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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1959
Page
12
The YMCA hosts a free fishing school starting Tuesday with classes on spinning and bait outfits, casting, and lure making. Sessions run February 17 24 and March 3 6 45 p m at the Frederick center with instructors from local sporting goods shops and the Fish Commission showing gear and techniques.
Damascus High School overwhelmed St. John’s of Westminster 87 to 36 as Abrahams led the winners with 14 points and Hartsock added 12. Musselman’s Mullins paced Musselman with 17 points, while Frederick topped Musselman 66 to 50 in another game.
Creagerstown and Mt Pleasant remain undefeated after forfeit wins and a 41 26 victory by Mt Pleasant over Walkersville Liberty topped New Midway 51 40 in the final game Upcoming matches include Creagerstown versus Mt Pleasant Liberty versus Walkersville and New Midway versus Unionville
Miami Beach welterweight Ike Vaughn outpoints Chico Medina in a card featuring several bouts. Other results include Rory Calvo stopping Al Fanser and Johnny Gonzales defeating Paddy DeMarco. In college basketball NC State beats Duke 80 72, Virginia Tech tops Richmond 104 66, and SMU loses to Baylor. Don Shula resigns Virginia coaching post to join Kentucky.
Emmitsburg High School extended its win streak to eleven with a 55 53 victory over Middletown. Zentz led the Liners with 22 points while Hendricks paced Middletown with 21 as Middletown squandered a 12 point lead. Emmitsburg junior varsity won 35 31.
Walkersville High School edged Brunswick 76 to 70 in overtime after a 66 66 regulation tie. Key scorers included R Smith E Shelton B Smith and Duncan for Walkersville while Spurrier led Brunswick with 24 points. Brunswick had earlier fallen 54 43 to Gaithersburg in a postponed game.
Paris honors past tennis greats as Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon and Jean Beretta attend a ceremony at City Hall to receive medals from the city. The event recalls the golden era of French tennis and the Davis Cup era three years ago.
Buckeystown will host Westminster on Wednesday night February 11 at 8 p m in Tinteln High gym. The Rangers have five wins and one loss, a setback to Charlestown W Va in overtime. They later defeated Charlestown 108 70 and are led by Dixie Hall Donald Lyles with John Morrison Charles Diggs at forward Russell Snowden center and guard Raymond Forman plus Julian Brown Robert Ambush Charles Groomes Philip Bowie James Hardy. Coach Bernard Brown guides the team.
Willy Tasby, a leading contender for the Orioles center field job, has returned his contract to GM Lee MacPhail as the team announces. The York, Pennsylvania native is playing winter ball in Cuba with Mavana and was the American Association Rookie of the Year after a 1958 season with Louisville hitting .322 with 1174 hits and 291 total bases, plus 22 homers and 20 steals. He joined the Orioles late in 1958, collecting ten hits in 18 games.
Houston fans expect Joe Brown to defend his lightweight crown against Johnny Russo in a bout billed as a major test of aging power versus youth. The fight, televised on ABC, could draw around 100000 in receipts with Brown earning about 4000 and Russo aiming to upset the champion in a seven to ten round contest.
Clearwater Florida AP report profiles Andre Bessette an 18 year old French Canadian trying out with the Philadelphia Phillies. Once a hockey forward with Montreal and a brief NHL look, he switched to baseball. He describes his long hockey seasons and rough play while showing a 5 10 frame with a fastball and a nine inning mindset from his high school coach.
West Germany’s Franz Schelle and his crew won the 51st Moritz four man bobsled championship. The American team led by Art Tyler of Weston, Massachusetts, finished third. The event served as a prep for the world four man championship this weekend.
The Tjamsville Baseball Club met for its annual spring gathering at the YMCA on Thursday evening. New directors include Charles Staley Dottie Staley Henry Croft Bernie Norwood and Charles Morlay Jr Edgar Smith was named Chairman of the Program Score Card Committee. Manager Bob Marendt announced that all players from last year will return and stressed hard work in weeknight practices. Judge Charles Moylan spoke on three essentials for a winning amateur team good material a balanced middle in pitching regular organized practices and strong team spirit.
Frederick league officials approved proposed by laws and revised eligibility for the fall season at the February meeting held at Rose Dale Park field house. Four teams are planned for next season with two youth divisions and potential non Pennsylvania teams. Older players must be 14 before August 1 for eligibility. Games will be on Saturdays and Sundays. Next meeting is scheduled for March at Noserdale field house.
Mississippi State coach James McCarthy hailed his 19 1 season Maroons after a 66 58 upset of top ranked Kentucky at home. Bailey Howell scored 27 points and will depart as a senior. James Edwards, a 6 foot 8 freshman center, will be eligible next season to help replace Howell.
New York AP Ford Frick said there could be no solution to the major league minor league squabble over radio and TV broadcasts until we put our house in order for a public investigation. Leonard J. Emmerglick, counsel for Frank D. Lawrence, cites Lawrence's suit against Frick and MLB teams for 250000 in damages over alleged encroachment into minor league territory and the 1955 suspension of operations. Frick testified in U.S. District Court as the trial continued.
Mars and Scholastic Basketball AP roundup lists MUSt Joe UW City Metro Tech and a string of game results including Calvert Hall over Carver 61 Forest Park 40 and Loyola 68 Edmondson 51 with varied scores such as Towson Catholic 73 Poly 5 Douglas 57 and Bullis Prep 98 Loyola B and Sykesville 64 Mt Airy 61.
George Washington defeated Maryland 66 to 64 in overtime last night as Loyola topped Western Maryland 73 to 48 and American University beat Mt. St. Marys 87 to 66. Tonight’s slate features Penn State at Navy Howard at Morgan State Towson State at Johns Hopkins Dickinson at Washington College Maryland State at Lincoln Pa.
George Washington rallied from a halftime deficit to tie with 53 seconds left and beat Maryland 66-65 in overtime in a neighborhood college game.
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