Yanks Trounce Richmond in Exhibition With Spree
New York Yankees routed Richmond farmhands as Moose Skowron led a spring batting surge with three hits in four at bats. Tony Kubek pulled a hamstring sidelining him for now as 9,589 saw cold, wet conditions. Jim Command homered twice for Richmond, while Johnny Kucks earned the win over Bethel.
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Yanks
Richmond
Moose
Skowron
New York Yankees
Shel
Yorks
New York
Tony Kubek
Jim Command
Johnny Kucks
Kucks
Ditmar
Howard
Blanchard
Bethel
Bronstad
W—Kucks
Laws Baseball Needs Anti-Trust Statute
Rep. Celler urged applying antitrust laws to baseball after the Giants and Dodgers moved to San Francisco and Los Angeles leaving the Yankees as the only area team. He said departures show a base ball monopoly, and new legislation has been introduced, though backed by no baseball leaders.
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Washington
Celler
DXY
Giants
Dodgers
New York
San Frasco
Los Angeles
New York Yankees
Yankees
Cellier
House
Judiciary Committee
Weatherproof Sports Show Draws Frederick Crowd
Despite rain 990 to 1 000 spectators attended the second performance of the first annual Western Alary land Sports Show at Frederick Fairgrounds. Frank Hennesey and Lefty Kreb headlined with magic and casting exhibitions. prizes totaled several hundred dollars including a $69.50 mower. Archery contests and more acts extended the event, which sponsors plan to make an annual run in bigger quarters next year.
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Frederick Fairgrounds
Frank Hennesey
Baltimore
Wil Tracey
Lefty Kreb
The
Frederick
Tuscarora Archery Club
Routzahn and Sons
Margaret C. Yates
Catoctin Avenue
Montgomery Ward
Robert Easterday
South Jefferson Street
Maryland Gas Association
Lou Finneyfrock
East Patrick Street
Harry Sanders Jr
Frederick City
Jefferson
Russell Long
Thurmont
Route 2
Delpheus Sporting Goods
Tracey
Kreh
Exchange Club
Fit
East Frederick Softball Tryouts Set for Sunday
East Frederick ACs of the Tri-State Major League hold a second Sunday tryout at East Frederick Park Maryland from 1 to 5 p.m. The team seeks fast calibre players though rain has caused delays. Current roster includes Max Kehne and Charles Holland with about ten members, planning three pitchers and two catchers. Season opens May 17 at McCurdy Field in a night twinbill with Baltimore. season tickets are on sale.
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East Frederick
Guy Ramsburg
Jtesst
Tooki
Baltimore
McCurdy Field
Cadets Face Tough Schedule as Weather Impedes Practice
Hal Keller guides Frederick High School Cadets amid poor weather, with a demanding schedule featuring five games against college freshmen and high level teams such as the University of Maryland Johns Hopkins and Walter Johnson. Key players return, including Don Keller Frank Martz and Rick Zimmerman as anchors.
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Keller
Gettysburg College
University of Maryland
Johns Hopkins
North
South Hageerstown
Charlotte Hartt
Walter Johnson
Wakefield
Don Keller
Frank Martz
Rick Zimmerman
Lefty Warrenfeltz
Tommy Moss
Don Loun
Theeason
Wayne Geisbert
Joe Wilhide
Dick Gastley
Buck Jones
Dale Ramsburg
Hal Keller
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
William Dougie
Dam No. 4
Williamsport
Cards Pick Selves To Finish High Up
The St. Louis Cardinals expect a top NL finish with stronger pitching and reserves plus Ken Boyer’s rebound. They sit 17-13 in Grapefruit League play, third in the circuit, with Musial Ennis Kasko Blasingame and Hack voicing confidence in 1st or 2nd place. Also notes on timber racing in Maryland and a doubleheader in Baltimore after rainouts.
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Omaha
Neb
St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Boyer
Cardinals
Larry Jackson
Wally Moon
Ed Kasko
Stan Musial
Lindy
McDaniel
Don
Blasingame
Vinegar Bendi Mizell
del Ennis
Kasko
Boyer
Stan Hack
Chicago Cubs
Whitt Leads in Greensboro Open on Birthday Round
Don Whitt a 27 year old Alameda pro battling a slump shot 67 to grab a one stroke lead in the opening round of the $15000 Greater Greensboro Open at Star Mount Forest Country Club. He led by one over five rivals including Magee Balding Bolt and Pott with 69s and a crowd of eleven under par. Also noted is Silky Sullivan finishing third in a Kentucky Derby tuneup at Golden Gate Fields and local Tri County League practice plans at Adamstown.
