Word: starter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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ARGENTINE CREDIT in the U.S. got a helping hand after six years of cash-in-advance dealings for businessmen under Dictator Perón. As a starter, New York's First National City Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank will set up a $30 million fund to cover payments for Argentinians for goods bought in the U.S. The move should help steady Argentina's peso, which last week hit an alltime low of 45.75 to the dollar before climbing...
...game against Penn outside right Ken McIntosh suffered a bruised shin and right half John Hadik developed an infected heel. Both will be out of action for several days. Right fullback Don Beaver, who has played most of the season with a sprained right ankle, is a doubtful starter...
Jack Nicolette, another doubtful starter, is the best of a poor lot of backs supporting Beagle. If he does not start, the rest of the backfield will be composed of Stan Charman and Lou Revero at the halves, with Bob Rex at full
Scarce Hits. To the stadium's pitching mound for the finale, Brooklyn's Manager Walter Alston sent 23-year-old Johnny Podres, a slender (6 ft. 170 Ibs.) lefthander who had spent most of the season on the Dodger bench. Alston's logical starter, 2O-game winner Don Newcombe, was down with a sore arm. Podres, who "won only nine games in the regular season, had not lasted a full nine innings in league play since June 14. In late summer, the Dodger front office thought of shunting him to the disabled list and bringing...
...other five positions, from tackle to tackle, are not secured permanently. At present at the tackles, Carl Berner, the only other non-sophomore probable starter, and Roger Garret have an edge over Frank Vadney and Bob Blake...