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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1937
Page
6
The piece notes baseball fans shrink during off season as other sports and activities like winter racing hockey and boxing gain attention. It laments lack of managers players and officials engagement with the public and highlights scattered anecdotes about executives and star figures living far from team cities.
University of Maryland star Charlie Keller will miss a week to ten days with a badly sprained right wrist suffered in a game with Durham kelpers at College Park. Bill Guckeyson will start at guard in Keller’s absence. The piece also covers Joe Vosmik’s trade rumors and opinions on baseball moves, plus boxing notes on Joe Louis and up-and-coming prospects like Hob Pastor and Glenn Drake.
Two overtimes decide a YMCA basketball game as the Reos edge the Oldsmobiles 34 to 29 after a 19-19 deadlock at end of regulation. Plymouths fall to the Chrys lers 18-11, altering first place dynamics with the idle Dodges gaining top spot.
Thirteen Civilian Conservation Corps boys will box in sub-divisional eliminations at Bernies Arena Friday night between Fishing Creek and Boonsboro camps at 8 30. Seven Boonsboro and six Fishing Creek fighters meet in 168 pound class and lighter. Notable matchups include Ray Cox vs Joe Peeton, Albert Tanburns vs Marshall Casnel, and Stanley Witek against Frandl McSweeny. The event is sponsored by the two CCC camps with Tony Marrone handling officiating.
William E. McKennes explains bridge strategy focusing on arithmetic odds in the play of a suit. He analyzes a hand where a declarer must manage 12 of 13 tricks and considers how holding four cards in a suit with the missing honors affects the chances of success. The article uses a sample auction and opening lead of queen of spades to illustrate the decision process and potential extra trick.
Thurmont High presents its 1037 basketball team this afternoon as it meets Walkersville in a Northern Division contest at Walkersville following a girls tilt at 2:30. The Thurmont girls defend the county title and the boys face Emmitsburg’s supremacy threat.
Declarer must weigh diamond distribution and risk. With diamonds 3-3, the hand auto-makes via establishing long diamond. other layouts risk a finesse. Best plan: lead low diamond to ace, return low to king, then on to nine diamonds to exhaust remaining, avoiding a first round nine finesse that could fail.
The state department of social welfare reports that in November about 22 600 needy California children under 16 received assistance totaling 324 489 22 dollars. Chrysler Plymouth Rep Oldsmobile Some 22 600 needy California children under the age of 16 received assistance amounting to $324,489.22 in November according to the state welfare department.
About 1150 marksmen from Frederick and Montgomery counties took part in a public shooting match conducted by Harvey J. Harris at Dickerson on Saturday. Prizes included twenty five turkeys for trap shooting and standing target. Harris said he will shoot off 73 more turkeys and another match is set for next Saturday.
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