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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1951-07-26, Page 6r.• A • ..r PA.C4 $1.X. 4,11MITA., 4timisAtirsairri, I 11. . i•••••• • • srM. •Lirelc.N1:*••PENTTNE,Tly. LUCKNPW, ONTARIO • • amSRsDiNir4: JUW 26th, •• • • . • . , • , . • MERCURY "WRECK" RUNS WALK.ERTON BLANKS: DOWN 14E0IONNAIE,E84-1 LEGIONNAIRES 5-0...• :.•r$34.s.Set Mere, 4rY wreck- .. jalopy.heap or Wliat hayyou, • was hitting on high last, Thurs- day night•ond crashed the Luck - now. Legionnaires broadside for a 4-1 spill. It was ori the own speedway in Wingham '•:town.• park that they out-idan-. 4. oeuvered theLegl'Onnaires, by de.. tying most,I:every :regulation in • the book, and -got away with, it --,teinpora.rily :at least. ' CrosSet .`-`mechanids" must have (worked overtime An. rebuilding .,MOnday: night's ;wreek? for this iMportant Thursday night, heat. The speedway was lined with a ' record crowd Of roaring fans and when the dust and "dirt", had •'cleared the Meres had outlapped, the LegkonnaireS..4° to .1.—but un- • der Ord:test, andthis titrn§tile clicker' has been ordered re -run, • Which 'will •be causefor joy in Webster's Haberdashery, •n d Won't. cause too mudli grief, :we. wager; in ,CrOasers Greasery. ' .Hughie Hall, didn't have • A '1.161 • • • •In a . gam,e--before the largest :crowd •of the season, Walkertonblanked the Lucknow Legionnaires' 5-0 in the Caleclon7. ian Park on Tuesday. .' The Legionnaires never Seemed ' to be. in the, right spot. as the Walkerton nine baited, pomed and dribbled a total Of 11 hits .off Hughie wracked up 18 StrikeOuts .a d pitched good enough win the game, but • his suppOrt lacked We • spark and 'drive that you've' got have • *heti Plaxings ,the ,,fast and in- • spired ,Walkertonians: :Zuk's mates gave his errorless support as he scattered foto hits, three .of them two: baggers by. aiming, G. Chin and Miley, but which netted nothing: .Walkerton got one" ih the • 4th. H. Dentinger laid •one • down • which Hall fired high to first. ZUk lifted one .high b•ack of. 2nd Which fell for a double between three players, ScOring. Dentinger. ' In. the' 4th they, 'got two. More . as MacDonald popped„ back Of first and °Knox beat 'out a roller, doWn , firstbase line:. IL• Dent- inger drove in bOili.runnerS, •• • Walkerton salted it securely in the 6th.• L. Dentinger beat out 'a bunt, 'wept .to second on A'.passed • ball,and scored on 'Bradley's hit.•E MacDonald' dropped on .in left' in frdint of tGeorge Chin . and, a§ 'it rolled past -him, 'Bradley beat the throw to the ' plate ' a whisker. or .• rather,' didn't use it, •on. • Thursday night Arid gave Up 7 hits, while his • strikeout , :tally • clroPpecl.. to 13, -not bad at • that. • Until' Thursday night Hil had • . averaged 'about ,2 ,hits a.. game .for the first 12 games of the, • schedule and 'i7 to 20 strikeouts • • was a regular' occurrence, ' Sparidw had only three strike- , put§. but scattered .3 hits, .two:of thein ping to .Harold, Greer. who lashed a triple • in the. .8th for LucknOw's lone" '• Dour Won. It ' • Wingham won it; the third with Ddug •Aitchison the hero. With the bases loadedhe 'cracked double toleft that. drovte hree runs George Chin' was playing• a shallow field for thiq left -hand hitter .and Doug's fly, • was. too deep:for him to get, badk• • Terripieinan had grounded' out° -.4 • • .tall' 14.iddlemisa. Seli and . „• Crewson singlecl lb. succession Westlake drew.. his second walk in as iniany trips to ;load • the sacks. • Miley -made ,a • nice *catch of Groves' foul :to the screeri ani Aitchison cracked .out the pay-off hit. Gardner stru4 out. The 'Mercury's 4th: run M . the 5th 'was a gift.