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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
5
The fragment mentions a bull tilt champion amid a torrential downpour at Comiskey Park with references to Mickey bulldog and wrathful demonstrations, indicating a chaotic scene and strong emotions surrounding the event.
Reports show a festive holiday crowd at games with total league receipts near 36201 after deductions per club. Individual town totals include Waynesboro 189.40 Chann ersboro 433 Martinsburg 347.80 Frederick 354 Tulsa Oklahoma. Starr suffers leg injury in collision with Joe Forner’s auto while suing for 50000. the case reflects broad claims of damages.
F B Vertrees of Denver smiles after winning the Great Western Handicap Trapshooting tournament in Wichita. He broke 772 targets of 779 and defeated shooters from 11 states to claim the championship.
Smiling Jimmy McLarnin returns to top form in New York, stopping Phil McGraw in 2 minutes 45 seconds of the first round after three knockdowns. McLarnin, dethroning himself in fans’ hearts with a prior upset of Sid Terris, resumes his claim to the throne as a top lightweight.
Martinsburg defeated Hanover by a 3 to 0 score after a five inning delay due to darkness. Clauser doubled and scored for Hanover as Barrett had a key hit later, while Meola pitched effectively for Martinsburg, aided by timely hits from Rawlings Crompton and Mulley.
In a set of Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic league results Wheeling edged Johnstown 5 to 4 while Charleroi defeated Fairmont 3 to 2 and Cumberland beat Clarksburg 9 to 5. In the South Atlantic slate Columbia beat Asheville 5 to 3 and Charlotte topped Greenville 11 to 8 with Spartanburg prevailing 5 to 2 over Augusta. Macone defeated Knoxville 5 to ?
A nostalgic ad promotes Havana Ribbon cigars priced at five cents. It boasts ripe tobacco and cool, sweet flavor, claiming modern production makes a premium smoke for a nickel. The dealer offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and mentions practical pocket packages of five cigars.
Babe Ruth appeared to secure his 26th homer in the Yankee doubleheader but the second game was washed out by rain, erasing the blast from the record. The day's action saw Henry Johnson notch a 4 0 Yankee win, with Lazzeri and Simmons contributing, while other AL games shifted standings amid rain and rallies.
Irish fighter Jimmy McLarnin defeated Phil McGraw by technical knockout in 2 minutes and 45 seconds of the opening round in New York. McLarnin weighed 136 pounds against McGraw at 134, marking McGraw’s first KO loss.
The Giants expect to contend for the flag as Frank O'Doul, slow to start, gains pace. He climbed from around .270 to above .345 by early June, hitting harder each day and helping McGraw’s lineup rise toward the leaders.
The notice lists St Louis and Chicago with player lineups including Johnson, J Wilson, Root, Nehf and Gonzales, indicating a scheduled matchup or roster summary from the game ledger.
Midnight marks the deadline for Blue Ridge League teams to add players before the first half ends. Under last year’s ruling the six clubs may not add players within fifteen days of the close of the half. Hubs Frederick and Waynesboro have rushed to sign new players to shore up weak spots.
In a set of box scores playoff style results show Chicago Cleveland Athletics New York Boston Washington Detroit and St Louis matchups with pitcher, catcher and fielder lineups. Notable names include Berg Hudlin Myatt Grove Cochrane Collins Hadley Gaston Kenna Crowder Blachelder Manion Whitehill Stoner Holloway Hargrave and Schang across several games alongside inning by inning outcomes and team totals.
National League baseball notes show New York 3 Boston 0 with Fitzsimmons O Farrell Gooney Smith Wertz and Spohrer contributing. Play-by-play elements appear, including inning marks 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 1. The fragment suggests a box score or recap with notable names.
National Fredk at Hagerst n Detroit at St. Louis St. Louis at Chicago Wayboro at Hanover Chicago at Cleveland Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Martinsburg at Chamb s Phila at New York Brooklyn at Boston Wow York at Phila Harold Zellers of Bradenton Florida visits grandfather Bruce Zellers Summit Ave Miss Hope Cohen North Potomac Street spends Wednesday in Baltimore
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