Rancor and Ridicule in Sports The Vices of Verbal Barbs
A skeptical tour through verbal warfare in sports notes how players umpires and fans exchange insults. It recalls Walter Mails Lynwood Rowe Yogi Berra and others who endured or answered taunts with wit or restraint while coaches and rivals spread sharp digs in football and baseball.
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Kane Hara
O'Hara
Walter
Duster) Mails
Cleveland Indians
Rowe
Edna
Yogi Berra
New York Yankee
Berra
Birdie Tebbets
Boston Red
Sox
Cincinnati Redleg
Yogi
Bob Cerv
A‘s
Martin
Tigers
Manager Tebbetts
Reds
Chuck Dressen
Dodgers
Tno
Ilinois University
Bob Zuppke
Minnesota
Gophers
Hlins
Zuppke
Dutch Stermaman
Zup
Monty Montgomery Eyes Return To St Louis Cardinals
Left handed Walter Montgomery may return to professional baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals after a three year layoff due to a sore arm. Scouts and Gib Francis, Cardinal signee in 1949, note Montgomery’s improved throwing, earnings from a dairy route in Leavenworth, and a family of six as he trains for a possible major league comeback.
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Washington Senators
Gil Torres
Rene Monteagudo
Mike Guerra
Bob Ortiz
St. Louis Browns
Tom Turner
Guerra
Kryhoski
Shea
St. Louis
Marty Marion
Beans Reardon
Cardinal
Bill Mayer
Lawrence
Walter Montgomery
St Lous ‘Cardinal
Montgomers
We House
Leavenworth
Lisear
Wichita
Gib Francis
Sporting Good
Montgomery
Gib
Monty
Francis
Colt
Walt
Rochester
Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas
Gomery
Cys
Coffer
Merndsonin
Sears
Bern
Sothys
Rene
Toaneis
Ascii
Wally
Laterance
Keu
Marr
Grove
Okla
Runt
Pee
Brands
Monty Sc Laners
Sooners Land New Texas Star From Breckenridge
Oklahoma Sooners add Texas high school standout Benny Payne of Breckenridge Lex to their roster after he signed with Southern Methodist and then switched. Payne, a 6 foot 3 inch, 193 pound lineman, won three high school jerfers.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Methodist
Teslot
Oklahoma Sooners
Ihvs
Benny Payne
Breckenridgee
Lex
Lawrence to Play Chanute Thursday
Lawrence faces Chanute in a Thursday game after a recent matchup. The article notes local prep action and mentions players and status, with emphasis on forthcoming competition and team readiness.
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Lawrence
Chanute
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Morey
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Milwaukee Braves
Warren, Spahn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Furillo
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburg Pirates
Billy
Enos Slaughter
Yankees
Schoendienst
Musical
Garagiola
LaPointe
Slaughter
Kazak
Glaviano
Reardon
Iniby
Earl Morey
Hlinnis
Georgia
Wallace Butts
Bulldogs
Burts
Curly Byrd
Maryland
Jim Tatum
Tatum
Byrd
Eddie Arcani
Arcaro
Ted) Atkinson
Atkinson
Eddie
Milt Davis
Baltimore ‘Colts
Praia
Uae
Ely
Bate Tare Ina Tent Weil
Sooners
HFC
America
Household Finance
Corporation of Lawrence Kandal
Massachusetts Ave
Litwins
Viking
Amelia
Law Seth BO
Perr
the Prudential
Joe Langhofer
Prudential
Topeka
Ruidee
Alabama
the Prude Tial Anata
Lawrence, Kansas
Sauee Company OF America
Cheel
Missouri
Adou
JIM Clark Motors
Massachusetts Street
Parker Buick
Dr. Hardtop
New Hampshire
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