Hamner Raps Front Office Over Phillies Slights
Captain Hamner defends Phillies against insinuations they won t go all out this season. He faults the front office for treating players like high schoolers and questions Terry Moore s explanation of retaining his job. The page also mentions Ardmore Lawton games and Seminole oilers, Texas Tech prospect Hammett Atyia.
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Stranahan Edges Ward In U S Amateur Third Round
Frank Stranahan of Toledo defeated Harvie Ward of San Francisco 1 up at the Country Club of Detroit to reach the quarter final stage of the U S Amateur golf championship. The 32 year old Stranahan drilled a five foot birdie putt on the 18th to seal the win and stay even with Ward in their personal series as both stars advanced through a crowded field of amateurs. Ward had earlier defeated Ray Watson Jr. 1 up while Dale Morey posted a 2 up victory over Ron Wenzler and Don Cherry won 3 and 2 over John Cree. The article notes familiar names such as Billy Joe Patton and Gene Andrews remaining in contention.
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Hobart Manley
Rooner
Don Cherry
Willie Turnesa
Joe Conrad
Gene Andrews
Bruce Cudd
Ray Watson Jr
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James Vickers
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Dale Morey
Indianapolis
Ron Wenzler
Memphis
Tenn
Wichita Falls
Tex
John Cree
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N.Y
Conrad
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Reber Aeenariet Ot
All Sooners Lose In Amateur Firing
Oklahoma failed to place any representatives in the U S Amateur Golf Championship as four Sooner golfers were eliminated in early rounds in Detroit. E J Rogers Jr and Sig Harpman Jr of Oklahoma City and L A Young and Tommy Beck of Tulsa fell to opponents including Walter Hamburg of New York and George Thornton of Maryland. Beck faced a 15 club mishap on the third hole during a loss to Foster Bradley of Los Angeles.
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Hamburg
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Norbeck
Davis Love
el Dorado
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Young
Beck
Foster Bradley
Los Angeles
Tennessee Nine Posts Sharp Win In Semi Pro Play
Tennessee Nine defeated the Richmond Glendales 8 to 3 in a national non pro baseball tournament in Wichita Kansas. Levy Turner allowed six hits as Columbia Tennessee's Monsanto Chemicals team advanced and other matchups included West Allis Highway Beers over Vanceburg Kentucky and Council Grove Indians over Nellis Nevada Air Force Base.
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Richmond
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Levy Turner
Sicmond
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Highway Beers
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Council Grove
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Nev
Air Force Base
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Dubuque
Brewers
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Bogley and Walraven Enter State Tennis Meet
Two Fort Sill netters advance to the Oklahoma state closed tennis tournament opening at Memorial Park. Lt. Gil Bogley and Cpl. Don Walraven will compete in singles and doubles with Bagley pairing Billy Danner and Walraven teaming with Barry Walraven. Other top players include John Been of Shawnee and Rick Green of Tulsa.
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Fort Sill
Memorial Park
Gil Bogley
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Don Walraven
Bagley
Billy Danner
Walraven
Barry
John Been
Shawnee
Rick Green
Tulsa
Oklahoma Majors Stars Shine in Big League Wins
Warren Spahn pitched the Milwaukee Braves to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies for their seventh straight win and his 15th win of the season. Mickey Mantle singled and drove in a run as the Yankees beat Philadelphia 9-2. Alvin Dark, returning to the lineup for the first time since June 29, had one hit in four at bats in the Giants 5-1 triumph over Randy Jackson and the Cubs.
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Ken Aycock
Lee Freeman
Braves
Jack Bickett
Bob White
Gilmore
White
Jack Krol
Johnny Gerace
Mike Kilmer
Bob Binder
Warren Spahn
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Philadelphia Phillies
Mickey Mattie
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Randy Jackson
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Red Sox
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Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
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Willie Mays
Giants
New Yorkers
Paul Minner
Brooklyn
Redlegs
Phillies
Bobby Thomson
Robin Roberts
Russians Favored In European Track
In Bern Switzerland the European Athletic Championships begin at Neufeld Stadium with 928 athletes from 28 nations. The Soviet Union plants strong men to win three events while Soviet women appear poised to sweep multiple titles and dominate many events.
