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Anwelt CapturesSlo-Pitch CrownOTlAlHIFITCHBURG — The Anwett Americana outalugged Knight*of Columbia No. 99, 17 to 12 Tuesday night to win the FitacCBchburt City Softbsll League slo* lifloTnatpitch double elimination tournament Utle at Coolldge Park, ,In the aemi-faat pitch division □ r the tourney, Slattery's bopped the British AmericanhiLiRyiLeominster BRL Tryouts ScheduledLEOMINSTER — Leominster Babe Ruth League tryouts win he beM (hit Saturday aid * Sunday, Sept. 10 and II, at 1 p.m. at tike BRL field.Boys aad girls whose last names WgLa in A through M will try am #a Saturday, and boys aad girts wktk lam names N throng* ZeaSanday.Tat tryouts are open to all boys and girls aged 13 through IS who are not now Involved In the Babe Ruth program.Loiselle Wins At MonadnockSWANZEY, N.H. — Phil Loielle of Fitchburg won the featured Lumberman's Trophy Race to highlight holiday activities at the Monadnock SpeMway.Loiselle, who won an earlier heat, edged opt Allen Monette cf Westminster for the UUe, while Pete Frandaca placed sixth.Loiselle is currently tied for third place in points Ln hka division.Gnon-Club 10 to 3 to move Into the finals against unbeaten MJrM Variety. The two rivals will meet tonight at $!30 at Coolidgh, and a win by the VariKymen will clinch the doubleelimination championship.If Slattery’s wins, the final game will be played Thursdayat Cooljdge Park.Jim Bourque, who announced hta retirement as an active player following the game, and Walt Smith each pounded out four singles Ln five tripe lo the plate to lead a 22-fclt Anwelt esault. Anwelt put the game on ice with a nJne-mn sixth inning explosion.Gary Casey chipped in with a single, double, ana triple, Bob Obea had two singles and a triple and Dennis Casey and Butch Bessette collected two singles apiece for the Americans. In all, 10 players in the Anwelt lineup hit Bafely.The Krughta socked IB hits, with Walt Worthley slashing a triple and two singles, and Dave McCaffery, Ken Ledger and Dave BecLerd adding three singles apiece. Tim Leary had a pair «rf tingles.Dennis Casey was the winner, and Bedard took the loss.Anwelt 113-129-0—17-22-5KofC 2M-C03-3—12-19-5A ■even-run third inning combined with the aeven-h'.t pitching of Punky Pleton carried SUttery’B Into the championship round.' Steve Makte and Ron Lublanez each crushedasingle and home run for the Tavern-men and Mickey Herrick chjjiped in with a pair of,Dennis BeUiveau and Steve Cfcrffi eac* dngled twice for the Britishers.BAC 000-3000—3-7-3Slattery's 007003- x—10-10-1C/AniAMfjl
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Sentinel and Enterprise
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Sep 07, 1977
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