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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1955

Page

17

Busy Night of Baseball Schedule Across Leagues

The evening slate lists multiple games including Chicago at Brooklyn and Davisom versus Newcombe, with Thomas Lees St Louis at New York and matches in Milwaukee Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Thursday in Brooklyn features Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia, plus a New York Chicago daytime clash and several regional results across the Evangeline, West Texas New Mexico, and Longhorn leagues.

Chicago Brooklyn Rush Davisom Newcombe Lees St. Louis New York Poholsky Antonelli Milwaukee Pittsburgh Crone Law Philadelphia Fowler Knppstein Simmons Roberts Mrozinski Louis Cincinnati Jon Milwaukee Ee St. Louis Ses

District Action Next On State Of Legion Nine

Lawton Fort Sill Colonels bow 3-2 to Mangum in Memorial Park. Von McDaniels struck out 12 through seven hitless innings, sustaining Mangum’s Western Legion crown as Lawton’s ninth inning rally fell short. Duncan Carnegie duel set for Saturday. winner advances to state tourney at Hobart August 2. Duncan hosts all sixth district games at Duncan.

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Constance to Fight Fuentes at Madison Square Garden

New York reports Hector Constance from Trinidad, a 7-5 favorite, slated to meet Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The card airs on ABC radio TV tonight, with Constance aiming to show improved infighting after recent bouts. Fuentes, 32-5-1, fights with constant pressure and endurance, while Constance carries a 24-5-8 record and eyeing the Gavilan performance.

New York Hector Constance Trinidad Ramon Fuentes Los Angeles Madison Square Garden ABC Eighth Avenue Constance Gavilan Reed Welter U.S Fuentes Gil Turner George Johnson George Barnes Australia

Race track authorized near Charlestown by commission

The estate racing commission granted a permit to Charles Town Raceways Inc for building a new harness racetrack near Charlestown. Attorneys indicate the project will require about 2.5 million dollars.

Charleston W. Va Estate Racing Commission Charles Town Raceways, Inc Charlestown

Lemon Clouts Four Homers In All-Star Game

Jim Lemon of Chattanooga blasted four home runs and drove in seven as the Southern Association All-Stars beat the Birmingham Barons 10 to 5 in a record crowd. Lemon added another season-long 18th homer to tie for the league lead, with supporting shots from Herb Olson Tom Hamilton and Al Pilarcik.

Birmingham Ala Chattanooga Jim Lemon Southern Assn Birmingham Barons Washington Jim Kite John Gabler Jack McMahon Jim O'Reilly Herb Olson All-Stars Tom Hamilton al Pilarcik Lemon Nashville Bob Hazle

Law Pitches 18 Innings In Pirates Victory Over Braves

Vernon Law pitched 18 innings in a 4-3 Pirates win over the Milwaukee Braves, tying the majors for longest game this season. He struck out 12, allowed 9 hits and 2 walks, and left after the 18th with the score 2-2. Bob Friend earned the win in relief, with Eddie Mathews homering for Milwaukee.

Law Fred Haney Vernon Law

Papal Registers His 6th Victory

Beaumont baseball tames Dallas 8 4 as Frank Johnson and Howie Anderson limit the leaders to five hits. Al Papai earns his sixteenth win beating Charley Locke and San Antonio. Houston pushes to sixth straight win, trimming Tulsa by 6 0 and narrowing gap to second place.

Dallas Beaumont Frank Johnson Howie Anderson Eagles San Antonio Oklahoma City Houston Tulsa Oilers Shreveport Fort Worth al Papai Charley Locke Missions Locke Barney Schultz Jules Hudson Stan Pitula Buffs

Yankees Infielder Coleman Suffering Brain Concussion

Chicago CHICAGO Infielder Jerry Coleman of the New York Yankees is at Mercy Hospital with a brain concussion after an eye injury from a pitch by Chicago White Sox righthander Harry Byrd. He was hit above the left eye in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss, wearing a plastic helmet. Doctors report a possible skull fracture and require further X rays and studies to determine the injury’s extent.

Chicago Jerry Coleman New York Yankees Mercy Hospital Coleman Yankees Chicago White Sox Sox Harry Byrd John Claridge White Sox Claridge

Oklahomans In The Majors Giants Beat Cardinals 4-2

Hank Thompson of the New York Giants singled in one trip to the plate and scored a run to help New York defeat St. Louis 4-2 in the second game of a double header.

Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Redlegs Law New York Giants Johnny Antonelli Cincinnati Giants Carl Hubbell St. Louis Hank Thompson

Morgan stars as Phillies sweep doubleheader vs Reds

Bobby Morgan scored once and collected two hits in five at bats as Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 7-3 in the first game. He drove in two runs and had three hits to help the Phillies secure the 6-2 win in the second game of the twinbill.

Bobby Morgan Philadelphia Phils Cincinnati

Gene Conley suffers sixth loss in 19 inning Braves defeat

Milwaukee pitcher Gene Conley took his sixth loss of the season as the Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3 after 19 innings. Conley allowed three hits over 11 thirds innings pitched.

Gene Conley Milwaukee Braves Braves Pittsburgh Conley

Don Gross Recalled By Philadelphia NL Club

Don Gross, a left handed pitcher, was recalled by the Philadelphia National League club after a 8-2 record with Nashville in the Southern Association where he struck out 114 in 125 innings. He had been taken to spring training by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

Philadelphia Don Gross Cincinnati Redlegs Gross Nashville

Norman Schmidt Joins Kiddie Kardinals Korps In St Louis

Norman Schmidt from Norman Oklahoma emerges as the newest Cardinal rookie, delivering a four hit 3 1 victory over the Giants in the opening game of a two night doubleheader. The 26 year old righthander struck out six, walked none, and relied on fastballs with a developing curve and slider, marking a rare ascent after earlier doubts.

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