Collaboratively Coast to Coast (established in 1947 with a Twist)

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RECAPPING THE 1953 MLB SEASON

NOTABLE MLB WHO'S WHO

Baltimore Orioles - Harvey Doty (RF)
Boston Red Sox - Tommy Glaviano (2B), William Killinger (RF), Charlie Maxwell (LF)
Chicago White Sox - Mickey Micelotta (SS), Charles Wilson (C)
Cincinnati Reds - Bob Cherry (RF), Buck Varner (RF)
Cleveland Bobcats - Bob Prentice (2B), Wallace Rushing (CF)
Houston Colts - Zeke Bella (LF), Steve Bilko (RF), Carroll Hardy (RF)
Indianapolis Black Sox - Miguel Ballester (SS)
Montreal Royaux - Clarence Tate (2B)
New Orleans Pelicans - Gabe Patterson (LF), Bill PIerro (SP), Dick Wilson (C)
New York Giants - Bobby Prescott (LF), Giles Setzer (3B), Curt Simmons (SP)
New York Yankees - Bill Blanton (SP)
St. Louis Cardinals - Jim Owens (SP), Eddie Reed (CF), Bill Wilson (LF)
San Francisco Seals - Mickey Mantle (SS), Robert Pascal (1B), Ray Shearer (RF)
Seattle Rainiers - Billy Hoeft (SP)
Washington Senators - Edward Willshaw (CL)

FINAL STANDINGS

AL EAST: Philadelphia Athletics (94-68), Washington Senators (93-69), Boston Red Sox (90-72), Buffalo Bisons (86-76), New York Yankees (84-78), Cleveland Bobcats (59-103), Toronto Huskies (54-108)
AL WEST: New Orleans Pelicans (90-72), Chicago White Sox (87-75), Detroit Tigers (85-77), Kansas City Moanrchs (84-78), Los Angels Angels (80-82), Houston Colts (75-87), Seattle Rainiers (73-89)
NL EAST: Boston Braves (86-76), Indianapolis Black Sox (84-78), Montreal Royaux (83-79), New York Giants (80-82), Pittsburgh Ironmen (75-87), Philadelphia Phillies (69-93), Baltimore Orioles (66-96)
NL WEST: Minneapolis Millers (93-69), Cincinnati Reds (89-73), St. Louis Cardinals (87-75), San Francisco Seals (83-79), Denver Rockies (81-81), Chicago Cubs (80-82), Los Angeles Dodgers (78-84)

PLAYOFFS

ALCS: Philadelphia Athletics def. New Orleans Pelicans 4-1
NLCS: Boston Braves def. Minneapolis Millers 4-1
WS: Philadelphia Athletics def. Boston Braves 4-2

LEAGUE LEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batting Average - Steve Bilko (Houston) .359
Home Runs - Tom McDonald (Chicago WS) 48
RBI - Tom McDonald (Chicago WS) 126
Stolen Bases - Wally Lammers (Buffalo) 46
OBP + Slugging - Steve Bilko (Houston) 1.010
ERA - Pedro Naranjo (Chicago WS) 2.91
Wins - Mickey McDermott (Buffalo) 19
Strikeouts - Bill Pierro (New Orleans) 227
Saves - Edward Willshaw (Washington) 27

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Batting Average - Al Grunwald (Chicago Cubs) .356
Home Runs - Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) 44
RBI - Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) 123
Stolen Bases - Earl Priester (Montreal) 48
OBP + Slugging % - Clint Conatser (Indianapolis) 1.015
ERA - Paul Almonte (Boston Braves) 2.95
Wins - William Kapuscinski (Minnesota) 22
Strikeouts - Jim Owens (St. Louis) 219
Saves - Manuel Godinez (NY Giants) 26
 

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THIS JUST IN: Bank of the Stars debuted in color as a CBS game show.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL: Federal regulations allowed Charlotte and Greensboro, Winston-Salen and High Point combine their own DMAs to cover nearly half of North Carolina, and parts of South Carolina as well as Tenneesee. WFMY remains on channel 2, while WSOC would move to channel 5 and became a DuMont television station, while channel 7 was grabbed up as a new station to be operated by Wayne Nelson, an ABC affiliate. WSJS radio bought out the channel 4 application in the combined market, which forced to sell off its channel 11 licensee to WBBB.

2-WFMY (CBS)
4-WSJS (NBC)
5-WSOC (DuMont)
7-WPET (ABC)
9-WBTV (MBS)
11-WBBB (TriNet)
13-WUNG (Educational)

And Raleigh-Durham-Fayeteville, Wilmington and Washington-New-Bern-Greeneville are combining their DMAs to form a seven-city market out of North Carolina.
3-WUNC (Educational)
6-WRAL (CBS)
8-WITN (NBC)
10-WTVD (ABC)
12-WNCT (TriNet)
14-WPTF (MBS)
17-WMSN (DuMont)
 

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THIS JUST IN: Medallion Theatre made its debut on CBS.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL: Wometco Enterprises announced a merger with Metropolitan TV Company in 1953 just before KOA-TV in Denver is signing on. Wometco owns WTVJ in Miami, while Metropolitan owns KOA radio and in Denver and has plans to buy KOMO radio and TV in Seattle. And as far as it goes, the Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Louisville, South Bend and Fort Wayne are merging their DMAs.
3-WOWO (NBC)
6-WFBM (CBS)
8-WISH (ABC)
10-WTHI (DuMont)
12-WTTV (MBS)
15-WANE (TriNet)
16-WNDU (Educational)
 

