Ballenger Clinches Second-Half Title With Two Wins
Ballenger swept Walkersville 15-1 and 12-1 at Baker Park to finish the season with one loss and clinch the second half championship in the County Softball League. Eyler allowed 15 safeties in game one as Ballenger’s bats and Shafer, Blank, and Cline led a power display. Mountaindale defeated Bartonsville 16-0 and 4-2, forcing a playoff scenario as Ballenger’s victory over Walkersville sealed the crown and left Mountaindale in second place with two rainouts and a pending tiebreaker.
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Valentine
Abe Glad
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Tribe Lead Is Increased In American League Pennant Race
Cleveland widened its lead in the American League by five and a half games as they crushed Baltimore 12-1 behind a 20 hit attack. Ted Williams fueled Boston with a homer and a double in an 8-2 win over the Yankees. Ennis homered twice for the Phillies in two wins over the Giants at Ebbets Field, lifting Philadelphia to fourth place as New York moved four games up in the NL race with a 5-4 and 6-0 triumph over Pittsburgh. Early Wynn of Cleveland limited Baltimore to three hits for his 17th victory as Chicago dropped further back. International League results included Toronto, Rochester, and Montreal among others.
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Middletown Baseball Victors Over Illsville 9 Inning Showdown
Middletown won 9 to 2 in nine innings with Blizzard as the winning pitcher and Faulders charged with the loss. Blizzard allowed hits, while Faulders yielded seven runs in 167 innings as Baker had 0 runs in 24 innings. Umpires were Cole Crouse Time. scorer R Blizzard.
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Harmony Eliminated In Postseason Showdown
Taylorsville edged Harmony 6 4 in a dramatic seventh inning rally. Carroll Countians trailed 3 0 before a three run rally, highlighted by Talbert driving in the tying and winning runs, as Welsh and Bar rick contributed key hits and Buzard added strikeouts despite Harmony’s early surge and 13 stolen bases in the track meet.
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Babe Ruth League Playoff Opens Tuesday at Union Bridge
The Frederick Cartol Babe Ruth League opens playoffs Tuesday with Union Bridge vs Woodsboro at 6 p.m. in a best two of three series. A third game, if needed, is set for Aug 31 at Union Bridge with proceeds from the first two games to the league treasury.
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And This Is Pee Wee Reese film preview noted
Gayle Talbot reports on a private screening of the documentary And This Is Pee Wee Reese about Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese. The piece notes the producer Emerson Yorke plans a 26 film series showing star players from boyhood to major league, with wide sponsorship interest and Frick sanctioned access.
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