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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1937
Page
6
Chicago reports confirm baseball remains popular as major and minor leagues show solid attendance through the season. The American and National Leagues, plus stable minor circuits, drive renewed national interest with robust gate receipts, even as pennant races shape late-season momentum.
Yesterday in the American League no games were scheduled. Today St. Louis visits Cleveland, Philadelphia plays at New York, Boston hosts Chicago, and Detroit visits Chicago.
In the City Speedball League second half, both games are postponed today. Upcoming matches include Barbara ve DeMolay on Thursday, Ox Fibre versus Barbara F Gardner on Thursday, and Hosiery versus Tailors on Friday. Standings show Tailors, Ox Fibre, Hosiery, DeMonlay, Barbara Frit among the clubs with varying win totals. An unrelated note contrasts the auk and penguin as similar in appearance but unrelated.
Madeleine Fontages, noted French actress and friend of Mussolini, faced trial over the shooting of Count Charles Pineton de Chambrun, former French ambassador to Rome. The court suspended a one year prison sentence and ordered her to pay damages and a fine totaling four cents plus 3.73 dollars, amid revelations she claimed the ambassador ended a liaison with Duce Benito Mussolini.
George Sponselier and William A Boone were found guilty in a Police Court by Justice Patrick Minoner for fighting and disorder. Bruches arrested on the same charge was found not guilty. Sponselier received 55 and casts, Boone fined $10 and costs. They were arrested by Officers Frank S and Fred Straley. Dorsey Clyde Eyler, formerly of Freder, now operating an auto conveyance out of Chester, Pa, ordered to pay his wife $1 a week for support. Eyler was found not guilty on another count. Disorderly conduct sentences: Sponselier and Boone sent to jail for 10 and 6 days respectively. George Hamilton and seven unnamed park violation suspects forfeited $1 collateral each.
In Jacksonville Florida on August 9 the city sanitation workers report cutting hands and feet from stray razor blades found in garbage. Several crew members describe injuries and warn of the hidden danger within daily refuse collection.
An op ed laments the flood of new dog breeds entering the United States. It notes claims of ancient lineage for breeds like the Bassenji and lists others such as Kuvasz, Rottweiler, and Corgis. The piece critiques the American Kennel Club for slow recognition of new American breeds and cites the American coonhound as an unfavorably treated purebred.
Plans for the Tri County League playoff start tonight at 7 30 at the Frederick Y M C A with Da mascus Brunswick Walkersville and Middletown managers and officers to decide opening games and umpires The setup calls for a best two out of three in round one Damascus the season's top club meets Walkersville Brunswick faces Middletown while the winners contest for the title Batting and pitching averages are being compiled by Robert Walters. County League games rescheduled for Wednesday include Thurmont Emmitsburg and Woodsboro with Middletown favored to repeat as champion
Frederick Playground Commission decided Monday night that city playgrounds will close on August 21 after 1d weeks of operation except Baker Park which stays open until September 4. Baker Park extended two weeks. The program was a success though final fundraising fell short by about 200 dollars. A survey of other playgrounds and several new ideas will be tried next year. Attending were Mayor Lloyd Culler and council members and ministers.
St Paul Aug 9 Gangway Dixie here they come first section of the duck flight will be on its way without Minnesota scatter-gunners giving it as much as a parting salute. The largest blue wing teal crop in a decade to this incubator State sounds ironical to State Conservation Commissioner Herman Wenzel. He urged a split waterfowl season and noted teal will be gone by October 9 opener. Northern nesting has increased and safe flights of mallards pin tails blue bills and others along with Canadian geese are expected before the hunting front.
A winter swap reshapes teams as Brumbaugh moves to the Cleveland Rams and Sam Francis joins the Chicago Bears. The deal also ships Livingston, Rosequist, and Miller to Cleveland and Wewitt to Philadelphia, signaling a push for bigger linemen and faster backs. Additional college all star games loom in Philadelphia Chicago and New York.
Forty ringneck and mutant pheasants donated by George F Grove were liberated Monday in Woodville New Market and Mt Pleasant by District Game Warden Benjamin Fr Phebus. The birds join 24 already released in Ballenger Buckeystown districts with all male pheasants to be killed. Grove raised about 50 pheasants and plans broader stocking.
Newark defeats Montreal 11 to 1 as Charlie Keller hits a double and plates a run in four plate appearances. Joe Vosmik and Hollie Hemsley of the Browns suffer an off day during layoffs. Solters of the Indians also left early, while Middletown slugger drops a point in his average and batting totals for Keller lead Newark at 406.
No clubs scheduled games announced. Cincinnati visits St Louis while Pittsburgh plays Chicago Brooklyn meets Philadelphia and Boston travels to New York in a set of marquee NL matchups.
The Commerce Department reports Americans averaged sixteen pounds of candy per person last year, surpassing the 1929 record of 15.7 pounds. National candy production hit 2,054,000,000 pounds valued at $309,291,000.
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