Walkersville High sets school baseball marks in season
Walkersville High School earns its best baseball season with Larry Duncan leading a strong batting attack including Dick Duncan and Gene Green. The Lions post a solid team average and 102 hits in 305 at bats while pitchers allow few earned runs across 77 innings. Dick Smith shines on the mound with an 8-0 record, and Woody Held stars for the Kansas City Athletics with a game winning homer in a 13 inning win over the Washington Senators.
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Dick N
Gene Green
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Camilo Pascual
Washington Senators
Itense
Mike Baxes
Homer
Sea- Zimmerman - Swomley
R. Smith
Duncan Green Garst
Gison
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Terry
Dorsey
Troxell Frock
Clem
House
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Shelton
Courtney
Nehis
Kansas City
Phils Edge
Cubs
Chicago
McBride
Dick Farrell
Neagle
Stan Lopata
Philadelphia
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Farrell
D. Smith
Sanford
Semproch
Farrel
Lopata
Hobbie
Mayer
Elston
Taylor
Trico Loop Leaders To Tangle On Sunday
Trico Loop Leaders set clash Sunday with Lovettsville and Bolivar in a Tri County League showdown. Boston’s Harvey McCutcheon eyes another win as Cleveland edges past the Pirates in a nontitle game.
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Trico
Boston
Gene Stephens
Lovettsville
Rocky Colar
Bolivar
I Vito
Imsr
Harvey McCutcheon
Harvey Cleveland
Hay- Bell
Wilhelm
Browning
Smith
Fornieles
White
Jone
W—Fornieles
L—Wilhelm
Cleveland
Brown
Gernert
Jensen
Lions Rout North End for First-Half Crown in Local League
In Walkersville Center, the Lions crushed North End 32 to 8 securing the first half title. M J Grove defeated Rotary in a 5 to 1 game. Hartman and Stull led a strong hitting attack for Cloverdale as players were cited for key doubles and wins. Final standings show Lions leading, with Rotary and North End trailing in a busy weekend of Little and Babe Ruth League action.
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North End
M. J. Grove
Rotary
Walkersville Center
Hartman
Glade Valley
Trout
Stull
W. Ahalt
Cloverdale
Potomac Edison
M. J
Southern
Sinnee
J. Zimmerman
Kelly’s
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Routzahn
Igio
Farmer's Supply
Gibbson
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Riehl Amg Avis
Young
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Mayne
Lee Fisher
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Lucky Five
Lovettsville Sun
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Star
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Durrow
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Colliflower
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Atlantic Service
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Will Bellows
Rosemont Gulf
Hammond
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Paine
Mayn Schattenburg
East End
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Foiles
Mizell
Rinehart
Hami
Nate
Exaco Ibe
Pitz
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C. & P. Shipitches
Merman
Stevens
Ham
Harsmond
Woodman
Xzmmond
D — Gehattenburg
Zymmnings Rinehart
Sagan
Brachey
Molesa
Wort Id Rhodes
Bob Zimmerman
Ana Odes
R. Haba
Oxco Boys Edge Amvets 5-3 in tight baseball clash
The Oxco entry of the American Little League defeated Amvets 5-3 as Grovel and Lowe drove in key doubles. J Mar ey homered and T Brooks added a double for Amvets, while both teams had six hits. Errors and walks doomed the losers, with pitching notes listing Grove and Mar key among others.
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Amvets
Grovel
Lowe
J. Marey
T. Brooks
Oxca
Suman
Kline
Grove
Brooks
J. Marker
J. Markey
Innines
Searer
Nathan Jacobson
Tigers Add Ossie Virgil First Negro Player Since 1947
Detroit promoted Ossie Virgil a 25 year old Dominican Republic native and third baseman to the major league club as the Tigers, in last place in the American League, added their first Negro player since Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers. Virgil previously played with Charleston and New York Giants, was part of a January deal for Jim Finigan and cash, and joins a Tigers roster with no prior Negro players besides him in team history. Separately, Maryland golf action saw Jane Schiller and others advance to the Maryland State Golf Association women’s championship semi finals with Mrs. Emrich and Mrs. Bibby also progressing.
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Detroit Tigers
Jackie ‘Robinson
Brooklyn i Dodgers
Ossie Virgil
Dominican Republic
Virgil
Charleston
New York Giants
Tigers
Gail Harris
Jim Finigan J
Cash
Jimove
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Jane Schilter
Salisbury
Williams ‘Bibby
Cumberland
Maurice Glick
Charles ‘Emrich
Maryland State Golf Assn
Miss Schiller
University of Mary
J Claude Richards
Rolling Road
Glick
Helen Rufé
Bibby
Konopa
Argyle
Emrich
Joseph Smyth
Orioles And Senators Lose BALTIMORE
Detroit Tigers rally in seventh inning to defeat the Orioles 6 to 4 as Ray Boone hits a grand slam. Hank Aguirre tosses a strong 8 innings for his second win, helped by early runs from Foytack. Jim Busby, Al Kaline, and Bill Hoeft contribute key hits in a tense late rally.
