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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1938
Page
3
California dominates net championship talk as Hornsby and Dressen move into AA management roles. Scattered notes cover coast league coach changes, Killefer health concerns, Zwilling, Devininci, and potential playing-managers, plus minor hockey and early football references.
The Kay Jewelry Company soft ball team won the Eastern States tournament in Hagerstown by defeating Station Furniture 3-0. The Jewelers had only two hits and eliminated the Frederick Tailors from the event. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in yesterday's NL results with Chicago 3-7 in 12 innings. Philadelphia played Brooks and New York met Easter St. Louis at Chicago.
East and West teams meet across multiple venues with games listed from Annapolis to Berkeley. Notable matchups include Boston College versus Canisius, Georgia versus Citadel, Kentucky against Maryland, and Purdue hosting Detroit. NFL fun follows with Rams facing Redskins and Cardinals meeting Packers.
American League notes Cleveland leads with a six run spread while Detroit sits at 1-5. Second game seven innings with Washington at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit. Boston at New York. Chicago at St. Louis. Charlie Keller collects a triple and a single to lift his average to .359, Rollie Hemsley drops to .292 after a five at bat showing. Other listed averages include Vosmik .323 and Salters .215 with McQuillen at .289.
Lowell Dawson explains the principal advantages of a short punt formation with the tail back 3 to 6 yards deep. Benefits include balanced defense, strong inside power with three backs in close, solid pass protection for four men, a quick kick threat, and deceptive end-around plays.
A preview of the 1936 gridiron season openers on September 23 listing anticipated games. Alabama and Southern California battle for Rose Bowl hopes while Minnesota, Washington, Pitt, Navy, Purdue, California, LSU, Virginia, and Maryland face weekend contests with various evaluations by the writer.
The Tri County League final between Brunswick and Wakefield is set for Sunday at Scheer Stadium in Brunswick at 2 30 PM after rain delayed play last week. Brunswick backs Lee Hahn to start on the mound while Wakefield plans Cheese Barnes or Jim Skinner. Umpires are Steins Smith Harry Curry and Charles Staley with a second game officiated by Roger Crum Raymond Crum and William Nuse.
In Asbury Park last summer Jack Liston and Charl ton Wallace led defense in the National Masters Pair Championship. Wallace read Liston’s opening as four hearts, guiding a heart strategy and forcing dummy. The defense used a second heart trick to force a ruff in dummy, exhausting trumps and preventing a sound four spades contract. South’s missteps left him down one after club runs.
A fragment from a bridge report shows South West North East opening actions with Passes and doubles. Dealer Ja As aQrsss VZTG643 records an opener sequence including 2h and 34 3h, with Passes on many rounds.
Mt. Pleasant and Harmony Grove meet in a double header at Mt. Pleasant Sunday to settle the second half pennant in the County Speedball League. Mountaineers need one win to clinch and meet Ballenger, first half winner, for the championship as the regular schedule ends. Harmony Grove was edged 17 11 by Broad Run last Sunday in the opener, a protest over field conditions may be considered next week if Harmony Grove remains in the race.
Canada reported the annual reindeer round up shows a herd of more than 4500 animals. Laplanders were brought from Norway to train Eskimo apprentices chosen by the government to build up the reindeer industry.
The tale recalls the St Gothard tunnel completed May 22 1882 after 18 years of labor and 179 deaths. It describes 9.25 miles under the Alps linking Italy Germany and Switzerland, cost over 25 million, and crews working 24 hours a day using oil lamps and animals. It notes dangerous gases, rock collapses, and the shift to electric traction.
Autumn arrived at noon Friday with a high of 82 degrees the warmest since September 15. The clear sky and sun boosted the day from an overnight low of 51 to 82, with a Friday night low of 54. The season’s warmth lags behind some years like 1936 when 90 was reached, and last year’s max was 81.
Montgomery Sprowls sues Peter H. Raun and Milton A. Raun for $1000 in damages from a July 1 collision on the Baltimore road. Sprowls claims negligence by the Rauns caused his car damage and personal injury. William M. Storm represents the plaintiff.
Elgin authorities urge the city council to pass an ordinance licensing 3,500 bicycles in the city. The license fee would be 25 cents, aimed at reducing bicycle thefts.
Detroit and Cleveland split a doubleheader in poor visibility as Hank Greenberg slugged two homers to extend his lead in the home run race. The Tigers lost 8-1 then 6-5 in darkness halted game two. Cleveland and Detroit's bullpen handled the rest as Feller and Whitehillsong filled the box. The Cubs won both ends of a doubleheader from Philadelphia to close within two games of the Pirates. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh in 12 innings as Lombardi and Berger homered. Newark crushed Rochester 9-0 to reach the Governors Cup finals. The Baltimore Black Sox return to Frederick for a doubleheader against the Hustlers at McCurdy Field with star players set to appear.
The team may lose action this season as catcher Pax Hugehrand rests with a shoulder injury after a collision at home plate with the Seven Up Club. Ford Middletown could backstop as two Frederick games remain before the Tri-County League All-Stars on October 2 and the Major League All-Stars on October 9.
Thurmont baseball fans will honor Paul Shaffer, long-time Vineyard player of 16 summers, with a gift between halves of a doubleheader on the Thurmont high school diamond. First game features Blue Mountain vs Waynesboro. nightcap has Thurmont against Waynesboro Eagles with Shaffer likely to pitch the second game.
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