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1953 TBA National Championship - Truman 32
32-Clarksville Frontiersmen (TN) v 1-Parma Progressives (OH)
1-Parma Progressives (OH) win series 3-2
34-Auburn Decapods (ME) v 2-Parkersburg Marblers (WV)
2-Parkersburg Marblers (WV) win series 3-1
36-Hoover Appalachians (AL) v 4-Yonkers Seahawks (NY)
36-Hoover Appalachians (AL) win series 3-1
37-Wasilla Wintermen (AK) v 5-Kent Comets (WA)
5-Kent Comets (WA) win series 3-1
27-Moore Resolutes (OK) v 6-Newark Colonials (NJ)
6-Newark Colonials (NJ) win series 3-2
24-Idaho Falls Spuds (ID) v 9-Newport News Swabbies (VA)
24-Idaho Falls Spuds (ID) win series 3-2
22-Las Cruces Golden Sombreros (NM) v 11-Hattiesburg Guards (MS)
11-Hattiesburg Guards (MS) win series 3-2
21-Ankeny Apostles (IA) v 12-Chula Vista Terrapins (CA)
12-Chula Vista Terrapins (CA) win series 3-0
17-Georgetown Baptists (KY) v 16-Salem Lumberjacks (OR)
16-Salem Lumberjacks (OR) win series 3-0
50-Sioux Falls Canaries (SD) v 18-Honolulu Seahawks (HA)
18-Honolulu Seahawks (HA) win series 3-2
51-New Rochelle Huguenots (NY) v 19-Tucson Cowboys (AZ)
51-New Rochelle Huguenots (NY) win series 3-2
52-Virginia Beach Captains (VA) v 20-Madison Bulls (WI)
20-Madison Bulls (WI) win series 3-2
55-Irvine Griffins (CA) v 23-New Orleans Honey Badgers (LA)
55-Irvine Griffins (CA) win series 3-2
62-Brockton Shoemakers (MA) v 30-Concord Graniteers (NH)
62-Brockton Shoemakers (MA) win series 3-1
58-Canton Terriers (OH) v 39-Dover Dobbins (DE)
39-Dover Dobbins (DE) win series 3-1
57-Gastonia Flyers (NC) v 40-Hastings Kool Kids (NE)
57-Gastonia Flyers (NC) win series 3-1
Plenty of scares but only the Yonkers and Newport News losses are huge upsets. Parma needs 5 to go through, as do our conquerors Sioux Falls, while the Irvine Griffins walk off their Game 5 against the New Orleans Honey Badgers 3-2 on an error. The Colonials make it through in 5 as do the Seahawks, who win their decider 3-1 thanks mainly to a gem from my old mate Jason Edwards.
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