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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
8
The note lists seasonal topics from fashion balloon tires and trousers to straw hat day and May Days. It mentions garden work sowing oats, fruit tree talks, and Locust blossoms. It references moral and civic themes with references to Mother’s Day services and Moravian church plans as flowers greet arriving mothers.
Lititz lost to Burnham Boiler 6 to 0 as Shertzer shut down the Pretzels. Gantz drove in a run in the fifth and Lititz rallied with five runs in the eighth before the inning ended the visitors’ chances. Spenny fouled a ball, tripped over a crowd near the baseline, and Lititz could not capitalize on later chances. Shertzer struck out twelve in a dominant performance.
Lititz High, with a youthful squad aside from Eugene Stauffer, shows steady improvement in baseball. Wins over West Lampeter and Quarryville highlight a season hampered by close losses. Stauffer stars in hitting fielding and pitching as freshman Witmer fills in well. Upcoming out‑of‑town games at Quarryville Ephrata and Lampeter plus two head‑to‑head dates with Lancaster High frame the remainder of the schedule.
Two base hits by Campbell and three base hits by Weiss and Shields mark the offensive display. Weiss Spickler and Leschke added sacrifices while Shields and Mearig walked thrice and twice respectively. Shields struck out four times, Mearig three, with Sargent and Hendricks the umpires. Time of game 1:45.
In warm weather the store promotes Purity Ice Cream and candies as refreshing and healthful. Housewife tips suggest using cold meats cheese fruits and vegetables from the store to keep meals easy during hot days.
Saturday results show Ephrata 16 over New Holland 2 and Manheim 3 over Brownstown 2 plus Mountville 3 over Quarryville 2. Denver 4 beat Terre Hill 1 and Burnham 6 over Lititz 0 with Edison Electric 3 over Marietta 2. Weekend totals list Burnham 8 Edison 4. Denver 9 New Holland 1. Quarryville 8 Mountville 0. Ephrata 6 Terre Hill 5. Lititz 8 Marietta 3.
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