DucNguyen0131

To @stratonapba, as we prepare for football...
THIS JUST IN: Columbia Pictures acquired United Productions of America for $14 million. This made UPA an internal studio, to be competing with Disney and RKO, along with Fox and Terrytoons, Paramount and Famous Studios, Warner Bros., MGM, and Universal and Walter Lantz, meaning each major would own a cartoon studio.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL: Norfolk and Richmond are merging their own DMAs, in order to cover nearly all of Virginia.
3-WTAR (NBC) Norfolk
6-WRNL (CBS) Richmond
8-WXEX (ABC) Petersburg
10-WAVY (DuMont) Norfolk
12-WRVA (MBS) Richmond
15-WVEC (TriNet) Norfolk
16-WHRO (Educational) Norfolk
 

stratonapba

RECAPPING THE 1953 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON

1953 CFB SEASON CHAMPIONS

Deep South: Georgia Tech
Heartland: Oklahoma
Lone Star: Rice
Mid-South: Kentucky
Midwest: Notre Dame
Mountain: Utah
Northeast: Maryland
Pacific Coast: UCLA

THE RESULTS OF THE 1953-1954 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

Orange Bowl: (8) Utah def. (1) Maryland 18-17 (Maryland: Marty Crytzer gets 2 TD's in 4 Receptions for 70 Yards)
Cotton Bowl: (3) Oklahoma def. (6) Georgia Tech 36-7 (Oklahoma: Buddy Leake went 18 for 33 for 250 yards and 2 Passing TD's)
Rose Bowl: (5) Rice def. (4) UCLA 16-7 (Rice: Buddy Grantham & Leroy Fenstemaker combined 150 Passing Yards and 2 Passing TD's going 14 for 37)
Sugar Bowl: (7) Kentucky def. (2) Notre Dame 28-6 (Kentucky: Bob Hardy kicked 7 Field Goals to win the Sugar Bowl and Knock Off Notre Dame to the Next Round)

NON-CFP BOWL GAME RESULT

Gator Bowl: Texas Tech def. Auburn 35-13

SEMI-FINAL CONTESTS AT CLEVELAND STADIUM

(3) Oklahoma def. (8) Utah 39-10 (Oklahoma: Max Boydston got 8 Receptions for 81 Yards and 2 TD's)
(7) Kentucky def. (5) Rice 24-7 (Kentucky: Bob Hardy gets 19 for 37 for 197 Yards and 3 TD Passes including 2 to Anthony Cain)

CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIP AT CLEVELAND STADIUM

(3) Oklahoma def. (7) Kentucky 27-0 (Oklahoma: Jack Ging gets 10 Receptions for 150 Yards and a TD to give the Sooners their first CFP National Championship Title)
 

DucNguyen0131

THIS JUST IN: Jay Ward Productions had entered into an agreement with United Artists to produce theatrical cartoons, as conducted by Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL : The DMAs of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Mankato, Rochester-Mason City-Auburn and Duluth have been combined to form a singular DMA. WDSM became the MBS affiliate for the Minneapolis/St. Paul market, while KDAL became ABC's for the combined market.
2-WCCO (CBS)
4-KSTP (NBC)
5-KMSP (DuMont)
7-KDAL (ABC)
9-WDSM (MBS)
11-WTCN (TriNet)
13-KTCA (Educational)
 

DucNguyen0131

THIS JUST IN: United Artists opened a television subsidiary (that was years earlier), and brought the Archie radio show to NBC television as a TV sitcom.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL: The Capitol Region DMAs are merging with the Springfield and Connecticut DMAs to form a singular DMA covering one part of New England and the other part of New York. The end result:
3-WTIC (CBS)
6-WRGB (NBC)
8-WNHC (ABC)
10-WROW (DuMont)
12-WTRI (TriNet)
17-WMHT (Educational)
22-WWLP (MBS)
 

stratonapba

RECAPPING THE 1953 NFA SEASON

ADDED OTL CFL PLAYERS EXISTING ITTL

Byron Bailey (LB) - Washington
OTL: Played with the Detroit Lions in 1952, the Green Bay Packers in 1953 and made a successful stint with the BC Lions in the CFL from 1954-1964)
TTL: Made a Gig playing for 2 Years with the Tacoma Seagulls in the Pacific Football Association

Bernie Faloney (QB) - Maryland
OTL: Played in the CFL for 4 Teams and won 3 Grey Cups including 2 with Hamilton however he finished 4th in the 1953 Heisman Trophy Race

Norm Fieldgate (LB) - CJFL (Regina Rams)
OTL: Played for 13 Years with the BC Lions of the CFL and was named an All-Star in 1963

Roger Nelson (T) - Oklahoma
OTL: Played for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1967 and was part of the Eskkimos that won the 1954 & 1956 Grey Cup

Jackie Parker (QB) - Mississippi State
OTL: After Turning down a Contract to play with the New York Giants in 1953, Parker had for Edmonton Eskimos in 1954 and continued for an 8 Year Run before being traded to the Toronto Argonauts for 5 Players and $15,000 in Cash before winding down in BC as he had 1,089 Completions for 2,061 Attempts with a 52.8 % Pct, 16,476 Passing Yards, 88 Passing TD's and 123 Interceptions.
TTL: Played in the Minor Leagues Last Year for New Orleans

Hal Patterson (WR) - Kansas
OTL: Made a Successful 13 Year Run with the Alouettes and The Tiger-Cats in which he helped the Tiger Cats to win 3 Grey Cups in His Career

Dick Shatto (RB) - Kentucky
OTL: Shatto played for 12 Years with the Argos from 1954 to 1965

Jim Staton (DT) - Wake Forest
OTL: Played in the CFL with Montreal for 5 Seasons after playing for the Washington in 1951
TTL: Staton played for the Montreal Alouettes in the EFA since 1951

