Lawton Braves Extend Pace With Key Road Trip Start
Lawton Braves win third in a row after a 4 2 victory over McAlester. Dudley earns his third straight win with 11 hits allowed and six strikeouts as Bickett belts a two run homer to spark the rally. The club heads to Ada for a two game set while staying four games back of Gainesville in the Sooner State league.
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Shawnee and Gainesville Threaten Lawton in Standings
Shawnee leads the Sooner State League with Gainesville second as Lawton climbs from midpack. Lawton has won 10 of 11 to reach a challenging spot, while Shawnee and Gainesville both slip or surge in the race. In results, Shawnee beat Pauls Valley 5-2, and Lawton toppled McAlester 4-2 as Gainesville fell 5-1 to Ada.
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Sooner State League and nearby circuits standings and results
The Sooner State League lists team records with Lawton and Ardmore near mid pack while recent results put Lawton 4 McAlester 2 Ada 5 Gainesville 1 and Seminole 7 Ardmore 4 11. Fort Sill and Texas League entries follow with scattered scores like Beaumont 14 Oklahoma City 4 and San Antonio 6 5. National and American League results show St Louis 30 31 and New York 7 6 with Cleveland 44 18 and Washington 27 34.
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Speed record set at Langhorne
Jimmy Bryan, second in the Indianapolis Memorial Day 500, set the mile dirt track speed record at Langhorne, Pa, by capping the 100 mile AAA national race yesterday.
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Brown Leads Post Tourney With Par Golf
Lt Wes Brown shot steady par golf to lead Fort Sill golf team qualifying at the halfway mark. He posted a 70 Saturday and 74 Sunday to sit three strokes ahead of Maj Charles Busbee with 147. Col Robert Muir is third at 153 while Set C Haley sits fourth at 158. In the Senior division Sgt Earle MacClason leads by two over Maj Ira Beard with 172 and 174 respectively.
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Missions and Sports Sweep Doubleheaders in Texas League
The Shreveport Sports and the San Antonio Missions closed the gap on first place by sweeping doubleheaders. Shreveport beat Tulsa 6-2 and 4-2, while San Antonio defeated Fort Worth 6-2 and 5-4. Beaumont split with Oklahoma City, winning 14-4 and losing 9-1, and Dallas lost to Houston 3-2, slipping further in the standings.
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Stillwater Duo Wins Oklahoma City Foot Ball Title
Stillwater pair Jimmy Schat and Steve Stevenson won the Oklahoma City title yesterday by defeating Troy Kerley and Dewan Kerley from Oklahoma City 6 to 4.
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Orioles Fans Boo, Pay as Team Slumps to Eight-Game Losing Streak
Baltimore crowds of 17 149 bought tickets to push total admissions past 500000 in 26 dates yet jeered manager Jimmy Dykes and derided the Orioles after a 7 1 and 7 2 double loss to the Washington Senators, their eighth straight setback.
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Indians extend lead as Yankees fade in hunt for AL pennant
Cleveland rides a blistering 15-3 stretch since June 4 to open a four game margin on the Chicago White Sox while New York falls five games back. Bob Feller and Art HoustmAn pace a doubleheader sweep of the Red Sox, with Al Smith driving in five runs.
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Richards Tops 15 Feet Again
ST. LOUIS The Rev Bob Richards cleared 15 feet 30 inches on his final attempt at the National AAU Track and Field Championships. Los Angeles AC led with 124 points as 13 of 21 events set meet records, with Mal Whitfield winning the 880 yards in 1 50.8 and NYAC chasing the title with 107 points.
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Musial Holds Top NL Star Vote Lead In All Star Balloting
Alvin Dark of the New York Giants moved back into the NL shortstop lead as voting continues for the all star game at Cleveland on July 13. Dark topped Milwaukee’s Johnny Logan by 736 votes in the latest Chicago Tribune tally, while Musial remained the overall top vote getter with 51,704 votes for the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder.
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Oklahoma City duo qualifies for Public Links event
Jack Martin and Lou Burtner of Oklahoma City qualified yesterday for the U S Public Links Golf Tournament set for Dallas from July 11 to 17.
Oklahoma Giants Shine In Doubleheader Flurry Update
New York Giants shortstop hit a three run homer for a 7 6 win over St Louis as Oklahoma players feature. Yanks split, winning 16 6 then losing 7 3. Mickey Mantle drove in two in the first game with a homer and a single, scoring four.
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Ed Furgol Wins U S Open in Remarkable Comeback
Springfield New Jersey June 21 Ed Furgol the Polish immigrant farmer's son claimed the U S Open at Baltusrol with a four over par 284 after a nine year pro career marked by poverty and teaching positions. He spoke of proving himself and beating the odds in a historic rise from hardship to champion.
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State Tennis Finals Crowns Land and Davidson Duo
Oklahoma City saw Gene Land of Central State retain the men's singles title with a 8-10 7-5 6-0 win over Gil Boney. Land and teammate Bill Danner captured the men's doubles, beating Sill and Darrel Winfield 6-1 6-4. Lila Mills of Chickasha defeated Jane Ellingson 2-6 6-1 in the women's final, while Jim Jackson beat Ron Ramming 6-3 0-6 8-6 in the men's match. The veterans' title went to Claren Du, and the women's doubles champions were Lancille Davidson and Teddy Dukeminier.
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Stanford Opens NCAA Golf Meet Amid Rainy Brae Burn
Stanford University led by most of its 1953 squad began defense of the NCAA golf title at Brae Burn Country Club in Houston. A field of 147 started two 18 hole rounds with team scores based on 36 holes worse ball. Earl Moeller and Joe Ferguson beat Eddie Merrins and Bob Benning two up. North Texas State, Oklahoma A&M, Purdue and LSU seen as top challengers to Stanford.
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Seixas and Trabert Open Wimbledon With Easy Wins
Vic Seixas the defending champion and Tony Trabert the tourney favorite cruised to first round victories. Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables faced a tougher match, defeating Tim Lewis of England 6 4 6 1 7 5 in a three set tilt.
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