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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1948
Page
9
Damascus and Middletown reached the final playoff after decisive wins in Frederick County League action. Damascus eliminated Blue Ridge Summit with an 11 run verdict at Woodsboro, while Middletown defeated Thurmont 3 to 0 at Middletown to advance.
New York Yankees beat Boston 12-2 as the Red Sox slip further in the American League races. The Yankees trimmed Washington 10-5 to move within 10 games of Boston. Cleveland edged St Louis 6-4, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia split a doubleheader, and Detroit beat Chicago 5-2. A stray note mentions a large strawberry and ras t roving area near Noria Collins.
Ballenger defeated the Pointers Point team twice in Sunday county softball. Harmony blanked Catoctin 6 to 1 in the opener as Earl Rope held them to one hit. In the nightcap Catoctin won 3 to 1 with strong offense. Zimmerman hit a homer as Everson won two from Bruns. Eagles also won by the same score.
In an American football game before a large crowd, the Forty Niners defeated the Yankees 41 to 0. Coach Puck Shaw’s squad impressed as a top championship contender. The report also oddly notes eighteen muscles grouped in four distinct groups, a non sequitur to the game summary.
Ijamsville clinched a 6 2 win over Point of Rocks in Maryland State League playoffs. Late bursts produced three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to seal the victory. Staley led the attack with four singles in five trips, Remsburg added three hits, while McCutcheon and Trout worked seven tight innings before the late burst. Both teams now own a win in the best-of-three series.
Harrington defeated Theron Green one up with a birdie three on the 37th hole to clinch the club championship. He reached finals by beating David Weinberg two up and Dr. W E Ross two up, while Green advanced after a first round bye and defeating Mary L Decker one up.
Rice's Grocery closes the season with a pair of victories over Urbana at Mountaindale. The first game ended 9 to 5 and the second 20 to 14, with Reds Powell hitting three home runs in the doubleheader and H Powell collecting seven hits in eight trips. Rice's sticks in postgame plans to finish the season with 29 wins and 12 losses while Urbana suffers setbacks.
Frederick Hustlers were limited to seven hits as Gambrills A C pummeled them 9 to 2 at Gambrills. The home club rapped 16 hits, scoring two in the second to erase an early Frederick lead. Keller and Hummer paced Gambrills with several hits while Frederick’s Kaufman and Rice combined for most outs.
George Willham Lucas, an escapee from the Maryland House of Correction, who was serving an 18 month term for false pretenses, was found at his Foxville home on Sunday by State Trooper Kenneth D. Bond and was returned to Jessups. The sentence had been imposed in Ion County Circuit Court.
Broad Run rallied in the ninth for a 10 9 victory over Mt Airy on Sunday. Shafer pitched five scoreless innings and had four hits in five at bats while Bohn led the losers with a homer and two singles. New Windsor 9 Myersville 15 at Myersville featured a late 9 all tie break as Atoser’s single and Borer’s double produced the decisive runs.
Henry Crum of Woodsboro defeats Garr Utterback and Kenneth Houck to win the county open trapshooting title at New Midway. Carter of Westminster and others shoot well as Crum and Utterback lead after strong rounds. Utterback edges Crum in the final 25, with Utterback breaking three in a row and Crum missing one. In Westminster, Donald A. Shulley of Ormian, Pa., dies when a car veers off a road, strikes a pole, and overturns near a culvert. State Trooper Stallings and medical examiner Dr. James T. Marsh report.
Sunday results show Pittsburgh defeating Chicago 7 to 3 and St Louis 7 to 6 over Cinemat. Philadelphia 6 1 Boston 4 2 New York 5 Brooklyn 3 in a second game after 13 innings Saturday Boston 3 13 Philadelphia 1 2 New York 2 6 Brughton 1 4 Pittsburgh 13 Chicago St Cine 23h First 2 nd end of 6th by due Games Today Chicago at Brooks Pittsburgh at New York Others
In Boston Philadelphia posted a 4 to 3 win over Washington as New York and Cleveland were idle. The schedule listed St Louis at Cleveland with other games not scheduled.
Rice and Price nearly upset Radcliffe and McCardell in the annual Junior Chamber of Commerce event at Catoctin Country Club. Partridge defeats Clapp 6 1 6 1 to set up a final with Rice. Ramsburg Clapp win first doubles. singles and public matches noted. Also report on a 12 year old, Charlotte Wills, injured after a horse incident near Route 40 and hospitalized.
Brunswick defeats Damascus 4 to 3 as Middletown overwhelms Westminster 20 to 6 in a high scoring County League start. Frederick VFW edges Lovettsville 14 to 19 in another opener. Steelers and Browns preseason results noted with Lions and Bills scoring key early drives.
The York Interstate Fair begins tomorrow September 14 and runs day and night through Saturday. Now in its 96th year the eastern United States exposition features a enlarged covered stage, safety railings, and a five foot track fence. Livestock and agriculture exhibits draw keen 4 H participation while grandstand acts include radio and Broadway vaudeville, John Reed King, Phil Soitalny Hour of Charm All Girl Orchestra with Eve lyn, and the Auto Thrill Show as Saturday’s finale. Reserve grandstand seats to avoid disappointment.
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