Braves Aim to Close Rivalry in Sooner State Doubleheader
Lawton and Ponca City meet in a season finale doubleheader in Ponca City after Lawton clinched the No. 1 seed. Ron Piche and Mike Kilmer start for Lawton against Tom Rea and Ernie Proud for Ponca City. Phil Williams drives in both Lawton runs with a fourth inning double and a 11th inning homer, part of an eight-game Lawton win streak and Dudley’s 21st victory.
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Cubs
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Ponca
Bob Moore
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Lee Freeman
Buzz Keller
Ken Avycock
Dock Connors
Dudley
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Same City
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Harris
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Kilmer
Brooklyn Ace Still Seeks 19th Victory in Cubs Clash
Don Newcombe, despite May praise as the Dodgers ace, left early with a strained shoulder as Carl Furillo and Duke Snider powered Brooklyn to a 6-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. Furillo belted his 21st homer with one on, while Snider added two doubles. The victory kept Brooklyn 12 games ahead in the NL race. Newcombe remains at 18-4 after a rough third inning battle.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Redlegs
Newkin
Missions Miss Golden Chance Falls in Texas League loss
San Antonio failed to seize the top spot as five errors helped Shreveport win 9 to 6. Dallas dropped its fourth in a row to Tulsa 4 to 2. Beaumont beat Houston 6 to 5, Fort Worth fell to Oklahoma City 5 to 2, and Oklahoma City won its series opener 3 to 0. Pidge Browne homered for Shreveport, Ey Joyner added a homer for the Sports, while Jim Pisoni and Joe Kirrene went deep for San Antonio.
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National Doubles Tennis Tourney Resumes After Rain Delays
In Brookline Massachusetts the 75th National Doubles tournament returns today after six days of rain and flood delays. The day features quarter finals in men and semifinals in women, plus a third round match between Al Harum and Barry McKay against Seymour Hunter and Ralph Stuart.
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Atlanta
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HITTING- Williams drives four for Red Sox in win over Cleveland
Yesterday's Stars recount two AP notes on baseball: Ted Williams of Boston drove in four with a homer and a double as the Red Sox defeated Cleveland 8-3, while rookie Frank Lary of Detroit held the Yankees to seven to win 7-2, breaking a 12-12 ledger.
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Billy Klaus
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Associated Press
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Daily Home Run Leaders Named By Associations
Yesterday's major league homers included Williams for the Red Sox and Indians with Kennedy and Lollar in Chicago. Philley and Sievers each homered for the Orioles and Senators, while Paula and Power added for the Athletics and Dodgers.
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Dodgers
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Williams
Red Sox
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Senators
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Athletics
Richardson May Spell Seixas In Cup Singles
Forest Hills N Y U S Davis Cup captain Bill Talbert considered starting Hamilton Richardson in the upcoming challenge round against Australia, after Richardson impressed by beating Vic Seixas in three sets and winning one set at love. The draw and assignments must be decided within 24 hours.
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Tulane University
Seixas
Love
Ring Champs Not As Good As Old Pros
Hall of Famer Harry Talbot reflects on boxing’s decline and discusses the 1950s era, comparing stars like Johnson to modern champions. He critiques current fighters’ lack of feints and technique, recalls Johnson’s counter punching, and weighs Seixas Richardson and doubles pairings for a Davis Cup context with Talbert’s strategic outlook.
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Seixas
Tony Trabert
Talbert
Trabert
Moore halts flying lessons for Rocky Marciano bout
North Adams Massachusetts Archie Moore, at 38, will pause flying lessons until after his heavyweight title fight with Rocky Marciano on September 20. Promoters urged a postponement until after the bout, and a near accident on Tuesday finally convinced him to stop flying for a while.
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New York
Harry Wills
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Jack Dempsey
North Adams
Mass
Moore
Title game set as New Orleans meets Maryland State
Defending champion New Orleans and Maryland State clash tonight for the All American Amateur Baseball Association tournament championship.
