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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1955
Page
12
Country club members plan a larger Invitational as signals point to an expanded pro am and back nine additions. Prize money for the pro am will rise to 1500, aiming to attract top pros like Porky Oliver and Cary Middlecoff to boost the main event next year.
SEMINOLE July 1 Lawton's Braves built a game and a half edge over Shawnee in the Sooner State League with a 16-1 win over Seminole. Lawton piled 21 hits as Bob Dudley held Seminole to six on eight innings, with four Braves driving in four runs. Ken Aycock homered as Lawton improved to 10 of 11 against Seminole and extended their lead in the pennant race.
Legion hosts Altus in a Western Legion clash at Memorial Park at 8 p.m. Faulkner owns 10 days of beard and 20 innings with one earned run as Altus, 9-2, seeks to move within a half game of second place Lawton while threatening fourth place for the Colonels.
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati captured the Wimbledon men's singles title by beating Kurt Nielsen of Denmark 6-3 7-5 6-1. The 24-year-old, top seed, did not drop a set all tournament, while Nielsen reached the final as a surprise finalist.
In New York dialogue among Casey Stengel and AL and NL managers, Lopez and Stengel defend or doubt their teams before facing the Yankees. Grimm and Tebbetts weigh Dodgers, McMillan’s fielding edge over Boudreau, and Higgins stresses Ted Williams' impact on Boston.
Yesterday's games highlighted power from Boone and Mays with stakes across the Tigers, White Sox, Giants, Cubs, Braves, and Crandall. Adcock, Jackson, Chiti, Minose, and Crandall contributed long balls as teams jockeyed in standings and scoring runs.
The Associated Press notes a 10 day stretch could decide the AL pennant race with the Yankees holding a 51 percent edge over Chicago Cleveland Detroit and Boston. The schedule leans Yankees with 8 of 10 games against Washington and Baltimore, while Boston and Chicago face tougher lines including two against New York and several against Cleveland and Detroit.
Bob Rosburg of San Francisco holds a commanding lead in the second round of the BC Open at Shaughnessy course Vancouver. His 65 67 132 is 12 under par and three strokes ahead as Jim Clark misses tee time and is disqualified. Don Finsterwald rises into second with 68 67 135.
The nationwide All Star baseball poll ends tonight at midnight with 4,496,856 ballots cast to name the National and American League starting lineups for Milwaukee's July 12 game. Roy Campanella tops individual votes with 1,278,419 but is out with a bad knee. Final returns are due Monday as managers Lopez and Durocher will select additional players.
Baltimore Orioles of the American League signed two Tulsa brothers Melton and Ralph Larimore to $4,000 base contracts. Melton, 21, a University of Tulsa senior, is an outfielder. Ralph, 17, just out of high school, is a catcher. Both are left handed hitters and right handed throwers and may play for Paris Texas State League club.
Stanford leads the series over San Jose State 11 wins to 1 in 12 meetings and will host the teams clash on October 29 in Palo Alto California.
The First Ordnance team at Fort Sill faces the 52nd Group tonight at 8 p.m. in a league game as the Ordnance club seeks its initial victory. In a dramatic earlier game the 17th Group stunned A&GMSC 6-4 with Daryl Spencer, ex Giants shortstop, hitting a three run homer in the sixth. Gus Vergetis led the Commander bats with four hits and two doubles.
Deputy State Auditor Joseph Sargent scored a hole in one on the 173 yard ninth at a Montpelier course but was penalized for out of bounds then drove again. He faced four strokes before a brassie shot resulted in the cup.
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