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Died. George Ehret Ruppert, 73, younger brother of the late beer baron, Colonel Jacob Ruppert, and longtime vice president of the colonel's New York Yankees (1915-45); in Manhattan...
...Ruppert's Rookie. In the early '30s, nonetheless, it didn't take long for Joe, the pea-green rookie, to outshine Vince and the other Seals. In his first full season (1933) he smashed the Pacific Coast League record by hitting safely in 61 consecutive games. He struck up a friendship with the team's first baseman, a fancy dresser and wisecracker, aped his dress and manners. From the Seals' trainer, an oldtime featherweight boxer, he soaked up fancy words. For a while, his stock reply to anyone asking him where he had been...
...helped win the Seals the coast league pennant with a .398 batting average and was voted the league's most valuable player. To get Joe on the Yankee string, the late Colonel Jake Ruppert paid out $25,000 (plus five other players). When Joe reported to the Yankee training camp at St. Petersburg two seasons later, he had been given the biggest buildup ever given a rookie...
...Less fortunate were the telefans who hoped to see the Zale-Graziano fight from living rooms or bars last fortnight. Du Mont had a contract to televise the fight, provided that the box office was healthy. At fight time there were still a few unsold seats in Ruppert Stadium, and the network was turned away (after spending about $5,000 for cable charges...
...later, at Toots Shor's restaurant in Manhattan, a battery of publicity men escorted tieless Rocky into a room filled with cold cuts and sports reporters. He and ex-Middleweight Champion Tony Zale signed a contract to fight for the title on June 9 in Newark's Ruppert Stadium, Rocky's guarantee...