Gabby’s Shot In The Dark Wins Cubs Pennant
In a dusk drenched game at Wrigley Field on September 28, 1938 Gabby Hartnett hit a dramatic home run in the left field seats. The Cubs rallied from a late deficit to topple the Pirates and clinch the National League pennant in a game remembered as the home run in the dark.
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Boston Fans See Celts Lose in Egg Toss Night
Boston fans watched the Celtics fall 125-114 to St. Louis as Len Wilkens fueled the forecourt upset amid egg-throwing pregame chaos. Red Auerbach and rival Paul Seymour faced the disruption, while Philadelphia beat Syracuse 129-118 and Detroit defeated Cincinnati 144-128 in NBA action.
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Lincoln defeats Rockhurst 66 57 on road in Kansas City
Lincoln routs Rockhurst 66 to 57 as Ches ter Moran scores 25 for the 19 4 Lincoln team. Rockhurst falls to 6 8, suffering a second loss this season to Lincoln.
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Watson Leads Braves To Victory Over Wildcats
Ottawa Braves upset the Baker Wildcats 74 62 in a Kansas Conference game at Wilson Field House. Tom Watson led Ottawa with 18 points, Dean Erwin added 12, while Baker’s Mike Neal had 23. Fort Hays State defeated Kansas Wesleyan 71 62 with Max Francis scoring 18 for Wesleyan.
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Van Brocklin Named Vikings Head Coach for 3 Years
Norm Van Brocklin, 34, former Eagles quarterback, was hired as the Minnesota Vikings head coach under a three year contract. He pledged an orthodox T formation with variations and heavy passing if needed while guiding a young NFL club. The deal is believed to be about 75000 per year, contingent on attendance and improvement.
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Bowling Scores Wednesday Night Ladies Meet
The Wednesday night bowling scores feature multiple teams with high individual and team totals. Notable performances include Kansas State-1 led by 10-30-Waldo at 153-403, Eagles Auxllary-3 with D. Sheffield 164 and M. Hopkins 411, and Peoples National-1 where M. Gilliland posted 176 and R. Carlson 480. Moorman-1 led with J. Richardson 172 and 396, plus Moore-4 at 378. Williams, Caldwell, and Litwins posted strong marks across other lanes, highlighting a busy evening of full-competition play.
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Kansas City may move the left field fence back
Kansas City may move the right field fence back after a survey. General Manager Frank Lane of the Athletics says the 330 foot left field line is prone to pop homers and plans to shift the fence 30 to 40 feet if practical, with work to begin promptly pending results.
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Radio Network To Broadcast A's 162 Games
Kansas City AP reports Radio Station WDAF remains the originating outlet for the Athletics baseball network this season. The circuit covers Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska with Merle Harmon and Bill Grigsby as play by play announcers for 162 games.
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Appanoose Rolls Over Rantoul in County League Win
Appanoose defeated Rantoul 70-51 as Altic 17 and Fishburn 16 led Appanoose. Walburn added 16 for the winners while Evans 16 and Roeckers 11 paced the losers. Rantoul had led 18-14 after one quarter and 37-30 at halftime before the surge.
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Tar Heels Dominate NC State Amid Probation Fallout
North Carolina, under NCAA probation, has won four straight ACC games, raised its record to 12-2 and ranked sixth. In Raleigh, the Tar Heels routed arch rival NC State 97-66 behind 27 points from York Larese and Doug Moe, hitting 66.7 percent in the second half. Other results include Xavier over Louisville 84-77 and Navy beating Army 60-58.
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Tiger Tribute To Bert Coan
The Missouri football team named Bert Coan to their all opponent team with 21 of 23 votes, honoring his 1960 contribution after Kansas beat Missouri 23 7 in the season opener. Other selections include Hartline McClellan Spooner Opperman Hillebrand White Beaty Hageman Romig Basham Popp.
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Demaret Is Hot As Crosby Tourney Opens
Bing Crosby's 50 000 golf extravaganza opened at Pebble Beach with low scores expected to surpass 1958 record. Demaret starred at Cypress Point with 66 including a hole in one. Burke, McSpaden, Nelson and Ferree shot 68 or 66 as Pro-Am format unfolds across Cypress Point Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach.
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Patterson Johansson to Sign for Third World Title Fight
Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson met in a New York hotel to sign contracts for their third world heavyweight title bout set for March 13 in Miami Beach Florida. Johansson won the title by knocking out Patterson in the third round on June 26 1959 in New York. Patterson later reclaimed the crown by knocking out Johansson in the fifth round on June 20 last year in New York.
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Archie Moore Agrees To Bout In New York
Archie Moore can defend his light heavy title in Madison Square Garden on March 21 against Germany’s Erich Schoeppner. Krulewitch said Moore is ready to fight. Ott noted the NBA would recognize the Miami Beach winner of Harold Johnson and Jesse Bowdry as champion, with a No 1 contender to be named within 90 days.
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Melvern Rolls Into Osage County finals over Scranton
Melvern defeated Scranton 60 45 to reach the Osage County Tournament final against Overbrook at 9 p m tomorrow. Schultz led Melvern with 28 points as the team built a 15 6 first quarter lead and stayed ahead 25 18 at halftime. Dale Lilly added 10 and Jim Ivey eight, while Magnusson led Scranton with 11. In the other game Oli vet beat Lyndon 47 40 to meet Quenemo for fifth place. Carbondale and Lyndon meet for seventh and Burlingame and Scranton vie for third.
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