Gibson, (Joshua) Josh

(1911–47) baseball player; born in Buena Vista, Ga. As a catcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays of the 1930s and 1940s black baseball leagues, he was known as "the black Babe Ruth." One of the most powerful homerun hitters in the game's history (he is unofficially credited with almost 800), he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1972.

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BANBRIDGE TOWN JUNIORS: Tiernan McArdle, Dawson Patterson, Ryan Morgan, Michael Woods, Jamie Gibson, Josh Davidson, Ben McCandless, Dean Curran, Josh Magill, Alex Convery, Rio Blackburn, Ryan Hicky, Jake Mc-Creanor, Harry Murry, Scott Thornton.

CAMERON'S A GALE FORCE; United centre-forward puts the wind up Town with his opportunist goal

EVERTON UNDER-23s: Louis Gray, Gethin Jones, Luke Garbutt (Matthew Foulds), Beni Baningime (Morgan Feeney), Callum Connolly, Lewis Gibson, Josh Bowler (Connor Grant), Harry Charsley, Bassala Sambou (Anton Donkor), Antony Evans (Nathan Broadhead), Callum Dyson.

Citizens say goodbye to club legend Powell; BANGOR BEATEN BY EVERTON UNDER-23S IN NEV SEND-OFF

Members of the winning squad included Nathaniel Chalobah, Luke Williams, Ben Gibson, Josh McEachran and Bruno Pilatos.

Old friend Fernando gave Aitor nudge into coaching

Produced by Nigel Christensen, John Cordukes, Rob Gibson, Josh Reed.

Primal

Presenters include Tom Hanks, Benjamin Bratt, Renee Zellweger, Kelsey Grammer, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Mel Gibson, Josh Hartnett, Kate Hudson, Martin Sheen and Sela Ward.

SMARTEN UP, EWAN; Stars told to put on glam for Golden Globes

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