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SOFTBALL NEWS Thursday, August 1/57 - Shift 3-4 vs. Teen Town, Shift 3-4 scored 2 runs in hi Tth inning to break a 2-2 tié' and eke out a close 4-2 decision over a fighting een Town nine. , Shift 3-4 took a 1-0 lead in the lst on a single by Zebrowski: and incr- eased it to 2-0 in the 2nd on a:single by Weaver. Teen Town then tied it up as Jack Marsh singled in a run in-the 2nd and Lang scored in the 5th on an error. Shift 3-4 then managed the' 2 winning runs in the 7th when with 2 out, Whalen and Kurylo walked and Joe Butler singled in Whalen. Weaver then got on through an error to fill the bases and Kurylo scored as Aho walked. SHift 3-4 then held Teen Town scoreless to preserve the win. The game proved to be a pitcher's battle with the batters 6n each side being stifled and hits scarce. For Shift 3-4, Whalen turned in a superb pitching job on the mound as he allowed but 4 scratch hits and scored the winning run to aid his own cause, Weaver paced the attack as he banged out 2 hits, For Teen Town, Thompson performed well on the mound as he allowed but 6 hits. However, his mates did not provide him with enough runs to bring a win. H. a 4 Friday, August 2/57 -- Shift 1 vs. Shift 3h. Making the most of their hits, Shift 3-4 exploded for 6 runs in the 2nd inning to score enough runs to coast to a 7-2 victory over Shift 1. The loss served to raise Shift 1's winless streak to 10 conse-~ cutive games and to almost throw their play ' off hopes out the window. Shift 3-4 started slowly with a single run in the lst and then collected 6 more runs as a result of Zebrowski's grand slam homer in the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead, Shift 1 came back in the latter 2 innings to score 2 runs but their efforts were too late and not enough, For Shift 3-4, Zebrowski paced the attack with his big 4-bagger while Wainikka cont'd. next column) Page 9 cracked out 2 hits, Aho on the mound per- formed well as he scattered 8 hits for the win while receiving excellent support from his mates. ; For Shift 1, Wilf Butler after taking over for Brassard on the mound pitched well but the damage had already been done. The offense was led by Peter and Walter Diduch and Butler with 2 hits apiece, However, -- their efforts proved wasted.' ae | | By Hig B Shift 1 ee a ae Shift 3-4 1600 ee ts Wen hee Wednesday, August 7/57 - Shift 1 vs. Shift ibe In a close well-played contest, Shift 1 finally broke their losing streak with a 5-2 decision over Shift 3-4 to keep alive their play-off hopes. Shift 3-4 took an early 1-0 lead in the lst as Desrosiers singled in Lang. Shift 1 bounced back in the 4th with 2 runs to go ahead by a close 2-1 score, but Shift 3-4 tied it up in the sixth as Lang singled in Zielke. At the end of the regulation 7 innings the score was tied and this necessitated extra innings. With the bases loaded in the 8th, Blom drove in 2 runs and Brassard one to give Shift 1 a 5-2 lead. They then blanked Shift 3-4 to take the win. For Shift 1, Blom banged out 2 hits and collected 3 R.B.I.'s to lead the attack while Zigman also had 2 hits. Wilf Butler on the mound tiirled a neat game as he allowed but 5 hits.vor Shift 1, it was a good all round effort as each player turned in an inspired game. For Shift 3-4, Kolody led the offense as he cracked out 2 hits, Whalen on the mound performed well for a make-shift 3-4 squad, nefensively, the fielding high-light of the night was a sensational one-handed running catch by Zebrowski which robbed Zwaresh of Shift 1 of a sure homer, nee Shift 1 A a eae eee LOOT OLOO jee dee eh ty 3G. F Be