The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 10

on Sports THE DAILY MAIL, HAGERSTOWN, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 194S. Two of the finest scholastic Tmseball Washington comity -lay be asafciBS apearaiees tonight vliea tlis Ha- Camfceriimd American I-egion junior teams square off tfee at Municipal stadium. two prospects, Dave Cole and Lacko Anderson, both of Wil- will fee in tlie starting Ifcump for the local Morris Frock nine. Thirty-Six Athletes Receive Letters At Local High Iff 1 flf Iff I ,1 II Members Of Track, Baseball Teams Get Awards At Meeting Yesterday DAVE COLE and LACKO ANDERSON--Heading for pro ball In schoolboy baseball circles this spring, botH Cole and Anderson were little short of sensational. The strong right arm of Cole's and the consistent hitting of catcher Anderson were mainly responsible for Williamsport High School's undefeated record.

The Williamsport team won 15 straight games and Dave was on the mound in eight of the victories. Lacko his very capable battery mate, finished the scholastic season with a neat ,500 batting average. WiUiamsport High School graduates its senior class this Thurs- day-and both Cole and Anderson; will be in line for their diplomas. After that they will be free to accept offers to play professional baseball It's no secret that at least four major league teams are after Cole and it was learned today that Anderson will be sought by the" Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Braves. It's highly that one of the boys will receive a sizeable bonus for signing, The two star athletes played for the Morris Frock American Le-j gion team last summer and turned in creditable performances.

With Dave doing the hurling and Lacko receiving his slants, the local Le- gionnaires went to the finals of the state tournament Tonight's contest, between the Hagerstown and Cumberland Legion, teams, is an ezhibitlonal affair. Thus, it was arranged for Cole and Anderson to don the Legion uniforms for the last time. Both boys are above age limit and are not eligible to play Legion ball this year. American Legion baseball has developed hundreds of players who have made a name in organized baH. Cole and Anderson are Wash- ington county's contributions.

Of New York Track Seek Opposition For Calumet Champ. New York. June cials of the Westchester Racing As- sociation were scraping the bot- tom of the three-year-old barrel to- day for a few courageous colts to oppose Citation in the $100,000 Bel- mont stakes. the moment tuey're hopeful i that five or six might forget the Kentucky Derby. Preakness and other Citation rompy" long enough to try another fling with the Calu- met Farm star Saturday, Five horses chased Citation home WHITE DUCKS Boys' 3.25 Men's 3.95 All Sizes Rudisill Wolber 19 W.

Franklin St. PH.3650-M in the Derby, three followed suit in the Preakness. Tfie big question at the moment seems to be how many will venture against the great son of Bull Lea in the mile and one-half Belmont. The latest Belmont census shows the following list from which opposition might develop: W. L.

'Brann's Escadru, Glenn Riddle Farms' V. Whit- ney's Dinner Gong and Vulcan's Forge, A. J. Sackett's Gasparilla, Belair Stud's Whirling Fox, Wil- liam Helis' Salmagundi, and King Ranch's Better Self- Better Self and Salmagundi both are doubtful, although the King ranch colt won the Yankee handi- cap at Suffolk Downs Saturday with Salmagundi second. Better Self tackled Citation in the Preak- ness and finished fourth.

Salma- gundi stayed away from Pimlico that afternoon, then scratched from the Jersey stakes won by Cita- tion at Garden State May 29. The decision for Whirling Fox was to be made today, while train- ers of Faraway and Gasparilla also are expected to say "yes" or "no" shortly. Escadru climbed into the role of chief challenger Saturday by win- ning the Peter Pan Handicap at Belmont. Trainer Ed Christmas said Escadru was a sure Belmont Stakes starter. Eddie Semler And Johnny Kerr Present Letters To Members Of Varsity Teams? Captains Elected For Next Spring.

By DICK KELLY Spofts Editor, Daily Mali Thirty-six young athletes were honored at Hagerstown High School yesterday when letters were presented to the members of the 1948 varsity baseball and track teams. Coach Eddie Semler gave awards to 15 of his baseball players and Coach Johnny Kerr honored 21 members of his track team with the same presentations. The letters were given out at an informal luncheon- meeting in the high school cafeteria, attended by the letes, their coaches and Dr. James Mileham, principal of the Maroon and Gray school. The award meeting officially brought to a close the sports pro- gram at Hagerstown High for the 1947-48 school term.

