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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
9
A garbled early baseball section lists teams and players with scattered statistics and game notes. Mentions Mantle, Hank Aaron, Boston and New York clubs, and various city references, though many names are distorted. The fragment hints at batting, pitching, and fielding mentions without coherent narrative.
Stan Musial is nearing a major milestone as the Giants bounce back in a game against Philadelphia. Musial drives in key runs and approaches a near-marathon pace for RBIs, while Gus Suhr’s early-season hitting helps Pittsburgh contenders.
In a Chicago game the Orioles face extended absence for Kell and Francona after injuries sustained yesterday. Details are unclear due to damaged text but report confirms head injury to Kell and another onfield mishap involving Francona, forcing their benching indefinitely.
The Kansas City Alleles have reportedly recruited right handed pitcher Jack Urban from Denver of the American Association. He won three games on the mound for Denver in his stint there.
Ward of Los Angeles won the Rex Mays 250 mile national championship big car race at State Fair Park. He earned 4 in prize money and averaged 7.78 miles per hour with a winning time of 1 hour 1 minute 9 seconds, nine seconds ahead of Johnny Thunson of Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The result marked Ward’s first major victory.
The Colonels, paced by Mangum with 18 runs and three hits, clash with rivals as Pitcher Pickeroig and fielder Laz contribute key plays. Fans witness a tight game with Elks and others sharing identical records as the verdict looms for manager status on Tuesday night.
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Amateur golf star Jor Campbell of Isnoxville and Purdue University added the Sunnehanna Invitation title to a growing list of wins in a strong showing at the Jounstown event.
Lawton stranded five in a tight game as the Braves tied it 1-1 in the fourth on errors and a clutch single by Diel Mealy. A late homer by Williams off Dean gave the home team the win, as Dean’s last four starts featured a gopher ball and four losses by slim margins.
First baseman Bob Miller hit a single in the bottom of the 12th to drive in the winning run as Ast Group edged The Artillery and Guided Ais size School Command nine 5 to 4. Barney Allemen added a two run homer for Ast Group while Aaron Fenster and Bill Strang homered for the Commanders.
Dick Savitt of New York City defeated Bernard Bartzen of Dallas in a five set final to win the Oklahoma State Open singles championship in Tulsa. Bartzen was top seed as Savitt edged him 1-6 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4.
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