Remembering George M Palmer Lewis Down a Maryland fisheries pioneer
Memorial tribute to George M Palmer Lewis Down a dedicated fisheries worker and fish culturist with Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission since 1933. He advanced from 20 cents an hour to directing the Beaver Creek trout hatchery and a pioneering shad hatchery on the Chesapeake Bay, solving disease, pollution, and scarce food during decades of service.
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Maryland
George M. Palmer
Lewisdown
George
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Albert M. Powell
Leetown
W. Va
Beaver Creek
Powell
Chesapeake Bay
Albert
Mr. Powell
George, public servant and pioneer angler, passes away
_slide describes George as a public servant and pioneer with hatchery TV demonstrations and a noted walleye catch. It notes his outdoorsmanship, reflects on his influence, and expresses communal grief among anglers and friends. Also mentions Mark Swope catching a 21 inch lean bass aged ten, suggesting aging and decline.
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George
Mark Swope
Phillies Edge Giants 4-3 in 10 innings
Philadelphia defeats San Francisco 4-3 in ten as Wes Covington hits a second homer and John Buzhardt delivers a complete ten inning effort. Covington homered off Billy Lees after Tony Gonzalez connected earlier, while Mays provided San Francisco’s solo shot.
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Philadelphia
Wes Covington
John Buzhardt
Covington
Dick Lemay
Giant
Billy Lees
Tony Gonzalez
Bunt
John Callison
Buzhardt
Phils
San Fran
Dalrymple
Lees
Lemay
Bailey
W—Buzhardt
Gonzalez
Mays
Maris One Game Up On Ruth As Yanks Drop Pair
Chicago White Sox pound the New York Yankees 8-3 and 4-3 to end New York’s 13 game win streak. Maris collects three singles in eight at bats, remaining one behind Ruth’s 60 with seven games left. Mantle goes 0 for 7 as he trails Ruth by five games with 53 homers.
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Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
White Sox
Yanks
Yankee
Luis Arroyo
Kansas City
Detroit Tigers
Maris
Babe Ruth
Mantle
Ruth
Ford Frick
Baseball standings and scores from national league update
The National League standings show Cincinnati leading with 87 wins and a .608 winning percentage, followed by Los Angeles, Milwaukee, San Francisco, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Yesterday’s results included Philadelphia 4 San Francisco 3 in 10 innings, St. Louis 8 Chicago 6 in 11 innings, and Los Angeles 7 Pittsburgh 6. Today’s schedule features Milwaukee at Los Angeles, Chicago at San Francisco, with pitchers Spahn Koufax Brewer and Drott slated to start for respective teams.
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Los Angeles
Milwaukee
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baseball matchups listed for New York Detroit Kansas City Washington and more
Major league game pairings show Ford and Daley for New York Detroit’s Kine and Mossi, Kansas City Bass, Washington Daniels or McClain, Baltimore Pappas at Boston Conley, Minneapolis Kralick at Cleveland McDowell, Los Angeles Grba at Chicago McLish or Horien.
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Ford
Daley
Detroit
Kine
Mossi
Kansas City
Bass
Washington
Daniels
McClain
Baltimore
Pappas
Boston
Conley
Minneapolis
Kralick
Cleveland
McDowell
Los Angeles
Grba
Chicago
McLish
Horien
W. L. Pet. G. Ji
Frick Defends 154 Game Rule On HR Records
Baseball commissioner Ford Frick defended the rule that Babe Ruth’s record should be broken within a 154 game span if Maris or Mantle surpass it. He contrasted the 154 game limit with a 162 game season and warned two separate records will exist for most home runs in 162 games and 114 games. Frick spoke in Chicago during a meeting on the 1961 World Series plans with Joe Cronin present.
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Chicago
Ford Frick
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
Frick
Joe Croinin
Associated Press
Ruth
Cronin
Twins and Angels split twin bill in 1961 finale
Minnesota salvages a doubleheader split with Los Angeles as Jim Kaat shuts out the Angels 3-1 in the nightcap after Baltimore? No, the first game goes 5-1. Lennie Green and Joe Altobelli drive runs for the Twins, while Ken McBride limits the offense in five innings. The teams finish the set with LA taking the second game 13-6.
