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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
7
Frederick Becomes scintillating in the seventh as Neptune, Miller, James, and Downey drive nine runs on seven hits to overturn Martinsburg. King strikes out nine as Martinsburg fights back with a late surge, setting up a tense return clash tonight at 8.
Martinsburg and Frederick split a league game as Frederick won 9 to 1 after Martinsburg took an early 2 0 lead. Rawlugas, Miller, and Gardner produced the only Martinsburg runs while Seaman Burke Colley limited the Martinsburg offense. Attendance and further standings listed for the Blue Ridge League with upcoming games shown.
Waynesboro Juniors beat Hagerstown Terriers 5 to 0 to stay in pennant hunt. Nejhaus held visitors to three scattered hits. batteries Waynesboro Neibaus and Fitzgerald versus Hagerstown Reilly and Guldo.
Chambersburg defeated Hanover 5 to 1 as Douelle pitched and held the Raiders to seven scattered hits. Batteries for Chambersburg were Douelle and Russell while Hanover used Emerick and Haggerty.
The Brunswick Thurmont baseball game scheduled for Labour Day will be played on Saturday September 2 instead of September 4. The date change, requested by Brunswick and approved by Thurmont, aims to avoid conflict with Brunswick’s Labor Day celebration amid a strike. The Frederick County League president says changes require good reason. this qualifies. Woodsboro and Thurmont lead the league with Emmitsburg as a rival, and a Brunswick win could affect the pennant.
Miss Caroline Weller won the city Junior Championship girls singles at Hood College courts, defeating Dorothy Joliffe in the morning semi and Margaret Dean in the final. Other girls listed include Lenora Hammond and Christine Kreh. Boys results include Beverly Biser, Richard Ramsburg, Alliene Williamson, and Bernard Stull with two matches to come today.
Scores show Philadelphia Athletics defeating Cleveland 10 to 9. New York beat Detroit 7 to 3. Boston over Chicago 5 to 3. Washington defeated St. Louis 7 to 3. Details list pitchers and lineups, with late-game notes from the doubleheader in some venues.
Baseball results from Cincinnati Chicago and Pittsburgh. Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 8 to 1 while Chicago beat Boston 9 to 4 and Pittsburgh edged New York 7 to 6. St Louis won 3 to 1 against Brooklyn. Box scores note Rixey Hargrave Smith Henriine and Osbourne O Farrell Houston Gibson Snyder Gooch among batters.
In a tense Six inning stretch Seaman held the Champs without a hit or run as the visitors faced him only once. A seventh inning miscue sequence and Benny Stover’s two base hit broke the drought, fueling a comeback capped by Downey and Gardner hits. The Martinsburg infield cost the champs later errors leading to a nine run rally before the visitors rallied but fell short. The crowd packed the local park as the team pressed for the pennant.
Representatives of three volunteer fire companies selected the executive committee to run the 1923 State Firemen's Convention in June drawing about 1000 firemen and families. Officers named are Thomas A. Chapline chairman A Kemp Keefer vice chairman Hubert A. Bennett secretary and L A Rice treasurer. The event marks the third time the convention will be held in this city and will benefit from the New City Hotel. Also, Kiwanians from Frederick visit Hagerstown for a picnic at Tammany Hall and a baseball game between Frederick and Hagerstown Kiwanians. A nurse finds a boy patient in convulsions who laments he forgot to shake the medicine bottle.
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