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THE WESTPORT AMERICAN Legion post's junior baseball team, which carried the name of Balti more and Maryland into the na tional finels of Legion competition at Yakima. Wash., a year ago, will appear at Municipal Stadium Sat urday, July # in a ‘Booster Wight xeme against Hagerstown’s Morria Frock Legion juntate.. . . The rivals beat the vaunted Balti more nine In the first round «if the double-elimination plate tourn ament at College Park last season, but Westport rebounded to win the *“Maryland eel and subsequently went all the way to the nationals. _ ‘The Morris Frock ers still pride themselves in their victory over the Baltimoreana, however, and they'll be trying to prove It was no fluke by repeating in the “booster” game, designed to rave hands for the Hagerstown team. Emory Wolfe, Morris Frock “business manager, figures that switch the Packers in Norfolk, and a lub the likes of Westport at the attraction, the game should draw well. Ray Harbaugh, the one-time He geratawn (Interstate League) first base guardian, it going great guns with Blue Ridge Summit in the Ben Mar League, , , . Harbaugh, who manages the club and has it? on top currently, is alan its lead: ing hitter and his work around the bag has earned him additional praise. J Johnny Urner and Johnny Cab rentz, a couple of talented young tennis players who won the doubles fille in the under-15 bracket of the | Maryland junior net meet at Balti more the other day, both got their catart about “four years ago att Fountain Head Country Club. 1 Cablentz also made it to the fir m singles competition, but met his|) ‘yiated there at the hands of John'| Lietkemeyer, whose name ikely|t gave the public address barker « his. Ken Dudley, an all-around any vote at St. James School the last!! seeveral years, has made his debut tp ace at andlot baseball ranks... .!! rung Kenny broke in al second|| frate with the St. James Inde| pendent League (lub against Clear S pring last work, and although he p arent hitless against the loop's ton! Pitcher, Don Shirk, he impressed a field, i TO REPLACE THE departed Dick Forrest, the Boonsboro (South Mountan League) Yellowjackets have signed Joe Williamson, the southpaw hurler rant with Funks town in the same circuit... . Mat ter of fact, Williamson opened teno at Keedynville just Thuraday evening, but gave way i Jack Melzer in the sixth before the’ Masners staged a Frank Merriwell finish to Win. in the seventh, 10-7. Incidentally, Funkstown, which after Sunday’s game with Wil: Harmsport sill have played three games in four days, probably will) and Charley Brown to (demand Against Sharpsburg today and come back with Melzer tomorrow) against the Bitporters. . . . The Milwaukee Braves, who signed Melzer to an Eau Claire (Northern League) contract following his graduation from high school last year, have advised the Funkstown lefty to pitch as much as he can in handlot ranks the rest of the summer and work on improving his control. Ft. Cumberland, defending champion In the Mountain District Junior Legion League, got off on the right foot this year with a 7-3 win over Frostburg's Farrady post... . The Cumberland club] usually sets the pace in the up state circuit. Security and Clear Spring, run ning 12 In the Independent League's run for tin roses, on’t face a showdown until duly 17 when they meet at Fort Frederick, site of Clear Spring's home games, ... They clash again at Security on August a SECOND PLACE in the Com mercial Softball League's final] first half standings will be at stake Tuesday, evening when the St. Mark's Lions and Mark's ‘Tavern collide at Lappans. . . The iva ‘ubs closed their regular firel sall schedules stalemated with sight wins and seven defeats, and Tuesday's game will settle the ti me.) . Although the game will be played on the home field of St. Mark's, the teams will toss Goin is see which shall be the visiting slah, ‘ Jerry Mason, the congated {he's $4) pitcher with Williamsport in the Mountain League, hurled for the Billporters two years ago in the Washington County loop. . Noted in the past for a good knuckler, he's had trouble with the prize delivery thin season. ‘The first round of Fountain Head Country Club's President's cup], golf tourney prorticed an upset or” two along the way, we hear, f l Yesterday was the deadline ‘for, ‘opening-round matches, f Hagerstown Little Leaguers with, he in their glory today. Watching]! Washington and Detroit play we Griffith Stadium... . For some of the youngsters, it'll be the first I visit to a major league stadium and a big league bell game.
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Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Sat, Jun 25, 1955
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