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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
3
After a week off in the city kittenball league at Clarke school diamonds both sides returned to action. The layoff sharpened clubs and a tighter brand of diamond ball emerged as the Legion Wildcats tied with Nuebel's club and Tincher's for a competitive draw.
The LeMars Black Sox meet Remsen town team at McDuffie park Sunday at three. Remsen edged the Sox in a previous meeting, but local managers have added players and expect a win this time.
Tight fielding marked the game as Globe-Post beat First National 7 to 2 on Tuesday night. Frank Levins and Matt Levins starred for Globe-Post with strong infield play, while Bill Zimmer pitched well. Burkett and Wernli made standout catches for First National.
American League results show Elkhorn beating Meadow 6 to 3, Fredonia losing to Henry 9 to 13, Remsen defeating Marion 8 to 3, and Union edging Elgin 7 to 4.
The LeMars Globe-Post Typewriters defeated Lincoln township 15 to 10 before about 500 fans at the Farm Bureau picnic in Cleveland Park. Emily Schilling hit a home run and a double, Berniece Parkinson caught two long flies, Anita Beckner led the team with two hits in three at bats, and E. Peterson pitched well for Lincoln. Prizes of 15 and 10 dollars were donated by Kehrberg-Schneider Co.
Hungerford 9 defeated Stanton with Liberty 23 at Washington 2. Plymouth 0 defeated Perry 1 while Lincoln 17 crushed Sioux 3. Local sports briefs announce scorelines and upcoming fixtures, urging reader submissions for more items.
Hungerford Nationals outslug Fredonia 17 to 10 in a preliminary ball park game. Barthole led with four hits for Fredonia, N Larsen relieved by H Larsen in late frames, and Hungerford exploded for nine runs in the sixth inning as details of fielding and batting were chalked up.
A capacity crowd witnessed the Plymouth county farm bureau picnic feature as the Liberty township National League leaders defeated the Remsen Americans 9 to 5 at McDuffie park. Doug Bogenrief pitched well for Liberty, fanning 11 and allowing eight hits. J Galles led Remsen with four hits in five trips. Bauerly of Liberty went 2 for 2 with a sacrifice. Wetrosky made an athletic catch, and Lehman and Pavlik contributed solid defense as Liberty scored early and secured the win with timely hits including Wetrosky’s three run homer.
The Orange City baseball club defeated the Le Mars Black Sox 6 to 5 after a final frame homer by D. Van Citters with a runner aboard. Laminski and Wise were battery for Le Mars, with Laminski also belting a homer. Bud Simeon starred in the field.
Mildred Burns daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Burns of this city received a badly sprained wrist worse than a break according to Dr J A Lamb while participating in the kit tenball game between the Lincoln and Globe Post girls Wednesday morning Miss Burns hit the ball and ran to first where she tumbled over the first base woman and fell on her hand She is now carrying her arm in a sling for a short while The Lions club game with Wells Dairy was canceled due to the Plymouth county farm bureau picnic.
A fragmentary item notes a local broadcasting figure and questions a repeat on air. No clear names, places, or dates are readable to identify the event or subject.
Myrtle Harnack's Boilermakers bag their first season win by 10 to 7 against Globe-Post Typewriters. Stars include Charleen Vollmar in left and Beckner for the losers, with six runs coming from forced walks and mixed pitching. Lineups feature Gus Pech Foundry and S. Simeon for Globe-Post, Frank Simpson umpiring. Kehrberg-Schneider stay atop standings with a 13 to 4 win over Hansen-Kaun as Bornhoetter shines on the mound.
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