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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1954

Page

11

Sooner State baseball results and Thursday schedule

The clippings list multiple game scores and upcoming matchups across several leagues. Ardmore, Lawton, Seminole, Gainesville, McAlester, Pauls Valley, Shawnee, and Ada feature in Thursday and Friday schedules. American and National League standings, with team records, and Tuesday results show wins for Chicago Detroit and others. The Texas League and other circuits report several rainouts and rescheduled games.

Sooner State Asmamenesese Daamngm Ake Eels Ardmore Lawton Seminole Gainesville McAlester Pauls Valley Shawnee Ada Ardmore Chicago Phil’phia Detroit Washton Cleveland Baltimore New York Boston Washington Philadelphia Martin Morgan Stubbs Nixon Phi'phia Milwaukee Cincinati Brooklyn St. Louis Pit’burgh Iain Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Antonelli Law

Collegiate Loop Track Meet Opens at Edmond

Edmond Oklahoma hosts the Collegiate Loop Track Meet as Oklahoma Baptist pursues a 13th straight cinder title. Central State entrants Gene Land and S L Shofner advanced in tennis doubles with a 61 60 semifinal win over Harvey Reeg and Ben Beard of Northwestern State.

Edmond Okla Oklahoma Baptist Gene Land S.L. Shofner Central State Shofner Land Harvey Reeg Ben Beard Northwestern State

Raming Ram Nets Big Win in Oklahoma Tennis Meet

Norman May 7 play continued at the University of Oklahoma state high school tennis tournament. Ronald Ram of Lawton defeated Sam DeKinder 6-2 6-0 in singles. Ram and Jay Davis won in doubles by default then 6-1 6-1 over Bob Williams Jim Rooker. Finals set for Saturday.

Norman University of Oklahoma Ronald Ram Lawton High School Sam DeKinder Chickasha Ramming Jay Davis Lawton Angus Shearer Tulsa Central Classen Pat Buckley Davis Bob Williams Jim Rooker Wewoka LHS Bob Cain Jim Bradford Don Dennis Cross OC Northeast

All-Army Ring Finals Tonight at Cantu Field

EL PASO May 7 UP A strow team from Third Army will seek the Frank Pace Jr trophy as top fighters in the all-Army boxing tournament. Ten individual finals will decide titles with six Third Army finalists and four from European Army. Finalists include Preston Jenkins and Bob Teneuger seeking second titles, with Gomez Gonzalez facing Jenkins at 112 pounds and Sammy Price meeting Davis at 118 pounds.

EL Paso Third Army Frank Pace Jr Cantu Field Second Army Preston Jenkins Washing D.C George Davis Pane Branch N. J Bob Teneguer Lawton Okla Fifth Army Gomez Gonzalez Fort Sill Jenkins Sammy Price Sill Davis Delmas Arthur Teneguer

Unknown Grabs Early Lead In Greenbrier Links Event

White Sulphur Springs W Va Joe Taylor a relative unknown posted a 5 under par 65 to lead the Greenbrier Open after the first round one stroke ahead of Sam Snead. Taylor a Berry Hills pro near Charleston WV recently won the state PGA title and placed third in the State Open behind Snead.

White Sulphur Springs W. Va Joe Taylor Sam Snead Taylor New Berry Hills Country Club Charleston Snead West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio

Bannister Breaks Four Minute Mile In Blustery Bow

Roger Bannister, the 25 year old Oxford medical student, clocked 3:59.4 to break Gunder Haegg's 4:01.4 record. He said the four minute mile may be overrated and emphasized racing against a foe rather than a clock. Bannister, aided by Franz Stampfl, discussed the effort after a windy race, and plans include Empire Games and European championships before entering military service.

Milt Marmor Oxford England Roger Bannister Arness Franz Stampfl Roger Britain Vancouver

Missions Take Texas League Lead in Tight Race

The San Antonio Missions beat the Eagles 6 to 4 as Bart Dimaggio's wildness and seven hits helped the victory. Houston and Tulsa remain close in the standings while Oklahoma City edged Shreveport 2 to 1 and Fort Worth lost to Houston 4 to 6.

Wlpet Pet. S. Antonio Dallas Ft. Worth Okla. City Beaumont Houston Shreport Tulsa Um Oklahoma City Shreveport San Antonio Fort Worth Tulsa Associated Press Bart Dimaggio Eagles Missions Bob Smith Jim Neufeldt Indians Jim Ackeret Smith Vincente Amor

Athletics option Upton to Ottawa IL amid roster shakeup

May 7 report states pitcher Tom Upton, acquired from Cleveland with Leroy Wheat in exchange for Dave Philley, is optioned to Ottawa of the International League with 24 hour recall. Upton worked five innings allowing one run and had no decisions with the Athletics as the club sits at the 25 player limit minus Portocarrero and Wheat who count differently.

Philadelphia Tom Upton Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Leroy Wheat Dave Philley Ottawa Upton A’s Portocarrero Wheat

Wholesale Assault On Record Predicted By Most Observers

EW YORK The barrier on the four minute mile is down and world track authorities predict a wholesale assault on Bannister s 3594 record. Dean Cromwell says it will be broken and Wes Santee adds that others like John Landy and Ingvar Eriksson could follow. Santee notes he cannot yet run a four minute mile himself due to race duties.

York Roger Bannister Bannister Dean Cromwell Wes Santee John Landy Australia Ingvar Eriksson Sweden Santee Uncle Sam University of Kansas

Evening TV Schedule Mess

An assorted lineup lists shows from Tales of the West to Wrestling From Chicago with time slots ranging from 5:30 p m to 9:00 p m and late programs including Nite Owl and Saturday Matinee. The fragmentary listing also mentions Weather and a Religious Roundtable amid a generic channel schedule.

Range Rider The Westernaires the Weather Morton Channel 7 Hank MaCune Chicago

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