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Terrace Bay News, 2 Sep 1954, p. 9

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SULTuaLL NEWS: (Cont .) | Series would be evened up at one game apiece. Up to the. sixth inning, #2 !had only gotten one hit, but you never know in a ball gane. The first two men walked to bring un Lowis St. Lowis who hit a sharp single into right field which was muffed by the right fielder ~ 3 runs scored, Shift #2 got one more run this inning to bring the score to 8-6 for #4. Shift #4 had a good chance in the 6th, getting one hit and 2 errors by #2, but . " couldn'5 score, 7th inning - last chance for #2, What an inning this was, Everything that could happen to a team happened to #4 in this inning, They had 3 good chances to end the game but seemed tense and over-anxious, perhaps all too mindful - of the four run 6th, Jim Moro came up with 2 outs and 2 men on (lst & 3rd) and the score 8-7 for #4. Jim belted a high outside pitch into deep right center field for a 3 rm homer. Score: 10-8 for #2. This was the death blow for #4. They got one hit in the 7th, but that was all, losing a real heart-breaker, The Series. now stood 2-0 for #2. Bob Burella and John Dyck got 2 for 4 for #4. Lowis St. Louis and Tim Bond got 2 for4 for #2. Line Score Ba By We) SOs De eS Oe ey aa: AO) 1O Bos OD ik Phe Oe te es wee mee Fi Aggie Sinkins won the $5.00 draw prize, Monday night saw the 8rd and final game of the Finals when Shift #2 beat Shift ify in a very good game by 5-3 score and won themselves a championship, Shift #2 scored 2 unearned runs in both the lst and 2nd innings to go into a h-O lead. Better defence by #4 in these 2 innings would have made this an entirely Gifferent game, Shift #4 came back with 2 runs in the 3rd Oty 2 BiRe. 2 walks, and 2 errors, but #2 scored one run in their half on 2 hits and 1 error to hold a 5-2 lead after 3 innings, the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings were scoreless, tho the game was far from over, Shift #4 came up in the top of the 7th, in a do or die attempt, They died, but one single would have kept them alive, Eddic Aho walked 4 men this inning to force in a run and make the score 5-3 with the winning run on Ist base. Bob Burella came up then with 2 outs, He hit a sharp grounder to the 3rd baseman who stepped on 3rd for the 3rd out. Final score: 5-3 for #2. (Cont. on next col,) Page 9 SOFTBALL NEWS (Cont. ) Les Legault hit 1 for 3 for #4. Bill Sadowick: got 2 for 3 and Tim Bond hit a triple for #2, Line Score Re HE ow 80 (ae = Oe AO a i 6G. ie Bu ee ee ae MA Me OUR Oe rer ae hy a Lois Haviland won the $4.00 draw prize, Totals for Entire 3 Games of Finals Be Oy GO 08 Ye 16 26) 9 6 LR ed ae el ea ete On) bo ee ae So Shift #2 took 3 straight games to win the Championship for the 1954 Softball season in Terrace Bay. Congratulations to all of you guys. Youwere a hustling, hollering, running kind of team - one that everybody likes to see in action. The record you made this year, of 19 wins and only 1 loss, should be a tough one to beat. To Shift #4 - You guys never gave up winning games you should have lost, by sheer determination, Congratulations, You lost 3 tough games in the finals, but, remember, you got beat by the best eam in the disap -- that's never a disgrace, . Line U ~ Shift #2 Manager, Bill Sadowick, Coach Marvin Osmar, Captain, Jim Moro and team mates Kd Aho, Bill Kurylo, Tim Bond, Don Anderson, Paul Pluta, Louis St. Louis, Ron Slattery, Harold Hall, Joe ree Len Pineault and Dermot Cooke. Line Up_: Shift #4 Manaeet, ay Chisholm and Cliff Woods, Nick Chopty, Jack Dawson, Bob Burella, Henry Krahn, Les Legault, Ray Stachiw, John Dyck, Bill Cavanaugh, Don LaPorte Malcolm Craig, Bill Sernesky, Ed Stachiw and Hugh Scharfe, Well that ends the Softball league in Terrace Bay until next May. I hope this "Corner" of mine helped to make this year of ball a little more enjoyable for all of you. See ya 'round, Rolly Grishaber Editor's Note Many thanks to Rolly Grishaber for his excellent coverage of the games this season, and-to Peter Mazza, for his fine contributions. 0-0-0 SOFTBALL BRIEFS A very successful season of softball sponsored by the Terrace Bay Amateur Softball Association came to an end last Monday night. Through the medium of (Cont. on Page 10)

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