The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-06-28

The Wyandotte entry into the
American Legion League is having
an excellent season. The kids are
playing number one ball and have
rung up some very impressive VIC
tories. Last Saturday at Pulaski
Park they defeated EcorSe in a one
sided game, Is to 3. Norm Burns
and Bob McGarry divided the
pitching and let Ecorse down with
only two hits. The boys struck out
IA of EcorSe'S heavy hitteS. Then
Sunday the fast Delray team met
defeat from the local boys by the
score of 6 to 2 This coming Sat-
urday they meet Wayne at Pulaski
Park at o'clock.
The team stands very good in
figures just released by the Amer
lean Legion for instance. They
are first in the fielding department
with a percentage Of $50. In club
batting the team stands ninth bat
ting 209. In the first ten stand
ings in the individual batting Wy
andotte places two batterS, Johnny
Jaciuk with an average of 429, and
Frank Palmer with 400.
So you folks that like your base
ball hot. see these kids in action
next Saturday.
This column wishes to extend
some luck to Palmer and McGrath.
These kids get their chance next
week. when they will try out with
the Toledo MudhenS.
On July 3 and 4, Donkey baseball
will rule over at the Wyandotte
Chemicals Club. Tuesday night, the
north and south plant of the Chem
ical company will battle it out-on
the donkeys. Then, the night Of the
Fourth, Chelsea Clothes will go
against the north plant. Both of
these games will start at 9 o'clock.
Before the donkey ball on Tues
day night, Allen Park will meet the
Chemical Glass A Softball team and
on the night of the Fourth Fitz-
gerald Realty team will battle it
out with the same Chemical gang.
These two class A SOftball teams
will start at 7:45
At the Wyandotte Chemicals
Park Monday night, some good
games were played. In the best
game of the night, Chlorine de-
feated the South Plant Pipe Shop
by the score Of 5 to 4. The North
Plant Pipe Shop won from Pro-
cess IA to 2. In the third game Of
the night. Research defeated the
South Plant Pipe Shop, Is TO 3.
The Recreation Department has
lined up a program for the Fourth
that will provide entertainment for
those unable to 60 away.
The Wyandotte Tennis club will
battle it out with tennis players
from the ROmuluS Air Base at
Bishop Park starting at two o'clock.
Then there will be an amateur
show at Bishop Park starting at
$50 pm. Over at Pulaski park for
the baseball minded folks, Mellin-
Moran and ROmuluS Air Base will
fight it out. This game starts at
three o'clock Starting at $50 and
going until 1870 there will be a
tennis court dance at Bishop park
So all in all the day should be
filled with something to do for
the stay-at-homes.
Games to see in the Down River
Leagues and the local Recreation
leagues this coming week-U.M.W.A
and Penn Salt Thursday night at
Pulaski Park with the game start
ing at 7:45.
Friday night-Fitzgerald Realty
and Wyandotte Chemicals at Wy
andotte Chemicals park at $3.50 in
a Glass A Softball game.
Monday night at the Wyandotte
Chemicals Park-four games of Old
Timers Softball in the Wyandotte
Chemicals League.
Tuesday night, July Sat Pulaski
Park-Len's Inn and U.M.W.A. at
$50, Elmer's and Penn Salt. Pulas-