The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-11
Filters, Oilers
Score Runs in
Seventh Frame
Championship Come
Will Be Played
Thursday Night

Thursday Night
After going scoreless for si>
innings, Andy's Texaco and Sci
fridge Field each pushed rur
plateward in the seventh to bas
tie TO a IL deadlock before
capacity crowd at ST. Mary
stadium last night.
The final game for the Major
loop championship was so tight
~ contested that both sides each
got four hits and only one mis-
cue was committed during the
entire contest.
Dannie Warner and Lenny
Blumenschein did yeoman duty
or the mound and the game up
10 the final frame was one OF
the best pitching duels OF the
current season.
WARNER FANS NINE
Warner, showing his usual ex-
cellent form, famed nine OF the
h whiting Filters while
Blumenschein equally effective
famed three. Most Of the blows
Of Blumenschein were OF the
pop-up variety.
The game will be replayed
Thursday night at $50 at 81.
Mary's field. A large turnout IS
expected to see the two teams
battle for the softball laurels.
It was not until the seventh
frame that the Oilers were abe
10 send man past second. Blum
enschein had done such an ex-
ceptional job with his speed ball
that not a single Offer had-been
able to tag up at the second sack
prior to the final inning.
Reggie Trombly, lead off man,
prophesized what was to come
by blasting out a double into
center field. School laid down
beautiful sacrifice bunt al
vancing Reggie to third.
Things began to look dark for
the Filters and Don Trombly,
waiting out Blumenschein for
a choice ball, found one and rap
Led it for a drive which hit up
dust before second base. Wayne
Roney coming in fast from his
rowing short position made a
gallant effort to snag it bat
failed. His throw to first was
right on the bag but Pat Nc
Carthy who was playing 40
close for a bunt was unable to
get back to the bag in time.
Reggie scored on the hit and
Don Trombly scooted to second.
He went to third on Lou from
bly, sharp grounder to Blumen-
schein. With Don on third and
two outs, Blumenschein showed
his best form and famed the
next batter to retire the side.
Undaunted by the one run de-
flcit the Filters came to bat. Art
Finding, Selfridge captain, foul
ed out to Lou Trombly but Tow
ering Woodrow Jenkins, Flier's
catcher, blasted out double. He
was advanced TO third on Blum
cnschein's clean hit.
SCORE TYING RUN
With men on first and third
Don Stokens, flashy third sack
err for the Filters hit powerful
line drive at Lou Trombly who
was able TO knock it down. He
fielded it and let the ball 60 to
Darling in an effort to catch
Jenkins at home but in vain as
the big backstop nicked the plat
ter for the tieing run.
With Blumenschein on third
and Stokes advancing to second
things looked tough for Dannie
Warner who was pitching his
head off TO win his first city
championship in his many years
of mound duty
Warner showed the kind OF
stuff he was made off when he
famed Hartman and Pat Nc
Carthy grounded out to the sec
ond baseman to retire the side.
AT this point 1t had become
too dark to play another inning
and the game was called by
Umpire Elroy Richter.
The Filters who had been
shackled throughout the game
had made a scoring attempt in
he sixth when Qayne Roney adj
vanced all the way to third but
his teammates were unable 10
drive him in.
Rooney and Ross each got a
hit in two tries for the best bat
ting averages. Reggie. Don and
Lou Trombly garnered the other
hits for the Texacoans while
Finding, Jenkins and Blumens-
chein were responsible for the
Eliers' bingles.
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