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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1942
Page
6
New Market may join the Maryland State League forming an eight club circuit. President William Burall says a new applicant group, plus managers, could field a team after last year’s forfeited season. A meeting on April 2 will decide if New Market can complete the schedule and join the league.
David Rothenhoefer of the YMCA announced a junior softball league for Frederick County with indoor spring practice drawing fourteen aspirants for positions and teams. Practices continue indoors at the YMCA with outdoor games planned in Baker Park when weather allows. Notable pitchers include Clark Sheffield Brachey, while hitters Staley Welty and Smith showed power. Opening participants listed: Welty Clark Kolb Staley Marandt Koontz Brachey Smith Crum Strine Long Sheffield Miller May.
Preparations are under way for the annual Montgomery County 4-H banquet at Poolesville High School Thursday night. About 1530 4-H boys and girls and other guests are invited. Women of St. Peter's Episcopal Church guild will serve. Betty Bussard of Germantown is toastmistress. Speakers include Betty Groyd Gladys Arnold George Fry and Edward Mayne. Germantown 4-H members present a playlet The Marriage Shop. Laytonsville 4-H youths perform a garden scene with music numbers.
Veteran heavyweight Joe Louis schedules a March 27 title defense against Abe Simon at Madison Square Garden. Proceeds go to Army relief funds, following a prior benefit that raised substantial support for Navy relief. Promoter Mike Jacobs backs the show as Simon, a 6 ft 4 in 250 lb contender, seeks to dethrone Louis in a soldier defends the crown historic first.
Local sports note reports the G L Bakerettes defeating YMCA girls in a recent contest. The item also includes brief society mentions: Harry Fisher of Baltimore visiting his mother, the Fox family from Frederick visiting relatives, Mrs Roy Page recovering from measles, and Clayton Burgee visiting from Baltimore.
Red Lion Pennsylvania native Duke Jacobs signed a contract to join the Cleveland Rams after trying out at Maryland and briefly playing for a New Jersey pro squad last fall. He previously attended Duke University before transferring to Maryland and was injured in a scrimmage there.
Local notes report measles patients Lime Kiln and Mary E Wallick back out. Families Charles and Brachie and Bobby plus Janet Ann Washington visitors to L E Feaga. G W Fisher and family hosted Mrs Fisher’s family in Baltimore. Smith Cecil dined with his mother Mary Cordell in Clarksburg. Flora Miles of Arlington visited George Miles family. Katherine Rasivers bound for Baltimore last week.
Frederick High School Section 1 H players were unable to match YMCA Juniors on YMCA court yesterday. The YMCA won 35 to 2 after holding the opponents to a single basket late in the third quarter. Also notes an upcoming Blue Ridge Lines schedule change due to material shortages.
New York reports a wild sports roundup with 3000 free tickets for soldiers including 1428 purchased by Navy Lt. Commander Walter Winchell. Casual talk of NFL pay scales and spring training rumors swirl amid updates on baseball camps, coaches, and upcoming events.
Western Kentucky and West Virginia meet in Madison Square Garden for the NIT final, after each team advanced by defeating City College and Creighton and Toledo respectively. Kentucky’s Oran McKinney and Ray Blevins duel Kentucky’s shooters against WVU’s defense and star guards as West Virginia battles Rudy Baric Kesling Hicks and Hamilton for the championship.
The stone house of Joseph Shriver at Union Mills has been sold to Bernard E. Rauch of Annapolis, associated with the Royal Transportation Company. Rauch will take possession in October. The residence is described as Carroll County’s finest stone house in this region, built at an approximate cost.
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