Brushing Campaign At Lake Lawtonka Gains Momentum
Eight brush piles already deployed and several shelters in use as the brushing campaign proceeds at Lake Lawtonka. Ralph Hennessee reports early tests show high satisfaction. volunteers will gather Sunday at Schoolhouse Slough to continue cutting and placing brush to shelter game fish. Contributions totaling 42 dollars funded workmen.
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Seminole Oilers option pitcher and acquire catcher
SEMINOLE Okla June 25 The Seminole Oilers of the Sooner State baseball league optioned a pitcher and acquired a rookie catcher Thursday Business Manager Ray Davis announced Ed Fenelon Chicago is the new catcher Right handed pitcher Joe Czsixowski Milwaukee has won one and lost three for Seminole He was optioned to Kingsport Tenn of the Class D Appalachian league
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Giants Drop Opener At McAlester Series Start
McAlester beat Lawton 5 1 in the opener of a three game series with a fast start. Bob Giddings opposes Bruce Schroeder in the 6 pm curtain-raiser. Yount earned his fourth win as McAlester edges Lawton 2 1 in the ninth.
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A Overtime Track? Not Applicable Baseball Box Score
Lawton and McAlester clash with mixed stats showing multiple players named Dahn Evans Sparks Smotherman and Tufts. Key notes include ER for McAlester and late-inning DP by Smotherman Weeks to Kapacz. Fielding highlights IDs Yount Merritt Tufts Poelker Evans and Honscheit. Umpires Burke and Toe.
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Doughs Pace 2nd Round Doughboys Win Big
The 28th Infantry won its second straight game in the second round robin of the post baseball league last night to stay atop the standings. The Doughboys rallied from behind to beat Ist. Det. 6 to 6 as George Grothe allowed a five-run surge. Pete Wilson drove in two with a two-run triple during a five-run fifth. In another game 6th AFA beat 686th Ordnance Co. 8 to 2 led by Bob Williams six-hit effort and Lou O Lewink five for six with a two-run double. Tomorrow’s slate features 668th FA vs 17th FA at Austiman and Special Troops vs 6th AFA at Butner.
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Heafner and Keiser Poised for Ground in Inverness
In Toledo on June 25 0 the pace making pair Clayton Heafner and Herman Keiser were set to push forward in the Inverness Invitational best ball rounds clashing with Cary Middlecoff and Jim Ferrier. Heafner and Keiser held a two point lead by beating Dick Metz and Lloyd Mangrum five up in the round robin. The Hogan Demard pair the pre tournament favorites faced Mangrum and Met as Middlecoff and Ferrier played yesterday and they were three up.
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Rickey Defends Brooks Showings and Flags for Dodgers
New York reports Branch Rickey publicly backs Leo Durocher and the Dodgers as key players return from injuries. He cites Pete Reiser Bruce Edwards Hugh Casey Spider Jorgensen and Jackie Robinson as reasons the team can still win the National League pennant despite a rough start. The Dodgers beat the Pirates 6 to 2 in the first game and 6 to 2 in the nightcap with Robinson contributing a grand slam and multiple hits. The Cubs beat the Giants 11 to 2 while Cardinals move into second place behind the Braves. Red Schoendienst leads St Louis with four hits. The Yankees top Cleveland 4 to 3 as Vic Raschi and hitters power past Bobby Feller. The A's rally for four in the eighth to stay in the chase.
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Louis Walcott Fight Postponed By Rain At Yankee Stadium
A heavy downpour forced the postponement of the Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium. Fans, police, and organizers scrambled to secure refunds as conditions threatened a further delay with forecasts for more rain. Both fighters stayed secluded in their dressing rooms while efforts to salvage the event continued amid wet field and uncertain weather.
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