[Mick]

Lloyd had a much longer career than Dom. Hit .316 while Dom was just under .300. Still think the Waners were better. However some writers believe that Dom was the equal of Willie Mays in CF. Another two years hitting .300 probably would have gotten him in the Hall.

It's interesting, WWII shortened DiMaggio's career and lengthened Waner's career.  DiMaggio was a young man, 25 when WWII started and he lost three seasons to the war.  Lloyd Waner was old and in effective, but the war took so many players like DiMaggio, Waner actually played a few more years than his diminished skills would otherwise have warranted.  DiMaggio was an all-star in 1952, then only received a few ABs in 1953, retiring on 5/9 rather than be a part time player.  None of the three BoSox outfielders in 1953 were as good as DiMaggio had been the prior year.  DiMaggio's career average of 2.98 putouts a game remains the career standard for A.L. outfielders.  Writer David Halberstam referred to DiMaggio as "the most underrated player of his day."

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ChRlie O’Connell coach and star of the Bay Area Bombers smoked in the infield when the women were out on the track in alternate periods.

Three old rivalries:

SI/SH
Commerce SF/Lowell
Palo Alto/Sequoia

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What is the oldest HS in California?
What is the oldest public HS west of the Mississippi?
What is the oldest high school in California operating on the same plot of land it occupied at its inception?

I think Bellarmine is the oldest high school west of Missouri, at least that's how they bill themselves.  it used to be part of the Santa Clara College complex.

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Jim Ray Hart was only smoking in the dugout
So I’ll go Cricket

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And back at you Phogge

Name the three oldest California HS football rivals.  All 1890’s

Sacred Heart, SI, Bellarmine

[Mick]

Lloyd had a much longer career than Dom. Hit .316 while Dom was just under .300. Still think the Waners were better. However some writers believe that Dom was the equal of Willie Mays in CF. Another two years hitting .300 probably would have gotten him in the Hall.

It's interesting, WWII shortened DiMaggio's career and lengthened Waner's career.  DiMaggio was a young man, 25 when WWII started and he lost three seasons to the war.  Lloyd Waner was old and in effective, but the war took so many players like DiMaggio, Waner actually played a few more years than his diminished skills would otherwise have warranted.  DiMaggio was an all-star in 1952, then only received a few ABs in 1953, retiring on 5/9 rather than be a part time player.  None of the three BoSox outfielders in 1953 were as good as DiMaggio had been the prior year.  DiMaggio's career average of 2.98 putouts a game remains the career standard for A.L. outfielders.  Writer David Halberstam referred to DiMaggio as "the most underrated player of his day."

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ChRlie O’Connell coach and star of the Bay Area Bombers smoked in the infield when the women were out on the track in alternate periods.

Three old rivalries:

SI/SH
Commerce SF/Lowell
Palo Alto/Sequoia

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What is the oldest HS in California?
What is the oldest public HS west of the Mississippi?
What is the oldest high school in California operating on the same plot of land it occupied at its inception?

I think Bellarmine is the oldest high school west of Missouri, at least that's how they bill themselves.  it used to be part of the Santa Clara College complex.

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Jim Ray Hart was only smoking in the dugout
So I’ll go Cricket

---

And back at you Phogge

Name the three oldest California HS football rivals.  All 1890’s

Sacred Heart, SI, Bellarmine