Word: bresnahan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...catchers, once they have mastered the mask, chest pads and other "tools of ignorance," seem to make the grade as big-league managers almost as consistently as big-time businessmen make the team on Republican Cabinets. The bright tradition runs way back to the late Connie Mack and Roger Bresnahan. And from Mr. Mack on through Gabby Street, Mickey Cochrane and Al Lopez, few major-league catchers-turned-manager have matched the swift success of George Robert Tebbetts...
FRANCIS T. BRESNAHAN Newburyport, Mass...
Leverett was runner-up with 11 points. The lone victory came in the Unlimited class where John Canning won a referee's verdict over Joe Herlihy of Lowell. The second places were in the 130-and 155-lb. classes. In the former, Jerry Bresnahan of Kirkland TKO'd Bob Holmes of Leverett with 5 seconds left in the first round. Tony Murray, Leverett's 155 entry was also TKO'd, Karl Purnell of Eliot winning the title...
...playing well. During seven seasons as a Dodger regular he has cheerfully suffered an extraordinary collection of broken bones, beanballs and assorted bruises. He has learned his trade so well that today oldtimers rank him with the best ever, with Bill Dickey and "Gabby" Hartnett, "Mickey" Cochrane and Roger Bresnahan...
Following Justice Counihan's decision, the Commission ordered its chief counsel, Thomas H. Bresnahan, to speed up preparation of the list so that it can be presented to the Legislature next week...