Doug McNichol (DE) - Western Ontario
OTL: Played for 10 Years in the CFL for Montreal and Toronto
TTL: Played for 1 Year in Montreal

Billy Cross (RB) - West Texas A&M
OTL: Played with the Chicago Cardinals from 1951-1953 before finishing with the Toronto Argonauts in 1954
TTL: Played 3 Years in the TFA for El Paso

Joey Pal (WR) - Sir George William University
OTL: Played for 10 Years in the CFL most with Montreal
TTL: Last Played for the Montreal Alouettes since 1948

Tom Hugo (C) - Denver
OTL: Replaced for the Montreal Alouettes from 1953-1959
TTL: Played in the PFA for the Oakland Oaks

Rollie Miles (LB) - St. Augustine's College
OTL: Played for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1951-1961
TTL: Played for the Edmonton Eskimos since 1951 in the WCFA

Bud Grant (WR) - Minnesota
OTL: Played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1951 to 1952 before playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1953 to 1956
TTL: Played for Two Teams in MWFA from 1951 to 1954.

Sam Etcheverry (QB) - Denver
OTL: Played for the Montreal Alouettes from 1952 to 1960 before spending 3 years in St. Louis and San Francisco in the NFL
TTL: Sam Etchevarry played in the SWFA for 2 Years with the Colorado Springs Peaks

Alex Webster (RB) - NC State
OTL: Played for 2 Seasons with the Montreal Alouettes before moving to New York as a GIants for 9 Seasons
TTL: Played for the Montreal Alouettes for Two Seasons

Cookie Gilchrist (RB) - N/A
OTL: Played for 7 Years in the CFL being moved to the AFL from 1962-1967.

Ron Howell (RB) - N/A
OTL: Played for 8 Years with the Hamilton Tiger Cats from 1954-1962 and is a 2 Time CFL All-Star

Lynn Bottoms (FS) - Washington
OTL: Played with the Calgary Stampeders since 1954 until 1960 before wrapping up with Toronto until 1963.

ALSO ADDED

Jack Ging (WR) - Oklahoma
Don Doohoney (WR) - Michigan State
Paul Giel (QB) - Minnesota
Johnny Lattner (RB) - Notre Dame
JD Roberts (G) - Oklahoma
Bobby Garrett (QB) - Stanford

NOTABLE SELECTIONS IN THE 1953 AFA-NFA DRAFT

1. Denver Broncos - Joe Whitten (CB)
2. Pittsburgh Steelers - Joe Schnidt (LB)
3. Kansas City Colts - Rosey Brown (T)
4. St. Louis Gunners - Fred Willis (G)
5. New York Giants - Doug Hogland (G)
6. Atlanta Falcons - Byron Bailey (LB)
7. Los Angeles Suns - Chuck Noll (LB)
8. Los Angeles Rams - Bill Forester (LB)
10. Cleveland Browns - Harland Svare (LB)
12. Cincinnati Cardinals - Jack Ging (WR)
13. Green Bay Packers - Tom Brookshier (FS)
15. Houston Oilers - Bud Grant (WR)
16. Seattle Bombers - Bob St. Clair (T)
17. Philadelphia Eagles - Roger Zatkoff (LB)
19. Washington Commanders - Doug Atkins (DE)
20. Detroit Mechanics - Gene Lipscomb (DT)
24. Pittsburgh Steelers - Rudy Bukich (QB)
25. Kansas City Colts - Norm Fieldgate (LB)
27. New York Giants - Harley Sewell (G)
30. Los Angeles Rams - Johnny Lattner (RB)
31. Chicago Bears - Bernie Faloney (QB)
32. Cleveland Browns - Jim Ringo (C)
49. New York Giants - Cookie Gilchrist (RB)
57. Green Bay Packers - Alex Webster (RB)
59. Houston Oilers - Jackie Parker (QB)

NOTABLE PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 1953

Atlanta Falcons - Les Richter (LB)
Chicago Bears - Mel Hawkrigg (RB)
Cincinnati Cardinals - Jack Ging (WR)
Cleveland Browns - Al Dancy (C), Jim Ringo (C), Frank Gifford (RB)
Detroit Mechanics - Ollie Matson (RB), Jim Weatherall (DT)
Los Angeles Rams - Dawson Tilley (FB)
Los Angeles Suns - Jack Roberts (G)
Minneapolis Bruins - YA Tittle (QB), John O'Quinn (WR)
New York Giants - Don Coleman (T)
Philadelphia Eagles - Marsh Haymes (G)
Pittsburgh Steelers - Dewey McConnell (WR)
San Francisco 49ers - Dick Hightower (C)
St. Louis Gunners - Lou Creekmur (T), Dick Kazmaier (RB)
Toronto Argonauts - Bob Ward (G)

FINAL STANDINGS

NFA East: Cincinnati Cardinals (11-3), Cleveland Browns (9-5), Washington Commanders (8-6), Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6), Boston Patriots (7-7), Philadelphia Eagles (4-10), New York Giants (1-13)
NFA West: St. Louis Gunners (10-4), Minneapolis Bruins (9-5), San Francisco 49ers (8-6), Green Bay Packers (7-7), Los Angeles Rams (6-8), Kansas City Colts (6-8), Chicago Bears (4-10)

AFA East: Atlanta Falcons (8-6), Toronto Argonauts (7-7), New York Knights (5-9), Detroit Mechanics (4-10)
AFA West: Los Angeles Suns (10-4), Seattle Bombers (8-6), Denver Broncos (7-7), Houston Oilers (7-7)

