Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-08-05
SIX TEAMS IN
TOURNAMENT TO
DECIDE CROW
St. Stephen, Bethel
Tie For Second
Place Honors

Calvary Baptist. leaders OF the
American League for the past
three weeks. clinched the second
half of the split season by defeat
ing Russell Street Baptist. 1921
in free hitting contest at North
western Field Saturday afternoon.
The Calvary team. after estab-
fishing a 1870 lead over the Russell
Street nine. had TO fight hard TO
staye of last minute rush by the
losers who had two men on the
bases when the final out was made.
Calvary Stages Batfest
Calvary pounced on the Russell
over four runs in the first inning
Street hurler. Ray Brown. and ran
on four hits. Nine hits tailed IL
markers in the second and six
more were scored in fourth after
Russell Street had come to life
and scored a like amount in the
first half of the inning Hatcher
Calvary nine. Hatcher's coming
with two OF his teammates, on the
bags. billiard smacked out a homer
for the Russell Street team during
their uprising in the first half OF
the fourth.
Humphrey. who started on the
mound for Calvary. was forced To
retire in the sixth inning. victim
OF the heat. Lewis succeeded Hum
phry and later gave way TO Allison.
| Delaughter. ace of the Calvary
staff. was hustled into a uniform
in the ninth in an effort 10 hold
the opposition in check Six runs
were made of Delaughter in the
final inning before the side coul,
be retired. -
!. ST. stephen Wins ~
st. Stephen. which finished In {
tie for second place with Bethel
with five wins and two losses.
scored a f7-7 win over ST. John.
Tate, ST. Stephens veteran sub
marine hurler. held the losers to
IL scattered hits while his team
mates were collecting II hits of
PRESLEY and Tedwell. II. Denard
and Brown led the attack on the
St John pitchers. Denard hammer
ing out double and two singles
while Brown helped himself TO
homer in the eighth with two on
He also grabbed off two singles.
Tate famed II of the opposing
batters
Bethel defeated Second Baptist.
7-3.
In the National League. Central
trounced Mt Olive. 1916 at Athin-
son Field Saturday. Ebenezer for
feited to st. Stephen Grays.
Six teams. three from the Ma
tional League and three from tho
American League. will start the
first round of the two game knock
out tournament sponsored by the
Church Athletic Association TO de-
termine the city championship.
Bethel. St Stephen and Calvary
are the American League repre-
sentatives. ST. stephen Grays, Mt
Olive and Central represent the
National League.
Bethel. winner OF the first half
OF the race in the American lea
que. will oppose Mt. Olive on dla-
mond six; Calvary. winner of first
place in the second half Of the
American League. will meet st.
Stephen Grays. winner of the first
half of the National League. ST.
Stephen. 1882 city ami inter-city
champions and second place win
ner in the second half OF the Amer
lean League. will battle Central
winner OF first place in the Ma
tional League in the second half.
The winners OF the games Sat
urday will Lay the losers the fol-
lowing Saturday. Each team VIII
continue in the tournament until
II loses two games.
On Aug. 10 and rs the tourna
ment will be moved 10 the Ham
ltramck Stadium where double
headers will be played each Satur-
day.
The winner of the tournament
will go to Chicago where they viii
meet the champions for the inter-
city championship.