Wolves Battle For Positions at Lawton Junior High
Lawton junior high Wolves scrimmage shows early star power with George Karty at full back and Billy Stamps backing him. Ray Sparkles and Larry Ray stand out on defense while quarterback Tillman competes with Holsinger, and line may need work as Sept. 8 opener versus Duncan approaches.
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Lou Whiteley
Lawton Junior High Wolves
Wolves
George Karty
Stamps
Karty
Billy Stamps
Preston Holsinger
Raymond Tillman
Tillman
Lance Kopepagah
Dempsey Desmond
Robert Pillow
Larry Waller
Lenny Baker
Douglass
Reeves Nahwooksy Delivers 1955 Fort Sill Redmen Prep
Reeves Nahwooksy, head coach at Fort Sill Indian School, reviews 11 football prospects this week as 1955 squad arrives from western reservations. Eleven reported, all but two backs, with unexpectedly large early players. Practice to begin Monday at 3 15 p m with midweek contact work due to late start.
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Reeves Nahwooksy
Fort Sill
Nahwooksy
Redmen
Ponca City Star Balcer joins St Louis University
Gary Balcer of Ponca City Oklahoma enrolls at St Louis University as announced by coach Eddie Hickey. Balcer a 6 4 180 pound senior was a 20 point per game scorer and captain of St Marys High School class B state champions.
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ST. Louis
Gary Balcer
Ponca City
Okla
St. Louis University
Eddie Hickey
Balcer
St. Mary’s
Summ ers Auten Lead Cameron Camp Early Arrivals
Ada stars Bill Summers and Bob Auten arrive early for Cameron football camp as 60 candidates, including 16 lettermen, check in. New coach Montgomery and Charley Dean begin workouts with a mix of veterans and freshmen, while plans for equipment, practice, and a watermelon feast unfold.
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Press
Ada
Cameron
Bill Summers
Bob Auten
Elvan George's Cougars
Leroy Montgomery
Charley Dean
Hollis
Darrell Christian
Cubs Tie Pirates Then Win on Cooper’s Ninth Inning Hit
The Chicago Cubs erased a three run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3 at Pittsburgh. Catcher Walker Cooper delivered a tie breaking home run in the ninth inning. Howie Pollet earned the win. Max Surkont took the loss.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Walker Cooper
Cubs
Jim Davis
Hal Jeffcoat
Howie Pollet
Max Sarkent
Eddie O’brien
Gene Freese
Preston Ward
Johnny O’brien
Ernie Banks
Gene Baker
Baumholtz
Jim King
R—Baker
Speake
Cooper
O’brien
Freese
Thomas
E—Banks
Mejias
Fondy
Bolger
RBI
Shepard
J. O’brien
Banks
King
Baker
O'Brien
S—Miksis
J. O'Brien
Groat
Ward
Chicago
Surkont
Davis
Pollet
So— Surkont
Jeffcoat
Ho—Davis
Pb—Chiti
W—Pollet
L— Surkont
U—Ballanfant
Barlick
Jac
Baseball Notes From The Week In Major League Action
The Associated Press summary highlights Williams and the Red Sox facing opponents like Tuttle’s Tigers and the Indians, with mentions of Skowron and Larsen on the Yanks, Avila with the Indians, Cooper and OCon ll tied to the Cubs, Braves versus Giants, and others such as Te nson Dodgers Arroyo Cardinals and Hamner with the Phillies, in a bustling league snapshot.
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The
Associated Press
Williams
Red Sox
Tuttle
Tigers
Minoso
White Sox
Skowron
Larsen
Yankees
Avila
Indians
Cooper
Cubs
O'Conll
Braves
Ornate Giants
Tenson
Dodgers
Arroyo
Cardinals
Beta
Hamner
Phillies
Bonus Baby Halts Brooklyn Slump in 7-0 Win
Sandy Koufax tossed a two hit game with 14 strikeouts as the Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-0. Robinson and Furillo powered Brooklyn with home runs and key baserunning, ending a three-game skid.
