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Terrace Bay News, 18 Jul 1957, p. 8

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TEEN TOWN vs, SHIFT 3-4 - Sun. July lsth. In a close contest, Teen Town edged Shift 3-4 by a close 8-7 score. Teen Town started off with a bang as they scored 5 runs in the first inning on 1 hit, 2 walks and 4 errors and threatened to turn the game into an onslaught. However, Shift 3-4 tightened up after their Shaky start and got back into the game with a > run 5th inning. Teen Town then managed another unearned run to make the score 7-5, However in the 6th Wainikka- boomed out a 4 - bageer with one aboard, to 'tie the score. This then set the stage for Teer Town's 7th inning bid as Jack Marsh singled with 2 out, and then scored as a result of 2 wild pitches. Teen Town shut out Shift 3-4 in the 7th to preserve the win, For Teen Town, it was a good all round effort as each player cave his utmost. Bill Marsh led the hitting with his 2 RBI's while Thompson with solid support from his mates scattered 9 hits which proved good enough for awin, As a result, Teen Town moved one step ahead in their bid for a play-off spot. For Shift 3-4, Wainikka led the offense with 2 hits including a double' and a homer as well as 3 RBI's, Whalen on the mound gave up but 5 hits. However poor support in the lst inning by his mates resulted/in his defeat, See gay Phi a ea TROT ays 2 6, 0. 1/2 ge ec ecg ca cae Sk Bi ae) Ger See, 5, 0, 2,0, 7 8 oe SALSRY vs, TEEN TOWN Mon, July 15th, In a wild, free scoring: contest Teen Tow edged Salary 15-14 to climb into a 3rd place tie with Shift 3-4. The game progressed along with Salary sporting a 5-run lead going into the bottom of the 6th, Then the roof fell in and when it was all over, Teen Town had scored 9 runs on 4 hits, an unprecedented 8 errors, and 1 walk to turn sure defeat into a command- ing 4 run lead. Salary fought back gimely with 3 runs in the 7th but their rally fell short, ee.-econt!d next col, "score would indicate, The loss broke a 4 game winning streak for Sal- ary and enhanced Tee Town's play-off hopes. Teen Town's offense was led by Thomas and John Boudreau with 3 hits apiece and Petrie with 2 hits, Thomas also was a defensive standout along with Jack Marsh. For Salary it was a bad vame as their play was shoddy in the 2 big Teen Town innings, Salary 's attack was led by Murdo Campbell and Bill Rundle with 2 hits apiece, However their efforts proved insufficient as Salary finally succumbed to defeat, Pe H. E, SALARY ew, Dye Oy Oo ot a TEEN TOWN 5,0, 0,1, 0, 9, X 1§ Ise SHIFT 2 -- MAINTENANCE vs, SHIFT 1 Wed. July 17 Shift 2 - Maintenance completely over- whelmed a tired, listkss Shift 1-squad 18 - 3 in a one-sided contest, to climb all alone into first place, : Maintenance started off slowly with 2 runs in the lst inning, but increased their tempo as the game progressed up to the point where they scored 7 runs in the fifth to put the game securely away from Shift 1's reach, For Maintenance, each player played well as they all performed flawlessly. Stachiw, Pluta, and Woods led the attack with 3 hits apiece while Moro chipped in with a booming home run. Zvaresh on the mound hurled another one of his effective games as he gave up but 3 hits and received solid si pport from his mates, For Shift 1 little could be said as the However, Brassard with his home run proved to be the only shining light in a dull effort by Shift 1. The loss also served to narrow Shift 1's hopes of a play-off position as they dropped their 7th consecutive contest, Fe Bl) oe eh Ve) me MAINES OR Sy ok ice Odi EB i oan ee idiotic laa instalation SHIFT 1 4 Op OO. Oy TU eo ae

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