Playoff Finals Middletown Set For Sunday Takes Lead
Sjamsville and Brunswick reach the Maryland State Baseball League Shaughnessy finals by eliminating Frederick 14 7 and Beallsville 7 1 over the holiday weekend. Bill Crone led a 4-for-5 day with two homers and a triple as Sjamsville built a 14-7 second semi final win. Howard Smith limited Hustlers to seven innings before Crone and Crone again powered a late surge amid heat and errors. Smith and Geiser dominated, while Fraley relieved. Holland and Crone homered in a pivotal sequence. Smoth.
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Sjamsville
Brunswick
Shaughnessy
Frederick
Beallsville
Bill Crone
McCurdy Field
Biser
Fraley
Howard Smith
Hustlers
Jamsville
Clarence Crum
Wilting
Smith
Lennie Hammond
Geiser
H O
E. Dorcus
Young
P Wagner
Crum
Wagner
Weddle
Cow
Chipley
Tyeryar
Shook
Hammond
Krantz
Ftaley
Taoood Ai Geiser
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R.h.co
A E
Holland
C Staley
Crone
Rice
Clem
Shellhorse
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Wiles
Moylan
Jones
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Creagerstown
Remsburg
Shafer
Paul Stroup
Lare
Elus Stroup
Kolb
Paul Eaves
Adams
Bound
Ellis Stroup
Zecker
Richard
Shank
E. Stroup
Creagerstowtt
E. Long
P. Kolb
Bounder
Eaves
Tim Shank
Ian Smith
Hlower
Rickard
P. Stroup
Stroble
Hendricks
Jon
xxBrandenburg
Strobel
BE. Stroupe
Elower
Draws For Tennis Matches Announced
Draws for the Frederick County singles and doubles tennis championships were announced Monday. First two rounds of singles must be finished by Friday night, with first round doubles also due. Results of all matches are to be reported to J. Richard Ramsburg. Entrants must arrange times with opponents, furnish balls, and pay entry fees of 1 dollar per singles and 1 dollar per doubles team.
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Frederick County
J. Richard Ramsburg
A. A. Radcliffe
J. M. McCardell
David Shibley
Earl Johnson
Scott Welty
Robert. Nicodemus Jr
B. Baumgardner
William Mask
Jack Leichert
Ralph Wachter
Lloyd Rice
Charles Price
Robert Clapp Jr
Richard Ramsburg
McCardell
Welty
Leichert
Shibley
Frederick High’s Alvin Bopst Joins Green Terrors Drill Squad
Alvin M. Bopst, a three sport standout from Frederick High and Western Maryland senior, joined 46 candidates as Green Terror football drills opened for their 61st season. Bopst, a back and potential end in the single wing, is also a high scoring center on the Terrors basketball team.
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Alvin M. Bopst
Frederick High
Charles W. Havens
Green Terrors
Western Maryland
Bopst
Mason-Dixon
Terrors
Look magazine predicts Terps and rivals for 1950s title race
Look Magazine foresees the Maryland Terrapins with backfield stars Charley Boxold and Dick Bielski contending for a national crown, with Georgia Tech Alabama and Mississippi also favored in the SEC. It also details 1950s conference predictions, the Bolivar baseball win, the South Mountain benefit game, and Rocky Marciano’s Labor Day routine before his next bout.
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New York
Marvyland Terrapins
Charley Boxold
Dick Bielski
Terrapins
Look Magazine
Grantland Rice
American Sportswriters
Rice
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Tech
Look
Crimson ‘Tide
Alabama
Mississippi
Auburn
Bobby Freeman
Jim Buburn
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Mississippi State
Georgia
Kentucky
Florida
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Maryland
Duke
South Carolina
Clemson
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Virginia
North Carolina State
West Virginia
Furman
George Washington
William and Mary
Grant Memorial Church Near Stratford Hall Gets Its Name
In Moxtross Virginia near Stratford Hall birthplace of Robert E. Lee a local church named Grant Memorial Methodist Church stands not for General Ulysses S. Grant but for its first pastor.
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Grant Moxtross, Va
Stratford Hall
Robert E. Lee
Grant Memorial Methodist Church
U. S. Grant
Lee
Promoter Jake Kramer Seeks Work Amid Tennis Slump
Roundup notes promoter Jake Kramer laments tennis pro scene while promoting a junior training program. He criticizes lack of young stars and describes traveling Eastern circuit with promising junior players funded by Holiday magazine. He hints at returning next summer if results improve.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Jack Kramer
Tony Trabert
Pancho Segura
Frank Sedgman
Pancho Gonzales
Kramer
Gardians
Lawn Tennis Assn
Jake
Big Jake
Holiday Magazine
Differences In Leg Length And Other Quick Facts
The Q and A set covers giraffe leg lengths, population density comparisons, cheese production by Europe, the largest federal district court in New York with 16 judges, West Virginia’s separation from Virginia during the Civil War, and distinctions between novice and amateur.
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Europe
Federal District Court
York
Creagerstown Labor Day Exhibition Forfeit Missed Match
Creagerstown forfeited a Labor Day inter league exhibition at Tomsville after failing to field a team against the County All Stars. The All Stars, puzzled by no-show Creagerstown players, cited a confirming letter from the Tri-County League. A substitute Wamsville community contest had New Market facing the All Stars.
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Creagerstown
Tomsville
All Stars
Tri-County League
Wamsville
Seixas Wins National Tennis Championship at Forest Hills
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia ends long wait by defeating Tien Hartwig of Australia in a three set final 3-6 6-2 6-4 at Forest Hills. Hartwig, 23, from Coral Gables, Florida, had reached the last round five times without a set prior to this match.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Doris Hart
Seixas
America
Tien Hartwig
Australia
Miss Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
U.S
Hart Wins First Title at West Side Tennis Club
The News Frederick Md reports teenager Miss Hart captured her first title with a 6-3 6 1 8-6 win over Louise Brough at the West Side Tennis Club. A near capacity crowd of 13,000 rose for Hart’s victory after a dramatic comeback and a life story of overcoming a leg injury from a sprinkling system at age four.
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Louise Brough
Beverly Hillis
Calif
West Side
Walkersville Opens Softball Playoff Lead in Five Inning Win
Walkersville moved ahead in the Junior County Softball League playoffs with a 1-0 five inning victory over Ballenger in Baker Park to gain a 1-0 lead. The best-of-five series continues Wednesday at Walkersville with the second game to be completed, followed by a potential decisive game. Gearinger pitched five hitless innings, Eyler’s team trailing by one, as the opener ended 5-5 after six innings.
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Bolivar
Taytorsville
Carroll County
Heart of Maryland
Taylorsville
C. Keller
Bud Gilroy
Pat Gilroy
Pickett
Barrick
R. HE
P. Gilroy
Junior Lenz
G. Routzahn
P. Bowers
B. Franklin
C. Talbert
Weddle
Walkersville
Martin
Sam Eyler
R. H
Ballenger
Eyler
Cramer
Blank
Ted
Balleneer
Baker Park
Sectond Gargedhead Spitegheth
Ness
Gearinger
Western Maryland opens 61st season with 46 candidates
Westminster Sept 6 Western Maryland College begins its 61st gridiron season under Head Coach Charles W Havens with 46 candidates reporting for early practice. The Green Terrors, led by Havens in his 16th year, seek a strong schedule featuring Dickinson Hampden Sydney Johns Hopkins and others with a Sept 25 opener at Halfa Field.
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Westminster
Western Maryland College
Charles W. Havens
Havens
Western Maryland
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