Babe Zaharias dazzles at Fountain Head Country Club exhibition
Mrs Mildred Babe Zaharias from Texas wowed spectators at Fountain Head with a 71 on 18 holes, claiming she could outplay today’s top men. Hank Haneke praised her accuracy and pace, noting her 632 exhibition matches yield 71.3 strokes per 48 holes. Her luncheon quips and confident banter entertained opponents Haneke Gardner and Lakin. Meanwhile Dave Cole, former Tayion junior, roams toward a pro career with Milwaukee after strong minor league showings. Byers leads Vieh-Point Thomasville with a .321 average, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers, and 23 RBIs.
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Bud Ryers
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Hagerstown Slugger Leads Interleague Batting Race
Johin' Jesse Levan of Hagerstown tops the 1950 Interstate League batting chart with a .339 average, eight points ahead of Don Schell of Wilmington. Levan also leads in runs batted in and total hits, as seven players post strong marks in the league. Tom Korczowski of Trenton leads in runs and doubles, while Mike Colombo and Lou Heyman bolster Trenton and Wilmington totals respectively.
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Jesse Levan
Hagerstown
Elias Baseball Bureau
New York City
Don Schell
Wilmington
Levan
Tom Korczowski
Trenton
Mike Colombo
Lou Heyman
Loos
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Colombo
Korczowski
Hob Myres
Sunbury
George Staller
Lancaster
Wallis Wade
Wade
Leo Criatante
Viebhai
Frank Colley
Morning Herald
Williamsport tops Keedysville in county league clash
West End tied the game late but Keedysville pulled away as Bud Custer and Bil Burger combined for nine innings of work. Williamsport hammered eight hits led by Doiner and Gilbert to defeat Keedysville 4 to 1. Salvatore fielded well at shortstop. next game postponed to tomorrow with Custer expected to start for Keedysville.
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Tick
West End
Keedyeville
At & Pum
Custer
Jackson
Burger
Weekend sports in brief from the Associated Press
Australias won the Davis Cup with Tony Brown scoring the lone US victory over Ken MecGregor. Maureen Connolly, 15, retained the national title by defeating Laura Lou John. Sam Urzella won the National Amateur Championship over Frank Stisanahan. Ferrier of Montreal won the Canadian Open, Jo Rio claimed the Canadian Women’s Open, and Welshie beat Larry Munsie for the PCA National Championship. Dudy Etehen set a pro trapshooting mark, Houston won the Little League World Series, and Hill Prince won the American Derby at Washington Park. Softball results include Havitts over Clear Spring with White Hall hosting the league championship. football and other notes incomplete.
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N. Y
Tony Brown
United States
Ken MecGregor
Philadelphia
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San Diego
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Laura Lou John
Minneapolis
Sam Urzella
Rochester
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Toledo
D. Sup
Montreas
Jin Ferrier
Montreal
Winnipes - Jo Rio
Los Angeles
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General Vandalia
Dudy Etehen
Bellevue
Wash
Williamsport
Houston
Tes
Bridgeport
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Washington Park
Boonsboro Jackets Stand Near County Title With three games left
The Boonsboro Yellowjackets extended their lead in the Washington County League as they pounded Harcock 14 to 3. With 18 hits including four home runs, Tritch, Palkovitz, Green and others paced the attack while Hancock and Boonsboro remain ahead by three games in the pennant race.
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Joop
Hancock
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Meson
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Tarte
Gapland Rally Ends Funkstown Glove in Extra Innings
Barker belted a leadoff home run in the tenth as Gapland rallied past Funkstown Massers for a 6 2 victory. Funkstown led 5 0 after seven but Gapland forged a two run ninth inning surge with two singles and Crowl’s clutch double. Final score Gapland 6 Funkstown 2.
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Funkstown Massers
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Funkstown
Crowl
Kurikstown
Balan
Mrown
Harefora Harker
Kartze
Smitties Win in Washington County League Showdown
Rmithsburg defeated Maddleburg yesterday in a Washington County League game. Thad led with 14 points while Harti slammed 10. Chawbertin and UPeck added points for the winners though Clever Nichols Brumingh and Marie starred for the losers in a hard fought contest.
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Chawbertin
Upeck
Owhils
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St James Wins Playoff Game in Opening Round
St James defeats Sandy Hook 6 to 2 in the Independent League round robin opener on the Sandy Hook diamond. Duffey limited the opposition to five hits while Keyser added two. Weaver led St James with two hits in four at bats as the team capitalized on early runs and solid defense despite scattered errors.
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Duffey
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Weaver
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Sandy Hou
Uri
Best
Higdon
Antietam Open Playoffs: Redbirds Top VFW in One-Sided Win
In the opening Independent League playoff game on the Antietam diamond the Antietam Redbirds defeated the VFW test 3 to 1. Dutey hit two homers for Antietam while Kohrer and Hetzel also homered. Crampton went 6 for 6 with a homer and Hetzel 5 for 5 in a high-scoring clash marked by solid defense and timely hitting.
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Ssig
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Hagerstown Takes Fourth in Little World Series
Hunterstown's Little League All Stars returned from Williamsport after a five day adjournment. they finished fourth, losing in the semi finals to Kankakee. Houston, Bridgeport, and Kankakee shared the top spots with Kankakee edging Hagerstown 1 0 in the consolation game as Charlie Barnes pitched a one hitter but an error allowed the decisive run.
