Braves Face Giants In NL Flag Bid At Polo Grounds
Milwaukee Braves travel to New York to challenge the first place Giants in a pivotal three game set at the Polo Grounds. Milwaukee, 4 1/2 games back, aims to trim the deficit behind Sal Maglie and Johnny Antonelli, while Giants ace Antonelli tries to extend New Yorks lead as Brooklyn and St. Louis chase.
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Johnny Antonelli
Jeff Pander
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Broadcasters prep as Humble to air 54 SWC games
Kern Tips leads a broadcaster training in San Antonio to simplify and explain football formations for the 54 Humble Southwest Conference broadcasts this season. The session covered fundamentals, rule changes, and game tactics, with tips on non scripted, straight reporting.
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Houston
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Humble Company
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Texas
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Rocky and Ezard Fight Draw 47,585 at Yankee Stadium
Promoter Jim Norris sold more than 500000 dollars worth of tickets for a Rocky vs Ezard bout at Yankee Stadium with 47,585 fans in attendance. Weather forecasts warned of rain possibly delaying the match while challengers prepared in Monticello and the camp near Rocky’s squad.
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Finals Showdown in Texas League Playoffs
Fort Worth and Houston advance to the final round of the Shaughnessy Playoffs with a Dixie Series berth at stake. The best-of-seven series begins in Houston, then Fort Worth, with potential extra games back in Houston. Fort Worth and Houston vie for league pennants and a Dixie Series spot, as Shreveport and Atlanta/New Orleans past rounds shape the field. Al Vincent and Fred Walker lead their rooky clubs, with Rudy Paynich and Luis Arroyo slated to start Game 1.
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al Vincent
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Tulsa
Dallas
Rudy Paynich
Luis Arroyo
Pampa Baseball Players Injured In Bus Collision
ABILENE Texas September 14 Up Your Pampa baseball players and an Abilene man were injured when the Pampa team bus collided with a car near an intersection after a West Texas New Mexico League playoff game. Manager Hershel Martin catcher J B Palmer driver of the bus and pitcher Bad Williams were hospitalized with injuries. Welder Lewis Johnson and Abilene driver A D Craigs also injured. The playoff series may be postponed a day or two pending team request and a decision expected Tuesday.
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Durocher Avoids MVP Pick Amid Giants Trio
New York Giants manager Leo Durocher refused to name a single MVP, praising Willie Mays Alvin Dark and John Antonelli as equally worthy after a 7 1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Antonelli earned his 71st win with a five hit shutout and a 2.28 ERA, keeping New York ahead by 3 1 games over idle Brooklyn.
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Willie
Mel Ott
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Baltimore
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Braves
Fred Down
Willie Mays
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Antonlli
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Duroeller
Siréteh Tun
Texas League Monday Results and Fort Worth Houston Playoff Start
The Texas League reports no games played Monday as playoffs begin with Fort Worth at Houston in the first game of the final series.
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Dupas Blames Eight Round Rule For Loss
New York dispatch reports Ralph Dupas, 19, of New Orleans, blamed the eight round rule for his unanimous decision defeat to Frankie Ryff in a widely televised bout at Brooklyn Eastern Parkway Arena. Ryff, 22, former international Golden Gloves champion, won clearly as Dupas disputed the rule's impact.
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