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Kecon Iroop WinsCome From Behind To Upset The 395th In Hard 10-Inning ContestuDivision Band Plays Stirling Tunes For Large Crowd Between InningsThe small, game, but determined 99th Reconnaissance Troop reigns as the 99th Division Base-* iball Champions by its surprising 3-2 upset of the powerful 395th Infantry nine in an extra-nning game played on the 32-ith Engineers Field last Thursday afternoon. After trailing for• • i • •seven innings 2-0. the Recons Lied the score in the eighth and scored the deciding tally in the tenth.,A11 the color of a world series prevailed. The 99th Division Band, under the direction of♦Mr. Daniel A. Kyser, played ill the rousing music baseball fans love to hear between inn-ngs. The Reconnaissance Troop narched to the field with gui-ions waving and were there to• « • % “ 4 w • • 9T»a1 A « Wt M M M MM _plenty of time, but Morga dropped the ball.In the 6th inning, Wilhelr singled to center, stole secon and scored on Book’s wild throx of Fernandez’s grounder. Wit this two-run lead it looked lik the 395th had the game on iclt; because the Recons hadn’t reach ed Frobotta for a single (hi1 Then came the rude awakeningStringfellow, the Recon’s firs batter in the 8th drew a base o balls, Penich drove a liner t left field which Kilgore, 395t! left-fielder, dropped after a hari run, putting Stringfellow oi third and Penich on second. Boo] sent a short fly to right jfieD which was taken by Raxnage wb threw to third, doubling u] Penich, Stripgfellow scoring oi the play. Herscha singled to left stole second, and scored on Da. ... - “ Vvidson’s clutch-double to left Davidson went to third anlt; Brunner erot to first when En
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Sep 15, 1943
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