The Untold Story of a Bonus Baby in 1952 Baseball
A memoir fragment recalls the 1952 signing of players like Marty Keough and Albie Pearson as major league rush to award signing bonuses. The narrator, a pitcher labeled a freak, describes a blank contract, meager pay of 225 dollars monthly, and Downey offering nothing despite others receiving large bonuses. He reflects on bias and missed opportunities in early big league signing.
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Marty Keough
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Oetern Nan Waspans
Bill Zonner
Norm Luoni
Eddie Swiszak
Robin Roberts
Michigan State
Tom Downey
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Irv Noren
Brooklyn
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Boston
Downey
Keough
Fl Monte High
Billy Jurges
Bogox
Battleg
Bosox
Pete Runnels
Orioles Offer Florida Tour For Baltimore Fans
Baltimore baseball fans may join a seven day six night Miami spring training vacation package arranged with Gunther Brewing and WJZ-TV. The program includes hotel stays, night clubs, a breakfast session with Frnne Harwell and Herb Carneal, and special game passes. Walsh and others are highlighted as part of the Orioles roster plans with manager Paul Richards eyeing players like Bob Hale and Connie Swinson shaping the spring.
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Frnne Harwell
Herb Carneal
McAuk Hotel
Tal
Gunther Brewing Company
Wjz-Tv
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Baltimore Oriole
Beach
Anspertanion Company
Walsh
Mia
Fla
Connie Swinson
Baltimore Orioles
UGA
Johnson
Orioles
Bob Hale
Gentink
Paul Richards
Vancouver
Scholastic Scores and Baseball Trials Across Maryland and Texas
District basketball results from Maryland include Salisbery Mardela 41 South Dorchester 76 and Crisfield 76 St. Michaels 42. Baseball notes recount Albie Pearson’s rise with the Boston Red Sox, plus trade details involving Runnels and Williams, and college basketball results from Texas Christian, Baylor, SMU, Texas, and others.
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Maryland
Salisbery
Mardela
Dorchester
Crisfield
St. Michaels
Westminster
Glenelg MO
Hereford
Caroll
Richards Under Fire Over Spending And Manager Choices
Miami and Baltimore discuss Paul Richards as he faces scrutiny for contract plans and player bonuses. The piece recalls his push to costliest rovers and front office moves, noting bonuses totaled around 700000 and the club posted a 35000 loss. It highlights Richards’ views on Nicholson and prospects like Tasby Valentine and Johnson as he reshapes the Orioles.
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Pater
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Richards
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Nicholson
Waxahavhiee
Washington
Chicago
Willie Tasby
Fred Valentine
Tasby
American Association
Valentine
Orinies
Chico Carrasquel
Billy Klaus
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Avila
Jim Finigan
Ernie Johnson
Carrasquel
Klaus
Willie Miranda
Lockman
Bobby Boyd
Avila
Finigan
Brooks Robinson
Johnson
Braves
Jack Harshman
Arnold Portocarrero
Wilhelm
le Burke
Antoly
Denth Af Matantiaitie Acaqut
Billy O'Dell
Partacarrera
Milt Pappas
Jerry Walker
Ron Moeller
Wesley Stock
Jack Fisher
Chuck Estrada
Steve Dalkowski
Rolf Sehell
Dick Fitzgerald
dJotnny Papaerry Alford
Dick Hunt
Buster Narum
Rock Bottom
Navy coach hails Middies as best allround team yet
Annapolis Maryland Tuesday Navy veteran coach Ben Carnevale calls the Navy basketball team the best allround squad he has had in 15 years. The Middies open NCAA regionals next Tuesday facing the ACC champion with balanced scoring and stout defense led by Jim Bower and Jay Metzler.
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APL
Ben Carnevale
Navy
Carnevale
North Carolina
Midshipmen
Star
Jim Bower
Chester
Jay Metzler
Mt. Joy
Frank Delano
Narberth
Ronnie Doyle
Franford
N. I
Tar Heels Hold Top Form Heading Into ACC Tourney
North Carolina enters the ACC basketball tournament with leading national marks in scoring 724 points per game field goal percentage 43.6 and average margin of victory 8.5. Virginia closes the gap to within nine points as NC State keeps close second in average margin while Maryland leads defense allowing 54.9 per game. Wake Forest tops free throw percentage 71.2 with NC State a strong defensive rival.
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APY
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Raleigh
Finianey Josderehin
ACC Service Bureau
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Maryland
Wake Forest
Werps
Mary
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Local Basketball District and State Tournament Schedule
Bowling standings and high individual scores lead into a busy week of district and state basketball. Fredericks, Allegany, and BeBe towns vie in Class A and B semifinals with Frederick County teams Hancock and North Carroll drawing byes and Lincoln High School advancing to a Bowie State College state tournament this Friday and Saturday.
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North Hagerstown
Oakland
Beunswick High School
Boonshbero
Valley of Lonacon- Ing
Garrett County
Frederick County
Hancock
Washington County
Qidtown
Flintstone
North Carolina Wins Bye For Dist Finals
North Carroll and Glenelg High Schools won quarter finals in District 11 Class B basketball. North Carroll defeated Southern of Anne Arundel County 35 to 14 as Glenelg beat Hertford. North Carroll advances to the district final Saturday while Glenelg plays Aberdeen Friday at 8 p.m. with the winner facing North Carroll for the title.
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Southern
Carter Hit by Hit Run Driver Serious Injuries
Former world lightweight boxing champion Jimmy Carter was struck by a hit-run motorist in Los Angeles and left semiconscious at Central Receiving Hospital. Neighbors found him a block from home as investigators noted fog may have contributed to the crash. Carter held the lightweight title from 1951 to 1954 with notable defenses and reversals in later years.
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Jimmy Carter
Central Receiving Hospital
Carter
Williams
Madison Square Garden
Lauro Salas
Jimmy
Paddy DeMarco
New York City
Yale Football Great Albie Booth Laid To Rest In New Haven
Hundreds of Booth supporters attended a funeral service in New Haven after the Yale football legend died at 51 from a heart attack in a New York City hospital. Services were set for Wednesday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Hamden with burial at St. Lawrence Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included Gov. Foster Furcolo and Yale President A. Whitney Griswold. Candlestick Park Named For San Francisco Giants Stadium. completion expected by July and Seals Stadium to host games meanwhile.
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San Francisco Giants
Giants
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From saddle to swivel chair Atkinson to become racing official
Ted Atkinson veteran jockey who rode over 3500 winners in a 22 year career announced he would quit riding due to a back injury and enroll in the jockey club school to train as a racing official. His first post will be in the horse identification department handling records for about 2000 thoroughbreds in New York during the coming season.
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Heavyweights Clash in Miami Beach Tonight
Nino Vaides of Cuba meets Charley Powell of Los Angeles in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Miami Beach Auditorium on Wednesday night. The event draws two big punchers with diverging views on its significance. Valdes is defended by a critic who questions Patterson’s championship. Valdes 34 faces Powell 25 as national ABC telecast airs at 10 p.m. EST.
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Charley Powell
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Valdes
Floyd Patterson
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Patterson
Jimmy Walls
Alvin Williams
Hurricane Jackson
Archie Moore
Jackson
Pete Rademacher
Roy Hariig
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