West Coast power in baseball tense 1950 season talk
The piece surveys top home run contenders Ralph Kiner Luke Easter Hank Greenberg and Babe Ruth's legacy with Pacific players dominating long ball. It notes Easter as a Cleveland rookie with potential power and discusses West Coast edge in slugging led by Williams DiMaggio and others. It also covers Army Stanford football plans and Joe Louis lingering comeback questions.
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West Coast
Ted Williams
San Diego
Pacific
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Luke
Grantland Rice Greveland Indians
Kiner
Ralph
Hank Greenberg
Jimmy Foxx
Greenberg
Foxx
Hack Wilson
Luke Easter
Easter
Hank
Babe
Ruth
Cleveland
Joe DiMaggio
Red Black
Army
Stanford
Pollard
Los Angeles
Loyola
Hudson
Bob Blaik
Stephenson
Cain
Red Blaik
Notre Dame
Marchy Schwartz
Palo Alto
Clark Shaughnessy
Frankie Albert & Co
Truth and Beer Clash at Jerry's Bar
In a strange night at Jerry's, Long George Smiley and Sid Perry argue with bartender over an overdue tab of 63 beers. The trio debate truth versus illusion, with Hogan the trucker and Fort Knox referenced as examples, before the bartender ejects them.
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Jerry’s
Long George Smiley
Sid
Inch” Perry
Long George
Hogan
Congress
Fort Knox
Bryant Dreams A Garden Encounter With Doris LaPlante
A man named Bryant imagines a garden scene where a beautiful girl sits by a pond as sunshine filters through trees. His sister Laura introduces Doris LaPlante, his longed for dream woman, and Bryant awkwardly walks around the pool to bow, realizing the moment is only a dream as night falls.
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Ryant
Bryant
Laura
Doris
Garden Sequence Dream Romance in Moonlit Garden
Bryant and Doris share a dreamlike night in a moonlit garden after weeks of joyous activities. He declares love and fears waking, but Doris reassures and she remains beside him as they kiss, suggesting the fantasy will endure when he opens his eyes.
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Bryant
Doris
Crossword puzzle across and down clues set
A mixed clue list across and down covering math terms and common objects. Entries include ethnic descriptors and body parts, with hints for riddles like notional ideas and everyday items such as vessels and garments. The puzzle invites word answers fitting standard crossword conventions.
Hollywood anecdotes reveal stars ambitious and resilient
The article chronicles Ronnie Alcorn finding reform school meals and a clean bed in 1932, Kent Smith commuting by plane for My Foolish Heart, Vera Vague and Barbara Jo Ablen off air, Teresa Wright's husband Niven Busch on set, orchids selling for $25 in New York, and on set romances involving Marlon Brando, Lizabeth Scott, and Diana Lynn in Paid in Full.
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Ronnie Alcorn
Johnny Holiday
Kent Smith
Hollywood
San Francisco
Vera Vague
Jimmy Durante
NBC
Vera
Barbara Jo Ablen
New York
Teresa Wright
Niven Busch
Marlon Brando
Robert Cummings
Lizabeth Scott
Diana Lynn
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Main Street
Billy. Rose
Billy Rose
Canarsie
George
Lon George
Doris LaPlante
His
Chile
Fish
Stadessore
Inez Gerhard
United Artists
Say
Business & Inves
Santa ¢ci
Bell
Prine
Fox
U.S
America
Vicks
Perdité
Sarantes
Drua
WNU
Lumbac
Tormen
Soretone Linin
Mckee
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