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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1955

Page

13

Todays Schedule and Last Night Baseball Results

Schedule features Kansas City at Washington and Detroit at Baltimore in early games. Other matches include Chicago at New York and Cleveland at Boston. Also yesterday’s results show Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 1 New York 6 Chicago 5 in 12 innings.

Kansas City Washington Shantz Herbert Shea Stone Detroit Baltimore Grome Coleman Brown Gray Chicago New York Harshman Turley Cleveland Boston Houtteman Brewer National League — Lest Petpotas Milwaukee Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Erskine Black Roberts Buhl Hearn Monzant Hacker Minner Face Haddix Wooldridge Lawson Aleste Paris Ponca City Ae Eae Seminole Lawton & Paris Ardmore Lawton Fuskogee Shawnee McAlester Seminole Fort Stel A&gmsc TOPAY Wen Pia American Association Pet Toledo Louisville Minneapolis Ochioneel Denver St. Paul Indianapolis Sien Charleston Abilene Pam Plainview Lubbock Saxe Charles Alexandria Baton Rouge Crowley New Iberia Lafayette Des Moines Pueblo Sioux City Wichita Lincoln An Ores Elmira Ene Schenectady Williamsport Reading Johnstown Binghamton Allentown Augusta Charlotte Columbus Savannah Jacksonville Montgomery Columbia Macon

Old Pro Byrne Wins Big For Yankees In Playoff Bid

The aging Tommy Byrne, a 35 year old southpaw, shut out Chicago 1-0 to tighten New York's AL pennant lead. He allowed four hits, walked five, and hit two batters while Dick Donovan took the loss. Byrne improved to 9-2 with six complete games and three shutouts since returning from Seattle.

New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Byrne Reynolds-Raschi Yankees St.Louis Yanks Seattle Dick Donovan Detroit Baltimore Washington Kansas City Brooklyn Don Newcombe Cincinnati Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis Herb Score Red Sox Jose Santiago Don Messi Ted Williams Sammy White Frank Sullivan Larry Doby Tigers al Kaline Ray Boone

Lawton Hosts Texans Tonight Opens Fire With Five-Run Fifth

Lawton and Paris traded early runs before Lawton broke the game open with a five-run fifth. Swearingen walked five and Orioles pitchers struggled as Paris added two in the seventh. Anderson delivered a late two-run double for Lawton who led 8-3 after five frames and held on.

Paris Hoffies Massefski Lawton Piche Peterson Garrondona Larimore Freeman Swearingen Ray Samples Kilmer Orioles

Sunday Home Run Leaders Hit Across MLB Matchups

Sunday saw Sauer and Banks homer for the Cubs and J O'Brien and Freese contribute for the Pirates. Berra and Yanks, Sievers and Senators, Tuttle and Kaline with the Tigers, Doby and Indians, Williams and White, and the Red Sox also produced memorable round trippers.

AB Rkh Pet Kaline Det Kuenn Smith Cleve Sires Power K. Cee Meee Fox Chi Ashburn Phila Campanella Bklyn Snider Eee Kluszewski Cinci Post Cinci Vinnie Ares Dodgers Kacnecacin Redlegs Oe Mays Giants Ee Banks Cubs Redlegs Ennis Phillies Byrne Yankees Hoeft Tigers Donovan White Sox Lees

Oklahoma Majors Players Shine In Doubleheader Wins

Pete Runnels of Washington scored twice with two hits in four trips as the Senators rout Kansas City 9-3 in the first game. In the second game the Nationals lost 3-1 with Runnels going hitless in his lone at bat. Alvin Dark of the New York Giants delivered a clutch 12th inning single to drive in the winning run, lifting the Giants over the Chicago Cubs 6-5, and he also doubled.

Dee Fondy al Dark Chicago Dark Hal Jeffcoat Cubs Don Liddle Sal Maglie New York Hank Sauer Ernie Banks Bob Porterfield Washington A’s Roy Sievers Alex Kellner Tom Gorman Kellner Enos Slaughter Vic Power Spec Shea Braves Swearingen Lawton Pete Peterson Oriole Chuck Hoffses Bill Dennis Ken Aycock Freeman Hoffses Dan Staniec George Des Meules Associated Press Pete Runnels Kansas City Senators Nats Alvin Dark New York Giants Giants Chicago Cubs

Braves Beat Phillies 6 3 Behind Spahn’s Strong Start

Warren Spahn struck out four and walked one to earn his ninth win against ten losses as the Milwaukee Braves defeated Philadelphia 6-3. Spahn also scored a run and drove in another.

