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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1950
Page
13
A columnist urges using part of the World Series broadcast cash to fund minor league baseball. The piece notes clubs in the minor leagues must be protected as major teams profit, since sustained losses endanger player development and the baseball system overall.
In Brookline on August 22 the U S pair Gardnar Mulloy and Bill Talbert fell 7-5 8-6 6-1 to Australia's Jack Bromwich and Frank Sedgman in the national doubles final. Bromwich and teammates showed strong form while Mulloy and Talbert appear slowed with Davis Cup doubles likely at Forest Hills. Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne du Pont repeated as women’s doubles champions by routing Doris Hart and Shirley Fry 6-2 6-2.
Sunbury Athletics swept the Wilmington Blue Rocks in a doubleheader 4-3 and 3-2 to close the gap on pace-setters Trenton Giants to five games. Jim Miller allowed six hits in the seven inning opener amid nine errors. Joe Colone earned the win in the 11 inning night cap as Jack Littrell hit his third triple and scored on Charlie Dyke's wild pitch.
New York announces 22 year old Althea Gibson will be among 52 women entering the U S Lawn Tennis Association national grass court championships next week at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills. The Florida A M sophomore is the first of her race to make the field.
In Minneapolis on August 22, the National Amateur Golf Tournament enters second round play with 64 matches. Notables Stranahan faces Mc Hale in a heated day, defending champion Coe posts a 4 and 3 win, and several stars exit early after a round featuring seven extra holes and many 18th-hole finishes.
Detroit and New York meet at Yankee Stadium in a pivotal opener as both teams chase the pennant. Managers Rolfe and Stengel choose top starters with Reed Reynolds and Hal White on the mound, while other rotation plans unfold behind them.
Lancaster takes victory over York with Trosin driving in six runs and Pfasterer adding four RBIs. Forst earns six strikeouts and Paules, Glica, Bareford contribute. Prasterer homers. Wallia doubles as Nedetti, Pagsineza, Panies, Louis, Wallis turn double plays. Game time 2:50.
Sunbury defeated Wilmington 4 to 3 and Hagerstown beat Allentown 9 to 1 while Lancaster won 9 to 2 over York. Tonight Hagerstown plays Lancaster and York visits Allentown with Harrisburg at Wilmington and Sunbury at Trenton.
In the American League Detroit faces New York White Sox with Reynolds battling a 10-11 record. Cleveland plays Washington with Feller at 11-8 against Bearden 2-5. Chicago visits Philadelphia with Gumpert 5-6 opposing Hooper 11-8. St Louis hosts Boston at night as Johnson 4-3 squares off with Kinder 12-12.
Yesterday Philadelphia defeated New York 4 to 0 and Brooklyn topped Pittsburgh 3 to 2. St Louis won 9 to 2 over Boston. Tonight Palica faces Chambers in Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. New York plays Chicago, Philadelphia vs Raffensberger at Cincinnati, and Boston visits St Louis with Bickford against Boyer.
Yonkers New York August 22 A dream race between Proximity the all time money winning trotter and Good Time top earner among pacers was in the offering tonight A 35000 mile winner take all match race at Yonkers Raceway would be first top trotter versus pacer in about 25 years The date tentatively set is Friday October 20 Cane promoter and Yonkers plant president said he would provide 10000 with an equal amount from Verhurst and additional 15000 from Yonkers Raceway if Proximity enters. total 35000
Hagerstown's Little Heiskel Rifle Club captured the Maryland small bore championship at Patapsco Maryland. The team won the title from five Maryland and Washington DC entries, earning a large team trophy and gold medals for each member. Ohler led with 393 20x, followed by Shockey 392 18x, Stewart 392 16x, Dehart 390 19x, and Bell 384 10x.
West End remains atop the YMCA County Softball League Cities Service division after sweeping Pinesburg 17-2 and 9-2 in a Sunday doubleheader. Friendly Market won two at Charlton 7-6 and 4-2, keeping a half game back. Phillips Grovery beat Dargan 4-3 and 64, Fairview downed Harrystown 12-10 and 9-7, and St. Mark's topped Alpine Reavers 5-3 and 5-4.
Hagerstown opens the four day National Little League World Series with a 5 p.m. game against Pennsylvania champion. Punxsutawney won the Pennsylvania title 7-3 in Williamsport before 4500 fans. Thursday's first round pairs Bridgeport against Clinton Pensacola against Kankakee and Westbury against Houston.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals leads the National League with a .363 average after 151 hits in 416 at bats. Johnny Hopp trails at .343 with 104 hits in 303 at bats, while Jackie Robinson sits third at .337 with 134 hits. Ralph Kiner tops home runs with 37 as Del Ennis drives in the most runs at 100. Earl Torgeson has 87 runs scored.
The former Notre Dame flank man Nor was claimed on waivers from Cleveland and played for Buffalo in 1948.
Blue Ridge Bowling League officials will meet in Hagerstown on August 23 at Raney's Coliseum to plan the coming season. Jack Crowl of Martinsburg elected president at May banquet. other leaders include Rufus Edwards Hagerstown and Willard Smith Waynesboro as vice presidents and Dave Grimes Martinsburg as secretary treasurer. The eight team league may expand with new entries. Colosseum has won the last two championships by slim margins.
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