The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31
White Sox Play Championship
Ball to Turn Back Local
Club, 4 to 2.

The Ely city baseball team was elm
mated from competition in the Range
Amateur league playoffs, Sunday, by
Chisholm, 4 to 2, on the White SoXs
diamond In one game the Chisholm
club dished out everything it took to
win the league title, and it was just a
little too much for the Ely team to
handle
Keewatin bested Eveleth, 9 to s, in
the other playoff game and will meet
Chisholm in a three-game series to
determine which viii enter the regional
tournament at Cloquet, Sept. 10. Games
were set for Tuesday and Wednesday
night of this week, the third, if neces-
sary, to be selected later.
In Sundays game, Lady Luck deserted
the Ely batters who connected for only
three safe blows, all singles, in 81 times
at the plate. At the same time Pitcher
Pechovik struck out but three men.
Pop flies and easy grounders to the
infield, which were handled in champi-
onship style, spelled Ely's downfall
The team didn't have any trouble
hitting the ball but they couldn't put it
where hits ought to go. The big guns
that have always roared out singles and
doubles, when scores were needed, were
silent.
On the other hand, Chisholm chalked
up eight hits, seven singles and a
three-bagger, to end the 13-game win
ming streak Of Manager Ernest Mad
dern's club.
After three innings of tight ball,
Chisholm ended the seoreless deadlock
in the last half of the fourth with a
three-run attack One of the runs was
not earned, however.
L. Preattle opened the inning with
a single and went to second on Extrlm's
sacrifice hit. Koska landed safely on
first as John Glavan, at third, juggled
his grounder, and Preattle went to
third. Lefty" Winquist attempted to
catch Preattle off third a few minutes
later, but the throw was wild and a
run came in.
Burdich continued the onslaught by
polling out one-bagger, scoring Koska.
Burich then stole second and scored on
single by Kne. Dolinar was walked,
and Lefty" sat Pergol and Pechovik
down on strikes to end the inning.
Three runs came in on three singles,
two errors and a stolen base. Kne stole
second and third and Dolinar second
as Winquist worked on the last two
batters, but died on base.
Ely followed with two runs of its own
in the fifth, but fell one short of
knotting the count. Both runs were
.unearned, Chisholm going one better
than Ely in the gift department.
Frank Debeltz, first up, was thrown
out at first by the third baseman. Al
Banks was donated the base as the
second baseman muffed his grounder.
and continued TO second Banks went
on to third few minutes later as a
pitch went past the catcher. Tony
Strukel, in the batter's box, connected
for single, bringing in Banks for Ely's
initial run.
Winquist's sacrifice advanced Strukel
to second, and he scored from that
position as Glayan's grounder to the
third baseman was juggled and thrown
wild TO first. Sweigel ended the inn
ing by being thrown out at first by the
second baseman.
Two runs on one hit, a passed ball,
and two errors, were marked up for Ely
to account for all of its scoring during
the game. It never even threatened
from then on, except for a single poIed
by Martin Kran in the sixth. Krall
died on first.
In Chisholm's half of the sixth. how
ever, the Sox pushed over the final run
of the game. And it too was unearned.
Burich slammed out a three-bagger,
and held safely to the base as two
men were thrown out at first on some
nifty work on the part of the Ely in
field. His Judgment was good, for as
Winquist worked for the final out of
the inning, Strukel let a pitch go
through him and Burich came home
standing up.
With two men gone, the Sox threat
ened again in the eighth. Burich lined
out single and went to third base on
a single by Kne. The latter then stole