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\\iesenasveNew Bedford Elites „n I Play Peoria Tonightke, BY llECKThe New Bedford Elites made it am a grand opening session Friday night )c- by copping both contests from Lena n- at Bollman Memorial Park. The | •ek Elites won the first one. l to 0. and then came back to take the nightcap. 2 to 0. rs i Jim Boender pitched good ball in ,ss the first game with 14 strikeouts v and he only allowed two hits. Merle ^ Bellman was on the mound for I*-llt na. He also turned in a good pitch-ing chore with eight strikeouts and but four hits, one of the scratch variety.Charlie Topped, veteran catcher, was in good form He had 2 for 3, including the screeching single to left field that brought Pitman inwith the only run of the game. Pitman had led off with a double.dutches and Nehrkorn of Rock Falls played good defensive bail for the Elites.Bob Nabb was on the mound for the Elites in the second game and • ! turned in a very good job with 13 strikeouts and only three walks and es had a no-hit, no-run game for the st ; seven-inning contest. rs Jolly Chollv Topped came through 1 with a double and Nabb helped his 7 J own cause with a triple. ji‘ | Gordon Dor nick hulled for Lena.?r I He struck out four and waiked five. The Elites had 2 runs, 4 hits and one error and Lena, no runs, no hits and one error.Earl Stickel, sponsor of the Elites, was unable to attend the opener as he was taken ill Wednesday and is confined in the Kewanee hospital for treatment of possibly a slight heart - attack. He is getting along fine,’s according to latest reports, k Tonight, there will be another doubleheader starting at 7:30 be-ir tween the Elites and Sandy’s Drive-g . Inn of Peoria, e I Box score:u-u-ui:ieiy1 .
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Sterling Daily Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Sat, Jun 03, 1961
Page 12
Full Page
Clipped by
John R.
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