Casanova Chosen Pitt Football Coach Amid Turmoil
Len Casanova selected as head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh to replace Mike Milligan. Athletic director Tom Piiton stated Casanova was the unanimous choice of the athletic committee. Casanova, previously at Santa Clara, faces a one year contract offer and salary details remain unsettled as the board reviews the resignation and coaching changes.
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Len Casanova
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Mike Milligan
Tom _piiton
Casanova
Ata Clara
Pitt
Ers
Panther
Wes
Ingen
Genta Clara
Casanove
Ssanie
Vane
Jock Sisted
Cnar- Shaughnessygan
Lion
Avi
Carrasquel Poised To Replace Appling If Needed In 1950s
United Press reports contrast Luke Appling’s steady Chicago White Sox form with Chico Carrasquel’s rise. Appling hit .301 last season as he eyes two to three more seasons, while Carrasquel shines in the Venezuelan birth of talent and defies early English barriers. Branch Rickey once doubted, later pursued Carrasquel, and the Dodgers offered $80,000 to reclaim him, but Chicago stood firm. The piece ends with a note on the cattle egret pattern, a non sequitur in the era’s sports prose.
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Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Chicago White Sox
Lucius B. Appling
Atlanta
White Sox
Caracas
Venezuela
Alfonso Carrasquel
Luke Appling
Chisox
Chico Carrasquel
Luke
Carrasquel
America
Brooklyn
Rickey
Pee Wee Reese
Chicago
Dodgers
Mahatma
Dodger
Dodger S
Chico
Branch
Vero Beach
Florida
Alex Carrasquel
Cerresquel
Ebbets Field
Fort Worth
Appling
Trie
Eames
Pittsburgh
Derry
Tse Pirates
Niptees
Glenn Nelson
Steve
Bitko
Salem
Stung
Jase
Newark
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Card The ious Cardinels and Rochester Tale in Spring Training
A fragmentary Port Parade report outlines the Syracuse Chiefs and Yankees compete for spring rosters. Derry, a slugger with 43 homers last season, backs a Cardinals bid, with Red Schoendienst and Marty Marion among veterans. The piece notes Steve Bilko and Nippon Nelson as contenders for first base while detailing other prospects and past trades.
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York Yankees
Ifindelphia Athletics
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New York
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Rip Collins
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