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FREEPORT STARS ARE DEFEATED BY HDDSEOF DAVIDINVADERS HAVE EASY TIM!TAKING 8 TO 0 TILT; LES HILL FEATURESFreeport's all star baseball tear? afforded but little opposition for thlt; original House of David team a Taylor park Saturday afternoon anc ns a result the long-haired boy; walked away with an 8 to 0 victory Tin; Free porters could have counter a run, hut Reed Pearson, who tool up the pitching duties after Jimm: Dnmo had been walloped nil ovc the lot, failed to touch third basi as lie rounded the far corner ti score on Butler’s triple. The color* boy apparently does not know Ihft bases are placed on ball diamond, to be touched by runners, rathe: than skipped.Freeport got some consolatloi from the fact that their great cen ter fielder, Les Hill, pulled the fea tine play of the day. This particu lar catch, together with the on mado by Los against Beloit som weeks ago, should go down in his fcory as ranking with the most re markable plays ever made on th Taylor park field, With two mei on bases and two down one of thi bo-whiskcred sluggers drilled a lom drive into right center. Hill made i long, hard run and then leaped up reaching above the canvas to grnl the ball with one hand Just as i was about to soar out of the park As a matter of fact the ball was i few Inches beyond the fence as HU was reaching far backward when hi made the play. He was given a grea ovation by the crowd and the visit Ing team ns well. In the Beloit garni a few weeks ago Hill made ft Ion; run and dive to catch a drive anlt; save the game for Terra Aqua, whi played that day, Russ Dlssmeler alsi cnmo in for some honors by hi groat fielding at shortstop. He alsi drove a long two-bagger against th left field canyns that failed being i homo run by a matter of inches, 'Topper GameTine popper game exhibition of fercd by old Doc Tally, who pitchei for the visitors', Anderson and Tuck or entertained the crowd thorough ly and appeared to be closer to per faction than any similar cxhibitio: ever offered here,Tally, who has been with th House of David team for the pas seventeen years, pitched a fin game. Ho had the .locals complctcl fooled* with his wide outcurve, use for third , .strikes, despite the fnc that ho telegraphed the pitch o every occasion,Jimmy Dame started pitching fc the home club, but gave up five run in the first, inning and then retire* in favor of Pearson, who did a mucl better Job of It,
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Mon, Sep 10, 1934
Page 11
Full Page
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Michael W.
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