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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1942
Page
7
Boston beats St Louis 8 to 6 as Hughton lasts eight, then Brown closes the comeback. Ted Williams drives in two with a double, Jim Tabor homers, Muncrief shelled in the sixth. St Louis roars late but Boston holds on for win.
American League results show Philadelphia 1 beat Chicago 3? and New York 8 over Detroit 3 while Boston 8 defeated St. Louis 6. Today Cleveland visits Washington Detroit plays New York and St. Louis hosts Boston with other games not scheduled.
Johnny Humphries and Edgar Smith are highlighted as White 50x former pitched five hit ball and shutout to sweep a doubleheader from the Athletics. Buster Maynard delivers a Giants hit. Alley Donald of the Yankees pitches eight innings two hits and wins over the Tigers. Curt Davis gains his 13th victory as Dodgers reliefs. Ted Williams drives in three runs with a double and a single for the Red Sox over the Browns. Elmer Riddle holds the Phillies to five hits.
International sport columnists weigh college gridiron issues as practice opens across schools. Notes include early one-session workouts and late sessions in dimout regions, Army-Navy spectator concerns, forecasts from Worcester Evening Gazette, and a string of tidbits on promoters, coaching candidacies, awards gaffes, and military base sports efforts.
Glenn McQuillen batting .1000 with a ninth inning double and an RBI led the Browns in yesterday's 6 to 3 defeat. Charley Keller added two singles driving in a run, while King Kong drew a walk. Hemsley did not appear. Browns vs Yanks recap with line: McQuillen 273 AB 79 AVG .290 Keller 454 AB 128 AVG .? Hemsley 172 AB 36 AVG .209.
Brooklyn nursed a 5 to 4 11 inning victory over Pittsburgh as Arky Vaughan, Augie Galan and Dolph Camilli delivered critical hits. Gornicki and Macon matched zeroes through five, then Coscarart’s triple sparked Pittsburgh before a Dodger rally. Curt Davis earned the decision after ten plus innings of relief as Brooklyn extended its lead over idle St. Louis to 3 1/2 games. The same day Giants beat Cubs 7 6 on a two run pinch single by Buster Maynard to cap a six game winning streak.
Philadelphia, Aug 31. Tommy Thompson and Bob Priestley connected for two touchdowns as the Eagles defeated the College All Stars 16 to 10 before about 75,000 at Municipal Stadium. Thompson, a Tulsa grad, threw to Priestley in the end zone, with a 30 yard strike and an 18 yard completion on a 70 yard drive. The All Stars scored late in the first half on a Boo Moser to Fred Meyer pass for a touchdown and a safety via a blocked punt.
The City Softball League selects a Most Valuable Player on the ballot returned to the Sports Editor at The News-Post in Frederick Maryland. World War airplane pilots did not carry parachutes.
Boston top the list with values for batting runs and home runs, led by Williams and DiMaggio. Chicago’s Keller and New York’s Ott appear among top categories, with Slaughter, Hack, and Spence also centered in RBIs and hits.
Steelers edged Price Bros 6 5 in Baker Park as Esterly pitched passless ball to reach 17 straight wins and 14 free tickets to first. Staley doubled twice and Rhoderick drove in runs, while Dutrow at four positions posted a .340 average in his first year. final score 6 5.
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 4 New York 6 Chicago 8 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 21 innings Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati sequence shows extended play and standings amid crossing city matchups in a fragmented report.
Brooklyn Dodgers announce the purchase of pitcher Buck Newsom from the Washington Senators on the World Series eligibility deadline. Newsom, a 12 year major leaguer with a strong career in the American League, joins for the October classic and final month as the Dodgers contend with the St. Louis Cardinals. Brooklyn also sends lefty Jack Kraus to Washington.
Sluggers blasting for 400 or better averages pace the league as official scorer lists Fredrick Tron and Steel and Price Bros. atop the standings. Five hitters reach the .400 mark, led by Andy Rhoderick and Elwood Hummer, with Price Bros.署 Austin Kelly and Barney Nusz also in the top tier. DeMolay and Dr Pepper players follow with solid averages, while Crum and Strine top thefts and baserunning feats amid scattered distance hits across the circuit.
Brooklyn star Pete Reiser, injured with ligaments strained in the side, is likely to return by week’s end after rest and diathermic treatment. Doctors report steady improvement and expect him to play soon. In other sports news, Dr W E Ross and Robert C Harrington reach the final match for the S Duvall Schell trophy at Catoctin CC after decisive semi final wins.
A young woman seeks guidance on eloping with her fiancé while fearing her father’s shock and a domineering mother. The letter urges discreet marriage without reconciliation scenes and questions the necessity of a chaperone in modern life. The response advises marriage with the father’s blessing and critiques parental surveillance as outdated.
Hollywood reports director Lewis Milestone uses a wagon hitch motif in The Edge of Darkness. Errol Flynn plays a hostage dragged through a Norwegian town, illustrating the suffering of occupied Europe while Milestone builds war film realism.
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