Washington county baseball tourney draws near season debut
One dozen teams compete for the Washington county championship in a two game series sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Drawings tonight will decide eligibility for Tolbert while Tolbert has switched teams and may face a roster ruling. Also noted are golf pro McKimmie aiming to break the course record, Ruffing delivering for the Yankees, Ferrell not for sale by the Indians, and a wrestling show headlined by OShocker Plummer with Legs Grubmeir.
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Washington County
Nest
Lou
Order of Eagles
Suveas
Manasis
Tolbert
Mangansville
Boonsboro
Tim
Opin
Cleveland Indians
Wes Ferrell
Indians
Ferrell
Peckinough
Boston
Red Sox
Peck
Farrell
Senators Rally Spoils Yankees Shutout Bid
Washington nearly halted New York, winning 6-2 as Alvin Crowder held the Yankees to five hits through eight and two walk loading innings. A ninth inning rally by Ben Chapman Lyn Lary and Charley Ruffing’s single produced two runs. Cronin and Bend homered for the Senators. In other action, the Athletics beat the Tigers 5-4 with solos from Simmons and Miller.
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Rufling
New York Yankees
New Yorkers
Crowder
Yankees
Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Washington Senators
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Senators
Athletics
Joe McCarthy
Alvin Crowder
Ben Chapman
Lyn Lary
Charley Ruffing
Herb Pennack
Ed Wells
Joe Cronin
Ossie Bend
Detroit Tigers
al Simmons
Bing Miller
Tom Bridges
Tourney Officials Meeting Tonight in Washington County
Fraternal Order of Eagles sponsors the Washington County Baseball Tournament as officials and team managers meet at the Herald-Mail office at 8 p.m. to draw first games and dates. Managers will raise eligible players and other matters. Twelve teams entered: Blue Sox Wildcats Chevies Cabbies Eagles Woodpoint Funketown Raiders Security Boonsboro Sharpsburg Maugansville.
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Washington
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Herald-Mail
Blue Sox
Wildcats
Chevies
Cabbies
Eagles
Woodpoint
Funketown
Raiders
Security
Boonsboro
Sharpsburg
Maugansville
Raiders to face Smithsburg A C in Sunday game
Harrystown Raiders play Smithsburg A C Sunday at Hast end diamond at 1 30 PM in a key baseball clash. The county boys beat the Raiders 3 to 2 earlier this season and Harrystown seeks revenge with a possible doubleheader if a nightcap club is secured.
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Hastend
Harrystown Raiders
Smithsburg A.C
Raiders
West Side Beats Madison Avenue in Indoor League Opener
West Side won the first game of the West Erd Indoor League second half last night, defeating Madison Avenue 4 to 9. Pitchers Lapole and Morin starred, allowing only three and four hits respectively. A double header with George Street and a single West Side versus Madison Avenue game are scheduled tonight.
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West Side
Madison Avenue
Lapole
Morin
Cats
George Street
Funkstown A's face busy Labor Day baseball slate
Funkstown A's schedule includes two Saturday and Sunday games against Moller Cabbies and Mercersburg at 2 30 p m then a Monday 10 a m Woodpoint match at Funkstown and a 2 30 p m Row's Park rematch. The club votes to join the F B Tournament and lists a season long roster with Fiery captain Joe Fiery currently away, with Sam King likely to play shortstop in his absence.
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Funkstown
Moller Cabbies
Mercersburg
Woodpoint Club
Fankstown
Row's Park
Woodpoint
A's
A’s
Shearer
Iseminger
Bowman
Williams
Elliott
Duffey
Max Wolf
Fahrney
Hammaker
Fiery Ab
Lowman
Bailey
W. Hammaker
Melzer
Utility
Brewer
Cooper
Manuel Wolfe
Marks
al Gossard
Joe Fiery
Sam King
Froiler Cabbig
Fielder
Leading grapplers vie for honors Wednesday night
Wednesday night at Stadium Arena the best grappling show yet will feature three all star bouts. Pat O Shocker faces Lew Plummer in a main event one fall two hour bout. John Maxos meets Fred Grubmeyer in a 30 minute bout. Nick Nestor fights Joe Montano in a one hour main. Tickets on sale at local outlets.
