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	George Kelly (baseball player) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Giants appeared in the (Series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship) World Series in 1921, (Click link for more info and facts about 1922) 1922, (Click link for more info and facts about 1923) 1923 and (Click link for more info and facts about 1924) 1924, and won in 1921 and 1922.
		Kelly shares the (Click link for more info and facts about National League) National League record with seven home runs in six consecutive games, set in 1924.
		Kelly drove in 100 or more runs for four consecutive seasons (which he did again in (Click link for more info and facts about 1929) 1929) and (Click link for more info and facts about batted) batted.300 or higher six consecutive seasons.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Ge/George_Kelly_(baseball_player).htm (289 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Larry Doby
		A native of Camden, South Carolina, he was the second African American to play in modern Major League Baseball, and the first to do so in the American League.
		In 1962, Doby became the third American to play professional baseball in the Japanese baseball league, after Wally Kaname Yonamine and Don Newcombe.
		Doby was signed by the Cleveland Indians in 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Larry_Doby (289 words)

	Coolstamps Sports :: Summer Olympics
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	store.coolstamps.com /endeavor/category/324.html (289 words)

	1924 World Series - WSH vs. NYG - Baseball-Reference.com
		A clearinghouse for companies and websites that want to put their information before a large number of baseball fans.
		1924 World Series (4-3): Washington Senators (92-62) over New York Giants (93-60)
		1924 World Series - WSH vs. NYG - Baseball-Reference.com
	www.baseball-reference.com /postseason/1924_WS.shtml (1414 words)

	1924 St. Louis Browns Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
		Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
		You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Baltimore Orioles > 1924 Statistics / Schedule and Splits / Transactions
	www.baseball-reference.com /teams/SLB/1924.shtml (206 words)

	1989 World Series [Definition]
		[click for more] World Series In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.
		The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy.
		The series was, in some respects, similar to the 1987 World Series also played by the Minnesota Twins (against the St. Louis Cardinals), most notably in that the home team won all seven games.
	www.wikimirror.com /1989_World_Series (206 words)

	Wikinfo List of sports events
		1924 in sports - First Winter Olympic Games
		1919 in sports - Black Sox scandal in baseball
		1941 in sports - Ted Williams is the last batter in Major League Baseball to hit over.400
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=List_of_'years_in_sports' (1297 words)

	Kelly, George -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Kelly, who played first base in the National League from 1915 to 1932, shares the National League record of hitting seven home runs in six consecutive games, achieved in 1924.
		Kelly also won the double sculls event (with his cousin Paul Costello) at the 1920 Games and at the 1924 Games in Paris.
		U.S. baseball player George Lange Kelly, nicknamed “Highpockets,” won election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9369033?tocId=9369033 (717 words)

	1957 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
		Bosworth played with Akron General Tire baseball teams that won Akron Industrial League and semi-professional championships.
		A prep school baseball teammate of Babe Ruth, Christner cam to Akron first as a catcher for Goodyear’s industrial team.
		Championships thus were able to protect their title status by fighting challenger after challenger in no-decision bouts which were no more than exhibitions.
	www.summitcountysportshalloffame.com /Inductees/1957.htm (717 words)

	Golf, rugby union in the frame for Olympics - theage.com.au
		Watson said one of the criticisms of Olympic tennis, baseball and soccer was that it was not the best of the best as other events had pre-eminence.
		The International Olympic Committee's program commission recommended on Wednesday that baseball, softball and modern pentathlon be eliminated from the Olympics.
		Golf, an Olympic sport in 1900 and 1904, was proposed for 1996 in Atlanta, but the idea was dropped after questions about the racial and gender make-up of the Augusta National Golf Club.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/08/29/1030508098175.html (506 words)

	2012 Summer Olympics @ BaseballLiving.com
		London's bid featured 28 sports, in line with other recent Summer Olympics, but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games two days after it selected London as the host city.
		The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
		The 2012 Olympics will use a mixture of newly built venues, existing facilities, and temporary facilities, including the 80,000 seat Olympic Stadium and the new Wembley Stadium.
	www.baseballliving.com /about/2012_Summer_Olympics (1171 words)

	Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Recording the History of Georgia Football. GHSFHA.org
		Thomason, Johnny “Stumpy” (Tech High, 1922-24) fullback, led Smithies to GIAA championship as senior, scored five touchdowns in 69-0 win over Boys in 1924, star of 1929 Rose Bowl victory for Georgia Tech
		Roberts, Jackie (Gainesville 1946-48) running back, two-time All-State, leading rusher for NGIC co-champions as a junior, scored all 48 points in Gainesville’s 48-0 win over Winder in 1948, UGA, All-SEC baseball in 1953, selected to Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1958
		Hayes, Lawrence (Boys 1930-32) halfback, led Purple Hurricanes to their first state championship, ran for 181 yards in the title game against Lanier, led a beach assault at the Battle of Tarawa in November of 1943
	www.ghsfha.com /who48.php (1171 words)

	Marathon & Beyond -- The web site for marathoners and ultrarunners.
		DeMar Does It His Way in the 1924 Olympics.
		The weather can go either way, but either way is wonderful: remnants of summer's warmth or a hint of the stereotypical crisp autumn day, either perfect for a hike through the country roads winding through a kaleidoscopic world of rich colors as the leaves make their annual change.
		In the summer of 1998 he decided to test the region as a possible destination to expand his program of adventure running vacations.
	www.marathonandbeyond.com /tocvol3.htm (1171 words)

	Major League Baseball : History : World Series History
		1924 - Washington Senators (4) vs. New York Giants (3)
		Notes: John McGraw made his ninth and final World Series appearance.
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1924 (378 words)

	Baseball Ground - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Baseball Ground was once used for an international match: England beat Ireland 2-1 in a British Home Championship match on February 11, 1911, and for a F. Cup final replay on April 10, 1886 when Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0.
		The ground became the property of the club in 1924 when it was purchased from Ley for £10,000.
		As the name suggests, the stadium was originally used for baseball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_Ground (451 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Selective Bibliographies - Negro Leagues
		The Ashland Collection is a group of files donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame after the close of the Negro League Museum in Ashland, Kentucky.
		Voices From the Negro Leagues: Conversations with Fifty-two Baseball Standouts of the Period, 1924-1960.
		Maybe I'll Pitch Forever : A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story Behind the Legend.
	www.baseballhalloffame.com /library/biblios/negro_leagues.htm (2111 words)

	Tom Kelly (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950 in Graceville, Minnesota) is the former manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team from 1986 to 2001.
		After a 63-year drought, Tom Kelly's even-keel leadership had won the Twins their second World Championship (the first coming in 1924 as the Washington Senators, with legendary skipper Bucky Harris at the helm).
		Kelly was succeeded as manager of the Twins by Ron Gardenhire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Kelly_(baseball) (2111 words)

	The Baseball Ground, Derby, Derbyshire - Photographs and History of the former DCFC ground
		The baseball ground became the permanent home of Derby County in 1895, when the footballing section of Derbyshire Cricket Club decided it could perform better if it moved from the Racecourse (Nottingham road).
		The first floodlit baseball ground match was against Notts County in 1953.
		Francis Ley,a local industrialist at the time had introduced the game of Baseball to Derby after a trip to America in 1889.
	www.derbyphotos.co.uk /special/the_bbg.htm (1388 words)

	Bobby Brown (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert William Brown, M.D. (born October 28, 1924 in Seattle, Washington) is a former third baseman and executive in Major League Baseball who served as president of the American League from 1984 to 1994.
		Brown practiced cardiology in the Dallas-Fort Worth area until the early 1980s, when he returned to baseball as a vice president of the AL Texas Rangers.
		The presidencies of the American League and the National League were abolished in 1998 and their functions were absorbed into the office of the Commissioner of Baseball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bobby_Brown_(baseball) (417 words)

	Charlie Gehringer
		Charles Leonard Gehringer ( May 11, 1903 - January 21, 1993) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942).
		Gehringer was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
		A native from Fowlerville, Michigan, Gehringer has been considered by most to be one of the greatest second basemen of all time.
	www.1bx.com /en/Charlie_Gehringer.htm (417 words)

	Bobby Brown (1984-1994)
		Robert Brown was born in Seattle on October 25, 1924.
		In 1994 as Baseball and the Players were going to war over a new Collective Bargaining agreement, Brown resigned and was replaced by Gene Budig.
		Brown a former player dealt swiftly in player punishment suspending Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Neikro for 10 games after an emery board was found by umpires.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /mlb/al/bbrown.html (191 words)

