Eagles Kick Off 55 Grid Season Aug 27
Barbers Hill Eagle football opens with 83 junior and senior high players at a pre season kickoff dinner in the school cafeteria. A. G. Blythe and Joe Mathews head the arrangements committee. Fred Hartman will be master of ceremonies. Last year Lloyd Kelly's team won the district title and regional honors. expectations for 1955 are high but tougher to repeat.
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Rivers Stops King In Lopsided 10 Round Upset
Boxer Rivers makes a notable TV debut with a ten round decision over Janky King in Las Vegas. Rivers, at 146 pounds, outslugged the rival despite a ninth round knockdown, following a string of seven straight wins. King, 141 2, returned from four years on tour.
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Not Pitchers But Sluggers Put Yankees In Front
The sluggers steal the spotlight in the pennant race as the Yankees edge the Orioles 6 4 and 3 2 6 to take first by a half game. Hank Bauer and Mickey Mantle deliver key homers while Ted Williams hits a grand slam for Boston in a 8 4 win over Washington. Spahn excelled for the Braves with eight hits including a hit, triple and homer in a 22 1 victory over St. Louis.
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Standings and scattered notes from Monday games
The column lists standings for several teams including Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Washington, and New York with Baltimore at 4-8 and Boston and Washington at 4 wins apiece. It notes only scheduled games and mentions Otto Cr won’t reveal plans if the Browns revisit him. A pass retin is hinted amid a thread about a quarterb shortage and a court rohig issue.
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San Antonio Falls To Gain On Eagles, Lose To Oklahoma
UNITED PRESS report says the Oklahoma City Indians defeated San Antonio 5 to 4, derailing the Missions and costing them a chance to gain on the Dallas Eagles who dropped three of four to Shreveport. Tulsa beat Houston 12 to 5, Fort Worth blanked Beaumont 3 to 0, and Marclewski drove in two late runs before finishing with a homer for Oklahoma City in a pivotal eighth inning.
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