In the eleventh inning the Second Battalion could not do a thing, although Welch slugged a two-bagger with no one on base. For the opposing team, this last session turned out to be the winner. Olsen grounded to Winchester at short but the latter threw wild by a scant foot and the batter reached first safely. He stole second as Goush batted. The second baseman fanned but Orzech walked to, first. Then came the clouting Rai who lost no time tomake a sacrifice bunt. The ball popped out to second and Olsen came tearing down for the winning tally.
Col. C. F. B, Price pitched the first oficial ball to inaugurate the 1938 season. Col. Cates was at the receiving end, with Col. Pierce in the capacity of an arbiter
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