Close call for Sharpsburg Bluebirds after river outing
Sunday aftermath of a victory over Williamsport had Sharpsburg baseball players on a post game river trip when a motorboat sank. All players reached shore safely, manager Cordell says no more boating for the team. The item also packs a stew of sports and pop culture notes from boxing to golf and baseball legends.
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Sharpsburg
Williamsport
Bluebirds
Potomac River
Cordell
Maglie
Lou Burdette
Casey Stengel
Sammy Snead
Doug Ford
Ford
Toledo
West Point
Marcel Pigon
Jean Bretonel
Pierre. Langois
Brittany
Jacque Royer
Tony Anthony
Floyd Patterson
Tiger Jones
Chateau Thierry
Musial Set To Play In 822nd Straight Game
Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals is set to become the National League record holder for consecutive games by starting his 822nd straight contest. The Iron Man will tie Gus Suhrs mark and extend his streak amid injuries and positional duty across ten seasons.
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Stan Musial
Cardinals
Iron Man
Stan
Philadelphia
Gus Suhr
Tyon Man
St. Louis Cardinal
Musial
Donora
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Moscow
Maria Itkina
Minsk
Tass
Miss Itkina
FHCC Golfers Compete In Pro Am At Goose Creek
Three Hagerstown golfers from FHCC joined Bill Strausbaugh of Fountain Road CC and two FHCC amateurs Joe Ward and Willard Slifer at Goose Creek Country Club near Leesburg Virginia for the Middle Atlantic PGA pro am. Amateur R B Fisnagan led the day with 70 while pro Charles Easton of the Congressional Club posted 71. Fountain Head CC will host a Middle Atlantic PGA pro am on Monday July 15, Strausbaugh announced.
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Hagerstown
Goose Creek Country Club
Leesburg
Middle Atlantic
Bill Strausbaugh
Fountain Road Country Club
FHCC
Joe Ward
Willard Slifer
Goose Creek Links
R. B. Fisnagan
Goose Creek Club
Charles Easton
Congressional Pub
Washington
Fountain Head Country Club
Straushaugh
Raritan Junior Baseball League Teams In Action
The Raritan Junior Baseball League enters its second week with six league games and an exhibition between Tilghmanton Fairplay and Maugansville on Maugansville’s diamond. Results include Rohrersville 17 Browns ville-Gapland 0, Keedysville 32.5 Burkittsville, Shady Grove 14 State Line, Maugansville 5 1/2 Leitersburg, Tilghmanton Fairplay 16 Big Pool 15, and Wilson 14 Downsville 13. Coaches urged to report games to league secretary Charlie Hose.
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Raritan Junior Baseball League
Idocket
Tilghmanton Fairplay
Maugansville
Shady Grove
Funkstown
Leitersburg
State Line
Downsville
Mt. Lena
Wilson
Big Pool
Btownsville-Gapland
Keedysville
Burkittsville
Rohrersville
Burker
Brownsville-Gapland
Hurker
J. Shank
Hess
Bennett
Strock
Big Poole
R. Hammond
Charlie Hose
Regent
Fights Last Night Across Cities With Boxing Outcomes
New York faced Alex Mieft of Argentina outpointing Wille Bos manoff of Germany. Johannesburg saw Mike Holt of South Africa outpoint Jimmy Martins. Glendale hosted Willie Vaughn defeating Al Williams in New Orleans with scores listed.
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Prema
New York
Alex Mieft
Argentina
Wille Bosmanoff
Germany
Johannesburg
Mike Holt
South Africa
Jimmy Martins
Glendale
Calif
New Orleans
Willie Vaughn
Ys Angeles
al Williams
Sharpsburg Bluebirds Set Two Workouts at Municipal Stadium
The Sharpsburg Bluebirds coached by Tony Cordell will hold two practices this week at Municipal Stadium. The first session starts tonight at 8 20 and the second on Thursday at the same time. Players are asked to attend both sessions.
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Sharpsburg Bluebirds
Municipal Stadium
Tony Cordell
Opening Games To Be Staged On Saturday
The Federal Little League Minor Division opens Saturday June 15 at Dudley Field with two games Rotary versus Exchange at 10 30 a m and Kiwanis versus Lions at 12 30 p m Two postponed games Lions versus Rotary and Exchange versus Kiwanis will be rescheduled later in the season.
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Reservoir Park
Federal
Little League
Dudley Field
Northern Avenue
Rotary
Exchange
Kiwanis
Lions
Sullivan Tabbed As Top Athlete of 1956 Maryland
Baltimore reports Mount St. Marys College guard Jack Sullivan was named outstanding sports figure of 1956 by the Baltimore Sports Reporters Assn. He scored 2,617 points in four years, ranking third nationally among college players, and earned AP Little All-America honors. Frank Lane of the St. Louis Cardinals will speak at the banquet.
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Baltimore
Jack Sullivan
Mount St. Mary's’ College
Maryland
Baltimore Sports Reporters Assn
Sullivan
Association
General Manaber
Don Kellett
Baltimore Pits
Mount St. Mary's
Associated Press
Frank Lane
St. Louis Cardinals
Williamsport Expects Exhibition Tilt At Maryland Reformatory
Williamsport South Mountain League club will play an exhibition game this evening at the Maryland Reformatory for Males. Manager Boots Poffenberger says players meet at 5 45 at the American Legion home.
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Williamsport
Maryland Reformatory
Boots Poffenberger
American Legion
Swim Classes Open for YMCA Learn to Swim Campaign
Enrollment remains open for YMCA Learn to Swim at Ineal YMCA run by Harry Culp. Six one hour lessons start June 17 and run through June 29 with boys in Mon Wed Fri slots and girls Tue Thu Sat slots. Daytime children and evening adults offered. registration requires coupon at the YMCA by June 15. no phone or mail apps accepted.
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Ineal Ymca
Harry Culp
YMCA
Boonsboro Jackets Schedule Drill at Municipal Stadium
Boonsboro Yellowjackets of the South Mountain Baseball League will drill Wednesday at Hagerstown Municipal Stadium starting at 6 p.m. Manager Dick Guyton urges all members to attend. American Association scores include Denver 3 Wichita 1 Indianapolis 10 Omaha 11 innings? Charleston 5 Minneapolis 4 St Paul 10 Louisville 1.
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Boonsboro Yellowjackets
South Mountain Baseball League
Hagerstown
Dick Guyton
Boonsboro
American Association
Denver
Wichita
Indianapolis
Omaha
Charleston
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
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