Members of the football and basketball teams were given their letters earlier this year. The track and field team prob- ably enjoyed the among the Hub sports teams this year- The popular spring sport was revived at the Potomac ave- nue school after a lapse of seven years and the Maroon and Gray thinclads made a very creditable showing'by winning the University of Maryland Invitation meet and the State Championship meet at Dundalk. Coach Johnny Kerr presented varsity letters to the following members of the track team: Wil- liam Welt, Boyd Peck, Robert Ba- sore Jerry Kendle, Irwin Nana- maker, Robert Qvelman. Albert Buehler, Dean Castang. John lin- ger, Arthur Nield, Roy Snyder, Ed- ward Semler, Elwood Hauvef, Herald Nelson, John Pearl, Jack Bowman.

Harold Earley, Jack West, Duke Stouifer, Richard Sayles, Charles Hays and Manager Lyle Williams- The following baseball players received their "H's" from Coach Eddie Semler: Don Day, Bud Byers, Donovan Day, Tom Shank, Gene Hollingsworth, Al Davis, Bill Fox, Lee Cordell, Bob Strausbaugh, Lefty Cline, Bill Chaney. Cnarles Hays, Irwin Easterday. Daniel Sem- ler" and Dick Sayles. Before the presentation of let- ters, the members of the two teams elected captains for this year and next season. Harold Earley and Al Buehler were named captains for the 1948 track team, and Roy Snyder and John Peafrl received the same honors for next spring.

Le Cordell and Bill Fox were elected captains of the 194S base- ban team, and Don Day and Tom Shank were named to lead the Hub nine in 1949. Four Letterman When Charles Hays was award- ed his varsity at Hagerstown HSgh School yesterday ia both baseball and track, it marked the first time in 17 years that an athlete won four letters in one season at the Maroon and Gray school. Young Hays, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.

Hays, Halfway, was a member of the varsity foot- ball, basketball, baseball and track teams during the 1947-4 school term. Jack Stonebraker was the last to win four letters in one school year. He did the trick back in 1931. Two otner boys, Dick Sayles and Bud Biers won three letters this year. Interstate League Yesterday's York, Hagerstown, 5.

Lancaster, Allentown, 4. Sunbury, Harrisburg, 5. Wilmington-Trenton, rain, Standing Won Lost Pet. Wilmington 21 Sunbury York Trenton 23 19 17 Harrisburg 19 Allentown Lancaster 16 15 10 10 15 13 16 19 1 19 20 26 .677 .605 .594 .515 .500 .457 .429 .278 Games Today Hagerstown at Allentown. Lancaster at York.

Wilmington at Harrisburg. Sunbury at Trenton. Player Daddario Koons Wigle Yeash Cmmling Belton Schultz Christie Martin Feltman Birrer Stratton Kapucinski i Halvonic Snyder AB. R. 124 21 70 4 18 0 135 21 97 15 8 0 16 1 85 10 115 18 mat Schcnlcy makes perfect summer drinks.

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.331 .300 .278 .274 .268 .250 .250 .247 .243 .198 .158 .154 .143 .141 .000 Team Baiting Owls 1161 140 273 121 .234 Pitching Record Won Xott Birrer 2 2 Wigie 4 5 Stratton 2 3 KapucinsM 1 2 Schultz 1 7 Koons 0 2 Belton 0 4 American League Yesterday's Results St 5, New York 3. Washington 7, Chicago 1, Only games played. Standing Won Lost Pet. Cleveland 27 12 .692 Philadelphia 27 17 .614 New York 26 18 .591 Washington 21 Detroit 20 Boston 20 SL Louis 18 Chicago 12 24 24 24 23 29 .467 .455 .455 .439 .293 Games Today St. Louis at Washington (night): Stephens Hudson (2-5).

Detroit at Philadelphia (night): Newhouser (5-4) vs. Brissie (5-4). Chicago at New York (night): Wignt (2-5) vs. Lopat (2-5). Cleveland at Boston (night): Bearden (5-1) vs.

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Phont National League Yesterday's Results New York, 9, Pittsburgh, 5. Philadelphia, St. 1. Boston, Chicago, 5. Only games scheduled.

Elected Captain Of Hub Teams HK The eight young athletes, pictured above, yesterday were elected captains of the 1948 and 1S49 track and baseball teams at Hagerstown High School. Reading from left to right, front row-- Bill Fox, Don Al Buehler and John Pearl; back row Harold Barley Roy Sny- der, Tom Shank and Lee Cordell. Early and Buehler were elected cap- tains of the 194S track team, and Roy Snyder and John Pearl were voted the same honors for 1949. Lee Cordell and Bill Fox were elected captains of the 1948 baseball team, and Don Day and Tom Shank, cap- tains-elect for next year's nine. (Daily Mail photo by Dick Kelly) Locals Play At ium American Legion Teams Of Hagerstown, Cum- berland WiiijVfeet The Morris Frock Post No.

