September Jinx Month For Major League Sluggers
The piece notes September as a tough month for home run leaders chasing Babe Ruth's 1927 60 mark. It cites Mantle Mays Foxx Greenberg Gehrig and other sluggers, recounts Ruth’s lukewarm Septembers, and attributes the slump to pitchers pressure and a haunting September obstacle.
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Jimmy Foxx
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Lou Gehrig
Hack Wilton
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Mize
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Foxx
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Tigers
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Swatter
Mantle
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Mays
Kluzewski
Snider
Friendly Aetna Finance Co. offers loans from $58 to 1500
Aetna Finance Co manager positions as a free financial counselor and advises loans only for genuine needs such as home improvements, bill consolidation, or family betterment. The firm promises fast, one trip service and invites interested parties to phone or visit at 708 Ninth.
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Bernard Durance
Durden
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Aetna Finnancs Co
Annual Ag Lettermen Day Set November 10
Fort Collins Colorado A&M College schedules its fourth annual Lettermen’s Day for November 10 with a Rams versus Utah game. Former lettermen from all sports attend a dinner the night before and sit in a special section. James Stinnett chairs the event succeeding A W Whitney. 1916 lettermen receive special honors. A booster award is presented at the dinner. Michigan State expands Macklin Field Stadium to 60,000 capacity for 1955 season.
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Macklin
DU Grid Club Starts Early for Practices
The University of Denver grid squad begins pre season drills at 5:15 am under Coach John Boning with 22 lettermen and nine newcomers. The first game is slated for September 15 against Iowa State, followed by Skyline opponents Utah State and Wyoming as Boning builds depth at guard and back positions.
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Jinto
Iowa State
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Wyoming
Boning
Areund Don Griebel
Denver
Melvin Johnson
Eloy Alares
Benver
Annunciation High School
Trinidad Junior College
Road Canyon Dam renovation bids sought in Rio Grande National Forest
The Calorads Game and Fish department seeks bids to renovate the Road Canyon reservoirs dam and spillway in Hinsdale county between Creede and Farmers Union reservoir. Guy V. Melvin, department business manager, disclosed the project covers one reservoir of 148 acres and another of 1944 acres.
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Road Canyon
Rio Grande National Forest
Hinsdale County
Creede
Farmers’ Union Reservoir
Six Clubs in Conference Still Seek First Big Seven Title
In a Big Seven preview, six of the seven teams Nebraska Illinois Kansas Colorado Missouri and Kansas State pursue their first league title. Oklahoma remains the dominant program, tied or ahead in recent years, while Colorado and others hunt breakthrough seasons. Training camp open with Kansas State Iowa State Kansas and Missouri adjusting drills as injuries and roster changes shape early practice.
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Ilona
State
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Missouri
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Oklahoma
Sooners
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Bus Mertes
Buffs
Town State
Denver
Mayo Smith Named Phillies Manager for 3rd Season
Mayo Smith will stay as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for next year, his third season. He took over in October 19H after Terry Moore was released. Smith led the club to a strong finish last season and currently has a chance at a first division berth, with plans for limited player personnel readjustments. He previously managed Birmingham in the Southern Association for two years.
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Mayo Smith
Philadelphia Phillies
Smith
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Phils
Philadelphia
Birmingham
Inaugural Jables Pro Golf Tour Opens at Clock Country Club
Whittier California Patty Bere and Gloria Fecht lead a field of 20 plus players in the Jables Professional Golf Association Tournament starting Thursday at Clock Country Club. Top names include Marlene Bauer Hagge, current money leader. Purse is $5,000.
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Cali
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Gloria Fecht
Commerce
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