The Archive · 1939

Two Important Baseball Games Are Scheduled

Amateurs Have Chance to Take Lead in League

Two of the most important games in the first round of the City Baseball League will be played when the Amateurs meet the Second Battalion today. starting at 3.30 p.m., and the First Battalion play the Headquarters Troop tomorrow, commencing at 2 pin.

The civilians must beat the Second nine this afternoon in order to be New York, June 15.

EFTY Gomez the lanky Castilian of New York Yankees, had 4 to turn in his best performance of the year today to win a Baseball pitching victory over the Cleveland Indians 1-0.

Gomez struck out three men and walked two.

He yielded only four hits. fourth inning.

Chicago won both ends of a double header over the Senators in Washington 5-1 and 4-2.

Infield singles by Bob Prichard and George Case in the opening game ruined what might have been a no-hit pitching performance by Jack Knott.

Gerald Walker clouted three nits in tve trips to the plate, including a homer with one on base. An error by Johnny Lewis in the eighth inning paved the way for the Sox to take their second victory of the day.

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