Optimist Club Nineteen Fortifies Little League Victory
NECA and Optimist clubs showcase youth baseball in Manchester New Hampshire, detailing Life magazine’s feature on the Manchester Boys' Club and their coach Bob Crowley. The article traces the Little League setup, tryouts, player auctions, and the emphasis on discipline, hustle, and learning to handle both success and failure.
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New York
NECA
Robert Staley
South Dakota
Littlemortal Stadium
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Canada
Panama
Puerto Rico
Thomas
South Korea
Williamsport
Shriner
R.H.O.A.E
Life
Mag- Kennedy
Shank
Kreissig
Ramsblue
Life Zi
Ab. R. HO. A
Little Carroll
League of Manchester
Shire
Bryant
Manchester
Brandenburg
Bob
Crowley
Zimmerman
Ramsburg
Moss
Clem
Hammond
Orf
R. R. Gutekunst
Nate
Manchester Boys
Thurmont Braves Defeat Orioles in a 12 8 Win
Thurmont Little League Braves beat Orioles 12 to 8 after a three run rally in the fifth. Duble led with three hits, Wood doubled twice for Orioles, and pitching issues plagued both sides with 13 walks issued by Thurmont and 16 by Orioles in a hard fought game. Full names including Stephen Grover Cleveland appear in unrelated context.
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Thurmont
Little League Braves
Orioles
Braves
Shorb
Brice
Haynes
Lewis
Yingling
Duble
Wood
HideNour
R. H. E. Braves
Ridenour
Rippeon
Belgian Defeats Larsen In Thriller at Wimbledon
In London on June 24 at Wimbledon Philippe Washer, unseeded from Belgium, upset American Art Larsen in a four set match 10-12, 7-5, 6-2, 9-7. The upset helped Washer disrupt seeded players as Tony Trabert and others advanced, while crowd sentiment favored the Americans.
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Wimbledon
England
Belgium
Philippe Washer
America
Art Larsen
Washer
Tony Trabert
Yank
San Leandro
Calif
Trabert
London
Bobby Wilson
Wilson
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Mark Otway
New Zealand
Budget Party
Los Angeles
Paris
India
Narath Kumar
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Australia
Peter Molloy
Hex Hartwiz
Hal Burrows
Charlottesville
Maurreen Connolly
San Diego
Doris Hart
Maurine
Argentina
Edda Buding
Doris
J. F. Burke
Margaret Qshorn DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Egypt
B. Abbas
Betty Pratt
South Orange
XN. J
Baba Madden Lewis
Newtonville
Mass
Babe Ruth League Shell Oil Split Wins
In yesterday’s Babe Ruth League action Shell Oil defeated Kiwanis 4 to 3 and also posted a 4 to 3 victory earlier. Today’s matchup features M. J. Grove against Excel in Dairy. A separate line notes U.S. births have surpassed 3 percent above 1 million annually for seven straight years.
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Shell Oil
Kiwanis
Baseball pairings and racing detour at state fair
Night games feature Boston Chicago New York Cleveland Philadelphia Washington in matchups with pitchers Nix Keegan Reynolds Garcia Pillette Erskine Rush Hear Nichols Miller Fowler Surken and more. A Milwaukee Philadelphia hookup and Cincinnati Pittsburgh clash listed. Veterans Busby Pesky Vernon lead Washington hitting as a new State Fair Park car race track detour redirects around a Hungarian partridge nest with 13 eggs. Manager Masterson notes the course already has many bends and the extra turn won't matter.
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Boston
Chicago
Nixon
Keegan
Washington
Detroit
Stoge
Ap Shea
Ve Zurverink
New York
Cleveland
Reynolds
Garcia
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Fireanu
Don Kellne
S. Pillette
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Raschi
Erskine
Rush
Hear
Milwaukee
Nichols
Miller
Cincinnati
Fowler
Surken
Nature Story
Milwacker
State Fair Park
W. M. Masterson
Ata
BEL
Pittsburgh
Philadephia
Senators in slump threaten Harris as season stalls
Chicago dispatch reports Bucky Harris, Washington Senators manager, near the brink as the team trails in fifth place, 17 1/2 games behind the first and 24 behind third. Pitching woes deepen with Shea 0-7, Stubbs 2-6, Porterfield 8-5, McDermott 3-7, while rookie Dean Stone shines at 5-1.
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Chicago
Bucky Harris
Washington Senators
Harris
Garesving Nuhhiabe
Iaddha Cana
Washington
Frank Shea
Chuck Stubbs
Bob Porterfield
Mickey McDermott
Ex-Collegiate Pitchers Shared Big League Trail
Roundup notes two ex college hurlers who joined the majors directly after graduation. Eppa Jeptha Rixey from Virginia debuted with the Phillies in 1912 and finished with the Reds in 1933, while Pete Donohue from Texas Christian University started with the Reds in 1921 and ended with the Red Sox in 1932. Both posted multiple 20 win seasons and helped Reds to three runner-up finishes.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
iHe
Ted Lyons
Lyons
Eppa Jeptha Rixey
Pete Donohue
Hem
Rixey
Phillies
University of Virginia
Cincinnati Reds
Donahue
Pete
Cincinnati
Texas Christian University
Boston Red Sox
Athens
Reds
Liberty Wins 9 to 5 At Union Bridge In League Clash
Liberty defeated Union Bridge 9 to 5 in a Frederick Carroll League second division game. Liberty totaled more base hits led by Weller with three doubles and teammates Young Shelston Moxley Green Stitley adding two-base hits.
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Furry
Union Bridge
Liberty
Green
Gram‘pine
Shelton
Weller
Moxley
Young
Brown
Sappington
New Windsor
Woodsboro
FC Little
Mts SF
Warner and Wetzel
Frederick Carroll
Shelston
Stitley
Yesterday's Stars Batting and Pitching Highlights
The Associated Press notes Bill Sarni of the St. Louis Cardinals collected four hits in four at bats, drove in two runs and stole a base in the Cardinals 5 over Pittsburgh. Don Liddle of the New York Giants beat his former Milwaukee teammates 2 to 1 on four hits.
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Associated Press
Bill Sarni
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Don Liddle
New York Giants
Milwaujkee
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M. J. Grove
Excel
Dairy
United States
Shell Oil Excelsior Dairy
Im. J. Grove Co
J ' Huskies
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Rotary
Frederick Fair Grounds
General
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Delphey's
Williams Grove Speedway
JO Miles
Harrisburg
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Tona Beach
Gettsshure
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Harris Club
Jim Busby
Johnpay Pesky
Mickey Vernion
Senators
Dean Stone
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West Patrick ST
Motaloy
J. Marshall Staub
Staub’s Beer, Wine & Liquor Store
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the News
Frederick, Md
Queen City Brewing CO
Cumberland, MD
Sam Fisher
Atlo School
Florida
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Hollywood
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Flying Tigers
Motalay
Motalag
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Christian Science Monitor
American Weekly
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Elec
Maryland
W. Mt. Royal Ave
Baltimore, Maryland
Matalov
Mount Royal Ave
Mataiov
Prince
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