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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
7
The Frederick County League opened with large crowds at three county parks. Thurmont defeated Brunswick 11 to 6, Emmitsburg edged Tellow Springs 6 to 5, and Middletown crushed Woodsboro 16 to 3. Attendance neared 2,000 as each home team posted a victory.
Middletown defeats Woodsboro 16 to 2 in a Frederick County League game. Key hits include Cramer Himes Remsberg and Crone with multiple runs batted in. Beachley and Winebrenner credited with notable contact. Pitching by Wilhide and batters by Fox Jacobs Barrick noted. final score 16-2 with Middletown rallying clear early lead.
Emmitsburg Athletics dominated the Dohuny Stakes while Paul Dunlap the star miler of Washington State College, weighing only 108 pounds, failed in his sole official start this season.
Score by innings shows Yellow Springs 5 runs and Emmitsburg 6 in a nine inning game. Two wise hits by Hurdgan Smith and HL Linton powered Emmitsburg with H Linton hitting a home run and a double play run by Linton to Crabb. Linton drew four base on balls, Musselman issued three, Wharton seven. Pitcher hits were noted and Morstan pitched two hours.
The piece recalls Babe Ruth's 1925 debut against Washington and Walter Johnson, noting Ruth's famed drama in big moments. It describes a near homer foul by inches, a spectacular one handed catch, and Ruth's early return from illness with lingering questions about his readiness.
It is in the few and on the basen that he shows the effect of his recent illness. Ruth has small legs, far too small to carry the 200 pounds he now carries around. He is the lightest in years, tackling bases with determination. It will take at least two weeks, possibly four, before Ruth recovers the strength to support his underpinnings. Until then he will appear slow on his feet. Experts who counted the Bambino through have another guess coming. He remains a dangerous Mr. Ruth to the nitchera.
Editors guests from National Editorial Association attend opening of Frederick versus Hanover baseball in the Blue Ridge League. George Sisler to attend as observers. game aims to showcase cosmopolitan visitors and locals despite last place in standings.
Today’s sports schedule shows the Queens County Jockey Club opening Aqueduct racing, Latonia, and Montreal Jockey Club events. The Harvard Yale track meet is at New Haven, with golf and tennis championships in Asheville, St Paul, Boston, and Springfield. Boxing cards include Stribling Cook in Boston and Moran Mars in Cincinnati.
A fragmented instruction describes steering a trailer around a corner by backing from the curb and sawing wheels to realign. It mentions creating a water pall to join parts, bending ends into a circle, and handling for long tours. The text reads like an old mechanical tip with hazardous guidance.
Holy Cross ace Jon Tierney won the quarter mile at the eastern intercollegiates with a time of 49.10 seconds, nearly matching Ted Meredith’s longstanding record. The text also notes the Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct, first run in 1887 with two-year gaps, and mentions Abe Hicken as a noted lightweight champion post Civil War.
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