Maryland Navy opener draws record crowd in new stadium
Maryland athletic officials say ticket orders pour in for the September 30 home opener against Navy at College Park in the new stadium with a likely sellout. The home slate includes NC State, George Washington, and Virginia Tech, with WARK radio covering all Terps games and Colts broadcasts. The piece also profiles Bill Holland Jr and Sr at the Hagerstown Speedway with plans for stunt performances and split-second drifts in Ford stock sedans.
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Rack Lambert Shields Tilghmanton in 3-0 win over Saints
Rack Lambert pitched the Tilghmanton ball club to a 3-0 victory over St. James Independent League. He held the favored Saints to six hits and struck out nine in a strong complete game.
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Flag Race Tight In Softball Loop
The league shows tight standings as Moller Ghien Works and Haserstaiy Show Compy remain neck and neck, with Sibwety AVP Cha te and Nolan Company close behind after recent wins. Oventanakers Hive posted an upset with 17 runs amid mixed results across the board while other teams rotated wins and losses.
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Boonsboro Yellowjackets Meet St James In Are Light Tilt
Boonsboro Yellowjackets face St James in a benefit game at Municipal Stadium. Proceeds aid the Little League fields and funding for the local all star team to try for the national Lithhe League tournament. Boonsboro is billed as the favorites but St James, the 1950 Independent League pennant winner, poses a challenge.
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Yellowjacket Pitchers Fill In For Blue Ridge Playoffs
Tonight St James faces Danes at Municipal Stadium in a county league semi final. Patkovitz predicts gaps in the regular rotation will be filled by Lawrence Henry Conrad Hemphill or Harry Schlatterbeck. Seanny Duffey will start for the Daans in a game that could decide the pennant race.
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Hub Gridders Resume Drills After Long Offseason
Hub Gridders held a morning workout as their two dirty Rivers over the nal wound down. Coach Mel Henry observed initial appearances from Tour players including Johnny Ramer Marvin Ridenour Sonny Steynether Vn Smaith and Noel Spence in the action. Lee Werke Dick Kitne and Ort P Long assisted as they worked on fundamentals, blocking and passing while reboarders eyed breakouts in a cautious spring camp.
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Immersed in a Turbulent Baseball Recap
Fragmented OCR summary notes National and American League actions with players Musial, Smth, Stephens, and Bell. Mentions teams Boston Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland New York Pittsburgh and various stats like doubles hits and stolen bases.
Senators Top White Sox Behind Frebel Strong Hurling
The Senators defeated the White Sox with Roger Frebel delivering effective pitching. Don Belbin, subbing for Chicago, connected with two of the three hits for the Sox, including a pair of doubles. The game featured early offense from the Senators and limited Chicago scoring.
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Pairings Set as FHCC Opens With Record Golf Field
The Fountain Head Country Club hosts the FHCC Championship with 101 golfers, led by J. K. Noel 70 in qualifying at Fountain Mead. Twenty two Fountain Head players advance, including defending champ Al Gardner Jr, with first round pairings listed for multiple flights and matches to be completed by August 1.
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Braves Still in Pennant Race Despite Seven-Game Slide
Hagerstown Braves cling to slim hopes of the 1950 Interstate League pennant with a seven game winning streak. They sit trailing Wilmington Blue Rocks by several games with two weeks left, facing Trenton Giants and remaining road to the top amid a late-season scramble.
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Kiwanis Easy Victory Over South End A C
Kiwanis routed South End A C on the Park diamond last night as Ownes Vebten pitched well. Gailbird delivered a two-base hit driving in a run, Hawkins hit a triple, and Stein homered with no one on base. Renner Hawkins Gownes and Mawn contributed two hits each.
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Russians Send Team to European Championship in Brussels
Twenty one Russian men and women athletes arrived in Brussels to compete in the European championship opening Wednesday.
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Fishing Conditions Report From Saturday Rainstorms
Despite heavy rains the Daily Mail reports fishing conditions are fair by noon today. Potomac above Williamsport shows fair and normal conditions, Antietam is cloudy and normal, Conococheague is cloudy and normal.
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Young Girl Sets Sizzling Pace In Clay Target Shoot
Vandalia Ohio August 22 18 year old Joan Pfleuser of North Miami Florida set a historic mark at the Grand American Trap Shoot first woman to break 100 straight in the champion of champions race then shot 74 of 75 in a shootoff to defeat 37 rivals cementing a feminine star at the event.
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Goodman Tops AL Lates
Boston slugger Bill Goodman has overtaken Detroit’s George Kell in the American League batting race. Goodman, filling in for injured Ted Williams and later Walt Dropa, is batting .257 in 80 games, eight points behind Kell who has led the league for weeks. Cleveland’s Larry Doby sits third at .346 through last Sunday. Kell still leads in hits and doubles with 161 and 34, while other top hitters include Hank Bauer, Al Zarilla, Walt Dropo, Phil Rizzuto, Dom DiMaggio, Hoot Evers, and Vic Wertz in the top 10. Vern Stephens remains the leader in runs and RBIs.
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Baseball Flashbacks Highlight Key Player Moves
A review of notable past moments: Johnny Mize traded to the New York Yankees from the National League, Ben Chapman re-signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as manager for 1946, Bucky Walters earning his 17th win for Cincinnati in a 3-2 victory over Boston, and Mel Ott two homers as the Chicago Curbs beat the New York Giants 4-3.
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