•:Seli .was safe on, an , error, but was, , retired On tgrewsOn's fielder's Choice. West - •••,lake was safe when Hall.bObbled - • his. burit .and tCrewson beat •the throw to third.. Miley had raced dowp. to back up third, and.:'With rio,;' One : moving .in't.to 'cover tile p a e, . it. ho • Walkerton: ' Knox 2nd, N. Dent+ inger cf, Craig ss, Zuk 'p, L.. Den- tinger lst, Bradley if, H. Denting- er 3rd, Lougleen rf, McDonald c., Lucknow. C. Greer rf,' G.,Chrn .lf, MileyHa1l p; H. Greer ,2nd, MacDonald ss, Cuming 3rd, Mid- dlemiss 1st,' AC Chin cf. Score Innings. , . r • ,h •e Walkerton . 006122 000---5: 11 0 1.1uckuoW ....., 000 000.000-4) ' 4 3. 1[40.riONNA,IltES WIN : PROTEST,:TO.,REpLAY GAME'.' The game in Wingham 'last Thursday ' night was played un-. der protest. by ithe Legionnaires after Sparravir, hadrefused t� do anything .about the piece of. tape on a finger of his pitching hand •-rwhich is quite contrary to the reigtUtationS a the .rule book •as was pointed. out in the quiddles around the mound, as 'the' garrie got .underway k The. umps , didn't .even bother to. have.the tape re•L MoVed ". to, take a • peak at the mp_cjigty and wt2t1,...ki:sai lied for play., to be resumed .ManAger Webster notified the •ball 'Limn that they were playirig under. protest._ • ' • ' .--. ' :. • 'Sparrow clisdaipfully.,.. ignored eyeryorie; and later in the game literally "fingered his nose at;the umps", by rubbing a ball„in:.•the dusted it off a .bit, and handed it back .to Sparrow. : • .., • : ,Still later in ., 'the • game the giraffe -like Crosset hurler walk-, ed 'over to the, bench, immersed his hand in •the water bucket, then returned to the inotind.and• ... PainStakingly 'dryed . off the hand with his red bandana.. •In the 8th when Hall §trucl.c• him cut on a 'thiuble. mind -up "'pitch, Sparroyi,'all but 'threw the: • ...timp out of the game› so vehern-,. Frilly did. he ,prd%est. The next inning Sparrow used the same • pitch to, retire Cuming and Was. all smirkover it, s. ''. . Butthat's what the crowd goes for ----and, it all pays off 'at` 'the. box office, ' ,* . ' . .,. League official's .in upholding Lucknow's ..prOtest, .pOinted out th; ,9.1 the Legionnaires were ' Otte justified, in ;their action.: The 'game has been ordered replayed Wingham • or' ,Friday; ,August 17th with the two teams splitting th,e (gate after -expenses, .. -• • The Management of the Leg,. ionnaires :has 'been ,officiallyqad- vised in corinectidn with 'the protest that, "This- decisibri was' reached,. On .the'• bas ' that the umpires ,erred on Mile 26, Section of the rule book". • . . ' Those Sensational ..day' Of the , * * * old' Bruce Baseball •League are ltucknow'S'Ione tally. came in the 8th. George Chin flied out to • centre field.. Miley walked and -a.dvariced when S'parrow' .threw, Hall. Out • at first, Harold Greer faced a long hit int left field - • _ • --Ltha..30,..,Apes)._,,•,,t_d_r, three. baSes, Miley searing.' Greer, overran • . bag at,:third. but, Gardner. drop- ped the ;ball Japer' tagging and • one, of the other Wingham • players .rushed • in to • arid • • • • try . . :hold Greer• .fr'om igetting :back to • • • • the sack while..they searched for the horgehide.. Which' was. under' Greer as he fungecl•, black to the. . • ' big. 'He had a . hold° on the sack - ; when Wingharn reddvered •'he • . •. • •bali. , The base; urn, 'who had: Viewed .:, 'the excitement froM, afar,: called Greer out; to end the: . Legionnaires' best• bid for runs. • Lucknew:'C. Greer rf, dh:t. lf,. Miley c, Hall p, EI. Greer 2nd, • , MacDonald s§.,• Cuming dlemiss ist,•°M. hin' cf. • • ,Wingham:',Templernan„lt Sell. Groves c, Aitehison 2nd, Gardrier 8rd, Sparrow pi; Foster cf. Hanna • • batted, for, Foster ancl Forton for TemPlernan in the 5th; • t 1' 1. af- }14 a„. " • • , . • V,' • •• ; 44 .ki;'•,; 4• $ •;.