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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1948

Page

8

Giants Scrape To Stay Second As End Nears

With one week left in the regular season the Flower State league race tightens. Seminole Oilers tightened the gap on second place Lawton to a game and a half by defeating Ardmore 10 to 1 as Lawton fell 5 to 3 to Pauls Valley.

Flower State Baseball League Seminole Oilers Lawton Ardmore Pauls Vatley Chickasha Ada Heremds Chiefs McAlester Giddings Merritt Lou Brower Giants Raiders Memorial Park Rapid Robert Giddings Poelker Ray Ditto Pauls Valley Ditto Gail Learbraan Herb Tufts

Ladies Win Honors In Flag Event At Lawton Club

In Lawton at the Lawton Golf and Country Club first flag tournament results show Mrs. Ralph Wolverton winning with a nine hole 55 and close to the cup on the No 1 green. Mrs. Eadie Speaks took second with a 53 nine and a 16 handicap. P R Bennett placed third while Ralph Wolverton finished fourth and Bill Dix fifth.

AWTGN Mame Lawton Golf and Country Club Ralph Wolverton Mrs. Wolverton P. R. Bennett Bill Dixon Bill Hargraves Bill Herb True J. T. Matheny Earley Thompson Raymond Green Jo Johnston

Big Seven Teams Begin Workouts in Warm Kansas City

Five Big Seven squads opened preseason drills in 80s heat as Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas eyed the conference title race. About 40 players reported at Missouri with early two-a-days planned. Oklahoma and Kansas scheduled heavier work starting soon. Iowa State listed 63 candidates. Nebraska and Colorado set reports for the next day.

Kansas City Missouri Oklahoma Norman Okla Sooners Bud Wilkinson University of Kansas Iowa State Cyclones Nebraska Colorado

Walker Stars In Pirates Victory Over Braves

Dixie Walker belted his second homer of the season with another ribbie to spark Pittsburgh past Boston 2-1. Frank Shea pitched a near perfect game for New York, holding Detroit to no runs on one hit as the Yankees won 3-0, with Hal Newhouser contributing a lone third inning hit.

Dixie Walker Pirates Pittsburgh Boston Braves Frank Shea Yankees Detroit Yanks Hal Newhouser Shea Dodgers Hatten Roy Campanela Ken’ Johnson Pittsburgh Pirates Danny Murtaugh Murtaugh Cardinals New York Yankees Boston Boston ‘Red Sox Westernay Detroit Tigers

Fights Last Night Brooklyn Boxers Score Quick KOs

In Brooklyn Winnie Cidone 155 stopped Willie Dooley 152 in the first round. In New York Tony Labua 13838 knocked out Pete Ferrante 1374 in the fourth round. Official results list two wins for Labua and Cidone by knockout.

Brooklyn N. Y Winnie Cidone Willie Dooley New York Tony Labua Pete Ferrante

Sport Scores Briefs From Regional Leagues

In International League Jersey City tied Syracuse 1-1 while Baltimore won 6-2. Newark did not schedule games in the American Association. Pacific Coast League Hollywood stood at 3-7, Seattle 0-1. Southern Association saw Memphit Round Atlanta 12 Nashville 6 with Birmingham 4 and Chattanooga 4. Little Rock and New Orleans Br noted in standings.

Jersey City Syracuse Baltimore Hollywood Seattle Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Chattanooga Little Rank Orleans Br

Dodgers Power Past Cards In Doubleheader Tilt

Brooklyn Dodgers reserve players spark a 6-3 and 6-1 wins over St Louis, widening their lead as Harvey Hatten Netted his 11th victory. Roy Campanella and Dixie Walker drive in key runs, while Pittsburgh gains on the top trio in the pennant race.

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