Yankees Triumph In World Series Opener Over Reds 2 1
In New York on October 5 the Yankees edged the Cincinnati Reds 2 to 1 in the World Series opener. Bill Dickey delivered a ninth inning single driving home Charley Keller for the decisive run after a misplay by Wally Berger allowed Joe Gordon to score from first. Derringer pitched well for Cincinnati but took the loss as Red Ruffing battled through.
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High School Grid Games This Week
The AP notes a busy week of New Mexico high school football with key clashes and a Hobbs Roswell cancellation due to a 24 day old infantile paralysis case. Raton hosts Clovis in a season opener test, while Albuquerque meets Las Cruces in a Duke City showdown and other games across Gallup Farmington and Alamogordo set Southwestern rivalries.
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Three New Mexico College Games This Weekend
Three New Mexico conference teams play Saturday with Panhandle Aggies at Las Vegas, New Mexico Teachers at Silver City, and New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell. Lone Lobos visit Denver, Aggies travel to Flagstaff, and Texas Mines meet Hardin-Simmons in El Paso as regional foes seek early season stakes.
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Less Serious Side Of World Series
New York reports the lighter angle on the 1939 World Series opener as 58 000 watched. The clock on the scoreboard ran six minutes fast while notable figures including James A. Farley Dorothy Arnold Joe E Brown Babe Ruth Clark Griffith Bill Terry Bill Robinson and Jimmy Thomson observed. Derringer drew applause when relieved in the ninth as the Yankees clinched the win with calm dugout scenes and rowdy bleachers nearby.
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