The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-29
H. & ). Beats
Spruce Inn
in Major Game
EosIes Shutout
by Petitpren
with Three Hits

S'F'~'
with Three Hits
The Hubarth & SChott Lum-
bcrjackS were step closer TO
ST. Clair Shores Merchants,
leaders of the Major Softball
League, after a u victory over
Spruce Inn at Covered Wagon
diamond last night The latter
outhit II. & S. eight to six.
Some crratic play and timely
singles by Johnny Johnson and
Louis Trombley gave the Lum-
berjacks four big runs in the
third TO virtually put the game
on ice. j. Beardslee beat out
bunt and Duckert walked TO
start the inning. Johnson then
singled driving in Beardslee.
Bill Beardslee was safe on a
fielder's choice with Duckert be-
ing safe at home on the play.
Bliss walked and SleWert forced
Johnson at the plate. Trombley
sent Bill Beardslee in with his
hit and Bliss also scored when
the Spruce Inn catcher erred on
throw to the plate. SieWert
was out at the plate on Schools
hit TO short and Wangelin ended
the inning by flying out TO the
right fielder.
HITS HOMER
After Elmer RachoW hit
long home run to left field in the
fourth stanza, the Spruce team
put three singles together in the
fifth, but they were good for
only one run. A double play in
the seventh after Hockin and A.
Lehl had singled put damper-
on any rally Spruce Inn had
hopes of cooking up.
Johnson with two out of four
had the best average among II.
& S. players, and RachoW had a
single along with his homes in
two official trips to the platter.
Red Wendt, also had two out of
two for Spruce Inn.
At ST. Mary's Stadium Dick
Petitpren pitched three-hlt
shutout for Hillcrest Studio
while his teammates picked on
the offerings of Stemen for Is
hits to beat the Eagles 1870.
Three singles were all that
Petitpren would allow and no
Eagle player reached second
safely until the last inning when
Rapp singled, went to second on
an error and moved over to third
on a wild pitch. He was left
there. however, as the next play
or made the third out, ending
the game
THREE WALKS
Three walks. a triple by Pa
Parker and Tomtishen S home
run accounted for six runs IN the
first frame and two errors a base
on balls and singles by Don
Klein and B. Petitprcn gave
Hillcrest four more in the sec
ond With ten run lead to work
on. Petitpren moved Eagle bat
tiers down left and right 10 give
the Studio team their fourth
win in six games.
AL Logic had perfect night
with three for three TO lead the
Hillcrest team.
Covered Wagon ended their
first round last Friday with
20 victory over Spruce Inn. The
win gave the Trallers an even
break in eight games.
Henry Duckert did the pitch
ing for the winners and turned
in a masterful job. He scattered
six hits and was in danger Of
being scored on in just the first
inning. Bill Penzien let off with
a single and went TO third on Ell
mer Rachow'S base hit. Penzien
was out at the plate trying to
score on passed ball. From
then on no Spruce Inn player
reached third base safely.
FIVE SAFETIES
Adam Lehl gave up only five
safeties TO Covered Wagon. but
his support let him down in the
pinches. Ray, Trailer catcher,
started the fourth with a single
when an error was made on
Harold Redloske's grounder. The
other run came in the next
and came all the way around
frame. Blakely reached first on
an error. but was out trying 10
reach third on Duckert's single.
the latter going TO second on the
| play. John Fleming scored Duck
ert with base hit a moment la
+ ter.
Pcnzicn and Rachow each had
/ two out OF three for Spruce Inn
with one Of Pcnzicn's hits being
a double. The Trailcrs' five hits
were divided among as many
players.
The Eschcnburg Eagles game
was featured by triple play. the
first in the Major League in. sew
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