Tri County League Weekend Showdowns Forge Pennant Race
In a pair of crucial Tri-County League games on Sunday, Brunswick visits Middletown and Walkersville hosts Wakefield as teams jostle for playoff positioning. Damascus leads as Cedar Grove hosts, while Ijamsville meets Lander and Doubs plays Thurmont. Umpire assignments list Crum Schrider Staley Smith W. Curry.
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Walkersville
Wakefeld
Middletown
Ronner
Damascus
Brunswick
Doubs
Lee Hahn
Clark Castle
Wakefield
Glade Valleyites
Carrol Counhans
Cedar Grove
Woodsboro
Johnny Day
Ijamsville
Lander
Thurmont
Cedar
Stoners Aggregation
Fastus LeGore
Lefty Wolfe
Thurmout
Emmitsburg
Roger Crum
Charles Staley
Corrigan Flier Declares He Is Not A Lover
Corrigan the 31 year old California mechanic says he flew the Atlantic not seeking marriage. He plans meetings with Erie officials and the Army chief while denying offers of stage or writing contracts. He hopes to return home around July 30 after diary purchases and US engagements keep him busy. An unrelated note mentions an electric eye device to open dental cabinet drawers to prevent germ transfer.
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California
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Erie
Eirc Army
Michael Brennan
United States
London
St Marys Celtics Meet Hustlers In Battle At McCurdy Field
St Marys Celtics of Alexandria Va visit Frederick to clash with the H hustlers at McCurdy Field Sunday afternoon. Doug MoK iean opposes Frank Fraley in a planned pitching duel. Art Zahn and Alex Cabell are key Celtics with Zimmer man at short. Gardner keeps Frederick lineup.
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McCurdy Field
St. Marcy’s Celtics
Alexandria
Doug MoKiean
Ray Gardner
Ted Beach
Celtics
Austin F. Angleberger
Morgan
Alexandria Chucker
Annnapolis
Winchester
Annapolis
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Catoctin Furnace
Jim Tennant
G-Men
Art Zahn
George Washington University
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Gettysburg
Fleet Wings
Alex Cabell
Buddy Zimmerman
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Republic Steel and C I O Clash Again in Senate
July 22 report on Republic Steel Corp and the Committee for Industrial Organization clashing before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Phillip Murray condemned Republic as the foulest industrial cess pool of labor relations in America. Thomas F. Patton countered CIO interference with mail during last year’s strike, noting 23,000 Republic employees remained at work.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Phillip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organization Committee
Republic
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Steel Company
Thomas F. Patton
C.T. O
Little Steel
Feller Easy as Sox Maul Tribe in Boston
Boston beats Cleveland 7-4 as Bobby Feller is hit hard. Cronin Higgin both drive in three runs for the Red Sox. Yankees idle due to rain. Boston closes to within a game and a half of Cleveland while New York leads.
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Baseball’s First 99 Years Foretold by Boston Transcript
The 1877 Boston Transcript forecast the death of baseball noting a scoreless 24 innings between the Harvards and the Manchesters and praising fielding perfection that would make runs impossible.
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A Grand Slam Through Reversing the Dummy in Bridge
The article describes Phil Spitalny guiding a duplicate bridge game using reversing the dummy to win a grand slam. After bidding hearts first, he showed first-round control and, once the dummy was revealed, used his trumps to ruff losing cards and then clear adversaries’ trumps with dummy’s hand.
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Oridge League
Phil Spitalny
Girls’ Orchestra
Spitalny
Grand Slam Achieved After Clever Bidding and Play
South faced a first tick decision whether to win with the ace or hold. The reverse dummy plan yielded better odds. Spitalny ruffed clubs, led hearts, and discarded a losing diamond while the queen ace king of spades and a final spade ruff sealed the grand slam.
