First Of A's Here For Camp
The Philadelphia Athletics begin spring training at McCurdy Field with Ben McFarlane Dave Keefe and others arriving in Frederick. Equipment is ready and ground work is being prepared as weather hopes for mild afternoons and outdoor conditioning.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Frederick
McCurdy Field
Ben McFarlane
Dave Keefe
Macks
Connie
Earle
Francis Scott Key
McFarlane
Howard Compton
Bill McCauley
Shibe Park
A’s
McCauley
Jesse W. Kolb
Compton
Florida
May Solve Problems Of Big League Clubs
New York March 10 Hal Wagner a defense worker will work the weekend behind the plate for the Philadelphia Athletics in home and nearby road games this year. The plan could help other major league clubs with players in defense work if they are employed in the same town as their team. Few players stay with the clubs, but a few could double up under the Wagner Plan. Burgo Gives In Philadelphia March 10 Connie Mack reports Bill Burgo is no longer a holdout. He signs after learning salary matter. Burgo hit 371 in 17 games last season.
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New York
Hal Wagner
Philadelphia Athletics
Wagner
Larry French
Naval Reserve
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Navy
Burgo
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Bill Burgo
Athletics
A’s
Mr. Mack
Bob Coleman Wins Reward For Tireless Teaching In The Minors
Evansville, Ind.—Robert Hunter Coleman, new manager of the Boston Braves, is famed as a patient teacher who developed young players in the minors. A veteran catcher and coach, he guided Hank Greenberg and others, moved through several clubs, and earned a pennant with Evansville before joining the Braves as coach during wartime shifts.
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Py Dick
NEA
Evansville
Ind
Robert Hunter Coleman
Boston Braves
Bob Coleman
Bloomington
Ill
Bob
Davenport
Pirates
John McGraw
Giants
Pittsburgh
McGraw
Coleman
Boston
Columbus
American Association
Robert Quinn
Red Birds
Greenberg
Cleveland
Mobile
Terre Haute
San Antonio
Red Sox
Quinn
Detroit
Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Tommy Bridges
Whit Wyatt
Pete Fox
Johnny Stone
Gerald Walker
Jo Jo White
Hank
von Pennant
Decatur
Springfield
Scranton
Braves
Hartford
Loap
Casey Stengel
Athletics and Macks draw local baseball interest in Frederick
Local residents show new interest as the Philadelphia Athletics and the Mack family plan exhibitions at McCurdy Field. The Yanks, Orioles and Maple Leafs will join in pre season games from March 25 to April 11, with a midweek April 5 meeting before Easter and team moves. Marley Waggoner and Carl Smith as local sports figures are noted amid seasonal preparations.
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A’s
McCurdy Field
New York Yankees
Yanks
Athletics
Old Agricultural Park
Fairgrounds
Jimmy Dykes
Gettysburg
Curtis Bay Coast Guard Cutters
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Maple Leafs
Lancaster
Frederick High notes Army draft for Hammie Derr
Hammie Derr, aiding Frederick High School athletics, passed Baltimore physicals and will join the Army, likely in uniform by April. Skip Zimmerman, head coach, awaits a screen test call but hopes to finish the school year. A Montreal railway station handled 20,000 passenger cars in August 1942.
