County League Contests Heat Up Six-Club Schedule
The Frederick County League’s six clubs open a new round this afternoon with key matchups at Woodsboro Yellow Springs hosts Middletown and a Brunswick-Emmitsburg showdown looms as leaders Thurmont and Brunswick duel. Umpires Morgan Cannon and Gardner set. Woodsboro adds Myers Colliflower. Thurmont adds Rameburg.
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Lew Gardner
Yellow Springs
Middletown Club
Springers
Thurmont
Woodsboro
Fea
Valley
Harold Remsburg
Middletown
Hie Clu
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Bruncawick
M. J. Thompson
Morgan
Cannon
Gardner
Ernest Myers
Robert Colliflower
Kenneth Rameburg
Falk Supplants Ruth As Premier American Swatter
Chicago July 17 AP Babe Ruth slips from AL batting lead, replaced at top by Bib Falk of the White Sox. In six games Ruth gains five hits, while Falk tallies strong marks including two home runs and four triples. League leaders show Foster and Meusel near top batting and Burns of Cleveland leads in homers with nine. Grantham of Pittsburgh shines in the National League with 15 hits in six games lifting the Pirates toward second.
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Frederick County League
Emmitsburg
Middletown
T Woodsboro
Woodsboro
Johnny Creager
Thurmont Nine
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Bib Falk
White Sox
Ruth
Fothergill
Detroit
Falk
Yankees
Washington
McNeely
Senators
Burns
Cleveland
Bambino
Thome
Simmons
Athletics
Lazzeri
Meusel
E. Rice
Humefield
Mostl
George Unie
Thea Moundsmen
Ted Lyong
Pate
Heilmann
New York
Grantham
St. Louis
Jacobson
Brooklyn
Reds
Rixey
Donohute
Rhem
Specs” Moeadowe
Pittsburgh
Doug MccWeeny
Af Brookslyn
Hargrave
Cincinnati
Bressler
Pittsburg
Herman
Traynor
Hornsby
Christensen
E. Smith
Cuyler
Paper Team Wins No-Hit Victory In Five Inning Game
The News-Post blanked East End Sporting Glading on EB’s home field Friday evening 4 to 0. Leo Wickless pitched no hit no run with a one hand catch by Larry Benta. Batteries News-Post Wickless Smith EB E Kline Rinehart. Sarazen Rallies In Open Championship Play. Garden City New York July 17 Gene Sarazen rallied to defend his Metropolitan Open title Friday at Saulsbury Country Club chipping a three-stroke win over MacDonald Smith after 34 holes.
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News-Post
East End
Leo Wickless
Jim Zimmerman
Joan Engelbrecht
Wickless
Larry Benta
Smith
B. Kline
Rinehart
Schaeffer Eligible After Release By DeMolar Club
Thomas Schaeffer becomes eligible to play with Chapline Inine next Thursday after release by DeMolar club. Frank Miller still not released by Escarede club and cannot play for one week post release, per club president.
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Schaeffer
Thomas Schaeffer
DeMolar
Chapline Inine
Frank Miler
M. J. Grove
Escarede
Clee
Delaney Captures Light Heavyweight Crown From Berlenbach
New York July 17 Jack Delaney defeated Paul Berlenbach to win the world light heavyweight title. Delaney recovered after fracturing a small bone in his left thumb, delivering a late surge from round eleven to fourteen that sealed a unanimous decision before 45,000 fans and a $475,000 gate. Berlenbach, heavier by weight, fought back with lefts and body blows but was outboxed in the final rounds as Delaney seized the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Delaney
Paul Berlenbach
Bridgeport
Conn
Delaney
Berlenbach
Herlenbach
Mattle
Beslis
Delahey
Paul
Delansy
Game Called Off Due to Incomplete Lineups
The Everedg and St Johns failed to present full lineups Friday night, forcing the postponement of the game to a later date. Death Valley was named by 17 survivors of a 30 member emigrant party that perished during a march toward the Pacific coast.
