Lawton’s Wayne Cummings rises from rags to Braves’ lineup
Navy veteran Wayne Cummings, cut loose by Gainesville last summer, joined the Lawton Braves as a catcher then outfielder. He hit .312 with 12 homers in 46 games, contributing key runs as Lawton climbed to a 36-20 record since his debut. His switch to the outfield eased wear behind the plate and boosted the team’s playoff push.
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Army
Lawton
Bill McKeon
Wayne Cummings
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Cummings
Gainesville
Braves
Travis Jackson
Little Lee Freeman
McKeon
Milwaukee
Jackson
Wayne
Jack Brown
Freeman
Law=ton
Navy
Charley Rabe
Chicago Cubs
Heyis
Patton Ward Lead Amateur Golf Title Quest In Round Two
In Grosse Pointe Michigan Patton and Ward advance to round two of the U S Amateur golf championship. Patton survives Rex Baxter 1 up after extra holes while Ward beats Hardin 4 3. Several former champions fall, including Coe Arzetta Bishop and Evans.
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Patton
Morganton
N.C
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Ward
San Francisco
Hardn Hardin
Normandy
Willie Turnesa
Charley Coe
Sam Arzetta
Ted Bishop
Chick Evans
Richard Collard Jr
New Orleans
Tim Holland
Rockville Centre
N.Y
Richard Foutche
Charleston
W.va
Lincoln Roden, II
Abington
Four Oklahoma Players Compete In Second Round of U S Amateur
Detroit reports four Oklahomans in the second round of the U S Amateur golf championship as former champion Charlie Coe of Oklahoma City is eliminated by Dick from New Orleans 2 and 1. Tulsa players Harpman Beck and Young advance or were byes, while J W Mowbray eliminated.
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Detroit
U. S
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Coe
New Orleans
E. J.ers Jr
Sig Hartman Jyoth
Ollahona Gl
L. A. Young
Tommy Beck
Tulsa
Sooner
Rogers
West
Young
J. W. Mowbray
Lincoln
Neb
Harpman
Beck
Gene Little
Braves and Cards clash after protest dismissal
Lawton Braves head to Ardmore for the opener amid a 10 game win streak as Ardmore’s protest of a 4-1 Lawton win is denied. Details cover lineup, protests over under shirts and socks, standings, and other regional results including McAlester and Gainesville tied for third as Shawnee leads.
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Lawton Braves
Ardmore
Lawton
Skein Pe Saltr
Memorial Park
Big Bob Gilmore
Travis Jackson
Shawnee
Gainesville
Frank Mancusco
Wendell Doss
Clanton
Doss
Jackson
McAlester Rockets
Pauls Valley
Rockets
Rod Kanehl
Bunny Mich
Tony Young
Ron Mantle
Oilers
Seminole Oilers
Owls
Hugh Charles
Ada Cementers
Don LeJohn
Fred Harrison
Green
Miler
Morris
Cart
Sanger
McCain Seminole
Gainesvile
Burnett and Goekin
Millard
Coaching Clinic Set Here Tonight
A coaching clinic for grade school football in Lawton begins at 7 p.m. in room C-19 of the junior high building. Glenn Dosser, former Lawton High coach, will lead the session open to all interested in coaching Lawton grade school teams this year. He will cover blocking tackling passing punting and formations. Emerson School needs a coach this year. contact Dosser. The Lawton program includes 16 teams such as Douglass, Emerson, Garfield, Howell, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, St Marys, Woodrow Wilson and Whittier.
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Lawton
Glenn Dosser
Dosser
Emerson School
Douglass
Bar
Emerson
Garfield
Howell
Jefferson
Lincoln
Post Chilarén
Roosevelt
St Mary's
Swinney
Rogers
Woodrow Wilson
Whittier
Baseball league and player stats fragment
Fragmentary sports wire item lists players and team affiliations with runs batted in strikeouts and other figures across the American and National leagues. Names include Doby Berra Musial Snider and Moon with scattered city and team references such as New York Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis Chicago and Brooklyn.
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Cleveland
New’ York
Doby
Minosa
Chicago
Berra
Mantle
New York
Jensen
Boston
Man
Turley
Baltimore
Trucks
Wynn
Fierce
Hoent
Detroit
Rational League
Sinus
Uss Murer
Neworks
Moon
St Louis
Says
Rane Talleg
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St. Louis
Snider
Brooklyn
Kruszewski
Simatl
Hoages
St. Ennis
Philadelphia
Mathews
Seekeracad el Toes
Suxhall
Cincinnati
Wilhelm
Lawrence
Stetheouts—Roberts
Astonell
New’ Yorker
Spamshwathee
Toe
New Coach Faces Problems as Lawton Wolverines Open Drills
Lawton high school Wolverines begin 1954 workouts at 6 30 am with coach Bob Bodenhamer leading a 61 man squad. He returns 10 lettermen for a rugged 10 game schedule and two a day practices through Saturday at the new field east of the school.