PLAYOFFS

NFA Semi-Final: Cincinnati def. Cleveland 37-35, St. Louis def. Minneapolis 37-17
AFA Semi-Final: LA Suns def. Denver 37-27, Atlanta def. Seattle 30-17
NFA Championship: Cincinnati def. St. Louis 59-58
AFA Championship: Atlanta def. LA Suns 48-24
Champions Bowl III (at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OH): Atlanta def. Cincinnati 49-39
Pro Bowl (at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, MO): AFA def. NFA 59-10

LEAGUE LEADERS

Passing Yards - Norm Van Brocklin (Washington) 4,790
Passing TD's - Norm Van Brocklin (Washington) 43
Passing Rating - YA Tittle (Minneapolis) 116.5
Rushing Yards - Dick Kazmaier (St. Louis) 1,610
Receiving Yards - Dewey McConnell (Pittsburgh) 1,812
Total Points - Dewey McConnell (Pittsburgh) 144
Tackles - Les Richter (Atlanta) 119
Sacks - Timothy Hagen (Pittsburgh) 13
Interceptions - Edwin Beasley (LA Rams) 8
 
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1953-1954 NHL Season Recap

Top 10 Players to watch this season

1. Gordie Howe (RW) - Detroit Red Wings
2. Maurice Richard (RW) - Montreal Canadiens
3. Terry Sawchuk (G) - Buffalo Sabres
4. Doug Harvey (LD) - Montreal Canadiens
5. Al Rollins (G) - Chicago Black Hawks
6. Ted Lindsay (LW) - Detroit Red Wings
7. Red Kelly (LD) - Detroit Red Wings
8. Jean Beliveau (C) - Montreal Canadiens
9. Gerry McNeil (G) - Philadelphia Flyers
10. Harry Lumley (G) - Toronto Maple Leafs

Also on Top: Fern Flaman (RD) - Buffalo Sabres

Final Standings: Detroit Red Wings (92 Points), Montreal Canadiens (90 Points), Buffalo Sabres (74 Points), New York Rangers (71 Points), Toronto Maple Leafs (69 Points), Chicago Black Hawks (59 Points), Boston Bruins (57 Points), Philadelphia Flyers (48 Points)

PLAYOFFS

Stanley Cup Semi-Final: Detroit def. Buffalo 4-1, NY Rangers def. Montreal 4-2
Stanley Cup: Detroit def. NY Rangers 4-3

LEAGUE LEADERS

Points - Maurice Richard (Montreal) 79
Goals - Gordie Howe (Detroit) 36
Assists - Jean Beliveau (Montreal) 46
Goals Against Average - Glenn Hall (Detroit) 1.79
Save Percentage - Harry Lumley (Toronto) .938
Wins - Glenn Hall (Detroit) & Jacques Plante (Montreal) 39

AFTER THE 1953-1954 SEASON: A New Minor League Alliance is a Established as the New AHL Makes It's Debut, Here are the Affiliates

Indianapolis White Hawks (Chicago Black Hawks)
Hershey Bears (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Pittsburgh Hornets (Philadelphia Flyers)
Quebec Aces (Montreal Canadiens)
Rhode Island Reds (Boston Bruins)
Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres)
Saskatoon Quakers (New York Rangers)
St. Louis Blue Wings (Detroit Red Wings)

RECAPPING THE 1954 NHL AMATEUR DRAFT

Bob Pulford (LW) gets the first selection to the Philadelphia Flyers, Henri Richard went to Boston as the 2nd Choice, Chicago took LD Ted Harris as the 3rd pick in the Rookie Draft, Toronto took Ab McDonald (LW) at #4 and the NY Rangers chose C Ted Hampson at #5.
 

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And Now The 1954 UBL Season Recap

TOP MLB PLAYERS TO WATCH

Baltimore Orioles - Jim Golden (SP), Masatoshi Gondo (SP)
Cincinnati Reds - Buck Varner (RF)
Cleveland Bobcats - Harold Francis (SP)
Denver Rockies - John Goodell (RF)
Houston Colts - Carroll Hardy (LF)
Indianapolis Black Sox - Chuck Coles (CF)
Kansas City Monarchs - Robert Flowers (LF)
Montreal Royaux - Frank Robinson (1B), Clarence Tate (2B)
New Orleans Pelicans - Whitey Herzog (RF), Gabe Patterson (LF)
New York Yankees - Bill Blanton (SP)
Philadelphia Athletics - Earl Averill (C)
Philadelphia Phillies - James McClung (C)
Pittsburgh Pirates - John Moskus (CF)
San Francisco Seals - Dwayne Helbig (CF), Mickey Mantle (SS)
Seattle Rainiers - Billy Hoeft (SP), Marv Throneberry (LF)
St. Louis Cardinals - Bob Caselli (CL), Eddie Reed (CF), Bill Wilson (LF)
Toronto Huskies - Harold Charnofsky (SS)
Washington Senators - Edward Willshaw (CL)

FINAL STANDINGS

AL East: Philadelphia Athletics (95-67), Buffalo Bisons (92-70), Boston Red Sox (92-70), Cleveland Bobcats (80-82), New York Yankees (75-87), Washington Senators (74-88), Toronto Huskies (73-89)
AL West: Detroit Tigers (98-64), New Orleans Pelicans (84-78), Kansas City Monarchs (82-80), Houston Colts (78-84), Los Angeles Angels (74-88), Chicago White Sox (72-90), Seattle Rainiers (65-97)
NL East: Indianapolis Black Sox (93-69), New York Giants (81-81), Boston Braves (76-86), Baltimore Orioles (73-89), Montreal Royaux (72-90), Philadelphia Phillies (71-91), Pittsburgh Ironmen (64-98)
NL West: Chicago Cubs (96-66), Cincinnati Reds (91-71), San Francisco Seals (90-72), St. Louis Cardinals (89-73), Denver Rockies (80-82), Los Angeles Dodgers (80-82), Minneapolis Millers (78-84)

