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Billions on the way in housing bailout
The Associated PressRescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The 272-152 vote reflected a congressional push...Tags: Allen Boyd, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Boca Raton, Baltimore County, The White House
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A 'vintage' celebration of Limeport Stadium
Ishky Fatzinger looked right at home Saturday afternoon. No, Fatzinger didn't look comfortable wearing the thick, red, button-downed uniform on a steamy day as he played for the Lehigh Valley All-Stars against the New York Mutuals ''vintage'' team at...Tags: Baseball
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75 years ago ... Contest's kickoff a classic
Tribune staff reporterJuly 6 was the 75th anniversary of baseball's original All-Star Game, held at Comiskey Park before a crowd of 47,595 and won by the American League 4-2. The Midsummer Classic was the brainchild of Tribune sports editor Arch Ward, who proposed it to...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, American League, Lefty Gomez, Major League Baseball
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Sports editor Ward made All-Star Game come true
mark.herrmann@newsday.comClearly, it was a special occasion, this game on July 6, 1933, at Chicago's Comiskey Park. And not just because Carl Hubbell received a big ovation as soon as he started warming up, four days after he had pitched 18 scoreless innings. Nor was it...Tags: Chuck Klein, Rick Ferrell, Paul Waner, Earl Averill, American League
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HISTORY: THIS DATE IN BASEBALL
July 6 1929 - The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs in the first and fifth innings in beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 28-6, in the second game of a doubleheader. The Cardinals had 28 hits and set an NL record with the 28 runs. 1933 - The first major...Tags: John McGraw, Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians, Multi-Sport Events, Baltimore Orioles
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Ward's idea stood test of time
mark.herrmann@newsday.comClearly, it was a special occasion, this game on July 6, 1933 at Chicago's Comiskey Park. And not just because Carl Hubbell received a big ovation as soon as he started warming up, four days after he had pitched 18 scoreless innings. Nor was it...Tags: John McGraw, Multi-Sport Events, American League, New York Times, Major League Baseball
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All-Star Game has exploded from its roots
Special to amNewYorkThe All-Star Game, set for its 79th edition at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday (Fox, 8 p.m.), began as one-time exhibition in 1933. It was the innovative thinking of two prominent baseball editors from different generations that made possible its expansion....Tags: John McGraw, Chicago White Sox, Multi-Sport Events, American League, All Stars
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Diamonds are forever
Of The Morning CallCurt Simmons, the retired major-league pitcher, treats his uniforms not as treasures but as useful objects. The Egypt native, who won 193 games for the Philadelphia Phillies and three other teams from 1947-67, let his boys rip his pants playing ball....Tags: New York Yankees, Abraham Lincoln, Mike Schmidt, Ted Williams, Baltimore Orioles
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Phils Ballgirls to play at Pates Park
The Phillies Ballgirls are coming back and they're looking for men -- older men. The Ballgirls return to Pates Park on Aug. 2 to renew their softball rivalry with the Patriots Oldtimers in a charity event. Proceeds benefit Donna's Dugout walk team in...Tags: Schools, Philadelphia Phillies, Softball
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P-M and Commack suspended by lightning
gregg.sarra@newsday.comThe storm Gods grumbled in the distance for nearly two innings. And as the skies grew darker by the inning Tuesday, Commack and Patchogue-Medford battled for the right to advance into the championship round to face West Islip for the Suffolk Class AA...Tags: Baseball
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