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Greensboro
N.C
Don Whitt
Alameda
Calif
Starmount Forest Country Club
Monica
Whitt
Jerry, Magee
al Balding
Tommy Bolt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Johnny Pott
Shreveport
Gene Bone
Detroit
Boo Keller
Army Air Force
Eglin« Field
Fla
Bruce Crampton
Sydney
Australia
Chuck Alexander
High Point
Trol
California
Tony Lema
Napa
John McMullin
Fair Oaks
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Silky
Albany
Silly Sullivan
Totmake
Gone Fishin
Furyvan
Golden Gate Fields
Silky Sullivan
Llangollen Farms
Fury-van
Willie Shoemaker
Williams
Havana Sugar Kings May Open in Key West Plan
Havana Sugar Kings may relocate to Key West for the season with Louie Carbonell and Robert Maduro planning talks with Sugar Kings GM Paul Miller. Havana opens at home next Tuesday vs the Buffalo Bisons but some players oppose playing amid current unrest. Pirates grounded flights spark bomb scare reports from Newport News. Elston Howard to start for Yankees in left field contingent on Yogi Berra’s catching ability. Berra to catch in Philadelphia exhibition. Woodraising industries employ over 7,000 trained foresters.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Sugar Kings
International Baseball League
Louie Carbonell
Robert Maduro
Paul Miller
Buffalo Bisons
Howard
Yanks Richmond
Val — Elston Howard
New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
Yogi Berra
Berra
Philadelphia
Boston
Howard Willl
IWIN PROPJET ROLLS OUT LAS VEGAS LAUNCH
Fairchild F27, America's first twin engine propjet, rolled out at Hagerstown plant and began flight testing. Richard Boutelle said 93 on order, first delivery to West Coast Airlines Seattle in late June. Airlines and corporations worldwide order the 40 passenger craft for executive use and commercial flights.
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IWIN
Las Vegas
Nev
America
Richard S. Boutele
Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp
Hagerstown
Boutelle
Assn
West Coast Airlines
Seattle
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
N. C
Bonanza
Mackey
West Palm Beach
Fla
Northern Consolidated
Wien Alaska
Quebecair
Wheeler
Venezuela
Ecuador
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Champion Spark Plug Co
Kimberley-Clark Corp
Ideal Cement Co
Continental Can Co
General Tire & Rubber Co
Builer Aviation Corp
Bank of Mexico
Baseball Briefs From Spring Training Headlines
Detroit General Manager John McHale warns the Tigers face a gamble early in the season as pitching shapes the club. Ernie Banks stars for the Cubs with a late homer and four hits, Ted Williams powers the Red Sox in Raleigh, Alvin Dark suffers a forearm scare for St Louis, with opening assignments seen for the Cubs and White Sox matchup.
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Raleigh
N.C. W
Ted Willams
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Sox
Jim Piersall
Willard Nixon
Dave Sisler
Ike Delock
Leo Kiely
Nixon
Sisler
Delock
Kiely
Daley
Pagliaroni
Halloran
Judson
Doig
Ritchie
Nippert
Tillman
Brady G. Whixon
L—Haillaran
Dark
Kansas City
Alvin Dark
Fred Hutchinson
St-Louis Cardinals
Omaha
Chicago White Sox
Bob Bauman
Dick Donovan
Chicago Cubs
Louis
Baseball schedule and results with Navy amphibious exercise report
The page lists daily baseball pairings across cities including Chicago against Los Angeles in Tucson Cincinnati at Baltimore and other matchups with results from yesterday such as San Francisco 2 Cleveland 1 in 16 innings and Milwaukee defeating Detroit 14 to 6. It also notes Navy Lt Floyd B Main participating in the Lantphibex amphibious exercise aboard USS Valley Forge near Norfolk Virginia from March 31 to 31 with family ties in Maryland.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cactus Belt
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Banks
Cubs
Mesa
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Arizona
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Columbus
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Cleveland
Des Moines
Boston
Richmond
Washington
Davenport
Iowa
Chicago IA
G. Raleigh
Norfolk, VA
Navy
Floyd B. Main
Ales
Floyd C. Main
South Church Street
Middletown
Lois Seal
East Irwin Avenue
Hagerstown
Valley Forge
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Chisox
Luis Aparicio
Lindy McDaciel
al Smith
Sherm Lollar
Donovan
Keegan
Lollar
Wehmeier
H. Smith
W—Donovan
L—L. McDaniel
Braves
Tigers
Denver
Milwaukee Braves
Eddie Mathews
Harry Hanebrink
Felix Manutilla
Detroit Tigers
Bunning
Fortack
Spencer
Aguirre
Hegan
Thompson
Spahn
Conler
Crandall
Rice
Bank
Carl Erskine
Tos Angeles
Chigo
Newcombe Erskine
Roseboro
Brosnan
Nichols
Neeman
Thacker
W— Nichols
L—Erskine
Indians
Tulsa
Okie
Don Taussig
Sanrancisco
Cleveland Indians
Messi
McLish
Ridzik
Naragon
Gomez
Monzant
Thomas
George Sponseller
New Market
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
David Gibson Jr
Brandon
United States
Sportsgram
Redz Cassa
Timber Racing
Monkton
Marvyland
B. H. Griswold
Frank Stone
Amory H. Hutchinson
John Rush
Cincinnati Redlegs
Baltimore Oriioles
Buckeystown Baseball Clubs
Tri-County League
Adamstown
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Newport News
Alwens
Peck Strine
Larry Smith
Ronnie Foland
John Herrick
Handley
Castleman
Emma Ambrose
Butterfly Lane
Western Maryland
Kennedy-Wachter
Baseball Briefs
Associated Press
Mansafer
John McHale
McHale
Wilson
Louisville Slugger Bats
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
E. Patrick
Willams Grove
GOS Sen. Adm
Melvin M
Engle
Philco
Zenith
Motorola
Whirlpool
Clark Sheetenheim
Bob Marendt
Rawling, MacGregor & Spalding
Adirondack
Batrite
Shipley’s, Inc
Dorsey F. Shipley
North Market St
Atlantic
Aero Oil Company
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