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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1960
Page
6
The Tri County League drew intense fan interest as Germantown and Middletown competed in a playoff game that avoided a snowout. The league contends with recurrent rainouts that push the season longer as weather disrupts scheduling.
The Tri-County League, a two–to–three team circuit including teams from Virginia and Montgomery County, needs a realignment to finish with Maryland State League. Proposals include shrinking to nine teams, moving one Tri-County team to the State League, and creating a joint championship series to stabilize county baseball before spring.
Undefeated Navy seeks a major challenge against Duke in Durham after a string of favorable early-season results. Navy coach Wayne Hardin views Duke as a top obstacle alongside Washington, with Duke’s 60-0 win over Georgia Tech noted by Navy scout Steve Belichick as the best Duke team seen since his Vanderbilt days.
Bald Eagle,Defending champion, arrives from New York to compete in the 100000 Washington D C International at Laurel Nov 11. Trainer Woody Stephens says the horse came out of the Jockey Gold Cup sparingly at Aqueduct after finishing third behind Kelso and Don Poggio on a sloppy track. Sword Dancer of Brookmeade Stable will also arrive for the mile and a half turf race.
AP reports Casey Stengel could become field and general manager of the new Los Angeles AL club if Hank Greenberg and Bill Veeck acquire the franchise. Veeck and Greenberg plan to own the team, with Stengel weighing offers after his Yankees dismissal.
Maryland coach Tom Nugent will keep Walter Rock at right end for the Penn State game with Vinnie Scott available to spell him. Scott sat out last Saturday with an ankle injury and is expected to be ready to help this week as the Terps chase their first win in University Park since 1944.
Alvin Dark, former Giants field captain, named San Francisco manager on a two year contract. The 37 year old NL veteran succeeds Tom Sheehan after Smith Rigney era and joins Giants after 1960 season with Milwaukee. Dark played for Giants 1950 55 and led 1951 1954 champions. He trades Andre Rodgers to Braves to land the role.
The Buffalo Evening News reports the National League plans to award franchises to Buffalo and Dallas Fort Worth and expand to 12 teams at the December meeting in St Louis. The 12-team alignment would start in 1963 or 1964 following recent expansion to 10 teams including Houston and New York. Branch Rickey cited as saying NL owners and commissioner Ford Frick agreed on the expansion.
Gig police report two arrests in the city. Raymond Leroy Weedon, 35, of Carver Apartments, arrested yesterday at 8 15 p m on South Market Street charged with assault and battery after knife attack on two juvenile brothers Larry and Gary Stull who flagged down a patrol car. Weedon attempted to discard the knife in court. Officer Claude Evans recovered it. Trial set for November 7 at 7 p m. bond $1 000. Arthur L Byrd, colored, near Frederick, jailed by bondsman after missing his Magistrate's Court trial. charged October 28 with assault and battery in Roger Smiths tavern and rescheduled for November 14.
Middletown crushed Maryland School for the Deaf 122 yesterday as Harold Cassell led the Knights with two field goals and teammates Pearl Stevens Flock and Kefauver added one each. MSD lone third period field goal by Marion. Middletown 7 1 record. next vs Thurmont Friday.
Giants left hander Mike McCormick led the National League with a 2.70 ERA and White Sox lefty Frank Baumann topped the American League with 2.68 as AP figures crown the major league earned run champions. McCormick pitched 453 innings with 15 wins, 12 losses and four shutouts. Baumann posted a 13-6 record.
AP reports NEA survey shows 53 percent of teachers favor excluding married boys from regular classes, 43 percent oppose. for married girls 41 percent favor inclusion, 41 percent oppose, 14 percent undecided. NEA Journal notes controversy over teenage marriages in schools. Also: Colt Football Contest winners at Frederick Shopping Center awarded tickets for Packers vs Dolts. Regina Leader Post says Coach Ken Carpenter plans to resign to join Denver Broncos coaching staff.
Siberian resident T. Polikarpov, 62, nears halfway after 13 months on a 10,000 mile walk through the Soviet Union. The report appears from Tass via AP. Mary Queen of Scots historical note referenced as 1587 beheading.
New York AP Undefeated Navy and once beaten Syracuse share first in the Lambert Trophy eastern rankings. Navy and Syracuse each received two first place votes from the committee. Pittsburgh Penn State Yale Army Rutgers and others trail. King Alfonso of Spain abdicated, was exiled and died in Rome in 1941.
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