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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1957

Page

9

Unclear scorecard fragment with scattered golf

Fragmentary sports notation lists multiple teams with odd scores across leagues and cities. Names appear garbled and inconsistent, referencing Knoxville Charlotte Columbus Des Moines Albuquerque Pueblo Colorado Springs Amarillo and others with inconsistent innings and results.

Western Eague Des Moines Albuquerque Linesin Pueblo Topesa Colorado Springs Amarillo Sions City

Mantle Poised to Lead AL Batting Again

Mickey Mantle of the Yankees can overtake Ted Williams for the AL batting lead today with a strong showing against Frank Lary of the Tigers. Mantle stands two points behind Williams after going 2-for-3 vs Billy Hoel to lift his average to .376. Williams went 0-for-3 vs Tom Gorman of Kansas City, dropping to .376.

Detroit Mickey Mantle Ted Williams Mantle Frank Lary Detroit Tigers Williams Yankees Billy Hoel Tam Gorman Kansas City Red Sox Ralph Terry Athletics

Oklahoma City Waves Past Little Rock For Regional Softball Title

Oklahoma City New Orleans defeated Little Rock 6-3 and 5-2 to capture the Southwest Women's regional softball championship last night. The victories clinched the crown for the host team, with standout performances aiding the decisive wins.

Oklahoma City New Orleans Little Rock

Patty Dislikes Doubles, Gains National Finals

Patty Dislikes Doubles and teams with Gardnar Mulloy to reach the National Doubles final in Brookline Mass. They face Australia’s Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser after Wimbledon success. Patty, 34, says he rarely enjoys doubles but grew confident with Mulloy as a partner. he dodges talk of Davis Cup selection while noting past rejections over guaranteed play.

Brookline Mass Budge Patty Gardnar Mulloy Australia Ashlay Cooper Neale Fraser Patty Suave Paris Mulloy Mustachiord Forest Hills Fraser Lew Hoad Gardner U.S

Commercial Loop Plans To Organize In Confab Tonight

Light turnout for mixed doubles at Sooner Lanes as Oklahoma City bowlers join local women. Six doubles teams competed led by R Chandler with a 203 game and 705 handicap series. Second place went to Lois Buck and C Chandler with 1209 total. AML Commercial league calls meeting to organize for next season. bowling on Thursdays. Jaycee Ragtime Doubles set for Aug 31 and Sept 1-2 with $6 per team fee.

Sooner Oklahoma City R. Chandler Frankie Ledford Lois Buck C. Chandler Louis Chandler Belly Chaney Jess Roper AML Commercial League Ale Jaycees

Braves Dominate As DaMars Notches Fifth Win Since July

DeMars fanned seven and walked six over six and one third innings before tiring in the seventh. The lefty pitched superbly, then began aiming the ball as the Braves, with Anderson Healy Blankenship and Freeman driving across, built an early lead. DaMars earned his fifth win since joining the Braves in July, with three losses on the season.

Comnuon Anderson Healy Blankenship Freeman DeMars DaMars Braves

Hazle Sparks Braves Hit Parade With Hot Bat

Milwaukee rookie Bob Hazle blasted into a torrid stretch, hitting .526 with 30 hits and five homers since a July promotion. He powered a 7-3 win over the Phillies, driving in six and sparking Milwaukee’s drive in a pennant chase.

Wichita Hazle Braves Robin

Venturi wins second straight Pro Links meet in Milwaukee

Venturi of San Francisco won the Milwaukee Open by five strokes with a 267 at Tripoli Golf Club, earning 56,000. It was his second consecutive win, boosting him to high money standings with about 14,211 in four months.

Venturi Milwaukee PGA

Major League Line Scores Amid Mixed Results Across Leagues

Major League line scores show New York and Boston tallying varied results with pitchers like Drabowsky and Ferra featuring in American League action. Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Milwaukee posted several home runs as hitters such as Woodling, Crandall, and Spahn contributed. The chaotic display includes multiple clubs with runs, errors, and notable performances across the day’s games.

Philadelphia Milwaukee Braves Bob Hazley Nw York Turlor Cholte Ferra Hoeft Wilson L—Tarley Nomr New York Bauer Drabowsky Ameysan Neerman Taw Peterson Trail Balin Boston Kansas Brower Daley Gorman Thomp Piston Bown Neeman Roy Arreye Gy Swanson Vans Das Purkey Chi Dowerisi King Ald Rand Stulis Milwaukee Cleveland Woodling Smith Wegan Spann Crandall Roberts Marc- Baltimore Hend Hacker Meyer Chicago Moxa Pata Lonnett Robert Ceccarelli Brown Walker Spahn Haz- Ginsherr Keegan Dollar Cecic Lontacorel Cincinnati Vicom Raltimore Cilarete Oix Knopslety Fowler Washington Freeman Gross Baller Go- Cleveland x Thomas L—Seficoat Kemmerer Hele Byerly Cinrinvali Bailey Pew Courtney MeLish Narlesk Yori Mueller O'Connell Ann W—Melish L—Kemmerer St Louis Washington Slevers Brooldyn Hol Aox Baltimore Ohabo Lunes Amd Danelle Dryas HK On Cinle Roebuck Koufax Maylle Wieht Zuverink Tri Rosehara

Late Homer Delivers Pepsi Victory in 10-9 Game

Sid Yoahqua belted a three run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift Pepsi-Cola over the Lawton Independents 10-5 in a decisive Industrial League showdown. Bobby Dahn homered for Pepsi with a man aboard in the fifth, Jess Collins added a triple and a single, and Dizzy Martines starred with three hits.

