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The Flks had lots of lurk, in their last-ditch effort to grab the American division title as the second round of the HarvevwLittle league ended. However,their lurk was all bad.First they dropped a 1-0 squeaker to Optimist, the wm-ninc run coming on an error. Then Morrison Furniture beat Gino's 8-7 in eight innings, thederiding tally mining with two outs in the eighth.And finally Moose failed towfield nine players for a scheduled contest with Morrison, so the forfeit w in gave Morrison an 8-1 slate, enough to edge theElks at 7-2.HAH ANY of the above decisions been reversed the Elks, not Morrison, might have been the second round champs. But the Elks realh blew their bestchance when they fell to Optimist.The losers registered just one hit. a first inning single by Joe Keefner, off Optimist act* Jeff Wakefield, who struck out nine and walked four.But Optimist managed only three safeties off Mike Spurr of the Elks, anti but for a fatal error in the bottom of the sixth inning the duel might still Ingoing on.The only real Elks threatlame as a result of Wakefield s wildness in the fifth. With one out Wakefield issued walks toboth Tim Avans and Mike Spurr.JEFF’S Will) pitch advanced them a base, hut he got a break when the next hatter lined directly to shortstop Paul Uicas, who turned the drive mto a double play.Other than that the Elksne\er got a runner past second base versus Wakefield.And in the bottom of the sixthOptimist, after posing several mild threats, broke through for the lone tallv.WSteve Parnell singled to t ight to ignite the rally, and then Mark Baker laid a beautifulbunt down the first base line Mark had the hunt beat out for a hit. but the first baseman elected fo throw the hall anvwav. He heaved the hall over the second sacker’s head, and Parnell never stopped running and came all the wayhome.LOSER SIM RR struck out 11 and w a Iked just one in a fine but futile performance.Morrison took an 8-7 heart-breaker Irom Ginn's but required some late inning heroics In 1 I if ton Johnson and John Kulanda to rack up its eighth second roundtriumph.Morrison's early 1-0 edge quickh dissolved when Gino's tallied all seven runs in the second frame. T\ i one Watts gotthings going with a leadoff double, and he then stole third.The steal proved unimportant when Morrison starter Bulanda waiked Dan Hanowski and Ray Green. A dropped fly hall then allowed the first two Morrisonruns to score.IN BETWEEN walks to BillOdenwald and Craig Bronson, Bulanda executed a strikeout, but the free pass to Bronson forced in a run.Rill Young's two-run single hastened Bulanda’s departure Irom the mound, and reliever Dave Crosby saw two more runs score on another miseue before retiring theside.Crosby pitched out of several jams, including a one-out,hases-loaded situation in thethird, while his teammates lacked away at the 7-4 Gino’s lead.Lone tallies in the third and tilth, both unearned, brought Morrison to within a run as the last frame started.WITH ONE out in the sixth,pitcher Crosby drew a free pass from his mound opponent Young, and was immediately yanked for a pinch runner.Consecutive singles by Grrg R/ah and Chris Newborn loaded the bases, with ( rosin’s replacement scoringthe tying marker on an ensuing passed hall.In Twilight LoopCab St ons slt; 'orninris:i oniebut thit neeTChicSpriiandSearsSKIP WOOTEN was the winner on the mound for Kiwanis and the big man offensively, astwo triples and a single werebetter than the entire Bauer attack.Bauer managed singles by Dave Radanovich, Tom Smage and losing pitcher Rick Flaster, as Wooten struck out eight and issued four free passes.Kiwanis broke open a tight struggle with three runs in the fourth and four more in the sixth for the 11-3 final. Bauer ended up w ith a dismal 2-7 second round slate.tagged for six hits, three walks and one whiff.Kiwanis wound up a game out of second place, despite breaking open a tight contest and breezing to an 11-3 w-in over hapless Bauer.When Jeff Acquaviva walked to reload the bases that was allfor Young, who yielded to reliever Harold Morris. Morris got the next out on a force at home and whiffed Johnson for the third out.Peter Septoski entered thegame on the mound for Morrison in the seventh, and a walk and two wild pitches gave Gino's runners on second and third with one out.SEPTOSKI, though, was equal to the task, setting down two hitters on third strikes, one called and one swinging.In the eighth Morrison finally broke through with the winning run, as Johnson singled and Bulanda doubled him home after there were two outs.Septoski got credit for the win over Morris, as Morrison outhit the losers R-b.In the National loop second place Ascension ended its season on a w inning note with a 4-3 conquest of Industries, while third place Kiwanis tripped Bauer Buick 11-3.THE ASCENSION - Industries contest was a see-saw battle throughout, as Ascension first led 2-2, then trailed 3-2, tied the game in the fourth and finally won 4-3 in the fifth.Mike Furtek's bases-luad-ded single in the fifth eventu-all produced the deciding tally, as Ascension twirler Nick Calvi registered his initial win.Calvi onlv allowed Industrieswfour hits, two by Ed Roof, while striking out five and walkingnnp I nlt;pr k on *npy mcmc
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Harvey Markham Tribune
Harvey, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 13, 1970
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