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the great Grover Clv.elaad Alexander wound tip in that gangling twist and fanned two men in the only inning he hurled—the final.. All along it was a spectacular contest.An overthrow in the first heat, a succession of dinky little hits to short right in the eighth and the necessary ground rules which permitted two bases on any fair ball which went into the - crowd lining the foul lines, battered down the Grays’ two earned runs.Grant, one of the Beards’ ace huriers, worked last night against the Grays—thrusting out of rotation the boys originally slated for the nod. It’ll be Grant who’ll prob-' ably pitch against the Boston Braves August first and it was Grant, who relief hurling against Chattanooga, then leaders in the Southern loop, fanned five in -the last; two heals and retained victory for his club.So it was no mean slabman who tossed down heavy benders last night. And McNair, too, was in top form. Both pitchers allowed nine hits; McNair fanned three and Grant two. The situation was reversed in base on balls allowance.Aside from hurling tlic game was featured by a shortficiders’ duel. Buster Blakney for .the House of David and Jim Bergen for the Grays each accepted six chances without a waiver—and some of those assists were swell. Blakney, nineteen-year-old star, has great prospects. Just now he's under Branch Rickey's watchful eye, preferring to remain with 3ns mates at present . rather than farm it out.The Benton Harbors left a man on second when the third out was posted in the opening heat but Jack Cronin scored lor the Grays. He . walked, reached third on Fisher's ' double over first and came home on Malone’s sacrifice , fly to left.Alexander’s outfit evened it ill-the ■ second. Jacobs; first- man up, was safe on Malone's overthrow to Barnes, also tailing second on the play. He scored from there on Blak--ney's sharp poke to center.Both had a chance in the third. The Grays' bid died when Tolies, Beards’ rig lit fielder who used to be a pitcher (and still is for that matter) gathered in Tremper’s single and heaved the pill way home to nip Barnes, who had doubled, coming into the bag. The long heave got a deserved hand, williams, House of David's second sacker, was left on third when Trcroper gathered in the final out in deep left.The Huntermen jumped into a 2-l lead in the fourth when Bergen doubled to left, advanced on Smith's inflcM skipper and came inrvi^Vr* rtnn'rlvHouse of David AB ft H PO A ELaFleur cf....... 5 0 1 2 0 0Williams 2b...... 4 0 3 1 2 0Tolies rf .........4 1 0 11 0.Heckman lb ..... 4 1 1 9 1 0Jacobs If ..... 4 1. 2 3 0 0Atherton 3b ..... 3 0 1 0 3,. 0Blakney ss 4 0 1 3 6 0Bleiding c 4 0 0 7 0 0Grant p..........4 0 0 1 0 .0Alexander p ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals; 36 3 9 27 13 0Grays . Cronin cf . Fisher rf - ■ Maeken 2b Malone 3b . Barnes lb ■Tremper IfBergen ss -Smith c ... McNair p •AB R H PO A E .310100 .401210 .4 0 0 2 3 1 .401121 .4 0 2 II 1 I . 4 0 2 2 0 0 ,412160 . 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 1110Totals .......... 35 2 9 27 14 3* Two base hits—Fisher, Tremper, Williams, Barnes, Bergen, Jacobs and Heckman. Struck out—by McNair 3. Grant 2, Alexander 2; bases on balls—off McNair 3, Grant 2; left on bases—Grays 8; House of David 9.1and Barnes died in the fifth withtwo down.Fislicr made a fine catch of Tolies’ hard liner to right in the fifth to save that heat from punishment and Paddy Smith aided in keeping the sixth scoreless by calling for a toss-back of his peg to second, thus catching Jacobs streaking home. Another feinted throw by the Grays’ backstop ended the disastrouseighth when, the Purnellmcn talliedtwice to win.Tolies was passed in this heat and Hackman hit a Texas Leaguer over first. Macken ran back and almost made - a miraculous catch but the legitimate single glanced, „off his glove'and went into the crowd for an automatic double. And so the pair were in position to score. Tolies did on Jacobs single almost to the same spot arid Heckman tallied on Atherton’s binglc, likewise to short right. Fisher nipped Jacobs coming home-on the same play.Blakney was safe when Macken’s legs let through a sharp roller and Atherton went to third on the error. A smart bit of ball was then produced. Smith played back to give Blaknev incentive to steal. Blakney did but Smith feinted the throw down and Atherton started home. He was caught coming in.Alexander fanned Smith and Cronin in the ninth and McNairgrounded to Blakney to sew it up.
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Middletown Times Herald
Middletown, New York, US
Tue, Jul 19, 1932
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