1953 – The Augusta Tigers club (South Atlantic League) announces that it is changing its nickname from the Tigers to the Ikes. Because of fans nixing the presidential name, it will changed again on February 9th to the Augusta Rams.

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1953 – The Augusta Tigers club (South Atlantic League) announces that it is changing its nickname from the Tigers to the Ikes. Because of fans nixing the presidential name, it will changed again on February 9th to the Augusta Rams.

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Martin Aarjan Jole, a Dutch player, gets a tryout with a Cincinnati Reds farm club, the Columbia Reds. The 22-year-old, reputed to be a power hitter, wrote to Rogers Hornsby, the new Reds manager, asking for a tryout.

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Martin Aarjan Jole, a Dutch player, gets a tryout with a Cincinnati Reds farm club, the Columbia Reds. The 22-year-old, reputed to be a power hitter, wrote to Rogers Hornsby, the new Reds manager, asking for a tryout.

Due to the Bill Veeck’s refusal to share telecast receipts with visiting clubs, the Indians ban night games with the Browns

Due to the Bill Veeck’s refusal to share telecast receipts with visiting clubs, the Indians ban night games with the Browns

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Due to the Bill Veeck’s refusal to share telecast receipts with visiting clubs, the Indians ban night games with the Browns. The St. Louis owner did not allow his opponents to broadcast away games played against his team after his proposal to share the other American League owners vetoed radio and television revenue.