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Stings Beat El Campo 10-6 in First Frayin i mu i \cili \iu t;FL CAMPO Two big innings in which they pushed across a total of eight run* enabled theVictoria Sting new t* cop thenopening game of the season from the El Campo Kict bird* in ElCampo yesterday. 10 to 6.Ben Wilson held the mighty batsof the Ricebirds m check, giving tip only three hits* but seven mis-rues by his mates almost cost himthe hall gameThe Stings looked fairl Ini* pre*sive in their first outing of the year, and showed good potential. V few hall gamesshould sharpen up their infieldfonsideratdt and a Ian their hit-ting power The outfield is wellset J* far a^ “glove-men'’ are concerned luit the hitting of these men needs to he improved.hits, two bases on balls and a \ in t*Thlt;t:darted of!ithaI sacrifice Two of the runs were wild pitched across, j El Campo came back with a run ! in their half of the first, and the{Stingarees got one more in the! top of the second. But El Campo ’ came right back in the last of thej second to tie it up.! Thurman Wilcoxen started the ! frame with a Walk and went to | second on a wild pitch. Bill Trey-t big struck out, but Dickie Wood t smashed a clean single into right\ field to send Wilcoxcn across with ! the first run. Don Kumblev went | down swinging and J. C. Rod, t starting pitcher for the Birds, was {safe as the shortstop muffled his I grounder Then Delbert Motal j grounded a sharp single into right 1 field to fend Wood across. Bobbvv w . ' V: • - *e C hapa, Victoria right fielder, peg-* eed the ball wild backinto thtbang, pu ihing aeros three runs in the opening frame on two baseinfield, allowing it tv* get away from Rav Kalich and sending RodSCO I ILarry Ripple[ up to the catcher to end[Hippedthe innineNeither team scored in the thirdbut Victoria came back with one more in the fourth and the five m tht* fifth that won the ball■ game. ■ jChapa started it off as he went all the wav to second on the pitcher s wild throw to first base inan attempt to throw him out. DonI Glass w as called out on strikes,and Kenneth Lovd drew a bast* on balls Chapa in the meantime had tolen third, and then Lovu stole second Wilson walked, fill-in? the bases, but Chapa sewed a wild pitch, and Bobby Olin waspitch* ij grounder.Kalich then I tshed out ai -third tilt ol the afternoon, a bullet like drive into left field that lt;»« through the fielder's let's and allowed ill three men on the macks tt score and send
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 24, 1949
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