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Stadium Arena
Umit
Pat O'Shockter
Salt Lake City
Lew Plummer
Notre Dame
O'Sineker
Eut Marshall
Plummer
Londos
Maxon T
John
Maxos
Fred
Grubmeyer
Nick Nestor
Boston
Joe Montano
Montano
Nestor
Hagerstown
Kaye Don and Gar Wood Set for Harmsworth Race
Detroit hosts the Harmsworth trophy renewal as Kaye Don and Gar Wood prepare their hydroplanes for dawn runs. Miss England II aims to reclaim the world speed mark near 119.89 mph, while Miss America X seeks the new Lake St Clair course record. The race, broadcast to the US and Europe, will be relayed by WIR and WWJ via a high altitude amphibian plane.
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Kaye Don
Gar Wood
Detroit
England II
Don
Lake St. Clair
Detroit River
Harmsworth
United States
Europe
WIR
WWJ
National Broadcasting Corporation
America
Jchain
Play for Fountain Head Golf Title Starts Saturday
Fountain Head Country Club sponsors the golf championship this Saturday with four sixteens set to tee off after qualifying. Wellington Crane led with 276, posting 136 on the front nine and 40 on the back for 76, while runner up C. M. Stickell carded 79. Pairings for the first sixteen and flight times are listed with qualifying scores in brackets.
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Fountain Head Country Club
Crane
Wellington Crane
C. M. Stickell
Tooms
Jim Byron
J. B Cochran
P. M. W. J. Ernst
W. D. Miller
Dr. Blair
W. R. Moore
J. A. Edmonds
M. Stickell
C. K. Stonebraker
P. Osenbrug
E. A. Lakin
C. W. Cromer
L.G. Mathias
Fred Wright
W.R. Smith
Hawthorne Track Shows A Profit
Hawthorne’s racing meeting ended with expectations of profit though official figures were not released. Chicago Business Men’s Racing Association president John C. Schank announced the meeting would be financially favorable. Two $23,000 races were run. William Woodward’s Faireno won the handicap and Norman Church’s Plucky Play the Gold Cup.
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Chicago
Hawthorne
Ats End
Lincol Fields
Aurora
John C. Schank
Chicago Business Men's Racing Association
William Woodward
Norman Church
Americans Need But Three Points
In Brooklin Massachusetts on September 2 4 the United States Walker Cup team aimed for a seventh straight victory over Great Britain in 36 hole singles at the country club The U S led off by George Voigt and Jess Sweetser who defeated Rex and Lister Hartley 7 6 and Francis Ouimet paired with George Dunlap Jr of New York beat John Stout and John Burke in a strong showing for the Americans as the British faced a rare setback in the ongoing international series since its 1922 inception
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Brooklin
Mass
Great Britain
George Voigt
Jess Sweetser
Hartley
Rex
Lister
Francis Ouimet
George T. Dunlap Jr
New York
John Stout
John Burke
American League Scores and Schedule Snapshot
Washington beat New York 6 to 3 while Philadelphia topped Detroit 5 to 4. Other results and upcoming games are listed with matchups including Chicago at St Louis Boston at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit. A practice for the Security Trojan Athletics is set tonight ahead of weekend games against the Eagles and Alto.
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Philadelphia
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St. Louis
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Beston
Cleveland
Tomorrest St. Lowie
Chicknead
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Brooklyn
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Hmand
Trojans
Eagles
Moné Alto
Anon
St. Lonia
Os Pittsburgh
Ween Ito
AOL
Don Boston
Cincinnatii
Tvarmes
Chiengy
Pittsburgh
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P. J. Potter
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Tom Hardinge
Bill Bradley
Gordon Dudley
J. E B. Kohler
Harry Fridinger
Martin Leininger
Shhulenberger
Leo H. Miller
Homer Miller
R. H. McCann
E. J. Osenbrug
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