Yankees Nipped as Indians Rally Past Yanks
Larry Doby powered the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees, ending Cleveland’s five game skid with a homer and a two run single. Hutchinson and the Tigers beat the Senators 10-1 as Detroit closed the gap to two games behind New York. Braves, Giants win. Reds fall. Dodgers blank Cardinals 2-0. White Sox beat Red Sox in ten. American League softball results show Amer. Legion 9 Dr Pepper 1. Tailors game postponed to Tailoring banquet.
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Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Frederick High Girls Win County Softball Crown
Frederick High School Cadettes No. 1 squad defeated Middletown 35 to 2 to take the county senior interscholastic softball title. Middletown claimed the senior volleyball crown, beating Brunswick 19 to 32, in the final round.
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Patsy Shurner
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Audrey Boyer
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Cline
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Doris Taylor
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Eileen Brooks
Ernestine Pearell
Lenora Hebb
Margaret Rice
Suzanne Gordon
Bernice Hagan
Phyllis Raby
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Thurmont II
Emmitsburg
Thurmont I
Walkersville
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Brunswick I
Thurmont J
Walkersville 1
Feller Refutes Washed Up Talk on Retirement
Bob Feller, Cleveland ace, dismisses claims he is washed up. He says he may quit before mediocrity but insists he still has several good years left and would retire if he could no longer stay with the best, though that day is a long way off.
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New York
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Beating the Batters: NL Tough On Deliberate Beanballs
St Louis May 19 President Ford Frick of the National League warns any pitcher found aiming a pitch at a batter will be barred for the season or for life. He cites the April 27 incident when Ken Johnson of the Cardinals hit Stan Rojek of the Pirates, though umpires believe it was not intentional. Teammates clashed verbally in a Pittsburgh game last week with tempers flaring.
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Frick
Stan Rojek
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ken Johnson
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnson
Rojek
Stan
Pittsburgh
Frederick High Wins County Softball Championship
Frederick High School claimed the County Interscholastic Softball title by defeating Middletown 3-3 in a tournament held here with eight teams. The Frederick lineup featured Summers, McFadyen, Wiles, Blumenthal, Crampton, Thompson, Crum, Butler, and Notnagle in key roles as they edged past rivals.
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Brunswick
Leach
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Middletown
Frederick IF
Emmitsburg
Summers
McFadyen
Wiles
Blumenauer
Crampton
Thompson
Crum
Butler
Notnagle
National League Scores and Schedule
National League results include Boston 3 Pittsburgh 2 and New York 6 Cincinnati 2 with Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 0. Philadelphia and Chicago tied in rain with games today New York at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St. Louis Boston at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago on the schedule.
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Roe
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Philadelphia
L. Pet
Louis
Final Mike Jacobs Fight Heads to Garden Farewell
New York May 19 The Mike Jacobs era ends with a farewell boxing show at Madison Square Garden headlined by middleweights Pete Mead and Robert Villemain. Jacobs sold his 20th Century Sporting Club and departs June 1 after 12 years promoting Garden bouts. About 15 000 fans expected. gate near 40000. Villemain’s third Garden appearance, Mead hails from Grand Rapids with 35 wins in 44, 12 KOs. Villemain lost to Belloise in American debut and to Lamotta in March.
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Pete Mead
Grand Rapids
Mich
Robert Villemain
Paris
Jacobs
20Th Century Sporting Club
Garden
Rocky Graziano
Villemain
Steve Belloise
Jake Lamotta
State Athletic Commission
Mead
Joey de John
Legion routs Dr Pepper to seize share of first place
American Legion defeated Dr Pepper 9 to 1 at Baker Park to pull even for the top spot in the City Softball League. Early tied 1-1, Legion bats exploded in the second inning as Rothenhoefer, Murray, Lidie, Willard and Shafer delivered timely hits and bases loaded pressure, sealing the lopsided win.
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American Legion
Dr. Pepper
Baker Park
Battlers
John O'Neill
Red Shafer
Legion
Legionnaires
Rothenhoefer
Murray
Lidie
Willard
Shafer
O'Neill
Reds
Moss
Hossler
Martz
Hartzler
Slagle
Staley Pass Leads Rothenhoefer In Legion Game
Staley threw wide to the plate and Rothenhoefer tallied as Pepper wl moved to 9 and 0 in the Amer Legion game. O'Neill Shafer and Rehmann, M. Shafer and Murray contributed in the brief rundown of players and scoring.
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Rothenhoefer
RHE Pr
Pepper
Amer
Legion
O'Neill
Shafer
Rehmann
M. Shafer
Murray
Cleveland, New York Play Past In Ten Innings
In a ten inning matchup Cleveland edged New York 3 to 2 as Chicago posted a 7 to 6 win over Boston and Detroit defeated Washington 10 to 1. Other clubs not scheduled.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Midget Auto Racer Injured In Crash At Indy Test
Milwaukee driver Frank Barany, 33, was injured in a crash during a test for the Memorial Day big car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His four cylinder School Special was wrecked. he suffered possible fractures and was listed in good condition at Methodist Hospital. He reported gusty winds affecting the car before the 25th stage of the test as it spun into the wall and skidded along the track.
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Frank Burany
Milwaukee
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Methodist Hospital
Barany
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Frederick, Md
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