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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
8
Race card fragment lists horses and times across several events at Charles Town Raceway. Mentions trainers and jockeys, payouts and claimings, with scattered horse names such as Lady Damiette Flying Patel and Cheater K. sherir, plus times like 0:35 and 0:845 in truncated form.
New York light heavyweight Sugar Ray Robinson plans to appear for a rematch with Pender in Boston after a split decision in January. He aims to train in New York and later relocate to Boston, noting a 70 percent share of TV money and gate proceeds. Robinson says he fights for rounds, not just knockouts, and reflects on public support after the prior bout.
Police defeat Rakestraw 1 to 0 in a ten inning Little League thriller at Haget Field last evening. Charlie Taylor earned the win with two hits, scoring on two overthrows in the fifth. Webster added the Police's other hit while Rakestraw allowed three hits.
The National Gats team took the Flying Feathers Ten Pin League championship at the second annual banquet held at the American Legion hall. Captain Darwin Mounts led the winning squad alongside Betty Mounts Logan Baker iGrace Edlund and Buck Eight. Walter Pearl received the sponsor trophy from National Oats. Joe Bitner awarded trophies for high game to Geraldine Snyder and high set to Grace Edlund, both setting house records.
Tom Block and John Webster each had two hits in two plate appearances as Canteen defeated Fairchild. Larry Hays earned the win with eight strikeouts while Jerry Brant fanned ten for the loser. Fairchild and the Lions meet tonight in a game postponed earlier.
Johnny Wyand drives in the winning run after a walk and sacrifice as Herbert's Grocery edges Potomac Edison 2-1. Hoyt Wilhelm knuckleball dominates, Pete Moats homers for Baltimore, catching adjustments cited as a half-size larger mitt used by Jumper Carter. Other game Pinesburg falls 21 as Glove size debates and heavy stuffing weigh-ins surface.
The caption lists players Mary Mathes, Margaret Castle, Dorothy Kepler captain, Auns Hill and Gladys Charles as the nine pin lineup for the club event.
In the Northern Division Maugansville edged Shady Grove 2-1 as Maugansville’s hitters led with seven of the game’s hits. Myers and Root contributed a single and a triple for Kauffman’s in a separate 9-6 win over Blate Ling. Kennedy went 3 for 4 for State Line. Burkett struck out nine for the losers as Shady Grove’s Reess doubled.
Clear Spring girls topple Boonsboro 73 to 15 as Abell and Gallo lead the winning effort. A Saturday afternoon game features Lashbaugh on the mound with an 82 season mark. Amy team shows 41 strikeouts and seven walks in exhibition play.
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