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Baltimore
Ray Boone
Hank Aguirre
Detroit
Aguirre
Orioles
Paul Foxtack
Jim Busby
Tly
Billy Q*dell
Ronio
Billy
Martin
Gus Zeraial
Zeraial
Bill Hoeft
Oriele
al Kaline
Wice
Boone
Tigers
Foytack
Willson
O'Dell
Beamon
Triandeos
Fort Detrick Tennis Team Tops MAISAC Standings
The Fort Detrick tennis team holds a four win no loss record atop the MAISAC Tennis League. In the photo front row Captain Ken Vosti and Master Specialist Emil Johnson with manager, back row Private First Class Bob Srowa Private U S my Photo First Class Larry Taylor and Private First Class Nai Jew. two others are Second Lieutenant T K Lee and Private First Class Don Kiosefe. Johnson has been the Second Army senior champion for three years, earning honors for both himself and Fort Detrick in AU Army and Interservice matches.
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Fort Detrick
Ken Vosti
Emil Johnson
Bob Srowa
U.S
Larry Taylor
Nai Jew
T. K. Lee
Don Kiosefe
Johnson
Army
Baseball Standings and Results From AP Summary
American League standings show New York leading with strong win totals and top divisions. Thursday results include New York 12 Chicago 2 and Boston 5 Cleveland 3. National League games featured Philadelphia at St Louis and Milwaukee at Los Angeles with late finishes in extra innings.
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Kansas City
Boston
Chicago
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Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Baltimore Knight
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Milwaukee MW
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Los
Maryland State League Names Its All Star Baseball Team
Managers from the Maryland State League selected 22 players for the All Star squad to face the Fri County League at McCurdy Field on June 11. Pitchers Bob Donovan and Bob Deadrick were added to strengthen the rotation. John A. Derr, Frederick mayor, to throw out the opening ball.
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Ds.t
Buckey Miller
New ‘Market
Ronnie Tyervar
Ijams
Ville
John
Bob Donovan
Brunswick
Bob Deadrick
Poolesville
Bob Remus
All-Stars
Wallace Matheney
Tri- County All-Stars
Maryland
John A. Derr
Frederick
Yankee Stadium Used Offer To Giants Denied
New York Dan Topping president of the Yankees said Thursday he offered the Giants use of Yankee Stadium for six years at their own terms and longer if needed while a New York City ballpark was built for an incoming club. He denounced claims that the Yankees chased the Giants out of New York and said Horace Stoneham was briefed on conditions.
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Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Giants
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San Francisco
Chicago White Sox
Ping
Yankees
Horace Stoneham Giants
New York City
Welter Title Fight Tonight in St Louis Showdown
Virgil Akins of St Louis faces Vince Martinez of Paterson in a 15 round final to crown welterweight champion. Basilio watches as Akins, 20, is the 2 1 favorite. Martinez holds a 60 5 record. Both fighters earn 15 000 each plus a 30 percent gate share. The bout airs on XBC at 9 p m EST.
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Wena
Akins
Martinez
Massachusetts
Tony DeMarco
DeMarco
Virgil
Isaac Legatt
New York
Gill Turner
DeMares
Lo' Bart
XBC
All Stars Named For Tri Co Loop
All star selections list players by position from multiple towns including McCurdy Field. Names include Dick Smith Wa le Jackie Keane Yellow Kenneth Eaves Broad Run Doug Carey Raymiend Thompson Germantown Donnie Loun Buchwe Carroll Haffer Broad Run Bobby Miss Yellow Sp Middleton Paul Stroup Middleton Mike Frock Creagerstown Jake Lenhart Buckeystown Jim Linton Yellow Springs Gary Linton Yellow Springs George Brickenstaft Middletown Preston Kolb Creaserstown Jeffield Earl Shipe Gormanvien Tom Mentzer Lovetsville Whitney Marea Bolvar.
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McCurdy
Bob Gilroy - McCutcheon
Dick Smith
Wale
Jackie Keane
Yellow
Kenneth Eaves
Doug Carey Raymiend Thompson Oville
Bobby Buickette
Germantown
Donnie Loun
Buch We
Carroll Haffer
Broad Run
Bobby Miss
Yellow Sp
Paul Stroup
Middleton
Mike Frock
Creagerstown
Jake Lenhart
Buckeystown
Jim Linton
Gary Linton
Yellow Springs
George Brickenstaft
Middletown
Preston Kolb
Creaserstown
Jeffield
Earl Shipe
Gormanvien
Tom Mentzer
Lovetsville
Whitney « Marea
Bolvar
East Frederick tops Melody Inn 4 0 in exhibition softball
East Frederick beats Melody Inn 4 to 0 in Gaithersburg exhibition. A. Rhoderick and E. Rice homered with runners aboard in the sixth to provide all scoring. Max Kehne earned the win with 12 strikeouts as East Frederick piled six hits against Melody Inn. G Geisbert Evans and Shaw worked for Melody Inn.
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Melody Inn
Gaithersburg
A. Rhoderick
E. Rice
Max Kehne
East Frederick
G. Geisbert
Evans
Kehne
Blank
Shaw
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