Warren Spahn Wilwaukee Braves Philadelphia Spahn

Bobby Morgan Drives Philly Loss at Milwaukee

Bobby Morgan scored once and collected two hits in four plate appearances as the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bobby Morgan Philadelphia Phils Milwaukee

Ford wins 37th National PGA title in Meadowbrook final

Detroit reports Doug Ford captured the 37th National PGA championship with a 4 and 3 victory over Cary Middlecoff in a 36-match event at Meadowbrook Country Club. Ruth Jessen from Kenmore Washington beat former champ Marjorie Lindsay 2 up in Chicago first round of the Women's Western Amateur. Beverly Gammon fell 5 and 4. Barry Mackay upset Jack Frost 6 2 6 2 in the Men's Invitation at Southampton. Power led the Burnt Hills Purse stretch run at Jamaica. Errard Prince won the Monmouth feature at Oceanport while Akbar Khan edged at Rockingham Park in Salem New Hampshire.

GOLF Detroit Doug Ford Cary Middlecoff Meadowbrook Chicago Ruth Jessen Kenmore Wash Marjorie Lindsay Decatur Dwight Anneaux Hinsdale Til Beverly Gammon St. Paul Minn Southampton L. I Barry Mackay Dayton Ohio Jack Frost NEW York — Power Jamaica Oceanport N.J Errard Prince E Monmouth

Playoffs Continue In Softball Loops

Tonight in the city Telco girls face the WACs at 7 30 p m in game one, with Texaco against Retired Service in the nightcap. Both series are best of three, Texaco leads a Service club 1 0 and Telco girls have 1 0 over the WACs. Last night KSWO girls and Tesco opened with first round wins over Cache’s girls and Security Bank.

Telco Wacs Texaco Service Club KSWO Tesco Cache’s Security Bank

Pastrano Fights In Video Feature

CHICAGO Willie Pastrano a 19 year old from New Orleans meets Chuck Speiser of Detroit in Chicago Stadium for a 10 round telecast tonight ABC9 p.m. EST Pastrano has 31 wins 8 losses 4 draws after beating Maxim who had beaten Patterson and Andrews Trainer Angelo Dundee backs him predicting a top rise as Archie Moore nears retirement with Willie ready to succeed He is a 3 1 favorite over Speiser

Chicago Willie Pastrano New Orleans Chuck Speiser Detroit Pastrano Joey Maxim Cleveland Willie Maxim Floyd Patterson Paul Andrews Angelo Dundee Dundee Archie Moore Speiser

Moncrief Leads Fourth Army Golfers at Halfway

Fort Bliss star Bob Moncrief maintained a three stroke lead at the halfway point of the Fourth Army golf tournament in San Antonio with a second straight 72 for 144. Roy Schieder of Brooke Army Medical Center sits at 147, Bill Barkley 154, and others include Joe Noviello 156 Lex Simmons 157 Ed Haley 157 Buck Scallon 157. Gene McGlassen of Fort Sill is one stroke behind leaders in the senior division with 170 while Col. H. Faison and Col. A. Britham of Fort Sam Houston lead at 169.

San Antonio Bob Moncrief Fort Bliss Roy Schieder Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sill Bill Barkley Joe Noviello Lex Simmons Ed Haley Buck Scallon Gene McGlassen Col. H. Faison Col. A. Britham Fort Sam Houston

Reed Favored In Ada Net Meet

ADA Okla UP Airman Whitney Reed winner of the Shawnee and Oklahoma City tennis Opens holds the top seed among 151 entrants in the eighth annual Sooner State Open net tourney opening here. Reed, Alameda California, at Tinker Air Force Base, heads a field that includes former men’s champion Gene Land of Oklahoma City and James A Schulze of Greenville Texas, 1953 winner and Muskogee Indian Capital Journey champ. Five day meet opens with junior divisions.

Ada Okla Whitney Reed Shawnee Oklahoma City Reed Alameda Calif Tinker Air Force Base Gene Land James A. Schulze Greenville Tex Muskogee

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