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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1955
Page
10
Scott Kalle reports in San Francisco that the Pacific Coast League discussed franchise shifts as a possibility. League President Claire V. Goodwin noted transfers could occur, signaling potential changes for the league’s structure.
Emergency session reviews San Francisco Seals and Sacramento Solons finances as attendance in Oakland Oaks games slumps. Kyne offers Bay Meadows turf for Seals home games, with 40 acres for lease. Oaks owner Bricks Laws says a move is possible but unlikely. Sacramento plans refinancing involving player sales and a second mortgage on their ballpark, while Seals and Solons debts to leagues and the city mount.
Baytown's Chester Burchett vies for a Navy starting halfback spot as the U S Naval Academy prepares for fall drills. The 165-pound sophomore impressed during Plebe season and credits Robert E Lee coaching for his blocking. He expects Navy to be solid again with Beagle and Welsh leading the team and hints at his future aviation plans.
The Pacific Coast Hustle program, backed by President Claire V. Goodwin, awards cash prizes to players and clubs based on hustle and improvements. While some fans and media praise it as boosting engagement and pace, others fear commercialization and unequal pay, with mixed polls on its impact and fan attendance.
Dodgers surge with five straight wins and a 14 1/2 game edge after beating Braves 4 3 in 16 innings. Brooklyn's magic number 37 tightens, while Giants, Reds, and Pirates win as NL pace tightens. AL leaders Chicago and Cleveland stay within one game of the Yankees and Indians. Don Liddle fires a complete game for the Giants in a 9-1 win over St Louis.
Oklahoma coach Wilkinson Groomy says the Sooners will not trip to the Orange Bowl this year. He cites morale and conditioning as keys and notes the team has a nine win season streak at stake but faces strong Big Seven foes and early schedule challenges.
San Antonio right hander Mel Held reached near the 20 win mark as the Missions beat the Fort Worth Cats 5 to 2. Held pitched seven strong for his 19th win, with a shutout until the eighth inning. Willy Tasby hit a homer for San Antonio as nine Missions hits supported the effort.
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