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That morning, burly Barney Doyle went to early Mass, hurried through breakfast and left the house at 8:30-to get a good seat for the doubleheader between the Giants and the Dodgers. Doyle, 53, a ship's carpenter, was a faithful Giant fan; whenever he could, he went...
In the stadium, Doyle, Flaig and 49,000 others sat watching as the Dodgers, at 20 minutes after noon, walked onto the bright green grass of the field.
Six-Way Race. As the major leagues headed into the Fourth of July weekend, it was that kind of pitching, not the hitting, that made the difference. With only two reliable starters (Preacher Roe and Don Newcombe), the favored Dodgers were wallowing along in a tight six-way race. In...
The Money Itch. William Jaird Levitt never planned to be a builder; he just drifted into it. Born in Brooklyn in 1907, he grew up in an argumentative family, and in that atmosphere his self-confidence waxed mightily. His father, Abraham, was a lawyer who used to spend summer nights...
The picture fleetingly recounts the poverty of Robinson's California childhood, his all-around athletic record at U.C.L.A., his Army service, his difficulties at finding a job. Leaving home and the college sweetheart (Ruby Dee) he is later to marry, he gets on a Negro baseball team, travels in...