Mayo Smith Named Cincinnati Redlegs Manager for 1959 Season
Mayo Smith will manage the Cincinnati Redlegs next season on a one year contract. The 43 year old succeeds Birdie Tebbetts and Jimmy Dykes after Cincinnati finished fourth for a second straight season. Tebbetts quit Aug 14 amid fan pressure. Dykes served as interim manager.
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Hemus Is New Boss Of Cards In 1964 Shuffle
Hemus, 34, installed as sixth Cardinals manager in eight years, pledges lineup shuffling and more punch. He may play. Devine flags trades with Cincinnati and San Francisco as teams eyed for moves to restore pennant contention. Ennis and Moon face possible trades. rookies Kirkland and Alou target. Coaching changes include Walker and Keane. Hemus chosen by August Busch Jr. and acquired from Philadelphia in trade for Gene Freese.
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Boxing survives as arena sellout proves boxing alive
Teddy Brenner hailed boxing's vitality after St Nicholas Arena drew 3,216 fans for Jose Torres versus Otis Woodard. Torres, 6-0, stopped Woodard in the fifth round of a ten round bout as Sugar Ray Robinson and others debated Swetnick’s stoppage. Torres, a 22 year old Olympic graduate, promoted by Brenner, carried Puerto Rican cheers and a six fight winning streak.
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Grid rides named Charlotte
Wade Corn of Lancaster and Bob Patton of Anderson named to assist head coach Jimmy Welch of Darlington in preparing South Carolina for the Shrine Bowl game in Charlotte. C. W. Branch of Wofford to coach Palmetto squad of high school seniors. Advisory staffs to be named for both squads in two weeks.
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Giants Had Good Year On Coast
The San Francisco Giants ended their first season in California with a strong showing both on the field and at the gate. They finished third after moving from New York, drawing 1,272,625 in attendance, nearly double last year’s Polo Grounds total. Willie Mays finished the season batting .346 with 29 homers, missing a shot at the NL batting title by a narrow margin to Richie Ashburn.
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Classic Is Expected To Go Full 7 Games
The 1958 World Series between the Milwaukee Braves and New York Yankees is predicted to last seven games. Spahn and Burdette anchor the Braves pitching against Mantle and Berra, with Ford keying the Yankees. Uncertainty surrounds pitch depth and lineup health, but both teams bring strong rosters and potential dramatic finishes.
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Baker Meets Thomas in 10 Round Heavyweight Bout
Pittsburgh heavyweight veteran Bob Baker will weigh about 220 pounds to face Charlotte’s Waban Thomas in a 10 round bout at Memorial Stadium tonight at 10 15 p m The bout is scheduled to avoid overlap with the Billy Graham crusade at the Coliseum Baker is the heavier fighter by about 25 pounds.
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