DiMaggio Sees Ruth Shadow Over Mantle and Maris
Joe DiMaggio says psychology will challenge Mantle and Maris as they chase Babe Ruth's 60 homers in 1927. Mantle has 43 with 7 weeks left, Maris 41, Ruth pace 19 games ahead. DiMaggio notes ball changes, player conditioning, and Ruth’s September surge as key factors. Also brief note on South End Community Boys League All Star games at Lincoln High.
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Roger Maris
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Hack Wilson
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SE Star Games
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Lincoln H. S. Playground
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Hawks
Jets
Frederick Legion pitcher Rexroad leads title run at Maryland championship
Al Rexroad, a 135 pound rookie, pitched eight and a third innings to clinch the Frederick American Legion’s Maryland championship and secure a spot in the Regional 2 tournament at College Park starting August 17. Coach Jim Stockman praised Rexroad's relief outing and the team’s comeback strength.
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Frederick American Legion
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Parkville
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Robert W. Heffner
Maryland National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio
Heffner
Perry
Bulldogs Meet Independents In Park Softball Showdown
The Frederick Bulldogs square off against the Independent Hose Company at Baker Park today. Maurice White starts for the Bulldogs with Park Shank catching, while Hiley Orndorff and Buddy Baker pitch for the Independents with Bob Rinehart handling behind the plate.
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Hose Company
Baker Park
Maurice White
Bulldogs
Park Shank
Hiley Orndorff
Buddy Baker
Bob Rinehart
Orioles Rally Past A's 5-4 in Baltimore Finish
Baltimore pitcher Chuck Estrada won to improve 9-6 as Jackie Brandt and Jim Gentile led with homers and three RBIs combined. Billy Hoeft preserved the win by fanning Norm Siebern and getting Ossie Virgil on a force play with two on and one out in the ninth.
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Ossie Virgil
Jack Fisher
Oriole
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Jackie Brandt
Jim Gentile
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Brandt
Gentile
Ed Rakow
Howser
Busby Cf
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Causey
Gentie
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Ditmar
Rakow
Estrada
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Mckinley Chylak
Smith
Soar
Notre Dame Eyes Sophomore Starters for 1961 Season
Notre Dame coach Kuharich says the 1961 squad has depth and size with a strong sophomore group. Four or more rookies may start as the team faces Oklahoma, USC, Northwestern, Navy, Syracuse, Purdue, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Iowa and Duke. Backfield options include Jim Snowden and Paul Costa as standout 240-pound backs.
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Joe Kuharich
Kuharich
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Southern California
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Navy
Syracuse
Purdue
Michigan State
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Duke
Kuharich Kuharich
Frederick VFW Finishes Third in Tristate Golf League
Frederick VFW finishes third in the Tristate Golf League final at Winchester Country Club with 38 points. Purcellville and Front Royal lead after tying at 59.2, they'll replay August 20 at Winchester to decide the title. Charles Crum elected league president, Omar Carey re elected secretary treasurer.
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Winchester Country Club
Purcellville
Front Royal
Winchester
Frederick
Carl Snook
William Ross
Tristate
Martinsburg
Richard Bowlus
James Carey
Wayne Rhoderick
Don Charnack
Fairfax
Danny Kapitan
C. Gantt
Charles S Crum
Tristate Golf League
Omar Carey
Baylor Coach Sees Wide Open College Football This Season
Baylor coach Frank Bridgers predicts an era of wide open football with more passing and sprint out plays. He notes defensive progress outpacing offense over a decade and says Baylor will still emphasize passing despite not being deep on the line. He lists Texas Arkansas Rice Baylor Texas A&M TCU as title contenders and cites SMU and Texas Tech as contenders by upsetting top teams. He credits quarterbacks Ronnie Stanley and Bobby Ply and says passing attracts players and boosts effort.
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Tex
Frank Bridgers
Baylor
Texas
Bears
Bridgers
Arkansas
Rice
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Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Ronnie Stanley
Bobby Ply
Stanley
Don Meredith
Major League Scores and Upcoming Games Report
Major League results show Baltimore 5 Kansas City 4 and Boston 5 Minnesota 4 among others. Today’s schedule lists Minnesota at Boston, Washington at Cleveland, Detroit at Chicago, Los Angeles at New York, and Kansas City at Baltimore with multiple pitchers noted. National League standings include Los Angeles leading with 40 wins, Cincinnati 43 losses, San Francisco 49, Milwaukee 49, St Louis 53, Pittsburgh 51, Chicago 44, Philadelphia 74, with yesterday’s results Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 1 and Milwaukee 4 Los Angeles 3 among others.
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Pascual
Monbouquette
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Camiels
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Latman
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Bunning
Chicago
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Shaw
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Barber
Brown
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San Francisco
Milwaukee
St Louis
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Philadelphia
St Lews
Burdette
Angeles
Koufax
Cardwell
Bucs top Phillies on four hitter
Bob Friend pitched a four hitter to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3 1 as Pittsburgh improved with 10 hits. Ruben Amaro tripled and scored on John Callison’s sacrifice fly for the Phillies lone run.
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Bob Friend
Philadelphia Phillies
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Ruben Amaro
John Callison
Pirates
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Don Hoak
Bob Skinner
Roberto Clemente
Bill Mazeroski
Bill Virdon
Virdon
Skinner
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Burgess
Buzhardt
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Dalrymple
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Cardinals overpower Reds 5-1 as Musial and Sawatski homer
St Louis pitcher Larry Jackson improved to 8-8 with a five to one victory over Cincinnati. Sawatski hit his seventh homer in the second inning and Stan Musial added his 11th in the sixth to back Jackson. Ken Johnson took the loss for Cincinnati as the Reds mounted an unearned eighth inning run before the Cardinals sealed the win.
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Larry Jackson
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Reds
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Cunningham
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Oix
Johnson
Jones
Edwards
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Sawatski
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L—Johnson
Musial
Night Baseball Opens Minnesota Beats Boston In Opener
Minnesota tops Boston 8 to 4 in a night game as two teams clash with early runs. Evening action features strong batting from both sides and key hits by Minnesota to secure the win.
A C S Win Three Over Weekend In Hurling Battles
East Frederick AC captured three wins over the weekend led by Jim Blank and John Wetzel. Friday they topped Ft Detrick 9 0 with a 1 hit shutout as Blank struck out eight and Wetzel four. Also strong hitting from Frankie Yanes and Stan Hough. Saturday Blank and Longerbean dueled in a 2 1 eleven inning win for the A Cs and Wetzel pitched 18 straight scoreless innings in a 10 0 win over Bethesda. Keokuk Iowa to remain in Class D Midwest League through season. Midget football signups in Frederick Aug 12 14 15 for ages 4 14 at Culler Lake boathouse.
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Yosi Berra
Bud Daley
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Ed Hurley
Berra
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Bridges
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Richardson
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ER Beso McBride
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Jim Blank
John Wetzel
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Blank
Wetzel
Frankie Yanes
Stan Hough
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Bill Longerbean
Hailtown
Kenny Anders
Eddie Rice
Sonny White
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Frederick
Culler Lake
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