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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
3
Boston pitcher Charley Wagner earned his first league win as the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns 6-3. Cronin hit his fifth homer with two on, and Boston moved ahead 4-2 in the fourth.
Charlie Keller collected four singles in four at bats, boosting his average from .408 to .427. Joe Vosmik went hitless in three trips, dropping two points. Newark and Boston players listed: Keller 124 AB 53 H .427. Vosmik 149 AB 46 H .309. Solters 100 AB 29 H .292. Hemsley 55 AB 10 H .182.
Newark outfielder June-Charlie Keller will receive the Sporting News trophy tomorrow before the Bears play the Syracuse Chiefs. Keller, a Maryland product, hit .353 last season, his first in organized baseball in the International League.
Algernon Hahn, a Frederick mechanic, built the winning Dr Frontenac racer for Memorial Day racing. He emphasizes that handling matters more than power, detailing his build from Germantown body and Indianapolis motor to a custom chassis. The car debuted at Latimore Valley and Latimore track events, with Campbell driving in races near York Springs. Hahn, not a driver, plans Campbell to handle future racing duties while Hahn works on tuning.
Walter J. Travis pioneered the British Amateur title in the United States using a center-shafted putter. Bartlett Travis explains his father's method, from line aiming and green reading to force, alignment, and focus. Subsequent golf anecdotes mention Sam Snead, Craig Wood, and Coral Gables misadventure at a nearby hole.
Westminster June 1 Western Maryland College shared letter awards with 91 athletes across eight sports including football basketball baseball soccer tennis track rifle shooting. Among honorees 22 football players nine seniors, boxing ten with Ortenzi the intercollegiate champion, and a strong graduation impact anticipated for soccer and tennis teams.
The Red Sox pace the league this season and may start Paul Rommel at pitcher. If he isn’t chosen, Taneytown may counter with Omar Martz, a strong righthander. Taneytown features Bob Brady and Dick Wildasin, while Frederick’s Frank Fraley is slated to handle infield duties. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Walter Johnson's Dr. Pepper nine from Washington follow the game.
The Ox Fibre speedball team slugged the offerings of Carl Fink and Ed Nagle for 12 hits Wednesday evening to defeat the DeMolay 13 to 1 in a City League encounter at Baker Park. The Brushmen won in the third inning with three runs as Moss, Mied Standing, and Grumbine contributed. Moore and Brachey led the hitting while Fink and Nogle pitched for Ox Fibre and DeMolay respectively. Score by innings shows Ox Fibre 00300073 0 and DeMolay 00001000-1. Pitchers Fink and Nogle highlighted by Ox Fibre’s offense. Grumbine and Angleberger among notable plays. Time of game about 1:15.
A golf writer discusses how grip faults and swing parallelism to feet harm accuracy. Errors such as an improper grip and over anxiety lead to misaligned clubheads and off line shots, with the shaft angle and body timing blamed for errant contact.
Yesterday's NL results show St Louis 9 over Poladet Pittsburgh 4 and New York 4 over Cincinnati. Brooklyn paused. Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at St Louis plus New York at Pittsburgh and Boston at Chicago on the schedule.
American League results list Detroit eight New York four Philadelphia nine Cleveland five Boston six St Louis three Washington five Chicago four. Today matches include Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Detroit at New York and St Louis at Boston.
Prince Georges Athletic Association manager A G Coroniger apologizes for rough handling by his club after a game in Frederick. The Frederick Hustlers failed to perform, fans complained, and Pittsburgh Crawfords canceled a July 3 game here. Talks continue for August at McCurdy Field. Also noted are Izaak Walton League pollution talks, river restoration plans, Hartman’s minor league chase, Armstrong Ambers heavyweight bout in New York, and local pitcher Warrenfeltz setting strikeout records.
In the City Speedball League game, Ox Fire defeated DeMolay 13 to 1. Snead recounts a striking sequence where a ball held up by water near the hole, bounced onto the green, and settled against the flag, though Wood bogeyed a crucial three-footer.
Fragmentary notes show Taneytown leading a league with teams Hanover Seratown Westminster and Congoleum amid references to old sects and a Frederick Bus event. Scattered lines mention a riflemen picnic Sunday and a medal ceremony at 7 oclock, but details are unclear.
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