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Jays Drop Third Game Of Division Playoffsand \va« thrown out at second Bankers, for a walk anil CareyiofContinental National Bank Fort Worth came from behind inthe last four innings to down the Stephenvilie Blue Jays 17-5 in the third and deciding* game of theDivisional American Legion playoffs at Tarletonks Memorial FieldSaturday night.The Jays’ first sacker WayneStone was the batting hero of the night although the locals went down to defeat as he blasted two solo home) uns and a double in fivetrips to the plate. Hex Carey also lacked up a homer with one man cn and pitched good hall for three fiames in relief for the locals Coach Cecil Ballow and Manager J. Louis Evans expressed the thanks of the sponsois. Tuin-bow-Higgs Post 250 of the American Legion, and the players to the public for the excellent support given the team this year, particularly in the bi-district anddivisional playofts.Evans stated that this was the best year the team has had financially.Dee White started on the mound for the Jays and gave up only one hit in the three frames although he had trouble with his control end walked three men in the first frame after centerfielder Bryan Teter had singled to force in the only run for the visitors in the first five fiamesTommy Glasgow opened the game for the Jays by drawing aas the visitors sensed a hit and run with two strikes on Carey and the pitch was thrown out of Carey's reach. Stone then laced his first home! far over the left field fencefor the first Jay tally.White set the Bankers down in order in the second anti the Jays got men on first and second in their half of the inning without managing a score.The Fort Worth squad then worked White for two walks to start the third and Carey tock over the pitching chores with none away, getting the first two men to hit into fielder’s choices and the third to ground out pitcher to first to retire the side.Glasgow again worked Jim Wil-kerson, the mound starter for the■I!blasted his circuit clout to almost the same spot as Stone’s first homer. Stone then put one over the left center wall, some 340 feci distant fiom the plate, to chas WilkersomBig Bill Ralston took over thepitching chores for the visitors and both Darwin Hale and Wayne Zimmerman worked him for walks' with none down before the North Side ace whiffed both Mike Keahey and Dean Williams and go? Tommy Loutherback on a ground out third to first. iThe Jays got jme on in the fourth and sixth via the walk route before Carey drew a free pass to lead off the seventh, moved to•1 \ 'L'- JM ■ ’’**'1 , * ifl • . y X • |second when Teter dropped Zinv j merman’s lor.g fly U right centerafter a good try and advanced tothird on Hale's walk Zimmerman j stiuek out and Mike Keahey got1 iiedit for an RBI with a sacrificefiy to deep center that allowed Carey to score after the catch. Wil- j hams walked to lead the bases again but Loutherback massed the third strike to retire the side.In the do-or-die half of the ninth, the Jays again loaded the bases, this turn with Stone’s long double to right center and back-to-hack rhort singles by Hale and Zimmerman, but couldn’t work a j tally across as Ralston got Keahey on strikes, Williams flied to short center and Loutherback again missed the third strike.The visitors put together fivesingles and three walks for sixtallies to go ahead for keeps inthe sixth and came hack in theseventh wtPi six nume on fom hits,three walks and an error. Two of the hits were a two-run homer byMitchell ft ax let and a solo circuit clout by Dick Mon an and the other two hinglc- were doubles by Kandy Fianks and Lane ITnflev The final foui tallies came alt; ro-s for the visitor» w the eight on one walk, two single-, a double and a suet hit e f!y. Zimmerman, w lierelieved ( *trcy during the seventh inning uprising got the Banket in ordei in the ninth on a fly to rignt, a strike out end a ground out short to first.The game wound up the season for the Blue Jays and * he North Side win put the Fort Wort!) squad in the area playoffs against Highland Pa k of DallasIShop
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Stephenville Empire Tribune
Stephenville, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 27, 1956
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