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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1944
Page
9
Detroit squanders a chance to seize the American League pennant lead as St. Louis Browns surge to second place behind the Yankees. Dizzy Trout struggles in a doubleheader split with Cleveland, while Denny Galehouse leads Chicago to a 5-1 Browns win. Vernon Stephens and Red Barrett pace St Louis, and New York holds a slim edge in the standings with several late twists in a weather-affected weekend.
National League leaders include Walker of Brooklyn with a .355 batting average and Nicholson of Chicago leading in runs with 105. Musial of St Louis tops hits and doubles, Barrett of Pittsburgh leads in triples and steals, while Wilks of St Louis is top pitcher. American League leaders feature Fox of Boston in batting average, Stirnweiss of New York in hits and triples, Stirnweiss also in stolen bases, Boudreau of Cleveland in doubles, Etten of New York in home runs, and Newhouser of Detroit as pitcher with a 25 3 record.
The AP weekly poll era opens with four key games on September 16 1944 as Michigan faces Iowa Seahawks under Lt Comdr Jack Meagher and Great Lakes battles Fort Sheridan while Tufts meets Harvard in the East. Notre Dame and Midwest teams lead a historically dominant conference scoring 101 points in eight years of final polls.
Vern Stephens drove in two runs with an 18th homer and a single as St. Louis beat Chicago 5-1. Steve Gramex of the Indians and Hal Newhouser of the Tigers won in 12 innings as Detroit beat Cleveland 4-3. Newhouser earned his 2nd victory behind Detroit's 9-1 rout of Cleveland in the finale. Mickey Haetner held Boston to seven hits in the Senators' 5-2 win. Bucky Walters became the NL's second 21-win pitcher as Cincinnati shaded Pittsburgh 5-3 in 10. Ted Wilks stopped St. Louis' skid at five with an 8-2 win.
The Hancock A C plans a 2:30 am Sunday affair at Hancock field against the Hagerstown Red Sox of the City League after its eleventh win in 14 starts. Hendershot is slated to pitch for Hancock in the expected showdown.
Hagerstown Owls owner Oren E Sterling announces severed connections with the New York state club ending the team’s farm relation. He cites war conditions and attendance decline as factors while aiming to field a stronger club next season to attract fans and potentially join a major league system. Buffalo and figures like Bill Veeck showed interest in a new arrangement.
Bobanet stable’s topweighted two year old Bobanet, 126 pounds, seeks a third straight victory in the $25,000 Cowdin at Aqueduct after two straight wins in the Walt Whitman Handicap and Eastern Shore Handicap. Belmont’s Bel Dame Handicap features Vienna and Whirlabout. Cape Mendocino hosts the Pacific coast’s highest lighthouse at ¢22 feet above sea level. Socks will pitch for the Red Sox as Upstaters tout their strong hitting and best season record.
The Yankees rookie Mel Queen, rushed from Newark in August, has four key wins and fast, curving pitches. Once erratic, he regained strength after war work and Cuba spell, shaping into a potent arm for New York as they chase the pennant.
Lancaster Roses defeated Wilmington Blue Rocks 6 to 4 in the Inter-State league semi final opener before 2000 fans. Rocks staged a ninth inning rally but a key double play ended the threat as Don Hassenmayer grounded into the decisive out. Batteries Peelet Parisee Carter Estock Antolick. The Young Women’s Christian Association formed in 1834.
Granville Hamner, 17, the Philadelphia Phillies’ shortstop, plays like a veteran in his major league debut at Shibe Park against the New York Giants. He handled five chances without an error, and went 0-for-3 with a walk in the twin bill finale.
Williamsport Wildcats face Funkstown in a late season county clash at Williamsport High. Home team aims to extend its near flawless county record while Funkstown adds depth after an earlier rout. Game scheduled for 2 34 p m in Manila court timing unclear.
The report details league bowling results with Red Blue and Victory rooms sweeping Stags Stripes and White. Freda Grimes led with three games totaling 337, Grace Baker and Marion Hess posted top scores, and Mars dominated with 511 in a grand total of 1443. The Rubber season opener at Raney's Coliseum saw Adlife beat Dagmar and Triangle defeat Windsor.
Luther White of Baltimore defeated Vince Dell Orto of New York by majority decision in a boxing bout protested by the crowd. The match lasted 110 rounds and drew strong public reaction to the judging.
In 1946 Michigan hosts Great Lakes under Fritz Crisler while Lt. Comm. Jack Meagher leads the Seahawks in a game that will share spotlight with American League baseball. About 25,000 expected at Ann Arbor as fall football opens with surrounding college and service teams noted across the nation.
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