PLAYOFFS

ALCS: Detroit def. Philadelphia A's 4-2
NLCS: Indianapolis def. Chicago Cubs 4-3
WS: Indianapolis def. Detroit 4-2

LEAGUE LEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Batting Average - Gabe Patterson (New Orleans) .335
Home Runs - Dick Kokos (Buffalo) & Charlie Maxwell (Boston) 38
RBI - Gabe Patterson (New Orleans) 127
Stolen Bases - Gabe Patterson (New Orleans) 41
OBP + Slugging - Gabe Patterson (New Orleans) 1.018
ERA - George Jefferson (Philadelphia A's) 2.48
Wins - Mike Sheridan (Houston) 21
Strikeoujts - Bill Pierro (New Orleans) 229
Saves - Genie Smith (Buffalo) 25

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Batting Average - Albert Gohier (Minnesota) .394
Home Runs - Miguel Ballester (Indianapolis) 41
RBI - Al Grunwald (Chicago Cubs) 118
Stolen Bases - Don Nicholas (Chicago Cubs) 95
OBP + Slugging - Albert Gohler (Minnesota) .963
ERA - Laurenco Cosme (St. Louis) 2.24
Wins - Hal Brown (Chicago Cubs) 20
Strikeouts - Jim Owens (St. Louis) 244
Saves - Bobby Herrera (Indianapolis) 20

After the 1954 Season: The UBL added Double-A Minor League System but Major League Baseball could be fighting for Relocation in 1956 by letting one team from the National League to be moved to the South and the Philadelphia Phillies maybe considering to relocate to Atlanta, GA which could probably lead to another expansion by 1960 or 1961.

UP NEXT: RECAPPING THE 1954 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON WITH A PLAYOFF ITTL.
 

stratonapba

This Just In: 22-Year-Old Lamar Hunt along with 31-Year-Old David Dixon have put up their bids for the 1956 AFA Expansion to 28 Teams, Lamar Hunt decided to team up with Kansas City Mayor H. Roe Bartle by putting up a team in Kansas City while David Dixon has placed a bid for a New Franchise in New Orleans, LA but the AFA is going to have a Six Team Expansion but Canada will be involved however Montreal will get the Alouettes into the AFA, while the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in which they won 3 Grey Cup Titles before moving to the MWFA in 1951 and the Calgary Stampeders in which they won 1 Grey Cup before moving to the RMFA in 1951 are fighting to get a bid to join the AFA along with a Group of Investors from Vancouver, BC in which they are trying to enter the AFA for 1956.

But Should Kansas City and/or New Orleans may not get an expansion franchise for 1956, Lamar and/or David maybe considering on working for a Third Major League for Professional Football consisting of Cities that were Unsuccessful from getting an Expansion Franchise for 1956, However 46-Year-Old Chet Soda, A Businessmen from Oakland might be getting a New Franchise in the San Francisco Bay Area should Lamar and/or David failed to get a franchise for the AFA in 1956, Pat McGroder may follow suit and he is considered to get a Franchise in Buffalo, NY should neither of these two people be unsuccessful to join the AFA in 1956.

More Details will be Developing.
 

stratonapba

AND NOW A REVIEW OF THE 1954 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON

Conference Champions (AP Poll in Parenthesis)

Deep South: Ole Miss (#6)
Heartland: Oklahoma (#3)
Lone Star: Baylor (#18)
Mid-South: Duke (#14)
Midwest: Ohio State (#1)
Mountain: Colorado (Unranked)
Northeast: Navy (#5)
Pacific Coast: UCLA (#2)

THE SEEDINGS

1. Ohio State
2. UCLA
3. Oklahoma
4. Navy
5. Ole Miss
6. Duke
7. Baylor
8. Colorado

Sugar Bowl: (1) Ohio State def. (8) Colorado 17-13 (Ohio State: Dean Dugger dugged in 3 Receptions for 49 Yards to dig 2 TD's)
Orange Bowl: (5) Ole Miss def. (4) Navy 27-13 (Ole Miss: Eagle Day gets 21 completions out of 40 Tries for 223 Yards and 3 TD's including 2 to Tiger Adams and picked off twice to Navy Defenders)
Rose Bowl: (2) UCLA def. (7) Baylor 27-0 (UCLA: Primo Villanueva and Doug Bradley both got a passing TD Each to shutout the Bears Defense)
Cotton Bowl: (6) Duke def. (3) Oklahoma 21-3 (Duke: 2 TD Passes Each to 2 Different Receivers each Sonny Jurgensen to Jerry Kocourek and Jerry Brager to Bryant Aldridge)

OTHER NOTABLE CONTESTS

Gator Bowl: Auburn def. Notre Dame 33-13 (Baylor Competed IOTL but Notre Dame took Baylor's Spot ITTL despite of competing in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena)

THE FINAL FOUR IN HOUSTON

(1) Ohio State def. (5) Ole Miss 20-6 (Ohio State: Hopalong Cassady hopped 102 Yards out of 19 Attempts but No TD in this game)
(2) UCLA def. (6) Duke 16-10 (UCLA: Rommie Loudd gets 9 Receptions for 108 Yards but Bob Long got 7 for 97 Yards and a TD enough to beat Duke and Starting QB Sonny Jurgensen for the National Championship)

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT RICE STADIUM

(1) Ohio State def. (2) UCLA 22-20 (Ohio State: The Buckeyes Stayed at #1 to win the 1954 CFP National Championship as K Thurlow Weed kicked 5 Field Goals to win the National Championship however WR Dick Brubaker scored the Lone TD as the Buckeyes won their 2nd National Championship Title in School History, The Buckeyes last won the title back in 1942 under head coach Paul Brown)

THE ROLL CALL OF CHAMPIONS

1951: Stanford
1952: Michigan State
1953: Oklahoma
1954: Ohio State

MEANWHILE AS THE 1956 AFA-NFA EXPANSION BUILD UP ROLLS FORWARD...

