Lou Fink Applies To Join Local Club For Sports Interest
Lou Fink of Detroit and later a Dorsey marketeer shows interest in Hagerstown by filing with the Clerk Court, hinting at joining a club. Boots Poffenberger notes a misfitting approach in Tigers camp while Charlie Keller pushes to impress the Yankees, Lefty Gomez comments on Keller, and Waynesboro high school resumes baseball with Mercersburg Jayvee against local schools. Robert Martin and Orgs Diffenbauer will coach the Waynesboro team as games set with Hagerstown, Smithsburg, Quincy, Fairfield and McConnellsburg schools.
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Lou Fink
Detroit
Dorsey
Hagerstown
Uch
Lou
Waynesboro High School
Mercersburg
Exhibition Games Across Cities Feature Major Leagues Matchups
AP notes exhibition games in Lake Charles and several Florida and California cities with teams including Philadelphia New Orleans Chicago Brooklyn St Louis Boston Louisville and Cleveland. Listed results show wins by Washington Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia and Chicago among others. An archaeological line references a great flood likely around 4000 B C.
Pirates Hopeful With Pitching Upgrades Aim to Fix staff
Pirates manager Pie Traynor frets over the 1939 rotation after expositions show pitching weakness. He plans to acquire two pitchers to bolster the staff as Pittsburgh eyes a stronger NL showing, with waning form from Waner and Todd cited amid lineup shakeups.
Markets Take Opening Game in Semi-Pro Maryland Series
The Markets defeated Cumberland Collegians 46 to 38 at the Armory to lead the series. Hargeden and Cabell led scoring as Marketeers built a 24 to 6 edge in the first period, extended to 29 to 18 at halftime, and withstood a late Cumberland rally. The teams meet again Sunday at St Peters and St Pauls Gym.
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Cumberland Collegians
Maryland
Armory
Marketeers
Hargeden
Cabell
Morris
Cumberland
St. Peter's
St. Paul's
Nolan
Zola
A Keyser
Margadon
Dei
Stonebraker
Fink
Thomas
Collegians
Proudfoot
Cessna
Swach
Stern
Rice
Hamilton
Henry
Roegel
Engle
Roby
Alsatia Fruit And Nut League Showdowns Near Finish
In Alsatia bowling, the Fruit League leaders the Peaches and Quinces remain tied as the season ends Friday. Quinces set a league record with 1653 total pins and Landis Coffman posted 358 in a high set, while N Meredith of Quinces added a 143 high game. In the Nut League the Walnuts trimmed Hazelnuts to one game, with total pins 1881 led by a 551 high, 242 best set by W Martin, and 131 best single. The standings show a two-way Fruit League tie for first and a tight Nut League race for third as the finish approaches.
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Alsatia
Landis Coffman
N. Meredith
W. Martin
Fruit League
Brazil
Poffenberger Loses Battle in Exhibition Game
In Lakeline Florida on March 20 Buddy Myer delivered a triple to right field and Cecil Travis added a center field single in the 13th inning to lift the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers 10 to 9. Cletus Pottenberger pitched for Detroit while Washington racked up 19 hits to Detroit's 1.
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Lakeline
Fla
Buddy Myer
Cecil Travis
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Cletus Pottenberger
Detroit
Senators
Washington
Masterson
Holland
Anderson
Jacobs
Early
McKain
Rowe
Lynn
Poffenberger
York
Lakeland
El Pato: Argentine on horseback returns as a milder game
Henry T. Johnston explains El Pato, a historic polo on horseback played with a dead duck, revived on the Pampas with safer rules. Gauchos once fought over the duck amid violence, and church resistance halted the outlawed game before polo matured in Argentina.
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Henry T. Johnston
Buenos Aires
Pampas
TRAINING CAMP BRIEFS
AP dispatches from spring camps report mixed baseball notes across cities Florida Texas Louisiana and New Orleans. Lou Gehrig struggles for the Yankees while DiMaggio and Dickey lift a 12 7 win over St Louis. Poffenberger falters for Detroit as Washington tops the game in extra innings. Prothro rests Phillies with influenza and Harlingen plans. Giants in Baton Rouge entertain veterans for a practice game. Walter Masterson shines for Washington limiting Detroit to two hits and five strikeouts in 13 innings. Werber vows a comeback with Cincinnati while Reds crush Boston. Medwick not pursued by Dodgers as spectator at Cards games. Oscar Vitt influences Cleveland while Lyn Lary golf habits draw attention and Jimmy Webb gains infield time.
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Associated Press
St, Petersburg
Fla
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Lou
Bill Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
St. Louis
New Orleans
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Lyn Lary
Biloxi
Miss
Jimmy Webb
Webb
Benefit Tilt Set With Dorsey Marketeers vs Harrisburg Pros
A benefit basketball game is planned for Saturday night at the Armory featuring the Dorsey Marketeers against the Harrisburg Pros, with juniors facing Old Export cagers in the opener. Proceeds go to the Babies' Milk Fund run by the Hagerstown Lions Club, supported by Harry Dorsey. The fund since 1924 has provided over 135,000 quarts of milk and more than $12,500 in value to the community, thanks to ticket sales and club cooperation.
