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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
12
A lively Kern County column recounts a Fox Theater charity night with Woody Herman and King Cole Trio, noting $2 seats and a parade of local press figures. It also covers Delano and McFarland buzz, a new pool plan, bank move, a clashing newspaper battle, and a roadside gag “Eat Here and Get Gas.”
Buttonwillow American Legion defeated Hitchcock's Auto Parts 9 to 7 after a four run rally in the eighth inning. Chuck Hitchcock hit a solo homer in the second and Bobby Graser added a homer for Buttonwillow in the sixth as the teams traded blows in a tight contest.
Brown and Bryant defeated Ruhlman 15 to 5 at Shafter High Diamond Monday night to claim the Peewee League championship. The game featured a pitchers duel until the fourth inning when B and B scored eight runs to take the lead for good. B and B lineup included Handel, Brown, Nixon, Muir, Brewer, Milam, J Nixon, Taylor. Ruhlman lineup featured Garland, Hearn, Womack, Thompson, Westbrook, Moser, Pipkin, Beebe.
The Junior League wrapped up its schedule with Rotary defeating Tupman 11 runs to 1 at Shafter High. Scales starred with 2 hits in 3 at bats including a double while Brown Tudor Kirkham Gaede Bartel Weyand Scales Allen Nixon Stocker contributed across the lineup on the Rotary side.
In a key Junior League softball clash, the Rotary Club team defeated Peacock Dairies Juniors 10 to 4 last night.
Brown and Bryant edged Rotary 12-11 at Shafter High diamond. Rotary led 4-0 before B and B scored 9 runs in two innings while Milam went 3 for 4 with flawless defense highlighting the game.
The schedule lists August 8 to 12 with five games. North Camp faces Batonwillow at Primary Diamond on Monday August 8. Frank Russell plays Rio Bravo on Tuesday August 9 and North Camp meets Hitchcocks on Wednesday August 10. Rio Bravo faces American Legion on Thursday August 11, then Frank Russell meets Buttonwillow on Friday August 12 at Primary Diamond.
The Dalke Bros Peewee team defeated Gunnarson 7 to 4 at Shafter High Friday night. Dalke pitched brilliantly, allowing 2 hits with 12 strikeouts and 2 walks while going 2 for 2 at the plate. Dalke, Kroe ker, Bledsoe, Dalke, Kirshemmann, Bender, Wilson, Neufeld, Devincenzo, and McCoy contributed offensively.
The Peacock Juniors defeated Rotary 13 to 10 at Shifter Hill School diamond last Monday in five innings. Rotary error kararred the loss as key players for Peacock included Millard behind the plate and Hensley on the mound.
The Frank Russell Mfg Co team routed North Shafter Farm Labor Camp 12 to 1 last Friday night. Russell batted around for 8 runs in the first inning, taking an early lead the Camp could not match. Ed Nikkel pitched well for Russell, while Don Bozarth started for the Camp with Roy Smith finishing the last two innings.
Vernon Pierce and the Shafter City Fire Department provide free public address services for all Men’s League games at Rich hool diamond land Primary sc. Fans praise the clear announcing and behind the scenes setup as a civic gesture, noting a resident note thanking the firefighters for helping a sick neighbor listen to the games.
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