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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
3
The White Sox cling to first in the American League after a 2 2 tie with Baltimore and a rainout in Chicago. Mantle blasts two homers as the Yankees beat Detroit 3 2 to seize second place. Boston edges toward the lead with a 16 12 win over Kansas City as Giants split with Reds. Creagerstown dominates Yellow Springs 29 3 in girls softball.
Union Bridge edges Thurmont 3 0 in Pen Mar League as Lee Shaffer drives in three runs with a single and a homer after the rain delay. J. Unger earns the abbreviated win as Thurmont leaves five on base and Shaffer supplies the key offensive spark.
League leaders list batting pitching and fielding marks with names and stats for the National League led by Campanella Snider Post Logan Newcombe Jones and Byrne. Also notes weekend fights in San Juan Puerto Rico and other boxing items with fighters Wilkinson Cadilli and Rudy Garcia.
The American League shows Chicago leading with a .594 pace and New York at .591, followed by Cleveland Detroit and Baltimore in the top tiers. Yesterday Detroit won 4-2 while New York dropped 2-3 in 10 innings, and Chicago and Baltimore were rained out. Tomorrow’s schedule includes Boston at New York and Chicago at Kansas City, with several other matchups across the leagues. Brooklyn beat Chicago 4-3 as Newcombe faced Jones, and multiple night games are listed across Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Welterweight champion Carmen Basilio and middleweight Carl Olson return in non-title bouts this week. Basilio boxes Italia Scortichini at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, 147 pounds, not a title affair. Olson faces Jimmy Martinez Saturday at Portland, Oregon, with no title at stake. Also on the card Holly Mims vs Milo Savage in Salt Lake Thursday. Virgil Akins meets Isaac Logart Monday in New York. Kid Gavilan boxing Wednesday in Montevideo. Weekend exhibition pro football scores follow.
San Francisco’s 49ers edge Washington 7 to 6 in the NFL opener as Y A Tittle scores from one yard in the third period after a 74 yard drive. Vic Janowicz kicks two field goals for Washington. Soltau adds the Niners’ extra point.
Ballenger edged Mountaindale 2-1 as Roy Lake delivered a ninth inning single to seal the win after a 1-0 lead formed by Kenny Lake’s second inning homer. Kehne and Blank held Ballenger in check until the ninth when Lenhart, Lake, and Lake pushed across the decisive runs. Walkersville split with EFAC, winning 11-6 after a 2-1 loss, led by Albaugh’s homer and a 16 hit nightcap. Dusty Vincent earned his third straight win for Lewistown in a 6-4 victory over Liberty, while an acre of sugar heels yields 1,700,000 calories.
Barnesville Aug 7 Walden Buchner of Boonsboro won the professional class trophy and the right to crown his wife queen of love and beauty at the 69th annual jousting tournament of St. Mary's Catholic Church. The event drew 20 riders and 1,500 spectators with a carnival and parish dinner. Wayne Tucker of Jefferson placed fourth in pro, amateurs led by Sunny Miller Keedysville and John Downing Williams. Rookie class winners included Eugene Offutt Poolesville and Linwood Offutt Frederick. Music by Potomac Band accompanied the knights as Rev Martin Tryland spoke and John E. Oxley delivered the coronation address.
A fragmented item notes a county softball reference and odd phrasing about shellac and drawer knots. It mentions whales in a cryptic question about senses, offering little cohesive reporting or clear outcomes.
Thunderstorms halted three major county leagues Sunday, allowing only two of nine rescheduled games to be completed. Rainouts must be made up next Sunday. In Maryland State League action Sjamsville at Brunswick and Frederick at Bealisville were postponed. Tri County saw Buckeystown lose 34 to Creagerstown while Walkersville beat Lander 6-0. Don Smith starred for Creagerstown, Walkersville’s Duncan homered, and Gilbert earned his 12th win for the Glade outfit.
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