DiMaggio’s Three Homers Lift Yankees Past Senators Twice
Joe DiMaggio powered the New York Yanks to a 6-2 victory in game one and a 5-2 win in game two over the Washington Senators. He hit his 30th and 31st homers, drove in seven runs in total, and expanded his league lead with 125 RBIs as Lefty Lopat pitched well. The wins pull New York within two games of the first-place Boston Red Sox.
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Boston! Braves
Emil Leonard
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Johnny Sain
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National League Results and Standings Update
National League results yesterday saw Boston beat Philadelphia 3 1 and New York win 7 6 while Brooklyn lost 5 3 and 3 7 to the Giants. Giants swept Brooklyn in a doubleheader 7 5 and 6 3 to reclaim first place as Cubs routed Pittsburgh 10 1 in a hitting spree.
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Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Weekend Games Set for Sunday Across Maryland Leagues
Schedule notes include Shaughnessy playoffs third round at Mt Airy with umpires Trump and Miller and opening Shaughnessy series Brunswick at Damascus 2 pm with Warrenfeltz and Lyerly. Other listed games feature Middletown Lovellsville and county softball matches, plus Maryland league Broad Run at Myersville and New Windsor games. A conference meeting is sought over Gambino ruling amid Maryland football practice update.
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Sheffer
Lucian Gambino
University of Maryland
Crone Prepares for Big Auto Race at Conococheague oval
Johnny Crone, top Triple A racer from Middletown, enters the Conococheague speedway near Hagerstown in a high tier Rib-West point event. He eyes the Memorial Car Classic at Indianapolis next May with a new car costing over 235000. Crone’s family will attend, while Jimmy Riser promotes the AAA sanctioned race. A separate item notes the sale of a 193 acre farm in Uxbana district for about 345000 to J Tyson Lee and J Frederic Recuert.
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Johnny Crone
Middletown
Conococheague Speedway
Springfield
Offerhauser
Sam Crone
Conococheague
Hagerstown
Rib-West Point Racing
Fast Company
Ted Horn
Mauri Rose
Crone
Johnny
Indianapolis
Jimmy Riser
Het Hagerstown
Uxbana
J. Frederic Recuert
J Tyson Lee
Brunswick Boys Model Car Races Set for September 12
With about a week left until the Brunswick Boys Model Car Races, Brunswick and community youths are busy building cars for the event scheduled Sunday afternoon September 12 on East Potomac Street. Sponsored by the alliance Council and Major S T Virts, prizes entice entrants as two cars already completed. Prelims occur Saturday September 13 at 10 in the Mayor's Office on A Street for inspection, classification and numbering.
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al <Anc Council
S T. Virts
Ar. Virts
Thurmont Old Timers to Meet Labor Day Team in Benefit Game
Thurmont Old Timers will face current Frederick County League members in a Monday benefit game for John E. Strine who suffered a broken nose in the July 11 Emmitsburg Thurmont clash. Judge William J Stoner will lead the aging squad with pitchers Fraley Royer Freeze and Shuff catching Creeger at first, Creeger short, Leatherman, Derr, Daniel Leatherman, Flory, Eaton, Shaffer, Smith, Birely and Kelbaugh among reserves.
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Thurmont
Labor Day
Thurmoent High School
William J Stoner
North County
John E. Strine
Emmitsburg-Thurmont
Strine
Franklin Fraley
Sam Royer, Jr
Lloyd
Sammy” Freeze
Frank Shuff
Johnnie” Creeger
Chester Spalding
Ed Creeger
Melvin “Hammy” Derr
John Daniel Leatherman
Dirty Flory
Reno Eaton
Paul Shaffer
Ross Smith
Lester Birely
Earl Kelbaugh
Stock Car Races Highlight Williams Grove Fair Weekend
A 100 lap stock car feature is set for Williams Grove Speedway on Sunday September 5 with many top drivers entered. The event anchors the 76th Grangers Free Fair and Picnic at Williams Grove Park running through Labor Day. Aerial act the XCELLOS will perform twice daily followed by a large fireworks display closing the fair and race weekend.
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Williams Grove Speedway
Williams Grove Park
Hustlers Triumph 25-3 In State Semi-Pro Championship
Hustlers overpower Hagerstown Veterans of Foreign Wars 25 to 3 at McCurdy Field to advance in Maryland State Baseball Association semi pro play. Keller Murray Angleberger and Hildebrand lead offense as Hustlers dominate from early innings and clinch with a seven inning win.
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Hagerstown
Champinship
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Ovid
I Hendrick
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Dunstok
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Watkins
Meyers
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Stockman
Keller
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VFW
VEW
Knode
Socks
Pfieffer
Nelson
Warrenfeltz
Red Shaw
Brunswick Olympics Opens Boys Club Events Plan
The Brunswick Olympics opens Monday at F W Scheer Stadium with events led by chairman Harry Nichol and assistants Bennett Bowers and Utterback. Field events start at 10 am followed by Tiny Tots at 1 pm and a seven inning baseball game between Boys Club of Brunswick and Gapland at 2 pm.
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Brunswick
Labor Day
F. W. Scheer
Harry E. Nicholson
George Bennett
Eugene Bowers
Richard Bowers
Harry George Jr
Charles Utterback
W G Strailman
Brunswack
Gapland Boys
Brunswacke
Pout of Rocks
Vid
Young
MLN Sing and Navies
E Donald Carr
Linwood Moss
Nelson Strathern
Carlos Myers
Lovettsville Players Set for Point Lovettsville Exhibition
Lovettsville to play a holiday exhibition game against Tri-County leaguers from across the Potomac Virginia. The matchup pits Southwestern Marylanders against Northern Virginians in a thriller likely to draw many river fans. Edgar Allan Poe is noted as a versatile youth athlete in local history.
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Prof Rocks’ State League
Ato
Shaughnessy
Pointers
Lovettsville
Potomac
Virginia
Oid
VFW Football Squad Begins Trials for Westminster Clash
Charley Green announced a tapering schedule as 26 hopefuls train at Baker Park for the VFW football eleven. Uniforms go out Monday after first practice, with a weekly plan of light scrimmages and signal practice ahead of the September 12 home opener against Westminster.
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Charley Green
Westminster
Baker Park
Green
Vets Wall
Baseball scores from yesterday revise standings
American League results show New York 6 5 over Boston and Philadelphia 2 Detroit 0. Chicago 2 Detroit 0. St Louis 0 Cleveland 7 3. Washington 2 2 at Cleveland and New York 21 at Philadelphia. Also Philadelphia hosts Washington in night action.
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