Houck Fires .412 Pace Leads Lancaster in Interleague Play
Jack Houck Lancaster outfielder posts a torrid .412 in the Interstate League with a .442 mark as his closest rival. Henry Sweeney York first baseman slips to .381. Fred Marsh Lancaster first sacker at .378. Henry Neway of Hagerstown leads doubles and bases, tied for runs with Sweeney at 41. Houck tops in hits with 73. John Cappa Allentown has 3 homers. Randol York leads triples with 6. Bob Martin Hagerstown tops runs at 49. Hagerstown manager Herb Brett undefeated with 4 wins. Owls hover fourth in team batting at .299 as Wilmington Allentown York lead tie for first at .301. Hagerstown leads league in team fielding at .934. Morgan tops Hagerstown pitchers with 6-0 record in limited games. Nowak 359 in 47 games. Owls batting leaders include Martin .330, Miernowicz .333, Rotham .293. Pitching: Morgan 6-3, Slotter 6-3, Dwyer 4-2, Thomas 5-4, Fesh 1-1.
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Baseball Roundup From Yesterday’s Games Across Leagues
Billy Dietrich won his ninth as White Sox blanked the Indians in the opener and Tucker homered in the nightcap 4-3. Stirnweiss homered to start the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Athletics, Bonham pitched a complete game in the nightcap after a month off. Spence and Hughson helped the Senators win 5-4 in the opener as Hughson’s three hits led a shutout in the nightcap. Byrnes and Stephens powered the Browns in the 6-2 finale after Stephens drove in two, Barrett and Voiselle starred for the Braves in a 5-1 opener and 10th-inning win in the nightcap. Dodgers beat the Phillies 4-1 as Davis pitched well in his first start since June 1, Bordagaray driving in the winning run in the 10th of the second game for the sweep. Munger’s five-hitter gave the Pirates a 2-1 opener win on his 10th victory, while Davis homered late to push a 5-5 tie. Carter relieved Walters to spark a Cubs win, Passeau blanked the Reds in nightcap to split.
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Packers Sweep York in Doubleheader No-Hit Bid and Late Rally
Trenton Packers dominate York Roses in a doubleheader sweep. Hal Kelleher hurled a seven inning no hit, no run game in the opener, striking out 11 as Trenton won 6-0. In the nightcap, Harry Petty’s clutch hit tied the game and an error on a Petty line drive produced the winning run, giving Trenton a 3-2 victory after a tense ninth inning. York pitcher Patton suffered the loss in both games as Trenton improves in front of a home crowd.
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Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League leaders include Walker of Brooklyn with a .377 batting average and 95 hits, Bordagaray 54 runs, Weintraub 48 RBIs, Ott 18 home runs, Munger 10-1 pitching. American League leaders show Tucker of Chicago .369, Doerr of Boston 79 hits and 47 runs, Stephens 51 RBIs, Cullenbine 9 doubles, Lindell and Gutteridge with 6 triples, Cullendine and Hayes each 8 home runs, Case 18 stolen bases, Maltzberger a Chicago pitcher.
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Wilmington Is Twice The Winner Over Lancaster
The Wilmington Blue Rocks swept a double header from the Lancaster Red Roses at home, winning 10-4 and 3-1 before 1,249 fans. Mitchell Chetkovich and George Estock starred with four hits each, while Chetkovich won the opener and Estock the nightcap as Wilmington piled up 19 hits early and built the leads. Lancaster struggled as Peeler allowed six hits in the opener and Estock controlled the finale.
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Interstate League Weekend Schedule Update
Saturday AM games postponed with no games today. Grimes hosts Hagerstown in Wilmington tomorrow while Lancaster plays Trentom and York visits Allentown. No games scheduled today or tomorrow for other clubs.
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Games No Games Scheduled Tomorrow
The schedule shows no games listed for tomorrow. Officials urge fans to check back for any late updates or rescheduled events as the day approaches.
Hoffman’s Big Yank Work Shirts In 88c And 95c
Hoffman's advertises big yank work shirts priced at 88 cents and 95 cents. Local shoppers are urged to buy durable tops suited for labor and outdoor work. Availability in assorted sizes and styles highlighted.
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Owls And Cards Divide Doubleheader In Allentown
Allentown and Hagerstown split a doubleheader before 1441 fans in Allentown. The Redbirds won 8-5 in game one as George Koby allowed nine Hagerstown hits and Kider homered for Allentown. In the nightcap Julius Morgan limited Allentown to four hits as Hagerstown won 3-0, taking advantage of two Allentown errors for two runs in the second inning.
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Haegg breaks two mile world mark in Stockholm race
Swedish star Gunder Haegg shatters his own 8247.8 two mile record with an 8:46.4 clocking in his 1944 season opener at Centersund. He opened 400m in 59.5, split 2:06 at 800m, and 4:01 at 1500m, ahead of Arne Andersson as they prepare for a shared meet.
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Babe Didriksen Zaha Trias Looks to Face Top Pro
Chicago June 26 Babe Didriksen Zaha Trias after winning the women's western open golf championship for the second time in four years works on power drives before showing shots to leading pros. She will meet a top ranking professional in the pro women's feature Wednesday at the Chicago Victory National tournament. Many western contestants will compete at Edgewater Golf Club and Babe may face a challenger she cannot out drive.
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Eight pitchers may win 20 and Walters eyes 30 wins
Major leaguers could post eight 20 game winners this season led by Bucky Walters of the Reds who may become the first pitcher in 10 years to reach 30 victories. Other likely 20 win names include Voiselle Voiselle Dietrich Hughson Dietrich Newhouser Dietrich.
International League standings and New York City fires note
The report lists Baltimore 13 4 Buffalo 10 9 Jersey City 8 3 Rochester 4 2 Syracuse 7 6 Toronto 5 5 Montreal 9 0 Newark 2 In New York City one year saw about a thousand fires started by household dry cleaning. The piece ends with advice to rub out wrinkles and stop frowning.
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Walter Johnson Still Fog Em Over at Rally
Walter Johnson, the former Washington Senator famed as the Big Train, aged 16, pitched two innings of semipro ball at a war bond rally in Wichita Kansas. He struck out two and walked one, with one unearned run scoring against him.
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