One For The Show By BOB GLAVES-Sports Editor
Ken Boehme the jovial catcher who could not stick with Lawton drew his release while hitting .385 and became Columbia's No 1 receiver. After leaving here he reported to Cincinnati farm club director Bill McKechnie Jr and was told his size worked against him and advised to quit baseball. Boehme refused and was voted the club's most valuable player. Coach Glenn Dosser loses quarterback John George moving to Oklahoma City due to his father Col. stationed at Fort Sill transfer necessitating the move.
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Ken Boehme
Lawton
Columbia
Boehme
Cincinnati
Bill McKechnie, Jr
McKechnie
Glenn Dosser
John George
Dosser
Gene Dees
Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Denver
Get. J. D. George
Fourth Army
Classen
Capitol Hill
George
Fort Sill baseball and Cameron gridiron headlines
J D George seeks reassignment to Fort Sill but transfer shifts to Oklahoma City. Lawton Fort Sill league fans demand support as attendance sinks over 50 percent. Fort Sill finishes a 10 game football schedule with Cameron and SMU B squad involved. Don Wheatley to Cameron in September. Various league results and standings across SOONER STATE and TEXAS leagues reflect a tense regional sports scene.
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Fort Sill
Cameron
SMU
Don Wheatley
Lawton High School
Jess Thompson
Wheatley
Young golfer nets first state title in under a year
The 17 year old high school ace is among the top young players in the state after less than a year of preparation. He won one tournament this spring, finished second twice, and earned a trip to the national Jaycee tournament in Michigan this August. Joe Noviello, Fort Sill golf pro, lost to Billy Maxwell in the Fourth Army championship second round. Noviello won the consolation crown, while Maxwell, from Fort Hood, fell to telem Buster Reid 3-1 in the finals.
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Michigan
Joe Noviello
Fort Sill
Billy Maxwell
Army
Noviello
Maxwell
High Time Hatchery Trout Learn Facts
Michigan Conservation Commission reveals 1950 51 plant of 3 63 million legal sized trout in streams. Only 544 587 reached nets as the rest starved or fell prey to predators. To correct this, the commission funded a 16000 program to teach hatchery trout eating habits in captivity.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Conservation Commission
Michigan
Commission
All-Star Injury Jinx Strikes Mantle Hurt in All-Star Game
Casey Stengel frets as Mickey Mantle may miss the Yankees' Thursday night game against the Browns after aggravating a pulled leg muscle in the All-Star contest. Mantle reinjured his left leg while sprinting on a force-play grounder, with no home runs in the game and the American League suffering a 5-1 defeat to the Nationals. Enos Slaughter and Peewee Reese led the NL attack while Billy Pierce, Robin Roberts, and Warren Spahn shared shutout pitching for the victorious Nationals.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Mickey Mantle
Nationals
Mantle
Browns
Stengel
Mickey
Casey
Washington
Crosley Field
Peewee Reese
Robin Roberts
Warren Spahn
Curt Simmons
Murry Dickson
Enos Slaughter
Reese
Slaughter
Stan Musial
Phillies
Richie Ashburn
Allie Reynolds
Dickson
Satchel Paige
Roy Campanella
Billy Pierce
Spahn
Ashburn
Simmons
Publinks Champion Advances Seattles West Course Thriller
Defending Publinks champion Pete Bogan and 63 other players began two 18 hole rounds at West Seattle as former champs like Dave Stanley and Frank Rutkiewicz remained in the running. Szwedko, Bielat, Sikes, and Rutkiewicz posted wins while Brice, Hopwood, Carvey, and Vanderberg fell short in tight matches on a sunlit but damp course.
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Pete Bogan
West Seattle
Algce
Montebello
Calif
Dave Stanley
Los Angeles
Frank Rutkiewicz
Andy Szwedko
Pittsburgh
Bill Bender, Jr
Mamaroneck
N. Y
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Veruin
Sea Rie
Szwedko
John Foley
Bogan
Bielat
Richard Hopwood
Phoenix
Stanley
Matt Carvey
Harvey, Ill
Sikes
Ralph Morrow
Oklahoma City
Rutkiewicz
Honolulu
Ed Vanderberg
Portland
Ore
Larsen Faces Major Test In National Clay Court
Top seed Vic Seixas and rival Art Larsen meet fourth round and early round opponents as the National Clay Court Championships begin. Maureen Connolly, 18, seeks three crowns after arriving in San Diego and defeating Doris Popple, with Julia Ann Sampson and Anita Kanter also advancing in the women’s draw.