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Hammie Derr
Frederick High School
Baltimore
Skip Zimmerman
Montreal
Former Big League Pilot Dies Suddenly
Weymouth Mass March 10 Daniel P Howley 58 a Boston Red Sox scout and former manager of the St Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds died today of a heart attack at his home He also formerly managed and owned the Toronto team of the International League Howley managed the Browns for three years 1927 1929 and the Cincinnati club for three years 1930 32 He broke into league ball as a catcher with Indianapolis in 1906 and played with several minor league clubs before entering the majors He played with the Philadelphia Nationals and the Cleveland Indians After his major league playing career he served as player manager of the Montreal club He coached the Red Sox in 2918 and later played with the Detroit Tigers He succeeded George Sisler as manager of the St Louis Browns in 1927 The Browns finished seventh third and fourth under him He then succeeded Jack Hendricks at Cincinnati He operated a series of baseball schools for the Red Sox last summer and planned similar schools this summer Howley had been in excellent health as late as yesterday when he appeared at Red Sox headquarters to confer with General Manager Eddie Collins and other staff He leaves his widow and sisters AG
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Weymouth
Mass
Daniel P. Howley
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
Toronto
Howley
Browns
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Philadelphia Nationals
Cleveland Indians
Montreal
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
George Sisler
Jack Hendricks
Eddie Collins
Court News Equity and Marriage Licenses Summary
Equity case Ruth F McKenzie versus Chester F McKenzie seeks separate maintenance temporary alimony and counsel fees. Marriage licenses list Donald D Kefauver 21 Middletown Regina M Spicer 24 Hagerstown Glenn H Fogle 18 Woodsboro Marguerite E Honts 16 Walkersville Ralph L Balizell 21 Union Bridge Mary E Ferguson 21 Thurmont Joseph R Phillips 23 Philadelphia Tenn Mary R Warren 18 Fairfield Pa. Deeds Samuel E Diehl executor to Charles J Boone county 278.31 Mary B Ramsburg et al to Clarence E Roberts county 10 Federal Land Bank of Baltimore to Edward B Kelly county 4400
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Ruth F. McKenzie
Chester F. McKenzie
Donald D. Kefauver
Middletown
Regina M. Spicer
Hagerstown
Glenn H. Fogle
Woodsboro
Marguerite E. Honts
Walkersville
Ralph £. Balizell
Union Bridge
Mary E. Ferguson
Thurmont
Joseph R. Phillips
Philadelphia
Tenn
Savold Defeats Baksi in Ten-Round Split Decision
Lee Savold of Paterson New Jersey veteran heavyweight edged Joe Baksi of Kulpmont Pennsylvania in Madison Square Garden by a ten round split decision. Savold weighed 194 pounds Baksi 210. The report notes the bout as a test of experience over youth and rugged punching power.
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Baksi
New York
Spower
Lee Savold
Paterson
N. J
Joe Baksi
Kulpmont
Madison Square Garden
Savold
Service Baseball Clubs Training Amid War Year 1944
In 1944 spring training shifts to service clubs as ex major and minor leaguers in the military work out near home bases or aboard ships. Navy V-12 and Marine trainees at Sampson and Yost Field House in Michigan's program emphasize pitching, with Hal White Bobby Coombs and Glenn Spencer among early participants. Johnny VanderMeer is expected to join soon as a prominent addition to the Sampson setup.
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Navy
Ray Fisher
Michigan
Yost
Hal White
Detroit Tigers
Bobby, Coombs
New York Giants
Glenn Spencer
Pittsburgh
Sampson Naval Training Station
Johhny VanderMeer
U.S. Navy
NEA
Bobby Coombs
Giants
Sampson, N. Y. Naval Training Station
Pirates Bring Frankie Frisch to Home Schedule at Sampson
A summer exhibition card at Sampson Naval Training Station near Indian Lake features Frankie Frisch bringing the Pirates aboard. The program includes the Boston Red Sox on May 12 and June 5, with games against International and Eastern League teams and college squads enhancing a plan to outdo last year’s 19 victories and two defeats by the Blue Jackets. Sampson NTS ranks second in size to Great Lakes, amid vineyards and farmland nearby.
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Cincinnati Reds
Indian Lake Shore
Frankie Frisch
Pirates
Boston Red Sox
Sampson
Blue Jackets
Sampson Naval Trainings Station
Great Lakes
Public Sale at Maple Branch Farm in Montgomery County Md
A public sale to discontinue farming at Maple Branch Farm on the Hyattstown to Lewisdale road in Montgomery County Md will be held Monday March 20 1944 starting at 10 o clock a m. Readable items include 41 horses 4 cows farming implements hay and grain 1039 Ford sedan deluxe with radio and heater household furnishings and other articles. CASH on day of sale. Wilson Nawkins E L Norwood auctioneers.
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Maple Branch
Hyattstown
Lewisdale
Montgomery County
AEM
John E. Cramer
Walkersville
Frederick County
Maryland
Seachrist and Huffman
T. B
Ed Darby
Barnesville
Orsena LD
Pease
Court House
Frederick City
Pleasant Hut Church
Tuscarora
Edmund P. Feapa
Elmer B. Feaga
Orsenal P. Feaga
Frederick
Cliow Springs
Mynd
Daniel Z. Stull
Orsena P. Feaga
Lund
Hester Smith
William Feaga
Marion Feaga
Donald Feaga
U. G. Hooper
Suctioneer Helden
Felton
Sherman P. Bowers
Anders
John FR. Stottlemyer
Hester L Smith
Fragmentary Style Notes From A Fashion Column
A brief cut from a fashion page hints at layering and fabric choices for versatile outfits. The prose suggests that practicality and style can coexist, with materials playing a key role in achieving an adaptable wardrobe.
