Roberts And Gromek Lead Major League Gopher Plot
Philadelphia pitcher Robin Roberts and Detroit’s Steve Gromek top the majors in allowing home runs in 1954, with Roberts at 35, Gromek 25, Hampers by Warren Hacker and others noted. The piece compares eras and innings, naming Banks, Ma thews, Moon, Snider, Hodges, Musial, and others as frequent sluggers off these hurlers.
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New York
Philadelphia
Robin Roberts
Steve Gromek
Detroit Tigers
Roberts
Gromek
Warren Hacker
Chicago Cubs
Hacker
Murry Dickson
St. Louis
Freddie Hutchinson
Ernie Banks
Cubs
Vern Stephens
Banks
Milwaukee
Ed Mathews
Phils
Wally Moon
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
George Crowe
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Andy Seminick
Stan Musial
Eddie Robinson
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Cleveland
Larry Doby
Don Newcombe
Carl Erskine
Taylorsville loses to Jamsville in tight schedule clash
Box score shows Taylorsville 6 Jamsville 1 in a two team matchup with Castle earning the win over Talbert. Key players include Welsh and Giesler for Taylorsville and Stimax striking out 13 for Jamsville. Umpires Monahan and Crouse.
Fish Technicians To Study Deep Creek Lake
Maryland fish authorities and field personnel will meet at Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County for a major freshwater probe. A 40 acre arm of Hoop Pole Run will be treated with rotenone to study fish size, weight, and condition as 16 biologists, law enforcement officers, and 20 regional staff set out at 6 a.m. to spray, recover fish, and assess management practices for Deep Creek Lake.
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Maryland
Deep Creek Lake
Garrett County
Departments
The
Board of Natural Resources
Hoop Pole Run
Glendale Bridge
Department of Research and Education
Walkersville Blanks Woodsboro To Claim Babe Ruth Crown
Walkersville defeated Woodsboro 4-0 to win the Frederick Carroll Babe Ruth League title. Key hits came from Ed Shetton Grayson Ramsburg and Gene Green as Dick Smith pitched shutout ball. Dick Cook hit five batters and Sonny Clem was struck twice in a tense game at Woodsboro.
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Woodsboro
Walkersville
Ed Shetton
Grayson Ramsburg
Gene Green
Dick Smith
Woodsoro
Dick Cook
Glade
Sonny Clem
R. H. E. Walkersville
Smith
Clem
Cook
Horner
Cincinnati Protest Rejected By NL President Giles
Warren C Giles, head of the National League, rejected Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts protest over a Sept 4 game with Milwaukee won 5 2. Umpire Donatelli said no interference as Bruton ran to second on a hit and run and McMillan touched the ball, causing a disputed second base play.
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Ncinnatl
Warren C. Giles
Cincinnati
Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee
Braves
Giles
Tebberts
Bill Bruton
Roy McMillan
Redlegs
Augie Donatelli
Donatelli
Danny O'Connell
O'Connell
Bruton
McMillan
Wins Second Golf Title
Doyee Harbaugh claimed her second Ladies' Club Championship title in two years by defeating Mrs. Grew Mazur 6 3 on the thirteenth hole at the VFW course. Officials noted the Men's Championship first rounds began over Labor Day weekend as Braddock Heights’ teenage golf ace advanced toward a key match in Bedford PA with Winchester Martinsburg and Frederick chasing top spots.
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Doyee Harbaugh
VFW
Grew Mazur
Braddock Heights
Glenn Spencer Wophy
Bedford
Winchester
Martinsburg
Frederick
Dave Weinberg
Tee’ Green
Nook
Rhoderick
Weinberg
Maryland
Miami
Fla
Harry Hausler
Green
Bill McCollouch
Pete Demchek
Tom Quill
Stan Brown
Bruce Gregory
Gregory
Claude Hudson
Nevin Baker
Ozzie Fagan
Hal Moser
Bob Pearson
Ralph Currens
Tom Glass
Bob Forshey
R. X. Gibo Tost
Charles Allen
Bob Ziem
Lee Saylor
Bill Nelson
Ed Storm
John Harbaugh
William Houck
Charley Price
Jim Hendrix
Dan George
Philadelphia Granted Franchise in Eastern Hockey League
Philadelphia today gained a new franchise in the Eastern Hockey League for the 1955 56 season after a meeting with five Philadelphia businessmen sponsors. The team joins Clinton Johnstown Washington Baltimore and New Haven in the league with a 60 game schedule split evenly between home and away.