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Pennsylvania
Kanikakee
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Tex
Nine
Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn., and Wankakee. Houston, Am Managed Wey St. Louis Cardinal
Jeffrey Cross
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Kankakees
Shadjing
Tom Laffey
Kankakee
Laffey
Charles Boudreau
Barnes
Land
Hagerstown
Ken Dudiey
Interstate League Saturday Sight Report
Interstate League results feature uncertain scores from York Sunbury Wilminton Hagerstown and Allentown with mixed outcomes. The fragmented items mention matches or standings but lack clear dates teams or figures for precise reporting.
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Heaulia York
Sunbury
Wilnington
Hagerstown Allentown
Unable to extract a clear headline from the fragment
League baseball summary fragment shows scattered team names and numbers but lacks coherent events. Readable items include New York and Washington references, but details like dates scores and outcomes are incomplete. The text appears garbled with multiple misspellings obscuring intended teams players and results.
National League Veterans Clash Highlighted by Action
Fragmented text discusses a National League event with mentions of Philadelphia and New York teams. Names such as Leonard, Wy, Traskwelt, and Brenkiya appear in unclear context. The fragment references a game or series at an East venue, with scores or standings not clearly stated.
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Ciera Ca
Sinmions
Leonard Wy
York Oat Tyne
Uitry
Traskwelt
Brenkiya
Caine
Beagle Trials Draw Largest Entry At Hagerstown Club
The Hagerstown Beagle Club hosted a Plan B sanctioned trial on the Potomac Fish and Game Club grounds drawing a large field. One hundred one entries across two classes were registered, with Francis Langley and Ralph Null judging the 15 and 13 inch classes respectively. The 25 inch class winner was Billy's Jewel owned by K Pryor Highfield Pa with Martin's Tim owned by George Martin Gettysburg Pa taking second and Coles Ross owned by Howard Kente Rion Md third. Reserve was Rob Roys Brown Roy owned by William Zentmyer Waynesboro. In the 15 inch class Fair Lawn Vnete Jon owned by F BR Lansley Waynesboro Head won top honors. El vhtronic Lads owned by J A Warn man Waynesboro took second and South Mountain Queen owned by Frank Johnson East Berlin Pa placed third. Fourth went to Martins Fanny owned by George Martin Gettysburg, with Maggie owned by Robert Hayes Sykesville earning reserve honors.
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F. BR
Lansley
J. A. Warn
Waynesboro
South Mountain Queen
Frank Johnson
East Berlin
Martins Fanny
George
Martin
Gettysburg
Maggie
Robert Hayes
Sykesville
Blue Rocks lose twice to Sunbury over weekend
Interstate League notes show league leaders the Blue Rocks crushed 5 1 by Sunbury on Sunday after a 2 1 Saturday defeat. Jim Miller secured the win with a five hit game. York White Roses took two of three from Lancaster, Trenton split doubleheaders with Harrisburg, and Haverstown split two with Allentown.
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Athletics
Jim I Miller
the Rocks
York White Roses
Lancaster
Trenton
Jarrisburg
Haverstown
Allentown
Red Sox surge boosts pennant bid in tight AL race
Boston rides hot stretch and strong comeback wins to close the gap in the American League standings. Twelve wins in 13 games spark renewed optimism at Fenway as Cleveland and Detroit falter and Philadelphia widens NL lead.
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Braves Cards Rubber Game At Municipal Stadium
The Hagerstown Braves face the Allentown Cardinals in the final game of a three game series at Municipal Stadium. Joe Reardon will start for Hagerstown in hopes of securing the deciding win, while Gene Corbett plans to start Will Schmidt or Carl Wollgast for Allentown. Big Al Bennett earned his 14th victory Saturday as Al Jentown beat Hagerstown 3 2 in 13 innings, with Jesse Levan driving in the winning run. On Sunday the Braves committed five errors in a 3 3 loss, paving the way for the Cardinals to even the set.
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al Bennett
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Jay Simmons
Cardinals
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Hagerstown
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Tire
Major league leaders report confusing batting stats
Fragmented OCR lists numerous players and stats across teams with errors in names and figures. It mentions hits, runs batted in and pitching, with figures attached to Musial, Dobbles, Ashburn and others, but the source is garbled and hard to parse.
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St. Louis
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Chicago
Down Memory Lane: Past Sports Highlights From The Yanks
A column recalling notable sports moments across eras. Five years ago Luke Appling of the White Sox and American League stars clashed as refects, ten years ago Honey Picard defended a title, Walter Hagen and peers warmed up the PGA field, and fifteen years ago Pepper Markham powered the Cardinals with two homers as Philadelphia fell. New York Yanks announce the purchase of John Yonakor, a standout defensive end.
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Fresnay
United States
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Australia
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Chinenge White Sox
Honey Picard
Walter Hagen
Irene Sarazen
Sam Snead
Pepper Mark Lim
St.Louis Cardinals
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Yanks Today
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Red Sox edge Cleveland 11 9 on grand slam by Vollmer
Barting Clyde Vollmer hit a grand slam to power the Red Sox to an 11 9 win over Cleveland. Allie Reynolds and Von Were combined on the mound with a strong effort. The White Sox lost to Chicago 2 1 in 16 innings in a separate noted tilt.
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Red Box
Uit
Red Sox
Cleveland
Pitebine
Allie Reynolds
Yan
Agaukees
Chicamne White Sox
Title Game Set For America Division Championship
The Little League America Division final shapes up at Hager Field this evening with Police facing Goodwill A C at 6 15. Each club has won one of the best of three series in a tense race for the crown.
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Police
Goodwill A. C
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