Owls Rained Out At Home Night Clash With Cards
Rain halted last night’s game at the stadium with Hagerstown and Brunswick tied at the halt. Glenn Thomas for Hagerstown and Brunswick’s starter faced off as honors stood equal. A large crowd on Ladies Night enjoyed prizes as plans for another meeting tonight between the same teams were noted. Allentown and Trenton Packers were set to visit, with York Memorial Day game moved to morning start to ease travel.
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Glenn Thomas
Hagerstown
Brunswick
Orenick
Sterling
Fats
Allentown
Trenton Packers
York
Owls
Blue Ridge
Red Rosette Wins Feature at Charles Town Race
Red Rosette, five year old daughter of Boatswain, won the featured six and a half furlong race at Charles Town. Jockey Martin Bletzacher rode her to a half length victory over Pearson and Shank's Discretion, with Scotch Flag third in a field of four before about 4,000 fans. Red Rosette paid 5.60 for 2 dollars. Bletzacker notched three winners that day.
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Charles Town
W. Va
J. L. Friedman
Boatswain
Pimlico
Martin Bletzacher
Pearson and Shank
Discretion
Red Rosette
Bletzacker
Tomorrow’s Baseball Schedule Across Circuits
Tomorrow's card features Allentown at Hagerstown and York at Lancaster in minor league play. In the majors, National League action includes Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at New York, and Chicago at Philadelphia with additional games Washington at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Detroit. New York visits Chicago and Boston travels to St. Louis with games listed for today and tomorrow.
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Allentown
Hagerstown
York
Lancaster
Trenton
Wilmington
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Agerstown
S A
Resul
Aed Oy
St. Loui
Bes
Mt Metroit
C.sceeee
Nevete
Cleveiina
Chienko
Kelly High thumps Phillips 28-1 in freak first inning
Chicago May 24 A baseball game dubbed a freak contest saw Kelly High School explode for 12 runs in the first inning and 16 in the second, then stop after 28-1 victory as Phillips managed a single run before Kelly retired 15 batters.
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Chicago
Kelly High School
Phillips
Kelly
Leagues Plan To Close Down
NEW YORK May 24 Major league and Pacific Coast League parks will stay open on D-Day while International League games will be halted as the Allies began their invasion of Europe. Officials urged silent prayer and the National Anthem. some leagues considered church and home prayers, postponements for tracks, and timely suspensions if the invasion word arrived during play.
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New York
Europe
Associated Press
Ford Frick
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Iinois
West Virginia
Frank Shaughnessy
International League
Jockey Scawthorn Rides Five Winners at Suffolk Downs
Boston May 24 Ken Scawthorn a 17 year old from Pawtucket R I rode five winners at Suffolk Downs matching a rare feat achieved by Bobby Permane in Florida. His winners were Darby Ducat Solid Sender White Time Strolling Easy and Failure. A daily double of Darby Ducat and Solid Sender paid 51 dollars and 60 cents.
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Boston
Bobby Permane
Florida
Ken Scawthorn
Pawtucket
R. I
Suffolk Downs
Darby Ducat
Solid Sender
Moller Ten Softball Team Defeats CAC in City Park Game
The Moller softball team beat the CAC 9 to 6 in a Y Community League contest at City Park. Montgomery pitched seven strikeouts and went 2 for 3, with Glenn adding a single and a homer. Woods led CAC with a single and a triple. Montgomery and Glenn scored for the winners. P Martin and Price played for the losers.
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Moller
C.A.C
City Park
Montgomery
Glenn
Woods
P, Martin
Price
Dodgers Rally Secures Webber First Win Of Season
Les Webber relieved Rube Melton and tossed two hitless innings for his first win as Brooklyn rallied. Joe Medwick drove in both New York runs in the night game’s second inning, lifting his average to .250 into the Big Six.
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Associated Press
Les Webber
Dodgers
Rube Melton
Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Ants
New York
Red Tops Rally Past St James 9–4 In Tight Showdown
Red Tops earned a 9 to 4 win over St James in a closely contested game. Pitcher Jamison struck out 14 while Mills allowed 14 hits. Jamison and Crist led the offense with three each as Red Tops prepare to face Shepherdstown on Sunday. There are about 1,500 kinds of birds in North America north of Mexico.
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St. James
Jamison
Mills
Crist
Shepherdstown
Lowry
Hetzel
M. Shang
C. Jamison
L. Crampton
North America
Mexico
Woodland Way Junior High Triumphs 5 1 Over Washington St
Woodland Way Junior High defeated Washington Street softball 5 to 1 for a third straight win. Leatherman pitched a one hitter, while Woodland Way hitters produced eight runs on Robinson. Henry Snyder and Summer each had two hits. Strong defense highlighted both sides. Leatherman and McNeal earned the win, Robinson and Burger the loss.
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Woodland Way Junior High
Washington Street
Leatherman
Robinson
Henry
Snyder
Summer
Woodland Way
Washington St
McNeal
Burger
Major League Leaders AP American League Leaders
The AP lists top comparisons in batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples and home runs for American and National leagues with players from Boston Brooklyn Cleveland St Louis Pittsburgh and New York leading in various categories. Notable marks include Tucker batting .395 and Seerey hitting 6 homers.
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Associated Press
Tucker
Chicago
R. Johnson
Boston
Stentena
St. Louis
Tabor
Doerr
Torres Washington
Gutteridge
St Louis
Seerey
Cleveland
Stirnweiss
New York
Harder
Walker
Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Schultz
Holmes
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Night games draw big crowds in early baseball season
Cardinals manager Billy Southworth advocates nightly games across parks to ease players’ schedules while noting strong attendances at night games in Brooklyn and Washington. Giants’ Mel Ott sees a costly miscue on Johnny Rucker as Bill Voiselle earns a win. Managers across the league weigh pennant chances as clubs modify lineups and note rising stars like Ray Sanders and Al Jurisich.
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Jack Hand
Associated Prean
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Washington
Billy the Kid
St. Louis
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Johnny Rucker
Charley Mead
Rucker
Giants
Bill Voiselle
Les Webber
Rube Melton
Southworth
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Stan Musial
Danny Litwhiler
George Munger
Harry Gumbert
Ray Sanders
Hmil Verban
Lon Klein
Max Lanier
al Jurisich
Hilly
Phillies Cubs May Trade Infield for Pitching Swap
The Philadelphia Record reports a likely trade talk as Phillies and Cubs open a three game series. Philadelphia aims to obtain a capable infield replacement while Chicago manager Charlie Grimm seeks one of Philadelphia’s rookie ace pitchers. The Phillies reportedly could offer Ken Raffensberger Charlies Schanz Al Gerheuser or Gret Covington in exchange. Grimm would accept those pitchers for Billy Schuster Eddie Stanky or a similar infield swap.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Phils
Chicago
Charlie Grimm
Grimm
Ken Raffensberger
Charlies Schanz
al Gerheuser
Gret Covington
Billy Schuster
Eddie Stanky
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Spepper
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Feller
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We Buy
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South Potomac St
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
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Potomac St
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Cushwa
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Lanier
Tegen Vik
Howard's
Baltimore St
Cubs
British Isles
Harry
Harry M. Friedman
Jonathan St
Bohman-Warne, Inc
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W. Wash
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MYERS
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