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Genewithding;». Itthe I al-:ntghs anShade Studes;Carey Gets 1 st HomerHerrin Motors’ Randall Hoover walk. Top batsman, for the Fords swiped second, went to third on ‘----- »»------- «.. .h0I000an infield out, then pilfered home after beinjf issued a free ticket to first in the top half of the sixth inning- Friday night to account for the Fords’ 7-6 margin over Holla-baugh’s Studes and give the Herrins a half-game lead over Sum-mers-Sherrard and White Motois in Pony League play.Outstanding performance was I the rule of the night as Rex Carey,' who had started behind the plate for the Studes, went to the mound after Darwin Hale had pitched t w o - thirds of an inning and proceeded to set the Fords down with two runs off five hits while working his curve bv 12five unearned appearance onallthethe0000002II00000000000201 I *I I Herrin batters and collecting1 the plaudits of players and fans alike by teeing off on the first pitch to him in the bottom of the fifth with the bases loaded for the first Pony League homer of the season.Carey’s efforts went for nought however as he became the victim of Hoover’s alert base run nine; in the top half of the sixth and was charged with the loss.Phillip Wall, smooth fielding Ford shortstop, executed a neat unassisted double play, the lone d.p. of the game, in the Stude’s half of the fourth by shagging a hot liner off the bat of Bobby White and racing to second to trap Carey who had been issued a walk and gone to second on a passed ball.Carey was the batting star of the night with his homer and a double in three official trips to the plate. He also drew the onewas Butch Henry, first sacker, j who garnered two singles in four I trips. jHale gave up runs in his brief the mound and the other two Herrin counters came by ones, two infield singles, a double steal executed by Bud Frazier and Butch Henry and an* error by Stude shortstop Jack Davis accounting for one in the fifth, and Hoover’s base pilfering accounting for the othei in the sixth.Tommy Louthcibnck we* t the way on the mound for Fords, giving up one run in first on a walk to Phillip Cranberry, his bit of larceny in going to second and Carey's double back through the box; Hale’s single, theft of second and progress to child on a passed ball, followed byBobby Caiter’s two-bagger, accounting for another in the fourth and Carey’s grand slammer after two walks and an error completing the scoring for the Studes.The Studes had an opportunity to re-tie the score in their half of the sixth after Bobby Neal had walked aid Dervl Fuller laid a perfect bunt down the third baseline, moving Neal into scoringposition. Frank Richards advanced both runners with a neatly executed sacrifice. With two away and the count 3-2 on Jack Davis, Neal broke for the plate on a high-out-side pitch and was out at the plate with Davis going to first on the play as the inning ended.Stephenville Km pi re-TribuneFriday, July 17, 1953.)
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Stephenville Empire Tribune
Stephenville, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 17, 1952
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