TV's first World Series telecast and its pioneers
A retrospective on TV sports beginnings marking 25 years of World Series broadcasts. It recalls Kenneth Pill's 1939 Ivy League homer filmed by RCA, early camera tech, and the first talk-show style interludes with Dodgers and Reds. Also panels on memory of pioneers like Bill Stern and Chicago announcer Jack Brickhouse.
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RCA
Third Base
Empire State Building
Bill Stern
Baker Field
Brooklyn
Walter
Barber
Leo Durocher
Cincinnati
Deacon Bill McKechnie
Walters
Camilli
Curt Gowdy
Jack Brickhouse
Chicago
Nolan Doubts Deacon Jones Injury For Rams At 49ers
San Francisco coach Dick Nolan says he will not assume Deacon Jones will miss the game against the 49ers despite a Rams report of a badly sprained arch. Jones has started every regular season game in 11 years and is questionable. Rookie Jim McCann hopes for a stronger punt game after a rough outing against Philadelphia.
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UPI
Dick Nolan
San Francisco 49Ers
Rams
Jones
49Ers
Jim McCann
Philadelphia
Lucas
Warrior
Knicks
Dave Debusschere
Averag
Bill Bradley
Red Holzman
Dave Stallworth
Phil Jackson
Eddie Mast
Reed
Holzman
Greg Fillmore
Danny Davis
Henderson State
Prediction of Knicks vs Bucks showdown in Atlantic race
A sports note forecasts the Knicks contending to reach a showdown with Milwaukee for the top in the Atlantic Division as a next step after asserting lead ahead of Philadelphia in the standings.
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Knicks
Milwaukee
Atlantic
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Drama of Dodger Giant playoff lives Bobby Thomson remembers
The 1951 NL pennant showdown at the Polo Grounds is recalled as Bobby Thomson, then a Giant, hits the famous three for four game winning home run off Ralph Branca. The moment stitched into baseball lore as the Miracle at Coogan's Bluff and Thomson's lasting identity. Thompson notes his memory remains imperfect yet the signature homer defines his career.
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Thomson
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Clint Hartung
Whitey Lockman
Dodgers
Giants
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Polo Grounds
Bobby Thomson
Bob Thomson
National
Scot
Bobby
Coogan’s Bluff
Roy Riegels
Fred Merkle
Pearl Harbor
Neil Armstrong
Staten Island
Tavern On
USC Sues Government Over Ticket Price Freeze
The University of Southern California filed a federal suit challenging the wage price freeze and a government order to refund 83 598 dollars to ticket buyers for a 50 cent price increase. USC says it raised prices in January and began selling in April, and that regional director Ralph D Burns and others on the Cost of Living Council were unconstitutional in enforcing the action.
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Los Angeles
UPI
University of Southern California
USC
Ralph D. Burns
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Burns
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Bobby
Stevens Institute
New Jersey
Allen's Redskins Laugh Last With Unbeaten Start
Washington coach George Allen swapped draft choices for veterans and led the Redskins to a 4-0 start. The Oilers visit as Houston struggles behind Ed Hughes and Charley Johnson. Washington relies on a strong run game with Larry Brown and Charley Harraway as Allen's veteran-infused defense debuts before local fans.
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United Press International
George Allen
George
Washington Redskins
Allen
Redskins
NFL
Guess
Houston Oilers
Cowboys
Dallas
Washington
Detroit
Green Bay
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
St. Louis
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Chicago
New Orleans
New York Giants
New York Jets
New England
Baltimore
Buffalo
Oakland
Denver
Kansas City
San Diego
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Miami
Verlon Biggs
Diron Talbert
Maxi Baughan
Richie Petibone
Jack Pardee
Ron McDole
Bill Kilmer
Sonny Jurgensen
Larry Brown
Charley Harraway
Harraway
Brown
Oilers
Ed Hughes
Houston
Charley Johnson
Johnson
Charley Joiner
Woody Campbell
Joe Dawkins
Allens
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NBA
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Munich
Kenneth Pill
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Mayses
Musials
Columbia University
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Stern
NBC
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Bucky Walters
Hugh Casey
Dolph Camilli
Brickhouse
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Nolan
Thomas
Pound Jones
John Brodie
New York Knickerbockers
Willis Reed
Cazzie Russell
Jerry Lucas
Walt Frazier
Robertson
West
Dick Barnett
Dean Meminger
Marquette
Mike Riordan
Mike Price
Philadelphia 76Ers
Dodger
Bobby Thompson
NEA
Ralph Branca
Ball Park
Giant
Horace Stoneham
The
University
Eddie Stanky
Robert B. Thomson
Park Avenue
Bob
VEGA
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Enos Slaughter
Bob Gibson
Koufax
Whitey Ford
Yanks
Ed Summers
Wee Willie’ Sherdel
Don Newcombe
White Sox
Williams & Sons
Larry Kerns
Ginger
A Yamaha
Yamaha
Lompoch Valley
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