Slants From The Sports Desk At McCurdy Field Lights Dedication
A crowd gathers as Major Jacob Ramsburg dedicates the new McCurdy Field lights before an American Legion toy fund game between the Maryland State League and Tri County League. Judge Charles Moylan, Baltimore, a noted backer of the Jamsville team, speaks of devoted baseball service. September opens amid hot pennant races with the Orioles aiming for first and the Yankees visiting Memorial Stadium for a key three game set. Pirates lead the National League while Bucca manager Danny Murtaugh resists predicting a pennant sweep amid seasonal shifts and lighthearted talk about Easter and Thanksgiving. The Kellers and Charlie and Donald end their class C season with Fargo and may move to Greensboro in the Carolina League next year.
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American Legion Toy Fund
Maryland State League
Tri-County League
Jacob Ramsburg
Fredenck
McCurdy Field
Charles Moylan
Baltimore
Hamsville Ball Club
Maryland Skate League
Judge Moylan
Frederick
Yjamsville
Ijamsville
Baseball
Charles E. Moylan
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
Memorial Stadium
Birds
Paul Richards
Washington
Filock
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Braves
Cardinals
Bucs
Los Angeles
Bucca
Kellers
Charlie
Donald
Fargo
Greensboro
New York
Senators Top Chicago 2-1 in Ninth Frame
Washington beat Chicago 2-1 as Earl Battey scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth. Jack Kralick earned his sixth win with six hitter innings, while Bob Shaw took the loss after a full game. Chicago remains four games behind the Yankees after the doubleheader split with Kansas City.
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Washington
Earl Battey
Chicago White Sox
Jack Kralick
Kralick
White Sox
Bob Shaw
Shaw
Chicago
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Julio Becquer
Jim Lemon
Becquer
Reno Berioia
Elmer Vale
Battey
Lemon
Averil
Lollar
Bailey W—Kralick
L-Shaw
Yankees and A’s split two 1-0 and 6-0 games
Kansas City opened with a 4-0 loss to New York as Bill Stafford threw a four hitter for the A’s in the opener. In the nightcap Ned Garver shut out the Yankees, surviving seven innings, while Ralph Terry struggled and the A’s pushed across three fourths and three more in the eighth. Garver improves to 2-7 while Terry falls to 7-8.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Kansas Cry—Athletics
A’s
Bill Stafford
Ned Garver
Yankee
Athletics
Ralph Terry
Duke Maas
Terry
Garver
Yankees
Russ Snyder
Maas
Jerry Lumpe
Norm Siebert
Andy Carey
Snyder
Mickey Manile
Yogi Berra
Kansas City
Herbert
Kravitz
Stafford
Blanchard
L—Herbert
P. Daley
Berra
W—Garver
L—Terry
Pirates widen National Lead with 7-4 win over Giants
Pittsburgh built an early lead with Roberto Clemente two run homer in the fifth and added three unearned runs in the seventh. Clem Labine earned the win while Diray Face excelled in relief striking out key hitters including Willie Mays and Felipe Alou. Billy O Dell exited with an injury after a Don Hoak liner.
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SAN Francisco
Pittsburgh
Diray Face
Giants
Joe Gibson
Pirate
Face
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Kirkland
Ed Bressaud
Dave Philley
Mizell
Sabine
Green
Gibbon
Smith
Burgess
O'Dell
Sherman Jones
Miller
Lees
Schmidt
W—Labine
L —Odell
Clemente
Clay Predicts Victory Over Red Opponent
Rome AP reports Cassius Clay, 18, predicts a swift win over Russia’s Guennadi Shatkov in the Olympic light heavyweight third-round bow. Clay sits in Olympic Village as he argues his confidence, insisting he can beat Shatkov and expects a quick TKO after a Monday victory.
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Rome
Cassius Clay
Russia
Guennadi Shaikov
Clay
Louisville
Olympic Village
Tilwin
Shatkov
Colleges Start Grid Drills This Thursday
New York AP reports fall practice begins Thursday pushing college football onto the crowded sports stage. NCAA rules bar fall drills before Sept 1 with exceptions for service academies and Pittsburgh on a trimester. The season opens Sept 16-17. Rules changes include a wild card substitution after each play and tighter sideline coaching.
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New York
Service Academies
Pittsburgh
Woodling Grand Slam Lifts Orioles Past Indians 6-3
Gene Woodling delivered a bases loaded grand slam in the fourth as Baltimore defeated Cleveland 6-3. Skinny Brown contributed scoreless relief after the first inning while Steve Barber balked away several walks. The Orioles pulled within a game of the Yankees and open a three game series Friday.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Gene Woodling
Hall
Brown
Indians
Steve Barber
Cleveland
Barber
Bubba Phillips
Phillips
iDick Stigman
Marv Breeding T
Jackie Brandi
Woodling
Onoles
Don Newcombe
Brooks Robinson
Jim Gentle
Nwek
Abrhby
cHale Toceo Saher
Hersa
Drepo
Busby
Newcombe
Hurley
Stevens
Nano
Rice
Maryland State League topples Tri-County in charity game
Pitching dominated as Merriman Ahalt and Don Neel held Tri-County to four hits. Maryland State League All-Stars scored four runs on eight hits to defeat Tri-County 4-2 before about 800 at McCurdy Field in the annual American Legion charity game. Merriman started and earned the win with a key second inning triple driving in two runs.
