Boosters Set To Challenge Colts In Big Sunday Baseball
The Bessemer Boosters host the league leading Colby Colts at 2 30 PM as the season’s largest crowd is expected. Boosters boast improved play and new players Ferdinand Georgie Dudey Johnson Doc Allaire Hugo Hill while Colts rely on Hugo Eppolite Gordon Erickson and strong pitching. Sax Balzarini toed the mound for the Boosters in past games and the teams square off in a lively contest with a close score anticipated.
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Colby Colts
Bessemer Boosters
Bessemer
Edward Winkowski
Roosters
Ferdinand Georgie
Dudey Johnson
Doc Allaire
Hugo Hill
Mercer
Colts
Boosters
Niskinen
Dutley Johnson
Celts
Hugo Eppolite
Gordon Erickson
Sax Balzarini
Ball Park
Ramsay to Play Boosters July 4
A week from Monday on July 4 the Bessemer Boosters host Ramsay in a non league game at the local park. Manager Eddie Winkowski promotes advance ticket sales for a large crowd expected to attend a contest that follows Ramsay’s 7 to 1 loss to Colby Colts a few weeks earlier. The Boosters add Hugo Hill Eino Niskinen and Ted Nichols to bolster the infield and pitching staff.
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Bessemer Boosters
Ramsay
Colby Colts
Eddie Winkowski
Boosters
Hugo Hill
Eino Niskinen
Davis
Ted Nichols
Lutz Sluggers Upset Deweys In Local Baseball
Walter Nemacheck pitched four hits allowed as the Lutz Sluggers defeated the Dewey Denvers 6 to 1 on the local playground. Albert Genetti and Geno Maccardini led with two hits apiece, while Miles Finnegan added two hits. Deweys committed fifteen errors, hurting their bid as favorites. The game included a Dewey run on Orchowski's fifth inning hit. Umpires were Moncher, Wyoski, and Certano.
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Walter Nemacheck
Lutz Sluggers
Dewey Denvers
Dewey
Albert Genetti
Deweys
Geno Maccardini
Miles Finnegan
Albert
Orchowski
Geno
Miles
Arcades and Deweys Suffer Softball Upsets on Local Playfield
Two upsets marked the week as Arcades fell to the Kelt Velins 14 to 7 and Deweys were defeated by the Lurz Sluggers 6 to 1. The season shows rising interest and better play, correcting the overconfidence of earlier favorites.
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Gomes
Kelt
Velins
Deweys
Lurz Sluggers
Soft Ball Scores From The Week Across Several Venues
Friday Nuttyerest 19 Selins 4. Saturday Deweys T Kelto Velin. Monday Deweys T Selins 6. Tuesday Nuttyerest 9 Lutz 2. Wednesday Kelto Velin 10 Arcades 7. Thursday Lutz 6 Deweys 1.
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Wik Pet
Nuttyerest
Onentiencal
Selins
Deweys T
Kelto-Velin
Deweys T—Selins
Lutz
Arcades
Deweys
Firemen to Have One Day Meeting in Munising
Chief Ryan of the Munising fire department told John Siegel that due to business conditions the fire college and convention in Munising July 20 to 22 have been canceled. Only a one day meeting of delegates from 38 Upper Peninsula departments will be held on Thursday July 21, with about 75 firemen expected.
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Ryan
Munising
State Fire College
John Novascone Leads Bessemer Softball Batting Averages
In the first release of batting averages by official Raymond Crenna, John Novascone of the Dewey Denvers tops the list at .517. Pitcher John Sartoris of the Arcades is second at .474 and Andrew Contratto is third at .443, with the top twenty hitters named below.
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Raymond Crenna
Bessemer Softball League
John Novascone
Dewey Denvers
John Sartoris
Arcades
Andrew Contratto
J. Novascone
Deweys
J. Brown—Keho & Velin
R. Moncher
Selins
M. Costello—Kehto
Velin
C. Certano
C. Reinhold—Lutzs
R. Czajkowski
Lutzs
M. Gotta
A. Cavosie
Home Run Parade In chaotic 31 Inning Baseball Effort
The box score details home runs by Chouinard and C Balzarini with multiple players contributing. Erickson and A Balzarini hit triples and doubles, while Proctor drove in three runs and several players added RBIs. Pitching summaries include Soderman, Hines, Brody, and Balzarini with varied innings, plus fielding events, walks, and hit by pitch notes. Score by innings shows a long effort ending in a 4-14 line in a wild sequence with umpires Winkowski and Novascone.
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Chouinard
C. Balzarini
Erickson
A. Balzarini
M Gotta
Procter
A Balzarini
Drolson
Loncharte
Gotta
H. Ylisto
Rassmunsen
Selimini
T. Brody
Soderman
M. Gotta
Hines
Lelimini
Proctor
Balzarini
Ylisto
Luoma
A. Rixey
Davis
F. Brody
Ahola
B. Chouinard
Niskinen
Johnson
Harding Overpowers Texacos 9 to 2 in Leagues
Harding defeated the Puritan Texacos 9 to 2 Sunday, avenging a prior loss to Colby Colts. Harding remains in second with four wins and one defeat behind undefeated Colby. They have an open date this Sunday and will watch the Booster-Colby Colt classic at Bessemer Park.
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Harding
Puritan Texacos
Colby Colts
Texacos
Harding Nine
Puritan
Anvil
Harding Boys
Bessemer Ball Park
Sunday Scores and Oddities From Local Page
Sunday results show Boosters 17 Davis 0 while Hardings-Texacos 2 lead. Rinkeydinks and Colby schedule opener amid varied notes. Escanaba man patents automatic releasing hoisting device and Alaska sable cited as fur trade name for common skunk. A Japanese legend says music lured the sun goddess from her cave.
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Boosters
Davis
Hardings
Texacos
Rinkeydinks
Colby
Alaska
Boosters Dominate Davis 17 to 0 At Bessemer
The Boosters, led by Balzarini and Chouinard, overwhelmed Davis last Sunday at Bessemer 17 to 0. Niskinen’s errorless shortstop debut and Proctor’s stellar defense and hitting highlighted a one sided game as Chouinard and Balzarini homered, Erickson tripled, and Davis used three pitchers while rarely threatening.
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Eino Niskinen
Bee Chouinard
C. Balzarini
Lowell Proctor
Bessemer
Davis
Chouinard
Erickson
Balzarini
Roosters
Gotta
Drolson
Nine
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