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L-lliVa[1eLITTLE LEAGUE NEWS OF WEEKLeague Standing Wednesday, July 18W LEikenberry Indians . 5Buick Braves ......4Globe Sox ......... 4Lions Cubs ........ 2* * *234 6Pet..714.571.500.250I Vianco, Cubs 11Watson, Cubs 22Shockley, Sox 14' * * *353.273.227.213Little Leaguers continue to be the talk of the town and increas-20 LEADING BATTERS(Includes Saturdays Games)Played in 6 Games or MoreIing crowds at each game manifest the popularity of the venture inthis community. Eikenberry’s IndABH 1POTWelch, Sox1711.647Starbuck, Brv.1910.526Fincher, Ind.2010.500Skiles, Braves189.500Widner, Sox189.500Allen, Cubs15I 07.467Coomey, Ind.167.437Brewer, Cubs177.412Neff, Indians156.400Crumbo, Sox187.389Packard, Brv.155.333Martin, Rrv.124.333Emmitt, Sox196 4.3,16Fontinel, Brv.,* 165.312Flora, Braves' 175.294Benefiel, Brv144.286Popejoy, Brv.14' 4.286ians, managed by Joe Coomey,continue to lead the league by thenarrowest of margins—one game. Saturday afternoon the Indianscame from babind to overtake theLions Club Cubs, managed by Paul Goyer, and to win 5-4. Harris went all the way'for the Indians whileBrewer and Ijames divided thepitching chore for the Cubs.m mIn the second afternoon game on Saturday, the Globe Valve White Sox, managed by Bub Clos-by, defeated Harold Goyer’s Jack Brown Buick Braves 5-4. The Braves threatened in the final frame but succumbed to the superb pitching of Widner. Starr-buck did the hurling for theBraves.* * *The Cubs won their second victory of the season last Thursday night defeating the White So*8-2. f? • * •e ! e!t: t:Io1 . f # I • 1 \ ^ £ ** »Jim Martin was the “Winning pitcher |n the Monday night tilt involving the Braves and the White Sox. Martin hurled the Braves to a brilliant 6-2 victory.Jim Starbuck hit a three-run*‘v- •» Chomer in the first inning for the Braves. Starbuck got 3 hits inthree times at bat, and now hasan average of .591. Starbuck’shomer Was the fourth of the season.i * i •♦gS©cE* *FIn the; Minor League, last Wednesday Evening, the Indians defeated tlje Braves 18-0. The otherCBgame was rained out.f! * * *The fifth and sixth homers of the season highlighted the Monday night games in the League. The White Sox belted the Cubs17-3. Ronnie Crumbo, pitcher for the White Sox, allowed only 1 hit, a homer blasted by Adsitt. Dick Widner Hit a homer for the WhiteSox.tlo]oltlh,ylt;a-ylt;lit \Adsit 4nd Goyer did the hurling for the Cubs with Allen behind the'} i plate. Welch caught Crumbo’s hurling ffor the Sox.hiCa1aiSBft* ith
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Delphi Citizen
Delphi, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1956
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