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Everedg
St. John’s
Death Valley
Pacific Coast
City League Schedule and Results Summary
A compact roundup of City League play listing weekly results and upcoming matchups. Teams mentioned include M. J. Grove, Eagles, Chaplines, DeMolay, Everedy, Y. M. E. B., Moose, St. John's, and Umpires Lipps and Hershberger with games spread across Monday through Friday.
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St. John’s Va
Chaplines
Lipps
DeMolay
Everedy
Hershberger
St. John's
Moose
Eagles
DeMolays
Pet
St. John’s
Eagles Hold Grove Nine In Tight Tie At One City Field
Brightwell, Falk and Kreb lead hitting for the Eagles as they knot with M. J. Grove, 4 to 4, in the fifth. Downes and Davis add offense while Weddle makes a sharp second inning catch. Falk yields two late runs but Eagles rally to salvage a draw with solid defense and timely hits.
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Plug
EL Wadi
Folliite
D. Kreh
R. Roser
Grove
LL. Berer
Harvey
Skeeter
Sesby
R. Weddle
Davis
Brighorell
Keefer
L. Boyer
Falk
Downes
Om Boyer
Picher
Lipps
Nalter
Frederick County League Opens With Thurmont Woodsboro Matchups
The Frederick County League lists Thursday games: Thurmont at Woodsboro, Brunswick at Emmitsburg, Middletown at Yellow Springs. Saturday schedule follows with Woodsboro at Middletown, Brunswick at Thurmont, and Yellow Springs at Emmitsburg.
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Woodsboro
Middletown
Brunswick
Thurmont
Yellow Springs
Emmitsburg
Moose Trophy Dither On New Brunswick Hunt Ends
On a moose hunt in New Brunswick Eddie Collins Muddy Ruel Bob Shawkey Jon Bush Babe Rush and others argued over who earned the head after a wounded bull was killed. Small Boy the Timagami guide said the final taker should be the hunter who killed it, given the wounded animal. A car crash in Maryland and a separate Ohio collision are noted with minor injuries and fault accepted.
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Eddie Collins
Muddy” Ruel
Bob Shawkey
Jon Bush
Babe Rush
New Brunswick
Guida
Bunter
Joe Bugh
Small Boy
Timagami
Ont
Indiana
First Knot and Secret Engagements Revealed
Answer from London recounts a secret engagement, noting the couple were engaged two weeks before the narrator learned of it. The exchange hints at concealed plans and personal disclosures surrounding the union.
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London
Baseball pennant race shifts in 1926 National League
Cincinnati and St Louis lead as surprise contenders with rookies in key spots and stars Hornsby and Bottomley underperforming yet Cardinals stay in striking distance. Amateur golf changes adopt seeded draws and 32 qualifiers. Yankees surge in American League with two long streaks, while Washington and Philadelphia falter.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Reda
Cardingla
Frank Emmer
St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
Hm Bottomley
Cardinals
Yankees
Yanks
Washington
Philadelphia
Trent
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Batting Stance Rules From Billy Evans Method
In Inside Baseball a6 Billy Evans outlines his batting system. He stresses balanced weight distribution, adjusting stance for pitch type and pitcher, and stepping in or back to time the ball. Evans notes shifting styles with different pitching and cites Eddie Wells’ record pitching eighteen innings without a hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sowsay Dean
Telmann
Bakers
Bateman
Whem
Sumson
Eddie Wella
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Sweetser's Short Swing Dazes British Golf Fans
Overseas reports of Jess Sweetser's victory at the British amateur championship note the three quarter golf swing as a standout feature. Sweetser, an American, uses a compact stroke that unsettled skeptics and helped him defeat Click Evans in the Brookline finals.
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Overeas
Jess Sweetser
Sweetser
Brookline
Feld
Click Evans
Chicago
Evans
Slara
Muirfield
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France
MY. Moose
Ames
Everedy Va
Yellow Sprinza
Wootaboro
Fish and Game
West Virginia
Braddock Pike
Baughman's Lane
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Fred Jones
Myersville
C. B. Darner
Walker Hill Dairy Field Service
Ross Smith
Frederick
Bobby Jones
Billy Evans
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