	World Series : A Comprehensive History of the World Series by Baseball Almanac
		Over the last century, the World Series has been woven into the fabric of America's culture evolving far beyond a mere baseball tournament.
		Pittsburgh and Boston went head-to-head for eight games proving that great baseball between the two leagues was possible and that a merger would benefit the growth of the sport.
		The inaugural World Series of 1903 was a resounding success and represented the first step in healing the bruised egos of both the veteran National and fledgling American Leagues.
	baseball-almanac.com /ws/wsmenu.shtml (191 words)

	Historic Baseball : Negro League Baseball Teams & Players
		Jackie Robinson integrated baseball in 1947 when he stepped on the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		He led the league in wins in 1924 and 1925.
		Josh Gibson Jr., a former Negro League player and the son of Hall of Famer Josh Gibson, died on Sept. 10, 2003 in Pittsburgh, Penn. He was 73.
	www.historicbaseball.com /negroleague.html (300 words)

	The Biographical Encyclopedia of Negro Leagues Umpires
		Worked the plate for the deciding game of the 1924 Negro Leagues World Series (game 9) in Chicago.
		Entry in The Negro Leagues Book says, "1887, ump., LCBBP." (League of Colored Base Ball Players) Jerry Malloy reports that a Sporting Life 3/23/1887 article names him on the initial roster of Colored League umpires, as working Louisville Fall Citys games.
		Entry in The Negro Leagues Book says, "1887, ump., LCBBP." (League of Colored Base Ball Players) Jerry Malloy reports that a Sporting Life 3/23/1887 article names him on the initial roster of Colored League umpires, as working Baltimore Lord Baltimores games.
	home.earthlink.net /~johnmur/umpencyc.htm (300 words)

	George Kelly National Baseball Hall of Fame
		that George Kelly was the first player to hit home runs in six consecutive games when he did so in July of 1924?
		Tell someone about George Kelly by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
		Download Hall of Fame desktop wallpaper featuring George Kelly.
	baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/kelly_george.htm (300 words)

	John McGraw
		And he was one of the first managers to develop the concept of relief pitching, using Claude Elliott, Doc Crandall and George Ferguson in that capacity to great effect.
		From 1921 to 1924, he captured a record four straight pennants - the record would stand until Casey Stengel and the New York Yankees broke it in 1953.
		But his forte was as a manager, especially as an assessor of baseball talent and a manipulator of players.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/McGraw.html (442 words)

	Baker Bowl
		The judge ruled that "a boy who gets a baseball in the bleachers to take home as a souvineer is acting on the natural impulse of all boys and is not guilty of larceny." As a result, you can now keep that ball hit into the stands.
		Other than baseball, it had been used for a circus, horse diving, grazing ground for three sheep and a ram (between games), donkey baseball, midget auto racing, crusades, police and fire department parades, roller skating ice skating, and the Alpine Music Bar.
		In 1923, 11-year-old Reuben Berman was detained overnight for keeping a baseball hit into the bleachers and refused to give it up.
	www.projectballpark.org /history/nl/baker.html (430 words)

	Encyclopedia: George Scott
		George C. Scott was twice married to and twice divorced from Canadian-born actress Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991).
		Scott's greatest role, however, was when he played the swaggering and controversial World War II Army general, George Patton, in the 1970 movie, Patton.
		Scott was twice married to and twice divorced from Canadian-born actress Colleen Dewhurst, with whom he had two sons, one the actor Campbell Scott.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-Scott (255 words)

	George Kelly (baseball player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Lucas Kelly (September 10, 1895- October 13, 1984), nicknamed "Highpockets", was a Major League Baseball player known for his solid all-round hitting and slick fielding at first base.
		Kelly shares the National League record with seven home runs in six consecutive games, set in 1924.
		Kelly entered the majors briefly in the mid-1910s, beginning in 1915 with the New York Giants, but he wasn't a regular in their line-up until 1920, when he had a league-leading 94 RBI.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Kelly_%28baseball_player%29 (268 words)

	Glenn Davis Biography / Profile of Glenn Davis Biographies
		Glenn Woodward Davis was born December 25, 1925, in Claremont, California (some sources say December 26, 1924, in Burbank, California), with a fraternal twin brother, Ralph.
		While attending Bonita High School, Davis played in four sports, (football, baseball, basketball and track), and won 13 (some sources say 16) letters over his high school career.
		Davis and his family, including an older sister Mary, spent most of their formative years in LaVerne, California.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/glenn-davis (268 words)

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