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Armory
Dorsey Marketeers
Harrisburg
Hagerstown Lions Clu
Harry Dorsey
Lions’ Club
Milk distribution runs through Infant and Child Health Center
The Infant and Child Health Center on the second floor of the Western Enterprise Fire Hall now distributes on average 1000 quarts of milk monthly to 34 families. In San Antonio, March 19, veteran pitchers Russ Van Atta and Johnny Marcum played as the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2 to 2 in a sixteenth annual showing. A white-footed mouse, now 10, was found in Walker County Texas by Dr Walter P Taylor of the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit.
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Infant and Child Health Center
Western Enterprise
San Antoni
Tex
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Philadelphia Phillies
Russ van Atta
Johnny Marcum
Boston Red Sox
Walker County
Texas
Walter P. Taylor
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Galento Holds Top Ranking In Heavyweight Division
Tony Galento remains No 1 contender for Joe Louis at the N B A ranking meeting held in Washington on March 20 despite a split decision. Committee member Je Triner favored vacating the top slot, while Galento is viewed as the best of an unimpressive bunch of challengers. Bob Pastor moves to No 2, with Louw Nova Max Baer Red Burman and others rounding out the first ten. The panel urged that the winner of Kane versus Little Dado or Kane versus Jurich be declared world’s heavyweight champion if the bout lands 15 rounds, with Triner supporting Kane’s recognition.
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Washington
Tony Galento
National Boxing Association
Je Triner
Illinois
Galento
Joe Louis
WN. B. A
Salento
Louis
Bob Pastor
Louw Nova
Max Baer
Red Burmar
Maurice Strickland
Nathan Mann
Rascel Teles
Johnny Paycheck
Tony Musto
Little Dado
Peter Kane
Jackie Jurich
Tuiner
Kane
Victor Eagles Rout All-Star Quint In Exhibition Victory
Victor Eagles topped a pickup all star quint 31 to 16 as Frederick De Molay failed to appear. Penn and Leiter led the winners with strong scoring. G Nye was top for the losers. Auto manufacturers earned 33.4 million dollars in first nine months of 1938 per Labor figures.
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Victor Eagles
Frederick de Molay Quint
Hagerstown Stars
Eagles
Penn and
Leiter
G. Nye
Wessseaee
T Young
Knode
V.seeeeee
Mank Earsies
Fryer
G Weible
Gondrich
Penn
Kelley
Kendall
Diffendahl
Hareford
Dorset
Department of Labor
Browns Lead Grapefruit League Pace Again
St. Louis Browns top 16 clubs in exhibition play with six wins and no defeats after 56 games. Giants Cubs Senators undefeated behind strong batting, while Whitey Moore and Gene Thompson combine for a no hit effort. Dodgers stumble briefly on a baserunning gaffe as Feller wins in his first start for the Indians. Yankees stand at .500 with four wins four losses.
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New York
Citrus Belt
St. Louis Browns
Browns
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Washington Senators
Fred Bauey
St. Louis
Bill Terry
Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Jersey City
Whitey Moore
Gene Thompson
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pete Cosvarart
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
Nova to prep in Hot Springs for Baer fight
New York report notes Lou Nova will travel to Hot Springs for early prep ahead of the Max Baer bout. Mike Jacobs bought the Farber Davis return for 1,000 dollars, moving it to the Garden and netting about 27,243 dollars. Giants reportedly cleared 250,000 dollars last season as Schoolboy Rowe impresses Detroit fans. Zaharias and Babe Didrikson Zaharias are booked together in the South with George handling burping while Babe works in his corner.
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New York
Lou Nova
Hot Springs
Max Baer
Midas
Mike
Jacobs
Farber- Davis
Ridgewood Grove
Garden
New York Football Giants
Rowe
Detroit
George Zaharias
Babe Didvikson
South
George
Babe
Good Gulf Leads Women's Gas League With Four-Game Margin
In the Women's Gas League Good Gulf Gas holds first place with a four game lead after sweeping three from Tydor while Motor-Tone took two from Sinclair and Fleet-Wing won all three against Mills Hi-Test. High set honors go to A. Martin of Fleet-Wing with 417 and M. Morganthall of Motor-Tone with a 161 single.
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P. Myers
M. Morganthall
H. Henson
D. Burger
J. Zimmerman
M. Gossard
H. Rouigahn
R. Spalding
M. Yeakle
B. Hershey
N. Davis
C. Draper
al Camp
K. Widdows
B. Burger
G. Conner
O. Jones
A. Stevenson
M. Gromer
E. Taylor
L. Burger
E. Baker
E. Wight
D. Trumpower
L. Parks
QO. Downs
M. Spiker
EK. Hildebrand
1. Hartman
M. Hildebrand
H. Buser
Delosier
Ah FF
Tydor
Mills
Sinclair
Frederick May Revive Sports in Frederick County
Frederick Maryland observers report a drive by 38 civic and fraternal groups to revive scholastic football and baseball after years of decline. A Tuesday meeting with Eugene W. Pruitt and school leaders will weigh expanding athletics beyond softball and track. If approved, Frederick may form football teams at the city and perhaps Brunswick and Middletown, with baseball teams at all county schools.
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Frederick
Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key Post No. 12
American Legion
Frederick High School Alumni Association
Brunswick
Middletown
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Farm Credit, Administration
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Alsatia Fruit and Nut League
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By Judson Bailey
Women’s Gas League
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