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Brooklyn
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Cincinnati Redlegs
Ted Kluszewski
Sam Mele
Redlegs
Wally Post
Jackie Robinson
Koufax
Robinson
Carl Furillo
Sandy
Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Smoky Burgess
Post
Furillo
Duke Snider
Roy Campanella
Junior Gilliam
Art Fowler
Rudy Minarcin
Redleg
Dodger
Short
Gerry Staley
Campanella
Cincinnati
Temple
Gilliam
Burgess
Oreese
Klus’ski
Snider
Amoros
Fowler
aSmith
Podb
Lan
bHarmon
Min
Cin
Staley
Podbielan
R—Gilliam
MacMillan
RBI
Mele
Sb—Robinson
Bb—Fowler
Minarcin
Stale
Ho—Fowler
Rer
W—Koufax
L—Fowler
Dascoli
Warneke
Indians Win Over Yankees Clinches Season Series
Cleveland defeated New York 7 to 6 to pull into a first place tie with the Yankees and gain the season series 12 8 marking the first time Casey Stengel has lost a series since taking over in 1949. Only a doubleheader in New York on September 11 remains between the teams.
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Cleveland
Indians
New York
Yankees
Casey Stengel
The
Pie
Yanks
Weather Halts Doubles Again at Longwood Club
The rain soaked the National Doubles Tennis tournament at Longwood in Brookline Massachusetts. Officials halted play for the ninth time this year delaying the 75th annual event. Doris Hart and Shirley Fry pursue a fifth straight women’s title against Margaret Osborne Du Pont and Louise Brough. On the men's side Jerry Moss and Bil Quillian meet Kosei Kamo and Atsushi Miyagi the Davis Cup pairing from Japan.
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Brookline
Mass
Longwood Cricket Club
Hope
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Louise Brough
Jerry Moss
University of San Francisco
Bil Quillian
Seattle
Kosei Kamo
Atsushi Miyagi
Japan
Lions Put 25 Prospects Through Weekend Grid Work
Douglass Lions coach H C King fields 25 prospects for equipment on Saturday as the 1955 season nears. He expects about 10 more to report Monday for first workouts. Two daily sessions are set for 6 30 a m and 4 p m. James Brookman, 205 pounds, will miss the year, but King says his absence won’t heavily affect plans.
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College
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Cameron
Aggies
H. C. King
Douglass Lions
King
Lions
James Brookman
Brookman
Braves Rally Past Giants 5-4 For Sweep
In New York Danny OConnell hit a two homer game including a go ahead shot in the 11th inning. Milwaukee pitcher Lew Burdette earned a 5-4 victory to complete a three game sweep of the Giants as Brooklyn and Philadelphia also won.
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New York
Danny O’connell
Innig
Milwaukee
Braves
New York Giants
Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati
O’connell
Windy McCall
Johnny Antonelli
Hank Thompson
Leo Durocher
Charley Grimm
Grimm
Dusty Rhodes
Marv Grissom
Lew Burdette
Roberto Vargas
Rhodes
del Crandall
Ruben Gomez
Billy Gardner
Ernie Johnson
Durocher
Bill Taylor
Gomez
Johnson
Antonelli
Bobby Hofman
Future All-Americans rising sophomores across major programs
Talent-rich class of sophomores draws attention for Notre Dame, Michigan, Iowa, Purdue, Rice, Texas, Texas A and M, Miami, Maryland and Oklahoma. Names include Dick Wilkins, Lou Michaels, Doyle Traylor, Bob McDaniel, Dennitt Morris, Jack Morris, Alex Karras, Frank Rigney, Len Dawson, Tom Fletcher, Walt Fondren and Clendon Thomas among others. Strong early indicators suggest these players may shape the 1954 season’s outcomes.
