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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1944
Page
4
Baltimore fans flood Municipal Stadium as the Orioles ride a 12 game win streak and 18 victories in 19 games, aiming for their first IL pennant since 1925. The hot run, including four straight doubleheaders from Montreal, has Baltimore atop a tight standings race.
The article notes the team standing six and a half games ahead, thrilled by a Harlem style atmosphere at a 65,000 seat stadium built for football. After Oriole Park burned in a $150,000 display, the club moved into the horseshoe and found it brought good luck.
Yesterday evening at Reservoir diamond the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 694 softball squad defeated CIO Team 0.10 by a 2-0 score. Eagles pitcher Miller allowed two hits as the offense produced timely hits to back the shutout.
John O'Niell tossed four scattered hits for the Eagles as Snub Rowe delivered a timely single to secure victory. The win places the Eagles atop the league with no defeats, while Miller Kendle contributed for the losers. After the game the winners hosted a buffet supper.
Chicago August 1 Stanley Freeman at 27 began as a jockey and now leads Arlington meeting at Washington Park with 28 wins 15 seconds and 19 thirds after a burst of four winners including a 3340 daily double His rise from a corner hardware store youth in Jackson Michigan to riding for Calumet Stable and Whirlaway workouts is traced with mentor Jack Hanover helping his break at Washington Park.
Pirates stop Braves 9 2 on two hits and three safeties while Cavarretta Cubs win seventh straight 5 1 over Phillies. Fox Red Sox drive in winning run in ninth. Ivy Hall Athletics edge Chicago 3 2. Gutteridge Browns defeat Washington 3 2. Grese Dodgers end two month skid with 6 1 over Cardinals. Hansen Giants beat Reds 9 7. Helium derives name from Greek sun word.
The M-29 Weasel, an agile Studebaker built Allied personnel carrier, emerges in European invasion warfare. Born from OSD and War Department needs, Studebaker under Ordnance Department contract crafts the vehicle powered by the Champion engine for stealthy, sure-footed movement on varied terrain.
New York Aug 1 reports Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals surged to the NL base hit lead over Dixie Walker with 18 hits in 33 at bats boosting his average to .359 as the two thirds mark approaches. Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox maintained his AL lead at .324 while the wide open chase continues with Siebert Carnett and other top batters included among the leaders.
San Francisco August 1 Sailor Ken Overlin a former world middleweight champion trains for a ring return in the light heavyweight ranks aiming for Madison Square Garden. He weighs about 165 to 170 pounds at age 33 and believes his fitness remains strong enough for a successful comeback.
Brooklyn climbs past St. Louis 6 to 1 as Hal Gregg earns his seventh victory after Memorial Day. Cooper allows seven hits and three early runs, with Luis Olmo homering with two aboard in the first and Johnny Hopp lifting St. Louis with a fourth inning blast.
Chicago White Sox sold veteran catcher Tom Turner to the St. Louis Browns for an undisclosed sum. Turner joined the Sox in 1940 and this season he has a .250 batting average.
Funkstown defeated the Antietam Redtops 4 to 3 at the down county field as Jack Beard struck out 15 and five Funkstown hits were well scattered. Tommy Talbert went 4 for 5 and Leon Minnick homered to pace Funkstown, while Jamison and Bussard stood out for Antietams. Next Sunday the Funkstown Masters meet the Hagerstown Senators at City Park at 2 pm.
A summary of top players in both leagues including Musial Walker and Doerr with stats for games played at bats runs batted in and batting averages. It also notes home runs leaders Ott Nicholson Weintraub and Doerr with league tallies and mentions a Bengal caste practice of tree marriage in lower castes alongside the sports data.
Williamsport Wildcats slugged 17 hits to rout Front Royal All Stars 11 to 2 at home. Martin pitched five innings with six strikeouts and a five run fifth inning sealed the win. Jim and Glenn Anderson each had three hits to lead the offense.
New York Giants overcame a four-run Cincinnati lead to win 9 to 7 behind Swede Hansen relief pitching and five RBI from Joe Medwick. Bill Voiselle struggled as Ray Mueller and Arnold Carter homered for Cincinnati. Manager Mal Ott sprained ankle during seventh inning. Cincinnati 7 New York 9. Also notes Army uses mostly corn brooms made by blind workers.
When the United States entered the war about three percent of Borton’s off shore fishing fleet was converted to naval duty reducing local catches and altering coastal commerce.
Eastern League leaders are led by Rip Collins Albany at 417 runs with Vance Dinges Scranton at 353 and Vincent Shupe Hartford at 335. Al Gionfriddo Albany tops triples and total bases. Barnhart Albany leads runs with 69 while Wentzel Hartford has 6 homers and Mueller Hartford owns 12 wins.
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