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Super Squad
al Peak in
Major League
First Half
Of Season Now
Virtually Over

With the first round Just about
history in the Major Softbail
League, Super Cleaners have a
very good chance 10 wind up
the first half of the season I'M
defeated. Last night they sent
their closest rival, d. n. Cooley,
down to defeat, 2 10 0, and need
only win over Andy's Texaco
10 finish with ! 600 average as
the teams start their final drive
for playoff positions.
a good size gathering at ST.
Marys Stadium saw Mel Fred
erick, Cleaner hurler, annex his
third straight shutout and ex-
tend his successive scoreless in
nings TO %. In last nights meet
ing with the Morticians, Merry
Mel held the losers to two hits
and of the 81 outs over the sew
en-innlng stretch, only two Coo
ley batters were retired on
ground balls. Mel famed six
and the remaining II men hit
fly balls 10 the infield or out
field. The only out on the base
paths occurred in the fifth
frame when Wayne Mas was
flogged attempting TO steal sec
ong after he had singled.
Super batters touched Al Sab
row for seven safeties in SIX
innings with Henry Brenniman
leading the attack with two sin
glS out Of three times at bat. All
of the Cleaners blows were sin
giles. The only extra base knock
was Milton Darlings double for
Cooley in the sixth stanza.
Super Cleaners first run was
scored by Brenniman in the sec
ond inning He singled and af-
ter Wally SchonSchack had flied
10 center field, Harold Glefke
singled sending Hank TO second.
Mel Frederick then lined a sin
gle over second base, Brenniman
scoring and Glefke pulling up at
third. Valaer DeneWeth ended
the festivities by hitting into a
double play He smashed a
wicked drive to Sahrow who
caught the ball and tossed to
WeSling at third doubling Glef-
Ike.
The other marker for the
Quinnmen came in the sixth.
Floyd Frederick walked and
took second on Glenn latham S
single. Both men were sacrific-
cd a base by Les Frederick and
F. Frederick crossed the plate
when an error was made on
Fred Twins grounder 10 short
stop.
Covered Wagon went into a
tie with Hubarth e. Schott Cor
third place last night when they
WhiteWashed Pryde Tool & Die
at Covered Wagon diamond. The
final OF this clash also was 2 10
O.
Both teams collected five hits,
but il was misplays that lost the
game for the Tool & Die boys.
Bob Kolp was safe on an error
in the Covered Wagon third and
Warren Ray singled him TO sec
ond. Both men advanced a base
on Delbert Phillips infield out
and kolp ran in on passed
ball.
Phillips tailed the final
Trailer marker in the sixth
when he singled with one away
and took second on FlemlngS
out. He then attempted TO steal
third and was safe at the hot
corner when the Pryde third
sacker dropped the ball On
passed ball, Phillips tried to
score and was trapped between
third and the plate, In the en-
suing run down he was hit in the
back with the ball and was able
TO cross the plate safely.
Henry Duckert and Gordon
Bellcau opposed each other on
the mound and the former had
the edge in control and strike
outs. Hank walked nary
st. Clair Shores man and struck
out five, while Belleau famed
three and gave three passes.
Duckert for the Trailers and
Hank DeSmet for Pryde Tool &
Die had the best averages for
the night at the plate. Each had
one for two.