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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
4
Detroit star Dizzy Trout, favored to reach 20 wins, earned his 19th victory by shutting out the Philadelphia Athletics 6-0 in the nightcap, while Hal Newhouser also pursued his 19th win in the opener. The Tigers split the twin bill as St. Louis Browns, Red Sox, Pirates, Yankees, White Sox, Phillies, Senators, Reds, and Giants posted varied results across the majors. Moths span, typewriter history noted.
Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the York White Roses 7-6 and 6-2 at Wilmington Park to extend their lead in the Interstate League. The Rocks trails, led by Don Hasenmayer with a homer and two singles plus a triple, came from behind in the opener as George Copeland earned the win. Estock fanned three in the nightcap for the victory.
Doerr and Christman powered a Browns win with late scoring in the opener and two runs plus a single in the nightcap. Black shut down Detroit in the opener ending Trout's streak, Trout blanked the A's in the nightcap. Derry and Hodgin fueled a Yankees-White Sox split with a grand slam and a hitting streak. Haefner and Spence helped the Senators defeat the Indians in game one, Spence homered in game two. Lanier notched his 15th win as Musial homered in the nightcap. Netther homered to lift the Phillies past the Cubs in opener, Colman and Sewell delivered spark in both ends of a double bill. Williams and Konstanty led the Reds to a twin bill sweep over the Giants. The first successful American beet sugar factory opened in California in 1879.
Homosassa Springs Florida August 14 AP feature profiles Dazzy Vance, once a major league star with Brooklyn and St Louis, now running a hunting and fishing resort. He handles many jobs there and jokes about missing paydays around the first and fifteenth. He recalls pitches against Carl Hubbell and his youth, age, and arm fatigue shaping his career.
Mapleville notes Aug 12 recount visits by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Byers and daughter Joanne in Hagerstown and to J. W. Stine. Paul Lighter and son visit C. Ned Keadle family. Dallas Griffiths family visit Fred and Mrs. Griffith. Ralph Keadle from Washington visits Charles Keadle. Mrs. Carroll Haynes and son Philip and Mrs. Axel Stech and Pvt James Stech visit J. L. Slifer. Theodora Thomas announces birth of a baby girl.
William Chetham, 87, possibly the nation’s oldest Legionnaire, died today in Springfield Mass. He served in three British military actions and was made an honorary member of the American Legion Springfield Post in 1919. The report also notes a Mapleville linkage via Bertha Gaylor.
Vernon Barthlow, once in Washington county, escaped from a road gang in Wheeling West Virginia. Sheriff's officers were notified yesterday. Barthlow has relatives in Hagerstown and Security.
Local quotations note kale tastes good cooked solo or with Swiss chard spinach or cabbage. Beethoven the renowned composer reportedly showed deafness symptoms at age 28.
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