County League Basketball Faces Triplebill At Armory
Three County League games heat up the night at the State Armory with DeMolay, Price Bros., Middletown, Coca Cola and the unbeaten Ox Fibre in close races. Curtains rise 7 30 pm as Price Bros. vs DeMolay opens a program that ends with Middletown challenging the Brushmen. Tickets available at the armory box office. benefit game next week features Leaders of the Baltimore League.
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Origin of Yankee Term Traced to Anglais Mispronunciation
Historians note the word Yankee likely derives from Native Americans mispronouncing the French term anglais meaning English. The etymology reflects cross cultural contact and language blending in early American lore.
Yankees Ponder Infield Depth With Stirnweiss And Johnson
New York Yankees plan for spring shows Joe Gordon as the only proven infielder. Amid DiMaggio’s Army call and Navy departures for Hassett Rizutto and others, George Stirnweiss and Bill Johnson emerge as key internal options. Stirnweiss, 23, versatile and strong in double plays, is urged to move to short, while Johnson, a former third baseman, could fill multiple spots.
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New York Yankees
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Roy Weatherly
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Phil Rizzuto
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Red Rolfe
Yale
Frank Crosetti
Oscar Grimes
Cleveland
Bill Knickerbocker
Yankee
Bill Johnson
George Stirnweiss
Bacr
Yin Slushy
North Carolina
Gordon
Sturmmweiss
Bronx
Johnson
Montelar
N. J
Boyd Perry
Billy Meyer
Stirweiss
Stirnweiss
Stimweiss
Yankees
Roll Of Honor To Be Dedicated January 26
The Frederick DeMolay chapter will dedicate a Roll of Honor at its January 26 meeting bearing 13 names of members now in the armed forces. Melvin Engle, former first master councillor, is invited to present the roll. Names on the roll include men serving in the Army Navy Marine Corps Air Corps and Coast Guard.
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Frederick
Melvin Engle
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Corps
Coast Guard
Waiter S
Roney
Yachtsmen Sail From Sandy Hook to Land's End in 1903 Race
Notables Donald H Hiltner P M C and a crew including Paw Greene Elmer Wachter Nelson Bohn Kenneth Moberly Albert Linthicum Norval Haugh Emory Shipley James Moore Jack Joy Clinton Rhoades Lenhart Gardner Slemmer Sparks Stull Eshleman took part in the great ocean race of 1903 as 11 large yachts departed Sandy Hook New Jersey bound for Land's End England amid strong winds and hopeful crews.
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Donald H Hiltner
P. M C
Paw Greene
Elmer E. Wachter
Nelson Bohn
Kenneth Moberly
Albert Linthicum
Norval Haugh
Emory B. Shipley
James Moore
Jack Joy
Clinton Rhoades
Talmadge Lenhart
Robert Gardner
Willam Slemmer
James L Sparks
Waller Stull
Irving Eshleman
Sandy Hook
N. J
Land's End
England
Dodgers Bring Back Waner and Cooney in Surprise Move
Brooklyn owner Branch Rickey re sign2 Waner and Cooney after brief Braves release as Dodgers plan talent search with George Sisler as scout. Rickey notes outfield lineup includes Medwick Walker Waner and Cooney, with Durocher at Mayo Clinic and two Cardinals scouts joining.
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Pau Warner
John Cooney
Dodgers
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Branch Richey
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George Sisler
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Bobo) Newsom
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Hugh Casey
Cogent Suerte
Dahlgren Seid
Babe Dahlgren
Indianapolis
American Association
Larry MacPhail
Dahlgren
Leo Durocher
Mayo Clinic
Cooney
Waner
Reider
Pittsburgh Pirates
Durocher
Pirates
Ester Crabtree
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Medwick
Dixie Walker
Susler
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
Wid Matthews
Bob Finch
Cooperative Race Meeting Feasibility At Gulfstream Park
Akron businessman Allen Z. Simmons says horsemen may mount a cooperative race meet at Gulfstream Park near Miami to aid stranded 1200 thoroughbreds after tracks Hialeah and Tropical Parks closed. A track committee says racing could resume in about 10 days amid Gulfstream bankruptcy. Secretary Henry Baynard says the Racing Commission will consider the plan.
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Baynard
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Bakers Bowling League Latest Results and Standings
Storm Shipley leads with 15 wins 15 losses while Stup Bros hold 18 2 in the standings. Fredk Junk and Bill's show gains, Everedy and American Store trail with sub .5 winning percentages. Upcoming games listed for Monday and Tuesday.
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Junk
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American Store Co
Bikyst
N. Can, Co
Walkersville Quint Fights Hard in Loss to Frederick
Frederick High School defeated Walkersville 44 to 24 as Coach Zimmerman rotated 17 players. Walkersville forward Ensor scored 14 points, rival Lidie of Frederick also hit 14 as the Cadets dominated with steady depth and a late victory margin.
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Zimmerman
Frederick H
Walkersville H. S
Glade Valley
Ensor
Lidie
Frederick
State Game Commission to seek non resident fishing licenses
State Game and Fish Commission plans to ask the Legislature for a bill authorizing non resident licenses for Potomac River fishing. Warden E Lee LeCompte said the measure would be reviewed next Wednesday at a Commission meeting. Also proposed is a dog law to curb roaming canines destroying game. The Potomac rights question remains a drawn out issue.
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Talley
J. J Handley
Shipley
Baltimore
Reeder
E. Lee LeCompte Griffin
Fleming
Davis
Lidie
Elworthy
Resi- Wolfe
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac
LeCompte
Bender
Walkersville H
G. F. TP
Ensor
Braves Drop Two Veteran Players Sparks Debate
New York's Whitney Martin reports the Braves released Paul Waner and Johnny Cooney prompting talk that the club favors youth over experience. The piece also covers wartime aims, Babe Ruth as a goodwill envoy, Red Cross duty in London, naval swimming stats, curling plans in Superior, and other sports notes.
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Whitney Martin
New York
Paul Waner
Johnny Cooney
Braves
Corp
Harold M. Wade
Narragansett Bay
Baseball
Babe Ruth
Lake Winnebago Biggest Wisconsin Lake By Size
Lake Winnebago stands as Wisconsin's largest lake, stretching about thirty miles in length and ten miles wide amid the state’s numerous bodies of water.
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