Franchise Shifts To Coast No 1 Sports Story
NEW YORK UP The year’s top sports story centers on the Giants and Dodgers moving to California, an event that reshaped baseball’s landscape. The piece ranks major moments from 1950s headlines, noting fan interest and lasting impact of the franchise shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
San Francisco
George Christopher
Francis McCarthy
Brooks
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Coast No. 1
DT Sports Story
New York
Fraley 365 Day Tour Highlights a World Ring Clash
Seattle writer recalls the Patterson Rademacher bout and the era’s top shows. It chronicles the plan to pit the Olympic champion against the world pro champ, the promotion’s bold backing, the 18,000 crowd, the decisive sixth round stoppage, and noted contemporaries in boxing and sports. It celebrates a week-long spectacle and adjacent major events in football and boxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Wood
San Francisco
Rademacher
Floyd Patter
Serkile
Chamipion
Rademiacher
Jack Hurley
Hurley
Barnum and Bailey
Australia
Florida
California
Georgia
Apt
Patterson
Harley
Pete
Amaeur
Gilip
Fademaener
Archie ‘Moore
Tony
Anthony
Los‘ Angeles
Los Angeles
Alphonse , Halimi
France
Raul ‘Macias
Mexico
Milwaukee
Iowa
Oregon
Lew Burdette
Cariitos
Notré Dame
Philadelphia
Many Former Stars Took Last Bow in '57
A retrospective tallying notable retirements across sports and coaching in 1957. It lists figures such as Charley Caldwell, Tony Clorabiic, Boo Kuppke, Tad Jones, and others, noting their ages and last appearances in major events while referencing seasons, venues, and famous matches.
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Charley Caldwell
Princeton
Dennny Myoré
Boston College
Tony Clorabiic
San Francisco 49Ers
Broks
Bookuppke
Yale
Tad Jones
Wil Jong
Dolf Luque
Patterson
Itcher
Cosh
Polo Grounds
Giants
Billy
Amazon
Althea Gibgon
Forest Hills
Marvel At Mall
Robbins
Bud Taylor
Nalional
Brookline
Basilio End
Ray Rob
Inson Dought
Yankee Stadium
West Point
Bob Anderson
Zuppke Estate Over $400000 In Illinois Will
In Champaign county court Robert C Zuppke former Illinois football coach left more than 400000 in a trust for his widow Leoria Ray and relatives friends and institutions. The University of Illinois will receive 50000 upon the widow's death and trust termination.
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Champaign
Tao
Robert C
Bob) Zunpka
University Iatllinois
Uppke
Der
Leoria ‘Ray
Trust
University Ofllinois
Hail Burdette Named Athlete of the Year
The 1957 honors crown Burdette from West Virginia as Athlete of the Year for athletic feats across golf baseball football racing boxing and track. Mayer won the US Open and World Series heroics, Crow and Unitas starred for college and pro leagues, with Gibson making tennis history and Ibyotson breaking the mile mark.
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A. Giants
Dod@gers
California
Milwaukee Braves
Carmen Basilio
Roy Robinson
Liege
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Derek Thbotson
North Carsling
Herb Lore
Dick Mayer
Althea Gibson
Jackie Pung
New York
Fearless Fraley
Magellen
Puerto Rico
Mickey Owen
Dunedin
Fia
al Watrous
Pionship
Ebbets Field
Polo Grounds
Bold Ruler
Wood Memorial
Virginia Buch
Jimmy Demaretti
Inverness
Braves
WEW York
Lew Burdette
West Virginia
Mihwaukee
Nec
Rom
W. Va
Wem
Yankees
Stan CoVeleskie
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
Sohnny Crow
Texas Aggies
Collegians
Unitas
Crow
Tennessee
Fea
Fete Albert As Top Pro Coach At Times Dinner
The Los Angeles Times held its 15th annual award dinner honoring top amateur and professional sports figures. The list includes Lew Burdette, Dick Mayer, Pancho Gonzales, Althea Gibson, Bob Cutowski, Red Sanders, Carmen Basilio, Y A Tittle, and Horace Stoneman among others.
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Los Angeles
Annal
Los Angeles Times
Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Dick Mayer
Pancho Gonzales
Althes Gibson
Bob Cutowski
Creidentil College
UCLA
Henry
Red) Sanders
Carmen Basilio
Y. A. Tittle
San Francisco
Are
Meyer, a genial former Pi manager, to be long tied
The note reads as a fragmented obituary or notice describing Meyer, described as genial and once a Pi manager, with unclear timing and ongoing ties. It preserves a local-paper tone while uncertain details remain.
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Caifornia
Kay
Syracuse
Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Jerry Graham
Antonio Rocco
Madison Square Garden
Rocca
Edouard Carpentier
Graham
Dick Affils
Eday
John
Brodie
Hugh
McElhenny
49Ers
Baltimore
Detroit
Tiong
Cleveland
Cage
Stanford
USF
SF. Cow Palace
Don
Art Day
Dick Haga
Usfets
Mike Farmer
Gene Brown
Jack Hart
Southern Methodist
Ray Masters
Starr
Ofeason
Berkeley
Bears
USC
Pete Elliott
Fraley
Seattle
Joan Dorothy Zazula
Rahway
Miami
Fla
Pera
Zuppke
UPI
Pat
Banpther
Kennedy
Weed
Willy
Choa
Léonard
Gol Ninures
Vali
Willie
Kigin
Wae
Gotlty
John Marshall
al Espinosa
Tar’ Tralia
Maurice McLoughlin
Male
Sindlit
Len’ Eshmont
Fordham
Hyn
Mike'o'dowd
Babs Riska
Élmer
Johhny
AL B. Hencock
eCiaiboné Fam
Bill Kyse
Ray ‘Meadows
Tom Smith
NEW York Rangers
Gorlie Johany Moners
Bolfar
Amazeu Matrels
Man "Robbins
U. S
Mayer
Cary Snap Lecoff
Tom O'Shanter
Johny Syxton
Sugar Ray’ Robinson
Little Willie Hartask
Iaurels
Goiss
Chamberlain
Cousy
Eston Centics
Higwest
College
Atthea Gibson
Tory
Ighe
Wimbledon
Pencho Gonzales
Derek Ibyotson
Tnggand
Bobi Gutowski
Cornelius Warnerdam
Fete Albert
Meyer
le Fnr
Hayward Printers
Watkins Street
Eas
Creative Printers
Union Labal
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