Maryland Field Day Features Six Events and Notable Matches
University of Maryland hosts a rich field day at College Park featuring six events across four athletic branches, led by track. Highlights include a dual interscholastic meet, a Mary land vs William and Mary varsity clash, a Maryland freshman contest with Gallaudet, and a lacrosse game against St. John’s. Additional events include baseball against West Virginia and tennis with William and Mary, plus record attendance from Irving School in Tarrytown, New York.
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William and Mary
Penn
Gallaudet College
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Baltimore
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N. Y
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Hagerstown
Terrapins
Monroe Little
Philadelphia
Widmyer
Corny Cronin
Bob Archer
Bob Sowen
Warren Evans
Hagerstown High
Yale University
Board of Control of
the Athletic Association
Frank K. Newman
James M. Tompkins
Walter F. Martin, Jr
Frederick
Morgan
Walker
Blue Ridge League Opens With Martinsburg at Hagerstown
The Blue Ridge League starts this afternoon with Martinsburg visiting Hagerstown at the stadium at 2:20. Mayors, former presidents, and officials will attend the opening ceremonies including a parade from Moose Home. Rube Orem likely starts for Martinsburg as Lefty Shaffer or Boswell might work. Hagerstown hopes for strong play despite limited practice. George Walker bats for Martinsburg with Shark Lushbaugh on bases.
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Washington
Square
Potomac
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Baltimore
Rube Orem
Arthur Woodring
Young
West Virginians
Orem
Boswell
Shaffer
George Walker
Washington County League Bulletin of Contracts and Releases
Bulletin No. 14 lists contracts with Mt Briar and Mt Briar cc W Ecton Jr Woodmen Roland L Burger and others across teams Eagles Antietams North End Yanceck Security Sharpsburg Blue Sox T Woffman Chevies and releases by Security Tigers Williamsport Woodmen Funkstown Blue Sox Hanenek Boonsboro and others with conditionals and signatures by CHAS. W. ROYER dated May 4 1934
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Mt. Briar
Cc. W
Antietams
Delmar Toms
North End
M. Wm
Williamsport
Elwood Poffenhevger
Woodmen
R. W. Godlove
Funkstown
Clarence Widdows
Roland Burger
Blue Sox
Donald Gilbert
Hanenek
L. C. Sehnebly
Boonshoro
Benton Travinger
Chas. W. Royer
Cats
Williamsport - Sharpsburg
Poffenberger
Teard
Chevies
Boonsboro
Tigers to Practice and Travel Plans Reported
The Security Tigers schedule a practice this afternoon at 2230 ovlock on the Security grounds. Members are urged to attend. Sunday they travel to Hancock for a game, leaving Security at 12:20. Mayers and others are noted to arrange transportation to the hotel and room details unclear due to damaged text.
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Security Tigers
Tigers
Hancock
Mayers
Dpataon Bool
Otelavedtk
Walnut Street Yanks Meet Shannon at Conomac Park
The Shannon baseball team or Williamsport will play the Walnut Street Yanks at Conomac Park on Sunday afternoon starting at 2 30 oclock.
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Shannon
Williamsport
Walnut Street Yanks
Conomac Park
Probable batting order for today Moose Blue Sox
The list shows a probable lineup with position assignments and pitchers for today. Players include Ryan or Miller at pitcher, Hovis at 2b, Keller at 3b, Dofflemyer at catcher, Mann, Wellinger, Lapole, Sease, and Brashears among others. Batting order and game officials like umpires Walker and Lushbaugh are noted.
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Hovis
Keller
Dofflemyer Mann
C Wellinger
Lapole
Sease
Brashears
Shaffer
P Martz
Rinehart
P Young
Bsowell
Game Campires
Fast Battles Predicted In County Loop
The Washington County Amateur League schedules a Sunday double header at the Stadium. Chevies meet Eagles in the opener and Mt Briar faces Cabbies in the nightcap with other games Blue Sox vs Antietams and Security vs Hancock. Williamsport-Sharpsburg looms as the county’s standout matchup as Poffenberger and Teard boost the Cats.
