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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
8
A collage of short observations on crops and animals, noting gnat flies and mosquitoes, berries, birds, and growing produce. It comments on July ending, August starting, and forecasts a dry spell followed by rain. It mentions rising coffee and sugar prices, farming abundance, and light editorial quips on happiness and photos.
Lititz restored its baseball club under new leaders Nelson Mearig and Paul Dalabone after Punch Kreider resigned. The reassembled local squad beat Browns Town 5 1 in a Saturday opener, despite smaller crowds and lingering doubts about fan support for Lititz baseball.
The Pret zels join the Union Picnic in asbestos town, traveling to Manheim today. Lititz will host a return Union picnic next Thursday. A heavy schedule looms as the team aims to push every player to the end. Among Lititz travelers to Atlantic City on Sunday a young man first saw the ocean and became violently seasick on the boardwalk.
A makeshift Lititz squad with several teens and new players defeated Brownstown 5 to 1. Lititz pitcher nck allowed seven hits but kept Browns in check as Werk drove in two runs with a fourth inning hit and Harry Doremus added a sixth inning double. Brownstown’s lone run came in the sixth on an error.
In a weekend game at Schaefferstown under new management Lititz fell 7 to 8 in eleven innings. Carpenter junior, son of a Lititz veteran, starred with a two base hit and single, scoring three runs despite two errors. Shultz and Baylor pitched strong through most of the contest as Sheafferstown rallied to tie late, then won in the eleventh with Keller scoring on a Hoffman hit.
Mearig and Dulabone bring Christiana Club to Springs Ball Park for a Saturday matinee. Christiana boasts a strong county team and aims to extend its winning streak, facing Lititz coming off two weekend wins over Brownstown and Schaefferstown in an eleven inning 7-6 thriller. Lititz hopes to defend home turf and respond to Christiana’s confidence.
A recruit rises from the bushes to the majors landing on Connie Mack's payroll. In a Detroit series game with Ty Cobb on base and the score 2-1 Athletics, Mack watches intently as the recruit quips that the moon appearing in daylight is unlikely, then departs on the next train.
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