Dudley Blanks Ponca City in 1-0 Win Pushes Braves Lead
Dudley pitched a four hit shutout with nine strikeouts sealing a 1-0 victory over Ponca City. Lawton moved back to the Sooner State League lead after Shawnee’s 7-6 loss to McAlester. Piche likely opens the first game with Miller or Hickman in the nightcap.
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Rockets Nudge Hawks 7 To 6 In Sooner State League
Lawton Braves edged Ponca City 1-0 while McAlester beat Shawnee 7-6 in Sooner State League action. Led by Bob Dudley who struck out nine, Lawton’s winning run came on a sixth inning wild pitch from Ernie Proud after an error and Williams double. Ardmore topped Paris 4-2 as Purtle earned his 15th win.
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Legion Nine Clouts Altus to Stay in Playoff Chase
Tex Faulkner declares readiness to rejoin the Colonel pitching staff and will start against Altus in the third game of the best two of three series with the Scrap pers. Lawton’s 14-8 win over Altus kept them in the Western loop playoffs as Jim Wilson earned his sixth win.
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Rain Delays Feature Clay Court Match At National Meet
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati and Bitsy Grant of Atlanta among top players in the National Clay Courts Tour as rain paused play after Trabert won the first set 6-2. Bernard Bartzen and Ham Richardson advanced alongside other seeds to the fourth round.
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Los Angeles
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Monterey
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Houston
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Lima
Peru
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South Africa
Musial Delivers 12th-Inning Heroics In All-Star Classic
Milwaukee—Stan Musial, the league's oldest player at 34, hit a 12th inning homer to win the All-Star game for the Nationals 6-5 over the Americans. Musial had been an also ran in balloting, despite leading the league with four All-Star homers. Cardinal teammate Red Schoendienst added a 14th inning hit in a game highlighted by Gene Conley's 12th inning victory for the Braves.
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Felines End Dallas Streak With Wins Over Murff Burnside
Fort Worth Eagles topple Dallas 3-2 behind Red Murff, then 5-0 against Pete Burnside to end a three week stretch of two losses. San Antonio idle due to wet grounds, Missions two games back. Oklahoma City rallies for a ninth inning win. Houston slips to fifth as Tulsa drops a 3-2 decision.
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Gordon Windhorn
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Frank Barnes
Man Musial Delights Milwaukee With 12th Inning Homer
Stan Musial, aged 34, delivers a 12th inning homer to lift the National League to a 6-5 victory over the American League in the All Star game. Milwaukee stars Logan Aaron and Conley key the comeback as Willie Mays and others spark NL rally.
Texarkana Voters Reject Horse Racing In Special Vote
Texarkana Arkansas Miller County voters reject horse racing in a special election by 4 465 to 2 088. The decision covers the Arkansas side of the twin city straddling the state line with Texas.
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Orioles Sign 18-Year-Old Pitcher Warren From Dayton
Malcolm Warren an 18-year-old right handed pitcher from Dayton Ohio with a 23 5 high school record has signed with the Baltimore Orioles and will report to Aberdeen South Carolina club next year
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Jefferson Knocks Wilson From Midget Playoffs
In the midget league playoffs Jefferson edged Wilson 6 to 5 in extra innings to eliminate them while Post defeated Taft 12 to 9. A city kids league picnic is planned Monday at Fort Sill Pool 1 funded by button sales and local donations with Daryl Spencer, former New York Giant, set to attend.
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