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Chevies
Eagles
Mt. Briar
Cabbies
Cabbie
Wildcats
Sharpsburg
Blue Sox
Antietams
Security
Hancock
Funkstown
North End
Boonsboro
Wiremen's
Frederick Road
Senators Scalped Cleveland Abbreviated Abbrev Confusion
A fragmented recap of a baseball game with scattered player names and miscues. Cleveland and Washington areas appear, listing players like Averill and Veemik among others, with bits of scoring, hits, and errors unevenly captured in OCR garble.
North End to Drill for Sunday NEAC Diamond Test
North End drills for a Sunday NEAC contest against Funkstown with a 2 20 kickoff. Players must assemble at 1 00 P M sharp for important business and disciplinary notes.
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North End
Narr
Affternoonm
Pete Petodk
Funkstown
NEAC
Sheeae
Wood’s Long Drives Edge Diegel In Golf Clash
New York May 5 Craig Wood the betting blond says he would match his long driving iron with any brassie in competition. He credits the driving iron with his Lakeside course win in San Francisco this year noting wind conditions favored long shots. He recalled beating Leo Diegel in a semifinal with a low iron shot to within ten feet then in the afternoon edged closer to the pin with the same club as Diegel failed to reach the green.
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New York
Craig Wood
Wood
Lakeside
San Francisco
Leo Diegel
Leo
Diegel
Boonsboro to Meet Woodmen in Weekend Game
Boonsboro Yellow Jackets prep for second league game against Woodmen of the World at Wilhide Park. Woodmen beat Springfield Blue Sox 8-3 in their opener, with Tashbaugh likely to pitch again. Boonsboro may start Wilms or Alexander, and fans will enjoy the apple orchard in right field at Mossom.
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Woodmen
Wilhide Park
Smagerstown Blue Sox
Boonsboro
Tashbaugh
Blue Sox
Jackets
Down County
Wilms
Alexander
Boonshoro
Mossom
South End A C to host Harrystown A C in Sunday game
South End A C meets Harrystown A C this Sunday in a planned contest. Clubs seeking a match with South End should contact Lee Cook at Western Union promptly.
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South End A.C
Harrystown A.C
South End
Lee Cook
Western Union
Milwaukee Elites Match Up in A A Milwaukee Card
American Association results show Columbus 2, St. Paul 2. Indianapolis 0. Kansas City 12. Toledo 9. Minneapolis 2. Louisville 3. Standings reflect a tight early season with Columbus and St. Paul tied, and high scoring for Kansas City and Toledo.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Antietams Open Home Season With Hagerstown Battle
John Devine president of the Antietam Fire Company will throw the first ball Sunday to open the home season for the Antietams in a game against the Hagerstown Blue Sox on Frederick Road. The Washington County League match is expected to draw a large crowd as old rivals face off in an evenly matched contest likely to provide thrills.
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John Devine
Antietam Fire Company
Hagerstown Blue Sox
Antietam
Frederick Road
Equipoise Poised to Run in Dixie Handicap at Pimlico
Baltimore May 5 Equipoise in prime condition runs his 44th start in the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico. He carries top weight 130 with Sonny Workman aboard and seeks to join Phar Lap as a major money winner. Chase Me, Mrs John R Bosley Jr is unsure entry after seven straight wins, weighed at 120 as a possible challenger. Four other entries also listed for the mile and three sixteenths race.
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Equipoise
Pimlico
Sonny Workman
C. V. Whitney
Phar Lap
Dixie
Chase Me
John R. Bosley
Guest Day At Fountain Head Opens At 1 P M
Fountain Head Country Club hosts Guest Day with at least one hundred players planned. Members may bring guests and play will start at 1 PM. Cliff McKimmie, the club pro, will supervise the tournament and pairings, with final scores posted at the clubhouse.
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Fountain Head Country Club
Fountain Head
Cliff McKimmie
Cliff
Eagles Reporting For Game Early
All members of the Eagle ball team should report at the Stadium Sunday afternoon not later than 12:15 for possible starting lineup inclusion. A short practice precedes the Chevies Eagles game at 1:30, followed by Mt Briar Cabbies as the second attraction on the double bill.
