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MY LIFE IN 1952
EC's Still Havin' Fun in '52, Too
Opps!
I never did wrap up the year of 1952... so let's jump back to September and see what's happening in the USA and my life... wow, the Southern Association had an exciting finish if you were a Mobile Bears, New Orleans Pelicans and a Memphis Chicks fan... the Pels blew it... after leading the league in July and hosting the All-Stars at Pelican Stadium, they fizzled and flopped down the stretch... didn't come close to winning the Southern Association pennant... that went to the Chattanooga Lookouts... and sadly, the Pelicans didn't even make the Shaughnessy playoffs... they came in fifth place and totally missed out... to make the playoffs all New Orleans had to do was win one of the last three games in Mobile... the Bears won them all... the Pels came to the end of heartbreak road in Memphis where their season ended... the Chickasaws defeated the Pelicans 3-2 in a playoff game for fourth place and a berth in the playoffs... there were 10,444 fans in attendance at Russwood Park in Memphis for the game... a remarkable year for the Chicks... they were in last place in June and 16 and a half games out of first place.
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