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TO SECOND PLACEDEFEATS NO, 5 MINERSBY 6-4 SCORE-INTWILIGHT BALL1IcYISccs*.The first half of the Twilight Baseball League may be near a close, but the scrapping Glenridge Miners have not conceded first place to any one.A *purt in the first two Innings of their game with No. 5 Miners last night enabled the Glenridge crew to vault into second place to displace the Hoffman Clothiers as 'j enforced idleness because of rain Tuesday night went against them. (Glenridge won, 6 to 4, as No.5 brought back Moore, the somewhat inexperienced pitcher from ' j Walnut Hill. Moore's troubles began early as the eagle-eye Smith, lead-off man for Glenridge, waited for one of his customary passes, while singles by Alex Reese and ! h O terero and a double by Mac Hankins who raced to second as the rightfielder had some trouble re-tret4*nlaying the hall, started Glenridge tovictory.iiabIIIn the second No. 5 did even bet- i g ter than Glenridge by scoring four ;a runs. Mondlno, another new player picked up by Humpy Patterson, t drew a pass which Middendorf followed with a line single to center. Is Hammond also was passed, and h Ralph Hankins scored both Mon-dino and “Mitty” with a double. He counted along with Hammon on E W ilson’s single to left field. [It was a big day for Alex Reese, I Glenridge first sacker. as he smash-» ed out a torrid grounder at short ! (-I for his second hit in the second, j ^Sehwcda had opened with a hit to ^ left Tillm»n was safe as the third baseman threw away hia grounder, while Smith swung for a change to jv plant a single in center, scoring ' Sehweda. Reese then swung andboth Tillman and Smith raced over Ithe plate.The scoring for both teams end- ! a ed with the end of the second. :C Darkness began falling fast as , heavy- clouds prevented the sun Ffiom aiding continuation of play, tl so the game was terminated after T i No. 5 failed to score in their next dthree times at bat. I hScore by innings: jNo. 5 Mine ................ 040 00—4 6 4 ! uGlenridge .................. 330 Ox—« 6 1 LBatteries—No. 5 Mine, Mcore andLangenfeld: Glenridge, Ostereroand Niepoetter.w ' wN
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Centralia Evening Sentinel
Centralia, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 25, 1931
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