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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
4
Game notes list hits by D Baker Loun Martz Green Potts and others in a 11 5 Huskies victory over Excelsior Dairy with numerous substitutions and defensive plays. Includes box score details and pitching lines, umpires, and scorers.
Walkersville opens its home Junior Baseball League schedule with a parade led by a State Police escort, a sound track, and games against Wies Yellow Springs. Parade steps off at 5 30 p m and the first game begins at 6 0 p m. The event features officials chauffeured by parents and adult fans, ending at the league diamond for the contest.
Tall Cedars beat Rosedale Civic Association 10-9 at Baker Park to claim their first Frederick American League victory. Whitmore earned the win over Settle in a game with an 8-0 Cedars run surge, as Rosedale rallied to eight before Tall Cedars added two in the eighth. Winning pitcher Whitmore, losing pitcher Settle. Scorer George Stup. Time 2 15. Umpires Hendricks and Stone.
Excelsior Dairy tied for first in Babe Ruth League after an 11 to 5 win over the Huskies on Saturday. Frankie Martz and Eddie Garrett led the Dairy with three hits apiece including a homer each, as Dairymen built an early lead and held on.
Walkersville Bowling League Mixed Doubles standings show high games and sets for May. All Stars at Waynesville feature Danny Morlan leading Frederick County All Stars against Damascus Heart of Maryland League in a 6 pm exhibition. Danny Litwhiler fired as Jamestown Falcons manager. Wayne Blackburn named replacement as Falcons sit fifth in Class D with 11 games behind leaders.
New Windsor’s sub-teen nine toppled Liberty 6 2 Monday at home as Hartzler pitched 12 strikeouts and no walks while Dickie Shelton allowed five unearned runs. Liberty tallied both runs by top of first, then Hartzler shut them down the rest of the game. Union Bridge fell to Woodsboro 15 3 as Woodsboro used most of its roster and Troxel doubled twice.
Frederick Hustlers host Charles Town (W Va) Legion at McCurdy Field for the first night game, starting at 8. Maryland-area stars Miller and McCutcheon are key names in a 1954 home series. Miller earned a four hit win over Army, while Frederick plans to rotate players due to injuries.
Willie Mays homered twice for the New York Giants in an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in New York. Alvin Dark added a two run triple and Kim Hearn earned his fourth victory as the Giants increased their NL lead over Brooklyn to one game. Cardinals rallied for three in the seventh before Grissom closed out the win.
Carroll Manor Lions defeat NECA 226 at Brunswit with strong bats led by Champlin and Wetzel. Ramsburg drove in runs with a triple and a pair of hits while Zimmerman earned the win over Champlin as Lions piece together a high scoring victory. Police and local notes follow with Hagerstown drowning death ruled accidental and B&O Railroad reports May profit near 1.675 million.
Liberty defeated by Woodsboro 15 to 3 at Union Bridge as part of the F C Little League schedule with New Windsor hosting and Liberty scoring three runs.
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