Ford
Baseball Trains Planned for Reds Cardinals Series
WINITA Okla Aug 12 UP One of three special trains carrying Oklahomans to St Louis to watch a three game series between the Cincinnati Reds and St Louis Cardinals will leave here Aug 20 Trains will leave Oklahoma City and Tulsa the same day.
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Winita
Okla
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Valdez Upsets Charles Plans With Decision
In Miami on August 12, Nino Valdes of Cuba defeated former heavyweight champion Ezra Charles in a ten round decision. Valdes absorbed Charles’s best punches, winning on two judges and the referee’s card. Charles, 32, said he had a bad night and could not finish Valdes, who weighed 209 pounds to Charles’s 191½.
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Miami
Fla
Ezzard Charles
Nino Valdes
Cuba
Valdes
Charles
Rocky Marciano
Roland LaStarza
Cincinnati
Morris Feingold
Gus Jackobson
Cy Gottfried
Fort Sill and Sheppard Vie For Red River Title Tonight
Fort Sill opens its bid for the Red River Valley league crown in a best of five series with Sheppard Field. Tonight's game is at Sheppard. if needed, games move to Butner Field Thursday and a potential Friday rematch at Fort Sill. Jim Lawler starts for Fort Sill, with Kenny Hemphill and Ray Tinney slated to pitch for the soldiers.
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Fort Sill
Sheppard
Butner Field
Jim Lawler
Kenny Hemphill
Ray Tinney
City Net Tourney Opens Today at 35th Division Courts
Lawton Fort Sill tennis tourney opens with Bob Shelby directing at 35th Division courts. Four age groups scheduled 14 15 16 18 and over 18 with singles and doubles in all but 16 18. Entries: 13 and under dropped. Girls entry limited to one player who will compete with boys in 14 15. First round over 18 to begin, second round Fri and Sat, awards for all winners and runners up.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Bob Shelby
Shelby
Constitution Press Office
Jones
Jim Sanders
Bartzen Faces Hoad In Newport Casino Tennis Clash
Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo Texas a former Army sergeant clashes with 18 year old Lewis Hoad of Australia in a featured third round match at the Newport Casino Invitation Tennis tournament. Hoad ranked second among foreign entries and seen as a top Davis Cup prospect while Bartzen seeded fifth in the U S field aims to upset the rising star in a high profile match at Newport Rhode Island on August 12.
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Newport
R. I
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Lewis Hoad
Australia
Bartzen
U. S
Cliff Mayne
Berkeley
Calif
Hoad
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Sid Schwartz
Brooklyn
Rosewall
Grant Golden
Wilmette
Ill
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Jacques Grigry
Alhambra
Ham Richardson
Baton Rouge
San Ayre
Seixas
Rafael Ortega
Mexico
Nation's zaniest golf tourney slated at Scioto Club
Columbus Ohio August 12 up some of the country's best golfers and comedians will play in one of golf's zaniest tournaments Monday Scores won't count as players attempt to turn in a gag Dizzy Dean famous for haymaker swings will headline with Perry Como in attendance last year the crowd reached 12000 Demonstrations by top pros and a large audience are planned at Scioto Country Club with 15000 expected after the opening tee shot
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Columbus
Ohio
Dizzy Dean
Diz
Perry Como
Swank Scioto Country Club
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