Close Races Runaway Leaders Hit Early Pace
New York Yankees lead the American League by eight games and the Brooklyn Dodgers by six in the National League as the season opens. The Yankees have won 21 of 25 and show no signs of anyone ending their streak, while the Dodgers have 18 wins in 24 and have defeated the Boston Braves eight times. Injuries and lineup shakeups affect other teams as eastern clubs head west for the crossover schedule.
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St. Louis Browns
Frank Hayes
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Welders rout Y M C A in Junior City Softball clash
Frederick Welders crushed Y M C A 12 to 3 at Baker Park upper diamond dropping the Y squad to fourth place. An eight run rally in the fifth inning sealed the win as Kline homered for the Welders. Y M C A’s three runs came in the final inning.
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Y Boys
Baker Park Upper Diamond
Kline
CAL
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Talley
Willard
Gardner
Dunn
Eichelberger
Slagle
Smith
Brightwel
Frederick Welders
Cannon
Rice
Haller
Stine
Baker
Bud Kennedy
Moore
Bill Kennedy
Eicholtz
Keyser
Drafted 14 year old Max Kehne joins Pepperites roster
14 year old high school sophomore Max Kehne is drafted from the Junior City Softball League by Dr. Pepper's major city Pepperites. He is set to debut on Baker Park's lower diamond this evening. Ramsburg, manager, signed Kehne after seeing him with Frederick Welders. He previously pitched in a loss before city league scouts.
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Roundup of Army Navy football links and college outlook
Navy publicity prompts talk of Ivy League coach at Fort Knox and Air Corps Technical School schedules with Miami Alabama Purdue Texas A and M Tulsa and Mississippi on list. Connie Ryan optioned to Jersey City. Walter Lynch questions Joe Louis tax loan. Tony Galento ventures into film. Dusty Rhodes uses swing music at batting practice. Outfield pay-to-enter quip from Rip Russell. Ensign Cleo Dobson cited with flying cross for submarine raids. Yale gears up for Heffelfinger brothers duty. Chalky Wright vs Harry Jaeffra rescheduled for Army show weekend. Grenshaw linked to golf-collection colors.
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Keesler Field
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Connie Ryan
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Jimmy Frain
Tony Gailento
Tony
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Dusty Rhodes
Charleston
Yale
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Minnesota
Pudge
New Haven
Chalky Wright
Harry Jaeffra
Baltimore
W. W. Grenshaw
California
Pirates May Lose Flowers To Uncle Sam
Pirates manager Frankie Frisch announced that coach Jake Flowers has left the team to enter military service in Washington. Catcher Virgil Davis will coach in Flowers' place while Honus Wagner remains sidelined with an eye infection, as Pittsburgh prepares to face the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Flowers
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Hell
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City Softball League Schedule Highlights
Price Bros. 3, F. 1. & . 1. game today features Dr. Pepper against DeMolay. Thursday brings Dr. Pepper vs Price Bros. and F. I. & S. vs DeMolay, outlining a busy league slate.
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Tough Card Lies Ahead For Locals Tough Card Lies Ahead For Locals
Frederick Hustlers ride a five game win streak into June facing Baltimore Firemen in a Sunday rematch after a 2-0 May 24 win. The team hosts Cumber land Bi-Staters June 14 and Washington Cameos June 21 in a doubleheader, as they seek to defend a 6-4 defeat by Cameos which marked one of three season losses to their rivals. Standiford seeks revenge against Firemen next Sunday.
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Downes
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Brooks
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Robert Walters
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Oil City
Hornet
Mellonas Cafe
Hustiers
Price Bros Team Upset Iron Workers 3 1 in Softball Battle
Price Bros defeated Frederick Iron and Steel 3 to 1 in a top season game in the City Softball League. It was the Brothers third win in ten starts. Rice allowed seven hits but kept them scattered. Zimmerman hit a fifth inning homer for the losers. The win did not alter standings as Dr Pepper plans to start a Junior League hurler against the Fraternalites.
