Weekend schedule drives Washington County sports fans
A busy weekend unfolds with events at City Park and Winchester Stadium. Friday features Hagerstown High vs Handley High baseball on Potomac Street. Saturday hosts Cumberland Valley Athletic League field and trick games in Winchester. Sunday kicks off Washington County League week five. May brings a finale crowd as prizes draw bidders for top pitchers, stealers, and batters. Fred Marberry shines against the Nationals in Detroit gear. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig homer to help the Indians. Ellsworth Vines arrives in town to practice.
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Washington County
Hagerstown High
Virginia
Handley High
Winchester
Potomac Street
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Washington County League
Eech
Maryland Stable Owners Prepare For Hagerstown Meet
The Hagerstown Fair Association opens June 1 with more than thirty Maryland owned stables and 350 horses set to race on the remodeled half mile course. Prominent listed stables include Baker, Stahl, Smith, Yates, Chapman, McHenry, Getz, Middleton, Brugh, Hemphill, Stryker, Jenkins, Shrewbridge, Raymond, Allen, Hall, Bond, Campbell, Carver, Meister, Cremen, Eldron, Fisher, Clark, Vollmer, Johnson, Jackson, Townsend, Christmas, Vaughn, Mayberry, Rodgers and Wilson. Jockeys and riders from Havre de Grace and other tracks will join, with Roy Gordon adding outriding duties for Baltimore. Race secretary Brennan plans to finish preparations for opening day.
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Rave
Edward J. Brennan
Maryland
Hagerstown
J. D. Baker
R. Stahl
A. Howard Smith
J. Merryman Yates
Ben Chapman
Harvey McHenry
A. Getz
Clarence Middleton
Lynn Brugh, Jr
E. R. Hemphill
Major G. L. Stryker
Lou Jenkins
William Shrewbridge
E.A. Raymond
W. E. Allen
A Allen
Hapil A. Hall
N. Nelson Bond
L. Campbell
L. M. Carver
Charles J. Meister
M. J. Cremen
D. Eldron
Janon Fisher
H. 8. Clark
F. L. Vollmer
R. A. Johnson
R. Jackson
Joe. Booker
E. B. “Townsend
Frank Christmas
H. C. Vaughn
Mrs. J. P. Mayberry
D. Rodgers
Buck Wilson
Jesse ‘Bennet
Havre de Grace
Laurel
Pimlico
Bowie
Cumberland
Marlboro
Timontum
Roy C
Happy) Gordon
Baltimore
Gordon
Arlington Park
Milnels
Brennan
Handley High to Play Local Handley High
Handley School baseball team from Winchester Virginia schedules a Friday 3 16 pm game at Potomac Street diamond against local high school. They previously beat Virginians 6 4 and aim for a second win as coach Semler sharpens line up. Enos Williams of Cardiff expelled from the miners union for aiding in scab activity in exchange for trousers.
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Handley School
Baseball Nine
Winchester
Potomac Street
Maroon and Gray
Virginians
Semler
Enos Williams
Cardiff
Miners’ Union
Leading Hitter To Get Awards In Washington County League
The Washington County Amateur League offers prizes for top batters over ten games. John D. Myers and Company of North Potomac Street sponsor two awards: a suit of clothes for the first-half leader and a top coat for the second-half leader.
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Jeague
Pines
Washington County
John D. Myers and Company
North Potomac Street
Batters Fail at the Plate in Major League Baseball
New York May 24 Billy Evans Cleveland Indiana GM cites batter approach as cause of declining hitting in the majors He says players are straight away hitters with no Cobb like threat to distract infielders Ty Cobb’s all around hitting is unmatched in the American League Ben Chapman of the Yankees is the closest modern example Evans notes Cobb's style would disrupt infielders and batters today lack similar impact
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New York
Billy Evans
Cleveland Indiana
Billy
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Ben Chapman
Yankees
Baseball Results and Standings Yesterday in the American League
Yesterday’s AL games saw Philadelphia beat St Louis 8 to 7 while Chicago defeated Washington 7 to 6. New York and Cleveland also played, and standings show New York leading with several other teams close behind. Upcoming games feature Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston among others.
