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Starting with the National League, the light bulb gazer is faced with the Giants, Dodgers, and Braves--all powerful ball clubs with a number of well-established stars and a few shoddy spots that the stars are expected to conceal. Each could easily win the pennant, but somehow the Old Pro theory on which they operate seems passe for a well-balanced league like the National. The Dodgers were the Old Pro squad last year, but they wilted while the Giants won with a new pro, Willie Mays, and with the fresh spirit he brought. Similarly, the flag this year...
...Chicago Cubs hit for distance yesterday against wobbly Cincinnati pitching. Two home huns plus five doubles sparked them to a 7-5 victory over the Redlegs in the opening game of the 1955 National League pennant race, played before 32,159 fans...
...Senators opened up with a barrage of questions. Should Congress pass new laws in an attempt to give investors more protection? Replied Baruch: "You cannot control a man's opinion. Every day in the press. Senator, you see some talk about who is going to win the pennant, or win the fight, and what horse is going to win a race ..." What about Walter Winchell, who frequently hands out tips on his radio-TV broadcasts? "I think he has got as much right as anybody else...
...neatly fabricated wife, Cinemactress Laraine Day, photographed a sunny scene for their family archives. Durocher's sunny mood and vacation will end next week, when he will be in Phoenix to start spring training, whip the world champion Giants into shape for aiming at their 18th National League pennant...
...Cleveland, old (36) Fireballer Bob Feller signed his 17th contract with the pennant-winning Indians at the same salary as last season, an estimated $30,000. Although the fireball he brought to the big leagues from an Iowa farm has been fizzling for the past four years, Feller's careful control has helped him run up a total of 262 victories, more than any other active pitcher...