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WinOver LaGrange and Tiedville NinesThe Al Payne Red Sox perked up on Memorial Day to give the LaGrange Eagles a 5 to 2 tritn-ming behind the five hit pitching of Tom Laydon in his first start for the Paynemen in 1951. The game was played in LaGrange.The victory shoves the Red Sox into contention in their league again and with the hitters finding their timing now the club expects to be hard to beat from now on. In the gam®, Gddie Zawadniak. a miniature Ted Williams, socked two, one a long triple, and scored two runs lor the Paynes. A new find Dick Erickson of Evergreen Park no relative of Manager “Swede Erickson also slammed out two hits both doubles. Laydon aided the cause by driving in a run with a single in the eighth frame.The return of Don Boerner to second base is also a big help tothe Red Sox. as the veteran was needed to Steady the young infield. Boerner. had suffered a broken right hand in early practice this spring.DEFEAT TIEDVILLE, 4-3Last Sunday right-hander Rich Niesyto of the Payne Motors struck out 15 Tiedville batters and allowed four hits in 10 innings to win for the Red Sox with a score of 4 to 3. The game went 2 to 2 for three innings when the Sor got one to go ahead. Tiedville again tied the score in the eighth fram and th# game went into the tenth when Marcheseki scored after he doubled. He tok third whent he pick-off play back-fired and scored the winning marker on a ground ball.Next Sunday (June 10th) the Red Sox will face Summit, at Summit, in a game scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m.
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Blue Island Sun Standard
Blue Island, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1951
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