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Chicago
Newton G. Vetrott
Philadelphia
St. L
New York
Luat Pet
McKinton
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Roatan Sr Se
Low
Woaton
Pittschurch
Roaton
Lowla
Cavetown Wins Rival Baseball Clash 9 to 3
The Cavetown baseball club defeated Harrystown A. C. 9 to 3 in a well played game. Forrest and Martin each posted two doubles to spark the attack while Hartman led the Harrystown lineup. Smith fanned a dozen for Cavetown as Smith and Martin scored for Cavetown and Hartman Mortis and Spessard accounted for Harrystown's points.
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Cavetown
Harrystown A. C
Forrest
Martin
Hartman
Smith
Mortis
Spessard
Simmons Gets Fandom Votes in Ballot for All Star Picks
Early voters favored Al Simmons of the White Sox over Babe Ruth for the American League starter spot in Chicago on July 6. The ballot shows Simmons with 1,451 votes to Ruth's 1,620, while Lou Gehrig leads at first base with 1,375 to Jimmy Foxx's 200.
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Chicago
al Simmons
White Sox
Babe Ruth
Simmons
Earl
Avedil
Cleveland
Lou Gehrig
New York
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Foxx
Jimmy Dykes
Philadelphia
Hagerstown High Team Falls 6 3 in Exhibition Loss
Hagerstown High School nine lost an exhibition at home 6 to 3 as errors helped seal the defeat. A separate item notes a 102 year old Xenia Ohio woman was buried in her wedding gown.
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Ceple
Hagerstown High School
Xenia
Ohio
Cabbies Schedule Social Event and Baseball Workout
Paramount Cabbies base ball team hold a social meeting Thursday at 8:00 PM with prominent speakers and refreshments at the Cabbies Club. Players to meet by 8:00 PM and attend a stiff workout at Municipal Stadium as games loom over the weekend. Stars and Old Timers clash Thursday at 5:00 PM on the Security field. American Association results include Kansas City 5 St Paul 3 and Milwaukee 53 apete 8 Lewi. International League scores Albany 6 Baltimore 5 Rochester 3 Toronto 4 Newark Jersey City Buffalo Montreal rath.
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Paramount Cabbies
Cabbies
Cabbies Club
Municipal Stadium
Sharp
Springer
STARS
Stara
Gome
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Albany
Baltimore
Rochester
Toronto
Newark
Jersey City
Buffalo
Cubs Struggle As Hazen Cuyler Absence Hurts Club
By Hugh Fullerton. Examination of why the Cubs tumbled from first to seventh in 1932 points to Hazen Cuyler’s injuries as a main factor. Charley Grimm attempted continuous lineup experiments to cover gaps in the field and batting order. The plan moved to Harve Hendrick at first and AI work at short, with Taylor Douglass failing to deliver. Continued on Page.
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Hugh
Fullerton
Cage Cubs
Pions
Cubs
Hazen
Kiki
Cuyler i
Cuyler
Charley Grimm
Ano
Taylor Doutnut
Grimm
Harvey ‘Hendrick
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Ellsworth Vines
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Strangler
Ed Lewis
Ed Don George
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Vines
Lott
van Ryn
Allison
Dan Howley
Ike Boone
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Nolan Motors, Inc
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Hagerstown, Md
Local High
Schindel - Rohrer
Potomac St
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Grove
Charley Gehringer
Tony Lazzeri
Joe Cronin
Miles
Luke
Appling
Bil Dickey
Wne
Mickey Cochrane
A’s
Fob
Ted Lyons
Vernon
Gomez
Jefthander
Pennsylvania Tires
Maryland Motor Co
Sporting Ge Co
Fordson
Newman Auto CO
Smithsburg
Hoffman's
North Potomac St
Goodrich
Reichard
McFaddin
Heacratewa
Fheone
Parker
Norwalk
Parker Tire CO
Warense
Pont
U.S
O. P. Bohman, Inc
Potomac Ave
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