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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1949
Page
10
Preacher Roe faces Don Newcombe in the opener as Burt Shotton defers a final lineup. Reynolds starts for the Yankees with Page backing him. Shotton plans a lefty-heavy setup with Jorgensen Hermanski Snider at key spots. The series will be widely televised and radio carried with heavy expectations.
Day By Day By Paul Day reflects on how television changes access to baseball, noting how small-town reporters like Middletown editors now watch games from home. He praises Cincinnati Reds connections, recalls old press challenges, and predicts Little Series coverage without the crowd noise.
New York AP offers practical advice for watching the World Series. Tips include gathering neighbors, seating Yankee and Brooklyn fans apart, avoiding glass bottles, displaying screen specs, providing ashtrays, ensuring the set works, sending kids to the movies, using radio play by play, keeping opera glasses handy, and leaving the front door unlocked for the boys when needed.
CHICAGO AP Jerry Krall, Ohio State senior halfback, gains 179 yards in a rout of Indiana as he races to lead the Big Ten rushing stats. Purdue fullback John Kerestes tops rushing in overall pace with 176 yards in two league games, while Pandel Savic Ohio State leads passers with five completions in eight attempts for 30 yards and two TDs.
Series lasts best four of seven with games at Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field. All but one game start at 1 p.m. EST, Sunday 2:05 p.m. Attendance expected near 70,000 at Yankee Stadium and 35,000 at Ebbets Field. Allie Reynolds likely for Yankees. Don Newcombe or Elwin Roe anticipated for Dodgers. Weather forecast: considerable cloudiness with brief showers.
Harry Myers of East Liverpool Ohio once an outfielder on the 1916 Brooklyn Dodgers pennant team has accepted an invitation from President Branch Rickey to attend the World Series. He is among 14 of 18 members of the 1916 squad who accepted the offer.
Dana Newcombe, possibly Brooklyn’s Game 1 starter at Yankee Stadium, says he is ready to pitch three games if needed and would pitch daily with rest. Jackie Robinson recalls choking up during a tense tie with Philadelphia, Sa typical nerve and pride. Pee Wee Reese remains the last link to 1941 pennant winners on Brooklyn as he laments the Yankees’ threat in the American League. Yanks catcher Yogi Berra reveals his thumb injury limits grip and fears it won’t fully heal this winter.
AAP wire poll shows 33 of 52 baseball writers predicting the Yankees will defeat the other league in the series. The Associated Press tally has 33 advocates for the American League pennant winners and 19 for the National League challengers.
AP by Hugh Fullerton Jr notes that the Yankees and Dodgers open the World Series with pitchers developed elsewhere. Reynolds, Roe, Lopat, Sanford and Newcombe are cited as imports from other clubs and leagues. The piece hints the series will be wacky with mixed origins and quirky anecdotes about players, fans, and even a dog赠 Joe DiMaggio.
Braves finalize deal sending Thompson to Montreal as part of exchange that brought Sam and Bob to the International league. Ou Don and others were part of the roster moves in the Montreal transaction.
Del Baker, former manager of the Sacramento team, left for New York after a World Series bid. He carried an offer of a wage increase from Solons and reportedly received over .500 this season, with owners making a generous offer to manage the club in 1958.
NEW YORK AP Visitors with World Series tickets face lodging shortages as hotel rooms sell out in Yankee Stadium Eb bets Field area. Scattered buyers struggle to secure passes with prices described as high, while many seek tickets and a place to stay in a baseball mad city.
AP reports a Thursday lineup with 12:45 p.m. air time on MBS radio and NBC CBS ABC and Dumont TV across eight stations. Red Barber and Mel Allen serve as announcers, with Barber long associated as the Voice of Brooklyn for Dodgers games.
The Dodgers hold a 1-0 lead in a best of seven after winning 17 to 10 in man to man betting, but Carl Furillo suffers a groin injury that may limit his playoff impact.
Chicago notes veteran professional football coach George Sy who is associated with curbs and streets in the city. The item presents a brief sketch of his career and local relevance.
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