Griffiths and Weecks Clash Over Senators Move
American League owners reject Calvin Griffiths bid to relocate the Senators from Washington to Minneapolis within a proposed Continental League frame. Attorney C Leo De Orsey argues baseball is both business and sport, noting Washington would cost Griffith $2 15 million in five years while the Red Skins lease at Griffith Stadium expires after 1961.
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Baltimore
Arnold Johnson
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Dodgers
New York
Giants
California
Los Angeles
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Washington Redskins
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Syracuse dominant in football despite mixed lineup claims
Associated Press reports Syracuse’s “Seven Blocks of Granite” style team, with players from varied positions, dominates opponents. The Orange beat Holy Cross 42 7 and Navy 32 6, holding strong on defense and amassing a 345 point per game average while limiting opponents’ rushing to minimal yards.
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Whitman Wins 1959 NASCAR Midget Car Championship
Jim Whitman, 28, a Wood-Ridge, New Jersey artist, tops NASCAR's 1959 national midget standings with 1 134 points. His closest rival is Tommy Elliott at 1 098. Whitman previously won the 1957 midget title and the Raleigh feature in 1955. He operates a Rutherford studio and studied in New York.
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College grid battles loom at state fair showdown
South Carolina stands ready as Wisconsin faces Minnesota in the Little Brown Jug prep. Expect platoons at quarterback with Tom Mattie and Jerry Field for State. Judge Dick Som rises to No 1 at left half for Minnesota. Don Allen wins Texas win over Rice through injury. Amabile cleared for Marquette clash. Weather data notes 24 hour outlook.
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Texas
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John Amabile
Burford Tops Pass Catchers In Major College Football
Stanford's Chris Burford and Army's Bill Carpenter emerge as leading pass catchers with 26 and 23 receptions respectively, both 21 year old seniors and team captains. Gail Cogdill leads in total yards with 33 18 receptions, Bake Turner averages 21 3 yards per catch. Pervis Atkins leads scoring with 55 points, Abner Haynes second with 46, Nolan Jones 44, Billy Majors gains in rushing totals.
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Stanford
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Army
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Washington State
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Texas ‘Tech
Don Norton
Iowa
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New Mearcotate
Abner Haynes
North Texas State
Nolan Jones
Arizona State
Billy Majors
Tennessee Wok
Strikes dent incomes as debts rise across sectors
The AP notes a broad income decline amid steel and related industry strikes. Personal incomes peaked in June and September figures show a 4 percent annual drop from June levels, while consumer debt rises and wage earners face growing financial pressure.
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AP Business News
New York
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U. S. Treasury
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Treasury
Ira Gershwin under spotlight in memoir of a songwriter life
Ira Gershwin, at 62, reflects on immortality of his work and his modest goals as a lyricist. He recalls starting with a half page paid by Smart Set magazine and details his 42 year career writing lyrics for 899 musical works with partners like George Gershwin and Harold Arlen.
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New York
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Gersha
Immortalis
Lower East Side
Smart Set
Ira
George Gershuin
Jerome Kern
Kurt Wel
Harold Arlen
Arthur Schwartz
American Musical Theater
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