Henry Jailed In Fix Allerna
New York report says heavyweight Clarence Henry of Philadelphia was arrested for offering 15000 dollars to middleweight Bobby Mam Oakland to lose a fight to Joey Giardello at Madison Square Garden. The case arose from NYS Athletic Commission disclosures and DA investigation notes.
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Madison Fare Garden
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McAlester Rockets climb to third with Ada win
McAlester moved into third place in the league by routing Ada 174 as five Rockets collected extra base hits. Shawnee stayed close behind after a 14 9 loss to Tri City Oilers, while Ardmore beat Pauls Valley 94 to snap a nine game slide.
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Harvey Cohen
Cardinals
Chartle Hughes
Merrill Thomason
Jack Krol
Seimi
Braves reshuffle pitching corps with four new hurlers
Braves cut four pitchers from the roster Joel Whitlock Andy Tobias Vic Thurn and Hank Asmussen to add four rookies from Milwaukee The new pitchers are Bob Dudley Norris Dorsey Bob Binder and Bob Gilmore all right handers Binder pitched one and one third innings allowing one hit no runs or walks
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Oklahomans In The Majors Read A Mixed Line
A fragmented clipping mentions Oklahomans in the majors and a game with Dewat Fiona or im he three innings. Louis Cardinals are referenced with three runs and four outs in an unclear sequence.
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Baseball and basketball scores from Thursday to Friday
National League standings show Brooklyn, St Louis, Milwaukee, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh spinning tight in a 538 35 22 led table. Wednesday results include Pittsburgh at New York 9 pm rain and Brooklyn beating Milwaukee 7 6 in five innings. Thursday games had New York 11 St Louis 8 and Brooklyn Milwaukee postponed by rain. Philadelphia Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Chicago were also ppd. In American Association Charleston beat Kansas City 6 3 as the only game scheduled.
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Texas League Race Tightens Amid Late Standings Shuffle
The Texas League narrowed the gap as leaders lost games and Fort Worth won 1-0 at Houston ending a five game streak. Cal las defeated San Antonio 6-3 while Beaumont beat sixth place 6-3. Joe Hunt’s late single and a run-scoring grounder by Hunt helped Fort Worth and Oklahoma City in a tense race.
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Houston
Ferereport
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Port
John Andre
Oklahoma City
al Papai
Hunt
Jim Martin
Fort Worth Pilot Reprimanded for Standoff with Abusive Fan
Fort Worth Cat manager Al Vincent was reprimanded by Texas League President John Reeves for climbing into the stands to confront an abusive Houston fan. Reeves blamed both Vincent’s provocation and inadequate Houston police protection for the incident in the eighth inning of game two, noting Vincent acted after a fan waved a beer bottle and menaced him.
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al Vincent
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Softball Doublebill Slated At Walters
Major league opener features Merchants vs Horseshoe Bar of Lawton at 7:30 p.m. on Walters diamond followed by Fort Sill 2nd Enlisted Students vs Wade Olds in an Industrial league contest at 8:45 p.m. Nine teams compete in both loops until Lawton park is ready.
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Trabert Seixas Duo Reach Danish Open Final
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati and Vic Seixas of Philadelphia advanced to the final doubles match at the Danish Open in Copenhagen. They paired to face Kurt Nielsen and Torben Ulrich of Denmark after both U.S. players secured singles title shots on Thursday.
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Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Kurt Nielsen
Torben Ulrich
U.S
Douglas Leaning In Western Open
The 1954 Western Open at Kenwood Country Club saw Douglas lead the first round with a 1 under par 69 amid high winds and rain. Jackie Burke Jr. and Pete Fleming Andrews tied for runner up with strong showings, while Bob Duden of Portland trailed close behind.
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Kiamesha’ Lake
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Flemi Andrews
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Portland, Ore
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Detroit Club Adopts Collegiate Substitution Rules
Chicago reports Detroit Lions officials and National Football League executives reached a plan to apply collegiate substitution rules and end a stalemate over the two-platoon system for the All Star game at Soldier Field on August 13. A board of arbitration will review the matter after yesterday’s meeting led by Bawin and J Anderson.
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Yank Golfer Reaches 36-Hole Final in Paris Championship
Paris June 4 UP Stead Clarke Hardwick of Los Angeles faces four time champion Henri de Lamaze in the grueling 36 hole final of the Amateur golf championship at Saint Germain. Hardwick, once a dark horse, advanced by ousting the last two Americans including Barton Bridgeford of San Francisco 2 and 1 in the quarter finals.
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Barton Bridgeford
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Oklahoma NBC tourney bracket sets state champion
The National Baseball Congress announced the 24th annual Oklahoma non pro championship tournament will start July 31. NBC state commissioner Keller of Enid said a 16 team bracket will determine the state champion, with the winner advancing to the 20th annual National tournament in Wichita beginning August 20.
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National Baseball Congress Today
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Free Talk Sent To Voters In Wide Mail Campaign
A wholesale mail effort distributes four million copies of a political talk at 2.9 cents each, totaling 119146.50. The plan targets voters and praises bipartisan legality while shaping a congressman’s statewide campaign effort.
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Talk
Congress
Motor Maintenance Award Presented at Fort Sill Ceremony
The 17th Field Artillery Group awarded Lt. James T. Camp the monthly motor maintenance prize during an organization day parade at Fort Sill. Col. David W. Hayes, commander of the 17th, presented the honor to the battalion motors officer while battery motor sergeants were also recognized.
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James T. Camp
Fort Sill
David W. Hayes
17Th
2Nd Field Artillery Battalion
William A. Campbell
Kennedy Awarded High 4 H Honor At A M Round-up
Posey to rejoin Rams. Odie Posey, halfback, hopes to play end for the Los Angeles Rams in 1954. The 4 H club Round-up ended June 4 with honors at A M.
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