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Anwelt CapturesSlo-Pitch CrownFITCHBURG — The Anwett Americans outalugged Knight*of Columbus No. 99, 17 to 12 Tuesday night to win the Fitchburg City Softball League slo pitch double elimination tournament title at Coolldge Park,In the semi-fast pitch division □r the tourney, Slattery’* bopped the British AmericanLeominster BRL TryoutsScheduledLEOMINSTER — Leominster Babe Ruth League tryouts win he held (his Saturday sad Sunday, Sept. IS and 11, at 1 p.m. at the BRL field.Boys and girls whose laii name* fcegLa In A through M win try sal #a Saturday, and boyt i«) girts with last names N thmtjghZm Smday.The tryouts are open to all boys and girls aged 13 through 15 who are not now Involved In the Babe Ruth program.liClub 10 to 3 to move Into the finals against unbeaten MAM Variety. The two rivals will meet tonight at $:30 at Coolidgb, and a win by the Varietymen will clinch the double elimination championship,If Slattery’s wins, the final game will be played Thursday at Cochdge Park.Jim Bourque, who announced his retirement as an active player following the game, and Walt Smith each pounded out four single* In five trips to the plate to lead a 22-hlt Anwelt assault, Anwelt put the game on ice with a nine-run sixth inning explosion.Gary Casey chipped in with a lingle, 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 Bafeiy.The Knights aocked IB hits, wllh Walt Worthley slashing a triple and two singles, and Dave McCaffery, Ken Ledger and Dave Bedard adding three singles apiece, Tim Leary had a pair of uingles.Dumb Casey was the winner, ud Bedard took the loss.Anwelt. 113-129-0—17-22-5
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Sentinel and Enterprise
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Sep 07, 1977
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