County Baseball Title Plan Aims to Crown Frederick Champion
Maryland State League and Tri County League presidents backed a plan for a post season series to decide the Frederick County baseball champion. First place teams meet in a best of three at McCurdy Field while the next four teams in each league join a Shaughnessy playoff to determine the playoff champion.
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Maryland
Frederick County
McCurdy Field
Compee
Shaughnessy
Wiliam Burali
Maryland State League
Mel Garber
Tri-Co
Bribe scandal hits college basketball world
New York AP report details a widening game fixing case with three players accused of bribes totaling 1000 to 1500 dollars. Two men, Aaron Wagman and Joseph Hacken, were arrested, with Seton Hall players Henry Gunter and Arthur Hicks named as suspects in games at Madison Square Garden. Connecticut Colgate and Dayton Seton Hall games cited as examples.
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New York
New York City
Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Aaron Wagman
al Wagner
al Williams
Joseph Hacken
University of Connecticut
Colgate
Hamilton
N.Y
Peter D. Amireoli
Seton Hall
Dayton
Madison Square Garden
Henry Gunter
Arthur Hicks
Chicago
Andreoli
Wagman
Hacken
University of Florida
Hogan’s
Connecticut
Davyton
the Garden
City College of New York
Kentucky
Bradley
Edward Fleming
Seton Hall University
South Orange
WN. J
Storrs
Conn
Wittenberg Ends Mount St. Mary's Streak In Semifinal
Wittenberg used a strong second half to surge past Mount St. Mary's 65-49 in Evansville, earning a spot in the NCAA Small College final. George Fisher scored 22, lifting the Tigers to a 15th straight win as Mountaineers drop to 26-4. Talley and O’Reilly led Mount with 13 each.
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Evansville
Ind
Wittenberg
George Fisher
Peppery Mount St. Mary’s
Tigers
Springfield
Ohio
Southeast Missouri
South Dakota State
Fisher
Mountainjeers
Maryland
Mountaineer
Dick Talley
John O'Reilly
Mountaineers
FT. Mount G
Savage
Rogos
Samuels
New York Yankees Favored In World Series Odds
Las Vegas bookmakers split on NL champs with Yankees favored to win the World Series next October. Pirates and Braves led NL contenders with 2-1 or 1-1 entries. White Sox, Orioles, Indians, Tigers and Twins also listed with varied odds, Dodgers 3-1, Giants and Cardinals 5-7- from 5-1 to 7-1, Phillies Cubs Reds as larger entries.
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Las Vegas
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Yanks
Pirates
Braves
Yankees
Chicago WhiteSox
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Legal
Nevada
Kansas City Athletics
Los Angeles Angels
Boston Red Sox
Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
St Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Local Resource Conditions Highlight National Wildlife Week
Maryland residents are urged to learn local natural resource status during National Wildlife Week. Harry C. Brachey calls for watershed reviews, land protection, and coordinated plans for sustainable use with professionals, plus media outreach to inform the public.
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Maryland
Harry C. Brachey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Wildlife Federation
Brachey
Pt of Rocks rejoins Maryland State League in place of Poolesville
William Burall announced Pt of Rocks is the eighth team in the Maryland State League replacing Poolesville whose franchise was taken and given to F ks as manager Claude Hariman accepted joining from Heart of Maryland League. The club, rebuilt with a new grandstand, was last year Heart of Maryland champion and is a young squad aiming to relaunch in organized baseball.
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Pt of Rocks
William Burall
Pt. of Rocks
Poolesville
Poolesille
Ofague
F Ks
Claude Hariman
Hariman
Burall
Prof Rocks
Heart of Maryland
Cubs No-Manager Plan Shows Early Spring Strength
Chicago Cubs eight coach board of strategy under owner Phil Wrigley gains early success in Arizona camp. Glen Hobbie praises spring training while Rip Collins coaches hitters as Ernie Banks leads the lineup with 269 career shortstop hits. rotation battles and catcher spot remain open as rookies Barragan and Bertell contend for roles.
