The Archive · 1941

Ist Battalion Drop Baseball Bombshell by Crushing Powerful 2nd Battalion 13-9

First Battalion finally broke their "jinx" and entered the win ¢olumn of the City Baseball League yesterday. afternoon &t the Race Course diamond when they trounced the highly-touted Second: Battalion squad by 13-9 in whet turbed oüt-tó be an unexpectedly exciting game from the viewpoint of the spectators as beth sides miadé numerous er: tors while extra base hits were plentiful with "Bull" Mertes taking the honours with a long circuit clout. into, deep centre field in the sixth inning, 5 Lu r vent the This win gave the First Battalion proved to BE a major upset as the their. Gest victorx of the. season apd to Duncan in right field and mae scored, on. the m. Klusendo then brought in and fun Second Battalion were expected to the inning on a threebagger by have little, difficulty in garnering, the Hofyathi encounter, Having taken the mesure The First Battalion Went on a hits gf. the Firat in two previous encoun-ting spree in inning third inning as Robinson started the inning off wi!

Batters' Field Day a double do right; Mu mex "s game as belli sides hitting was the highlight of ten fire' works by cloüt" ona fg Pack, one idi

extra base hits. The leading bitters td the "apple for mumeroùs centre fields "is. score Bagger between left Ed in the gamë were Klusendorf, ace Penick hit a sharp grounder to Mi Second sacker of the First Battalion, that was too hot for the shortstop Whg connected the pill for four hits Handle dnd Penick was wi in five trips to the plate and getting Klusendorf came in on the play.

when the First Battalion went wild a ex in the third trong

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