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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1932
Page
7
The Americans win the men’s team title with 218 points against Finland’s 72 as Olympic records fall in 25 of 29 events. American women dominate with 7844 points to Germany’s 1645, while hammer throw, broad jump, high jump, and the new 50,000 meter walk remain outside the record surge. World marks are set in 12 events and tied in three.
Hack Wilson strengthens batting average as Dodgers rise toward pennant contention while Chuck Klein leads the NL homer race and RBIs. The piece surveys Olympic prep, boxing, swimming, and other athletic clashes, noting polo and Army-Parris games and Pirates’ nine game skid with Burleigh Grimes urging resilience amid a tough season.
The New York Yankees extend their AL lead while the National League pursuit tightens to five games separating first and fifth. Pittsburgh slumps with two losses to Boston as Chicago and Brooklyn split. Warneke shines for the Cubs. Cleveland climbs to second, edging Philadelphia. Yankees explode for 29 hits in two wins as Crossett drives eight runs and Ruth hits his 51st homer.
Williamsport Wildcats end a four game skid with a 7 to 1 win over Martinsburg’s Hose Co No 3 at Conomac Park. Lowman started his first game since May, Kreps led offense, while Ambrose and Sederhold highlighted defense.
United States clinched both men's and women's track and field team championships as Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina set a marathon record. US relay teams set three world marks, including the men’s 400 meter quartet in 41 seconds, the men’s 1500 meter quartet in 3 minutes 2 seconds, and the women’s 4x100 in 47 seconds. Jean Shirley topped the high jump at 5 feet 11 inches. Sweden won Greco-Roman wrestling team title across four classes, Japan led swimming with U. Miyazaki capturing the 200 meter freestyle, France won team épée in fencing, and the US finished third.
St James Tennis Club routed Waynesboro 7 to 2 on their courts with a large gallery. Singles results include Cherney over Rowe 6 2 2 0 and Gardner over Wolfe 6 3 6 0, among others. Doubles Leigh Gardner beat Frants Price 6 2 6 4. Rowe Wolfe won 6 1 4 6 6 2. Fullerton Snyder defaulted. Six pack of dairy cows in West Virginia June yielded over 50 pounds of butterfat.
The Hagerstown Blue Sox split a twin bill with Glenburnie AC, losing 15 11 in the opener and winning 5 4 in the nightcap. St Clair and Lefty Munson, former Blue Ridgers, dueled in a pitchers’ battle in the second game, with errors in the fourth inning denying a possible Blue Sox shutout. Practice at the Stadium is set for Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The Williamsport Firemen tied the series with Woodpoint by a 7 to 3 win in a fast game at Conomac Park on Saturday. Potts earned the win, homering in the fourth with a runner aboard, while A Smith pitched well for Woodpoint but was hurt by errors. Score by innings shows Firemen leading early and sealing the victory in the seventh. An important Firemen meeting is set for tonight at o'clock at Hurd's confectionery. all members urged to attend.
Baseball leaders from the period include Hurst and Klein with top batting averages and heavy hitters like Foxx O'Doul Gehrig Manush and Ruth among the leading home run totals. Foxx and Klein share high marks in homers while Gehrig and Ruth post strong overall output in RBI and runs.
Martinsburg defeated Williamsport 6 to 3 on the City courts as Hagerstown won three singles but failed to clinch a doubles victory. Thomas led the Hagerstown effort with a strong singles showing, while Kilmer and Welty teamed to win a doubles match for Martinsburg.
Mt Alto beat Security 9 to 8 after a costly late inning decision. Minnich pitched well but lacked support as nine runs by Mont Alto were unearned. Rowland and Heefner led with three hits each and C Rinehart and Neefner made standout plays. Security faces Greencastle next on their field.
Fort Humphries poloists repeated their victory over Washington County by edging the Army team 6 to 4 on the Williamsport field. Brooks Gallion led locals with two goals, Ed Mason and Byron each added, while Major McCallum and Capt Buckley scored for the Army. Referee Maj Duvall. score by chukkers shows a hard fought, fast game before a large season crowd.
Fraternal Order of Eagles baseball team won two games over the weekend, defeating Middleburg Fliers 17 to 11 in a Saturday practice, and Boonsboro Yellow Jackets 13 to 2 on Sunday. Feigley pitched well for the Eagles, Rowe and Spielman had three hits each, and Spielman leads with .415 while Rowe hits .395. Feigley, Russell, Lizer, Stinebaugh and Burger top over .300.
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