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Freeport Americans WinLocal Little LeagueDistrict TournamentBy JIM WRIGHTFreeport American survived a real scare from Erie’s ('in derrila team on Saturday nightand then heat Sterling National on Sundav to win their third Districl Little T-eague flag in the last four years at Sterling's Gartner ParkErie, which fielded a team m the District tournev for the first time, tumped on Freeportstarter Mark Ziminske for two runs in the first inning andhit reliever i,arrv Heck for%three more in the fourth as the\ tumped to a 5-0 lead Backed hv a hustling defenseErie hurler Jeff Graham did not yield a hit and permitted only two base runners through the first four innings. But the roof fell in on Graham and Erie in the fifth as Erie committed four errors to help Freeport on the way to an eight-nin inning which was capped hv Bill Piambeck's two-run homer Freeport scored twice more in the sixth to win the game 10 to 5In Sunday’s championship fitt-.fi r»j i i.SfrM! • FINALF Port Am#r,A BRMBrodnick rf.1to |Rudv rf♦I1! ’Reed 2b4!tHoman If$ ***»%ta ■lt;1Behren cf411Plamheck !h1!!Jacobs ct11Zimmske pt00Hcek p*IIPontius s«100Rohnsack ss9r 4**11Hauser lb10nStrohecker ,ih201Totals.10toErt«ABRMHoward cf42| m %Res wick ss110Metfler .’hp.1o0Graham p 2b.10!Slocum lb•00Stancil h\0tGra\ lt;)s ***.I0Gla/ier rf0I0Wisdom!00Latham If000Petersen If100Totals214Score h\ InningsItPort Amer lt;oo082--109 1Erie 200 .100—5 4 5
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Sterling Daily Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Mon, Jul 26, 1971
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