Public sale to reduce stock on two farms near Woodsboro
Norman E Stitely and Clarence M Bostian announce a public sale at the Creagersstown Pike location one mile north of Woodsboro on Wednesday March 14 1944 at noon. Items include 6 milch cows with Holsteins predominating a purebred Holstein cow winner blue ribbon 1939 Frederick Fair, one purebred bull and various calves and yearlings, 35 head of shorts, 38 shoats by Clarence M Bostian, sale proceeds to follow hogs. Terms: cash under 1000, six months credit on larger sums. property not removed until settled. Auctioneers Fawley and Mtunkley.
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Woodsboro
Creagersstown Pike
Frederick Fair
Clarence M Bostian
Norman E.stitely
Glenn Trout
How
Pear Tiene Creatia
Local Sale Register Listing Numerous Small Town Terms
A March to April sale register lists numerous sellers and locations across Frederick, Carroll, Montgomery counties. Entries include farm, road, and town neighbors from Mt Airy to Buckeystown and Middletown with dates from March 13 to April 4. The list names individuals such as Gordon, Summers, Fisher, Curfman, Wilmot, Kessel, and Whitmore, among others, along with places like Jefferson, Middletown, Walkersville, Creagerstown, Urbana, and Frederick. It also notes a Percheron horse sale at Frederick Fair Grounds and an estate-related entry for the Wan. E. Lohr estate Thurmont.
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R. N Gordon
Jeferson
D. £ Smelser
Mt. Airy
Madd
Oscar M. Summers
Middletown
Emily &. Fisher
Potne of Rocks
Norman €. Stlely
Woodspore- Creagerstown
F L Curfman
Medford
Carroll Ce
H R Gue
Barnesville
Montgomery Co
F. C. Wilmot
Paul Kessel
Galthersburg
Raymoany
Reeder
Maury BE. White
Buckeystown
Eeac
Wan
Elohr
Thurmont
Harry L. Steier
Bloomfield
Frederick
DeGrange
Defferson
Wilson
Hawkins
Clarksburg
Frederson Fair Grounds
Cramer Powell
Woodsore
Archie S Putman
Mt Airy
Uelten
Urbana
Pusene Creed
Braddock Treights
Stainel S. Horner
Taneytown- Westmunsier Road
Hebart M. Coran
Adamstown
George A Tritapne
Old Braddock
Walter ¢. Hipkins
Emma DB
Brandenburg
Geo Hightman
Petersville
Schwartz Sros
Paul KR Ahalt
Middletown & Jefferson
C. Elroy
Roy) Whitmore
Lewistown
John Burns
Creacerstown
Hearry W. Roderigh
Urbana-Theareton Road
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Baseball
A's
Carl W. Smith
Mt. Airy Grocery
Freemaiet
Bill Wag Joner
Iat Airy
Carlinibusiness Enterprises
Mt. Airy Odd Fellows
Delphey
West
Patrick St
Buel M. Gardner
Rockville, Md
J. £. Kelly
Sra P
Carl
St. John’s School
Whisner
Stockman
Kolb
Advanta
Sharrer
Shelhorse
Shook
St. John's Juniors
Freed
F. G
Tps. Smith
Culler
G. Brown
Slagle
Court News
United States
P.L. Hargett &Co
Market St
Rix, Deere He
Maryland Chick Hatchery Inc
Frederick, MD
Monrovia Supply CO
Monrovia, Maryland
Farmers Supply CO
Walkersville, Maryland
DOSH
Virginia
Earl Dosh
Dosh’s Livestock Market
South Mountain Dairies Inc
East South ST
Southern States Cooperative Service Agency
Turkey
Southern States Cooperative Area
Syrz
Syracuse
E. L. Norwood
New Idea
Black Hawk
Davis
Pr. Stewart
Tarry GB
Labe
Alvie M . Etzler
McCormick-Deering
McCormick- Deering
John Deere
van Brunt
Osborne Hay
Studebaker
R. Gue
Terial
Emily
Fisher
Fawley
Charles Mtunkley
Uanpton
William Feaga Marion Feaga
E. Donald Feaga
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