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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
5
The schedule lists Pee Wee and Junior League games across multiple diamonds from July 5 to July 22. Matchups include Brown and Bryant, Dalke, Rotary, Neumans, Gunnarson, Ruhlmans, Tupman, Peacock, Kiwanis, and others with home teams underlined. Some dates appear misprinted or duplicated, but the plan shows regular double diamond play and open-night makeups for away teams.
The Rotary Pee Wee team defeated the Dalke Brothers 18 to 5 at Shafter High School Diamond on Tuesday evening. Rotary played heads up ball, earning a credible victory with players including Benny Goossen Hyts Mouser Westbrook Beebe D Bryant Jehnne Beebe and others.
Softball games are set for tonight and Monday night under Lewis Schuyler who runs the summer league. Pee Wee and Junior games will follow the first half rules with five innings or one hour per game and a fifteen minute forfeit time. If a team does not appear on time, it forfeits.
Men's league games set with Hitchcock against Post Office Market on Rich land field and Buttonwillow American Legion facing Frank Russells at Rio Bravo diamond. Pee Wees Brown and Bryant duel Ruhlmans at Shafter Hi field. Gunnarson Jewelry meets Dalke Brothers on east field. Juniors Shafter Rotary vs Peacock Dairies at 8:30 p m.
The Newman potato Pee Wee's edged the Gunnarson Jewelry boys in a walk heavy game at Shaftre Hi diamond. Five hits total, but a close contest with both sides scoring on walks and errors until the final inning. Players listed include Ellis Jones Bonham Morris Goody Broom West Kelly Royal Harris Hix Grainger McCright Siebel Carratt Tidewell Partin Herniez.
North Shafter topped the Post Office team 10 to 7 at Rio Bravo last Wednesday after a postponed June 23 date. Buddy Clark and Roy Smith led at bat with early runs, later joined by Chester Smart and J T Wiley as North Shafter built the lead with steady scoring.
The Shafter Rotary Pee Wee game was forfeited after the Shafter team failed to show up. The Ruhlmans spudmen were declared the winners of the softball matchup played last Wednesday.
Rotary Juniors upset Kiwanis 11 to 3 on the high school diamond. Nixon pitched eight strikeouts in a no-error Rotary effort while Kiwanis committed multiple infield mistakes. Battling through the "do or die" mood, Rotary displayed stronger defense and timely hitting led by Brown, Thompson, Scales, Gaede, Bartel, Kirkham, Weyand, and Mixon.
Ruhlmans Pee Wee squad overwhelmed Neumans 25 to 10 at the High School diamond Tuesday night. Ruhlmans showed a hard hitting, low error game with only two miscues while Neumans fielded a seven man team with most players.
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The Shafter Press lists Friday July 8 1949 rosters for two teams. Ruhlman line includes Howell Gladden Evans J Donaldson Hamlin Love Luton J Garland Hearn. Neuman side features Me Right Harris Hix Grain ger McWilliams Garret Tidewell.
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