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The cool of night had descended on Ebbets Field; it was only 94° in the dusk. In a box on the 50-yard line sat old Branch Rickey, in his shirtsleeves, peering disconsolately at the half-empty house (16,411). His baseball Brooklyn Dodgers were packing in the fans...
Rags to Riches. In the National League, the race was just as tight, the scrambling just as fierce. Back in July, the first-place Boston Braves had a comfortable six-game margin. The embarrassed Brooklyn Dodgers, last year's champions, grumbled in last place. Fourteen days later the Dodgers...
Right alongside the Dodgers this week were the St. Louis Cardinals, thanks mainly to a modest young outfielder named Stan Musial, who owns the league's most sensational batting average (.381) and also leads the league in runs batted in (95), hits, runs, doubles and triples.
Dodgers v. Pirates (Sun. 1:55 P-m., CBS Television). Doubleheader.
Billy, a balding wise man in his 50s, had brought hustle and hope to the Braves (they hadn't won a pennant in 34 years). Pepperpot Eddie Stanky, a refugee from Durocher's Brooklyn, added spark to the infield before breaking an ankle fortnight ago, which will keep...