Louis Effrat

Louis Effrat (February 21, 1910 Manhattan – September 1, 1988) was a sports writer for The New York Times.

Mr. Effrat covered the first televised sport event,[2] a Columbia–Princeton baseball game, the second game of a doubleheader, played at Baker Field at Columbia University on May 17, 1939.

In addition to his baseball writing he covered the Knicks and the football Giants.

In his later years he was the Harness Writer for the Times covering a number of Hambletonian Stakes.

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