Braves Start New Streak In Muskogee Series
Muskogee hosts Lawton's league leading Braves in a two game set with Dale Hendrickson aiming for his 13th win after a 69 inning earned run streak. The club, fresh from a 3 2 loss to Charley Purtle, seeks to extend a new run in the doubleheader opening.
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Giants Catcher Sid Harvey Slams Two Grand Slams
Muskogee catcher Sid Harvey powered the Giants past McAlester 11-2 in the Sooner State League with two grand slam homers, one in the fifth inning and another with bases loaded in the seventh, backing Bill Cage and Sonny Robertson hitting for insurance as Lawton, Shawnee, and Ponca City also won games.
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Gorman Shines as A's Beat Indians for 10th Win in 12
Tom Gorman, the 29-year-old right-hander, delivered again for the Kansas City Athletics, pitching the Indians scoreless in the eighth and ninth after facing a tied game. Joe DeMaestri and Hector Lopez hit key homers, Lopez’s third of the season in the eighth, to spark a 4-3 victory.
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Patterson Meets McBride Tonight
Floyd Patterson faces Archie McBride in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. The Brooklyn teen battles a 185 pound Trenton foe on ABC radio and TV starting nine p.m. EST as Patterson eyes a June 1957 showdown with Rocky Marciano and defends his rising title hopes.
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Tebbetts Walker Violate Rules In Sixth Brawl On Field
Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts and St Louis skipper Frankie Walker clashed in the ninth inning after warmups and insults, leading to a chaotic bench and field melee. Umpire Conlan and League President Warren Giles will review punishments. Reds won 5 4 in the ninth.
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Conrad, 4 Other Yanks Seek British Open Title
The 94 qualifiers from 270 entrants begin the 72 hole grind at St Andrews for the British Open. United States entrants include Joe Conrad and Jim McHale among six amateurs and two pros Ed Furgol Byron Nelson Johnny Bulia. Frank Jowle posted the lowest 135, while Peter Thomson's 139 shows his bid to defend the title.
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Johnson Stars In 17-0 Midget League Win Over Post
James Johnson pitched Wilson to a 17-0 victory over Post in Tuesday night Midget league action. Taft defeated Lincoln 8-5, Washington beat Sunn ey 7-4, Garfield edged Roosevelt 10-9, and Jefferson stopped Whittier 8-3. Mike Bridges homered for Jefferson. Jerry Kerry homered for Whittier.
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Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Detroit Johnny Summerlin won a decision over Bert Whitehurst in a welterweight bout in Detroit while George Johnson stopped Charlie Cotton in Miami Beach. Jiggs Reed beat Dick Goldstein in Ocean Park and Raymond Riojas outpointed Eddie Cates in Beaumont. Leo Espinosa defeated Francis Militante in Honolulu.
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Pitchers Sparkle In Texas League
Texas League action Tuesday night featured Houston’s Ralph Beard shutting out Beaumont 9 to 0 on six hits for the Buffs and Shreveport’s Bill Moisan holding San Antonio to one run on four hits in a 6 to 1 win. Tulsa edged Dallas 4 to 3 with late runs as Oklahoma City beat Fort Worth. several players drove runs and homers highlighted the slate.
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Legion Hosts Hobart After Winning Two
Lawton Fort Sill's Colonels, second in the Western Oklahoma Legion league, host Hobart at Memorial Park in a 8 p.m. clash deciding the top spot. Colonels clinched a playoff berth with a 9-2 and 15-0 doubleheader over Cordell. Hobart seeks revenge behind lefty Gracchus Feldmann while Faulkner is a ? uncertain starter.
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Retired Service Gains Softball Tie
Security Bank tops Texaco 6 4 while Telco falls to Security Bank 6 2, creating a first place tie in the city league. The twinbill produced a 6 4 loss for Texaco and a 6 2 win for Security Bank over Telco.
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Dodgers Sign Andrew Vanderveide to Fort Worth Contract
The Brooklyn Dodgers announce 19 year old Andrew John Vanderveide from Los Angeles has signed with their Fort Worth Texas League club. Fort Worth immediately optioned the left handed first baseman to Bakersfield California in the California League Class C.
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