East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-06-01
BY Bob Keefer

AS TINS was written, the Shaw
baseball team had one game re-
naming on its schedule, an in
dependent contest with Euclid
which was scheduled to be played
at Shaw Field yesterday after
noon.
The Cardinals present record
Of Ia victories and only four de-
feats is the best compiled by a
Shaw nine since 1914 when the
East Cleveland representative won
the state championship.
Two of the Cardinals losses
this spring were league affairs,
an ST setback by Lakewood and
an 81 drubbing by Elyria. The
other two reversals were indepen-
dent meetings with John Marshall,
regional tournament game which
the Lawyers took, 81, and an
eleven-inning 6-5 deefeat at the
hands of University School.
Shaw specialized in close games
this season, eight of them being
decided by one run while five
others ended with the winner
decided by a two-run margin. In
fact, the 80 loss to Elyria and a
one-sided 10-1 victory over Lorain
were the only two of the eighteen
games which we're not closely
contested.
Last Thursdays game with
Painesvillee was undoubtedly the
zaniest exhibition Of baseball in
which the Cardinals were involved
this season. Fortunately, the local
nine won the game by Al count |
in ten innings but miserable base
running and numerous failures to
deliver in the pinch almost cost
the Cardinals victory which |
they really didn't deserve.
After spotting Painesville run
in the first inning, Shaw came
back to tie the score in the top
half of the third. With two out,
Shortstop Dick Fort, Shaw's lead
ing batter, walked, stole second,
continued to third when the cat
cher threw into center field and
scored when the relay from the
outfield was wild.
Warren Fresenko, junior right
handler, started his first game
for Shaw and did we'll enough for
three INNINGS during which he
struck out five, gave up one run
and three hits. However, Coach
Roy Wisecup sent Southpaw Tommy
Berohn to the mound to face the
host team in the fourth and, after
a shaky start, the cocky junior
settled down to notch his sixth
victory of the season without a
defeat.
Neither team was able to dent
the plate for the next six innings
Shaw had numerous scor-
ing opportunities but failed to
cash in. In nine innings, the
Cardinals had the unbelievable
total of 90 men to reach first
but only one of them able to score
Two of them were picked off first
when they were caught mapping,
three were tagged down stealing
and three Painesville double plays
killed off other potential Cardinal
runs.
In the bottom half of the fifth.
the Black and Red nine executed
one of the most unusual plays we
have ever seen - center fielder
a putout at second base
on an assist from the second base
man. With two out. Ron Whitley,
gainesville third baseman, lofted
a high fly behind second base. Al
Gray playing centerfield for Shaw,
raced in trying for a shoestring
catch but the ball evaded his glove.
However, Second Baseman Carmen
Abate raced into the outfield,
grabbed the ball and threw to
Gray whose momentum had
,arried him to second base. Gray
,ut the ball on the surprised
as he slid innto the bag.
The Cardinals, who had "clown-
ID" their way through the early
part Of the game, became serious
n the tenth frame and pushed
across three runs to wrap up the
-ictory. Ken Horton, leading off,