BREAKING NEWS: A Surprise Decision was made as the league will expand to 28 Teams by 1956 but the 2 Teams from the NFA with the Worst Record will be relegated and will be replaced with 2 New Franchises however one team from Canada will enter the NFA East to replace one of these teams which will be moved to the AFA East however both AFA and NFA Teams in New York City (The AFA Knights and NFA Giants) and Los Angeles (AFA Suns and NFA Rams) are ineligible to move.

BUT AS A RESULT...

Montreal has won a Bid to enter the NFA East as an Expansion Franchise to replace to one of those outgoing NFA East Teams with the worst record to the AFA beginning Next Year, The Team will be called the Alouettes and will be owned by Financial Advisor Ted Workman and Montreal Canadiens Owner Leo Dandurand.

Meanwhile the NFA West will have a Replacement Franchise however Hot Oil Explorer Clint Murchison is hoping to get a Team in Dallas in either the AFA or NFA and will be calling the team name the Cowboys and will be playing their home games in the Cotton Bowl, Houston is also considered as a Franchise in either the AFA or NFA, Bud Adams is expected to own this franchise and will be called the Oilers.

But for Lamar Hunt and David Dixon: Lamar Hunt had tried to work on a Franchise in Kansas City to play in the AFA for the 1956 Season but they decided to pull the plug and start a Third Major Football League by putting up a Franchise in Kansas City, MO, David Dixon has planned to call of the AFA Expansion and decided to concentrate for a new Third Major Football League so he will still get a Franchise in New Orleans, LA to play in the New League.

BUT THAT WAS THE BEGINNING HOWEVER: Not Only Chet Soda will be getting a New Franchise to bring Pro Football to the East Bay Section of the San Francisco Bay Area along with Pat McGroder who will be working on a New Franchise in Buffalo, NY, William Shea of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould is hoping to get a 3rd Pro Football Team in the New York City Metropolitan Area, The Team will be called the New York Kings playing their home games at a New Stadium in Flushing Meadows which will open in 1961.

As a Result, Buffalo, Kansas City, New Orleans, New York and Oakland have secured the spots to create a Third Major League for Pro Football when we head to the 1960's, However we don't know how many teams will be playing in it's first season, but we will keep you posted as it develops on the next post after we recap the 1954 AFA-NFA Season.
 

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LET'S RECAP THE 1954 NFA-AFA SEASON

NOTABLE ROOKIES ADDED IN THE DRAFT CLASS

PLAYED OTL IN THE CFL: Bill McFarlane (DB - Toronto), George Klein (RB - McGill), Steve Oneschuk (RB - Toronto), Roy McMurtry (T - Toronto), Ron Howell (WR - Hamilton, ON)
SENT FROM THE CANADIAN MINOR LEAGUE: Geoff Crain (QB - McGill), Kaye Vaughan (DT - Tulsa), John O'Quinn (WR - Wake Forest), Ron Stewart (RB - Queen's), JOey Pal (WR - Sir George William)
SENT FROM OTHER MINOR LEAGUES: Bob Levenhagen (T - Washington), Howard Waugn (RB - Tulsa), Stan Williams (DB - Baylor), Frank Anderson (DE - Oklahoma), Bobby Marlow (RB - Alabama)

COLLEGE CLAIMERS: Jack Shanafelt (T - Pennsylvania), Kosse Jackson (FB - Rice), Jerry Hilgenberg (C - Iowa), Don Penza (WR - Notre Dame)

NOTABLE SELECTIONS

1. New York Giants - Jerry Norton (CB)
2. Detroit Mechanics - Paul MIller (DE)
7. Los Angeles Rams - Don Penza (WR)
15. Denver Broncos - Billy Wade (QB)
18. Minneapolis Bruins - Kaye Vaughan (DT)
24. Detroit Mechanics - Jerry Hilgenberg (C)
30. Green Bay Packers - Zeke Bratkowski (QB)
33. Boston Patriots - Harlon Hill (WR)
36. Washington Commanders - Stan Sheriff (LB)
37. Denver Broncos - Ken MacAfee (WR)
43. Cincinnati Cardinals - Alex Sandusky (G)
57. Pittsburgh Steelers - Buzz Nutter (C)
60. Seattle Bombers - Max McGee (WR)
74. Green Bay Packers - Dick Nolan (FS)
101. Pittsburgh Steelers - John Henry Johnson (FB)
124. Washington Commanders - Marion Campbell (DE)
134. Detroit Mechanics - Vic Janowicz (RB)

TOP STARTS TO WATCH IN 1954

Atlanta Falcons - Les Richter (LB)
Chicago Bears - Mel Hawkrigg (RB)
Cleveland Browns - Frank Gifford (RB), Jim Ringo (C), Al Dancy (C)
Detroit Mechanics - Ollie Matson (RB), Jim Weatherall (DT)
Los Angeles Rams - Dawson Tillery (FB)
Los Angeles Suns - Jack Roberts (G)
Minneapolis Bruins - YA Tittle (QB)
New York Giants - Don Coleman (T)
Philadelphia Eagles - Marsh Haymes (G)
Pittsburgh Steelers - Dewey McConnell (WR)
San Francisco 49ers - Dick Hightower (C)
St. Louis Gunners - Dick Kazmaier (RB), Lou Creekmur (T)
Toronto Argonauts - Kosse Johnson (FB), Bob Ward (G)