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Chicago
Vic Seixas
Art Larsen
Seixas
Philadelphia
Fred Hagist
Berkeley
Calif
Larsen
San Leandro
Robin Willner
Los Angeles
Bob Perry
Westwood
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
United States
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Doris Popple
Des Moines
Marie Vidas
Hinsdale
Ill
Miss Connolly
Julia Ann Sampson
San Marino
Merceina Parker
St. Louis
Miss Sampson
Tobia Greenberg
Anita Kanter
San Francisco
Ethel Norton
San Antonio
Tex
Catherine Malcolm
Winnetka
All-Out Welcome For Hogan Slated
EW YORK A ticker tape welcome with full ceremony is planned for golf champion Ben Hogan arriving from Europe July 12. The U S Golf Association seeks Hogan approval for a big party in Paris and New York golf writers plan a luncheon in his honor. The Texan appears poised for athlete of the year honors. HICAGO John Been Shawnee Oklahoma tennis player lost in the National Clay Courts in a third round to top seed Vic Seixas 6 2 6 3.
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Ben Hogan
Europe
U. S. Golf Association
Paris
New York
Hogan
Hicago
John Been
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Vic Seixas
Notre Dame shifts under review amid football enforcement concerns
Major college commissioners pressed stricter enforcement of illegal shifts after Notre Dame used a controversial “sucker shift” against Oklahoma. The play pulled offside penalties in Notre Dame’s advance into Oklahoma territory, contributing to a touchdown in South Bend. Rocky Marciano and Roland LaStarza agreed to sign for a September Polo Grounds title bout as their match nears. Marciano, 28, defends the crown after last year’s wins. Burns named to replace Lerchen as North team’s extra outfielder for the Texas League All Star game in Shreveport.
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Notre Dame
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Territory
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Roland LaStarza
New York Boxing Commission
Polo Grounds
Marciano
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Philadelphia
Walcott
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UAS
Tex
Ross Burns
Oklahoma City
George Lerchen
Tulsa
Shreveport
Lerchen
Cincinnati Redlegs
St Benedicts appoints Protestant as coach in bold move
TCHISON Kansas St Benedicts College a Roman Catholic school named Ivan Schottel 32 as football coach marking the first time a Protestant holds the post He previously coached Atchison High School for four years and played three seasons with the Detroit Lions creating a notable cross religious hire for the program.
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Kan
St. Benedict’s College
Ivan Schottel
Atchison High School
Detroit Lions
Ardmore Edges Lawton In Wild 13-9 Night Game
Lawton pitchers walked 17 Ardmore batters while allowing six hits as Ardmore beat Lawton 13-9 in three hours and 11 minutes. Ardmore led 6-2, Lawton rallied with seven runs in the fifth, and a ninth inning homer by Bob Folkert sealed the win with Ardmore ousting manager Bennie Warren amid protests. Richard Steeplejack Jack expected to start for Lawton to even the series at Memorial Park at 8:15.
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Ardmore
Tuck McWilliams
Redlegs
Indians
Memorial Park
McWilliams
Richard
Jack
Beanstalk
Pauls Valley
Jack Gannon
Roy Moore
Gannon
Moore
Dan Bumstead
Marvin Haddon
Nunzio Izzo
Bumstead
Haddon
Izzo
Bob Folkert
Stranahan to Marry Ann Williams in Chicago
Frank Stranahan millionaire amateur golfer from Toledo and Miss Ann Williams of Dallas took out a marriage license Tuesday. They planned to wed Friday at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago pending church approval.
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Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Ann Williams
Dallas
Stranahan
Miss Williams
Sach Fourth Presbyterian Church
Roberts Poised To Reach 20 Wins As Season Hits Midway
New York July 15 Robber armed Robin Roberts of the Phillies looks like the only solid bet to win 20 games as clubs near the wire. He has 14 victories, well ahead of the 1952 pace, with Mel Parnell and Gerry Staley each at 12. Several others trail, including Warren Spahn, Billy Loes, Bob Lemon at 11, while Mike Garcia and Early Wynn lag behind. Bobby Shantz struggles with just three wins due to arm trouble.
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New York
Robin Roberts
Phillies
Roberts
Mel Parnell
Red Sox
Gerry Staley
Cardinals
Staley
Parnell
Warren Spahn
Braves
Billy Lees
Dodgers
Bob Lemon
Indians
Lemon
Mike Garcia
Early Wynn
Garcia
Wynn
Bobby Shantz
Billy Pierce
Virgil Trucks
White Sox
Bob Porterfield
Gavilan Fuentes Fight On Video Milwaukee Boxing Card
Milwaukee arena hosts a 40 round boxing card headlined by Kid Gavilan defending his welterweight crown against Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles. TV telecast at 9 p m EST marks Wisconsin's first nationally televised boxing show. Gavilan enters off two dull bouts but carries 93 wins, 13 losses and 4 draws. Fuentes brings California welterweight title claims and a strong two handed attack with solid punch resistance.
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Kid Gavilan
Ramon Fuentes
Gavilan
Fuentes
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Johnny Bratton
Danny
Bang Bang) Womber
Italo Scortichini
Ike Williams
Wember
California
Reception Center Wins 11 1 to Reach Fort Sill Final
Reception Center advanced to the Fort Sill baseball final by defeating TAS Command 11 to 1 on Tuesday. Roy Tinney pitched a shutout save for Reception Center while TAS was eliminated, setting up a best of three series with FARTC starting Sunday at Butnerfield at 8 15 p.m.
