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Rickey Confident Dodgers Will Win Pennant in 1950
New York dispatch reports Branch Rickey predicting the Brooklyn Dodgers will capture the National League pennant though not without a tough race. He cites threats from St Louis Boston New York Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and touts Gil Hodges after signing his 1950 contract. Rickey even forecasts the 1950 World Series in Brooklyn. Other notes include Bill McDonald emerging as a key rookie with Pittsburgh and various contract moves across clubs including White Sox Athletics and Phillies adjustments.
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