Boxers Named Among Greats
Boxing's Hall of Fame names 24 modern era pugilists led by Dempsey Louis Armstrong with 75 percent ballots. Oldtimers pick six past kings including Corbett Jeffries Fitzsimmons Gans Johnson and Ketchell. Pioneer era honors include Sullivan McAuliffe Heenan Morrissey and Dempsey among others. Sugar Ray Robinson narrowly misses modern induction with 66 votes.
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Dempsey
Louis
Armstrong
Associated Press
Hammerin’ Hawk
Oldtimers
Gene Tunney
James J. Corbett
James J. Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Joe Gans
Stanley Ketchell
Fitzsimmons
Ketchell
Johnson
Gans
Jeffries
Corbett
America
John L. Sullivan
Jack McAuliffe
John C. Heenan
John Morrissey
Benny Leonard
Mickey Walker
Harry Greb
Tony Canzoneri
Barney Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
Tommy Loughran
Qualification For Tourney Is Completed
The Commander's Cup golf tournament at the VFW Country Club completed qualifying for all handicaps. Dick Handler shot 86 with a 21 handicap to net 65 and led medal play. First round play must finish by Sunday evening with pairings listed for 32 qualifiers and byes. The winners may advance brackets early to speed up the club championship path.
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VFW Country Club
Dick Handler
Thomas
Glass
Hermah Brown Sr
Handler
C. R. Allen
William S. Seibert
Tom Glass
Herman Brown Sr
Tom Quill
Ozzie Fagan
Jack Scollard
Bob Pennington
Jim Gordon
Maj
M. Willoughby
Jim Hendrix
Bob Wills
Skippy Wenzel
Ralph Curran
John Bowers
John Harbaugh
Stanley Brown
George Slagle Jr
Bob Hane
Mahlon Rhoderick
Kerry Ables
Bruce Gregory
George Cruttenden
Glenn Spencer
Yankees Rally Past Indians as Mantle Homers
New York Yankees beat Cleveland 5-2 to cut the Indians lead to 1 1/2 games. Mantle hit his 23rd and 22nd homers, with Griff and Noren driving runs. Grim earned the win. Wynn took the loss as Detroit split with Washington in a different game. White Sox topped Red Sox 5-1 behind Keegan’s 14th victory. Banks, Miksis, Baumholtz homered for the Cubs to halt the Giants’ streak. Musial slugged two for St. Louis in a 13-4 win over Brooklyn.
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Cleveland
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Indians
Mantle
Yankee
Larry Daley
Daby
Joe Collins
Bob Grim
Johnny Sain
Sain
al Smith
Irv Noren
Phil Rizzuto
Gene Woodling
Andy Carey
Grim
Early Wynn
Yankees
Bob Porterfield
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Wayne Belardi
al Kaline
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Boston
Phil Cavarrella
Tom Brewer
Bob Keegan
Red Sox
Morrie Martin
Giants
Ernie Banks
Eddie Miksis
Frankie Baumholtz
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Pelo
Banks
Miksis
Dee Fondy
Ralph Winer
Chicago
Baumholtz
Cooper
Hearn
Grissom
Westrum
Katt
Local Babe Ruth Team Plays Today
Rain postponed all Region 2 Babe Ruth championship games in Clarksburg West Virginia where Frederick Maryland met New Jersey and the Clarksburg title team would face the Pennsylvan ia New York winner. River Edge Oradell beat Front Royal 81 yesterday as the weather halted play.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Maryland
Frederick
New Jersey
West Virginia
Phillipsburg
Massapequa
Long Island
N. Y
River Edge-Oradell
N. J
Front Royal
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Schedule
The American League standings show Cleveland leading New York with Boston Chicago and Detroit, while Washington and Philadelphia trail. Tonight's games feature Philadelphia at Cleveland, New York at Detroit, Washington at Chicago, Boston at Baltimore, Milwaukee at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Chicago at Philadelphia, and St Louis at Pittsburgh with listed pitchers and notes.
