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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1928

Page

2

Hubs Open Season Against Redbirds At Willow Lane

The Blue Ridge Class D league opens its thirteenth season with Hagerstown Hubs versus Waynesboro Redbirds at Willow Lane Martinsburg meets Frederick and Chambersburg visits Hanover. Raynor Lehr will pitch opening day as Mayor Bowman is absent. Lineups feature changes with Connell at first and Dell Pierce at short. Sheriff Blake likely starts on the mound.

Blue’ Ridge Hagerstown Waynesboro Redbirds Willow Lane Martinsburg Frederick Chambersburg Hanover Sea‘gon Raynor Lehr Manipal Raynor Charles E. Bowman Michaels Purtell Hhe Nile Galloway Tial Hassock Tght Field Connell Washington Regis Sration Dell Pierce Stewart Coleman Blake Rickson Lefty Crowe Leslie Thomas Millik Galloway Swill Waynesboro Mysery Redbirds Eddie Miller Ludke Rippy Zisor

Cubs steal NL lead as Cubs topple Giants and Reds surge

In a shifting National League, the Cubs beat New York 6 to 5 as Chicago collects eight straight wins. Cincinnati Reds power past Philadelphia 11 to 4 on a 17-hit attack, while Washington tops Chicago 10 to 3 with Hayes leading the hits. Dodgers end skid 8 to 5 over Pirates. Braves beat Cardinals 6 to 5 at St. Louis. Uhle blanks Athletics 2 to 0 at Cleveland as Yankees win 7 to 2 over Detroit.

Cubs John McGraw New York Giants Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendrick Phillies Chicago Cubs Reds Carl Mays Quakers Cruz Phils Koenig Ruth Senators White Sox Washington Hayes Boston St. Louis Jackson Travis Jackson Wrigley Field Johnny Butler Blake Bush McGrawmen Invaders Brooklyn Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Burleigh Grimes Jim Elliott Clark Braves Boston Braves Richbourg Genewich George Uhie Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Athletics Cochrane Uhle Boley Eddie Rommel New York Yankees Detroit Pennick Tigers Harry Rice

W.MD Leading Workers With Two Victories

Western Maryland clubs surge to first place in the Industrial league with two wins. Pangborne loses 15 to 13 while Shoe and Legging Company defeat Mary and Ribbon 13 to 5. Ingram curbs silk weavers to six singles. Bush Hesson and Kline each credited with eleven. Potomac Edison handles Pennsy 15 hits, Koons aids Pepco in scattering ten hits. Box scores show multiple results.

Pangborne Western Maryland Shoe Mary and Ribbon Boys Ingram Silk Bush Hesson Kline Potomac Edison Electric Outfit Koons Pepco Pennsy

Silver Mooners Drop Twin Bill

The Williamsport Blue Sox defeated the Silver Moon Athletic Club 6 to 0 and 7 to 3 in a doubleheader yesterday. P Myers starred for the winners while J Williard batted well for the Mooners. T Murray pitched both games with 20 strikeouts and six hits allowed. Williard took the loss. The Sox played sound defense and strong at the plate. They schedule a game against the Halfway Athletics on the Potomac river field next Sunday afternoon.

Williamsport Blue Sox Silver Moon Athletic Club P. Myers J. Williard T. Murray Blue Sox Williard Sox Potomac River

Hopes for new jobs after releases. hats use UV sun ray glass

Siegfried Weaver Westoven and Osburn were handed their releases by Manager Purtell Saturday night. The four are all clever players and it is hoped they will have no difficulty grabbing on to jobs. A new glass, said to admit health giving ultra violet sun rays, is being moulded into hats for women.

Siegfried Weaver Westoven Osburn Purtell

Amateurs Win Fast Contests Over Weekend

Manager Bill Young and the Hagerstown Athletics defeated the top semi pro DC team 7 to 6 at Willow Lane Park. Baker led the visitors with strong hitting and field play while Weaver was the lone multiple hitter for the locals. Zimmerman starred behind the plate for the winners. Next Sunday the Athletics meet Frederick’s champions at Willow Lane Park.

Bill Young Hagerstown Frederick Willow Lane Park Waple Batson Crump Hetzer French Phillips Zimmerman

Blue Sox Fall to Hose Co No 5 in High-Scoring Tilt

In a local grounds game Hose Co No 5 defeated Hagerstown Blue Sox 8 to 1. Bradshaw struck out nine, Griffith shone in late innings, and Byers plus Schleigh starred on defense. Blue Sox rallied in seventh with Wolfinger, Baker, Orcutt, Iseminger and Keen reaching base for three runs.

Hagerstown Blue Sox Strong Hose Co Griffith Bradshaw Blue Sox Byers Schleigh Wolfinger Baker Orcutt Iseminger

Western Union Opens Season With 14 3 Win Over Generals

Western Union baseball team defeated the Generals 14 to 3 in Sunday action. Ohler pitched for the Generals before being pulled in the fifth inning. Williams Gossard and Spielman led the offense with a homer from Williams. Next Sunday Western Union faces Oak Hill Eagles at the Country Club Diamond, rematch of last Labor Day city championship game.

