Blue Ridge League opens with attendance up over last year
President J W Jamison reports opening day and Decoration Day games drew over fifty percent more fans than last season. Treasurer Frank Zimmer man notes per club receipts rose from 407 to 672 for opening day and from 3293 to 636 for May 30 shows. Hagerstown led in totals with 896 40 and 1043 92, Frederick 1600, Hanover 934. The league also announces fines publicity and daily notices from the president on umpire-imposed penalties.
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Williamsport Meets Smithsburg In County Baseball Title
Williamsport and Smithsburg high school baseball teams battle for county honors Monday at Smithsburg. Williamsport has not lost a game this season and is riding strong under Manager Beachley. Last week Williamsport crushed Southburg 20 to 0 at Conomac Park, scoring 18 runs in the sixth inning, and earlier beat Middletown 14 to 6. Harsh pitched both wins for Williamsport.
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Veterans Lead In Early 1926 American League Play
veteran stars Cobb Speaker Sisler Hermann lead AL batting, with Babe Ruth near top. Johnson, Faber, Coveleskie pace aging pitching, while Youngsters like Crav? Gray show promise. After six weeks, veterans outshine in hitting and pitching, with several rookies sidelined by injuries.
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County youths shine in state meet at Baltimore Stadium
Allegany County led by far in the State Olympic meet staged yesterday at Baltimore Stadium with Washington County finishing fourth scoring 28 points. E Johnson won the 100 yard dash. Widmyer took the standing broad jump. Staton placed second in the 80 yard dash. Hagerstown relay third in the 660 yard relay. Sid Baker second in the baseball throw. Robert Wagaman second in the discus throw. FE Johnson second in the senior broad jump. W Buchanan fourth in the shot put. Widmyer fourth in the 20 yard dash. Williamsport fourth in the mile relay. rikk
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Thomas Hits Homer to Win Dramatic Hubs Maroons Game
Thomas belted a first-pitch homer in the sixth to lift the Hubs over the Maroons 5 to 2 in a pivotal series opener. Nick Harrison pitched well despite early wildness, yielding two runs on timely grounders and a crunching drive to center. Chambersburg and Martinsburg supplied the other key action as the teams battled for position in the pennant race.
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Blue Ridge League Yesterday's Results Summary
Hagerstown defeated Chambersburg 5 to 2 while Waynesboro dropped Frederick 7 to 4. Marlinsburg topped UWnnover 6 to 4 in a trio of league results from yesterday.
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Local Baseball Scores and Tonight’s Games List
National League results include Cincinnati 1 Boston 0 and Brooklyn 7 Chicago 6. Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 6 and New York 11 St Louis 5. Also today’s games: Chambersburg at Hagerstown 3 30 Waynesboro at Frederick Hanover at Martinsburg.
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Tunney Knocks Out Gibbons In 12th Round
Gene Tunney defeated Tom Gibbons by knockout at 1 minute 23 seconds of the twelfth round in New York. Gibbons failed to rise after the knockdown, facing a decisive loss in his career finale.
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Athletics Meet Greencastle Nine In Greencastle
Greencastle hosts the Hagerstown Athletics this afternoon with Woods on the mound and Hill Young in the lineup. Casse starts in center field boosting the Athletics offense for what could be one of their highest scores of the season.
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Local clubs duel in two game series this weekend
Hagerstown Cubs debut in a two game set with Mercersburg Sunday in WH Matiaport. Cubs star Harry VPridinger and Prank Ubter headline fielding while Chir ley Socks is the likely pitcher. Konekio Rummel may oppose the Williamsport club tomorrow. Cubs depart the public Square at 1146 o clock.
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Yesterday's Home Ran Swats Yesterday's Home Ran Swats
A brief sports blurb notes high scoring totals with league leaders National 203 and American 202. The line highlights run totals and contrasts performances across two leagues.
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Yankees Take Opener In 10-7 Win Over Cardinals
New York wins the first game of the series 10 to 7. four homers figure in the scoring with Ken Williams of the Browns belting two to raise his season total to 12. Wanninger and Cohrig also homered as the Yankees surge past St. Louis. Batteries: Gaston Otrard Rego for the Yankees Shocker Hoyt Benough for the Cardinals.
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Baseball action across leagues leaves leaders tight in race
The Athletics stayed in first place by beating Detroit as other American League teams collided for position. Washington beat Chicago to stay near the leaders, while the Yankees won with a young lineup despite Ruth's two singles. In the National League, Cincinnati toppled by ten innings as Philadelphia and Cleveland fell to Boston and St Louis, with Giant Frank Spyder driving in two homers. Zach Wheat sparkled for Brooklyn in a 7 to 4 win over Chicago. International League results saw Toronto beat Syracuse and Rochester slip past Providence.
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