Hal Totten

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after his victory over Jim Braddock on June 22, 1937 Harold Osborn Totten (July 28, 1901 – April 5, 1985) was an American sportscaster from Chicago who called Major League Baseball games from 1924 to 1950.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1901-07-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1985-04-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1901-07-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1985-04-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
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5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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