Griffiths of York Takes Lead in Inter-State League Batting
York shortstop and manager John Griffiths takes over as batting leader at .283 in the Inter-State League. Lancaster's Jack Houck falls to .875, Fred Marsh drops to .873, York's Lloyd Randol leads in RBIs, and Bill Henry tops in hits and runs. Cappa of Allentown stays strong in home runs with 19 as Joe Napoles boosts his average to .286. Owls of Hagerstown feature solid batting with several over .200 and Allentown leads team fielding at .3954 while York tops team batting at .809. Pitchers show Brett with 6-1, Slotter 10-7, Morgan 12 wins, Dwyer 7-6, and Angstadt 1-4.
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John Griffiths
York
Jack Houck
Lancaster
Howe News Bureau
Chicago
Fred Marsh
Lloyd
Randol
Bill Henry
Kermit Kitman
Trenton
Marsh
John Cappa
Ablentown
Joe Napoles
Hagerstown
Herb Brett
Joss Mitchell Chetkovich
Wilmington
Owls
Rothman
Nowak
Morgan
Martin
Mierkewicz
Welch
Zerstown
Brett
Lil
Napoles
Dwyer
Giambelluca
Fesh
Stockhausen
Thomas
Allentown
Add
Brett Reading
Slotter
Angstadt
Major League Leaders Tie to Doerr and Musial in AP List
The Associated Press NL leaders include Walker batting .358 for Brooklyn and Musial of St. Louis topping runs with 82 and RBIs at 142. Nicholson of Chicago leads home runs with 24, Barrett of Pittsburgh has 15 triples and steals leader, while Wilks of St. Louis is 10-2 on the mound. In the AL Siebert bats .328 for Philadelphia and Doerr of Boston leads hits at 128 and RBIs with 73. Doerr also tops home runs with 14 and Stirnweiss of New York swipes 34 bases. Hughson of Boston is 17-5 on the mound.
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Brooklyn
Musial
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Hite
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Lindell
New York
Doerr
Boston
Stirnweiss
Hughson
York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Horton
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Phillies
Harry Feldman
Bill Lee
Blue Jay
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Jess Flores
Atley Donald
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Braves
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Red Sox
Washington Senators
Senators
Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Hopp
Max Lanier
Ted Wilks
Wilks
Steve Mesner
Allentown sweeps doubleheader to cut Blue Rocks lead
Allentown, Pa Aug 7 Allentown clinched both ends of an Interstate League doubleheader from first place Wilmington 3 to 2 and 4 to 2 before 1408 fans, trimming Wilmington’s lead to two and a half games. Lefty Merriweather outpitched Charlie Ripple in game one, while Ollie Vanek’s eighth inning homer gave Allentown a late edge. Dick Cole received a $175 purse and wrist watch from fans before leaving for Army duty.
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Blue Rocks
Merriweather
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Joe Antolick
Ollie Vanek
Vanek
George Koby
George Copeland
Dick Cole
California
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Lehman
Korponay
If Levan
Cf Antolck
Carter
Augustyn
Patton
Browns sweep twin-bill as Turner and Mancuso star
Tom Turner and Frank Mancuso led Cleveland Browns in opening win, Turner posting two hits and an RBI while Mancuso drove in three with a sixth inning double as Browns swept Indiana. Pirates beat Cubs in opener with Barrett two run homer and a triple then Dahlgren's RBI in nightcap. Pinky Higgins, Dizzy Trout starred for Tigers as Trout earned win, Higgins driving in three with two doubles and a single.
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Frank Mancuso
Browns
Turner
Brownie
Mancuso
Indians
Jack Barrett
Babe Dahlgren
Pirates
Barrett
Dahlgren
Cubs
Pinky Higgins
Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Higgins
Trout
York and Lancaster Split Twin Bill in Lancaster
York beat Lancaster 3-1 in the first game as Vic Males and Mulvey led a late rally, while Lancaster won the nightcap 7-2 with Mulvey driving in two runs and Hank Sweeney homering for York. McElmurray earned the win in the opener with Sierotko catching, and McGillen started the second game for York with Parisse behind the plate.
