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MANAGETERRA AQUA TO PLAY WHISKER TROUPE AGAIN THIS FRIDAY EVENINGFREEPORT DEFEATED SHULLSBURG MINERS, 9-4Freeport Held to Five Hits by Noble; Terra Aquang Served Delicious Picnic DinnerFor the third time this season the Benton Harbor whiskers parade will pause in Freeport to match skill with the local athletes on the baseball field. In a twilight game Friday evening, the House of David will play Terra Aqua their last appearance of the season here.Irked over the House of David's recent 9-8 victory over his Terra Aquans, Manager John Winter has groomed his ace pitcher, Carl Amdt for use against the visitors Friday. John is confident that a sterling left-hander of the Arndt type will puzzle the House.Yesterday he used Frank Dickinson at Shullsburg and lost to the miners, 9-4, in the championship f‘ game of the Illinois-Wisconstn lea- ® gue. A 0-0 tie was broken in the : fourth inning when Shullsburg scor- -ed six runs off Dickinson on two • hits. Errors and free passes were | an aid to the home club. During the f game Dickinson allowed only eight * hits, but he walked seven and hit three batters..Rube Noble, pitching for the Miners, hurled a five hit game, but hit his lowest strikeout mark of the year. He fanned only seven, but his infield gobbled up every chance in sight.Gerlach's Work PhenomenalThe work of young Glenn Gerlach at shortsop was nothing short of g phenomemal. Here is a lad who is bound for baseball heights. He ended a sensational fielding exhibition by running over in front of second base, scooping up Freddy Lamm's hot grounder, and unleashing a bullet throw to first while off balance, is At the plate, Gienn hit a single and f double in four times. UHis father, Jack Gerlach, was the ^ spearhead of the Shullsburg attack, a He received two free trips to first base and hit a triple and single, t For Freeport, the five hits were 5 scattered through the lineup. *Picnic Dinner Served Athletes IAn enthusiastic following of wives and friends accompanied the Freeport team and served the athletics 1 a tasty picnic dinner. Those respon- . slble for this wholesome repast were Mrs. Charles Ellis, Mrs. W. J. e Bingner, Jr., Mrs. J. R. Krueger, c Mrs. W, C. Krueger, Mrs. J. A. Win-ter, Mrs. F. R. Dickinson, and Miss \ Myrtle Bookman.Yesterday's summary: y.Terra AquaABRHCStover, 2b cf ......... 4014Lamm ss ........... .4007Krueger rf ..........4111Jurgensmeier c ......4117Arndt if ............ 4211Young lb 2b... .4004Bingner ib ........ .2012Leamy cf ........2002Ellis 3b ..............3002Dickinson p ........ 3002Totals ............344532ShullsburgABRHCC. Gerlach rf...... . . .4000McDermott lb...51215G. Gerlach ss ..227Schleicher cf ........ . 4221John Gerlach c .......31210Nobie p ...........A104Syse if .............. .2001Ashworth if ....., .0001Joe Gerlach 2b ...... .4102Alexander 3b.1102Totals ......... .319843
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Mon, Aug 14, 1933
Page 11
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