Sid Yoahqua Pepsi-Cola Pepsi Memorial Park Bobby Dahn Jess Collins Ken Bultram Independents Dizzy Martines AIG Martines Hicks Packer Maynard Dann Long

Obedience Training Set by Lawton Fort Siliennes Club

Lawton Fort Siliennes Club sets novice obedience classes for dogs at Comanche County Fair Building beginning Sept 4. Sessions run Wednesdays 7 and 9 pm for 10 weeks, limited enrollment, with J E Nunn of Oklahoma City as instructor. Minimum dog age eight months. Graduation tentatively Nov 13.

Lawton-Fort Siliennes Comanche County Fair South Sheridan Road J. E. Nunn Okahoma City Sherman Kil Jian Scott Road W. K. Leedbetter United States Europe

Scout Griffin Killed Near Gainesville in Car Crash

Chicago Cubs scout Gaii Ivy M. Griffin a former major and minor league player died yesterday when his car ran off a highway near Gainesville and overturned. The crash ends a longtime baseball career and scouting tenure.

Gainesville Gaii Ivy M. Griffin Chicago Cubs

How They Fare In The Majors Batting and Pitching Stats

A condensed list of 1950s style baseball leader figures showing Mantle Fox Sievers Williams Minoso Piersall and others across batting runs runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs stolen bases and pitching leaders with teams such as New York Chicago Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati and Baltimore. Notable figures include Mantle Aaron Musial Mays Banks and Spahn. The data spans batting and pitching categories with key names and team affiliations.

Balsi— Sams Boston Mantie New York Woodling Cleveland Fox Chicao Boyd Beltimore Mantle Chicago Sievers Wrehington Willams Piersall Minaso Stevers Washington Skowron Wertz Malzone Williams Gardner Baltimore Kaine Pilarctk Rivera Minoso Donaven Sharied Wartesket Bunning Detroit Grim Wynn Burning Pleres Johnson Naesodf Balsi— Musial St Louis Mays Plilsburgh Aaron Milwaukee Rabinson Cincinnati St. Mathews Mihwauke Blasingame St. Loui Cincinnatii Rons Milwau See Musing St. Louis Maya New York Hodges Brooklyn Crowe Cincinneti Sehoendhcuss Anion Musial Roulusan Cineefhant New Yorl Gallanti Temple Checinnati Blastigame

Fight call off but possible television deal hangs fate

New York reports Sugar Ray Robinson may proceed with the Carmen Basilio title defense at Yankee Stadium on Sept 23 if a theater network television deal lets him. If not, the bout appears unlikely. In Cleveland, Washington and Kansas City implies pennant fates as the Senators are eliminated by the Indians, while the Athletics drop two to the Orioles. Detroit eyes record home attendance with 1.2 million fans possible after surpassing a million. Stan Williams of St Paul strikes out 10 Wichita Braves for his 200th K, keeping pace atop the American Association standings.

Braves Red Schoendienst Stan Musial Teri Williams Bob Cincinnati Redlegs Corky Valentine Milwaukee George Crowe Wichita Hazle New York N.Y Theater Cleveland Washington Kansas City Senators Cleveland Indians Athletics Orioles Stan Williams St. Paul Williams Minneapolis

Wilson Packers Nab Sandlot Tilt

Wilson Packers defeated Tulsa Bluejays 14 to 3 in a state sandlot baseball round game. Tulsa fielder Wilbert Heed broke his left leg on a slide into second. Chickasha topped Sayre 41 to 8 in a loser's bracket. Oklahoma City Natural Gas meets the Packers at 7 30 p m tomorrow in a second round game as the Gassers beat Bethany 3 to 2.

Chickasha Oklahoma City Wilson Packers Tulsa Bluejays Tulsa Wilbert Heed Wilson Sayre Oklahoma City Natural Gas Packers Gassers Bethany

Mrs Herns Pup Wins Best in Show at OKC Kennel Club

Sam Hern of west of Lawson won the best in show medal at the Oklahoma City Junior Kennel Club all breed match yesterday. Mrs Herns German shepherd pup earlier captured the pup competition trophy before defeating rivals in the best of show bracket. The meet was sponsored by the American Kennel Club.

Sam Hern West of Lawson Oklahoma City

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