Word: playoff
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...season the Scranton club was leading the Eastern circuit, and they went on to capture the playoff finals from Springfield. "In addition, they attracted more than 275,000 paid customers, a new league record," Collins said...
Next day, in an 18-hole playoff, while the gallery was still talking about Sam Snead's heart-breaking blowup that snatched the championship from him on the very last of the 72 holes, Craig Wood furnished the 5,000 spectators with a golf round even more dramatic. On that same 18th hole where an 8 brought tragedy to Snead, Wood, leading Nelson by one stroke, hooked his second shot. The ball struck a spectator flush on the temple, knocked him unconscious. Completely unnerved as State troopers carried the stricken man off to the clubhouse, Wood flubbed an eight...
Following day, in a second playoff, Wood posted 73, Nelson...
Dick Story, star Bellboy pitcher, insufficiently rested after having pitched in the playoff against Adams Thursday, held the Blue team to four runs until the seventh, but in that inning he weakened and the Elis scored eleven runs in two frames off his deliveries and those of Wally Liverance...
...Yale baseball team which will meet the Bellboys will be decided this afternoon in a playoff between Davenport and the Saybrook Seals, a game which ought to favor the visitors' chances by weakening the pitching staff of whichever Blue team wins. Lowell's star pitcher, Dick Storey, will himself probably be unable to complete the whole game, having worked for six innings on Wednesday, and will divide the duties with Wally Liverance...