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Lee Pet
Cleveland
New York
Ta Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Fricano
Garcia
New
Milwaukee
Conley
Antonelli
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Fowler
Meyer
Pollet
Miller
Greenwood
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Twiwugnis
Jones
Staley
Beard
Littlefield
Pepper
All-Stars Gather For New Windsor All-Star Game
New Windsor hosts a Frederick Carroll Little League all-star squad from Woodsboro Union Bridge and Liberty with Clarence Myers as manager. The roster features five pitchers two catchers and strong hitters as the league champions seek an upset against New Windsor Wednesday at 6 p m.
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New Windsor
Woodsboro
Union Bridge
Liberty
Clarence Myers
Bloom
Dorsey
Ray Wilson
Robert Cairns
Mer. Wilson
Mgr
Troxell
Stitley
Shelton
Furry
Pearce
Strawsburg
Catshall
Black
Stirley
Knouse
Starter Signed For Hagerstown Races
HAGERSTOWN Aug 5 Officials signed Edward Eddie Blind as official starter for the 10 day Hagerstown race meeting from August 18 to 28. The veteran starter, popular with horsemen and fans, has long officiated at Maryland mile tracks. Post time is 2 15 p m DST. Harmony to hold benefit festival with Rainbow Serenaders and games to raise funds ahead of Playoffs opener at Taylorsville.
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Hagerstown
Fair Association
Maryland Racing Commission
Henry J. Carroll
Charles Town
Harmony
Taylorsville
Rainbow Serenaders
Frederick Babe Ruth League All Stars await rain decision
Frederick Babe Ruth League All Stars arrive in Clarksburg for the regional tournament against Hackensack New Jersey. Rain postponements push play to Friday or Saturday with weather dictating times. The team stays at Hotel Waldo and trains indoors while organizers provide movie passes for visiting players.
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Glenn Ness
Clarksburg
W. Va
Frederick
Hackensack
N. J
Waldo
Lucie LU pLess
McCurdy
Fredericktonians
Jim Fraser
League Leaders By The Associated Press Batting-Noren New York
The Associated Press league leaders include Noren of New York leading batting at .346 while Mantle of New York tops runs with 89 and Minoso of Chicago leads RBIs at 141. Fox of Chicago has most hits, with bunt counts split between Minoso and Vernon. Mays leads home runs with 24. Jensen posts 15 stolen bases. Consuegra leads wins with 143 and 824 strikeouts by Turley.
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Associated Press
Noren
New York
Mantle
Minoso
Chicago
Fox
Vernon
Washington
Bunters
Doby
Cleveland
Jensen
Boston
Consuegra
Turley
Baltimore
Dream Wins Hambletonian at Good Time Park
Dream, a partly lame three year old by Axemite Miss Key, won the 106830 Hambletonian Stake at Good Time Park in a dramatic two heat victory. Newport Dream led early but faded final. Harlan finished second by a neck over Princess Rodney with Stenog Tapher fourth. Time for both heats 202 4-5. payouts topped by 13.10 6.30 4.70 for the first heat winner.
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Goshen
Newport Dream
Good Time Park
Miss Key
Newport Stock Farm
Octave Blake
South Plainfield
N.J
Vernon Downs
N.C
Vicki Hanover
Little Scrapper
Harlan
C. M. Provost
Pittsburgh
Princess Rodney
Stenog- Tapher
Black Flyer
Golf Gold Rush Opens at Tam O'Shanter Course
Chicago August reports the All American phase of George May’s $205,000 golf classic begins tomorrow at Tam O’Shanter. Pros like Ed Furgol Doug Ford Norm Von Nida Lew Worsham and Dutch Harrison seek a 271 to 274 total for victory with a Nelson 269 all time record unlikely to fall. Light rains boosted scoring as 36 36 72 layout yielded strong rounds for qualifiers and seeded the field for 60 spots.
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Chicago
Tam O' Shanter
George
Ed Furgol
Doug Ford
Norm von Nida
Lew Worsham
Dutch Harrison
Fort Knox
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Furgol
Worsham
May
A's Can't Stay In Philadelphia, Mack Says
Earle Mack, Philadelphia Athletics vice president, declares there is no chance to keep the club in Philadelphia on a dollars basis. He cites a $4,500,000 offer from a Kansas City syndicate led by Arnold Johnson and notes Roy Mack lacks funds to outbid him.