42 American Legion junior baseball team will officially launch its 194S season tonight at Municipal Sta- dium in a game with the Fort Cum- berland Post No, 13 Legionnaires from Cumberland. On the firing line for Hagerstown will be husky Dave Cole, the strong-armed Williamsport right- hander who will probably sign with the Boston Braves following his graduation from high school this week, and he'll be opposed by southpaw Pat ex-La Zale, Graziano To Two Fighters Assured Of Nice Cut Of Tomorrow Night's Gate Receipts. Newark, N. 3,, June "seven millionaires" who are pro- moting the third Rocky Graziano- Tony Zale fight here tomorrow night won't get rich but Rocky any Tony will do all right A little matter of a guarantee posted in New Jersey assures Gra- ziauo, the middleweight champ, of at least $120,000. The ex-champ from Gary.

will get $60,000 or more. Neither Graziano nor Zale are close to the Dempsey-Tunney pay- offs but they should have a little stacked away for their old age. Connie Mack's Not Worried Over A's Poor Showing In Recent Games Philadelphia, June 8 (jp) Connie Mack today took a speculative look at his Philadelphia Athletics winners of only two games in their last nine and offered this comment: "There conditions are not permanent." This stand by the 85-year-old president-manager of the Philadel- phia American League entry was in contract to his repeated refusal to give' lip service to the fans' exuber- ance the A's were leading the league. The Mackmen- came back to Phil- adelphia for a long home stand, starting against the New York ing staff at the moment is all Rightfielder Elmer Valo sus- tained a rib fracture in a fence- crashing catch at St. Louis two weeks ago and at the same time leftfielder Barney McCosky pulled up with a strained leg muscle.

Three starting pitchers have been having arm trouble. Bill McCahan High star i are sought by several major league clubs, including the Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and "leveland Indians. Both Above Limit Both hurlers are above the Le- gion age limit this year but offi- cials of both clubs have agreed to let them play tonight, along with two other players who were main- stays on their Legion nines last year. They are Lacko Anderson; who will handle the catching chores foe Hagerstown, and Jim Clingan. a right handed Singer who will take over on the Mil for Cree- gan if and when the situation gets out of hand.

Outside of Cole and Anderson and Don Day and Bud Byers, the Morris Frockers will present a line- up studded with new faces tonight Manager "Chi" Byers has had to re- build extensively but seriously re- gards his present club as the equal of the '47 outfit, on which he served as a coach under pilot Jack Stonebraker. Same Problem Cumberland manager Eddie Diehl as" a result of a stiff shoulder, Dick nas beeB faced with the same task and the nine men he fields tonight Fowler because of brusitis and Phil Marchildon because of a cold in his back. Things are looking up, however, Mack said. "I am not worrying so much over Yankees on May 28. The A's won our defeats by the Indians.

They three out of four from the Yanks and then went into a slump climax- ed by three straight defeats in the recent Cleveland series. It was suggested that A's might be tired at this point after setting the league pace for a major portion of the young season. "No, they're not 1 said Mack. "It's simply that we miss Valo and McCosky, and our pitch- are a great club with strong hit- ters and great pitching, at least it has been great against us. "But there can be no doubt," he said, "that we miss Valo and Mc- Cosky.

They should soon be back. however. I think Valo will be ready in time for the series with St. Louis over the weekend and maybe McCosky also will have recovered bv that time." MAJOR LEAGUE The Associated Press) A I A LEAGUE Batting: Williams, Boston .391. Herald-Mail Nine In First Victory Scoring eight times in a wild fourth inning, the Herald-Mail hung York 47.

Runs: Williams, Boston 43. Hits: Williams, Boston 63. Doubles Boudreau, Cleveland, 14, Triples: Di Maggio. New York, Wertz, Detroit, Platt St Louis and Coan, Washington 5. Home Runs: Keitner, Cleveland, 14.

Stolen bases: Coan, Washing- ton 9. Strikeouts: Lemon, Cleveland 43. Pitching. Raschi, New York 7-1. Standing Won Lost Pet.

