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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1951
Page
15
Resvita Lancaster defeated Salivury 8 to 1 while Wilmington beat Harrisburg 6 to 1 Allentown topped Harrisburg 8 to 6 Hagerstown edged York 4 to 3 Bunbury posted a 2 to 0 win over unknown opponent in a compact regional card.
Yesterday's results none reported. Tonight's games include Hagerstown at Harrisburg York at Sunbury Wilmington at Allentown Salisbury at Lancaster. Several night matchups list pitchers such as Rasch, Gray, Kretlow, Kellner, Noe and Koslo with varying records.
Allentown Pa June 4 Tom Casagrande a Phillies bonus baby won his first Interstate League mound win for Wilmington beating Allentown 5 to 3 Hood powered the win with two homers driving in four of Wilmingtons runs while Casagrande struck out several batters and lasted seven innings in the victory
Nellie Fox of the White Sox led American League hitters at .364, narrowly edging Ferris Fain of Philadelphia. Fox posted 12 hits in 32 at bats while Fain dropped to .363 after 12 hits in 34 trips. Orestes Minoso led Chicago with 47 runs and eight triples, Ted Williams topped homers with 12 and 50 RBIs, Bushy kept 14 steals, Gumpert led in pitching with a 1.000 percentage, Lopat had 9 1 as, Raschi and McDermott tied with 55 strikeouts. The list covers leaders with 100 or more at bats.
Joe Louis predicts a knockout of Lee Savold inside six rounds in the Polo Grounds bout. Savold, 35, has not fought a year, and the match is a pay as you go TV test with 15 000 fans expected. Louis, 211 pounds, Savold 190, with Charles looming as September title opponent.
Tonight at the new home of Morris Frock Post Wo 42 American Legion members and officers of the 1950 baseball team will be honored at a banquet. Emory Wolfe has planned a well rounded night with Rip Collins as principal speaker, a former major league star and Hartford Eastern League manager, noted for anecdotes. Rufus Edwards will represent the Hagertown Braves.
A year ago the Pittsburg Pirates acquired pitcher Hank Borowy from the Philadelphia Phillies on waivers. Five years ago the Boston Red Sox saw their 12 game win streak end as Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians won 7 to 2. Ten years ago the Boston Niravez traded outfielder Lloyd Waner to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher John Hutchings. Twenty years ago Twenty Grand won the Belmont Stakes by eight lengths at Belmont Park New York.
Detroit reports morale boosting notes as the National Open opens at Oakland Hills in Birmingham. The field includes 162 qualifiers with veterans favored to win while record busting scores from 19 on a hole and amateur droughts frame the odds. Hogan and other past champs loom as challengers in a tough three day 72 hole test.
York’s White Roses edged Sunbury 4 to 2 in an Interstate League decision aided by a ninth inning rally. Key plays included a walk to pitcher Dick Waldt, Bruce Smith’s double, Tony Famiglotti’s single, and Bill Rachie’s long fly to center. The game was part of a busy night with other local league notes and a Steelers front-office change.
Lancaster Roses beat Salisbury A’s 3-1 in a pitchers duel at Stumpf Field witnessed by 754. Ernie Nichols limited Salisbury to five hits while Mike Lashutka allowed three. Nichols earned the win and Lashutka took the loss.
Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox leads AL batting with .364 and tops All Star Game voting with 4 168 votes from 7 764 ballots cast since fans began. Balloting runs to June 29 for the July 10 Detroit game. Jackie Robinson 3 993 and other leaders include Chico Carrasquel Stan Musial Ferris Fain.
In Marietta Ohio IRA officials meet to decide possible expulsion of Pennsylvania from the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta over NCAA television moratorium. NCAA labels Penn a member not in good standing as it plans to televise 1961 football games.
Boston reports the Red Sox farm director John Joy Murphy announced 21 year old Georgetown righthander Bob McNabb will turn pro. He signed with Georgetown authorities and is assigned to the Roanoke club in the Class B Piedmont League. A rumored 30000 payment was described as an exaggeration by Murphy.
Fights last night featured Baltimore’s Roland La Starza stopping Gene Felton in Newark while Freddie Russo halted Don Sala and Gil Turner beat Rudy Zadell in Philadelphia. In tennis, 68 year old Bill Tilden defeated Eddie Copeland 6 3 6 4 in his first round win at the international pro championships in Cleveland.
In New York on June 149 Musial trails Jackie Robinson by four points in the National League batting race. Robinson slumped during Brooklyn’s home stand dropping 83 points to .370 as he collected three hits in 22 at bats over the last six games. Musial advances to second at .366 and Red Schoendienst also moves up to .350 as St Louis contends for the title.
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