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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1957
Page
8
The article covers athletic health concerns including muscular disease risk and weight loss in a young athlete. It references medical evaluation at a city hospital and notes on sports performance, with mentions of teams, players, and upcoming games. The mix includes college and high school sports figures and local medical guidance.
Brooklyn hurler Don Newcombe pitched effectively as Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider delivered consecutive triples in a ninth inning rally. The Dodgers stunned St. Louis 6-4, extending Newcombe’s unbeaten streak against the Cardinals this season and dropping four straight for the visitors.
Detroit right fielder Kaline hits a clutch single in the 13th inning to score Charlie Maxwell and lift the Tigers to a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Paul Foytack earned the victory with seven innings of relief, while Frank Lary faced the bases loaded in the 13th to close out the game.
Jack Sanford earned his ninth win as the Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Braves 4 to 3. Sanford allowed five baserunners over the last five frames, and Shin Lopata contributed a key late homer. The loss went to Shatter Heb Truw hrigge, the Braves’ starter for his first defeat.
Bright pitched a strong game for the Commanders as they routed AGGMSC 80 to 0 in Fort Sill league action. Dowzen hit a 1310 foot homer in the first inning. Bastean added key hits and scored twice. Opich and Anderson contributed. The clubs meet again at Bunner Field at 2 pm today.
Methodist and Trinity Baptist opened YMCAL church softball play at ABC Park with wins. First Christian nosed Northside Baptist 10 9 in a seventh inning rally.
Dizzy Dean praises Arkansas born Dean brothers Lindy and Von McDaniel as future stars while noting their Oklahoma roots and early success with the St Louis Cardinals. Lindy signed for 59 000 in 1955, Von 18, two and nine wins with promise, both sharing pitching philosophy of positive thinking not fear.
Red Jones pitched a six hit 2-0 shutout over the Paris Orioles improving to his third straight win as the Lawson Braves move to a 2-0 series edge at Memorial Park. Tommy Brown and Lee Freeman drove in the runs with timely doubles while Dusty Rhodes likely starts for the Orioles in tonight's deciding game.
Bob Knoop drove from Cust base to push the Braves ahead in the first. Freeman doubled and scored as Harry Guekert held the Loop to seven hits. Jones fanned seven for the Loop, while Guekert helped himself with two singles and kept the Braves ahead with solid defense.
Yogi Berra hit a 15th inning homer as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6 to 5 to take first place in the American League. Tommy Byrne earned the win in relief, helping New York extend its winning streak to nine and move a half game ahead of Chicago.
A scrambled recap shows MLB actions with teams like Baltimore Kansas City Cleveland New York Chicago and Washington in late innings and varied results. International and Pacific Coast League notes mention games, postponements, and standings while minor league snippets list cities and scores.
In a semifinal, Giammalva upset Art Andrews 1-6 6-7 6-2 6-1 to advance to the final against second seed Barry Maclay. doubles eyes loom as Crawford Henry and Hobnberg Tulane take on Sawiver and Cliff Vickery Houston while Mac and Dak Poller of Michigan prepare for tomorrow's finale.
Columbus routed Augusta 7 to 0 while Phartoke and Dacksrawile each contributed in a high scoring 7 to 1 victory. Knowle led with eight dollars and a two line tally as Columbia posted a 5 to 3 win over an unnamed opponent.
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