Barbed Bailey Goss on Sports at Orioles Night Game
Bailey Goss reviews Box Turley’s nine inning night with 14 strikeouts and a 2 1 loss to the Indians, notes his 89 strikeouts in 85 innings, compares him to Bob Feller, and previews Turley’s future for Baltimore. Also includes quick notes on Enos Slaughter, Don Larsen’s opener nerves, Eddie Waitkus, Joe Coleman, and a seafood bet among pitchers.
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Bullet Bob Turley
Orioles
Baltimore
AL Rosen
Larry Doby
Turley
The
Birds
Indians
Bob
Bob Feller
Rapid Robert
Iowa
Oriole Star
Feller
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Cardinals
Enos
Eno
New York Yankees
Don Larsen
Detroit
Jimmy Dykes
Don
Eddie Waitkus
Phillies
Chicago
Joe Coleman
Arlington
Mass
Chuckker
Coleman
Duane Pillette
Lou Kretlow
Bob Turley
Kretlow
Social notes from Hillsboro and surrounding towns
Mrs. Fred Beauchamp of American Corner visited sister Mrs. Milford Kline over the weekend. S. E. Simpson and grandson Edward Nelson of Trappe spent days with his sister Mrs. Harry Kemp. Miss Carolyn Sparklin was in New York for the weekend. Mrs. Clayton Reynolds of Denton was a guest of Mrs. Elwood Fleming last Sunday. Robert Cowman and family of New Jersey visited his mother Mrs. Helen Sparklin over the week. Dudley Sparks of Baltimore was a guest of Mrs. Susie Thompson for a few days. Mrs. William Sherwood and children of Wilmington visited with her mother Mrs. Mary Rowe for a few days. Mrs. Walter Baker and Miss Virginia Baker of Cape Neddick Mass were guests of Mrs. George Kilmer and daughter Miss Georgette this week.
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Fred Beauchamp
American Corner
Milford Kline
S. E. Simpson
Edward Nelson
Trappe
Mr. Simpson
Harry Kemp
Carolyn Sparklin
New York
Clayton Reynolds
Denton
Elwood Fleming
Robert Cowman
New Jersey
Helen Sparklin
Dudley Sparks
Baltimore
Susie Thompson
William Sherwood
Wilmington
Mary, Rowe
Walter Baker
Virginia Baker
Cape Neddick
Mass
George Kilmer
Georgette
Marriott 69.60 MPH Delmar Race Win Stuns Fans
Ken Marriott of Baltimore won a NASCAR sanctioned 25 lap feature at Delmar after starting last in a 14 car field. He surged to the lead by lap 20 at near 70 mph as Pepper Pobletts and Ray Kable battled. A tire tread loss and a multi-car scramble near turn four produced a dramatic finish with Marriott prevailing ahead of Elliott and Choquette amid a chaotic but clean spectacle.
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Ken Marriott
Baltimore
Delmar
Marriott
Pee Wee Pobletts
K-9
Pobletts
Ray Kable
Tommy Elliott
Ed. Lindsay
Jack Choquette
Elliott
Poiiett
Kable
Lindsay
Grandstand
Tom Brown
Choquette
Bill Walker
Pobretts
Paul Walker
Bob Tester
Leo Vierkorn
Lawrence Tucker
Norris Reed
Ed Lindsay
Vernon Kirk
Bill Billings
Bill Alexander
Herb Granning
Billings
Watson Willey
Hebron
Ford
Pete Willey
Cambridge
Reginald Johnson
Willey
Nascar
Bill Clagett
Dick Twilley
J. R. Jones
Salisbury
Lewes
Jake Twilley
Tom Langshaw
Pimlico to Open May 7 for Spring Race Meet
Pimlico will open May 7 starting a three week Maryland spring racing season running through May 27. The meeting will feature renewals of classic events and a full slate of racing cards.
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Maryland Jockey Club
Baltimore
Pimlico
CBS
Royal Vale
Alerted
Find
Capendor
Royal Bay Gem
Straight Face
Dr. Stanley
Parnassus
Mister Black
Pet Bully
Magic Lamp
Maryland
National Guard Wrestling Card Mild Success in Denton
About 600 fans packed the Armory Monday for a Co. H program by the Maryland National Guard. Feature bout saw Slave Girl Moolah defend her World Title by defeating Darling Dagmar two falls to one in a fast rough women's match.
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Armory
Co. H. 115Th Inf
Caroline County
Maryland National Guard
Denton
Moolah
Darling Dagmar
Elliott Wins Capital Speedway Opener in 1954
Tommy Elliott of Bloomfield New Jersey drove Car 3 to victory in Capital Speedway 25 lap opener before 500 plus fans. He led from lap 13 after a mid race crash paused the event and finished 75 yards ahead of Bob Hill. Second went to Hill and third to Frank Cupman with Twilley fourth.
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Tommy Elliott
Bloomfield
N. J
4 Mile Capital Speedway
Elliott
Car 3
Paul Walker
Lewes
Del
Favorite
Norris Reed
Denton
Walker
Reed
Vince Conrad
Kuiztown
Dick Twilley
Magnolia
Conrad
Twilley
Bob Hill
Wilmington
Frank Cupman
Morristown
Good Fishing at Red Bridges Reported by Game Warden
Dukes Roe, state game warden, reported 22 white shad caught Saturday morning at Red Bridges near Greensboro. The site, well up the Choptank River near tidal water, showed better fishing Thursday and Friday, with a notable drop off Sunday.
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Dukes Roe
Red Bridges
Greensboro
Mr. Roe
Sailor Boczon among Saipan crew at Black Ship Festival
Service short from KOKOHAMA JAPAN notes Stanley H. Boczon fireman USN son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Boczon of Denton among men aboard USS Saipan who took part in the Black Ship Festival in early April. The event marks Commodore Perry’s Black Ships arrival in Tokyo Bay in 1854 and the signing of a treaty.
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Kokohama
Japan
Saipan
Stanley H. Boczon
USN
Jacob Boczon
Denton
Commodore Perry
Tokyo Bay
Japanese festival opens door to trade with the west
The event marked friendship and commerce with Japan as a path to Western trade. Hundreds of Japanese citizens visited the Saipan during the festival, highlighting the growing exchange between nations and the region.
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Japan
Saipan
Beginning Golfer’s Long Drive Draws Mocking Quip
A golfer boasts about a single impressive long drive, while a bitter friend retorts that the shot would be better preserved if stuffed. The exchange highlights recurring vanity and sharp humor between the two.
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Baney
By Bailey Goss
Hillsboro
Georgetown
S. Georgetown
National Guard
Blue Eagle
A & B Service
Capital Speedway
Frank Coman
Pequannah
Freddie Adams
Kutztown
Jim Delcamp
Dover
Dawson Glanden
Frederica
Floyd Trice
John Malcolm
J. Kemp Stevens
Equitable Life Assurance Society
U. S&s
Denton, Md
Moore
Denton, Maryland
Eley Lumber CO
Delmar Raceways
Delmar, Delaware
Gale Electric Company
Pol. Adv
Wayne. A. Cawley
Ph. Denton
Ocean City
Pflueger
Bronson
Montague
Airex & Waltco
Airex
Ashaway
Perrine
Montague & Ply
Ocean City & Pflueger
duPont
Will’s Sporting Goods Store
Mercury
ACA
Hagan Bldg
Calgon
Tom
Pittsburgh
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