Tennis revival at Fountain Head spurs local stars in Baltimore tourney
Three Fountain Head Country Club girls Kristine Gardner Jolly Urner and Martha Stouffer will represent Hagerstown in the Middle Atlantic Lawn Tennis Association grass court championship at the Baltimore Country Club beginning August 7. The event marks Hagerstown’s first large tourney presence with strong national contenders like Patty Zellmer and Patty Heard in the field.
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Ridge Avenue Leads Midget Loop With Comfortable Wins
Ridge Avenue remains atop the Midget Playground Loop after beating Gronge Street 12-7 while Mager Park routed Willlans Port 16-9. East End edged Central Chemical 54 in a walk and error driven win as Hamilton Park forfeited to City Park 9-0.
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Fixer Held On Bribing Charge In 1949 Tournament Scandal
Saul Feinberg of Brooklyn is held on bribery charges related to fixing the point spread in the Bradley Bowling Green game at the 1949 National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden. He was described as a fixer and linked to the Jack West organization, with ties to New York University and Harvard Law School.
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Hagerstown All-Stars Travel To Frostburg In District Showdown
Hagerstown Little League All-Stars head to Frostburg for the Western District championship second game. Frostburg led 1 0 after the opener but Hagerstown exploded with 9 runs in the second inning and romped 18 to 4 in the previous game.
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Baseball Almanac Style Fact List Confusingly Reassembled
Incomplete league batting and pitching leaders for the American and National Leagues. Names such as Minoso Musial Hodges and Raschi appear with numbers, but many spellings and digits are garbled or truncated, making precise standings and stats unclear.
Brave Righthander Slated To Hurl Series Finale Against York Roses
Hagerstown Braves ace Dick Carmichael the 20 year old Maine right hander will start the 8 15 PM game at home tonight against the York White Roses in the final game of a three game set Carmichael seeks his ninth win as a wedding gift to bride Margaret Joan Heady city club leads the Interstate League by five games and aims for a fourth straight win in the series opener Billy Stratton and Jim Solt led York in last nights twin bill while Hagerstown benefited from Billy Smith Lou Tufano and Andy Bush key the Braves victory with Bush notching his 11th win in the opener and Allen securing his 12th in the nightcap
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Wagering and Attendance Rising at Local Race Meet
Hagerstown's IMSL meet approaches its fourth day with strong turnout and higher betting. Through three days the crowd averaged over 4,000 daily and handle neared 87 million, with Thursday’s feature Fleeting Rock winning in 1 1 290 for a $5.60 payoff.
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Davis Cup resumes with United States vs Mexico in round two
The United States begins its second stop in a Davis Cup campaign as Uncle Sanos racket-ewingers face Mexico in the second round of the American competition. The winner advances to meet the Canada Cuba winner.
Baseball Faces Crucial Times Amid Major upheaval
Washington notes George Trautman head of the minor leagues says this is likely baseballs most crucial year due to recent upheaval war anti-trust hearings and a convulsion over leadership. He explains fans focus on team performance while behind the scenes restructuring continues.
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Many Candidates For Baseball Job
In New York on August 2 the major league owners prepared to name a new baseball commissioner at a Tuesday meeting. Top contenders included General Douglas MacArthur Jim Farley Warren Giles and George J Schoeneman with other names like Frank Lausche also floated. Reports say Giles’ appointment is likely after the meeting while Schoeneman may be the dark horse. Pet Welch of the screening committee reportedly visited the White House to discuss Schoeneman’s availability with President Truman.
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