Former Blue Ridge League Star Reggie Rawlings Dies
Martinsburg West Virginia July 8 funeral services will be held tomorrow for George R Reggie Rawlings 63 once the Blue Ridge League s leading batsman through its 15 year existence He died Tuesday night at Baker Veterans Administration after two years illness A native of Washington he joined Martinsburg in 1915 and played left field for the Martinsburg Blue Sox then the Hagerstown Hubs He led the league in batting and home runs and was regarded by many observers as superior to Hack Wilson He later worked at Dunn Woolen Co before dying at 63 with survivors including his widow sister brother and niece and nephew burial followed at Rosedale Cemetery
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Robert Rawlings, Jr
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Yellow Springs Teeners Triumph 3 2 Over Middlepoint
Yellow Springs Teeners win a tight 3-2 game against Middlepoint at Yellow Springs, breaking the tie for first place. Middlepoint led 2-1 entering the seventh. Yellow Springs tied it with hits from Schultz and errors and walked in the winning run after a ruling on a trapped ball. Kuhn and Frushour pitched for Middlepoint, Kehne and Hooper for Yellow Springs.
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Braves Dominate Little League Dodgers 17 to 5 in Thurmont
Braves launch a sharp hitting attack led by Duble to break Dodgers defenses and win 17-5 over Thurmont Little League. They jump to a 5-0 lead, add six runs in the sixth, and feature Duble Smith as a defensive standout with two homers and a single.
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Tigers Beat Cubs 3 2 In Road Little League Clash
Tigers edge Cubs 3 2 at Scheer Stadium Brunswick in a tight Tailroaders Little League game. Don Deener fanned seven, walked Fleetwood and Robinette to spark the winning rally in the top of the sixth. Larry Barger pitched well for the Tigers with strong control and solid support from teammates.
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Giants May Be Greatest Of All Time Says Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons, long-time Giants coach, argues this 1950s era group resembles 1933 Bul Terry’s club, praising balanced power and team cohesion. He notes Willie Mays as a sparkplug and compares the current lineup to the 1933 squad that won the pennant and defeated Washington in the World Series.
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Indians Clinch Series as Hegson and Westlake Hit Home Runs
Cleveland beat Baltimore 4-1 behind Jim Hegan and Wally Westlake homers and Bob Feller’s seven-hit ball. Feller earned his sixth consecutive win, while Vern Stephens scored Baltimore’s lone run. The Indians widened their lead over the Yankees to four games. Giants upset Dodgers 11-2 as Willie Mays drove in five. Cubs beat Milwaukee 9-3 with Randy Jackson’s first major league hit leading a five-homer day. Tigers’ Steve Gromek shut out White Sox 2-0. Judge Moylan presses for McCurdy Field improvements for Tramsville Dodgers exhibition.
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New Windsor Defeats Union Bridge In Little League Action
New Windsor topped Union Bridge 9-1 as Sonny Brooks hit a first inning homer and the team exploded for seven tallies in the sixth. The see-saw game shifted after a late Union Bridge rally and errors helped New Windsor pull away. In another Frederick Carroll game Woodsboro edged Liberty 4-3 as Dorsey fanned a dozen but took the loss.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule From Today
Major and minor league results update with AL standings and NL results. Chicago blanked Cleveland 4 0 while Baltimore defeated Detroit 2 0. New York beat Washington 5 25? at home. Schedule lists Cleveland at Chicago night game with Houtteman facing Keegan and other league matchups.
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Villanova to Stay Big Time in Football Push
Villanova plans to resume major football scheduling with Army Baylor Iowa State and Texas A&M over the next four years amid a stadium expansion to 35 000 to 40 000 seats Athletic Director Bud Dudley said the program remains essential and a new head coach will be named soon.
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Fights Last Night Drawn From AP Dispatches
In Plainville Connecticut Pat Manali outpointed Pierre Hernandez in 149 pound class as Syracuse and France battled in a separate bout with Brooklyn's Dan ny Rubino defeating Phil Rizzo in the 159%4 pound division. Meanwhile a young man’s parents objected to his choice of girlfriend with the line, but the boy insists she’s the best he can get with the car they own.
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Unemployment Claims Rise Amid Vacation Shutdowns
The Maryland Employment Security agency reports sharp weekly increases in new unemployment claims across counties led by Baltimore. A record total of 5 345 new claims last week followed 4 361 the prior week as summer plant shutdowns and Fourth of July vacations reduce operations. Checks paid rose to 21 687 with value up to 783 573 dollars. Local office tallies show Cumberland Hagerstown Frederick Silver Spring Hyattsville Annapolis Towson Cambridge Chestertown Salisbury Elkton Oakland Westminster Easton Crisfield and other towns affected. Shell Oil and M J Grove are listed among employers related to the report. A golf dinner and film event at the VFW Country Club is noted separately.
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Philadelphia mayor urges business drive to save Athletics
Mayor Joseph S Clark Jr rallied about 75 business and civic leaders to fund a community chest style effort to keep the Philadelphia Athletics in the city. He opposed city subsidies, vows full public relations support, and warned loss of the franchise would hurt the regional economy. Connie Mack, his sons, and club officials attended alongside players, with Clark naming three groups responsible for keeping the A’s: the Mack family, the fans, and local businessmen.
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Huskies Face Kiwanis in High School Showdown Today
Babe Ruth League Shell Oil clash features M. J. Grove on pitch as Huskies meet Kiwanis today at the high school arena.
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Willie Mays Half Way To Ruth Mark
Willie Mays, the Giants center fielder, stands half way to Babe Ruth's 60 home runs with 4 games remaining. He hit Nos. 28 and 30 against Brooklyn, matching the pace Ruth set in 1927 as other right handed sluggers chased the record.
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