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York
Lancaster
Bill Anske
Griffiths
Red Roses
Vic Males
Mulvey
McGillen
Hank Sweeney
Et Polits
Parisse
Baker
Sweener
Schmidt
S& Homan
Fairgo Opens 10 Day Meeting at Cumberland Track
Cumberland Maryland Aug 7 Fairgo a half mile track near Cumberland will open a 10 day race meeting tomorrow the third minor track to operate in the state this year Hagerstown and Bel Air reported record mutuel handles and Fairgo expected near capacity improvements include blacktopped forecourt and remodeled grandstand administration building Jockey Club and stables The Harry A Manley Memorial handicap on Aug 19 with 1000 added purse moved to a mile and one sixteenth Weatherite last year’s winner may not defend the title 250 races this summer at Charles Town expected attendees include C Palmer Sowers leading winner track officials noted 29 sellers 27 cashiers at the grandstand and nine sellers seven cashiers in the clubhouse
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Cumberland
Fairgo
Hagerstown
Bel Air
Jockey Club
Harry A. Manley
H. M. Fielding
Weatherite
Clifton W. White
Charles Town
W.va
C. Palmer Sowers
Washington
J. Donald Hay
Tigers sweep Giants and Phillies in two game set
In a lively doubleheader, the Tigers beat the White Sox twice as Harry Feldman notched his ninth win for the Giants and Bill Lee denied the Phillies. The Phillies halted a one game slide, while Lee held Giants to six hits.
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Tigers
White Sox
Harry Feldman
Giants
Bill Lee
Phillies
Feldman
Lee
Astley Donald
Johnny Lindell
Yankees
Donald
Athletics
Lindell
Walt Dubiel
Jesse Flores
Max Macon
Chuck Workman
Macon
Workman
Braves
Twin-Hill
Owls and Trenton split doubleheader series
The Owls won the nightcap to split a Saturday doubleheader with Trenton, evening the series. In Game One a late home run gave Trenton the win. Game Two saw Brett win for the Owls as they or the Packers traded runs through five. Key moments included Kitman, Napoles, Alston, Welch, and Gambell contributing in multiple innings for both teams.
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Owls
Trenton
Brett
Kitman
Napoles
James
Bhrow
Alston
Haines
Welch
Porter
Packers
Mierkowicz
Rothman
Nowak
Liles
Miarkowicz
Hassocks
Dwyer
Miskis
Martin
Shabilla
Gambell
Miles
Albrecht
Hitman
Stockhausen
Hagerstown
Jarvis
Mierkelwicz
Miskix
ABRHW
Rf Alston
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Shubilla
Tart
Hagerstow
Ab Martin
Amlerkowicz
If Rothman
Ties
Fesh
Trenton Abra
Maines
I Porter
L ‘Albrecht
Kaiser
Bshubilla
ILI
von Gambel
Rathman
Alsten
Axtell and
King
Red Sox claim double victory over North End Bluebirds
The Red Sox dominated the Reservoir diamond yesterday, winning 9 to 1 in game one and 15 to 9 in game two against the North End Bluebirds. Sacks yielded one hit in game one and starred with the mound, while in the nightcap G King J Cordell and Sacks powered the offense as L Cordell had five hits and D Burger four.
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North End
Bluebirds
Reservoir Diamond
Sacks
C. Thomas
R. Smith
G. King
JF. Cordell
C. Shank
J. Shank
H. Lushbaugh
L. Cordell
D. Burger
Pavot Dominates Belmont Feature for Fourth Victory
Pavot, Walter Jeffords' two year old, cruised to a three length win in the United States Hotel Stakes at Belmont Park, carrying 126 pounds. Jockey George Woolf guided the muscular colt to a 1:12 1/5 for six furlongs, boosting his earnings to 52,475 and firming his status as a leading juvenile in 1944. Estemed, ridden by William Ziegler Jr., finished second by a half length, with Payot paying 3.40 to win.
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New York
Pavot
Walter Jeffords
Delaware Park
Case Ace
Coquelicot
Belmont Park
George Woolf
Chance Farm
William Ziegler, Jr
War Jeep
Payot
Delaware
Interstate League Saturday Results and Schedule
Hagerstown beat Trenton 6 to 4 and Lancaster defeated York 8 to 3 with Wilmington Allentown rained out. Trenton won 6-3 in yesterday’s games, while Hagerstown 3-4 Allentown 3-4 Wilmington 2-2 and York 3-2 Lancaster 1-7. Tomorrow Hagerstown vs York, Wilmington vs Trenton, Lancaster vs Allentown. A horse race note mentions a 514 furlong mark then a July 4 win at Suffolk Downs and a Mayflower Stake victory carrying 119 pounds.
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Hagerstown
Trenton
Lancaster
York
Wilmington-Allentown
Allentown
Wilmington
Wilington
Suffolk Downs
Philadelphia Sportsman
Alabama
Browns Seen as Favorite If They Break Even On Road Trip
The St. Louis Browns, 8-game win streak and 38-16 record, aim to break even over a 22-game eastern swing starting Wednesday in New York against the Yankees. They lead the league by six and a half games. Boston and New York must play away, while Browns depend on strong home form at Sportsman’s Park.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
New York
Cleveland Indians
Browns
Sportsman’s Park
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Weither
Red Sox
Nelson Potter
Cal Hubbard
Cleveland
Dennis Gatehouse
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
New York Giants
Pirates
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Dizzy Trout
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