Hagerstown High Gridders Open Season Versus Chambersburg
Hagerstown High School ready to begin football action Friday night at Municipal Stadium against Chambersburg. The lineup features Ernie Wolfe, Bob Barton, Billy Barr, Fortune Odenhal, George Smith, Noel Spence, Joe Weiza, Kenny Mason, Ott Long, Johnny Ramer, Hobby Wants, Billy Brandt, Tater Kline, Austin Corgestock, Leo Burke, and Dickie Smith.
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Hagerstown High
Chambersburg High
Municipal Stadium
Ernie Wolfe
Bob Barton
Billy Barr
Fortune Oden
Hal
George Smith
Noel Spence
Joe Weiza
Kenny Mason
Ott Long
Johnny Ramer
Hobby Wants
Billy Brandt
Tater Kline
Austin Corgestock
Leo Burke
Dickie Smith
Hagerstown Stadium Work Shifts From Baseball to Football
Hagerstown High School begins converting Municipal Stadium for football with three days left before opener against Chambersburg. Bleachers are moved from left field line, field reoriented, mound leveled, and infield resodding planned as ground crew works under uncertain weather. Braves players pack up, some may return off-season, while Gene Raney Dutch Dorman and Rufus Edwards praised for reviving baseball in town.
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Hagerstown High School
Municipal Stadium
Hagerstown High
Chambersburg
Eddie Semler
HHS
Ha Kerstown
Braves
Jesse Logan
al Bennett
Hagerstown
Gene Raney
Dutch Dorman
Rufus Edwards
Hagerstown Braves
Hagerstown High Prepares Roster For Opener At Chambersburg
With three days to go before its opener, Hagerstown High's football team under Coach Mel Henry prepares at Municipal Stadium for a first test against Chambersburg High. The hub lineup features many newcomers as Henry shapes a new look and work plans taper toward Friday night's kickoff.
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Dick Kelly
Dally Mall
Hagerstown High
Mel Henry
Hubs
Municipal Stadium
Chambersburg High
Henry
Moe
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
Leo Burke
Ott Long
Johnny Ramer
Tater Kline
Bobby Wants
Plans for Mt Tammany horse show underway
A Blue Ridge Riding Club committee plans an amateur horse show at Mt Tammany Farm near Hagerstown. The event on October 8 starts at 1 p m with a rain date October 1, featuring 1 2 classes for various horse types and a charity beneficiary. Post entries accepted at show time or with President Pat Eakle or Doris Fletcher.
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Mt. Tammany Farm
Williamsport Pike
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Riding Club
Washington County
Pat Eakle
Keadysville
Mt. Tammany
Eakle Ar
Doris Fletch
Edward Martin
Charles Keadle
Jona Needy
Wallace Mullendore
Raymiand Shifler
Lions Call for Youth Basketball Tryouts at Local School
The Lions junior team will hold its first practice Saturday morning at South Potomac Junior High School. Sixth to eighth graders are invited to try out. session starts at 1 pm.
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Lions
South Potomac Junior High School
Asl
Wilmington Blue Rocks Clinch Interstate League Pennant and Playoff
The Wilmington Blue Rocks win the Interstate League pennant and Governors Cup by sweeping the playoffs 4 games to 1 over Hagerstown Braves. A 3,214 crowd saw Wilmington close the series at the Stadium with a 65 victory, securing a historic clean sweep of the league titles.
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Wilmington
Blue Rocka
Hangerstown Braves
Delaware
Braves
Schell
Hill
Heyman
Waytula
Young
Leon
Hagers
Harhaugh
Tedesco
Levan
Musial and Goodman Poised For Batting Titles
In New York and Boston reports Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals leads the National League batting race by 18 points over Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn as the season nears its end. Boston’s Walker Cooper and others fill the top ten with Bobby Doerr and Duke Snider among leaders. Goodman’s AL bid mentioned with Detroit and Cleveland stars. Kell and DiMaggio shown leading in department stats.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Musial
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Boston
Walker Cooper
Big Coop
Elah
Chicago
Toston
hMard
Ipaign
Goodman's
DiMaggio
Ring
Micords Kelti
Detroit
Hoot Evers
Bite Bing
Traut
Cleveland
Larry Doby
Dom DiMagello
al Zarilla
Tank Bauer
Walt Dropo
Phil Riz
Yogi Berra
Kell
Little Dom
Vern Stephens
Walt Propo
Lemon
Subway AP Softball Triumph Secures Third Place
Subway AP defeated Moller 7 to 1 last night earning third place in the league. Eberley pitched the win while Buchanan took the loss as Hageratown Shoe clinched the pennant with Antietam finishing second.