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Zimmerman
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L. Murray
Reno Tucker
W. L. Pet
Deeb Et Eh de
Brooklyn
Og Poole
Price Bros. Ab.r. H. O. AE
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New York
E. Rhoderick
Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
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Fladelphi
BAT
Delauter
Brachey
Dutrow
Esterly
Staley
F.I& S. Co
Kelly
Fox
Rhoderick
Crum
R. Tucker
Shoemaker
Gardner
League Games To Boost Service Fund
President Will Harridge of the American League announced three Sunday double-headers and a night game in Chicago to boost the Army and Navy Relief drive. The league aims at $375,000, after weak early turnout with 37,991 fans and $40,937.57. Double-headers set for August 23: St Louis at Detroit, Boston at Philadelphia, Washington at New York.
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Will Harridge
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Navy
Harridge
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Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Red Sox
Athletics
Yankees
Foxx Returns to Old Friend in Cubs Deal
Boston waives Jimmy Foxx and sells him to the Chicago Cubs as the aging slugger eyes a pinch hitting role. Foxx, a .332 lifetime hitter and 1932 MVP, steps from Boston after last season and had been linked to Philadelphia and Cleveland before the Cubs acquisition.
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Jimmy Wilson
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the Beast
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Tom Yawkey
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
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Frankie Hayes
St. Louis Browns
Wilson
Easton
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Providence
Mack
Babe Ruth
Johnny Marcum
Yawkey
Baseball schedule highlights for today across leagues
National League slate features Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Boston at St Louis New York at Chicago and Philadelphia at Cincinnati with no special events or playoffs noted.
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Boston
St. Louis
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baseball schedule on American League with multiple matchups
Detroit faces Philadelphia and Cleveland plays Boston in a stacked American League lineup. St Louis travels to Washington while Chicago visits New York and New York hosts the same. A misprint notes a hit and run involving dogs and a mistaken phrase about injuring persons in North Carolina.
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Phelps Aims at NL Batting Crown With Explosive Start
Babe Phelps, Pittsburgh catcher, surged to a .373 average to lead the National League, while Pete Reiser rose to .343 and Ernie Lombardi stood at .337. With Brooklyn stars atop the charts and leaders in home runs, hits, and runs, the season’s early hitting race remains heavily packed and unsettled.
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Ernest Gordon
Babe) Phelps
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pheps
Phelps
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Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Reiser
Ernie Lombardi
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Walker Cooper
St. Louis
Joe Medwick
Ray Lamanno
Cincinnati
Danny Murtaugh
Philadelphia
Enos Slaughter
St. Lows
Mickey Owen
Dixie Walker
Lamarno
Camille Homer
Dolph Camilli
Willard Marshall
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Frank McCormick
Reds
Nanny Fernandez
Eddie Joost
Slaughter
Stan Musial
Johnny Mize
Marshal
Giants
Mize
Eddie Miller
Larry French
Curt Davis
Maryland sportsmen urged to push for law reforms
Sportsmen should unite when the General Assembly meets next January to seek revision of Maryland fish and game laws. The State Game Department cites an Attorney General opinion upholding State Warden E Lee LeCompte that rod and reel fishermen may not have more than one hook per line, with penalties of 25 to 100 dollars per conviction, while bush bobs and dipnets remain permitted, reducing fish in streams.
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General Assembly
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Attorney General's Office
E. Lee LeCompte
Maryland Angling Laws Cause Controversy in Frederick County
The article notes conflict between fishing laws restricting possession of certain fish and the open season for others, with anglers in Frederick County upset by rules that limit catches until July. It covers stream conditions, parking along Foxville road by Big Hunting Creek, and War Department control of the Catoctin area urging proper conduct. It also mentions Buck Newsom’s fading baseball form and off field conduct, including late nights and training rule violations.
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Frederick County
Foxville
War Department
Catoctin
Breezy Eason seeks lighter roles after famed chariot scene
Hollywood reports Breezy Eason, famed action director of Ben Hur and Sergeant York, longs to branch into lighter fare or drawing room comedy. At 51 he remains a top stunt driven specialist, directing and performing dangerous sequences, while Hollywood awaits his next project. Martial law is declared in Sind after train wrecks blamed on the Hurs, with four to six months expected for suppression.
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