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Eagle Ball
Chevies- Eagles
Mt. Briar-Cabbies
Mt. Briar
International League scores update
Syracuse blanked by Montreal while Rochester routs Baltimore. Albany handles Toronto and Newark edges Buffalo. The league night delivered mixed results with several teams tallying multiple goals and close finishes.
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Montreal
Baltimore
Rochester
Albany
Toronto
Newark
Buffalo
Neusel defeats Loughran in ten round decision showdown
In New York on May 4, Walter Neusel a tough young German outpointed veteran Tommy Loughran over ten rounds before about 10,000 fans, delivering a decisive win as the crowd split in reaction over the outcome and performance.
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Cp—Plonde
Walter Neusel
Tommy Loughran
Unclear sports standings fragment from early edition
Fragmentary standings and results text showing scattered team names and scores. The OCR is garbled, yielding unreadable lines and mixed letters with no coherent events or clear outcomes to summarize.
Chicago at Philadelphia and other games today
Chicago faces Philadelphia in a key matchup while OCleveingd plays ESO in a separate gaming slate. Team lines and venues are listed, with results not yet recorded.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Ocleveingd
Great Derby Opens Amid Fire and Thunderstorm Tests
Fifty thousand expected to witness the Kentucky Derby as Churchill Downs reels from an early fire that destroyed two stables. Rain threats and muddy track fears loom over a field led by Bazaar and Mata Hari, with blue-blooded mares challenging racing traditions in one mile and a quarter.
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Churchill Downs
Derby
Colonel E. R. Bradley
Bazaar
Joseph KE. Widener
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Mint
Julep
America
J. Pluvius
Mata Hari
Bella
Kentucky
National League Leaders Averages and Stat Leaders
Yesterday's games highlighted leaders across NL batting, pitching and fielding. Berger of the Braves led with a .397 average while Ott of the Giants and Suhr of the Pirates followed. Vaughan led runs with 16 for the Pirates, Klein 15 for the Cubs, and Klein and Medwick drove in 17.
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Braves
Ott
Giants
Suhr
Pirates
Vaughan
Klein
Cubs
Medwick
Cardinals
Moore Giants
Leslie
Dodgers
Ryan
English
Suhler
W. Herman
Klein Cubs
Frey
Rothrock
Martin
Piet
Reds
Chiozza
Phillies
Bush
Walker
Lucas
Baseball Stat Leaders Tie in Early Season Report
The report lists leading figures across teams including Reynolds of the Red Sox with a .436 batting average and 24 hits, Vosmik of the Indians at .435 with 13 runs, and Reynolds again with 17 RBIs. Werber and Greenberg top hits and doubles, while Manush leads triples. Ruth and Foxx share home run feats with Bonura.
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Reynolds
Redsox
Vosmik
Indians
Morgan
R. Johnson
Foxx
Athletics
Werber
Greenberg
Tigers
Averill
Manush
Senators
Chapman
Yankees
Higgins
Ruth
Bonura
Whitesox
Walker
Gehrig
Thomas
Ruffing
Hildebrand
Gomez
Prizes Offered Wildcat Players
Williamsport Wildcats players will get rewards for power hits with G W Wolfe providing one pint per three-bagger or home run and one quart for a hit into the deep center field. The team leaves Williamsport at 6 45 pm for Winchester to play the Park Association club, with Sharpsburg next for a league contest versus the Blue Birds.
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G. W. Wolfe
Williamsport
Winchester
Park Association
Brown
Sharpsburg
The
Blue Birds
Weiland Hurls First Victory
Boston pitcher Bob Wieland earned his first win of the year as the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns 4-1 in the series opener. Boston scored in the third and fifth innings while St. Louis lone run came in the first frame.
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Boston
Bob Wieland
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Sox
Bishop
Morgan
Roy Jahnson
Reynolds
Strange
Solters
St. Louis
Sternsley
Melilto
Cift
St. Tanis
Meloy
Maweing
Reynolds Stays Top in American League Batting Race
Reynolds leads the American league batting with a .436 mark after a week of nine hits and a 15 point drop. In the National league, Berger rose to a .397 average, overtaking Pie Traynor of Pittsburgh who dropped from regular status but remains above .500.
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New York
Carl Reynolds
Boston Redsox
Reynolds
Berger
Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh
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