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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1942
Page
7
Cincinnati Reds sweep a double header against Boston with 3-2 and 6-1 wins powered by late innings and strong pitching from Vander Meer and Starr. Pirates break jinx by rallying to top Philadelphia 6-5 after Philly errors. Cubs edge Dodgers in 10th inning 4-3 to split the twin bill, Cavarretta delivering the decisive hit and Medwick extending his hit streak. Koslo stars for Giants in 3-1 win over Cardinals.
Yesterday Fred's Welders defeated Barbara Fritchie 13 to 4 while Brigit Spot faced YMCA in the next game. Standings show Spot 4 wins 3 losses, Welders 3 1, Barbara Fritchie 2 2, YMCA 1 2, DeMoisy Jrs 4 0. An aviation cadet average is listed as 160 pounds and 5 feet 11 inches.
Navy Seaman Decker, son of Mrs. Mary H. Decker of 118 West Church Street, is stationed at an east coast naval base. Prior to enlistment in the U S Navy he worked for Potomac Edison company of this city.
New York reports indicate that about 300 clubs hosted Red Cross tennis events last weekend with average receipts near $100 per club. Officials expect July 4 and Labor Day weekends to be stronger as Hale America golf tourney nears a financial success. Ridgemoor club pledges $7,000 in ticket purchases and Chicago district clubs plan a sale drive. Journalists note athlete voices and Iceland plans, plus guest stars and a quip about aging stars and league shifts.
Charley Keller of the Yankees batted .333 for a second straight day as New York kept beating Cleveland. Middletown Mauler singled once for three runs, walked twice and scored twice. Hemsley played most of the Reds game early in the twin bill but was removed for a pinch hitter in the ninth. McQuillen remains out of the lineup.
New York Yankees defeated Cleveland 6 to 3 to take a 9 1/2 game lead in the American League. Lefty Smith allowed three runs in the first and Gomez finished for the win as the Yankees built a comfortable early lead. Cleveland’s Lefty Gomez was hurt in the second inning but recovered to win.
The County Softball League schedule features Middletown battling to force a tie with the home club in Ballenger a Harmony hosts Broad Bur in a key test Bolivar visits G L Bakers in a cellar battle with the loser sure to sit last Middletown has sharpened up with recent town games and several players have joined from the town league
Expert displays brilliant technique in a striking bridge sequence. The North East positions show a 1¢ pass and a clever 3N maneuver, with a sequence of passes and an ace jack ending in triumphant play.
Dr W Ecker tr of New York, 1938 world Masters winner, earns Life Master No 30 after reaching 260 rating points. In a recent hand he faced a slam in dummy with West holding a stopper. He risks on a two lead club finesse then cashes top diamonds and a heart, hoping the club queen drops. The finesse succeeds, clubs drop, and only the queen of spades is lost on the thirteenth trick.
Umpire assignments for tomorrow's Maryland State League games were set by President Red Burall. Liberty heads out to Woodbine, Sjamsville travels to New Market, and Mt. Airy aims at Woodsboro as teams in lower standings search for gains while heavy scoring last Sunday boosted Liberty Sjamsville and Mt. Airy.
In a tense Baker Park night game the Frederick Iron and Steel tied DeMolay 3-3 after ten innings as darkness halted play. Ford hit a game tying homer for the Fraternalists in the seventh. Harley was ejected after protests. Both teams tallied in the early frames with Earned runs listed for FLS and DeMolay.
Joe Gordon of the Yankees had two hits in a 1 m1 victory over the Indians. Dave Kosto of the Giants pitched the team into third place with a four hitter against the Cardinals. Lou Finney drove in runs for the Red Sox in a win over the White Sox. Johnny Vanier Meer and Ray Starr contributed for the Reds in a triumph over the Braves. Walt Jodnie of the Browns tripled in the 16th inning and scored the only run to beat the Athletics. Joe Medwick of the Dodgers and Phil Cavarretta also starred. Cubs led by Lach with three RBIs as the teams split a twin bill. Buck Newsom of the Senators pitched six strong innings to lift them from the cellar against the Tigers. Johnny Barrett of the Pirates singled with the bases loaded to spark a late rally and beat the Phillies.
Phelps leads NL batting at 373 for Pittsburgh while Reiser tops by 357 in Brooklyn. Runs, RBIs, doubles, triples and stolen bases highlight season stats for New York, Boston, St. Louis and Detroit with pitchers Bonham and Haines among leaders.
Frederick Welding Company's Junior City Softball League team, the Welders, defeated Barbara Fritchie Cabins Len 13-4 at Baker Park last night. The win moves them within a half game of first place as they surged to seven runs after the third inning. Caspar Moore starred with two hits and four attempts, while Red Crammitt posted the best fielding average for the losers. Bill Kennedy added a double and a triple.
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 3 Boston 2 Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 5 New York 3 St Louis L Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh New York plays St Louis Brooklyn meets Chicago Boston faces Cincinnati
The American League results show St Louis defeating Philadelphia 1 to 0, Boston 4 over Chicago 2, New York 6 over Cleveland 3, and Washington 3 over Detroit 2 in 10 innings. Upcoming games list Chicago at Boston, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York, and Detroit at Washington.
Attempts took distance hitting honors for both sides. The score shows Barbara Fritchie Cabins versus Frederick Welding Co with scattered lineups listing Cannon Rice Streeger Bayes Pat er Moore Kennedy Keyser Wisner Roberts Crummitt Bartgis Wertenbaker Tyeryar Stockman and others as players.
In a darkness halted game at end of the 19th, DeMalay leads 4 to 3 as teams tee off at Dattalay Landing. Popperek and others posted small totals as scores for Price Bros and Y1 & S Co. varied.
Major General Brereton said American heavy bombers shot down at least two Nesebade and Gayugat planes attacking Rangoon harbor Burma. One bomber failed to return. Led by Captain Sharp the raid targeted ships and docks but fog overcast limited damage assessment. Also noted were large draft departures from Draft Board Two for Army induction in Baltimore and recent marriage licenses issued in Rockville for Kayna Childers and Law Nicholson couples.
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