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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1957
Page
3
Sharpsburg Bluebirds sit atop the South Mountain League with two perfect wins. The team rode late rallies and strong relief pitching, led by Connie Hemphill, Jimmy Jennings, and Paul McNeal, to beat Boonsboro Yellowjackets 9 6 after trailing 6 2. Manager Cordell contends Al Bennett needs conditioning.
Coach Blackie Morrison of the Hoffman Chevys calls 12 players to report at City Park for a 6 p.m. drill session tomorrow including Terry Ramer Gene Mellott Tom Hawkins Clarence Hutzell William Nutter Glenn Malott Paul Havermill Larry Price Allen Alexander Fred Starr Steve Bowers and Robert Artz Hitting Del Ennis leads Cardinals with five runs on two singles for Braves Retired first base men and three tung in plus four first K ame faced struck out five walked one in a 1957 return victory over Brooklyn Emin Johnson allowed one hit in relief for a 10 7 win over Philadelphia
Sharpsburg under Tony Cordell wins 9 to 6 over Boonsboro as Conn Hemphill racks up ten strikeouts. Jimmy Jennings belts a grand slam in the fourth to tie the game, then McNeal adds two insurance runs in the eighth. Boonsboro led 5-0 and 6-2 before Sharpsburg's big rally.
Sharpsburg defeated Boonsboro 9 to 6. Berkeley Springs led Williamsport 4 to 4, Martinsburg had 3. Next Sundays games feature Martinsburg at Berkeley Springs, Boonsboro at Winchester, Williamsport at Sharpsburg.
Pimlico race track starts a brief 12 day spring meeting led by the $10,000 Spring Handicap. The meet runs until May 18 featuring the $100,000 Preakness along with the $25,000 Dixie on May 11, $20,000 Black Eyed Susan May 15, and $15,000 Mr. Fitz May 17. Noahoda headlines the opening feature as trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons eyes Bold Ruler in the mile and three sixteenths Preakness.
Sugar Hart of Philadelphia, a 21 year old 5 11 power puncher with a 21 2 record and 19 knockouts, is the 3 1 favorite over Al Wilson of Englewood New Jersey in a 10 round welterweight televised bout at St Nicholas Arena New York. Wilson is 27 16 2 with eight knockouts. The bout airs on Du Mont at 9 30 p m EST.
Williamsport outlasted Martinsburg 4 to 3 in front of a large crowd as Bud Custer held the visitors to five hits with 14 Williamsport strikeouts. Jack Forsythe homered, Byers doubled home a run, and Statler finished with the win after ceding Lemen’s double. Martinsburg rallied with a fifth inning homer by Dick Fitzgerald and a late seventh inning surge.
In a string of early season results the Charleston ten Indianapolis five and St Paul five Minneapolis two in ten innings. Denver won ten to four with Ginaite contributing a first game single. Wichita defeated Tavita six to seven in a fourteenth inning opener, marking a tight start to the circuit.
Church of the Brethren bowlers from Baltimore Washington Frederick and Hagerstown dominated the annual inter city event at Turner Coliseum. 26 teams competed with Hagerstown winning the men s title and Frederick taking the women s crown. Earl Butts and Eddie Harper of Hagerstown earned top men s honors while Lois Smith of Frederick and Doris Cowsden of the host city posted leading scores. The Rev Dwain Ramsey presented trophies and the tourney director Mrs Charles Clipp distributed individual awards. Next year s event will be in Frederick.
Louisville report recalls Iron Liege edging Gallant Man by a nose in the 101st Kentucky Derby on a blustery day. Willie Shoemaker misjudged the line, rising briefly near the end, while Calumet Farm’s Irish bred thwarted Texas owner Ralph Lowe. The tense crowd watched a 24 year close finish, with Gallant Man narrowly beaten and Bold Ruler finishing fourth.
Hagerstown Prep League announced team rosters with players listed under four clubs including OFFMAN CHEVYS CENTRAL MOTORS DODGE NACCO BLUES and OPTIMIST. The long list names players such as Lee Potterfield Richard Thomas James Anderson Franklin Ree Mary Zaccaria and Albert Kalss Lloyd Shank Irv Turner James Kiracore among others.
The Halfway Little League and South End Independent will assign players this evening at City Park. Players who tried out earlier and the youngsters will report at six oclock for workouts, with practices starting thereafter at six.
Leading Fountain Head players gathered for an 18 hole pro amateur event. Jack Hickey and Carson Mason won with a net 64. Roy Garrett teamed with Hickey to tie for third with a 66. Al Gardner Jr and H C Hamrick tied for second with 65. Other 66s included Art Jarrett and Robert G Smith and W V Harner with R G Smith. Two-Ball Best-Ball Handicap is set for next weekend followed by a trip to Hillendale for inter club.
The 1957 softball season starts in Hagerstown with three games at 6 15 PM East End Tavern vs Noland Company at Reservoir Park Hemp’s Esso vs C and P Telephone at City Park Station Furniture vs Funkstown at Commun ity Park in Funkstown Umpires Fats Lapole City Park and Ralph Mowary at Funkstown Eddie Godlove says a league meeting follows at Turner's Coliseum to review schedules and regulations
Betsy Rawls, 29, from Spartanburg and veteran of women's golf since 1951, wins the fifth annual Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open in Spartanburg with a 54-hole total of 213, edging Betty Dodd of San Antonio, Texas, at a tight finish.
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