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Philadelphia
Earle Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Kansas City
Arnold Johnson
Chicago
Earle
Roy
A's
Connie Mack
A’s Board of Directors
Johnson
Frederick recreation commission youth softball playoffs form
Five city playground nines from parks under the Frederick Recreation Commission compete for two berths in the City playgrounds softball championship series opening next Wednesday. Under Donald Koons supervision the teams aged 13 to 17 have played two games weekly for six weeks. Mullinix Park and Maryland Ave clubs are undefeated and favored to meet in the playoffs. Standing: Mullinix 4 0. Maryland Ave 0 1.000. Variants Field 2 0 0 5 0 0. Staley Park 3 1 2 5 0 0. McCurdy Field 0 4 0 0 0 0.
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Frederick
L. Pet
Mullinix Park
Maryland Ave
Varinon
Staley Park
McCurdy
Stars Shine as Musial Lifts Cardinals Over Brooklyn
Stan Musial homered twice and added a sacrifice for seven RBIs as the St Louis Cardinals routed the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bob Porterfield pitched six scoreless innings before Detroit tallied two late runs in a 4 1 victory by Washington.
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Associated Press
Stan Musial
St.Louis Cardinals
Cards
Brooklyn
Bob Porterfield
Washington Senators
Detroit
Boxing Hall of Fame picks span three eras and greats
New York voting outlines a three era hall of fame with 24 plaques. Modern era inductees include Jack Dempsey Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong. Oldtimers include Corbett Jeffries Fitzsimmons Johnson Gans Ketchell, while pioneers feature Sullivan Heenan Mendoza Cribb and more. No home TV for the marquee Marciono Charles bout. CBS radio and theater TV only.
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New York
Hall of Fame
Committee of Writers
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong
Oldtimers
James J. Corbett
James J. Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Joe Gans
Stanley Ketchell
John L. Sullivan
Jack MacAuliffe
John C. Heenan
John Morrissey
Tom Hyer
Glove Thrown, Fan Recovers As Roe Rage Boils Over
Preacher Roe of the Brooklyn Dodgers tossed his glove into the stands after being removed in the third inning as Stan Musial belted two three run homers. The fan Don Reed of Babylon initially refused to return the glove but relented and Roe's jacket was also involved before he was readmitted to the game. The incident followed a 2 homer by Musial. The story also notes Frederick American Little League games shifting start times to 6 pm DST to extend daylight.
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Brooklyn
Preacher Roe
Roe
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Don Reed
Babylon
Frederick
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Superior Wisconsin welterweight Al Andrews outpointed George James in a 150 pound bout in Superior. In Chicago Oakland California Charlie Powell stopped Sandy McPherson in a 1215 pound heat. New York G TO OPEN OUT Baltimore announces the opening of a new Pennsylvania institution for insane criminals set for Oct 1 with Harold E Donnell directing a 117 person staff at Jessup.
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The
Associated Press
Superior
Wis
al Andrews
George James
Chicago
Oakland
Calif
Charlie Powell
San Diego
Sandy McPherson
New York
Baltimore
Patuxent Institution
Harold E Donnell
State Department of Correction
Jessup
Pearls Suit Every Type Pearls For All Women
Alicia Hart advises older women to choose simple tasteful jewelry to complement outfits. She warns against overloading with rhinestones and heavy pieces, noting pearls suit many skin types and face shapes and enhance a tailored dress with subtlety.
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Alicia Hartner
Dodgers to wear plastic helmets at bat
The Brooklyn Dodgers voted to adopt plastic helmets for batters after a meeting last night. The move follows Joe Adcock's close call with Milwaukee Braves and mirrors a trend among major league clubs toward head protection with either helmets or plastic inserts in caps.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Braves
Hagerstown Rout Raleigh In Regional Pony League Play
Hagerstown Maryland scored nine runs in the final two innings to beat Raleigh North Carolina 11 to 1 in the Region and Pony League Baseball Tournament, eliminating Raleigh from the double elimination event. The report also mentions birds and fish, and a note on blanching foods for easier skin removal in tomatoes and peaches.
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Hagerstown
Martinsville
Raleigh
N. C
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