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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1954
Page
10
New York veteran sports column surveys AL and NL managers as they forecast pennant attempts. Lopez, Durocher lead discussions while Casey Stengel and others voice optimism or doubt about finishing atop their leagues amid midseason pressures and shifting standings.
Rocky Marciano a 6 to 2 favorite to beat Ezzard Charles in their scheduled Yankee Stadium bout. Promoter Jim Norris expects 45,000 plus in attendance as Charles seeks a second title and Marciano defends for the fourth time. The card will be shown in 70 theatres via closed circuit, with nationwide and overseas broadcasts planned. Charles vows not to fold, while Marciano aims to start fast to avoid cuts on his brow. Charles seeks the championship’s first heavyweight crown in ring history to be captured by him.
In front of Robert E. Lee Field House, a narrator describes the Lamar Ganders tailgating mood before a big football clash. The piece weaves playful mock chants, manager banter, and a bold forecast of a Lamar victory by two touchdowns or more, ending with Allah Lamar.
Meadowbrook Country Club in Detroit was chosen as the site for the PGA Championship running July 20 to 26. Bob Toski led the money list and Ryder Cup standings, while Melvin Chick Harbert defends as host pro. Toski topped prize money with 65,26 dollars and held 108,342 Ryder Cup points. Bolt and Middlecoff trailed.
KREL will broadcast the Lamar Robert E. Lee football game from Houston at Span on Thursday with Thad Felton of Baytown and Houston Word dealer as sponsor. The broadcast starts a slate of ten Gander games featuring Felton broadcast with John Gibson and Rohir as announcers.
The Houston Buffs will start Dick Atkinson on the mound Wednesday night against Fort Worth in a bid for a second straight Texas League Shaughnessy Playoff final win. They won the opener Tuesday on Don Blasingame’s 315-foot leadoff homer in the 11th, drawing 11,648 fans.
Giants aim to sweep the Milwaukee Braves at the Polo Grounds to widen their lead in the NL pennant race. Manager Leo Durocher sends Ruben Gomez against Warren Spahn as New York holds an eight-game magic number with Brooklyn and Milwaukee in pursuit.
Cleveland looks set to clinch the 1954 American League pennant in Detroit after a 4 to 2 win over the Washington Senators. A two-win margin remains as Cleveland needs any combo of victories and Yankee defeats totaling two to seal the title.
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