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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1946
Page
3
Sam Chapman powered the Philadelphia Athletics with three homers and a single driving in four runs to beat the Boston Red Sox 5 to 3. His first homer started a 1-0 lead in the second, a second tied it in the fourth, and a third in the eighth sealed the win.
The City Softball League schedules a match between YM Co A and Coca Cola. Fans expect a competitive afternoon with both teams seeking key wins to improve standings.
An Eastern time schedule lists multiple radio programs from MBS WOR 710 to NBC WSAL 1030 with notes on daylight saving and varying local retakes. It lists drama, music, news, crime, and variety shows including Portia Facing Life, Captain Midnight, The Adventures of Sam Spade, This is FBI, and Meet the Press style segments plus sports and quiz shows across stations and repeats.
Mel Keyser homered for Economy Oil as they beat the YMCA 5 to 2 at Baker's Park. Big Blank pitched well, limiting the Association to three hits while Anders made dazzling stops in the field. Economy scored in the second, third and fifth, with Keyser adding the decisive homer, and the Oilers erased a late surge by the YMCA in the final innings.
National League yesterday saw Cincinnati beat Chicago 9 to 2 and Philadelphia crushed Boston 15 to 1. Brooklyn defeated New York 7 to 1 while Pittsburgh and St Louis played a racially scheduled game. Today Philadelphia plays Brooklyn and Cincinnati faces Chicago with Boston at New York. Afternoon and night games listed with one night contest.
Boston beats Philadelphia 3-1 after trailing 12-2 in the opener. Jim Tabor hit a grand slam for the Phillies in game one, while Bill Lee pitched seven hits for Boston in the nightcap rally.
The Hustler Juniors travel for two away games over the weekend. Saturday they face Gaithersburg with a return in Fredericktonians previously losing 5-3 at McCurdy Field. Sunday they shift to Woodsboro for a Woodsboro League clash due to schedule conflicts. Ice cream trivia note follows.
In the American League Detroit notes Chicago leads 1 to 0 over Detroit while New York stands 6 to 7 versus Washington and Philadelphia 5 to 3 over Boston Cleveland 3 over St Louis 2 New York visits Boston Chicago plays Detroit and Washington meets Philadelphia with a night game listed.
Cumberland, Angela eto Presi dent and General Manager Clifton W White announces the Cumberland racing season starts next Tuesday at Fair Go's half mile track. Over 400 horses have reservations. feature races include the Clifton W White Handicap on August 24 and the Harry A Manley Memorial on August 31. Grandstand seating and mutuel booths were reconfigured to ease crowds. new quarters for the Maryland State Racing Commission and staff were added. Hotels report record race-time bookings as excitement rises.
The report notes twenty second home runs yesterday signaling renewed vitality as a hitter posts a hair above .280. King Kong tallies three RBI and scores twice in two hits over seven at bats. Rollie Hemsley struggles in three trips as nighttap catcher for the Phillies against Boston. McQuillen unseen. Keller and MQuill listed with team batting averages.
Officials of the Tri-County Baseball League push to begin the Shaughnessey Playoff Series after rainouts affect standings. Buckeystown and Creagerstown face postponements while Damascus travels to Brunswick. August 25 matchups Lovettsville at Creagerstown and Buckeystown at Middletown will settle final standings for the top four.
A brief line notes that the Tri-County League will be idle for the next two Sundays, with Shipley referenced for the upcoming schedule.
Surgeon General Parran announced a planned federal research institution near Washington to study biological and physical fields with radioactive materials from an atomic pile. He said the Bureau of Standards and NIH would seek congressional appropriation if the plan is approved, though costs are unknown and the site is described as near Washington.
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