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It to a FinishiReno- went baseball mad yesterday afternoon to see the Reno Garage get the Scott Motor team in deep' reverse 7'to 2 . before more than'^OOO fans •' which' broke'’ alls. • •records for baseball fecogrUtiofl int . ■ .......: this region’It was.indirectlya pitchers’ battle. .-between' Jim Claxt'on, a colored:gent of 41'.summers, and his opposi-: 'tion. was a youngster .of is yearn inLeo Visintainer,- who kept'with his veteran rival. '' ciaxtont allowed six hits while Leo put out .seven hits and was . declared •: the -winner. . /Threlkel stepped on high ■ tor early • strategy and- accumulated, three runs in the. first t.wo innings. Between bunts'and base running; it was a case of severe nervousness' by Semenza and: Pastrell and'-the' old ball game was- placed in the bag. These boys' had a heap1 of mental plays-thrown, on theirshbul-■ dem and it was a; case of float7 or ' sink and' the inside game put the '- ' contest in the cooler,'''''• .Claxt6:i tluew a'siiappy brand ball. ] His mates choked in the pinch and Jim was but there high ■ ahd ■ ■ ; .dry on. the rubber. -' His oontrol whs:: moderate and his curve ball carried' the._ necessary cue to win an aver-'. age' game, but the boys lacked the 1.'punch offensively and defensively '-- iandyit was only a matter of nine ! accurate innings.'
Newspaper Details
Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Mon, Aug 28, 1933
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael W.
NA, 21 Jul 2023
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