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Domestic News
December 1, 1952
Trainman News
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Tommy Lawson, a 21-year-old apprentice electrician from Detroit, has been signed by the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team and will report in the spring, receiving a cash bonus for signing.
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DETROIT The Phillies have signed up Tommy Lawson, 21, apprentice member of Local 58, AFL Electrical Workers, and he will report to the National League team in the Spring. Lawson received a cash bonus for signing.
A righthander, Lawson pitched the Local 58 team to the championship in the Building Trades Council Baseball League.
He works summers and attends Michigan State College the rest of the year. His father, Curtis, is a member of Local 1063, IBEW, at Bulldog Electric Co.
Signed by Phillies
DETROIT The Phillies have signed up Tommy Lawson, 21, apprentice member of Local 58, AFL Electrical Workers, and he will report to the National League team in the Spring. Lawson received a cash bonus for signing.
A righthander, Lawson pitched the Local 58 team to the championship in the Building Trades Council Baseball League.
He works summers and attends Michigan State College the rest of the year. His father, Curtis, is a member of Local 1063, IBEW, at Bulldog Electric Co.
What sub-type of article is it?
Sports Signing
What keywords are associated?
Tommy Lawson
Phillies Signing
Baseball
Detroit
Electrical Workers
What entities or persons were involved?
Tommy Lawson
Curtis Lawson
Where did it happen?
Detroit
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Detroit
Event Date
In The Spring
Key Persons
Tommy Lawson
Curtis Lawson
Outcome
signed contract with cash bonus
Event Details
The Phillies signed Tommy Lawson, a 21-year-old righthander and apprentice electrician with Local 58, AFL. He pitched his team to the Building Trades Council Baseball League championship and attends Michigan State College.