The Archive · 1941

Y" Cubs Improves Position

The "Y" Cubs bear mention for the whirlwind style they have taken hold of themselves to rise from the lowly Sixth and Atih places to the present ber of Commerce players for the fourth ion, nosing out the Cham-post They have ten victories and five set-backs to their record, while the Racers above them have ten

boys have been unfortunate lately in triumphs and three losses The "YY having to struggle through too many with the second half of the ning still unplayed.

The two top ranking teams of the "A" Division ladies softball league came to close grips during each inning, but the four runs taken by the Pnritems in the second un-quod a fielding, were unable to set the Erin Villas who, despite Eileen iw even with their opponents.

The Erin Villa took their turn at the bat first, but were soon put out by the accurate fielding of the Portuguese who came in to open the scoring with one run. The Erin Villa next took two, but the Portuguese wielded the bat with a ven-glance and chalked up four.

At the opening of the fifth the score was 5-3, in favour of the Portuguese rogation who held their opponents and took another run during the second half of this lining. Erin Villas then retaliate ed by scoring one in the sixth and quitting the tuguese out before they could complete the circuit. The seventh inning saw some heavy batting by the Erin-Villas who made two more but through some tough breaks were unable to draw level, board showing 1-6 "with the Pores: guese team ahead. usual Treated the spectators v ith some Margaret Oliveria of the A.S.P. as

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Star players for the Erins were Pris Remedios who hit a three-bagger im the sixth inning, and Lily Beale, who stood behind the hom, plate.

The teams were as follows: tied affairs which extra innings have tailed to dissolve, If the weather continues to smile on the different playing fields throughout the city, the men's sottthe Flook

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