Western Union Generals Ohler Williams Gossard Spielman Oak Hill Eagles Country Club Spielman and Burger Ohler, Rosenberg and Lyon

Southern LeagueScores and American Association results set

Nashville defeats Birmingham 9 to 8 while Chattanooga tops Atlanta 7 to 6 and Memphis wins 7 to 4 over Mobile. Little Rock 4 New Orleans 3. Toledo 6 Columbus 2. Louisville 2 Indianapolis 0 and Milwaukee 12 Kansas City 0. Minneapolis 8 St. Paul 4. An estimated 160 million people speak English.

Nashville Birmingham Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis Mobile Little Rock New Orleans American Association Toledo Columbus Louisville Indianapolis Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis St. Paul

High Nine Downed By Academy 4-2

Hagerstown High School lost a seven inning game Saturday at Mercersburg Academy by 4 to 2. Schleigh homered in the third with Garonzik on base for the only Hagerstown runs. Mercersburg scored two in the first and two in the fourth, aided by a double play.

Hagerstown High School Mercersburg Academy Academy Schleigh Garonzik Maroon and Gray Miller Hagerstown Mercersburg

Bayonnes top Martinsburg in 9 to 5 win at Friday game

Bayonnes beat the Eagles of Martinsburg 9 to 5 as Metz Kershner and Heaton homered to spark an early Bayonne lead. Martinsburg chased Speaker in the fifth before Shoemaker steadied the mound in a late rescue, while West End Giants defeated Honey Hill Sluggers 20 to 6 in a separate game with Wine striking out ten.

Bayonnes Eagles Martinsburg Metz Kershner Heaton Speaker Shoemaker West End Giants Honey Hill Sluggers Wine Giants

Hubs Triumph Over Tigers 14-10 Behind Dixon's Ten K's

The George Street Hubs defeated the Walnut Street Tigers 14 to 10 on Sunday afternoon. Dixon earned the win with ten strikeouts, and Jennings Selby Myers and Messersmith contributed in the victory. Score by innings shows a strong early surge by the Hubs and a late rally by the Tigers.

George Street

Miller Tops High Batters Leads Hagerstown lineup

Hagerstown High shows two .400 hitters Miller at .425 and Hall at .410 through 12 games. Snyder runs .347 and Heard .333 as the main averages in the early season. The list details season to date batting figures for the team.

Hagerstown Miller Hall Snyder Heard Ab AV McLain Dorsey Weevese Garonzik Eweoe Charles

Stars Split Twin Bill With Knights of Columbus

The Hagerstown Stars won the opener 5 to 0 but lost the nightcap 1 to 0 amid a pair of closely contested games. The Stars have 10 wins in 12 games this season, while the Knights of Columbus opened their schedule with yesterday’s doubleheader.

Hagerstown Stars Knights of Columbus Stars Caseys

Wildcats Fall To Harpers Ferry In Tight 5 4 Loss

Williamsport Wildcats lose a tight game 5 to 4 at home to Harpers Ferry Independents as Roberts struggles with control and visitors string together hits. Kreps Mack and Anderson spark offense with eight bingles, Merriman fends off Williamsport rallies with strikeouts. Earlier, Wildcats beat Mercersburg Academy 5 to 4 behind a four run first inning including a Mitten double Burharp single Reed double and Lowman homer.

Williamsport Wildcats Williamsport Harpers Ferry Roberts West Virginians Wildcats Kreps Mack Anderson Merriman Williams Mercersburg Academy Cats Mitten Burharp Reed Lowman Acad

Saturday Results From Local Track Meet Scores

Saturday's results show Shoe & Legging 13 over Md Ribbon 6. Potomac Edison 11 over Penna 7. Western Md 15 over Pangborn 13. Middle Atlantic League games include Fairmont 9 over Johnsown 1, Wheeling 11 over Scottdale 2, Charleroi 18 over Cumberland 10, and Clarksburg 13 over Jeannette 11.

Potomac-Edison Penna Western Md Pangborn Fairmont Johnmsown Wheeling Scottdale Charleroi Cumberland Clarksburg Jeannette

Baseball results and standings from yesterday's games

Summary of yesterday's major league results shows Cleveland beating Philadelphia 2 0 Detroit defeating Washington 10 to 2 Chicago 3 Boston 1 St Louis nos 1 Brooklyn scoring 8 over Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 11 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 6 New York 6 Boston 6 St Louis 5 New standings list matchups including Waynesboro at Hagerstown St Louis at Boston Martinsburg at Frederick Cleveland at Philadelphia Chambs at Hanover Detroit at New York Chicago at Washington Boston at St Louis New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Pittsburgh

Cleveland Phila Detroit Chicago Boston St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsbu Cincinnati New York Boston St. Louis Waynesb’o Hagerst Freder Chamb’s Hanover Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati We New Fork New Yor Frederick Chicago A Waynesboro Feveland Martinsburg U Chambersb’s Brooklyn Eee Rene Hanover

Port and sherry stored in Crescent wine vault

In the Crescent wine vault at the London Dock, 600000 gallons of port and sherry are stored.

Crescent London Dock

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