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1HOUSE OF DAVID PLAY 4 TO 4 GAMELONO-HAIREO MEN TIE UP COUNT IN NINTH, PLAY AGAIN TONIGHTBad baseball In the ninth inning, on the part of the Term Aqur- baseball team, gave the House of Dnvid club a 4 to 4 tic with the Freeport-ers nt Taylor park Inst night. The game was called at the close of the ninth Inning owing to darkness, The Freeport players outhit their long-haired opponents by a margin of 8 to 7. The home club had a lead of 4 to 2 starting the ninth and it appeared as though the contest was In the sack for Jlggs Butler, local pitcher, However, the House of David boys cracked two fly balls into right field, each of which should have been an out«nnd aided by an error by Jurgensmeler, playing third, the visitors counted two runs t.o deadlock the tilt. Hie Pretzels were unable to register in their half of the final frame. It was a tough one for Butler to lose but, tbe Terra Aqua Ace .took the affair with good grace.Hnd either of the two balls hit into right been caught the Freeport club would have remained on the long end of the count. It must be said In justice to the right fielder that he is accustomed to playing the infield nud merely filled in due to the fact that Jim Krueger, regular fielder, was unable to play. Krueger will be In the game tonight, however, when the clubs again clash at Taylor park nt 5:15 o'clock.Les Hill. Freeport center fielder, was the hitting nee of the day with three binglcs, getting two singles and a triple. Butler secured two of the Terra Aqua hits while Dew-hirst gnrnered a pair for the House of David.The invaders scored two runs in the second inning when Gilbert, who pitched a nice game of ball, tripled with two on. All In all the be-whiskorod bunch proved a gentlemanly nggregntlon of ball tossers and put up a good exhibition. Their pepper game at the end of the seventh Inning brought much applause. Freeport hnd not had a hit until the fourth when they combined safe blows with errors and counted nil of their runs. The box score:. Terra Aqua (4)ABRHStover, 2b..........00Murphy, rf.........00Butler, p............12Hill, cf.'...........13Arndt, If...........310J. Jurgensmeler, 3b, .,.. 400Ellis, ss............... 411O'Bryan, ..........01Fechtcr, lb,........01Totals.............48House of David (4)ABRHWilliams, ss.......501Smith, 2b. ..... ... ..00Deal, c....... ........ 401Flnton, If..........00Harrison, 3b.......... 401Wright, cf..........400Dcwhlrst rf.........22Heckman lb........21Gilbert p...........01Bush 2b...........00Totals............47Score by inings:House Of David .... 020 000 002—4Terra Aqua ....... 000 400 000—4Two base hits—Ellis.Three base hits—Hill, Harrison, Gilbert.Struck out—By Gilbert, 8; by Butler, 3.Bases, on balls—Off Gilbert, 1; Butler, 2,
Newspaper Details
Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Fri, May 25, 1934
Page 17
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael W.
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