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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1929
Page
3
Athletics hold an eight-game AL lead as the season reaches its midpoint. Cleveland slipped in yesterday’s results while New York fell behind, with the Yankees and Indians trading smaller margins and the A's maintaining a strong, late-season push. Major trades deadline passed, shaping the contenders for the pennant race.
The Apvitation golf tournament at Fountain Head Country Club features entrants from Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Maryland. Notables include L. C G. Qwery of Huntington W Va and Warren Corkran of Maryland among others. Over a hundred entries filed and officials expect well over two hundred. On Saturday Ben Reed won match play with an 87 and a 60 net after a 27 handicap. Southern Association results Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 0 Atlanta 7 Mobile 5 Memphis 3 Birmingham 1 New Orleans 7 Nashville 5. Chicago note mentions a planned great cancer research laboratory under Dr Charles Mayo.
The Salo Gavuzzi race across the United States ended at Wrigley Field with Salo finishing first in nine laps ahead of Gavuzzi. Salo completed the coast to coast journey in 25 hours 57 minutes 20 seconds while Gavuzzi clocked 526 hours 7 seconds. Giusto Ameri of Italy finished third in 538 hours 46 minutes 52 seconds, with Sam Richman of New York fourth and Paul Simpson of Burlington, NC fifth. Nineteen started, fifteen earned prize money, and the event covered 26 miles 385 yards after a four mile warm-up from Huntington Park.
Hagerstown defeated Chambersburg 43 to 3 4, Frederick beat Waynesboro 43 to 1 1, Martinsburg routed Hanover 105 to 5 1. Upcoming games list Chambersburg at Hagerstown Martinsburg at Hanover Frederick at Waynesboro.
Hagerstown's new sports arena at the Fairgrounds opens Tuesday with thirty-two events. Promoter Gus Ludwig has arranged top fighters like Gus Edwards and China Boy Pollock and promised a strong card across featherweight and middleweight bouts. Ringside seats sell for $2, general admission $1.50, with a ladies balcony offering near ringside view and special opening night price of 75 cents.
The Hagerstown Blue Sox defeated Hose Co No 4 of Martinsburg 6 to 4 on the Moller diamond. Barker and T Johnson led the Blue Sox while Rummel and Bender paired for Hose Co No 4 as the teams traded innings and runs through five.
Lefty Wilson wins both ends of a twin bill at Willow Lane Park as Moller Motor Car Company defeats Western Maryland 8 to 3 in the first game and 8 to 3 in the nightcap, boosting their Industrial League lead. Victor over Pansborn 10 to 5 in lone other circuit game. remaining contests called off due to wet fields.
George W. May, Portland Pacific Coast League shortstop, was bought by Detroit and ordered to report. Reports say he is a holdout demanding part of the price paid for his contract. Wuestling in St Louis cited uncertainty on when he would report as Detroit seeks to fix a weak middle infield.
Bowers walked seven times off Barnes and Pike, four off Rinehart. Pike struck out three, Barnes six, Rinehart four. Pike allowed three hits in three innings, Rinehart six in five. Losing pitcher was Rinehart. Umpire Berry.
The Chambersburg Hubs, after a split with a rough hitting day, prepare to host the Little Yankers at Willow Lane. Lefty Gilbert is slated to start with an aiming at breaking strikeout records while Mickey’s lineup seeks to end a batting slump. The club returns to town tomorrow and plays Frederick, then a Friday game, with Hanover visiting Saturday for a twin bill.
Philadephia June 17 No Athletics pitcher has more urge to halt the Yankees than Lefty Grove the famed southpaw. Since his entry from Baltimore to prove his worth Grove has faced the Yankees as a jinx, with limited success. He tied the champions in past years while compiling a strong overall record against other clubs. This season Grove already has one Yankee win.
The Babe Ruth, backed by his doctor, may demand exemption from all exhibition games, risking a financial impact for the Yankees. Executives calculated a $210,000 three-year deal with the assumption he would play, leaving the club exposed if he sits out. Rumors say the doctor’s warning could be a ruse to pace him for a late-season return, while Ruth recalls injuries and crowd pressure from earlier seasons.
The text recounts a team achieving ten victories against Boston Cleveland Chicago Detroit and Washington with one defeat to the White Sox on May 7. It highlights the disparity between the collection of wins and a single loss in that period.
Satisfying results from experiments by the Department of Agriculture show lead arsenate protects fairways and putting greens from Japanese beetles. The report notes the arsenate’s merit in preventing damage on golf courses. Nick Altrock began playing ball in 1896 at Pickering Ohio and earned 3.50 in his first week. Detroit signs Raymond Rhoads from the University of Kentucky. Raymond Coombs, nephew of Jack Coombs, praised as a rising athlete at Exeter School for Boys. Hennis Schuble, Detroit shortstop, played on after a facial injury but later had a cheekbone fracture. Mid Atlantic League results include Johnstown 9 Farmont 2. Charleroi 6 Clarksburg 4. Cumberland 6 Jeannette 3. Liner collision near Plymouth, England, between American Banker and Carmanta. minor damage, both continued.
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