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McCurdy Field
American Legion
Billy Merriman
Rudell Ahalt
Donnie Neel
Merriman
Brunswick
Jesse Thompson
Tri-Co
Bucky Summers
Tom Coleman
Buddy Butts
Crone
Buckeystown
Sjamsville
Analt
Xeel
Tri — County
Thompson
Reenetts
aBorgee
Poog Carey
Roog Summers
Dubie
Hower
Byk
Faentier HF
Ramsbors
Sumter Stroup
Po& Ce
Wan
Butts
Burges
Michael
SF — Thompson
Northman
Ahalt
US Shotputters Sweep Olympic Series in Rome
United States dominates day one of Rome Games led by Bil Nieder of the Army and Kansas, winning the shot put with a record 64 feet 674 inches. Parry OBren and Dallas Long finish second and third as US men claim a gold silver bronze sweep. Swimmers struggle against Australia. Rose and Thiele win 400 free and 100 back records. United States trails Russia in unofficial points, while Von Saltza and Troy post Olympic record times in women and men events.
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Ted Smits
Associated Press
ROME
Bil Nieder
Army
University of Kansas
United States
Parry Obren
Los Angeles
Dallas Long
Phoenix
Ariz
O'Brien
Melbourne
Nieder
O Brien
Dave Davis
Canoga Park
Calif
Australia
Murray Rose
Dave Thiele Rose
Alan Somers
Indianapolis
Japan
Tsuioshi Yamanaka
John Konrads
Britain
Ian Black
Somers
Rose
Bob Bennett
Encino
Frank McKinney
U. S
Russia
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Chris von Saltza
Saratoga
Cali
Mike Troy
Indiana University
U.S
Willye White
Greenwood
Vera Kremnka
Poland
E. Krezesinska
Armin Hary
Hary
Dave Sime
Durham
N.C
Sime
Eddie Tolan
Jesse Owens
Harrison Dillard
Bobby Mor Ten
Ira Murchison
Ray Norton
Oakland
Turd
Ernice Nagy
Beck
Tom Murphy
Brooklyn
Jerry Siebert
Willits
P. Schmidt
Eric Cunliffe
Claremont
Georgee Kerr
British West Indies
Dick Howard
Albuquerque
Glenn Davis
Columbus
Ohio
Cliff Cushman
Grand Forks
Irene Robertson
Inglewood
Inna Press
JoAnn Terry
Ind
R. Rosheleva
Shirley Crowder
Atlanta
Z. Kepp
Prince Rahier
Monaco
Grace
Jack Kelly
Philadelphia
Bill Knecht
Westmont
Princess Grace
Grace Kelly
Navy
Canada
Braves Cubs Split Pair In Doubleheader Thriller
Chicago Cubs win 5 4 in ten innings on Bob Will and Don Zimmer home runs while Milwaukee edges Chicago 11 7 in game two. Lew Burdette suffers loss in ninth but Chicago varies as Zimmer homers again.
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Chicago
Bob Will
Don Zimmer
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Braves
Zimmer
Lew Burdette
Will
Burdette
Crandall
Ellsworth
Elston
Thacker
Tapper
Taylor
W—Elston
L—Burdette
Cottier
Logan
Chicago Zimmer
Mathews
Cincago
Thomas
Dog Club Holds Monthly Meeting in Frederick County
The Blue Ridge Hounds Club Inc of Frederick and Washington Counties held its monthly meeting on August 24 at the Riddletown Fire Hall. Elmer Gouker Sr. presided as secretary, discussing nameplate collars, training, shooting matches, and organized hunts. The next meeting is September 28 at Middletown Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. Bring a Friend Night.
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Blue Ridge Hounds Club Inc
Frederick
Washington Counties
Riddietown
Elmer Gouker Sr
Middletown Fire Hall
Games Today In Major League Baseball Matchups
Milwaukee at Chicago Chicago Drott 0 5 Pittsburgh Hadd in 9 8 at San Francisco Maranda 1 2 St Louis Simmons 53 at Cincinnati Purkey 14 814 Philadelphia Conley 7 12 at Los Angeles Drysdale 11 13 At N
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Miwaukee
Buhi
Chicago
Drott
Pittsburgh
Haddin
San Francisco
Maranda
St. Loui
Simmons
Cincinnati
Purkey
Philadelphia
Conley
Los Angeles
Drysdale
L. Pet
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston mi
Kansas City
Boston
Latman
Bucks
St. Louis
Milwaukee
St Louis Wins Narrow Road Victory Over Cincinnati
Sadecki and Smith pitched for St Louis as they edged Cincinnati 2 run game. Bailey and Hook combined on the mound for the visitors. Moryn hit a ninth inning homer for St Louis as the teams traded errors and runs in a tense confrontation.
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St Louis
Cincinnati
Sadecki
Smith
Hook and Bailey
W—Sadech
L — Hook
St. Louis
Moryn
Tigers Stop Detroit Boston Victory 4-2 Card
Detroit shortstop Chico Fernandez bunts home the winning run for a 4-2 victory over Boston. It ends a five game Boston streak as Bruce outsaves with Aguirre and Chiff backing. Frederick girls softball beat Harmony 3-1 with Dora Waits homering. Mary Jacobs homered for Harmony. Frederick to meet Harmony next Wednesday at Baker Park.
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Boston
Detroit
Chico Fernandez
Rome
Tigers
Bruce
Aguirre
Chiff
Delock
Casale
Fornieles
Nixon
Frederick
Harmony
Dora Waits
Mary Jacobs
Hubie
Hausey
DeLauier
Luis
Baker Park
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Senators
Ad Raa Ss
Tri-County Stars
Flock
Don Neel
Wednes
CUBS
DOG Club
Chattanooga. Tenn
Allen Smith
Dover
England
Flerge Jensen
English Channel
France
Call MO
Shipley’s Inc
N. Market ST
MTN
ONAN
Atlantic
Wv TV
Blue Ridge Oil Company
Aero Oil Co
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