McQuillen Sets Sights On Orioles Job In 1950
Hollywood Florida March 16 Red McQuillen former Brunswick Western Maryland College star aims to win the American Association batting title in 1950 with the Toledo Orioles under Nick Cullop. He returned from Puerto Rico where he hit over .300, cranking balls deep in drills while competing with Grant Dunlap Frank Saucier and Bob Riga for a starting role.
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Fla
Oriole
Red McQuillen
Brunswick
Western
Maryland
American Association
Toledo
Nick Cullop
Big Red
McQuillen
MecQuillen
Baltimore Bleacherites
Puerto Rico
Newark
Red
Cullop
Grant Dunlap
Oklahoma City
Frank Saucier
Wichita Falls
Cullopmen
Bob Riga
San Antonio
Geach Lew Riggs
Dunlap
George Byam
Butch Wayt
George Binks
Ballroo Ming
Dimlap
Meguillen
Tournament Finals Set At Frederick YMCA Showdown
Finals in the James R. Dixon Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Frederick YMCA proceed Saturday at 7:35 p.m. with Globe Trotters facing the Bullets for the major trophy. Last night the Jupiters defeated the Lakers 81-82 in the quarterfinals before fading in the semifinals.
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James R. Dixon
Frederick
Tri County League Meeting Here Monday
Tri County Baseball League announces an organizational meeting for the coming diamond season. President Milt Frank says the Monday 7:30 p.m. session at the Frederick Y. M. C. A. will elect officers and discuss league expansion. Several teams have petitioned for franchises, and the number of clubs will shape the schedule.
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Milt Frank
Tri-County Baseball League
Frederick Y. M
Frank
Uns
Tri-County
Sesson
Walkersville Blackhawks Split Twin Bill On Tuesday
Walkersville Blackhawks defeated Thurmont Independents 53 to 47 in the opener then lost 55 to 31 to Creagers Town 4-H in the nightcap. Thurmont led early in the opener until a late surge by Walkersville, while Creagerstown controlled the first and final periods of the finale to pull away.
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Walkersville Blackhawks
Walkersville
Thurmont Independents
Creagerstown
Chabbers
Thurmont
Blackhawks
B. Clem
Smith
Schildt
Cleagerstown
Foster Named For Board Of Four State HPBAA
John Foster Bruns business man and horseman leads a slate nominating him for the Maryland Virginia Delaware West Virginia division HPBAA board of directors. Charles Town Jockey Club compromise with HPBA over two daily races set $800 and $1,000 purses. Charles Feliner nominated for division vice president without opposition.
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Bruns
Horsemen's Protective Benevolent Association
John Manfuso
Guy Bedwell
Yancey Christmas
A. C. Paul
Allan Clarke
George Harris
Ed Lee
Cleve Skenker
Dr. Tabler
Ed Talbert
HPBA
Charles Town Jockey Club
Foster
Maryland Lacrosse Seen Stronger With Intact 1949 Lineup
Maryland lacrosse coachs Jack Faber and Al Hengy anticipate a stronger season with the 1949 starting eleven returning intact. The squad lost only to Johns Hopkins and Navy last year and will add depth from about 30 candidates. Midfield looks deep with Herbert, Barnhart, Walker as likely starters, Peters, Bonthron and Moulden backing them, plus four football players Wingate Ward Gierula and Troha to boost bruising ability.
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College Park
Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Navy
Jack Faber
al Hengy
Bob Ward
Chet Gierula
John Troha
Wingate
High School Cagers To Play Faculty Five
Frederick High School's first flight varsity cagers meet the faculty five in the annual student mentor basketball game at Cade gym tonight. A Ninth Graders versus a picked group precedes the main event at 7:15 p.m. The faculty lineup likely includes Principal Harry O. Smith at center and teachers James Freser Tex Harvey D Sullivan D Koontz A Fleagle Warren Smith J Oldigger Gene Hummel, with Homer Brooks absent. Skip Zimmerman said the cadets will use their out-of-county varsity for a serious tilt.
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James Freser
Tex Harvey
D Sullivan
D. Koontz
Fleagle
Warren Smith
J. Oldigger
Gene Hummel
Lst
Homer Brooks
Skip” Zimmerman
Phillies Pitcher Meyer Fractures Elbow in Exhibition
Phillies right hand ace Russ Meyer suffers a fractured elbow on his pitching arm while in an exhibition against the New York Yankees. Meyer, 27, was sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment. The injury robs manager Eddie Sawyer of one of his planned top starters after Meyer went 17-8 last season for a third place Phillies. Meyer joined Philadelphia from Chicago in 1948 and signed for a record salary this spring.