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Associated Press
Notre Dame
Dick Wilkins
Kentucky
Lou Michaels
Baylor
Doyle Traylor
Cornell
Bob McdAniff
Oklahoma
Dennitt Morris
Oregon
Jack Morris
Kyle Rote
Vic Janowicz
Bobby Williams
Dan Feldberg
Babe Parilli
Bud McFaddin
Wilkins
Duncan
Okla
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio State
Wolverines
Jim van Pelt
Jimmy Pace
Little Rock
Ark
Dave Owen
Milwaukee
Hawkeyes
Alex Karras
Gary
Ind
Frank Rigney
East St. Louis
Ill
Purdue
Tom Fletcher
Len Dawson
Neil Habig
John Allen
Walt Kowalcyzk
Westfield
Mass
Michigan State
Kowalcyzk
Traylor
Temple
Texas
Baylor Bears
Adrian Burk
Larry Isbell
Cotton Davidson
Rice Institute
King Hill
Frank Ryan
Vir
Tabs Dennitt Morris
Tulsa
Tom Catlin
Kurt Burris
Fred Hood
Denver
Colorado
Clendon Thomas
Oklahoma City
Benton Ladd
Phillies Pound Cardinals Behind Lopata Homer and Dickson Win
Philadelphia collected eight runs off Luis Arroyo as Stan Lopata hit his 16th homer and Murry Dickson pitched strongly, delivering an 8-2 victory over St. Louis. Dickson improved to 10-8, while Arroyo dropped to 11-8.
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Philadelphia
Stan Lopata
Murry Dickson
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Luis Arroyo
Richie Ashburn
del Ennis
Willie Jones
Lopata
Dickson
Arroyo
Sally Hemus
Hamner
Hemus
Ashburn
Ennis
Jones
Greengrass
Seminick
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Grammas
RBI
Musial
Sb—Jones
Lopate
St. Is
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So— Dickson
Wright
Ho—Arroyo
Mackinson
I. Rer
W—Dickson
Larroyo
U—Boggess
Engeln
Pinelli
ST. Louis Philadelphia
Frazier Mack
St. Louis
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Jack Stephenson
East Texas Staite
Stephenson
Larry Ray
Charles Brooks
Otto Martinez
Brooks
Robert Powell
Jenks Woodall
Howard—Lewen
Bob
Jimmy Buxton
Buxton
Whitely
Junior High
Lawton
Ringling High
Pete Rhames
Cyril
FSIS
Auten
Bob Stephens
Letterman
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Ietterman
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Riverdale
N. J
Arvil Underwood
Durant
Montgomery
Jess Thompson
Dean
Wayne Bingham
Goree
Tex
Kenneth Thompson
Appentone
Kenneth Moore
Walter Kerr
Walters
Claude Lane
Childress
Don Spradley
Haslet
Stephens
Bob Cotham
Shidler
Lloyd Rumbaugh
Capitol Hill
Paul Hauser
Tulsa University
Chuck Yonkers
Oil City
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Wayne Martin
Holdenville
Jim Smith
Anadarko
Kenneth Reisner
Grandfield
Don Blasingame
Gould, Oklo
Summers
Ray Morton
Hennepin
Kim Clark
Henryetta
Pud Dunnavant
Sallisaw
Jerry Blair
Lawton College
Christian
Norman Sullivan
McKinney
Texas U
Underwood
Ardmore
Kenneth Miller
James Beaugard
Bill Berry
Velma-Alma
Paul Stark
Snyder
Floyd
Red) Cottle
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Neal Krider
Gary Bean
Don Richardson
Waurika
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Bob Speake
Gere
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Mueller
Terwilliger
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Gardner
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Ter
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Donatelli
Conlan
Dixon
Bruton
Burdette
Katt
Gil Mutschink
Giddings
Dickey Moeglie
Texas Aggies
Ken Hall
Sugarland
A&m
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Springfield
Jim Stanley
Lynch
Walt Fondren
Texas Longhorns
Louis del Homme
Ray Masters
Brownwood
Southern Methodist
Charles Mitchell
Florida
Bob Woodruff
Fred Sington
Alabama
University of Miami
Gene Reeves
Atlanta
John Melwich
Cicero
Til
Maryland
Fred Hamilton
Terp
Don Healy
Jim Tatum
Dennis Morris
Buddy’s
Roy White
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Deroy Wallen
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