New York 24 17 .585 St. Louis 1 23 18 Pittsburgh 23 20 Boston 21 19 Philadelphia 24 22 Brooklyn 19 Cincinnati 20 Chicago 15 22 24 28 .561 .535 .522 .463 .455 .349 Games Today New York at Pittsburgh (night) --Koslo (3-2) or Hartung (2-1) vs Sewell (3-1). Brooklyn at Cincinnati--Branca (5-5) or Barney (1-3) vs Raffens- berger (2-1). Boston at Chicago Bickford (2-2) vs Schmitz (4-6). Philadelphia at St.

Louis (night) --Rowe (2-2) vs Brecheen (5-1). NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting: Holmes, Boston .372. Runs batted in: Musial, St Louis 38. Runs: Lockman, New York 39. Hits: Ashburn, Philadelphia 64.

Doubles: Schenz, Chicago 13. Triples: Waitkus, Chicago and Musial, St. Louis, 7. Home runs Sauer, Cincinnati 16. Stolen bases: Ashbum.

Philadel- up its first victory in Junior Base- ball League play by squeezing past the Rotary Club, 14-13, at Hamilton Park test evening. Although the Rotarians tallied in every frame, they were unable to halt the timely sporadic hitting of the Newsies, who collected nine blows off four Rotary pitchers. Hose, Mayes and Barber paced the victors' attack with two ties each, with Scott and Gossard slamming three apiece for the losers. Hawthorne went the distance for the Herald-Mail and struck out eleven batters, even though he gave up thirteen hits and franked seven. This evening the Jaycees and Kiwanis meet at Hamilton Park at 6 o'clock in another Junior loop encotinter.

Rotary 411 212 2--13 13 1 Herald-Mail 330 800 x--14 9 6 Houpt, Reynard, Scott Gossard and Lynch, Smith; Hawthorne and Hose. Jansen, New York phia 13. Strikeouts: 54. Pitching: 'Wehmeier, Cincinnati 4-0. Stetson Lee STRAW HATS Musey Evans 59 W.

Wattling ton St Down Memory Lane (By The Associated Today a year ago--Lloyd Man- grum won the capital Open Golf tournament at Washington with a 72 hole total of-269. Three years ago--Johnny Lindell of the New York Yankees was in- ducted into the Army. Five years ago--Willie Pep re- tained his featherweight title by outpointing Sal Bartola in rounds at Boston. Ten years ago--New York Giants lost their sixth straight game, to Cincinnati 4-1, and dropped from National league lead for first time since April 28. This Is It! Qffl.

Tropical SUITS $19.50 11 Wot Washington I LOCAL HORSE I The Tennessee walking horse, Snowflakes Allen, owned by Alex Mandl, thit. city, captured two prives at the Maryland horse show at the Timonium fairgrounds during the recent show. The geld- ing won a second and third prize. will be newcomers for the most part Hagerstown will be the people's choice because of the three tri- umphs it recorded over the Moun- taineers last year, when it whipped both Creegan and Clingan. Creegan reportedly has improved greatly since that time, however, and at present he's ter- rific pace with the Cumberland Le- gion's senior team in Interstate Amateur League competition.

In his last two games he's fanned 33 batters, and just iast Sunday he limited the Cumberland Eagles to two scratch singles and whiffed 16 in chalking up a 9-0 shutout Won Eight Straight Cole won eight straight for Wil- liamsport High this year, including three shutouts and four one-hit jobs. J. R. R. "Jimmy" Black, com- mander of the Morris Frock post, will toss out the first ball tonight at 8:15 following the customary flag-raising exercises.

A parade from the downtown section to the ball park by the post's drum and bugle corps will precede the cere- monies. The box-office opens at seven o'clock, with the admission set at fifty cents, tax included, for all patrons. The drum and bugle corps will leave from the Legion Home at 7 p. m. Yesterday's Stars Batting: Jimmy Russell, Braves --blasted two home runs and two doubles and.

drove.in five runs to lead Boston to a 9-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Pitching: Dutch Leonad Phillies --pitched a for Philadel- phia for a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. A home run by Stan Musial spoiled his shutout bid. down $78,892.

As defending in Chicago last July, Zale was paid $152,968 and the Rock $76,484. These figures add up in neighborhood. For Zale it's 86 for two starts and $156,376 for Graziano. Despite early optimistic esti- mates of a Ruppert Stadium gate of $450,000, it looks now as they'll settle for $350,000. At $30 tops the house is scaled for 000 sellout.

This" probably is the Imst big payoff for Zale, even if he wins the crown. It is not expected that thert will be a fourth replay of thit -slugging series. The only other opponent for a big money fight Marcel Cerdan, whose prestige was damaged by his recent loss at Brussels to Cyrille Delannolt. W. M.

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