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Chicago Cubs
Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
Mesa, Ariz
Philip K. Wrigley
Glen Hobbie
Cub
Wrigley
Rip Collins
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Ron Sax
Cuno Barragan
Sacramento
Dick Bertell
Houston
Battle Sam Taylor
Moe Thacker
County Baseball News Samsville Practice and Meetings
County baseball items note Samsville in Maryland State League practice Sunday 1 39 p m Bush Creek diamond manager Bob Marendt announces. Yellow Springs Tri County League practice Sunday 12 30 on Yellow Springs diamond weather permitting said manager Tom Geiser. Tri County League first meeting Sunday 1 30 p m Meadowbrook Tavern Evergreen Point president Mel Garber urges managers bring ground rules. other matters discussed. Umpires Association meeting rescheduled to March 27 at American Legion home 7 p m. New Market Maryland State League organizational meeting tonight 7 at New Market Grange Halls. all returning players requested. Token chess from Moscow reports Tal Botvinnik adjourned after 41 moves. Botvinnik won first game, Tal had better position. Jim Lemon signs 1961 contract with Minnesota Twins for about 32000 dollars after holdout. led league with 38 homers and 100 RBIs.
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Yellow Springs
Tom Geiser
Tri-County League
Mel Garber
Meadowbrook Tavern
Evergreen Point
Garber
New Market
Maryland
Moscow
Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik
Tal
Orioles Fall Behind in Grapefruit League Loss to Athletics
In Miami the Athletics rallied from a tie game with sixth inning homers by Norm Siebern and Bill Tuttle. Haywood Sullivan delivered a two run single in the eighth and a later run in the ninth sealed a 5-3 victory over Baltimore. Jack Fisher pitched five innings of three hit ball for the Orioles in the exhibition.
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Miami
Fla
Kansas City
Norm Siebern
Bill Tuttle
Haywood Sullivan
Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Dick Hyde
Sullivan
Baltimore
Kaycee
George Stepanovich
Frank Cipriani
Jack Fisher
Orioles
Bill Kunkel
Marv Breeding
Russ Snyder
Brooks
Robinson
Oriole
Mal Whelan Lead In ABC Doubles In Detroit
Len Mal and Don Whelan of Buffalo rolled a 1,300 to top the classic doubles in the American Bowling Congress Tournament in Detroit. They opened with 1414 and 438, added 448, with Detroit pair Therm Gibson and Bob Hitt dropping from the lead to second at 1,295. Mai led the Friday action with 651, while Whelan added 649 and ranked fourth in classic all events with 1,869 and seventh in singles at 631. Dan Torowski of Cleveland placed fifth in singles with 651.
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Detroit
Len Mal
Don Whelan
Buffalo
Therm Gibson
Bob Hitt
Mai
Whelan
Dan Torowski
Cleveland
Exhibition Scores From Florida and Arizona
The Associated Press reports exhibition games across Florida and Arizona. St Louis defeated Minnesota 7 2 in Orlando while Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5 3 in Clearwater. Chicago (AL) edged New York 5 2 in 11 innings in St. Petersburg. Los Angeles (NL) won 6 1 over Detroit in Lakeland. Pittsburgh dominated Milwaukee 14 10 in Fort Myers. Chicago CNL topped San Francisco in Mesa and Boston defeated Los Angeles (AL) 10 5 in Scottsdale.
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Associated Press
Orlando
Fla
St. Louis
Minnesota
Clearwater
Fis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Petersburg
Chicago
New York
Lakeland
Los Angeles
Detroit
Fort Myers
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Mesa
Ariz
CNL
San Francisco
Bones McKinney seeks protection against outside hood influence
Wake Forest coach Horace Bones McKinney urged college athletic officials to shield players from outside temptation after a recent basketball scandal. He spoke at a luncheon ahead of an NCAA Eastern Regional game versus St Bonaventure, while Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd urged a friendlier game atmosphere.
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Charlotte
N. C
Wake Forest
Horace
Bones) McKinney
McKinney
St Bonaventure
New York
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Dodd
Ofe
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Dorchester
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William F. Chew
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Ron Hansen
Jack Russell Stadium
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Ring & Queen
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Homer Brooks
Frederick High
Ed Bouchee
Frank Thomas
Joe Schafferroth
Seth Morehead
Mel Wright
Bob Anderson
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Tamsville
Bush Creek
Bob Marendt
Frederick County Umpires’ Association
American Legion
Church Street
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Jim Lemon
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