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rMONARCHS BEAT BELLEVILLE 4 TO 1Fast Negro Club Which Plays Here Friday NightContinues Winning. StrideMERCHANTS PRIMED i ' FOR HOT CONTESTst)tilpaci]yeerM-ciiVGasurlifbetvHyeCCmaiyti.fibf:Et• !ti■113; 4i; ar-ed-20?7;:ds,es,di-ononBELLEVILLE,'' 111., June ..4. /P —The -Kansas - City. Monarchs, Negro baseball. team, -.capitalized on. a big*.fifth, inning against , the Belleville Stags last.'' .night-.. ..to .score all their runs and, win, .4 to 1. . 'The Monarchs bunched three of their • five hits, two singles; and .a .double,* with a walk and two Stag errors, to accomplish their scoring. ■ * - ..% a • . K. H. E.Monarchs....' 000 040 000—4 5:- 2 Stags ■‘ 010 000- 000—1 5 5.Batteries: ' Madison -and1 Else; Boyle, Schwartz;',..and;...White.'- •.The game .tomorrow: night at Airport Park ' between - the - Kansas City Monarchs and’ the Mober-’ ly Merchants ' should be a color-, ful contest. The Monarchs are and have been for more than .a decadea top-ranking independent base-ball attraction, while the home* -team has a habit of rising to .the occasion and giving tough opponents a red-hot battle.A glance at the record of .the ( Monarchs so far this season shows. (. a .they have been mowing down all opponents as usual, having pJayed 53 games and lost only 5. Among the teams defeated : are the Des , Moines Western League club and | Springfield Western Association'team. v --. -. ' ...They lost to House ;• of* David club; which recently'played here, at Kansas City, but defeated the; bearded, stars in games at Oklahoma City and Saiica. Kas. -.The Monarch pitching staff is very formidable. ' It lists RogWV Cooper,. Kranson, Madison, Le-more and Wilson. . _ —The first four have all been here on previous visits. Bullet Joc Rogan is a veteran of 20 -years experience but can still' Pltch*• Andv. Cooper, another veteranwho .is managing., the; club Uiu season, has been with, the Mon-archs 12 years. Krar.son ^nd^Mad-ison pitched- against the local cluo here last season. Wilson ana Le-more are recruits. . . !The infield is mannec by Harris at first.Allen at second, Brown shortstop,, and ^Patterson, ,third base. ..’Milton,'Dwight and Taylor are the regular outfielders. ••Brown, 'and Patterson have hit the most home, runs for the.-club.this year. ; • .The Merchants will match tneirregular lineup against the colorea•stars in tomorrow night’s game and are firm in the belief that it will keep the visitors hushing win. • • .. ■ .. i9\
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