Lions Sweep Asher In Twinbill At McCord Field
Lawton Lions offense explodes with 20 hits 12 for extra bases as they sweep Asher 9-3 and 7-2 at McCord Field Doug Pogue homers Jim Bratsen triples and doubles while Stan Lawrence scores six times in the doubleheader Pitchers Schaefer Lashley Rushing and Brewer hold Asher to few hits with Schaefer Lashley combining for a three hitter in game one and Rushing Brewer silencing Ashers bats in game two
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Herb Jacobs
Law Ton
Asher
Lions
Indians
McCord Field
Lawton
Lawton Braves
Doug Schaefer
Mickey Lashley
Randy Rushing
Tim Brewer
Schaefer
Lashley
Rushing
Brewer
Lawton Rally Sparks Fourth Straight Win In Doubleheader
Lawton jumped to early lead in both games with decisive first inning scoring. Lawrence, Bratsen, Pogue, and Severns powered a 6-3 opener as Pogue hit his first homer of the year. In the nightcap, Lions scratched across two in the first and added three in the third before Asher’s late work.
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Lawrence
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Embree
Asher
Kansas City
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Texas
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Lou Piniella
Piniella
Allen
Cookie Rojas
Steve Busby
Frank White
Chicago
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Winston Lienas
Rod Carew
Vada Pinson
Angels
Twins
Fights Break Out Across AL As Tigers Fade Fast
In a chaotic AL Sunday, the Tigers dropped two to extend a losing streak to six straight while fights marred games between the Indians and Brewers and Royals and Rangers. Yankees swept Detroit 3-2 and 2-1 as Milwaukee and Kansas City won key matchups. Orioles and Angels posted narrow wins while Boston edged Baltimore, and Earl Williams was suspended by Earl Weaver for one game.
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Texas Rangers
Detroit Tigers
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Rangers
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Earl Weaver
Earl Williams
Bobby Winkles
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Frank Quilici
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New York Yankees
Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Angels
Twins
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Oakland A’s
Darrell Porter
Tim Johnson
George Scott
Milwaukee
Bob Coluccio
Cleveland
John Ellis
Brewer
Don Money
Ellis
Coluccio
Pedro Garcia
Ray Lamb
Graig Nettles
Detroit
Mickey Lolich
Yankees
Gene Michael
New York
John Curtis
Boston
Baltimore
Orlando Ceneda
Williams
Weaver
Royals to cover warning track with hard composite
The Major League Baseball Players Association grievance over the Royals Stadium warning track led Kansas City to say the surface will be covered with a hard composite. The AL venue is the first with artificial turf everywhere. Cedric Tallis said installation occurs during the road trip as the team leaves a homestand.
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Kansas City
Major League Baseball Players Association
Royals Stadium
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Cedric Tallis
Player Association
Marvin Miller
Association
Gibson's and Marlow Meet in Legion Ball Tonight
Gibson's Discounters of Lawton return to American Legion baseball with an 8 o clock visit to Marlow. Cogie's Cardinals were set to play Altus but the game is postponed. Lineup notes include Jack Morse and Herby Shaw on the mound with Benji Hunt catching.
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Lawton
American Legion
Marlow
Cogie
Cardinals
Altus
Derald Ahlschlager
Steve Carel
Jack Morse
Herby Shaw
Darrell Cofer
Gerald Webb
Benji
Florida Wins NCAA Golf Title As Crenshaw Captures Third Straight
Florida defeated Oklahoma State by 10 strokes to take the NCAA golf championship at Stillwater Country Club. Ben Crenshaw became the first college golfer to win three straight titles, after a final round 76. The Cowboys finished second, Texas third, with New Mexico and San Jose State tied for fourth.
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Texas
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Florida
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Gators
Crenshaw
Cowboys
New Mexico
San Jose State
Houston
Crampton Gains Akron Check in On Million Dollar Goal
Bruce Crampton won the Akron Open with a 273 total seven under par at Firestone. He moved into the season money lead and stood at $995,652 career earnings, just $4,348 shy of becoming a $1 million winner, while Tom Weiskopf hoped for a photographer and trailed by three strokes.
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Akron
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Tom Weiskopf
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Nicklaus
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Billy Casper
Lee Trevino
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Golf Weekly
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Weiskopf
Yamamoto
Firestone Country Club
Gay Brewer
Lanny Wadkins
Bob Murphy
Murphy
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Japan
Pho
Tom
Fezler
Metcalf MVP as West beats East in Coaches All-America game
Terry Metcalf of Long Beach State, replacing Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers, rushed 18 times for 135 yards and one touchdown and set up another as the West defeated the East 20 to 6. Metcalf was named the game's most valuable player amid early career momentum with the St Louis Cardinals, after not yet signing.
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Lubbock
Tex
Johnny Rodgers
John McKay
McKay
Southern California
Terry Metcalf
America Football Coaches Association
Billy Taylor
Michigan
Victo
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Tennessee
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Miller Barber
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Dwight Nevil
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Bob Lunn
George Knudson
Ralph Johnston
Lee Wyke
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Larry Hinson
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Dick Lotz
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