Maryland State League 1954 schedule released by Burall
Maryland State League announces 1954 baseball schedule to open April 25 with a regulatory loop. President William B. Burall and Clarence Myers oversee arrangements including umpire contracts amid fee discussions with Frederick County Umpires Association. Interleague All Star game set for June 13, season runs to August 1 with dates across Beallsville Damascus Frederick Mt. Airy Ijamsville Jefferson New Market Brunswick and others.
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Burall
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Umpires’ Association
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Ijamsville
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Jefferson
Brunswick
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Iamsville
Tjamsville
Bealsville
Wamsville
Frederick Brunswick
Bruns
Fight In Color TV Disappoints In Midtown Preview
NEA correspondent recounts NBC color fight preview in a Midtown theater. A plush, quiet audience watches Al Andrews and Gustav Scholz in color, but the hue and camera work dull the action. Talk shifts from punches to color quality, with a sports editor noting the lack of typical ringside chatter. A commercial hype at the end underscores the contrast with real fight atmosphere.
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Jimmy Breslin
NEA
NEW York
Mid Town
National Broadcasting Company
Madison Square Garden
Mushky Jackson
Garden
al Andrews
Gustav Scholz
Scholz
NBC
California
Mike Lee
LaMotta Kilgore Bout Sets Miami Beach TV Fight
Former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta faces untitled Billy Kilgore in a 10 round television bout at the Miami Beach Auditorium on April 13. LaMotta vows he fights for love of the sport, not money, as CBS airs the Miami showdown at 1 p.m. EST with LaMotta a 3-1 favorite after a long absence since 1952.
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Fila
Jake LaMotta
Billy Kilgore
Miami
LaMatta
Columbia Broadcasting System
Danny Nardico T
Kilgore
Bronx
Kilgore Seeks Return After Tough Run in Ring
Kilgore, 27, has main-event experience over two years with 43 fights, 13 knockouts, 12 decisions, 10 losses, 4 stoppages and 4 draws. He recalls beating pressure in big arenas like seeing titles in person and faced a recent setback losing to Walter Cartier while weighing 195 pounds, feeling off and returning to training.
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Johnny Pretzie
al McCoy
LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Tin
Sugar Ray Robinson
Kilgore
Walter Cartier
Opening Day Football? Baseball Draws Big Crowds in Debut
New Yorks major league openers drew 236,414 fans across eight games. The American League led National by 121,511 to 114,903. The Orioles topped attendance with 46,994 in Detroit for their AL debut, followed by New York at Washington with 27,160.
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New York
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Boston at Philadelphia and National League matchups noted
The listing shows crowds for several baseball games including Milwaukee at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at New York with totals around 114000 to 236414 across games. The News Freder ick Md notes a April 13 1954 item about a Derby hopeful and a Jamaica bird show with Mel Leavitt finishing second among 276 species.
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Frederick
New York
W. Haggin Perry
Jamaica
Mel Leavitt
United States
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