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TRIUMPH OVERALL-STARSSCORE OF 5 TO 2Three-Hit Pitching ByMassie Wins Hurling DuelBack in championship form!again, the Hooven and Allison softball team emergedtriumphant from the postseason series with the All-Stars of the City League byregistering a decisive 5 to 2victory in the third and “rubber” contest Friday night atCox Field.Cliff Massie turned in a pitching masterpiece for the Ropemakers, allowing only three hits over the seveu Inning stretch, Thornton, the J All-Star first baseman, smashed a home run to left-center In the fifth round for his team’s only earned j run. However, the All-Stars pickedup another in the seventh on a single by Karch, a wild pitch and an error.iA. Snell, left fielder, and Del f Kersy, catcher fielder, who be-|f tween them obtained five of the six lt;hits yielded by Charles Karch, the f All-Star hurler, shared honors with;* Massie in the H. and A. triumph.!Snell bad a perfect evening at lt;the plate with a single, double and r triple. Kersey’s contribution was a j single and a booming home run to r center to spark a winning three- i run rally In the sixth.The Ropemakers scored twice Inthe fourth to break a scoreless|tdeadlock. Art Harverstick started t off the rally with a single. A. Snell jt also singled, Massie walked and the first two runners scored after two were out, when Peters was safe on an outfield effor.Snell led off the H. and A. half of the sixth with a double and rode home on Kersey's circuitj lt;blow. Peters then walked and J scored on another outfield error. |r Two of the five H. and A. runs r were earned. j JVictorious in two of the three T series contests, the Ropemakers 'Jperformed Friday night in a man-r ner that aroused a susnicion they T were only fooling around in their |( game with the Old Timers the night'* before. Lineups: jcs(All-Starg AB. R. H. HJay, 2b — ___ 3 0iBoiser. c —— 3 0 0 jNoon, ss 3 0 0 lTKarch. p ****** *• »#»»• »**»* *«*«#*• 2 1 1 iHargrave. 3b ——-~~ 3 0 0Thornton, lb _____ 3 1 1Schultz, rf — ---------- 2 0 0Kartells, cf 2 0 0Spurgeon, sf 10 0Kratzer, If ________ % 0 0iBurden, cf 0 0 0 !Jones, sf ... 0 0 0Totals - — 24 2 3H. and A. AB. R. H.Milburn, rf ... 3 0 0 ]Muterspaw, 2b — 3 0 0.Harverstick, c----3 1 1A. Snell. If ——----3 2 3Kersey, cf -________— 3 12Peters, lb — ......2 10H. Luttrell. 3b —... 3 0 oO. Snell, ss 3 0 0Perrine, sf 3 0 0tIi1Totals 2R 3 6Score by innings:All-Stars _________ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1—2H and A — 0 0 0 2 0 3 x -6Two base hits: Jay. A. Snell.Three base hit: A. Snell. Homeruns: Thornton. KerseyrfjtrrcFAIRFIEITI TRAM I
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Xenia Evening Gazette
Xenia, Ohio, US
Sat, Aug 20, 1938
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