Laurel outlook., 1949-04-27
SPORTS
Lbs. At Cody;
Cinder Men In
Meet At Powell

B The Laurel Locomotives viii
4 take to the road Sunday after
4 noon for the first of a two
4 game series on the diamond with
the Cody Broncs. A return
/ game is slated next week, in
/ which may be the first in the
/ new park this season. The new
ly seeded areas about home
plate and down the first and
third base lines have taken hold
nicely, and indications are that
home-game baseball can soon be
in full swing.
The Laurel lineup after three
games has settled down to Jim
Graft behind the plate, with
Jack Heebner at first, Bob Dantic
at second, Bill Sorg at third and
Leo Yeager at short. John
Goodenbour in left, Jim Wilson
in center and Don Miller in right
will patrol the outfield, while
Jim Phillips, Wayne Hageman
and Herman Wagner will handle
the hurting duties. Utility play
ers still with the team include
Bob Pyzel, Harry and Don
Hodges, Roy Ingraham and John
Marvel. Of the 16 men being
carried, all of the infielders ex-
cept Bill Sorg are eligible for
American Legion ball this sum-
mer, besides Don Miller, Harry
Hodges and John Marvel a nu-
cleus that should give Laurel
a good start in that fine summer
activity.
Laurel met Fromberg in a sud-
den-death game at Fromberg
Wednesday afternoon, for the
right to play in the district fin
ais against the winner of the
Roundup-Billings Central series.
A victory for Laurel would
call for a two out of three game
series, played between May 6
and II. Present plans call
for Cody to be in town for
a night game Friday, May
6, and a playoff series starting
Sunday, May 8. A loss at From
berg would terminate the high
school schedule, with the players
Immediately turning their eff
forts to the Legion team for
those of age, and for the others
tryouts with the Merchants or
the Farmers Union teams.
Playing their first conference
game last Thursday in Laurel
against Joliet, the Locomotives
unleashed their power in the first
inning to register 10 runs on
10 hits. Bill Sorg collected a
home run and a triple and Jim
Wilson continued to hit for ex-
ira bases with a triple and a
double as the team batted around
twice. Wilson has hammered out
a home run, two triples, three
doubles and three singles in three ,
games so far this season. Joliet
was unable to make a game of
it until a team took the field
Laurel, with the game wind
ing up at 10 to 5. c
The track men of Laurel will D.;
enter their second meet Friday c
when they participate in the :,
invitational. Coach Leon J
.oote will leave in the morning r
a squad of 10 men for the a
meet that starts at 1 o'clock. T
As in the Billings meet last week Z
t will be the field events that \
promise the best chances for q
Bob Times and Dick Mel d
son in the discus, Nelson in A
he shot and Sorg in the javelin T
lave looked better this week in 7
practice. Cromwell in the high n
imp and Phillips and Times in
he high hurdles have also have Il
hown improvement. c
Other members of the squad :
c make the trip include Wayne .
1ageman and Keith Willis in the 4
40, and Clayton Sheets, who
made a good showing in the 100
asst week will again compete in !
he century. The other two men,
ers to make the trip will be
licked from a field of Is men
Tho have been working out daily.
Bob Times and Dick Nelson
anne home with a good throw .
f 12S feet. Nelson placed Sc {
ond in the shot put to Spogen =
f Carbon county that broke the
tadium record in that event with
6 feet. Jim Phillips placed
nird in the high hurdles and g,
innes took a fourth to complete 10
ne scoring for Laurel at II, just 81
ne point ahead of birthplace
in a five-way meet. d,