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10.THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934ATTEMPT NOCTURNAL BASEBALL CAME AT EAST MANSFIELD FIELD TONIGHT - • --------Parella’s ‘56’ Club Paces Johnsville Team In Experiment at Blue Goose Park; Local Team Strengthened By New Additions.T*HE FIRST night baseball game ever played under the lighting facilities at Blue Goose field wilt be attempted tonight at 8:15 o'clock when the Parella ‘56’ club meets Johnsville.This will be an experimental game, but if it is proren that baseball can be played under the present arrangement of bulbs, it is likely that all of the week-day Mansfield association contests will be staged at night.Tonight's atter-dark game will be the second ever played in Mfthsfield. The first nocturnal contest was staged a year ago when j ...........................................——s*the House of David team met the'Westmghouse Electrics under a combination of lights furnished by the traveling club's equipment and the plant at the Geld.The bulbs at the East Mansfield diamond have been used for nothing but softball games, but it is believed that the lights can be arranged so that baseball can also be played under them.Manager Leonard Parella will ha\e an all-star lineup to show in tonight’s contest. He has secured Harry Rosa, Tommy Mox-ley and Dewey Durant of the Westinghouse team to play with his club.Reidel will be on the mound,•IUi Durant back of the plate.Adams will be at first, McMullen at second. Stout at short and Ross at third, with Mayer, Trout and Moxley m the outfield.Shaffer, the young speed-ball pitcher, who had a tryout with the Cleveland Indians a year ago, will be on the hill for Johnsville.
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Mansfield News
Mansfield, Ohio, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1934
Page 10
Full Page
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Michael W.
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