The Archive · 1938

All Stars Trounce Marines Again

L. Carson "Leads Attack In Softball Contest at Columbia Club The All Star civilian softball team again proved too strong for the Battalion, champions of the Fourth U.S. Marine League, as they Scored a decisive victory yesterday afternoon on the Columbia Country Club diamond by a score of 8-3.

Lewis Carson, who was absent in the previous game in which the civilians won by 6-3, played a leading pert in the attack when he batted a 1,000 per cent. in his four trips to the plate. Next to shine with the Sfick were Owen Krause, also an absentee in the first game, and Bill Fielden. Both singled twice in four times at bat, Bill Lamneck, captain Of the team, was missing because of illness.

Dipizol of whom the Marines spoke highly got into hot water in the fifth inning in which he cracked up and allowed four runs to be chalked up against him. He lasted until the ninth frame when Gemelka was rushed in to do relief work.

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