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Philly
Philadelphia
Tom Lockhart
EHL
Clinton
Johnstown
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
New Haven
Cadets Open Play Sept 23
The Frederick High School Cadets prepare for the 1956 football opener at Annapolis on September 23 amid heavy fundamentals. Coach Gene Hummel pushes green rookies and veterans alike, with several players vying for forward wall and backfield roles. The schedule lists Annapolis away, Bethesda, Rockville, Westminster, Wheaton, Hagerstown, Montgomery Blair, Martinsburg, Woodward Prep.
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Frederick High School
Annapolis
Gene Hummel
Hummel
Austin Garver
Jack Molesworth
Ed Garrett
Bull Ramsburz
Ed Trittippe
Dale Werner
Wayne Shank
Gerald Fender
Ronald Carey
Danny Willard
Darrell LeGore
Frank Mahon
Nick Nichols
Yom Beldon
Wayne Fender
Molesworth
Ramsburg
Trittipoe
Nichols
Fender
Eddie Hovek
Evie Ramsbure
Bob Poole
Sam Hollingsworth
Forden Hughes
Sill Grove
Frank Yanos
Neady
Bethesda
Rockville
Westminster
Wheaton
Hagerstown
Montgomery Blair
Ith
Martinsburg
Valaway
Woodward Prep
Rosewall Seixas and Richardson Reach Quarterfinals
Forest Hills report notes Ken Rosewall Vic Seixas and Hamilton Richardson advancing to the quarterfinals of the National Tennis Championships. The field tightens as remaining matches finish in men's and women's divisions, with Moylan battling Moylan edging past Eddie Moylan 6-2 6-3 4-3 in a tight set.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas
Hamilton Richardson
Rosewall
Avorile
Eddie Moylan
Trenton
Fraser, Richardson, Reed Shine as Davis Cup Run Stuns Crowd
Neale Fraser, No 4 on Australia's Davis Cup team, edged 7 3 6 a 2 in a tight start before Richardson, the 22 year old Rhodes Scholar from Baton Rouge, outlasted Whitney Reed Jr. 63 64 3 4 6 4 to halt Reed’s 24 hour streak. Rosewall dominated Moylan on center court in a workmanlike match that bored the post holiday crowd of about 3 400.
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Neale Fraser
Richardson
Baton Rouge
Whitney Reed Jr
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeu
Young Reed
Rosewall
Moylan
Moore to demand loud bell for Marciano Moore bout
Moore's manager Charley Johnston said he will press for a very loud bell before the September 20 title bout with Rocky Marciano and Archie Moore at Yankee Stadium. He seeks a bell audible to all, aiming to curb Marciano's post bell activity and ensure clear signaling.
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Moore
North Adams
Mass
Charley Johnston
Yankee Stadium
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Johnston
Commission
Julius Helfand
Marciano
Rocky
Archie defends rough style in boxing exchange with Rocky
Archie says they should observe the rule of rough play if Rocky chooses it. He asserts he can respond in kind and will match roughness on a break. Moore boxed two rounds today, both against Jesse Gorilla.
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Archie
Rocky
Moore
Jesse
Pitchers Assigned For Today's Games
New York dispatch lists likely starters for tomorrow's major league games across leagues. Notable duels include Chicago at Washington Harshman against Ramos and Philadelphia at Cincinnati Simmons versus Fowler with other lineups featuring Wynn, Brown, Portocarrero, Ford, Maas, Sullivan, Lees, Burdette, Hall, Minner, Antonelli and Jackson among diverse matchups.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Simmons
Fowler
Burdette
Hall
Minner
Intonelli
Jackson
Phila
Peklyn
St.Louis
Washington
Harshman
Ramos
Cleveland
Baltimore
Wynn
Brown
Kansas City
Portocarrero
Ford
Detroit
Boston
Maas
Foytack
Sullivan
Lees
Finch
Chicago — Hall
Antonelli
Dackson
Mexican champion Diez to face Campo in San Jose fight
Memo Diez of Mexico City signs for a non title 10 round bout with Tanay Campo of Manila in San Jose California on September 13 Campo will appear in the United States for the first time Diez seeks his fifth straight knockout Blue whales are the largest animals that ever lived.
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Los Angeles
Memo Diez
Mexico City
Tanay Campo
Manila
San Jose
Calif
Campo
United States
Diez
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Tom Brewer
Frank Sullivan
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Ed Lopat
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Staley
Ratz Stimax
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Tomparres
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Jjamsville
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W. L. Pet. da
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McCurdy Field
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