The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-17
H & S Trims Merchants i'm PIayoff Tilt
St. Clair Shores Streak
Ends After IS Games

Whether il was continuation
OF the jltters ( n at St Clair
Shores suffered Sunday night in
their game at Mack Park against
Briggs Bombers, or some other
cause, will never be known, but
the Shores Merchants threw the
game away last night IN tho
first inning, just as they did IN
Detroit
BELLEAU RELIEVED
Gordon Belleau was on the
mound for ST. Clair Shores as
the game began. and although
replaced by Steve Bienkowski
after facing five batters it was
not his fault II & 5. tailed the
quartette of runs in the open
ing inning
Mary Duckert led off by being
safe AT first on an error jim
Beardslee then hunted down the
third base line and beat the toss
10 first. The throw, however.
was wide of the bag and both
runners took an extra base on
the error. Bill Beardslee hit 20
the pitcher who threw 10 first,
but the Shores first Sacker- miss
cd the bag and the bases were
loaded with none out Lyle Bliss
flied to center field and Duck
ert scored after the catch Ralph
Siewert came through with a
rousing triple 10 drive i'm the
two Beardslee boys and Ralph
came in a moment later as Don
Trombley grounded TO second
base.
SHORIANS TALLY
Errors nearly resulted in a
score for the Shores after two
men had been retired in the
first frame Jack Mathcson and
BienkoWski became baserunncrs
as the result of misplays, bat the
final out was made before any
damage could materiallze.
ST. Clair Shores pushed their
two runs across n the third
stanza With one out, Ed kothe
singled The next batter flied
TO left field, but Matheson bang
ed out a double TO score kothe.
/ RlenkoWSki lined a single TO left
scoring MatheSon, but the for
mer was out trying 10 go 10 sec
ond on the throw IN. Bliss cut
tie throw off and riflcd IL 10
second 10 flag BienkoWski at the
keystone sack.
After BienkoWski r c Ii ev
Belleau in the first inning. only
TWO Lumberjack battcrs reach.
ed base Bill Beardslee singled in
the third and Bliss was safe on
an error in the seventh Both
runners we're left stranded how
ever, as the Shores hurler was
invincible in the pinches.
TOUGH HURLER
Duckert was just as tough 10
hit after the Shores got their
only runs in the third. Not a
Merchant player reached first
safely in the last four innings.
The H & S hurler had some
brilliant support from Bliss and
Bill BeardSlee 10 aid him in his
( victory. Beardslee, who turned
I IN some spectacular catches in
Sundays All-Star game, kept uu
his sensational play by making
couple of swell putoutS last
night. The one on Kothe's fly
in the first inning was especial
/ ~ noteworthy Bliss near Y
equalled his record OF a couple
Of weeks ago, when he had 10
assists in last nights contest.
His record is II, compiled in a
game against Nesbitt's Orange
He made three outstanding
plays, one in each of the second,
third and fourth frames
The second Major p IA y ( I
game will take place at Gov
cred Wagon tonight at Gas with
Bar 90 and Hillcrest Studio as
the principals. The winner OF
this game will play Hubarth &
Schott Thursday night and the
loser will meet ST. Clair Shores
on Friday. These last two games
Will be played at 81. Mary 5 Sta
dunn.