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Philadelphia Athletics fans have long lived on their memories of Connie Mack's last great teams, the American League pennant winners of '29, '30 and '31. "Lefty" Grove and Righthander George Earnshaw pitched to Mickey Cochrane; Al Simmons ranged in left field, batted with his foot awkwardly in the bucket and was always over .300. Slugging Jimmy Foxx covered first base, and bustling over the rest of the infield, playing where he was needed most, was hustling Jimmy Dykes, a crack utility man and Connie Mack's favorite performer...
...fans have had little worth remembering. The Philadelphia story has been a succession of bush-leaguers who seldom lived up to promise, of dreary teams and second-division finishes. In Philadelphia this year, nearly everybody went out to watch Eddie Sawyer's Whiz Kids win the National League pennant. Connie Mack's last-place A's drew only 310,129 fans; that added up to about half a million dollars...
...etiquette point of view, do you think you were correct in criticizing the Russians . . . at your recent talk at the Waldorf?" Said Dewey, "It wasn't etiquette, but it was awfully good for the Russians." What did he think of the Dodgers' chances in the National League Pennant race? "They look wonderful...
...American League race had been a blazer, but in the closing fortnight the New York Yankees climbed into the lead and stayed there. Last week, three days before the season's end, they clinched their 17th pennant, wound up three games ahead of the faltering Detroit Tigers...
...promptly tied things up with a home run. It was still tied, 1-1, at the end of the ninth. In the tenth, the Phillies settled matters. With two men on, Leftfielder Dick Sisler shoved a fast ball into the left-field stands. It was the Phillies' first pennant in 35 years...