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Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angeles
Twins
Jim Kaat
Angels
Ken McBride
Lennie Green
Joe Altobelli
Angel
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Bowsfield
Donohue
Rodgers
Lee
Schroll
Pleis
Battey
L-Lee
McBride
Fowler
Spring
Duren
Sadowski
Kaat
W—Kaat
L—Mcbride
New Faces On 61 Colt Squad
Weeb Ewbank reshapes the Baltimore Colts with 13 new players for the 1961 season. The Rams also overhaul personnel as Zeke Bratkowski and Ollie Matson shift roles in a reshuffled NFL opener.
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Colt Squad
Carl Taseff
Andy Nelson
Bob Boyd
Jim Welch
Bob Harrison
Ohio U
Colts
Rams
Zeke Bratkowski
Ollie Matson
Tom Wilson
World Series Opens Oct 4 If Reds Win
The 1961 World Series would start October 4 at the American League pennant winner’s stadium, likely the Yankees, if the Cincinnati Redlegs win the NL title. The Dodgers would host the NL champion if LA takes the pennant. Ford Frick announced the plan and tickets were approved for printing.
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Chicago
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Redlegs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ford Frick
Yankees
Redlegs
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Los Angeles
National League
New Twist for Terp Uniforms
College Park Md AP Coach Tom Nugent shows a possible football first by placing players names on Maryland Terrapins jerseys for the season opener with Southern Methodist. He uses Hank Poniatowski as a model with three inch letters and previews the look to visiting ACC writers.
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Tom Nugent
Nugent
Maryland Terps
Southern Methodist
Hank Poniatowski
Atlantic Coast Conference
Night Baseball Thriller Between Chicago and St. Louis
Chicago scored 9 runs to 8 against St. Louis in a tight night game at Busch Stadium. Pitchers Broglio and Sawatski worked for St Louis with Schultiz taking the loss. Taylor hit his 7th homer for Chicago along with Altman’s 25th. Musial contributed for St Louis with his 13th.
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St. Louis
Cardwell
Elston
Ellsworth
R. Anderson
Schultz
Taylor
Broglio
McDaniel
Bauta
Sawatski
Schaffer
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L— Schuiltz
Altman
Musial
Causey Heroics Propel Athletics Past Tigers 5-2
Wayne Causey blasted a home run and made a dramatic eighth inning catch to preserve a strong pitching gem by Bob Shaw as the Kansas City Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Causey's leaping running grab started a double play that stifled Detroit in the eighth after they had runners aboard on three straight singles. Shaw improved to 11-12 with the win, while Brown hit Detroit’s 14th homer, and Causey added his eighth homer of the season. Rivera collected three KC hits as the A’s plated two runs in both the second and third frames.
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Wayne Causey
Bob Shaw
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Athletics
Jake Wood
Tigers
Causey
Shaw
Foytack
Nischwitz
Montejo
Aguirre
Brown
W-Shaw
L-Foytack
Kansas City
First College Team Uses Names on Jerseys
Nugent noted the back numbers bore players names and believed it was the first time a college team did so, a practice previously seen in clubs within the American Football League.
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Cadets open 1961 season at home against Fort Hill
Frederick Cadets host Fort Hill Sentinels at McCurdy Field with a new passing attack led by QB Tom Bichy. Fort Hill arrives 1-0 after a last minute win over LaSalle. Manges at quarterback for Fort Hill delivered a standout performance.
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Fort Hill Sentinels
McCurdy Field
Fort Hill
Frederick
Sentinels
LaSalle
Cumberland
Bichy
Tom Bichy
Jack Molesworth
Ricky
Ed Hemby
Jerry Reid
Ron Cullen
Ron Manges
Manges
la Salle
Shenandoah Downs Gets 24 More Racing Days
West Virginia Racing Commission grants Shenandoah Downs at Charles Town 24 additional racing days in October. Dates span October 2 to 28, after Gov Barron urged the extra meet, citing state and Jefferson County revenue and employment. Shenandoah will add these dates as an extension of the current meeting.
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W. Va
West Virginia Racing Commission
Shenandoah Downs
Charles Town
W. W. Barron
Shenandoah
Barron
Jefferson County
Commission
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