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Brunswick Honors McQuillen at Griffith Stadium Tribute
Bruns wick salutes Glenn McQuillen of the St Louis Browns at Griffith Stadium applauded by Arch McDonald on radio. McQuillen shows promise after moving from Western Maryland to the AL, while Boots Poffenberger of Williamsport lags in a Detroit Tigers career. Damascus first baseman Johnny Day faces scrutiny after an umpire incident. Day denies violent contact and the league suspends him. A Cheyenne note reports migrating deer near the Montana Wyoming border facing an experimental charged wire fence to deter alfalfa thieves.
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Elwood
Boots) Poffenberger
Willamsport
Detroit Tigers
Poofeti
Daily School
Mickey Cochrane
Johnny Day
Damascus
Mt. Airy
William Nuse
Day
Basil Burdette
Burdette
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sheil Creek Canyon
Montana-Wyoming
Big Horns
Galento Nears Pneumonia For Philadelphia Title Fight
Tony Galento was rushed to Orange Memorial Hospital with pneumonia, forcing the indefinite postponement of his 15 round bout with John Henry Lewis in Philadelphia. Joe Mendel said Galento’s temperature was 104.2 and Herman Taylor with state officials announced the postponement.
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National League Yesterday's Results Brief
Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 2 and St Louis 12 Brooklyn 3 noted with Pittsburgh 4 and Boston 3, other game postponed due to rain. Today matchups include Boston at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at St Louis, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Surinam and Dutch Guiana on stamps in 17th century lore
The piece explains how the Dutch ceded Manhattan to England in 1667 and how Surinam, or Dutch Guiana, sits near the equator with about 54 000 square miles and 164 000 people. It highlights gold in the jungles, plantations along the coast for sugar and coffee, and hardwoods carried to Paramaribo. A Negro girl on a Surinam stamp is noted.
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McQuillen Breaks Tradition With Twin Singles At Bat
Glenn McQuillen former Western Maryland athlete delighted Brunswick fans in Griffith Stadium Washington Friday by two singles five at bats scoring two runs and playing left field for the St Louis Browns He received a wrist watch at home plate from Miss Theresa Phillips amid cheering from 7000 Ladies Day spectators He also kissed Miss Phillips after the presentation and made a sharp running catch to end the game McQuillen sacrificed to second and scored in the sixth and eighth innings while his defense logged four putouts The Brunswick party backed him and his performance contrasted with earlier nervous moments at the plate including a bust tradition start in the second inning
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Harry Kelley
Buddy Lewis
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al Simmons
Joe Krakauskaus
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Mills
Best Shots of Big Shots by Ret Krenz NEA Service
Golf writer Ret Krenz explains that cocking the wrists at the top of the backswing focuses power in the wrists and right side rather than the shoulders. Without cocking, power is squandered as the body leads prematurely.
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NEA Service
Swing Mechanics for Correct Arc in Batting
The text discusses a downswing in which the body is in position to sweep through the proper arc. It notes the right hand should assist the swing but must not overtake the left too soon, ensuring balance and timing in the batter's motion.
Baseball scores and schedule from the American League
The results list Boston beat Cleveland 7 to 4 and St Louis defeated Washington 9 to 7 with other games postponed due to rain. Today’s schedule shows St Louis at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Boston, and Chicago at New York.
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Baseball Averages Show Newark Keller Tops .379
Glenn McQuillen boosted his batting average to .262 after two hits in five at bats while Charlie Keller held at .379 with two for five. Joe Vosmik went 0 for 5, dropping four points to .323. Hemsley added a lone hit in three at bats lifting his average by two points. The list shows Keller Newark .379, Vosmik Red Sox .323, McQuillen Browns .262, Hemsley Indians .267, Solters Indians .210. In medical usage a guillotine is an instrument for cutting off a tonsil or uvula.
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Charlie Keller
Joe Vosmik
Hemsley
AB H. Ave Keller Newark
McQuillen Browns
Hemsley Indians
Solters Indians
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