Here Comes Old Casey Here Comes Old Casey
Oscar Fraley surveys Casey Stengel and the Yankees in the 1950s pennant race, noting doubt, then potential triumph if they win the American League title. He contrasts Stengel’s leadership with legacy under pressure and previews a separate boxing claim about Ingemar Johansson’s “secret weapon” at Yankee Stadium.
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United Press International
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Casey Stengel
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Patterson Favored In World Heavyweight Title Fight
New York bookmakers list Floyd Patterson as a 3-1 favorite to beat Sweden's Ingemar Johansson in the June 25 title bout at Yankee Stadium. A bookmaker said there is very little betting action on the match.
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Floyd Patterson
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Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Dodgers Park To Seat 52 000
Los Angeles Dodgers seal Chavez Ravine pact with the city. Owner Walter O Malley says initial capacity will be 52 000 with possible later expansion to 90 000, and costs estimated at 12 to 13 million dollars. It will be the first major league park since 1923 built with private funds, unlike Yankee Stadium.
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Tennis Tourney Opens In Eastern Intercollegiate Event
Hamilton New York June 6 a field of 41 players from 18 colleges opens play Monday in the Eastern Intercollegiate tennis tournament.
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Dodgers Beat Spahn to Stop Winless Run vs Braves
Milwaukee June 6 The Dodgers defeated Warren Spahn and the Braves 5 to 1 at County Stadium in front of 39,826, the largest crowd since opening day. Spahn took his sixth loss, allowing four runs and nine hits, as Junior Gilliam led off with a double. The Dodgers remain the only NL club with a positive edge on Spahn since his 1946 return.
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Ingemar Johansson Training Style Faces Patterson Clash
Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson, training for the June 25 world heavyweight title bout with Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium, is described as a tireless, stubborn worker. He follows a demanding routine of six miles daily, up to 15 rounds, and heavy bag work, often clashing with trainer Whitey Bimstein over overtraining concerns. Johansson asserts he trains to his own plan, insisting on saving the right hand for Patterson and emphasizing self-management and readiness.
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Tiger Draws With Calhoun as Fans Boo in Garden
About 2,000 fans at Madison Square Garden booed when Nigerian middleweight Dick Tiger drew with Rory Calhoun in his American debut. A poll of 15 ringside writers showed eight for Tiger, four for Calhoun and three for a draw. Matchmaker Teddy Brenner eyed a quick pairing for Tiger with Paul Pender or other contenders within weeks.
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Merkle echo ends in Patterson critic’s shadow in 1960s NY
The piece draws a grim parallel between Fred Merkle and Floyd Patterson. Merkle suffered lifelong scorn for a failed 1908 base touch that cost the Giants the pennant. Patterson endures relentless doubt as he battles perceived conspiracies and selects, and the boxing public’s harsh judgment shadows his reign.
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Bush lauds Aparicio as greatest shortstop seen
Indianapolis June 6 Donie Bush president of the Indianapolis club in the American Association calls White Sox infielder Luis Aparicio the greatest shortstop he has ever seen Bush a former Pirates manager and longtime big league shortstop notes his age of 70 and recalls Honus Wagner era.
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New East Coach Bruhn Added to Shrine Game Staff
SAN FRANCISCO June Pp Milt Bruhn of Wisconsin was added to the East coaching staff today for the Shrine East West football game at Kezar Stadium on January 2. Bruhn and Johnny Michelsen of Pittsburgh will assist head coach Duffy Daugherty of Michigan State.
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UC Names Coach Hartlaub For Pan American Swim Team
Cincinnati June 6. Paul Hartlaub aged 57 has been named swimming coach at the University of Cincinnati. He will direct the U S swimming team in the Pan American Games in Chicago this summer.
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Yankees in cellar 1940 manager and pennant question
The 1940 New York Yankees finished last in the American League standings. The manager at that time was Joe McCarthy. They did not win the pennant that year and ended the season 35 games behind the pennant winner.
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New York Yankees
Whatever Happened To Johnny Lipon
Former major league infielder Johnny Lipon played nine seasons headed by the Detroit Tigers from 1948 to 1951. He later moved to the Red Sox in 1952 and had brief stints with the Browns before finishing with Cincinnati in 1954. Now 36, Lipon resides in San Antonio Texas and manages in the Cleveland Indians farm system.
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Petite Etoile Wins Oaks Stakes At Epsom Downs
Aly Khan's Petite Etoile won the Oaks Stakes for fillies by three lengths at Epsom Downs. The race carried $68,922 in purses, and took place Friday at the famed course in England.
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20 Cars to Qualify Expect New Record
Milwaukee racing notes say Rodger Ward and 12 of the first 15 Indy 500 finishers are favored for the Rex Mays 100 mile race. Ward, 106,850 Indy purse winner, to drive the same car that set an Indy speed mark. Twenty cars will qualify for the 100 miler, with a 20 lap non qualifier race for those missing the main event.
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Stuart Clouts 457-Foot Homer Rings Forbes Field History
Pittsburgh left fielder Stuart Clouts belted a 457 foot homer over Forbes Field’s far wall, the first since the park opened fifty years ago to clear that wall point. The shot came in a 10 5 loss to the Chicago Cubs and was his seventh homer of the season.
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Swede Demonstrates Devastating Right in Training
Ingemar Johansson unleashed his right hand during a two round sparring session with Clarence Floyd in Grossinger New York. The Swedish heavyweight buckled Floyd twice with solid rights to the chin showing his power ahead of the June 25 title fight with Floyd Patterson. Patterson trained at Chatham New Jersey boxing four rounds and did road work and calisthenics.
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Hamblen Fans Elks No-Hit Victory at Little League Park
Frank Hamblen pitched a no hitter as the Elks Club routed Coca-Cola 15 to 0 at Little League Park. Other local results include Peak guiding Ohio Oil to a 7 to 1 win over Laughrey Brothers, Brown's Grocery defeating Dodge Drugs 10 to 7, and the Rotary Club beating Bedino 8 to 4 with a bases loaded homer by Price. Eastern Express plated all runs in the first inning to defeat Teamsters 6 to 0.
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Colavito Says He Is a Changed Hitter Now
Cleveland Indians right fielder Rocky Colavito declares he has changed his approach. He explains he no longer tries to homer with every at bat, instead swinging to meet the ball and trusting homers will follow.
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Inswept Sets Track Record at Delaware Park
StantonDelaware June 6 UPD Inswept ridden by Joe Culmone set a mile track record of 1:37 at Delaware Park on Friday, clipping a fifth of a second from Firey Torch’s prior mark dated June 21, 1956.
Rattler Hooks On In McAlester Refuge
In McAlester Oklahoma on June 6 Mickey Davenport and a youth spotted movement in tall grass at a game refuge. A cast brought a four foot rattlesnake to the line startling them but unharmed as they released the reptile.
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