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Reception Center
Fort Sill
TAS Command
TAS
FARTC
Butnerfield
Roy Tinney
Sheppard Field
Ley Fartc
Butnefield
Fights Tuesday Night In Los Angeles And New York
Carlos Chavez of Los Angeles won on points over Phil Kim of Honolulu in a 10 round lightweight bout in Los Angeles. Fal Del Flanagan of Miami Beach defeated Willie Pastrano of New Orleans in an eight round middleweight clash in St. Paul. Danny Jo Perez of New York beat Bill Morizio of New York in ten rounds at Ridgewood Grove Brooklyn.
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Los Angeles
Carlos Chavez
Phil Kim
Honolulu
Miami Beach
del Flanagan
St. Paul
Willie Pastrano
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Ridgewood Grove
Danny Jo Perez
New York
Bill Morizio
Like Old Times With Ted Back
In Cincinnati before the All-Star Game Ted Williams returned from service to join the American League bench. He chatted with Casey Stengel and other stars like Gerry Coleman Al Rosen Dizzy Trout and Yogi Berra while watching the game, then prepared to throw out the first ball. The Americans fell 5 1. Williams teased teammates and lingered near Ford Frick’s box as he stayed off the field.
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Cincinnati
Ted Williams
Teddy
Korea
Skipper
Casey Stengel
Gerry Coleman
Marines
Williams
Ted
al Rosen
Cleveland
RBI
Willow
Dizzy Trout
Trout
Detroit
Yogi Berra
Yankees
Yogi
Dizzy
Will Harridge
Warren Giles
National League
Ford Frick
Tom Yawkey
Stengel
Case
Dalton in Action Tonight Seeks Narrow First-Place Margin
League leaders Dalton Business College aim to widen their top spot in the Lawton-Fort Sill softball league tonight as they face the 264th in the 7:15 opener. In the nightcap, OCS meets Aur Training. Earlier Tuesday Cagles blanked TAC 6-0 while the 187th beat Hospital Medics to hand them a 13th straight loss. Jim Spence pitched a one hit shutout for Cagles Boys Shop, fanning 15 with one walk over seven innings. Wayne Kniffen and Bill Dyer added two hits each for Cagles, while TAC’s George Smith took the loss. The Hospital Medics opened with two, then one in each of the next two innings. the 187th matched that in two innings before pulling away in the third and finishing in five. Patterson took the loss for the Medics. Davies earned the win for 187th. Gene Newton homered for the 187th in the third. First game: Eagles 105 000 0 6. Spence and Cagle, Smith and Hatfield. Second game: Hospital 21100 4 3. 187th FA 217 5x 15. Patterson, Baker (3) and Bass, Davies and Selby.
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Dalton Business College
Lawton-Fort Sill
OCS
Cagle
TAC
Jim Spence
Cagles Boys Shop
Goith
Wayne Kniffen
Bill Dyer
Caglemen
George Smith
Pat Patterson
Davies
Gene Newton
Texas New Mexico All Stars Named North Team
Two Albuquerque players along with Clovis and Borger stars were unanimous selections for the West Texas New Mexico League North All Stars. Pitcher Bill Hinchman first baseman Herb Simpson of Albuquerque catcher Benites of Clovis and right fielder Windy Eldridge of Borger earned the honors by managers writers and radio announcers.
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Albuquerque
Clovis
Berger
Shreveport Sports grab lead with 6 2 win over Dallas
The Shreveport Sports moved to first in the Texas League by beating Dallas 6 to 2 before 6,043 fans. Dave Cyrus earned his 10th win, boosting Shreveport to a half game lead. Jose Santiago of Dallas took his sixth loss as Mel McGaha and Les Layton keyed an eight-hit attack with homers. Oklahoma City tied Beaumont for sixth by beating Houston 3 to 2 on a ninth inning single by Frank Kellert. Other games saw Fort Worth blank Beaumont 8 to 1, Tulsa beat San Antonio 10 to, and an old-timers game precede the Houston-Okla City contest. Floyd Wooldridge took the loss for the Buffs as Bill Greason struck out the last two batters to preserve a one-run margin for Oklahoma City.
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Shreveport Sports
Dallas
Shreveport
Dave Cyrus
Jose Santiago
Dalve Fancy Cuban
Mel McGaha
Les Layton
Santiago
Eagle
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Houston
Frank Kellert
Fort Worth
Gale Wade
Cats
Tulsa
San Antonio
Nick Cullop
Pepper Martin
Bill Greason
Floyd Wooldridge
al McNeilance
Aragon to Meet Davis in Cow Palace Fight
Middleweights Art Aragon of Los Angeles and Henry Davis of Honolulu will clash in a 10 round bout at the Cow Palace on August 5. Promoters Jimmy Murray and Lou Thomas said Aragon’s manager Jimmy Roche signed for a 7500 dollar guarantee or a share of the gate.
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Art Aragon
Los Angeles
Henry Davis
Honolulu
Cow Palace
Jimmy Murray
Lou Thomas
National Boxing Club
Murray
Aragon
Jimmy Roche
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