Ford Saves Yank Victory
New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox 1 with Whitey Ford securing the win in relief after Don Larsen homered, Ted Williams drove in Boston's lone run, and Bauer also homered for New York in a 3-0 second inning lead.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1958
Page
11
New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox 1 with Whitey Ford securing the win in relief after Don Larsen homered, Ted Williams drove in Boston's lone run, and Bauer also homered for New York in a 3-0 second inning lead.
The Frederick County Junior Baseball League held its annual meeting at the Frederick YMCA. Shookstown was admitted to form a ten-team circuit, joining Middlefown New Market Urbana Braddock Heights Walkersville Myersville and others. Representatives from each team attended the meeting.
The Associated Press score roundups show Loyola over West Maryland 13 to 4 in baseball while Alabama beat Auburn 6 to 5. Other results include Vanderbilt 3, Gettysburg 7, Temple 1, and Duke 3, Virginia 3 in men’s tennis. Track scores feature William and Mary 78, Virginia Tech 52, and Roanoke 66, Norfolk 36. Golf results list Wake Forest 2132, Davidson 5 with California Pa Tchrs 15, Wheeling 0. Virginia 15, Duke 4. Maryland 2, Washington & Lee. Also notes include boxing results, light on illumination history, and a feature on C Auer von Welsbach’s mantle used in early lighting.
Frederick YMCA swimmers posted a strong season with over 50 participants, winning four of five Mason-Dixon League trophies and setting 18 league records in four strokes. Girls won junior and prep trophies, boys took junior division, prep boys finished second, and overall league record was 193 wins.
Hippocrates is credited with being the first ophthalmologist. He proposed hot foot baths and a restricted diet as treatments for diseases, reflecting early medical practices and dietary regimens in ancient times.
In a triangular meet on rday Taneytown placed third with 25 points while FHS Jayvees edged rivals. Individual wins included Ward dash, Stickell 880, and Krantz vault as the Jays built a points lead with strong performances from Layman, Mercer, Breneman, and Dor sey. JVs total points and upcoming meet vs Lincoln at MSD noted.
Yesterday's stars Frank House and Don Larsen led their teams in a dramatic day of baseball action. House walked and scored as pinch hitter then hit a grand slam on his second at bat to clinch an eight run eighth against the Indians. Larsen started for the Yankees and blanked the Red Sox over five innings, striking out seven as New York won its fifth straight, 4-1.
Middletown Baseball defeated Thurmont High 7 to 4 in a game marred by walks errors and wild pitches. Thurmont scored four runs on five hits and one error, while Middletown tallied two runs in the first inning and five more in the fifth, aided by six walks and two wild pitches.
The Frederick High School county varsity baseball team edged Poolesville High 9 6 in ten innings. Pitching trouble produced nineteen walks as both teams labored. Joe Lenhart earned the win by retiring Poolesville in the 10th. Dick Crummit singled, stole bases, and scored the decisive run on an error. The item also notes broader business failures in March.
East Frederick ACs of the Fri-State Major Softball League wrapped tryouts at the Maryland Avenue diamond with strong turnout as the roster will be trimmed to 17 for the season. Manager Guy Ramsburg praised the group while outlining key pitchers Max Keane and Jim Blank and receivers Ken Shaw, with practice sessions set for Sunday and next week leading to the May 17 opener. Also noted is a grim 1957 national auto death toll of 2,525,000 Americans.
In College Park Duke defeated Maryland 98 in an ACC game due largely to Dick Burton"s clutch pitching and hitting. John Klein.opened the eighth with a left center homer, following Duke’s strong two inning surge that included Butch Allie"s two run shot and Pete Maynard’s grand slam in the second.
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will deliver the commencement address at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on June 29 with President Eisenhower as his official host. About 754 graduates will attend as Hopkins awards Macmillan an honorary degree, after an invitation from Hopkins president Dr Milton S. Eisenhower.
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