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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1943
Page
6
Chicago right hander from Puerto Rico blanked St Louis 6 to 0 to notch his fourth win over the world champions this season as 6,620 saw the twilight game at Wrigley Field. Batteries White Brecheen Dickson Munger and ODee Pithorn McCullough.
The AP lists top players by league: Stephens leads in batting and runs scored, Keller tops home runs in the AL. White and Vernon contribute in runs. pitching leaders include Candini and Grove tied in wins. In the NL Dahleron and McCormick high in batting, Vaughan and Camilli top RBIs, Ott and DiMaggio lead HRs, Sewell and Krnst lead pitching. Hitting notes show Keller and Hemsley futures. game detail notes a 11 inning tie with Keller and Hemsley misplays.
The article notes Venus reaches magnitude minus 4.2 and is easily spotted in the western sky before sunset, peaking around July 4 near Leo and Virgo. It also describes adjacent constellations Orion Scorpius and Hercules, and mentions Jupiter and Saturn visible at times while Mars brightens toward Earth.
The article tracks daily highs near 93 degrees and higher across weeks, noting months with frequent 80 plus readings, rainfall gaps, and historic peaks. It recalls past summers with dozens of days above 90, including a 1986 July 10 hot spell near 100 degrees, while predicting more hot weather ahead.
Yesterday's Stars recap details Cubs Cardinals, Giants Coaker Pride, Yankees Red Sox tie, Senators and Athletics pitchers. Browns beat Tigers as Kite Baker Park notes. Also report on four Pittsburgh blast furnaces idling due to steel shortage. United States Steel announces 14 idle furnaces across subsidiaries including National Tube and American Steel and Wire in Pittsburgh area.
Baltimore June 25 A general coal strike threatens food distribution and could halt rail traffic. Robert M Van Sant, Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road PR director, warned that the B and O would be strained, with 1 987 coal burning steam locomotives, 3 diesel freights, 13 diesels passenger, and 38 jawitch engines. If coal supply stopped, heavy coal engines could run about 38 days. Ton mileage in early period rose to 11.746 billion from 9.870 billion in 1942.
Buffalo date June 23 Former Ambassador Joseph C Develops Grew says Japan attacked the United States and Britain too late due to unexpectedly stiff Chinese resistance. He notes Americans originally overestimated China's fighting strength after Pearl Harbor and Singapore, and explains China's defense slowed Japan's momentum, arriving too late to alter the outcome.
In Police Court Friday night Jesse Wotleonm Buckeys pleaded guilty to being drunk on the street and was sentenced to 25 days in jail with a $25 fine by Magistrate Edward J. Smith. Wellen, arrested twice within 12 hours on Tuesday, claimed to be a periodical and habitual drinker with his first offense in eight months. He was sentenced for the second arrest, forfeiting $259 on the first offense. Roy S&S Prickett pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and was remanded to 10 days in jail with a $10 fine. Margaret Smith pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Anne L Herbert and received a suspended sentence upon promising to reimburse a doctor and repair a glasses bill after a South Street beer parlor altercation. Albert A. Phebus of Frederick Route 1 was fined $19 after testimony by a gate-age mechanic about car work during mechanical difficulties. State Trooper William Houck preferred charges. Collateral forfeited: Alfred Smith for indecent exposure $10 and William B. Wiles of Haverstown for exceeding 30 $10.
Under NLRB supervision the Potomac Edison Williamsport Power Plant Blue Ridge Lines and Hagerstown Frederick Railway maintenance and street railway departments voted to accept the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America as their bargaining agent linked to the AFL. Williamsport plant workers voted 4 to 4. other employees 72 to 41 in favor with NLRB rep present.
Soviet communique reports bitter fighting on the Kalinin front northwest of Moscow where Germans were driven from a settlement and repelled in counter-attacks. About 600 German troops killed, six mortars and two wireless stations captured. Soviet scouting west of Moscow notes destruction of about a company of Germans and silenced batteries. Air raids claim six German planes down in the Lishchansk sector and near Rostov with raids on Orsha and Karachev airfields.
Dr. Ver non Brown Kellett a Harvard graduate and former St George's School master Newport R I has been appointed headmaster of St James School in Washington County Maryland. native of England he came to this country in 1910 and has studied at Williston College Harvard Michigan and Columbia. for 14 years he led Cranbrook School Bloomfield Hills Michigan St James School near Hagerstown a long standing preparatory school awaits his leadership.
Senators fall 5 2 while Tigers upset Boston on June 25 as highlights include a 2 2 tie at Fenway Park with darkness halting play. Pitchers Wineloff and Hemsley credited in Boston defeat. Conroy and Brown among others listed for Detroit outing.
Yesterday's results show New York 2 Boston 2 in a tie, Cleveland 6 Chicago 2, Philadelphia 5 Washington 2, St Louis 6 Detroit 3. Games scheduled today include Chicago at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Washington, New York at Boston, Detroit at St. Louis with a night game noted.
In a rescheduled matchup, the Wolfpack edged Dr Pepper 3 to 2 on Monday. The game, originally set for June 51, was moved to avoid conflicts and featured tight defense and late-inning drama.
20 year old Pte. Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Miller of Frederick Route 1, attends the Army Air Corps medical division school at Lawson General Hospital Atlanta Ga. He was inducted March 1 and completed basic training at Karns Utah.
The Wolfpack defeated Dr Pepperton 5 2 at Baker Park to climb toward second place with two postponed games left. Shafer pitched well as Wolfpack scored early and late, while defensive errors aided the win. In other action War Smoke won the Charles Town Purse by a head at Charlestown Racecourse, with Bear Cat close behind and Celtic Knight taking third. Jockey G Witmer was fined $25 for a riding infraction.
Frederick Hustlers will be without Hauver in Sundays showdown with the Washing ton Cameo club. Hauver has enlisted in the Army Air Corps leaving Austin Angleberger to start in right field with Rinks DeLeuter slated to catch. Cameo manager H. B. Wyche brings Lefty McIntyre to the mound and fields a lineup featuring Ciomei Via Cooper Bailey and Kittle among others for a 2 30 p.m. first pitch.
Boston defeated New York 5 to 3 in a tight game. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati was postponed while other matchups list Chicago 6 and St Louis 0 with Philadelphia 8 and Brooklyn 2. remaining games include Boston at New York and Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
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