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Morrison To Earn TournaBRIEF TALK — Sterling Mayor James FJImakor missedthe opportunity to throw out the first hall for the DistrictLittle League baseball tournament being held in Sterling this week, but arrived later in the ballgame ami gave a brief talk to the fans assembled at the opening contest Ell* maket is partially hidden in the above photo by official scor* er Jim Wright of the Sterling American leaguePHOTO BY GAZETTEBy JIM WRIGHTThe Sterling National League * All Stars built a seven-run lead A and then weathered a last- ° ditch Morrison rally to defeat 11 Morrison 7 to 3 to gain a semi b final berth in the District Little **I a*ague Tournament opener al r Sterling's Gartner Park on Monday.Sterling scratched out an unreal run in the first when Walt Divers walked, stole second, and scored on Rick Mathews’ throwing error. They added one in the second when Mike Geesey npped Morrison starter Mark Miller’s pitch over the left field fence leading off the second, f Mike McDonald’s homer w i t h „ Kent Carl on board in the third j doubled the Sterling lead to 4{| to 0 and drove Miller off themound.* *Steve Ray came on to pitch for Morrison and managed to i stop Sterling in the fourth, but i was driven out in the fifth when » Edel Cornejo’s home run and back to-back hits by Geeaey v and Roger Marruffo produced twn more Sterling runs. Div- * ers closed out the scoring for Sterling by cracking an oppo I silo field home run off Bob Glazier. IKent Carl went the distance \for Sterling, striking out ten IPirates Lose
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Sterling Daily Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Jul 20, 1971
Page 13
Full Page
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John R.
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