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THUS New York Daily News Sportswriter Dick Young last week reported the victory over Milwaukee that moved the Brooklyn Dodgers 15 ½ games out in front in the National League race. Actually, the myth of the TIME sports-cover jinx has never been more than just a myth since it...
End to Tragedy? Somewhere in their vast farm system, the Dodgers feel sure, they have a replacement for their tiring third baseman, Jackie Robinson, for their spry but elderly (36) captain and shortstop, Pee Wee Reese. When the time comes, they may even be able to turn up another outfielder...
From the first, this year promised to be different. The Dodgers started so fast that the whole league has been chasing them hopelessly ever since. With a ten-game and an eleven-game winning streak, they racked up the big lead that they have been hanging on to steadily. They...
For the next two years, the Dodgers came close-but never quite close enough -to another pennant. Campy, too, had good years and bad breaks. In September 1950 he grabbed at a foul tip and suffered a dislocation of his right thumb. That winter, the hot-water heater in his...
"Oh, What a Fella!" For Campy, 1952 was a slow year; he had a bad arm and his hitting was off. The Dodgers won the pennant, but once again they lost the World Series to the Yankees. In 1953, his arm healed, Campy went to town. He had the best...