FINAL STANDINGS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

East: Atlanta Falcons (11-3). Toronto Argonauts (10-4), Detroit Mechanics (4-10), New York Knights (3-11)
West: Los Angeles Suns (10-4), Seattle Bombers (7-7), Denver Broncos (6-8), Houston Oilers (5-9)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

East: Philadelphia Eagles (12-2), Washington Commanders (11-3), Boston Patriots (7-7), Cincinnati Cardinals (7-7), Cleveland Browns (6-8), Pittsburgh Steelers (4-10), New York Giants (4-10)
West: Los Angeles Rams (9-5), Minneapolis Bruins (9-5), Chicago Bears (7-7), Green Bay Packers (6-8), St. Louis Gunners (6-8), Kansas City Colts (5-9), San Francisco 49ers (5-9)

PLAYOFFS

AFA Semi-Final: Seattle def. Atlanta 31-10, LA Suns def. Toronto 43-21
NFA Semi-Final: Philadelphia def. Minneapolis 34-17, Washington def. LA Rams 42-27
AFA Championship: LA Suns def. Seattle 37-27
NFA Championship: Washington def. Philadelphia 45-35
Champions Bowl IV (at Rice Stadium in Houston, TX): Washington def. LA Suns 38-17
AFA-NFA All-Star Game (at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, CA): AFA def. NFA 43-17

LEAGUE LEADERS

Passing Yards - Norm Van Brocklin (Washington) 5,082
Passing TD's - Otto Graham (LA Rams) 48
Passing Rating - Otto Graham (LA Rams) 128.3
Rushing Yards - Mel Hawkrigg (Chicago) 1,571
Receiving Yards - Bud Grant (Houston) 1,889
Total Points - William Carpenter (Washington) 142
Tackles - Tom Casey (Boston) 128
Sacks - William Gilbert (NY Knights) 14
Interceptions - Josh Brock (Kansas City), Ralph Carrington (Toronto) & Phillip Cervantes (Denver) 6

THIS JUST IN: The NFA has secured the Montreal Alouettes to the NFA East and the Dallas Cowboys to the NFA West as a Replacement to those two teams who will be going to the AFA after the conclusion of Next Season however the AFA will add 4 New Teams for the 1956 Season however the AFA has considered to secure franchises however the AFA had Atlanta, Detroit, New York & Toronto in the East and Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and Seattle in the West and 2 Existing Franchises from the NFA based on worst records after the 1955 Season as the American Association is going to add a franchise in Baltimore, MD and Portland, OR from the United States while Canada is going add teams in Winnipeg, MB and Calgary, AB however the following teams will be named.

Baltimore, MD: Ravens
Calgary, AB: Stampeders
Portland, OR: Lumberjacks
Winnipeg, MB: Blue Bombers

Meanwhile in the New Dixon-Hunt Gridiron Alliance: With 5 Teams in the New 3rd Major Gridiron Football Association, Architect Austin Knowlton has planned to bring Pro Football in Cincinnati, OH in which he owns 40% of the New Franchise along with the Cincinnati Enquirer owning 10% of a New Franchise in Cincinnati.

However the State of Florida May get a Chance to bring Pro Football to the New 3rd Major League for Pro Football as a Group of Investors in Orlando are getting to get a New Franchise in Orlando, FL while another group of investors led by Make Room for Daddy Star Danny Thomas is hoping to get a franchise in Miami, FL for a bid to bring the New Dixon-Hunt League to Florida.

Then Hilton Hotel Vice President Barron Hilton wanted to bring the New Dixon-Hunt League to Southern California by adding a Franchise in Los Angeles as all 3 Pro Football Leagues will have 3 Teams in the Los Angeles Area.

So Far 8 Teams are getting to make the interest for a 3rd Major Pro Football League which will begin play in 1958 however the league will possibly reveal how many teams will be competing in it's inaugural season.

UP NEXT: THE 1954-1955 NHL SEASON
 

stratonapba

RECAPPING THE 1954-1955 NHL SEASON

TOP 10 STARS TO WATCH

1. Gordie Howe (RW) - Detroit Red Wings
2. Maurice Richard (RW) - Montreal Canadiens
3. Terry Sawchuk (G) - Buffalo Sabres
4. Doug Harvey (LD) - Montreal Canadiens
5. Jean Beliveau (C) - Montreal Canadiens
6. Glenn Hall (G) - Detroit Red Wings
7. Red Kelly (LD) - Detroit Red Wings
8. Ted Lindsay (LW) - Detroit Red Wings
9. Alex Delvecchio (C) - Detroit Red Wings
10. Harry Lumley (G) - Toronto Maple Leafs

FINAL STANDINGS: Detroit Red Wings (92 Points), Montreal Canadiens (85 Points), Chicago Black Hawks (84 Points), Boston Bruins (68 Points), Buffalo Sabres (68 Points), New York Rangers (60 Points), Toronto Maple Leafs (52 Points), Philadelphia Flyers (51 Points)

PLAYOFFS

Stanley Cup Semi-Final: Chicago def. Detroit 4-2, Montreal def. Boston 4-3
Stanley Cup: Montreal def. Detroit 4-3

LEAGUE LEADERS

Points - Jean Beliveau (Montreal) 80
Goals - Jean Beliveau (Montreal) 36
Assists - Red Kelly (Detroit) 54
Goals Against Average - Glenn Hall (Detroit) 2.01
Save Percentage - Harry Lumley (Toronto) .929
Wins - Glenn Hall (Detroit) 39

AS FOR THE 1955 AMATEUR DRAFT: The Philadelphia Flyers took Doug Barkley (RD) as their top draft choice.