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Clearwater
Fla
Russ Meyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Phillies
Bob Carpenter
Meyer
New York Yankees
Yankee
Eddie Sawyer
Slim Meyer
Phils
Chicago Cubs
Peru
No Quorum At County Baseball Loop Meet
Frederick County Baseball League adjourned their reorganiz ation meeting and annual election of officers when a quorum failed to attend the session called for last night by President Harry O Smith. The loop is to meet next on April 20 with four of eight teams represented. Mt Airy Damascus Middletown and Union Bridge were present. Blue Ridge Summit Thurmont Tanertown and Woodsboro were not reported. Election of officers was postponed as well. The Rhine is the swiftest of all important rivers.
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Frederick County
Blue Ridge Summit
Thurmont
Tanertown
Woodsboro
Maryland to stock 9000 rainbow trout for Frederick streams
Regional Game Warden Benjamin Phelubs announced that 9000 trout between seven and 15 inches will be ready for Frederick County anglers when Maryland’s season opens April 15. A total of 29,000 trout are stocked across Frederick, Washington, Montgomery, and neighboring counties, with allocations to Fishing Creek, Big Hunting Creek, Middle Creek, Little Hunting, Friends Creek, Beav ier Creek, and Rock Creek. Stocking uses state-reared fish, while fishing rules vary by stream and area.
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Maryland
Benjamin F. Pheluts
Big Hunting Creek
Thurmont
Fishing Creek
Middle
Friends Creek
Middle Creek
Route 15
Friends I Creek
Phobus
Washington County
Beavier Creek
Rock Creek
Montgomery County
Phebus
Carroll
Howard
Catoctin
Inter Church Bowling League Weekly Statistics
High individual game by K Cramer of Evangelical Reformed, 136. High individual set by P Lutz of Middletown Lutheran, 339. High team game and set achieved by Middletown Juniors, 587 and 1637.
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K. Cramer
Evangelical Reformed
P Lutz
Meddietown Lutheran
Middletown Joutheran
Calvary Methodist Catsail Sets Noted Scores in Games
In a church league tally the Calvary Methodist team posted a high game of 140 and a high set of 339 for the Catsail event while also recording top team figures of 526 in a game and 1,505 in a set.
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Calvary Methodist
State Tracks Cutting Purses Baltimore March 10
Maryland tracks slash racing purses as three major stakes are reduced and total stakes dip to about 147,500 for 49 racing days. Pimlico cuts Preakness and Dixie purses. Laurel and Havre de Grace trim meetings and stakes. Calumet sends horses to California for bigger purses. Betting declines since 1946 drive shifts, with New Jersey competition blamed.
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California
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Ilavre de Grace
New Jersey
Maryland Jockey Club
Yimlico
Delaware Park
Garten State
Camden
N.J
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State
Maryland group visits United Nations at Lake Success
A group from the United Nations Association of Maryland visited the UN headquarters at Lake Success. Among those present were Retty Ann Dodson of 2 College Avenue and Martin Wargett Jr. of Frederick.
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United Nations Asscrtion
Maryland
Retty Ann Dodson
2 College Avenue
Martin Wargett Jr
Frederick
United Nations
Lake Success
Maryland State Baseball League reorganizes for 1940 season
At a Frederick YMCA meeting the Maryland State Baseball League restructured with all clubs except Point of Rocks represented. Frederick Juniors must find a sponsor by March 20 or risk losing its franchise to a Brunswick club. Disbursements were made to top clubs from 1949 and rule changes were approved to tighten territorial limits while plans for a 1940 schedule were set.
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Frederick Y. M. Cy. A
Point of Rocks
Niles Abrecht
4Sisville
Charles Wood
New Market
Bill Wagner
Mt. Airy
Charles Warfield
Woodbine
Robert Dixon
Woodsboro
Austin Angleberger
Frederick Juniors
Clarence Myer
Liberty Town
Samsville
Frederick
Brunswick
George Merriman
Williams B Burall
Umpires Association Calls For Talent in Frederick
Frederick baseball officials seek more umpires as pre season poll shows short supply. Meeting Monday at the Frederick YMCA to recruit new members as league schedules require 25 or more umpires for about 16 weekend games in the coming year.
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Frederick Baseball Umpires Association
Frederick Ymca
Arnale Pfeiffer
Frederick County
Tredenek Umpires Association
Newton CC
Baker Hospital
Tinex" Kreh
Umpires
Frederick
Umps
Frederick VFW Team Taters Gold Medal Play
Frederick VFW's basketball team joins the Hagerstown Gold Medal Tournament at Hub City Armory. Teams include Fairchild Packers Hagertown Tigers West End Athletic Club and others with entries from Shepherd College and Shippensburg Teachers College. Cash prizes total 40 825 10 for first second and third place.
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Hagerstown
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Cech Hal Maser
Frederick Quint
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DiMaggio Bats In Five Runs
Joe DiMaggio powered the New York Yankees past the Washington Senators 14 to 2 in St Petersburg Florida. He drove in runs with a first inning single, a 440 foot third inning homer, and a third inning RBI single before departing with a .667 spring batting average.
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Fla
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
DiMaggio
Phil Rizzuto
Gene Woodling
Phate
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