Braves Look To Add Starters As Jackson Eyes Run For Pennant
Braves manager Travis Jackson assessed 1947 season prospects after spring training in Waycross Ga noting potential help from Milwaukee farm system clubs. Lawton trailed Shawnee and Gainesville but remained in pennant race with Doss Starzynski and Kilmer among viable starters as injuries and young pitchers shape pitching staff. Carl Hrovatic leads hitting with .400 clip while Bickett extends hit streak and drives runs as team shows improving defense and steady catching by McKeon Freeman.
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How They Stand In Baseball TEXAS LEAGUE AND AMERICAN LEAGUE SUMMARY
Baseball standings and results across multiple leagues. Includes Texas League listings with teams, win totals, and schedule notes, plus American League results from Tuesday and upcoming games. Also mentions Western and International League actions and a Derby Day crowd at Epsom with Landau.
Mantle Blows Extend Braves Losing Streak
McAlester toppled Lawton 4-3 in 10 innings as Max Mantle delivered a key hit. The Rockets committed six errors, Lawton nine, and the Braves fell to sixth place in the Sooner State league standings with a home series looming against Gainesville.
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Cockell eyes Marciano challenge after latest win
London heavyweight champion Don Cockell plans to scout the Marciano vs Charles bout in New York in two weeks. He has defeated Roland LaStarza in March and Harry Matthews last night, aiming for a shot at the world heavyweight crown. Cockell notes the caution of staying in the ring with Marciano.
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Carter Favored In TV Bout At St Louis Arena
Ex-lightweight champion Jimmy Carter of New York is a 31 to 1 favorite to defeat Chillin Charley Riley in a 10 round bout at the St Louis Arena tonight. Carter weighs about 135 pounds, Riley around 131. Carter trained five weeks in San Francisco after a postponement related to Delarco’s illness and a CBS telecast is set for 9 pm EST.
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Young Prisoner Billy Joe Moore Heads to Yankees Farm
Billy Joe Moore, 24, a right handed first baseman with Harlem roots, signs with the New York Yankees organization after standout tryouts at a Soon er State League farm club. Scouts Greenwade McDermott and McPhail tout his maturity and power, noting a $250 monthly signing and a path to Class AAA.
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Indians Vault Into Lead With 60 Victory Over Shreveport
The Indians surged to first in the Texas League last night behind a 60 win over Shreveport, aided by Jim Neufeldt's grand slam. San Antonio and Fort Worth faltered, Dallas beat San Antonio 9 2, Houston edged Fort Worth 2 1 and 5 4, while Tulsa beat Beaumont 5 4 to climb to sixth. Willie Schmidt earned his seventh straight win in Houston Fort Worth opener.
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Meyer Repays Dodgers Again in Holiday Baseball Spark
United Press report notes Meyer, the Peru, Illinois Christmas tree merchant, repaying the Dodgers after earlier trades involving the Braves. He starred Tuesday night with a six-hit, 2–0 win aided by sacrifices, while Brooklyn rallies were sparked by Pee Wee Reese and Junior Gilliam. In the American League, ex-Dodger Ralph Branca won for Detroit as Boston and New York also posted wins amid a rainout schedule.
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How Braves Hit and Hurl
Seminole Oklahoma reports Seminole High School girls athletes form their own lettermen’s club. The move reflects student initiative to recognize varsity players and celebrate athletic achievement.
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Stan Musial on Hitting Style and Home Run Ambitions
The St Louis Cardinals star states he favors singles over power and has no real plan to chase the home run crown. He recalls 1948 when 39 homers came naturally and explains his belief in reaction speed and swing adjustment as keys to hitting. He recounts a five homer doubleheader in 1949 and notes a rare fifth homer against Hoyt Wilhelm.
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Qualifying Sets For City Golf Tournament At Lawton Club
State golfers will qualify Thursday in Lawton club's first annual amateur tournament with Friday and Sunday matches on the nine hole course. Club pro Woody Kerr and tournament chair R. Stanley urge city and Fort Sill players to compete. open to non members. Local entries include Joe Turner and Paul Cooley with about 20 club members expected. Art Young qualified yesterday with 82. Lou Burtner pending. A stag luncheon will be held tomorrow night.
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Orioles Reach Trade To Shake Up Lineup
Baltimore and Cleveland exchange key players as Vie Wert moves to Cleveland and Bos Chakales goes to Baltimore in a midseason deal that reshapes both rosters.
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Longhorns and Angies Face Decisive NCAA Showdown
In Austin on June 2, the Longhorns meet the Angies in a winner take all NCAA baseball regional game. The victor earns a spot in the NCAA finals to face district champions from other regions, with the winner advancing after Wednesday's clash.
Lawton adds four pitchers from Tulsa group for Thursday series
Lawton's roster expands with four new relievers and rookies from Tulsa. Bob Binder, 22, from Milwaukee area, 6-2 200, a recent Army veteran. Bob Gilmore, 6-4 210, from Milford, Mass. Norris Dorsey, Tulsa University ace. and another Tulsa recruit join as all four are right handed. Gilmore previously posted a 9-3 in Wis. State league, Dorsey led Hurricane staff.
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