The Keesler field news., 1942-06-03
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Playing Their b1st bah Of ihs
session, Keesler Fields hastllng
commardos drove On 70 their
twelfth victory N - gsmes played
when they whipped the Alabama
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nany's team so Sunday afternoon
n She Guif Coast Military Aeade-
my diamond.
For seven and q half lnnln94
The game was thrilling pitchers
duel between SGT pcrshinz Mon
darf OF the ae0ih Tech. s. 50.
Hnd Jack Farmer. no Alabama
hagicr. kees'er turned he game
into q ront when they hattsd
around Ia the last half q the
eighth, scoring three runs on three
hits, walk. hit hatsman and
Two errors
Sergeant Mnndsrff dominated
tne play. he limited the oprssl-
ton 10 seven scattered hits. pass
ed only one and famed tWo. Al
bat, he contributed sharp siagle
IN the second inning that drove In
the second run ~ the game. But
Il was In the field that Sarge
ReFsh' really won the piauAl;s Of
the crowd lie had seven assists
and a putout. many were difficult
chances.
Sergeant slondorff was m
trouble only once and u took some
great fielding 10 retire the oppozi-
ton without a score. II vas in
the top half Of the seventh that
The "Addseos team opened with
two sharp singles. An infieid his
followed 10 I'LL the bases with
none out TIE Alabama center
fielder topped his drive 70 the
right Of the pitchers box. Ser
geani Mondorff rushed over. field
Cd the bali and riSsd Il home for
the first out, the bases remain
ing populated. Farmer slaahed
vicious Rroundef through the box,
grazing the keesier hurlcF'a pitch
inr hand Pvt Tony Bonder, be7.
playing second for the comman-
dos, heuoped the ball up behind
the bag, stepped on second and
threw TO first while off balance
Corp. John Cs.sss... 4is, stretched
toward right field 10 take IN.
throw for q double play.
The Commaudos actually cllnch-
cd the game in the second inning
when they scored twice. Pfc. Bob
(Red) Spacknau of the A. a r.
office and the teams leading hit
Ter. hli the first pitch for double
down the left field line. PVT. Don
Gray of 5i0 walked and Private
/ Spackman moved 10 third on a
wild pitch. Pvt John nnunkrr''
Hill OF 4l8 tined single 10 right
scoring one runner. Corp. Earl
schlesinger $50. Kecsler receiver.
bit into a double play, but Ser
gcant Mondorff kept the rally go
| inK with = sirgie 10 center scor-
ing The second run OF the inning
a hit by PVT. Dale Miller, 3g3rd.
followed, but went for nauRhs AZ
W0odie Head made a nice play Al
third on Private Bonder's hopper
to rctlrs the side.
Starring for the visitors In addi-
lion 20 Head and Farmer were
Fred Walker, Alabama catcher.
with a double and single, and Lee
Salicrs with two singles. sslters,
In addition, showed q grea. throw
ing arm while playing left fisid.
Private Gray's three one base
blows and 4 walk led the Com
mandos on the offense. Private
Hiii also slashet out three of
Keeslcfs II hits.
On Saturday and Sunday, the
| CommBndoa will meet Camp
shelby's i72nd Field Artillery
nine in two games. A large
crowd Is expected As the A. a n.
office announced that the con-
tests would be played on Keesler's
new diamond south OF Gate =.
The Air Corps nine defeated the
| l72nd at Shelby two weeks ago
4 by n d-f score