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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1925
Page
6
The fourth game of the Five State Championship is set for Cambridge after Hagerstown took the third game from the Eastern Shore League champs at Hagerstown 53 to 3. Rain paused play after the fifth inning, with 46 minutes lost waiting for the field to dry.
Jimmy OConnell once earned $9,000 a year in 154 games and $25.50 an hour playing before crowds. Now he stevedores on San Francisco docks earning 90 cents an hour after a 1924 dismissal over the Heinie Sand affair. He rejects an outlaw team offer from Hal Chase, remains hopeful of reinstatement, and says he wants to return to baseball with the Giants, despite public doubt.
Kendricks earns the win for Hagerstown with 2 strikeouts over Cambridge. Schlitze plates two base hits and a three base hit, while Thomas Dressen and Werre homer for the winners. Cambridge bats gain late runs but fall short 5 to 4.
County authorities may begin action today after an assault on umpire Milton Frank at Thurmont following a Thurmont Woodsboro league game. Frank, bruised, conferred with State's Attorney William M Storm as he considers criminal action. The attack occurred around 6 pm as the crowd opposed a rain-delayed game decision.
Racing meetings at Belmont Park and other venues outline a crowded sports day. Baseball closes Texas League season. tennis opens national singles in Forest Hills and Sonora. boxing matches staged in Jersey City and Boston. management signals options on players Cominy and Woodring at Martinsburg.
Yesterday's results show Cincinnati 5 Chicago 2 and St Louis 3 Chicago 4. Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 8. Cleveland 8 Detroit 6 and Washington 6 Philadelphia 6 in 10 innings. Brooklyn visits Pittsburgh today. No other games scheduled.
Baltimore defeated Jersey City 126 to 1 5 while Providence beat Reading 10 to 0. Other games were postponed by rain. Today’s schedule features Toronto at Rochester Buffalo at Syracuse Jersey City at Reading and Baltimore at Providence.
A collage of sport notes reports milestones across baseball football tennis and cricket. Highlights mention the cork centre baseball debut in 1909 and Ruth leading a Texas league slugging list, Yale Harvard football anniversaries, early U S tennis championships, growing English Football Association membership, and Jack Hobbs cricket achievements alongside portraits of notable figures.
Frederick movie patrons at the Opera House will see New York’s Main Street in full activity with a cast including Anita Stewart and notable sports and literary figures. A comedy and news reel accompany the feature performances from Maryland’s Lover’s Lane and brings up Father cartoons on stage with Jiggs Maggie and the Mahoner clan in a two act six scene musical revue.
Woodsboro defeated Thurmont 4 to 1 to claim the Frederick County League pennant for the second straight season before about 1,800 fans. Veteran pitcher Lynn Smith blanked Thurmont for most of the game, with Woodsboro offense scoring in the first and third innings as a storm halted play and delayed completion.
A four day nonstop transarctic air ship route is promised from England to Japan, crossing Scotland Norway northern Russia Siberia and Seghalien over about 5000 miles, with engines to run on oil developed from locasts.
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