New York Faces Ghost Ball Town Threat From Dodgers
AP report shows New York City at risk of housing only one major league baseball team as the Dodgers threaten to move. O Malley predicts the Giants could follow, citing low Polo Grounds attendance and possible moves. Mayor Wagner and officials consider a municipal stadium and study funding of $50 000 to analyze options by 1958.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooks
Walter O’malley
New York Giants
O'Malley
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
O’malley
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Robert Wagner
Giants
Horace Stoneham
City Hall
Wagner
Board of Estimate
Ike Wins Golf Meet But It's in September
SCOTCH PLAINS N J INS President Eisenhower has been declared honorary winner of the $50,000 Open championship at Shackamaxon Country Club Scotch Plains New Jersey though the tournament runs September 6 to 11. Several top golf pros telegraphed praise noting his support and prestige for the sport as the basis for the honorary award.
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Scotch Plains
N. J
Ins
Eisenhower
Shackamaxon Country Club
Dick DiTusa Tops Western League Batting Average
Colorado Springs outfielder Dick DiTusa, sidelined Saturday by injury, nonetheless leads Western league batters with a .345 average. The push places him atop the circuit's batting race as teams move toward the season's midpoint.
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Colorado Springs
Dick DiTusa
Phillies Sign 18-Year-Old Fred Van Dusen
The Philadelphia Phillies signed 18-year-old Fred Van Dusen of Bryant High School in Jackson Heights New York. The outfielder declined several top bonus offers to accept a minor league contract. Van Dusen starred in New York City Metropolitan championship play and hit .441 with 10 home runs in scholastic ball.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Fred van Dusen
Jackson Heights
N.Y
Bryant High School
van Duzen
New York City
Phillies
Phils
Eagles Mixed Bowling League Meeting Tuesday
The Eagles Mixed bowling league will hold a meeting in Tulsa at 7 30 p m at the Eagles club.
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Eagles
Tulsa
Volga Baseball Seeks Labor Day Home Game
The Volga baseball team plans a Labor Day home game and invites interested teams to contact Manager L. L. White for details.
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VOLGA
L. L. White
Tennis Topics Nets Fans Thanks To Cedar Rapids Press
Frank Nye mentors Cedar Rapids tennis and a wave of local support. L D Dennis notes Nye’s Swamp Shot and the town’s growing talent with Wally Jensen and Larry Halpin highlighted as Cedar Rapids sends players to Mo line and Des Moines events.
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Eldom
Gazette
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids
Frank
L. D. Dennis
Lou
Nye
Wally Jensen
Milwaukee
Williams College
Wally
Dennis
Georgia
Dennis Sisters
Knapps
Boysons
Aldershots
Netolickys
Slocums
Waples
Wastas
Redhouses
Fishing Tip Make Bait Easy To Get In Summer
Ann Arbor based University of Michigan fisheries expert Professor Karl Lagler says fish still need to eat in hot weather and gives tactics for summer fishing. Focus on one or two waters, fish near sunrise and sunset and late at night, use topwater lures lazily, vary depth, and troll if needed.
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Lloyd Northard
United Press
Ann Arbor, Mich
Karl Lagler
University of Michigan
Lagler
Doak Walker Night Sparks Dallas Fans Surprise
Ted Wegert led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 14-8 upset of the Detroit Lions in an exhibition at the Cotton Bowl on Doak Walker night. Wegert, a Navy veteran with pro poise, scored both Eagles touchdowns while Walker, once SMU star and Lions great, received a $10,000 car amid halftime honors as he did not score in the game.
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Ted Wegert
Doak Walker
Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Lions
Wegert
Navy
Lions
Eagles
Southern Methodist University
Doaker
Walker
Doak
Detroit
Open Forum Letters to The Gazette Sports Column
Readers may submit short tasteful letters with their name and address for publication in this column. Editing and commentary are by Gus Schrader, Gazette sports editor.
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Gazette Sports Department
Gus Schrader
Gazette Sports
Cedar Rapids Baseball Fans Demand Better Merchandise
In a letter to Gus, Stan Stolea argues that Cedar Rapids fans will not tolerate inferior baseball and that team directors and the Brooklyn organization must deliver winning product. He notes stockholders invested heavily and urges public support at remaining home games to prevent folding and keep hope for a future winner.
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Gus
Cedar Rapids
Brooklyn
Stan
Twentieth Avenue
Davenport
Joseph
Leech Lake Muskie Bite Sets 1955 Record
Walter Kreutner of Shellsburg and Ralph Hewitt of West Des Moines fished Leech Lake Minnesota in July 1955 to haul in four muskies totaling 134 pounds. The biggest weighed 42 pounds and 14 ounces. Locals say muskies bit unusually that week with over 100 caught.
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Walter Kreutner
Shellsburg
Ralph Hewitt
Des Moines
Leech Lake
Minn
Walt
West Des Moines
Kruemer
Hewitt
Fishing and boating notes in a Western state column
A compact column discusses boating and fishing in a Western state, noting boat motor ranges up to 70 horsepower, water as a shared resource, ladder tips for reboarding, ongoing trout season, and hatchery efforts. It cites California trout breeding, panfish habits, and techniques for locating and catching crappies and striped bass, plus upcoming Retriever trials and Montana game seasons.
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California
Four Records Fall in C R Open Swim Meet
Four new marks were set at the Cedar Rapids Open distance and sprint swim championships held in Cedar Rapids. Binky Wadington led the boys 13 to 15 division with a 1 04.8 in the 100 meter freestyle and 11 52.0 in the 800, while Earl Ellis of Ottumwa topped the men’s 200 meter and 1500 meter charts with 2 18.9 and 21 02.0 respectively. Additional results include top times by William Claerhout and Don Brown, with Jeanne Harper and Ann Parks leading the women’s 800-meter event.
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Cedar [Rapids
Bilis Wank
Maaan Ein Pvuyl
Binky Wadington
Cedar Rapids
Earl Ellis
Ottumwa
Gary Morris
Clinton
Binky Wadston
C.R
William Claerhout
Moline
INL
Tom Cromwell
Burington
Why Wadinson
Willian Cladebout
Ill
David MacGregor
Muscatine
Earl Eis
Dennis Roberson
Hume
Bob Mercer
Carl Lohman
Burlington
Jeanne Harper
Ann Parks
Bowling League Meets At Tropic Lanes
Members of the Parlor City Tropic bowling league will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at Tropic Lanes for a league gathering and planning session.
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Bowling League
Tropic Lanes
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