Gilbert 10 Meet Griffith and Pretty Duel Expected
The Martinsburg Blue Sox visit Willow Lane for a four game series, with Freddie Gilhere and Barry Griffith starring for the homestanding crew. Griffith leads the loop with five wins. O’Leary plans to field him as starter as crowds gather for the 3:30 p.m. contest. An Orphans Band and Glee Club will perform before and during the game, adding local pageantry to the event.
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Willow Lane
Martinsburg Blue Sox
Freddie’ Gilhere
Dan O'Leary
Barry Griffith
Sonny
U. A. M. Orphans
Waynesboro
Six Day Race Captivates New York at Garden
The six day roller skating marathon at Madison Square Garden features 14 three man teams led by Chestie Jose Ray. Spectators fill the arena as crowds grow to 5,000 amid fast laps and talk of sleep avoidance. American Association results show St Paul 11, Columbus 3 and Minneapolis-Toledo 4-0 with Kansas City 5, Indianapolis 1 and Milwaukee 6, Louisville 2.
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Associated Press
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Manhattan
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Madison Square Garden
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Germany
France
England
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Louisville
Warriors Take Sox Into Camp In Martinsburg Tilt
Frederick delivers a seven run outburst in the seventh inning to beat Martinsburg 7 to 6. Baumgarner gets the win over Brown with Bailey and King aiding the bullpen. Umpires Michaels and Ecker call the game at 1 hour 54 minutes.
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Elephants
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King
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Radcliffe
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Ecker
Village postman plays golf with Prince of Wales
Billy Jones, a village postman, is praised for his golf skill after being chosen as a partner of the Prince of Wales in a match against Walter Hagen. The piece highlights his unlikely rise to prominence and notes his village photo in papers.
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Prince of Wales
Billy Jones
Billy
Walter Hagen
Ruth to rest week at Washington area lakes
Babe Ruth received permission from Miller Huggins to take a week off near Washington for rest before the Yankees face the Philadelphia Athletics starting June 21. The trip follows a busy period with the team and other baseball notes from Belmont Park and local circuits.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Miller Huggins
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
New Players In Frederick Sign Three More For Flag
Frederick adds three new players to its blue ridge bid for the flag. Douglas a Texas University pitcher Harold James an outfielder from St Edwards College Texas and Harold Hnizder a shortstop from Olio Wesleyan join the squad. Renny April returns to the University of Virginia to finish his diploma and hopes to rejoin the team by Wednesday. More than five thousand English schools now have radio receivers for broadcast lessons.
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Frederick
Blue Ridge
Warriors
Douglas
University
Texas
Harold James
St. Edwards College
Harold Hnizder
Olio Wesleyan
Renny April
University of Virginia
April
England
Raiders Split With Yankees in Doubleheader
Chambersburg and Hanover split a two game set in Chambersburg Pa with the Yankees winning the opener 7 to 6 and the Raiders taking the nightcap 4 to 3. Edwards started for Hanover and Moscowitz earned the win in relief for Hanover while Kelly took the loss in the first game. Gatherum homered for Hanover and Paiment added a three base hit for Chambersburg.
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Hanover
Yanks
Raiders
Kelly
Gatherum
Griffiths
Barry
Freschi
Harris
Hanover AB
Connell
Bream
Chambersburg AB
R.H
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Shea
Nevins
Otten
Paiment
Tapson
Prysock
Zorman
Edwards
Moscowitz
Cunningham
Wicker
Savino
Bryant
Nanover
Rinkerdinks Defeat Williamsport In Baseball Tilt
The Harrystown Rinkerdinks beat the North End Tigers 23 to 3 on Pangborn diamond. Buck Baker pitched five hits allowed while teammates racked 26 singles. W Baker led with five hits. Manager Jackson seeks games with teams up to 16 years old. contact Aubra Jackson or John Musey.
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North End Tigers
Pangborn
Buck Baker
W. Baker
Jackson
Aubra Jackson
East
Franklin Street
John Musey
Rinkeydinks
Tigers
Baker and Widdows
Maner
Jetix
Crawford, Semler and Burger
Blue Sox Fall to Martinsburg on Sunday
In Martinsburg the Hagerstown Blue Sox lost 4 to 1 to the Martinsburg Athletics Sunday afternoon. The score lists Blue Sox at 14 and Athletics at 458 due to OCR errors. An important meeting for all Blues Sox is set for 7:30 tonight at 134 South Locust Street. Baker, Bender, Ambrose, and Schoff credited in game notes.
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Martinsburg
Hagerstown Blue Sox
Martinsburg Athletics
Blues Sox
South Locust Street
Ay Athletics
Baker
Bender
Ambrose
Schoff
Blue Ridge League Yesterday's Results Summary
Hagerstown edged Waynesboro 6 to 5 and Frederick beat Martinsburg 9 to 6. Chambersburg won 7 to 3 while Hanover defeated nearby 6 to 4. Upcoming games feature Martinsburg at Hagerstown Waynesboro at Chambersburg Hanover at Frederick.
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Waynesboro
Frederick
Martinsburg
Chambersburg
Hanover
Martinsburg Meee
Chamberadore
West Friendship to Battle Hagerstown in P A L Final
Hagerstown High School baseball faces West Friendship in a P A L elimination contest for the West Shore title on Wednesday afternoon at Frederick field. West Friendship earned the right by defeating Havre de Grace yesterday. Coach Semler reports the team in strong condition and expects many fans to attend. A Hagerstown win would advance to the finals for the championship.
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Hagerstown High School
West Friendship
Hagerstown
Havre de Grace
Semler
Baseball scores from National League games mixed results
Box scores show Brooklyn and Cin Cincinnati split seven and seven runs respectively with pitchers Swetonic Hill Hemsley and N Y and others. St Louis and Boston both posted high scoring games with Chicago and other teams sharing the plate as pitching and fielding shaped the outcomes.
Reds Aim for More Double Plays This Season
The Cincinnati Reds set a club record last season with 194 double plays and manager Jack Hendricks expects another strong year. Shortstop Horace Ford and second baseman Hughey Critz form the key double play combo as they aim to keep the sequence going.
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Cincinnati Reds
Jack Hendricks
Horace _ Ford
Teds
Reds
Hughey Critz
Westphal Named Captain Of St Vincent College Team
Latrobe, Pa June 10 Creed Westphal of Weston West Virginia was elected captain of the St Vincent College baseball team for 1950. He is a pitcher and outfielder.
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Westphal
Latrobe
Creed Westphal
Weston
W. Va
St. Vincent College
Lefty Grove Helps Mackmen to Trip White Sox
Lefty Grove pitched well as the Athletics stretched their early lead while three NL clubs Pittsburgh St Louis and Chicago battled a tight race. Pittsburgh lost to Brooklyn 7 6 while St Louis and Chicago won their games as-hits and power fueled the day.
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Herbert W. Barker
Philadelphia Athletics
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Larry Benton
Carl Mays
Joe Genewich
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Grady Adkins
Boley
Twoi
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Alvin Crowder
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Invaders
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Horer
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Charley Ruffing
Tigers
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Five straight wins for Security A C
Five straight wins were chalked up for the Security A C as they defeated the Whisher Cubs 5 to 4. Bagent hurled great ball striking out a dozen batters, Nagy made ten chances at third with no slipup. Bowers Carper and Staley had two hits each. Score: Security 002 080 0 5 Fleisher 110 001 100 4 Bagent Monnegan Bennet Strebaugh Metz
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Bagent
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Carper
Staley
Security
Fleisher
Monnegan
Bennet
Strebaugh
Metz
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