The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-20
Mortitians
Make Il Five
in a Row!


Come Against
Super Cleaners
The y. y. Cooley softball
team had lis work cut out for
II this week The Major League
schedule called for them to
play Hubarth & Schott and
Super Cleaners and, as follow
ers Of the circuit will attest,
that Is no easy snap.
Last night the Morticans met
the first of these top notch clubs,
Hubarth & SchOtt, and after the
teams had battled through seven
chilly innings, the Cooley ten
had their fifth straight victory
under their belts. The team $
biggest test viii come Thursday
night when il meets the unbeat-
en- leaders of the league, Super
Cleaners. at ST Mary's Stadium.
Al SahrOW, Cooley windmill
artist, was in rare form as he
set the LumbcrjaCks down with
three scattered safetles. He had
trouble IN only one inning the
second, when Pat Parker, II
& s right fielder, reached third
with no one out TO start the
second stanza. He failed to
score. however, as SahroW
moved the next three men
down. all Of them failing to hit
the ball out of the Infield.
SCORE IN FIRST
The Mortlcans reached Mary
Duckert for a run in the first
inning. Jim Charbeneau. who
played whale of defensive
game al shortStop, led off with
single and took second on an
outfield error. Don Schinksi
then grounded 10 first base, but
Charbeneau was picked off
second and tagged out. Len
WeSling and Wayne Mas then
singled in succession. Schinkal
scoring on the latter's hit.
After three scoreleSs innings
the Undertakers added two
more markers TO their total.
Milton Darling singled and Sab
row was safe on an infield error.
Darling taking second. Duckert
got rid of the next two batters,
but Schinkai doubled 10 center
field. driving in the two runs,
He was tagged out, however, as
ne overslid the keystone sack.
With two out in the last
stanza, Cooley scored their last
run. Darling again singled and
took third on Sahrows two
Dagger. A poor throw was made
10 third on the return and Oar
ling counted.
Seven hits were made off
Duckerts delivery, Darling get
ting credit for two Of them to
lead the Cooley attack.
Andy's Texaco went down TO
It's fifth straight defeat last eve
ming, this time at the hands of
Miller's Dairy. The contest was
played at Consumers Power
diamond, ST Marys being too
muddy. The totals were Miller :
10. Andy's ).
MILLER'S GAIN EDGE
The game was nip and tuck
for four innings with Miller
enjoying tWo-run advantage
but Adam Lehl who relieved
Bob Manning in the fifth, pre-
vented any further scoring by
the Texaco outfit, and the
Dairvmen went on TO double the
loser score.
After the first two TeXacc
batters had famed to start the
game, Manning gave UP bases OF
balls then Bill Ron followed
) with single and Heinie Morder
with double TO give Andy's
pair Of scores
Miller : retaliatcd with a like
; number Of markers to tic ur
the game in their portion o
the first frame. With one away
Broderick singled and Burbecl
, was safe on an error. Manning
/, eI,,,,,od tho hill IN aoaipSt -h(
warehouse in left field for two
y bases and both Of the base run
y ncrS scored.
D. Mlller's went ahead with
D run in the second. Andy's tie,
? the score agoin with one in tn
first OF the third the Dairymel
. again taking one-run lead II
their half Of the third.
Z The TcXacomen pushed Owe
! two scores in the fourth on
" walk and singles by krause am
. Brigg TO take a one-run lead
" but Miller'S rallied for thre
o runs in their half OF the innln
, and we're never headed afte
that. They completed their scor
ing with single counter in tn
fifth and two more in the sixth
| Bill Reh got half the Texac
| hits when he went platewar'
three times and came away wit
three singles.