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Hobbs’OutfitTakes CrownIn Last RoundBrinkmever Does RepeatA!Of 1935 PerformancetBy Hurling VictoryccharthestrufereIlobbsA veteran iposed principally ol were in their primerole ncro. owns theteam, players about acom-whodec-psyccharcitv softballaf?o, ownsVj championship for 'he 1040 season as result of its 3-2 victory overingadmfinalBilla firthev or tii catBstraidav,* ▼\Y«*t Side Baptist in the third and deciding game of the title series Friday evening ut North End.More than four thousand fans, largest crowd of the season, saw Ilobbs take an early lead only tohave the score deadlocked in thetop half ol the last inning. A rally won the game for Hobbs in the last half of the final frame.Homer Knots GameRalph “Six’’ Flannery, Hobbs second saekor, was the hero of the contest, driving in the first run with a triple and knocking in the winning tally with a single.Gene Whalbring, West Side short-sjstop, starred for the losers by hit-e ting a last inning home run that I*’01'ieIa spaboutheT1theiiwonknocthePiaedin viDlt;in fiBnkvetemittapplt;staris 3 in tl can fron he sTldt.eit8.lenaknotted the game.Bob Brinkmever, who pitchedUudepohl to the crown in 1935,helped to disprove the “youth must be served” theory by tossing five-hit hall, walking two and fanning none. The sensational “Cottv” West was not his usualself, giving nine hits, two walks and two whiffs.The game, play b.v play:Plraf I n n I UK\Ye*t *l«le—Hamilton popped to Flannery. Young boosted to Mat-won. Farmer flew out lazily to Williams. No runs, no hits, no,errors. ]— un-inn triple down the left field foul ; line. Holstein popped to Hainll- j i ton. Flannery dropped a Texan league single in short right field, scoring Farquis with the first tally of the game. Mariana forced Flannery, Farmer to Whalbring. Kri-zan walked. Matson floated to Haines One run, two hits, no errors.Second Inn in*Messer promenaded. Messer raced all the way to third when Kritanattempted to pick him off first base, the Hobbs first baseman ai- j lowing the throw to escape himfor an error. Stubbs bounced to Holstein, and Messer was thrown out at the plate, Holstein to Krizan Stubbs tried for second onthe play, but was extinguished, Krizan to Flannery. It was a double plav, Holstein to Flannery.Haines singled to left. Whalbring lilted to Holstein. No runs, onehit. one error.Linthicum singled through short. Williams swung hard at his third strike. Brinkmeyer hit to short, forcing Linthicum at second. Whal-hrlng to Farmer. Farquis filed toNo runs, one hit, no er-pitcampIt cTnrof 1ditilt;junlt;RedPaufroi80111T34Young.rors.Westmeyer.! kina, ar-l-nrt11$31 ce.ntaThird Inningbounced gently to Brink-Holstein tossed out Hos-beautifu! stop and throw'. Hamilton fouled to Matson. No runs, no hits, no errors.Holstein rolled to Whalbring. Flannery dropped a blooper back of third base for a single. Mariana poled a high and far away double to right center, scoring Flannery. Krizan was out. West to Hamilton, Mariana holding second. Matson grounded to Hoskins. One run, two hits, no errors.Fourth I lining Young strolled. Farmer bounced to Farquis, who threw to second to get Young, but both men were safe when Flannery dropped the ball. Messer was out, Brinkmever to Matson, both runners moving up. Stubbs popped to Flannery. Gainesj was out, Matson unassisted, on his | bounder to first base. No runs, no hits, one error.iS.nanAHPAC437.Tfig'AnvAC464TDotCinhbaLinthicum flew deep to Haines. Williams was out, Hoskins to Ham- iDeiCiniDeisonaa.ina.te.»1-irkri.Itre-eranteHinton. Brinkmeyer lined a single to right center. Farquis popped to j West. No runs, one hit, no errors.Fifth I tl li i ii *Whalbring sailed to Williams.; Farquis threw out West. Hoskins • lt;i center. Hoskins was out stealing, Krizan to Holstein.! No runs, one hit, no errors.Holstein singled to center. Flannery elevated to Young. Mariana forced Holstein at second, Farmer j to Whalbring. Krizan cut viciously at his third *» N.» runs, onehit, no errors.Sixth InningHamilton bunted out, Brink-j meyer to Matson. Young fouled to j Krizan. Fanner .singled to left. Messer bounced to Farquis. No runs, one hit, no errors.Matson flew to Young. Linthi* cum singled to center, after Messer had dropped his pop foul for an error. Williams sent Haines to the foul line for his drive. Brinkmeyer fouled to Messer. No runs, one hit. one error.*e%enth liming Stubbs doubled to left. Gainesdrove a hard ground hall to theright of Holstein, who made h sensational stop and throw to erase Haines. Stubbs holding second. Whalbring sent the huge crowd into wildly gesticulating hysterics I by cracking the ball to deep right• enter for a home run. scoring behind Stubbs, to tie the game. The j untamed demonstration lasted for j ten minutes, and was easily the I moat thrilling sight ever witnessed | at the North End field. West I| popped to Flannery. Hoskins rolled to Farquis. Two runs, two hits.no[ errors.Farquis walked and took second Ion a wild pitch. Holstein bounced ! to West, Farquis racing to third. Flannery wrote finis to the 1940 softball season by singling past second base to drive in Farquis with the winning run. One run. one hit. no errors.W. V Hft tit. AB. a H PC. A. E.DelCinTel1Deda 3sexd*3)l; Hamilton, lb.Young, cf. i Farmer,i c.2b.3222bsStubbs. If. ____3Gaines, rf. Whalbring,33lip } West, p. --------3jbsbirth merueHoskins, 3b.00001010000101110I140421000mm00012*TotalsHolibV....... 25 2AB. H5 19 H. PC4314*1 ith**x IFarquis, 3b. _____3E. Holstein, ss. — 4Flannery, 2b. ___Mariana, rf. -----Krizan, c. _______Mattson, lb. _____Linthicum, If.Williams, cf. ____Brinkmeyer. p.tl3332010060001131009m01A35mro0300•000101001000ier-ric-I Totals „ | Innings West Side 1 Hobb’s ...2S 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 214 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 021fK 1 2 3
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Hamilton Cincinnati North Journal
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 04, 1940
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