The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-16
H. & ). Batters
Rally 10 Beat
Pryde Tool
Cooley Mortieions
Win Fourth Straight
Over Miller Dairy

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partment should change the
name of the Major Softball
League to the tumble League.
Approximately tWo-thlrds OF
the games played IN the circuit
50 far this season have been Ell
Their won or lost because of a
galaxy of mISplays.
Games played last night go a
long way IN upholding the
above statement. Two contests
were on the record and between
the four competing clubs, l5 err
rorS were comnIttea. Twenty
runs were scored N the pair of
clashes and only eight markers
resulted without the benefit OF
a mlSplay.
Hubarth x Schott had a close
call at Covered Wagon diamond
IN their battle with Pryde Tool
& Die. Trailing 5 to as they
came TO bat IN the fifth frame.
the LumDerJackS hauled out
their big war clubs and slamm-
ed out five hits, which, coupled
with two bases on balls, pro-
duced SIX runs for the minlons
OF Lawson Beardsle. Added TO a
Second-lnnlng tally, the total OF
seven counters was Just enough
TO snatch victory although the
St. Clair Shores en- gave the II.
x 5. team several anxious min
utes IN the last stanza.
Pat Parker scored the first
run of the contest for the Lum-
berlacks IN the second inning.
He drew a pass, went 10 second
on Bernie Shields infield out,
moved over TO third on a passed
ball and scored as Don from
bley was being tossed out at
first base.
Pryde Tool & Die, aided by
three bad throws by the H.
& S. catcher, and another by
the third baseman, counted five
times in the top half of the fifth
10 grab a substantial lead. SIN.
giles by Basil Williams, Nelson
Beaufait and Ed kuss were also
included IN this uprising.
Hubarth & Schott struck back
hard in their portion Of the
sixth. In a bat-around session,
Bill Beardslee received walk,
Pete Heller singled, Ralph Sic
vert and Parker followed with
doubles, Shields and d. from
bley singled, Bernie School also
got a base on balls and l.. from
bley finished with d one-bagger
With the score standing at 7
TO against them the Prydemen
put the first two men on base
in the first of the seventh, which
resulted in the removal of Mar
vim Duckert from the box. L.
Trombley relieved him and was
greeted with a single by George
kunst which drove in kuss who
had walked 10 start the inning.
With Harold Terrence on sec
ond and kunst on first and none
away, Trombley struck out Pete
Sullivan and forced the next
two men 10 ground out TO pitch
or and shortstop, ending the
game.
Duckert allowed seven hits
and Trombley one with Beaufait
having big night at the plate
He collected three singles in a
like number of tries. II e. S.
batters touched Gordon Belleau
for six safeties Heller and Park
or having the best average, one
for two.
d " Cooley won their fourth
straight game this season with
) TO 2 decision over Miiler's
Dairy Bar at st Mlry's Stadi-
UNI OF the seven rams IN this
contest only one crossed the
plate without benefit ~ ar err
ror
The Morticians grabbed a
two-run lead in the second ir
ming when Len WcSling doubled
and went TO third as Cerl Rock
er's fly to left field was drop.
ped. On a void pitch, Wesling
scored and Rocker took third
Mas walked and stole second.
Schroeder lined TO first base