The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-05-27
S H O r IS
By LONG

s By LONG
THE MERCHANTS take on their
toughest opposition to date when
they travel to Crooksville on Sun
day for a game with CrookSVllle
Legion of the Eastern Ohio
League The Legion was
nipped 9-8 by GAINESVILLE Armco
last Sunday while Caldwell was
having an easy time with CYO
1876 Manager Hinchcliff
wishes to express his thanks to all
those who took cars last Sunday
and asks for all who can go to
CrOOksVille to meet at StellfoX's
between 1900 and 1890 for the
trip At least four cars will
probably be needed .. . The game
is set 70" 2;;30 at municipal park
diamond.
SEVERAL FANS from Caldwell
were part of the $4,000 crowd
witnessing the double header be-
tween the Yankees and Cleve-
land Indians at Cleveland last
Sunday Score of the fIrst
game was Cleveland five, Joe Di-
Maggie six, as JoItin' Joe belted
three homers driving in all six
runs The Indians took the
nightcap 81.
THE BAND worked hard all
week getting ready for the trip
to Lancaster as one of the many
bands invited to participate in the
premiere of Green Grass of
WyOming' The base drum
head was painted for the first
time with "CaldweIl High School,
for identification purposes =.
Miss Patty Weekley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Weekley is
the new drum majorette replac-
ing Elsie DoWler Parrish =. One
member. Julia McGregor, was
undoubtedly cheering from the
sidclines, as Julia underwent an
emergency appendectomy and
was unable to march.
J A n L L PlChENfA UGH and
Dale Merry, Caldwell seniors,
were presented wrist watches for
graduation by Dave StelltoX, as
the result of the unusual method
of selection described last week
quite a lew Caldwell folks
atten0ed Cole BROS. circus at
LaneSYlile last week, some get
ting their first glimpse OF saw
dust ana SpangleS A number
OF farmers already report the
presence OF lI-year locustS, due
inns summer e.. Ihey are sllght-
~ smaller than the average To-
Gust, out accordlng TO one tlSher-
man make excellent pant tor most
species or 1lSn II IS rumored
mat ReV. y. y. wilson, native OF
Penn township and munster at
the ACCOMPLISHING TRINITY church
may bc the next pastor at the
CaldWcli Methodist church fol-
loving the June conference.
TT YnnxS oo +bo,,ol, .ha L;n
booming bat of rookie Al Rosen,
the IeXaS league S leading slug
ger OF I94| IS gong to be a big
factor IN CieVeIand pennant
dflVe alt"r all! But, curlouSly
enough, young RoSen won t be
swinging the bat. He has simply
proV!ded the tools which have
enaoled veteran ken Aeltner
Whom RoSen has failed to oust
from ms thlrd base Job, to burn
up lhe league IN the Indians first
10 games -. When Rosen was
optloned TO Kansas CITY Just be
! lore the season opened, he left be
! hlnd pair OF bats bearing his
signature .. Then one after,
noon, IN an effort to head off ar
impending slump, Ken keltnel
picked one up and tried 1t in bat
sounded good when it met tho
ball, but more than that. if drove
two out of the park in the frs
six swings, and produced five hit
in eight trips to the plate.
, AS HE SEASON opened it wa
the same story. Game after gam
ne PROVIDED the spark that sen
the Indians out IN front as h
belted five homerS and drove i
III runs Then for a momen
1t looked like the streak Nigh