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Terrace Bay News, 27 May 1954, p. 6

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SOFTBALL OFF TO A GOOD SEASON Pinch hitting for Doctor McCausland, Doctor Hugh Campbell found it no effort te hit the first ball of the season pitched Page 6 SOFTBALL OFF TO A GOOD SEASON - (Cont. ) Shift #2 vs.. Shift -Structural "in' the' second, three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth, and shift %#4- Structural getting singletons in the second and seventh innings, once again the opening day's score of 8-2 was repeated. With runners on first and second in the fifth imiing, Don Ander- son of Shift #2, made no mistake in lambasting a home run to centre field, to gain the honour of knocking the first "yound-tripper" of the season. On the heel of this fete, in the sixth inning, "slugging" Paul Pluta of #2, after slamming three singles in a row, knocked out the second home run of the game scoring a runner from second, BAtteries were: Shift #2 Ed Aho - Pitcher Bill Sadowick - Catcher Shift #4-Structural Nick Chopty - Pitcher Cliff Woods - Catcher by Mill Manager, D.'C. Porter, to deep left field, while Townsite Superintendent, C. E, Paget, was left "holding the catcher's mitt", With the official opening ceremonies over Wednesday, May 26th about 1:45 last Sunday afternoon, the first shift #4-Structural vs. Shift #1 game of the 45-game schedule was underway Gaining a lead of five runs in the with Manager Jeanneret and Coach Ed Cavan-~ first inning, last year's champs, Shift augh's Townsite-Maintenance meeting Manager fl, were not to be denied in squeezing Soughton and Coach Wig's Salary team, out a 6-5 win over Shift #4-Structural. Taking advantage of six runs collected Behind the stellar 'piteling of Frank in the first two innings, Salary "finally Whitfield, with his nine strike-outs, met their opposition" and only gained two the #1 boys managed to hold their own runs from there on in, Behind the batting on a fast diminishing lead. Battery- prowess of Roland Grishaber and the spect mate John Schritt helped the cause along acular fielding of first baseman Ossie with his home run in the second inning. Dalzell and fielde* Joe 'Heenan, the dollar Centre fielder Peter Diduch of #1, men came out onthe long end of a 8-2 score, slashed three crisp singles in his Townsite-Maintenance managed to eke out four times at hat. Scoring one in the single runs in'the first and fourth second, two.in the sixth, and with two innings, and were kept scoreless for the runs scored in the seventh and runners balance of the game, Batteries were: on lst and 3rd, Bob Burella of #4-Struct-- Salary ural, went down swinging to retire Frank Sechesky-Pitcher the side and end the game, Ed, Brady-Catcher Batteries were: . Townsite-Maintenance Shift #4-Structural Stan Zwaresh ~ Pitcher : Nick Chopty - Pitcher Terry McInnes + Catcher Cliff Woods - Catcher Shift #1 Scckamides Frank Whitfield - Pitcher John Schritt - Catcher Officials for the above three games: At the plate - Curly Hale On the bases - Roland Gauthier Monday - May 2th DON_ANDERSON HITS SEASON'S FIRST HOME RUN Shift 72 vs. Shift 74-Structural With Shift #2 collecting three runs - NOTE: * (Cont on next col,) : Due to the annual Bowling wind-up (Cont. on page 7

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