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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1948
Page
8
Lawton Giants crush Raiders 10-1 as Ortiz earns win before a crowded Memorial Park. Bradley and Rapacz shine with key hits including a long eighth inning triple. Fracas in fifth leads to ejections as Lawton gain on Ardmore and Seminole in standings.
Mrs. Hazel Frakes of Oklahoma City sues promoter Earnest Red Andrews and wrestlers Leroy McGuirk Danny McShain for 10000 in district court alleging a 190 pound performer was thrown into her lap at the Coliseum on February 13. She says the act was intentional and part of the show and that she was injured in the second row.
New York May 14 Earl Sande famed jockey trainer and horse owner was released from federal charges of illegal possession of narcotics. A grand jury that investigated the case returned no true bill.
Texas league games produced a 9-8 win for Dallas over Shreveport in 12 innings as Nolan Vucelich delivered a key hit with the bases loaded. Tulsa beat Beaumont 4-2 behind Tommy Warren, while San Antonio shut out San Antonio 2-0 with Chris Van Coyk earning his third straight shutout. Fred Marin homered twice for Tulsa, and Hlly Flint hit a late homer for the Indians in Tulsa.
Calumet Farm’s Citation, the Kentucky Derby winner seeking turf immortality, is the fourth of four 3 year olds named for the Preakness at Pimlico. Vulcan’s Forge Better Self and Bovard are the other starters in a field famed for Citation’s overwhelming odds around 1 to 10. Betting is restricted to win only with a $2.20 payoff for a successful 82 bet.
Lawton high and junior high tennis squads finished a strong season as Toramie McDuffie lost in the high school semifinals while Jimmy Raforth and Bob Wright fell in the junior division semifinals at the Oklahoma A and M interscholastic meet.
Yesterday's results include McAlester beating Ada 7 2 in a Sooner League clash while Seminole and Lawton traded 5s. In Texas League action Fort Worth and Dallas won, Houston lost to San Antonio, and Oklahoma City defeated Shreveport 9 to 2 in extra innings. Major Leagues saw Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago win, with New York and Cincinnati posting victories. Pacific Coast scores featured San Diego and Portland both winning. Additional results include Atlanta beating New Orleans, Birmingham up by nine at Memphis, and Montreal topping Syracuse in the International League.
Weatherford Texas May 14 Big Jack Sisco retires from officiating citing fan conduct in the Texas Oklahoma game and post game incidents He says he will be a spectator next season and may never officiate again Sisco has 28 years in officiating and previously coached at Baylor Worth Texas State and North Texas State before Navy service. Central Missouri 6 Missouri Valley 5 Drake 10 Creighton 4 Southwestern Res 13 Tulsa 10.
Lawton high school the Wolverines closed their 1548 diamond season with a 12 1 rout of Walters on Thursday afternoon. Glen Farris fired five innings of no hit ball before leaving, Kenneth Bridges allowed two late innings with one error by teammates preventing a near no hitter. Lawton offense totaled 12 runs on 8 hits while Walters managed one run with several miscues.
Dalton Humbles Fort Cobb 20 to 7 as Fort Cobb softballers suffer a heavy loss. Johnny Spruiell homered doubled and hit a triple and single in seven at bats while Frankie Spruiell added a homer a double and two singles. Bob Pugh and Rudy Valdez pitched for Dalton. Dalton travels to Anadarko tonight for a doubleheader and plays Indiahoma Saturday at 8 p m.
New York May 14 The New York Yankees announce the trade of rookie outfielder Ed Stewart to the Washington Senators for outfielder Leon Culberson and an undisclosed cash amount. Culberson, obtained by the Senators from the Red Sox in winter, was slated for the Yankees Kansas City farm club. He batted .238 in 47 games for Boston last season.
Voiselle gains lead as Braves win fourth in a row, edging Cubs 2 0 in Chicago. He tops Sain and Spahn for 20-win potential while Boston struggles to a 10 10 start. Poat blanks Cardinals as Giants take first, Dodgers beat Reds, Chesnes shines in Pirates win. All American games rained out.
In Roscoe Texas on May 14 Mrs. Lloyd Kelsey felt a tug and reeled in a line to discover a pair of glasses she had dropped into the water 19 minutes earlier, proving luck and a swift catch.
Oklahoma City May 14 Byng High meets Tulsa Central in the Class A state baseball semi final as Altus battles Enid in the other bracket. Biola? Biag no, BynG. Bob Seymour powered a 10-5 win over Henryetta with a 360-foot homer and five relief innings while Enid edged Capitol Hill 3-2 on Don Haskins’ two-hitter.
St Louis Bombers announce Grady Lewis former Oklahoma and Phillips 66 star signed a one year contract to coach the club Terms not disclosed Lewis a veteran of the game was key in Baltimore playoff victory and was traded to the Mary Jang club for Irv Rothenberg mid season after opening the campaign with St Louis.
Harold Johnson of Philadelphia outpointed Ver Williams of Atlantic City in a light heavyweight bout. Rocky Castellloni from Wilkes-Barre knocked out Leo Sawicki in Boston while the detailed card spread across Atlantic City and nearby hubs with multiple bouts listed.
Seminole wins a double header 4-0 and 4-3 over Ardmore in home games as Frank Golob of Duncan dazzles with a complete game one hitter. McAlester edges Ada 8-7, Duncan beats Chickasha 2-1, and Lawton shells Pauls Valley 10-1 amid tempers. Ardmore visits McAlester, Ada goes to Seminole, Pauls Valley plays Duncan, Chickasha visits Lawton.
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