Saratoga Two-Year-Old Racing Signals Change in 1940s Era
After nascent spring activity on Long Island, Saratoga hosts a flood of two-year-olds as prelude to fall racing at Belmont Park. Polly’s Jet leads a crop highlighted by Getthere Jack, Swoon's Son, and Migrator, with Calumet Farm and Greentree figures in the mix. The season points to future stars and a sharper picture of the coming year.
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NEA
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Saratoga
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Chicago
Belmont Park
Long Island
New York
Barclay Stable
Polly’s
Jet
Mary’s Dell
Polly's
Lilyann Stable
Jack
Polly
Bimelech
E. Gay Drake
Swoon
Arlington
Getthere Jack
Gulfstream Park
Florida
Calumet Farm
Captain Morgan
Bull Lea
Bob
River Divide Farm
Decathion
Olympia
New England
Monmouth Park
New Jersey
Greentree
Migrator
Devil Diver
Far West
Moore and Arch Moore Posh Promotion of Rocky Marciano Fight
New York report credits Archie Moore Productions with staging the Rocky Marciano Archie Moore prize bout at Yankee Stadium on Sept 20 and shaping the promotion. Moore, 38, trained in North Adams after arranging Valdes as a prelude, while reporters chase his whereabouts and plans.
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International Boxing Club
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Yankee Stadium
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Randy Turpin
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Moore
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IBC
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Nino Valdes
Las Vegas
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Goat
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Mass
Berkshires
Archie
Walter Smallshaw
Charley Johnston
Broadway
Smallshaw
Toledo
St. Louis
San Diego
Miami
Marciano
Octopus, Inc
Johnston
Japan
Manila
Archie the Antique
Atlantic City
Grossinger
N. Y
al Weill
Geezer
Ciano
Esco Greenwood
Green Joins HPHS Faculty to Coach Baseball
Garland Vestal Green, former Glenn High School coach, joins High Point High School as science instructor and assistant athletic director official. He signed for 1955-56 and may lead baseball with football duties. replaces Jim Hayworth who resigned last spring. Green is also playing semipro baseball.
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HPHS
Garland Vestal Green
Glenn High School
Forsyth County
High Point High School
Supt. of
B. Pruette
High Point College
Tony Simeon
Pruette
Simeon
Jim Hayworth
Hayworth
Giel Shakes Off Catcher In Big League Lesson
Paul Giel, a rookie, argues with catcher Wes Westrum over a change of pace from pitcher Poholsky. Giel frets about signaling and learns to stay one thought ahead after a slow ball yields a pop fly.
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Murray Olderman
NEA
New York
Wes Westrum
Westrum
Giants
Paul Giel
Poholsky
Paul
Wes
Giel
Andy
Ochsenreiter Defends Title at Asheville
Gene Ochsenreiter of Asheville defends his title as match play opens in the 61st Country Club of Asheville men's invitation golf tournament. Art Gleason of Miami Beach won the medal with a 139 total, one stroke ahead of J. C. Hyatt of Asheville.
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Asheville
Gene Ochsenreiter
Country Club of
Art Gleason
Miami Beach
Fla
Yesterson
J. C. Hyatt
Baker Ties Homer Mark With Fourth Slam Of Season
Baker tied a league mark by his fourth grand slam of the season for the Cubs and added a run producing single to trample the Pirates. His bases loaded shot sparked a six run sixth. Bill Wight four hit the A's as four unearned Oriole runs came on four errors. Wilson homered in the fifth.
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Bucs
Bill Wight
Tribe
A’s
Oriole
Wight
Bill Wilson
Hodges Column Evaluates Baseball in Small Leagues
The column notes the Port City struggles to support baseball and questions where a Piedmont area team could play. It cites Norfolk road trips to Erie and Tri-State league declines, with travel woes and sagging gates, then urges attention to the Carolina League’s strong finances and future prospects.
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Piedmont
Norfolk
Erie
Tri-State
Tri- State
Hit Hill Leaders In American League Batting
The AP reports Detroit players dominate AL stats with Kaline leading in average 351 and 94 runs, Boone driving in with 106 RBIs, Mantle and Kaline tied for 23 homers, and Rivera stealing 17 bases. Brooklyn’s Campanella hits .336 and Snider drives 90 runs. New York pitcher Newcombe posts a 1.81 ERA with 181 strikeouts.
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Detroit
Boone
Kuenn
Mantle
New York
Rivera
Chicago
Campanella
Brooklyn
Snider
Kluszewski
Post and Bell
Cincinnati
Logan
Milwaukee
Bruton
Long
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Boyer
St. Louis
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