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Subway AP
Moller
Hageratown Shoe
Antietam
Eberley
Buchanan
Local Archers In Open Tournament Take Top Prizes
The Antietam Archers held their final open tournament of the season at South Potomac Junior High School drawing 39 shooters from Baltimore Cumberland Washington York and Hagerstown. Emma Coleman of Baltimore and Richard Smith of York won first places in the Double American Round with class winners named for AA A C B E and D divisions. Mildred Shewell of York won the Junior Class, and the club served cider and gingerbread while scores were checked.
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Antietam
South Potomac
Baltimore
Cumberland
Washington
D. C
York
Hagerstown
Emma Coleman
Richard Smith
Ray Shewell
Ana Mullan
A—C. L. Snyder
Alpha Toland
John Dauber
Marjorie Kimber
Major League Baseball Leaders Overview
Summary of top players across the major leagues including Musial and Ennis leading in key categories such as batting runs batted in and hits. The data covers both National and American Leagues with figures for runs, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, strikeouts and pitching totals.
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Musial
St. Louis
Rune—Stanky
New York
Ennis
Philadelhia
Hita—Musial
Musical and Schoenfenet
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Junior Loop Title Decided By Kiwanis Jaycees Clash
Tonight at City Park both Kiwanis and Jaycees vie for the Ha ngerstown Junior League championship after finishing the regular season 9 wins 3 losses. The full strength squads are expected to produce a thriller.
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Diam
Hangerstown
Kiwanis
Jaycees
Kinder Leads Red Sox Revival Against Tigers
The Boston Red Sox, sparked by relief ace Kinder, beat Detroit 3-2 to move within one game of the Yankees in the AL standings. ONeill trusted the Arkansas veteran for a tense ninth inning, with Williams, Goodman, and Doerr delivering the decisive hits as Newhouser faltered. Chicago topped Brooklyn 9-7 and New York crushed St. Louis 13-0 as the NL race heated up.
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Arry Markson
International Boxing Club
Joe Louin
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Joe
Walcott
Gene Tunney
Jim Conbett
Jim Jetipies
Jess Willard
Max Schmeling
Louis May Cet
Charles
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
New York
Boston
Detroit
Red Sox
Yanks
O'Neill
Arkansas
Steve
Sox
Willard Nixon
Hal Newhomer
Joe Ginsberg
Nixon
Kinder
Kinny
Ginsberg
Tiger
Pat Mullin
Charley Keller
Gerry Priddy
Billy Goodman
Borton
Ted Williams
Chopper
Newhouser
Goodman
Vern Stephens
Williams
Tle
Hal White
White
Stephens
Watt Drona
Robby Doerr
Chiscago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Ron Norther
Dodgers
Tom Brown
Larry Jansen
jIt
Jansen
Major League Flag Races At A Glance
Standings show Ww L.ed. Gb. results with Brooklyn New York and Boston leading. Remaining schedule lists Philadelphia and Chicago as home and away matches. detailed opponent counts and home away splits provided for each club.
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Ww. L.ed. Gb
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Brookyn
Chicago
Boron
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Incinnati
We. L. Pet. Wo. W
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Turf Bowling Titles Decided at Pangborn Park
The Pangborn Turf Bowling League closed its season with finals across divisions at Pangborn Park. The Alsatia club beat the Bankers for the men’s title, earning the Pangborn Trophy, with Howard Stottlemyer claiming the men’s individual championship. The Civitans defeated the Bankerettes in the ladies’ finals to win their Pangborn Trophy, and Virginia Myers of the Pangborn team won the novelty match for the ladies.
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Pangborn
Pangborn Park
Alsatia Club
Bankers
Alsatians
Les Gardner
Civitans
Bankerettes
Howard Stottlemyer
Alsmia Club
AM Marshall i
Stottlenyer
Pami Snyder
Hagerstown Park Board
Virginia Myers
Are You Going Fishing Today
The note describes good fishing conditions at Washington County streams at noon with a cloudy Potomac River not hindering angling. Antietam is clear and pleasant, Conococheague clear and not mal, suggesting a favorable day for bass fishing.
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Washington County
Potomac
Antietam
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al Davis
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Harry Parks
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Evers
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Penn. Beer
Franklin and
Jonathan Streets
Murray Rose
Crees Sports
Steve O’neill
Eilig Kinder
Hagerstown Distributing Prrewe
Prean
National League
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Ay Ls
Jevrol
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Hoffman Chevrolet Sales, Inc
Washington & Locust Streets
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