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Lew Johnson
Lawton
Bodenhamer
Chickasha Lass Wins Two Matches In Junior Tennis
Chickasha player Judy Mills, of Oklahoma, won both of her matches to reach the third round in the U S Girls Grass Court championship. Jane Ellingson of Oklahoma City was eliminated in the second round by Mary Ann Mitchell of San Leandro California. Mills beat Nancy Gates of Washington D C 60 61 and Suzy Hamilton of Cedar Falls Iowa 06 63 63.
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Chickasha Lass
Philadelphia
Jane Ellingson
Oklahoma City
U. S
Judy Mills
Chickasha
Okla
Miss Ellingson
Mary Ann Mitchell
San Leandro
Cali
Miss Mills
Nancy Gates
Washington
Suzy Hamilton
Cedar Falls
Iowa
MacFarland Hurls Playoff Tilt Tonight
Garden City Kansas August 7 Donnie MacFarland a right hand pitcher from Lawton will start tonight in a decisive Ban Johnson league playoff for the Kansas state crown He is unbeaten and will oppose Parsons in a best of five series opener Parsons won 4 1 last night MacFarland will travel to Lawton for football drills tomorrow where he lettered as a fullback last season
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Fort Sill
Artille Center
Army Barracks
Polo Grounds
LHS
Bodenhamer
Wolverines
Jackie Hill
Jimmy Butemeyer
Ronnie Jones
Donnie MacFarland
James Howard
Gary Conner
Scott Brown
Ronnie Love
Garden City
Kan
Lawton
Ban Johnson
N MacFarland
Parsons
Jose
MacFarland
Trabert Sees No Hand Trouble Ahead in National
Glen Cove New York Tuesday feature second round match in the Nassau Bowl Invitational pits Tony Trabert of Houston against Sam Giammalva. Trabert, preparing to defend his national title next week, said his injured racquet hand did not bother him in his opening match and he hopes it stays that way.
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Glen Cove
N. B
Tony Trabert
Sam Giammalva
Houston
Trabert
Tough Hill for Old Kings in pennant race recap
The article outlines tense pennant standings with the Dodgers five games behind the Giants and Yankees five and a half back of the Indians. It notes the Dodgers hold a better chance by facing the Giants six times while the Yankees meet the Indians five times, and highlights season series edges and upcoming road trips for the Giants, Dodgers, Indians, Braves, White Sox, and Yankees.
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Wee Glen
United Press
Indians
Giants
Yankees
Dodgers
Cleveland
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Cubs
Cincinnati
The
Redlegs
Philadelphia
Athletics
Senators
Red Sox
White Sox
Orioles
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Casey Sees Yankees Battling Back On Home Stand
Casey says the Yankees must steady the club after a three game skid in Boston and aim to rebound in a nine game home stand. Stengel remains confident that five games with Cleveland and upcoming wins can spark a comeback in the late season AL race.
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Cee
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Casey
Boston
Stengel
Yankees
Cleveland
Yankee Stadium
Lopez Sees Indians Focus On Each Game
Philadelphia report notes Al Lopez downplays pennant odds for Cleveland Indians as they led the race by five percent. He says the team will take one game at a time while George Strickland recovers from a broken jaw and returns to activity soon.
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Philadelphia
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Lopez
New York Yankees
George Strickland
Taki Ome
Strickland
Yankee Stadium
Landy Declares End to Mile Racing After Record Run
Landy announces he will not race the mile again after setting the world record at Turku Finland on June 21 and 3 418 for 1300 meters. The Australian star plans to pursue longer distances cautiously and will not compete in Melbourne 1956 Olympics. He will leave for Australia after the European championships in Switzerland conclude.
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Macolin
Switzerland
Australia
John Landy
Landy
England
Roger Bannister
Vancouver
Canada
Turku
Finland
Bannister
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Wie
Melbourne
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Swaby
Don Salmon
Ronnie Itline
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Bob Yingling
Jim Smith
Roger Wyant Pemerins
Monte Richardson
James Ray Pecece
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Jim Gallimoreme
Butch Horton
Rodney Connell
Dena
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Charles Lewis
Lawrence Banks
Darrell Beasley
Donnie Ramos
Bob Morford Ise
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Jerry Shanklin
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Milo Matthews
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Dale Thompson
Alfred Thomas
Bobby Sanders
Leon Scarbrough
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Don Hawkins
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John Clark
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John Bledsoe
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