Frederick American Legion Baseball Struggles With Weaker District 2
The piece laments weak competition in District 2 American Legion baseball centered on Frederick. It notes volunteer teams, talent shortages, and limited recruiting rules limiting growth. Hampstead’s poor showing highlights issues while McCurdy Field draws crowds only for exhibitions, signaling a declining fan interest unless more teams commit to real competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Hines
Frederick American Legion
Brunswick
American Legion
Frederick
Boonsboro
Gary
Middletown
Boonshorn
Hampstead
Trout
Catreh
Weetminster
American Legion Baseball
McCurdy Field
Washington Gas- Licht
Frederick County Youth League results and oddities
Frederick County Youth League games last night featured Harmony edging Walkersville 15 14 on a three hit hitting spree by Rom Sevens Behead Tom Bidie and Leace Heward. New Market beat Liberty 10 8 as Mew Market smashed ten runs in the fifth. Long tirs and numerous names appear in a messy score roundup with several player mentions and fragmented lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Lewis
Harmony
Shootstown
Frederick County
Walkersville
Linden Hills Walkes
Middletown
Rom
Bere Rune
Tom Bidie Addi Annih
Leace Heward
Waikaronte
Fesgavile
Walkersvike
Peagerile
Howard Chine Weber
Smith
Po Hamer
Leng
Ome
Barnare
Seacerrs
Rea
Tayter
Cassius Clay Set To Face Henry Cooper In London Bout
Cassius Clay is a 4-1 favorite to defeat Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium in outdoor boxing action. A record crowd near 55,000 could attend, with potential gate around $280,000. Cooper, with a 27-9-1 record, promises a strategic slow start to counter Clay’s speed, while Clay vows to win as the fastest heavyweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farrow
Associated Press
London
Cassius Clay
Henry Cooper
Louisville
Cooper
Wembley Stadium
Cassius
Clay
Jack Solomons
White City Stadium
Gus Lesnevich
Freddie Mills
Britain
Mills
Rome
Sonny Liston
Cleenery
World Boxing Association
Ring Magadine
Solomons
Rotary Pulls Off 2-1 Upset Over Kiwanis
Rotary won its Babe Ruth League game 2-1 at McCurdy Field lifting its season record. In the sixth inning, Norwood walked, Vandervoort singled, Young doubled, and Currence delivered a single to drive in the tying and winning runs, while Kiwanis had scored first on a steal and errant pickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Kiwanis
McCurdy Field
Shell
Ideal Farms
Kiwanis J
Tommy Sherald
Billy Norwood
Alan Vandervoort
Sherald
John Young
Norwood
Billy Currence
Vandervoort
Jim Hicks
Neragad
Kivanis
iRetare
Lyles
Wes
Morseat
Rhodes
Braves Dodgers Braves deal and ex Braves in majors
Milwaukee trades have stocked pennant contenders across both leagues. Lew Burdette moved to St Louis for Gene Oliver and Bob Sadowski, while other ex Braves like Joey Jay Bob Buhl Juan Pizarro Carleton Willey Nottebart and Don McMahon shine elsewhere. Seventeen or more Braves alumni remain active with strong seasons for Adcock Hunt Charies and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Milwaukee Braves
Lew Burdette
St. Louis
Gene Oliver
Bob Sadowski
Joey Jay
Cincinnati
Bob Buhl
Chicago Cubs
Juan Pizarro
Chicago White Sox
Carleton Willey
New York Mets
Don Nottebart
Don McMahon
Houston
Gene Corney
Boston
Terry
Fox
Detroit
Jay
Braves
Pizarro
Willey
Buhl
Nottebart
Phillies
Joe Adcock
Jose Azcue
Cleveland
Ed Charies
Kansas City
Bill Bruton
al Spangler
Dick Brown
Baltimore
Frank Thomas
Ron Hunt
Chuck Cottier
Washington
Adcock
Charles
Hunt
Roy McMillan
Frank Bolling
Bob Shaw
Norm Larker
Don Dillard
Frank Funk
Palmer Ready for Open Golf Locker No 13
Palmer arrives at Brookline Country Club for the 63rd National Open Golf Championship and draws locker No 13, calling it a lucky omen. The Latrobe, Pennsylvania star, 1960 Open winner and recent Thunderbird champion, aims to prove critics wrong and regain top form after a tough stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Brookline. Mass
Arnold Palmer
Country Club
Latrobe
Harrison
N.Y
Paul Harney
Oakmont
Jack Nicklaus
Worls
Nicklaus
Arnie
Augustia
Las Vegas
Forth Worth
Pennsylvania
Ruth Star Game Wednesday at McCurdy Field
The Yankees and Orioles from Babe Ruth League clubs meet in a charity game at McCurdy Field. Charley May leads the Yankers with players from Excelsior Rotary M. J. Greve. Harry Welfe manages the Orioles with players from Sheil Kiwanis Kleal Farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Keles
McCurdy Field
Tamgie
Yankers
Charley May
Excelsior
Rotary
M. J. Greve
Orioles
Harry Welfe
Sheil
Kiwanis
Kleal Farms
Umpire Call Sought For Little League Games This Week
National Little League seeks umpires this week. George Miller, head of the umpires, asks interested officials to contact him at 663-4648. Creagerstown goes to Germantown Wednesday for a makeup game as Tri County League action resumes after rainout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Little League
