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JR. C. OF C. RIDES TO 1 TO 0 VICTORY OVER METHODISTSMORE THAN 1.500 ATTEND DEBUT OF “DONKEY BALL” HEREWhile a crowd estimated in “x-cp.-? of hgwed and roared,tCe Junior Chamber of Commerce aa the spon- r of night, soft ball in Centralin appropriately rode to a 1 to 0 victory* over the Methodi.at Men's Club cleverly disguised as the House of David, in the eitv’s first “donkev ball” game last night at the JotSo ParkAmid side-splitting laughter from players and fnr.-, • he two t - no-, relieved at frequent in*• v. **-serves from th--u wentthrough five inning - ■ f • i.:- comedy game. Thev wlt; 'lt; mrc pb ?1 n tna surpri-ingle fast time of one hour and ten minutes, made possible through the coof lt;; lt;of thlt; •.on-key v with the Junior C of C. to the evicnt of enablmc them to pull of' twThe Methodists seemed adept with the stick by getting ten ife* tios, but not one of them could persuade their mounts to one the four base?. Th% Carl Reed did in th*» first inning to become the hero'* of the came, his “--ingle'' getting him on the initial beg while his donkey saw fit to convey him •one difficulty after another in boarding his steed at the plate, being thrown a couple of times in addition to other nr,-Inp-Cliff Hight, who whs the first player to ickle the donkey s stubbornness by leading a mount into the field, really provided the punch that wan, hts double ’ enabling Reed to score from third b\ uu? breath of a hair Cy Lowery came through with the relt; rd smash for the Junior in the fourth when ne tripled, but he was later a vic'im of the donkey s c- marine* *n refusing to cross the plate after Di~ pert had singled.Despite their rustic growths, the Methodists proved thenvselves real bail elouters even though they did not excel in run making tactics They outhit the Juniors 1.0 to 5, but despite two doubles and a single in the third they were unable to eroas the plate Butman rapped out a two bagger the? was gamed on the etreogth of a thrown ball resting behind the plate where only a mounted player could field it, and this naturally permitted him to make two.His effort* were wasted when he was nailed at the plate” attemri-ing to score on Yount's single. Corby Morri. . the Met he, (Pit pitcher, previously had inserted what »p pea red to he a timely double, but It proved to be only a* far aa the donkev Batman was riding wai concernedEighteen of the Junior ChamberItheir skill m handling the neskv burr - wrme *v Methodists kepttheir jcartmg ip intact. Thevpeihapr can lay claim to the game’d fellow In the crowd In the person of Frank, their catcher who had an ©Yvi mate mule that he finally conquered after nearly five minute* of hi ave ha’*; ne.
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Centralia Evening Sentinel
Centralia, Illinois, US
Tue, Aug 14, 1934
Page 4
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