Sooner State League Final Playoff Lawton Leads 1-0
Lawton defeats Muskogee 2 1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. Baseball standings for American and National leagues, plus Texas and regional leagues, show ongoing playoffs and Wednesday schedules across multiple teams.
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Muskogee
Rochester
Montreal
Toronto
Havana
American Association
Louisville
Omaha
Southern Association
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Mobile
Allentown
Schenectady
Corpus Christi
Hariingen
Waco
Texas City
Leaders In Majors By The Associated Press Batting and Power Leaders
Annual baseball leaders list summarizes top batting averages runs and RBIs for the majors. Kaline Detroit tops batting at .340 with 187 hits and 115 runs, Mantle New York leads home runs at 37, while Jensen Boston tops RBIs at 310. Other leaders include Kuenn Detroit with 35 doubles and Power Kansas City with 31 doubles and 10 triples. Pitching leaders show Byrne New York 15-4 and Ford New York 17-7 with strong rates. League-wide notes cover total home runs and various team leaders across cities including Brooklyn Cincinnati and Chicago.
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Veteran bowling teams sweep points in pin action
The Church league at Sooner Lanes opened with all four veteran teams sweeping their match games, each limited to two points. First Presbyterian led by Bill Ewald with a 204-544 series, as Westminster Presby fell. Centenary Methodist beat First Baptist, while St. Andrews Episcopal, Congregational Church, and others posted steady scores. In the 45th Bn Ladies League, Five Skids Rotors 3 and Whirlybirds won three games, Hoppers two, Flyettes one, with Susie Hendrickson 413 and Martha Koenner 388 leading victors.
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First Presbyterian
Bill Ewald
Keglers
Westminster Presbyterian
William Cunningham
Ray Fisher
Westminster
Centenary Methodist
First Baptist
Bill Easley
Darold English
Gerald Smith
James Fox
First Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist
Rotors
Whirlybirds
Hoppers
Flyettes
Susie Hendrickson
Suggs Ends Season With St Louis Open Victory
Louise Suggs of Sea Island Ga. wins the St Louis Women's Open at Norwood Hills GC with 289 total 11 under par finishing four sub par rounds. First prize 900 leaves her year earnings 13331 and marks her fifth win in 24 starts this year. Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville Ga. shoots 74 for 295 total in second place earning 630. it is her fifth runner up finish this year.
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ST. Louis
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Four Negroes Join OU Freshman Football Squad
The University of Oklahoma reported 81 freshmen at practice, including four Black players. It marks the first time in 61 years that members of their race appeared on OU football squads. Named are Frank Wilson from Oklahoma City, Sylvester Norwood of Oklahoma City, Charles Parker of Choctaw, and George Farmer Jr. of Choctaw.
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Okla
University of Oklahoma
Frank Wilson
Oklahoma City
Sylvester Norwood
Charles Parker
Choctaw
George Farmer Jr
Aggie
Cowboys
Aggies
Arkansas
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Sooners
Wilkinson
Clendon Thomas
Cal Woodworth
Woodworth
Carl Dodd
Bob Burris
Rodger Taylor
Kansas City
Three-Team Chase Seen By Coaches Cont'd
Ardmore plans to rely on Keith Read at quarterback to run Tip's split-T and Spread, backed by returning Tiger backs Earl Mann and John Johnson. Norman Chickasha and Duncan teams loom as potential challengers with strong lines, multiple lettermen, and tough coaches like McGugan and O'Dea shaping a competitive conference slate.
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Ardmore
Tiger
Keith Read
B. W. Scott
Read
Gene Read
Tip
Earl Mann
John Johnson
Bill Short
Jim Dolman
Ronald Smith
California
Jerry Bradley
Guthrie
Gene Gentry
Marietta
Wolverines
Capitol Hill
Lawton
Redskin
Dick Spergel
Bodenhamer
Boomer
Herb Stonehocker
J. W. Hunter
Don Salmon
Ronnie Hartline
Hartline
Darrell Alldredge
Alldredge
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Bob Yingling
Don McFarland
Brent Morford
Stonehocker
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Scott Brown
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Garye LaFevers
Roger Waldrup
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Bill Martin
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O'Dea
Harvey Griffin
Demons
Muskogee
Paul Young
Muffett’s Gem Shuts Out San Antonio to Push Missions Toward Playoffs
Muffett’s no hit no run performance led Shreveport to a 10-1 victory over San Antonio as the Missions clinched the Texas League series at four games to two. Muffett, 24, also hit a homer and allowed only two baserunners while Koppe misplayed a fly for one error. Dallas tied Houston 3-2 in 10 innings to even their series at two wins apiece as Shreveport waits for the Dallas-Houston winner before its next foe is set.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Billy Muffett
Muffett
Fullmer Poised For Title Shot After Win Over Andrews
Gene Fullmer, ranked fifth middleweight from West Jordan Utah, defeated Al Andrews of Superior Wisconsin by unanimous decision in ten rounds. The outdoor crowd of about 7000 saw Fullmer swarm from the start, winning at least eight rounds. The referee had 9-1-1, another judge 8-0-2, the third 8-11.
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Utah
Gene Fullmer
al Andrews
Superior
Wis
Fullmer
West Jordan
Bobo Olson
Cyclone Gene
Andrews
Tulsa and Oklahoma A&M Lead in SWC Standings
Tulsa and Oklahoma A&M sit first and second in the Southwest Conference race as the season opener nears. Both teams stress defensive schemes and the split T offense while Tulsa prepares to face Arkansas and the Sooners tangle with rival Bud.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Oklahoma A&m
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Braves extend Muskogee skid as tense night ends
Braves beat Muskogee 11th straight at Memorial Park amid a low hit night for the Giants. Lawton drove in the winning run late as Hendrickson fended off threats, with Kingins, Dillon and De Jesus key at the plate and Williams, Lennon and Anderson making standout defensive plays.
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Bacon
Lauman
Braves
Muskogee
Memorial Park
Hendrickson
Giants
Williams
Lennon
Gary Anderson
Nick Tedesco
Big Head Keeps Tackle Nelson From Scrimmages at Burbank
George Nelson, a 225 pound tackle at Burbank High School, misses scrimmages waiting for a size 8% helmet. Coach Hamilton Lloyd says no local sporting goods stores can supply one, delaying Nelson’s play until a manufacturer delivers.
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Psurbank
Calif
George Nelson
Burbank High School
Hamilton Lloyd
Nelson
National Amateur upset as Patton Coe and Chapman fall early
In St Louis Billy Joe Patton and former champions Charlie Coe and Dick Chapman were early первой round casualties in the 55th National Amateur while Walker Cup captain Bill Campbell surged to win his initial test. Louise Suggs captured the St Louis Women’s Open with a fourth subpar round of 72 totaling 289. In New York First Lap led the Babylon Handicap to the wire at Aqueduct and Staffordshire won easily in Atlantic City’s Knave High Purse.
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Billy Joe Patton
Charlie Coe
Dick Chapman
Bill Cambell
ST. Louis
Louise Suggs
New York
Aqueduct
Atlantic City
N. J
Staffordshire
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