UP NEXT: The 1955 MLB Season and if anyone else, just post!
 
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DucNguyen0131

THIS JUST IN! The Millionaire has been debuted on CBS in 1955. Tex Avery has been resigned from Walter Lantz and joined Jay Ward Productions to direct its first cartoon. And DuMont is still alive TTL.
 

DucNguyen0131

THIS JUST IN! Soldier of Fortune, Inc. made its debut on MBS on January 10, 1955. Eddy Arnold Time also made its debut on DuMont on January 1, 1955. And the FCC had just submitted two new widescreen TV petitions for approval. One, developed by RCA, called Telescope, a version of the CinemaScope format, would be used for NBC, ABC and MBS, and the other, TeleVista, a version of the VistaVision format, would be developed by CBS, would be used for CBS, DuMont and TriNet. And General Electric is just developing a NTSC converter that plays color TV shows in black and white that was used for recordings of CBS, DuMont and TriNet broadcasts.
 

stratonapba

And Now Let's Recap the 1955 UBL Season

NOTABLE PLAYERS TO WATCH

Baltimore Orioles - Jim Golden (SP), Masatoshi Gondo (SP)
Cincinnati Reds - Buck Varner (LF)
Cleveland Bobcats - Bobby Brewer (CL), Harold Francis (SP)
Denver Rockies - John Goodell (RF)
Detroit Tigers - James Mulligan (CF)
Indianapolis Black Sox - Chuck Coles (RF)
Kansas City Monarchs - Robert Flowers (LF)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Gonzalez Gonzalo (C)
Minneapolis Millers - Camilo Pascual (CL)
Montreal Royaux - Frank Robinson (1B), Clarence Tate (2B)
New Orleans Pelicans - Whitey Herzog (RF), Gabe Patterson (LF)
Philadelphia Athletics - Earl Averill (C)
Philadelphia Phillies - James McClung (C)
Pittsburgh Pirates - John Moskus (CF)
San Francisco Seals - Duane Helbig (CF), Mickey Mantle (SS)
Seattle Rainiers - Billy Hoeft (SP), Marv Throneberry (LF)
St. Louis Cardinals - Eddie Reed (CF), Bill Wilson (LF)
Toronto Blue Jays - Harold Charnofsky (SS)
Washington Senators - Edward Willshaw (CL)

FINAL STANDINGS

AL East: Buffalo Bisons (96-66), Philadelphia Athletics (95-67), Washington Senators (92-70), Toronto Huskies (91-71), Boston Red Sox (86-76), Cleveland Bobcats (73-89), New York Yankees (70-92)
AL West: Detroit Tigers (88-74), Los Angeles Angels (86-76), New Orleans Pelicans (83-79), Houston Colts (77-85), Kansas City Monarchs (71-91), Chicago White Sox (65-97), Seattle Rainiers (61-101)
NL East: Boston Braves (91-71), Montreal Royaux (81-81), Pittsburgh Ironmen (78-84), Indianapolis Black Sox (75-87), Baltimore Orioles (72-90), Philadelphia Phillies (69-93), New York Giants (66-96)
NL West: St. Louis Cardinals (106-56), Ssan Francisco Seals (102-60), Cincinnati Reds (98-64), Minneapolis Millers (82-80), Los Angeles Dodgers (79-83), Denver Rockies (68-94), Chicago Cubs (67-95)

PLAYOFFS

ALCS: Detroit def. Buffalo 4-1
NLCS: St. Louis def. Boston Braves 4-2
WS: Detroit def. St. Louis 4-1

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Gonzalo Garcia (New Orleans) .350
Home Runs - John Powers (Philadelphia A's) 40
RBI - John Powers (Philadelphia A's) 104
Stolen Bases - Wally Lammers (Buffalo) 56
On Base + Slugging % - Gabe Patterson (New Orleans) .925
ERA - Mario Picone (Toronto) 2.56
Wins - Mario Picone (Toronto) 22
Strikeouts - Billy Hoeft (Seattle) 243
Saves - Bobby Brewer (Cleveland) 24

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - John Goodell (Denver) .322
Home Runs - Eddie Reed (St. Louis) 31
RBI - Bill Wilson (St. Louis) 106
Stolen Bases - Don Nicholas (Chicago Cubs) 64
On-Base + Slugging % - John Goodell (Denver) .941
ERA - Wayne Morris (San Francisco) 1.75
Wins - Omar Medrano & Wayne Morris (San Francisco) 20
Strikeouts - Jim Owens (St. Louis) 231
Saves - Bob Soto (Montreal) 22

After the 1955 Season: The Philadelphia Phillies have made plans to move to Atlanta, GA and will become the Peaches despite the Athletics are better than the Phillies as the A's will stay in Philadelphia however the Peaches will play in Grant Field beginning in 1956 in which they will share with the Atlanta Falcons (of the American Football Association) however a new stadium is under construction and will be open in time for the 1960 Season. (OTL: The New Stadium which referred to as Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium didn't open IOTL until April 9, 1965 however it will exist 5 years early ITTL.)

Up Next: The 1955 College Football Season and Playoff plus updates on the Upcoming New Alliance of Pro Football by Lamar Hunt and David Dixon.
 

DucNguyen0131

THIS JUST IN! The $64,000 Question, the first big money game show, and the first widescreen-equipped game show, premieres on CBS, in color. ABC's Space Patrol made its official episode that utilized the Telescope format.
 
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