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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1957
Page
22
Lew Yingling reflects on Bob Yongling's column noting Lawson Kush and a string of players with injuries and grit. The piece riffs on baseball stars from Babe Ruth to Hank Aaron, predicting futures, trade rumors, and the stubborn spirit of athletes facing setbacks.
Austin slugger Taambone belts a homer in his first three at bats and delivers eight RBIs as the Senators split a doubleheader with Fort Worth. Fort Worth won the opener 7 to 0 behind Ken Warley’s homer. Nels Chithim pitched Houston to a 2-1 win over Oklahoma City. Kinard Kigns signs with Green Bay Packers after trade.
The Oklahoma High School Athletic Association selects Texas League Parks in Oklahoma City to host the Tri-Hays state Class B championship between Elk City and Lavin.
Shawnee and Lawton clash as Lawton seeks another win to climb to a first division spot. Holmes aims for his first victory while Morrigan starts for Shawnee as Lawton’s wild pitching and timely hitting push them back into contention in a crowded state league race.
Brice Swango powered Greenville to a victory over Potka City in a rain‑spattered Sooner State League game. Ardmore remained atop the standings with a Tet win over Seminole while Lawton topped Shawnee 13‑9. Muskogee at Paris was postponed due to wet fields and other scoring details were noted.
Billy Pierce yielded four hits over nine innings to beat the New York Yankees and improve the Chicago White Sox to a lead in the pennant race. Casey Stengel praised Pierce as he described feeling more defensive than offensive on the mound this season.
Doris O'Donnell of the Cleveland News was denied admittance to cover the Indians at Fenway Park, forced to watch from a rooftop box as the Boston Red Sox home crowd kept the press box male-only. She notes prior experiences abroad and in New York, finding coverage harder yet still pursued, while officials argue it is not a place for a lady. The episode underscores ongoing gender barriers in sports journalism and the dynamics of press access during an Indians–Red Sox game.
Aaron, 23, anchors the Milwaukee Braves as May slump hits. He leads the NL in batting average and home runs but has hitless four times in eight May losses. Teammates credit him for carrying the club while critics question a supposed weakness in his batting.
The Boston Celtics have signed Johnny Moore, formerly UCLA guard, to a contract for the 1957-58 season. Moore, 65, from Gary Indiana, was drafted in 1955 and is the third newcomer after Sam Jones and Maurice King. He expects to complete military service in the coming months.
Distance runner Sandor Thares and javelin thrower Tana Laczo, Hungarian refugees, will leave Brussels to return to Thingary. Thares declined to specify departure details. He was welcomed in Hungary, received a job, and joined Brussels club Racing. he said he misses his family.
The Chicago White Sox ride an eight game win streak and a two game lead in the AL as Al Lopez proudly proclaims his club can dethrone the Yankees. Billy Pierce pitched a strong eight strikeouts in a 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium as Chicago upended New York while Cleveland, Detroit and Boston mix for race positions.
New York Yankees outfielder Bauer was freed on parole amid a private citizen arrest over a brawl at a night club. A felony assault complaint by deli owner Erwin Jones cites a setup claim as Bauer faces a June 1 hearing. Bauer's attorney notes Jones may owe damages for false arrest if vindicated. Bauer, 33, played without a hit in a 3-1 loss to the White Sox. he spoke briefly, denying hitting anyone, while his wife Charlene attended.
CHICAGO Jim Ladd has rejoined the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL after two years in military service at Fort Sill. Ladd previously played for the Cardinals in 1951 after starring for Bowling Green and playing service ball at Fort Sill, announced by Managing Director Walter Wolfner.
Reports from multiple venues show fragmented results with fighters including Johnny Ortega, Gael can, and Calvin Smyth in California and Connecticut. Other names such as Buls, Ryan, and Boswell appear in scattered notes from Philadelphia and Birmingham. The text is OCR damaged but indicates a broad, unhoused fight-night recap across several locales.
A garbled recap mentions multiple teams and players including the Cubs and Dodgers with unclear names such as Carmasanes, erberet and Nees. The fragment lists players Bailey Moore Deiotes and iedlegs in a disrupted game context without clear outcomes or dates.
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