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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1944
Page
9
Chicago. Babe Didriksen Zaharias remains the top figure as the Women's Western Open cuts to 16 players in the second round. Her 250 yard drives threaten to falter against veterans who expect to beat her, facing Ann Case of Mason City, Iowa in the today match.
The Beverly Hills athlete remains near par in the tournament as she contends with frequent rough and traps around Park Ridge while aiming for the 36 hole finals on Saturday. She stands in the upper bracket with Patty Berg and Dorothy Kirby, while Dorothy Germain and Miss Germain are favored in the lower bracket as observers expect a Germain Babe final. In another game, The St James Farmers beat the Ridge Avenue Redwings 16 to 0 at City Park with Tommy Cline pitching a one hitter and 15 strikeouts.
In York Pennsylvania on June 21 the York White Roses defeated the Allentown Cardinals 7 to 6 in an interstate league game. Gracey hit a York homer, Colvin and Brunswick homered for Allentown, and McElMurray earned the win while Brunswick took the loss.
In Dallas on June 21 the 1934 Lou Gehrig trophy for the American League MVP sold for 1 million dollars in war bonds at a nightly bond auction. The item was contributed by Frank Twit.
The Interstate League lists four tomorrow games with Wilmington at Hagerstown Allentown at York and Trenton at Lancs. The slate features key matchups across multiple cities and venues.
Summary of American League results with scores for yesterday and current standings. Mentions New York Washington Cleveland Detroit St Louis Philadelphia Boston Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh and related matchups. Reference to a trophy being sent to McCrosky General Hospital Temple Texas as marked in a group item connected to a Yankee star.
The Owls beat the Wilmington Rocks 9 to 8 in a high scoring opener. Joe Napoles led the Owls with two doubles and a homer as Timely hitting, especially Martin’s triple, sparked the rally. The two teams meet tonight with four fans in line for $7 war stamps.
In a tense contest Wilmington and Hagerstown exchanged scoring opportunities. Fesh earned the win with strong relief, while Napoles drove in three runs including a homer. Crimmins and Glaser contributed key hits as Morgan faced heavy hits but kept it close.
The Senators defeated the Redbirds 12 to 5. Butler Snooks Cordell and Leonard Huber led hitting for the Senators, while Ariz hit a homer for the Redbirds. Chambers struck out ten. Senators had 10 hits and one error. Redbirds had six hits and five errors.
Chambers and Hartle ran the open and anchor legs to push the team to victory, while Knode and Snavely delivered strong closers to secure the win.
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