Playoffs Set in Sooner State League After First Games
Lawton tops Paris 7-4 and Shawnee defeats Muskogee 9-6 in day one of the Sooner State League playoffs. Shawnee and Lawton each lead best of five series 1-0. Today’s schedule features Paris at Lawton and Muskogee at Shawnee.
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Grade School Grid Play Set Opens In Lawton
The Lawton grade school football program opens September 20 with two leagues. Director Paul Prior leads the West league and Joe Thornton heads the East. Last year’s rules apply, with a 109 pound weight limit for backfield players and possible consolidation of two small schools into one team after enrollment review.
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Tuesday Night Fights Highlight From Detroit Card
The Associated Press reports uneven action from a Detroit bout featuring I Andrews of Superior Wisconsin and Jackie King of Massillon Ohio with varying percentages and weight classes. The card showcased regional contenders and brisk crowds amid a lively evening of boxing.
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Jackson and Lupi Excel in Opening Bowling Leagues
Cary Jackson of Lawton Cafe led Major league scoring with a 210-561 series as his team claimed the maximum two points on opening night at Sooner Lanes. Charl es Lupi of Lupi's Service Station topped City league with a 476 series, while Corky Higbee sparked B F Goodrich to two points. Ewald led Lawton Constitution Press with a 559, and Falstaff Beer swept the last game with strong 923 and 2528 team totals in a high scoring session.
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Braves extend playoff win streak to eight with late surge
Henderson walked, Benson took a free pass, and Masserski followed with a early homer to push the Orioles ahead 4-0. The Braves rallied in sixth to cap an eight straight playoff victory streak, mirroring the 1954 club’s pennant run. Shawnee beat Muskogee 9-6 behind Frank Minton’s six-scoreless innings before a seventh inning rally. Sid Harvey and Don Bafus homered. two Muskogee players and manager Klaus were ejected for protesting.
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Major League Homer Marks Sure To Fall
Baseball power hitters fuel the season as both leagues near all time home run highs with three weeks left. NL leads with 1,141 HRs and AL 885, approaching 1,197 and 973 records set in the 1950s, while Dodgers pace with 187 homers across the circuits. Mantle 37 and Banks 40 lead in the NL with notable gains over 1954 figures.
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Wilkinson Gets Scare and Tulsa Practices Goal Line Stands
Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson faced a scare when halfback Robert Burris of Muskogee had a minor auto accident and missed practice. Burris is expected to work out today as Tulsa and Oklahoma A&M teams continue drills and prepare for early season games against Arkansas and the Razorbacks, with focus on blocking, tackling, and goal line readiness.
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Basilio To Fight Turner Tonight
Syracuse report: welterweight Basilio meets Gil Turner in a 10 round bout at County War Memorial Auditorium. Basilio seeks to advance toward Olson’s middleweight title while Turner aims to derail the rising challenger. The bout will be televised nationally on ABC at 9 p.m. EST. Turner vows victory to force another title shot against Basilio.
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Bobo) Olson
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Tennis stars reach quarterfinals in National championships
In Forest Hills Vic Seixas Hamilton Richardson and Ken Rosewall advanced to the quarter finals while Kurt Nielsen upset by Hal Burrows in a five set marathon. In golf Bob Crowley and Skee Reigel shot 69 to lead Cavalcade qualifiers. Laszlo Tabori set a new 1500m world best 3 40.8 in Oslo. Dedicate disqualified in Larchmont Purse at Aqueduct awarding first place to Crash Dive.
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Fraley Also Likes UCLA OU Michigan Are Scribe's Picks
New York reports close to kickoff with UCLA Michigan and Oklahoma favored to lead regional power conferences. UCLA seeks another top season and Rose Bowl bite as Michigan and Oklahoma loom in their conferences with Army and Georgia Tech among notable challengers.
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White Sands defeats William Beaumont 13 to 5 in afternoon game
White Sands Proving Grounds led by former Oklahoma catcher Buster Cloud hammered William Beaumont 13 to 5. Cloud had three of the 13 White Sands hits including a double and two singles driving in two runs. Beaumont briefly led 5-2 after four, but White Sands answered with a five-run sixth. Bill Zick pitched the win, holding New Orleans’ 10 hits.
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