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14- THE STAR/HERALD Thursday, June 26,1900has beaten them twice, once via a noBy TERRY BROWNAfter a pair of games last weekend. Midlothian Colonels coach Hack Wavnc iswwondering how seriously his clan is taking their non-league contests.The Colonels turned in two ragged performances over the weekend, despite beating last year's national champion Pequods Saturday and Mt Greenwood Sundavw“Because it isn’t a league game they don't take it serious. explained Wayne He hopes the lack of “getting down to business” doesn't hurt the team in league play.LAST NIGHT the Colonels met the Joliet Mohawks in Northern Illinois Connie Mack league play, a team which alreadyhitterSaturday Midlothian hosts Joliet liar wood and Sunday Loekport, both twi-night doubleheaders starting at 6 p m. at Memorial park (144th and Homan).Last Saturday’s 13-12 slugfest win over the Pequods nearly wasn’t played when only moments before the game was tostart the two teams learned they had no•permit to play in Chicago's MarquetteparkThe teams then moved to Bremen high school where they found an empty ball diamond where no special permit was required“IT WAS just one of those days when everybody played tired. said Wayne“We started out to the park about 10:30, and then we had to drive back here And then the game didn't end until five.”The Colonels must have had enough energy in them to score 13 times on 13 hits, just enough to edge the Southside powerhouseRich Central’s Augie Palumbo led the offensive with three hits, while four of his teammates managed two. including Bremen's Mark Kinsella and Bob Daggy. Steve Ruzich lt;Rich Central) and Roy Bullard (Tinley Park).The big blow for the Colonels was Dag-gy's grand slam in the sixth inning, which landed in the same place as did many of his clouts during his high school playing days at BremenSUNDAY THE Colonels had a sloppy 6-2 win over.Mt. Greenwood. A trio of pitchers gave up 10 hits, as the Colonels trailed 2-0 before the bats woke up.Midlothian scored once in the fourth, twice in the fifth on Daggy’s double which scored Bullard and Rich Winfield, and three times in the sixth. Two of those runs scoring on Winfield’s triple, and the third on a single by Kinsella.Ron Banovich (Bremen) started the game and went three innings, giving up a run on four hits.Bob Steele (Bremen) duplicated the same stats in the next three innings, and Rich Central s Rob Henderson finished the game striking out three, walking three and surrendering two hits.
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Orland Park Star Herald
Orland Park, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 26, 1980
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