The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-07-08
MARIETTA RoOFERs had a

record of five wins and no losses
before humping into the Mer-
chants Caldwell banged out
IA hits off Lefty Seamon in
Guiding three by Jones, triple,
double and single Jones also
hit for the circuit againt Green
Tops making the weekend COM
plete The Merchants hit
new high in double plays, rack
ing up four against Marietta . ..
Two more twin killing against
GAINESVILLE ran their total to II
in 10 games . . The Mazgay boys
attempted their triple steal on
pitcher Seamon, but Lobby"
was called out at home on a close
play D. Taylor had perfect day
at bat against the Roofers, get
ting two singles and a sacrifice
George Macenko and Don
Morris likewise hit safely in their
only times at bat.
LUKE YOUNG kept the Roofers
in check until the fifth inning,
allowing only three hits before
retiring Bothered by a nose
bleed, Luke walked the first bat
ter in the fifth, hit the next one,
and gave up a single to the third
man loading the bases Don
Morris of Dungannon, an addition
to the, Merchants mound corps,
came in and retired the side, but
only after one run had scored on
long fly to left field E. Morris
ran into a wild streak in the sew
enth, walking three men and al
lowing two hits for three runs
!. Mike Smoky" ChicWak
| pitched the final two frames, Civ
ing a triple to the first man tc
face him and a single in the ninth
GREEN TOP CABS showed def,
mite proof Of the advantage OF
playing every day . The Cab
bies played II games in eigh
days, winning the last nine
For the season, their record is g.
wins and II losses, according tt
manager Olin Taylor, scout fol
the Pittsburgh Pirates Zanes
vile is tied for first place in th'
Eastern Ohio league, and secont
in the Western association, com
posed of teams such as Columbus
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Spring
field and Dayton . Plans arr
being made to bring the Greer
Tops to Caldwell for anothe
game, if possible.
FRANK BOYD, former Merchan
pitcher now with the Zanesvill
team, didn't apepar in the gam
but did help warm up pitche
Dick Baughman Baughma1
kept Caldwell's eight hits wei
, scattered until the ninth when tn
Merchants nicked him for thre
= Jones smashed a home ru
into centerfield in the third inn
:. ing, the second of the season TO
\ Caldwell Lobby" Manga
homered against GAINESVILLE CY'
earlier in the year p. Catche
Patterson of the Cabbies we
down with paralysis for thre
| years, but this youngster keer
| right up with the rest of the tear
II Kachilla, DogtoWn boy, h
II homer for GAINESVILLE in the sex
II enth, and really jumped for 10
II after scoring.
II BUD TILTON pitched the fir
II seven innings for Caldwell, Sc
II ting Green Tops down in orde
Il in the first >. The second innin
II was his downfall as the Cal
II touched him for five runs on fly
II hits and a walk . Four of tf
II five hits were just bloopers owe
II the infield, which no one coul
II get to, but the fifth was sol
II double Don Morris came
u for Caldwell in the eighth and r
= tired the side without hit in Il
two final frames Bud Tiltc
2 end Dick Davis were the only tW
Merchants able to solve Baugl
mans pitching for two hits
Rain threatened to wash out Il
game but after a hard noon-d;
shower the feature attraction w
I played before large crowd
interested fans John Hazal
did a fine job of announcing Il
GAINESVILLE game, while Hill
Keeton and Late Archer workt
the Marietta game.
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