George Miller
Creagerstown
Ger' Tantowa
Germantown
White Sox thrill at Brosnan Wilhelm trades in Chicago
AP report from Chicago notes the White Sox, after acquiring Brenan from Cincinnati, praise Brosnan for pennant-winning 1961 form and Wilhelm as a powerful addition. Manager Al Lopez and coach Sherk emphasize improved pitching depth with two strong relievers, aiming for a top bullpen in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eass
Sox
Sans Brosnan
Pac
Cmtot
Picher
al Laper
Breenan
Brewton
Jeagute Wienne
Ceveland
Din Mossi
Ray Narlevki
Gerry Staley
Turk Lown
Brosnan
Wilhelm
McCormick Leads Orioles Past Red Sox 7 2
Mike McCormick hit a home run and pitched Baltimore to a 7-2 win over Boston, ending the Red Sox six game streak. Joe Gaines drove in three runs with a homer as Baltimore, reshuffled by manager Billy Hitchcock, offense surged in the fifth inning and McCormick earned his first AL complete game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mike McCormick
Baltimore
Red Sox
Orioles
Wilbur Wood
Joe Gaines
McCormick
San Francisco
Billy Hitchcock
Jim Gentile
Russ Snyder
John Orsino
Gaines
Jackie Brandt
Jerry Adair
al Smith
Bob Tillman
Dick Williams
San Francisco Giants
Curt Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Aparicio
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
National League Scores and Upcoming Games
National League results show Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 4-2 and Pittsburgh 9-3, Milwaukee down St. Louis 8-3, New York 1 Los Angeles 2, San Francisco including. Houston at Chicago and Philadelphia at Cincinnati highlight the schedule with listed pitchers Culp Purkey Gibbon Spahn Willey Burdette Miller Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
L. Pet
G.B
Chicago
Walouston Als
Baseball scores from yesterday in the American League
Baltimore defeated Boston 7 to 2 while Cleveland toppled Washington 1 to 0. Other scheduled games included Kansas City at Los Angeles and Chicago at Minnesota, with various pitcher records noted such as McBride 6-6 and Horlen 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Kansas City
Drabowski
Los Angeles
McBride
N. Chicago
Horlen
Minnesota
Perry
N. Baltimore
McNally
Latman
N. Washington
Osteen
New York
Ford
N. Detroit
Faul
Wilson
L. Pet G.B. New York
Chicago
Detroit
Dla
Indians Trip Senators 1-0 in Pitchers Duel
Cleveland extended its winning streak to five with a 1-0 victory over Washington. The sole run came in the eighth on a two base error and a balk by Senators pitcher Jim Duckworth. Dick Howser started the rally by reaching second on a wild throw, advancing to third on a bunt, and scoring as Duckworth balked. Jack Kralick pitched well for Cleveland, while Duckworth took the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Senators
Jim Duckworth
Duckworth
Jack Kralick
Dick Howser
Howser
Jerry Kindall
Willie Kirkland
Owe Hix
Leppert
Kralick
Azcue
Late Baseball Scores From Dual City Showdowns
Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 9 to 3 as Cardwell pitched through 33 outs with Brand and Piche. Bailey and Mazeroski hit home runs for Pittsburgh while H Aaron reached 19 for Milwaukee. Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 4 to 0 behind Duren with Sievers and Demeter homering for Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cardwell
Brand
Piche
Cloninger
Raymond
Torre
W—Cardwell
L — Cloninger
Bailey
Mazeroski
Stargets
H. Aaron
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ont
T Duren
Baldschun
Dalrymple
Tsitouris
Worthington
Edwards
W — Duren
L Tsitouris
Sievers
Demeter
Clarifying Baseball Batting Average Calculation
A batting average is total hits divided by official at bats. Walks sacrifices hit by pitch and catcher interference do not count as at bats.
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Frederick‘s Legion
Bucky Summers
Boonsboro High School
Brunswick Little
Babe Ruth
Frederick Club
Western Maryland
Jove
District 2
American Legion League
Francis Scott Key
Feagavite Pf
Howard and Putman
Zimmerman
Elworthy
New Market & Lieuv
Hafer
Saptigion
Treg Aang
Long
Tandon
Weralar
Am Tenn
Trey Rank
Darlene Hardiflemz Beach
Tale
Australem
Wargarmt Smith
Souid
Bellum
Soh
Africa
Hungary
France
Austria
Netherlands
HOT Corner Gang
Brooks Robinson
Sens
Egy
Keeneland
Levington
United Mates
Ruth
Phoenix. Ariz
Tim Flood
Brophy Prep
JO Wooshil
Prom
Dim Brenan
Eenikeman
Alice
Morton Grove
Cincate
Onne
Big J.m
Sov
Capen
Hoyt Wahelm
Inter
Concintan
Ows Ton
Whisec
Neil Aparicio
Schilling
Adair
Mejias
Robinson
Smith Rf
Malone
Orsing
Stuart
Brown
Clinton
Gazo Brandt
Sressoud
Snyder
Tillman
McCorm'k
Wood
Lamabe
Adeir
Orsinoz Brown
Aparicio
Seth
Hr—Mccormick
Williams
Breal
H & ER
Earley
Balkck
Valentine
McKinley
Chulak
Rice
Indians
Philheat
Phillipe
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