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Johnstown
New Orleans
Maryland
Drake Favored In Garden Bow
New York Ray Drake favored at 7-5 to win his Madison Square Garden debut as a 10 round headliner against Brooklyn rival Dan ny Giovanelli televised by ABC TV and radio at 9 p.m. EST. Drake beat Floyd Patterson as an amateur. now 20-4 as a pro, he tops a sparred card following a May 13 semifinal win over Eddie Prince. Giovanelli seeks to extend an unbeaten streak in five fights with recent wins over Jimmy Martinez and Chris Christensen.
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Ray Drake
Madison Square Garden
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Patterson
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Eddie Prince
Giovanelli
Jimmy Martinez
Denmark
Chris Christensen
Chisox Have Mound Woes
Chicago White Sox lead AL but pitching strain grows after a split with Baltimore. Manager Mary Marion frets over doubleheaders and rotating staff as he plans for upcoming games against Washington and the New York Yankees. Dixie Howell remains the lone reliable relief option as Consuegra and others falter.
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Chicago White Sox
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Baltimore
Sox
New York Yankees
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Orioles
Virgil Trucks
Bob Keegan
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Harry Byrd
Connie Johnson
Dick Donovan
Sandy Consuegra
Sill Softball Teams Win in Fourth Army Playoffs
At El Paso two Fort Sill teams advanced to the second round of the Fourth Army softball playoffs. Lt Don Loftis allowed six hits as Fort Sill beat New Orleans Port of Embarkation 11 to 1 with Bob Lake and Gene Letsos homering. The Sill Nine face White Sands Proving Grounds next at 8:30 a.m. today. The Sill WAC entry edged Fort Sam Houston 11 to 10 to also advance.
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Don Loftis
New Orleans Port of Embarkation
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Sill
White Sands Proving Grounds
Church Softball Finals Set Between First Christian and Central Baptist
First Christian will meet Central Baptist in the YMCA church softball finals Thursday at 8 p.m. Central Baptist remains undefeated and already beat First Christian earlier in the meet. If First Christian wins Thursday, a rematch is slated for next Tuesday. Central Baptist needs one victory to clinch the crown in the double elimination format.
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First LHS football drills set for 75 prospects
Lawton High School launches autumn workouts with 75 prospects reporting for drills. Coach Bodenhamer, starting his second full season, keeps 12 lettermen including 10 starters from last year’s squad. The Wolverines aim for Fort Sill camp after three days of intensive practice, then open against Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City on September 8.
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Redskins
Rabe Voted MVP of Sally League in 1955
Southpaw Charlie Rabe of Columbia wins the Sally League Most Valuable Player after becoming the league's first 20 game winner this season. Rabe finished 20-6 with a 2.24 ERA, and the award was announced by Max Moseley of the Montgomery Advertiser. He previously went 15-7 for Lawton in 1952.
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Columbia
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Montgomery Advertiser
Sally Sports Writers Assn
Lawton
Baker Layne Fight Tonight in Utah Heavyweight Clash
Rex Layne of Lewiston Utah and Bob Baker from Pittsburgh Pa meet in a scheduled 10 round heavyweight bout at about 9 p m MST with Baker weighing 209 Layne 207 Layne has twice beaten Layne who is No 10 today and last July 18 won a unanimous decision here The judges are Eddie Borden and Ken Shulsen with Ruby Goldstein refereeing in New York talk
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West Jordan
Utah
Rex Layne
Lewiston
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Baker
Layne
Eddie Borden
New York
Ken Shulsen
Salt Lake City
Ruby Goldstein
Major League Bowling Session Tonight At Sooner Lanes
A pre season organizational meeting of the Major league is set for 7 30 p m today at the Sooner Lanes meeting room with all bowling team captains asked to attend. The starting date for the league season will be determined at the meeting and new officers will be elected. In Lawton a Women s bowling league met Tuesday night and fixed Thursday Sept 8 for the 1953 56 season. Six teams attended and two or four more may enter before the season starts.
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Lawton Women’s Bowling League
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