Washington's Marrero Sprint Challenge Highlighted
Tulsa Pilot Marrero is seen as hard to beat in sprint events while a separate incident in Dallas saw Tulsa manager Joe Schultz fined $100 for extreme misconduct after a doubleheader game at Burnett Park. Robbe and Schultz were ejected following a dispute with umpire Robbie Roberts. Ohio farms produced 41,262,560 bushels of oats in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marrero
Dallas
OLP
Tulsa
Joe Schultz
Texas League
J. Alvin Gardner
Oilers
Dallas Eagles
Schultz
Fletcher Robbe
Robbie Roberts
Roberts
Robbe
Gardner
Eagle-Oiler
Burnett Park
Ohio
Connie Marrero Dominates as Washington Tops Browns 6-2
Cuba born pitcher Connie Marrero dazzles with a four hit game and eight strikeouts, extending his unbeaten run to four. Eddie Yost Jim Busby Jackie Jensen and Archie Wilson support with timely hits as the Senators beat the Browns. Yankees Sain wins his fourth against one loss with a 4-3 win over the White Sox. Mantle and Woodling drive in runs in the first inning. Major league schedules show rainouts in several AL games and postponements in the NL. Captain wrestlers Morgantown pick West Virginia University to host the 1952-53 wrestling team headed by Don Struble at 147 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns
Washington
Cleveland
Marrero
St Louis
Nats
Brownie
Tommy Byrne
Eddie Yost
Jim Busby
Jackie Jensen
Archie Wilson
Byrne
Johnny Sain
Yankees
White Sox
Chicago
Samn
Mickey Mantle
Gene Woodling
Sain
Phil Rizzuto
Mantle
Yogi Berra
Eddie Robinson
Sam Mele
Chico Garrasquel
Hector Rodriguez
Robinson
Ray Coleman
Mele
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh
Morgantown
W.va
Don
Struble
McClellandtown
West Virginia University
More Midget Action Slated At Speedway
Promoter A A Ward announces a new one fifth mile regulation midget track at Channel View Speedway to host tomorrow night races. The shorter oval promises closer racing with more passing as time trials are dropped and entrants seeded by points. A four lap trophy dash, three eight lap heats, two ten lap semifinals and a 20 lap Class A feature cap the program starting at 8 pm with many top Southwest midget drivers competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channelview Speedway
A. A. Ward
Speedway
Ward
Moll
Comeback jockey Conn McCreary wins Derby again at Pimlico
Iconic trainer presence fades as Conn McCreary, once a long-shot hopeful, roars from last to first aboard Blue Man at Pimlico. The Derby victory caps a dramatic arc from 1944 to 1950s, marking a stark return after years of drought and doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Conn McCreary
Conn
New York
Louisville
McCreary
Little Conn
Count Turf
Mr Creary
St. Louis
Garrison
Pensive
Old Pimlico
Snapper
Blue Man
Man Mountain Dean Criticizes Modern Wrestling Style
Man Mountain Dean Frank S. Leavitt, retired and living in Norcross, Georgia, laments today’s heavyweight wrestling as shallow and TV driven. He says matches lack grit, describe them as films with dead spots cut for television, and accuses promoters of “throwing wrestling out the window.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Mountain
Dean
Bill Ferguson Norcross
Hells Kitchen
Frank S. Leavitt
Exchamp
Branca recalls Thomson homer as fans keep the memory alive
Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca faces hostile Brooklyn crowds six and a half months after Bobby Thomson's pennant clinching homer. Branca, NYU graduate and well-liked teammate, insists he still pitches to his best, while fans chant for him and the legend of that 1951 shot endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Down
New York
Ralph Branca
Bobby Thomson
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Brooklyn
Bianca
Philadelphia
Branca
Tian
New York University
New York Writers
Thomson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tulsa Pilots
Roy
Yellow Jacket
Wooster
Ferguson Motors
W. Texas
Connie Marrero
White King Freezer
B. F. Goodrich
Olee Pryce Pater A Pia
Texas
Dial
By Oscar Fraley
Detroit Lions
Garrard
Ramsey
Gerrard Ramsey
Buddy Parker
Nicholas Kerbawy
Chicago Cardinals
Wes
Windy City
Jerry Krall
Thompson Homer
Charley Dressen
Ralph
Oan
Peuis Thesz
Strangler Lewis
Jim Landos
Los Angeles
London
Deen
Link
Chapel Hill
Poindexter
Unis North
Reciter
Sportsmg
Jim
S. Main Dily
SAFAI
Bayshore
Gue
United Gas
Gulf South
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!