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Switzerland
Russia
United States
Neufeld Stadium
Soviet Union
Uniforms Are Different But The Browns Still Doomed
Orioles suffer 13th straight loss 92 to NY Yankees as Cleveland gains on them. Indians fall 4 1 to Athletics, while Giants, Mets and others win. Phillies, Red Sox, and Tigers post varied results in a day of pennant chase updates and injuries.
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St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
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Indians
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Yankees
Jimmy
German Athlete Defects to East Germany It Says
Berlin report from August 25 states West German track star Erich Kruzycki defected to the East, declining to run in nationals and seeking a better life in the East Zone. He is the third prominent West German to seek asylum behind the Iron Curtain in a month, following security chief Dr. Otto John and official Karl Wittmack.
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East Germany
Erich Kruzycki
Ane
Tad Sooneing
Germany
Kruzycki
West Ger
Otto John
Fortement
Kral Wittmack
Pirates Exit NL Pennant Race After NY Victory
The Pittsburgh Pirates become the first team mathematically eliminated from the National League pennant chase after New York defeated Chicago. Only Cleveland New York and Chicago in the American League still have a mathematical shot.
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Fundamentals Stressed In First Lawton High Football Workout
Lawton High began its 1954 football season with a 6:30 am two hour workout on the new practice field. Assistant coach Bob Williams led group drills while Head Coach Bob Bodenhamer, in his first year, worked with centers and backs. The Wolverines plan two-a-day sessions for four days, then a Sunday rest before a Fort Sill encampment and a Sept. 10 opener at Roosevelt Stadium against City Capitol Hill. Bodenhamer, OU graduate, inherits 10 lettermen and five returning starters as he implements the split-T. Over 200 Oklahoma high schools started workouts under OSSAA by-laws governing prep athletics.
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Warriors Sweep Fort Worth as OKC Climbs in Texas League
Oklahoma City beat Fort Worth 4 3 to shrink the gap on Shreveport in the Texas League, aided by Earl York who hit his 21st and 22nd homers. San Antonio stayed steady in fourth place while Fort Worth dropped and Tulsa moved within five games of the lead.
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Howie Boles
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Jain
Meyers Heads into Aggies Fall Football Season
Water, Aug. 25. Enid’s Fred Meyers emerges as Oklahoma A&M’s new varsity quarterback amid high expectations. At 195 pounds and 6-1, Meyers follows in the footsteps of Bob Fenimore and Albert Owen, with Jim Lutes staunch at center and Earthquake Earl Lunsford providing the backfield firing power. The 1954 Aggies rely on a strong axis from catcher to fullback in a solid line and a potent rushing threat.
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Petty Annexes Trapshoot Title at Grand American
In Vandalia Ohio the 55th Grand American Trapshoot decides class titles after two days of high scores. The program features 200 targets at 16 yards with winners in five divisions. A 43 year old fur dealer from Stuttgart Ark tops the field, with Fred Waldeck from Sandusky Ohio and Phil Stier of Reno close behind after a 25 target shootoff for top honors. M J Stalker of Pond Creek leads Oklahoma shooters with 197 of 200 targets.
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Ark
Six foot two end from Colorado A&M joins roster
A six foot two inch end weighing 190 pounds from Colorado A&M is added to the team roster as the season approaches.
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Bliss Blasts Sill In Fort Bliss Tourney Debut
Fort Bliss overwhelmed Fort Sill 13 to 9 in the first round of the Fourth Army baseball tournament at Fort Bliss. Sill outhit Bliss 13 to 10 but four Bliss home runs carried the win. Darryl Spencer hit a two on homer for Sill and Doug Wellman went 3 for 5 with two doubles.
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Substitute Is Favored In TV Scrap Tonight
Husky Moses Ward of Detroit, subbing on 48 hours notice for Holly Mims, is a 12 to 1 favorite to beat burly Tuzo Portuguez of Costa Rica in a ten round television bout at Madison Square Garden. Mims withdrew from the fight on Monday claiming acute indigestion.
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Husky Moses Ward
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Holly Mims
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Kid) Portuguez
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Russian Sees Olympic Win At 1956 Melbourne
Berne Aug 25 UP Russia's sports leader Constantin Adrian Olympic Committee claims United States track dominance is fading and Russia may win the 1956 Melbourne Games. He cites world records by Russian, British, Czech and Australian athletes and notes Americans still lead in some events but questions how long that will last. United States total in Helsinki 1952 was higher in points, though scoring methods varied. He asserts the Soviet team could triumph in Melbourne.
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