„1. ,;" • o SCiire by ,Iniings • • r h 6 Lucitn6w opo oio—1 3, 4 Wingham 003 010 00k,---4 7 ' .• . • * •to •4 • Merv, •si.illoot" Gateman; 'ac•e • pitcher fitkr. the Southampton, • • . •Fisherthen, ..has been underob- • , servation at Westininster •tat London, having: gone there- ' for lc -4'43s and 'a 'check -UP. be- cause of stotnach trouble that has been bothering him. • . ‘,. es • HOLYRpOD Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fields • of Lagoona Beach; California. visit- ed fpr, a few days ,with Ir., and Mrs. Ernest Ackert. • •Mr. and 1VIrs, • McKenzie' of •Leamington and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ackert of -Kincardine- visited at trneft •A:okert's on Monday, ' ••. ,• Islay Riddell of' Kipcardne • Township is visiting her sister, Mrs. Max Bushellrand Mr..Bush- Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith, • Har- old and Bobby spent Sunday with her: brOtheri: Mr.' and Mrs. ,A1ex Donaldson, TeeSwater. 1Vir. and Mrs. Jack Actsert ad Mr and Mrs. 'Raynard Ackert Ernest :spat a 'Week at Manitoiii-;„ 4ti: • • Mrand iiIrs:Jimmy O'Donnell' have as their.gtiests her mother, Mrs...Dineen and her niece; Doris Dineen of;kepilvt?orth... • SnowdenMiss :Mariiyn of Tor, onto is visiting per. aunt Mrs. George -Hiltz, Had DOtible Trouble VI . • r. and 'Mrs: 4 George Hiltz teriled the 'funeral 'of her, iinele: at ;Stayner. on Friday. On their returnjhey were accompanied by her. father, Mr. Fred Weatherall, Who is visit4.4, with them. ,Mr. Weatherall vclas bereaved, by the death -of. his wife Six Weeksago„, and about a week ago had his barn destroyed by fire • Move To New • Home • • Mr and Mrs. .Lloyd ; Ackert moved into theu new home the end. of the week. Their residence, is the former Meehanicrinstitute 'Hall at Holyrood :which they have renovated' rid ,MOdernized jnto ar"'attra'ctive ° hOrne on , recalled. by an item in ,the South- aniPtOn BeaCOn last week. Gdr- dpri Irwin .Was,pitching for !reps-. 'Walter that Season.- "Remember back 193:1when Southampton ancV•TeeSwater,•bottled to a 1 -all tie after 13. 'innings? It' Was the first game .."Lefty".:GOldsmith pitched for -Southampton; and he started off in. great style \by. strik- ing out.•.,27 men (9:. in the first three innings) and: alldvving only Six.: tuts His opponent Irwin; struck out 12 men, and allowed 12 hits. The lone 'Fisherinery tally. came in the • third :inning when Alf Brown.singied. JaPk, Wain 'was. ciiit . on a close play at first, Brown advancing to 2nd on the out'. Normy McKay then- singled to drive • Brown with the lone. run. The score:stood at 1,0 until the..nintli inning when Cassidy of Teeswater reached' first on.' a hit and 'scored 'when Indoe . • •' ,• • . 's . • PURPLE GROVE.- - -.miss. ,Sam Emerson underwent an operatign in Victoria Hospital, London. Her many: friends wish :her a• speedy recovery; Mr,. and Mrs. James Pwan , of London visited at the home,of Mr;1\4ilton-Stariley.last Mrs. Dan McDonald : of the, South. Line visited at the home. Of W..1104011 Stanley last 'week. ,Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robert, son and family of ZiOn visited at Mi. Calvin Robertson's on Sun- daY. ' • • • Mr. and Mrs. Burton 'Collins, Mary Lou and' John spent Sunday. 'with :Mr. Jerome Schrnid:' • , •• Mr. and Mrs. Jalin. Bell & Mr. ;and Mrs: 1VicLeary Bell were vis- itors lat week ,at the home of their daughter, 1VIrS., George Em- erson; J•r. '. ,,*: ;F• ' ••••.. • Mr. and Mrs"' Don, 1VICCosh . and • family .visited 'with Mr. 'Walter Forster' recently, ,AnnettaForster returning with them for .sorne holidaYs. • •• • . ' • • • • . . main.There4will be a mod- ern. apartment On the 2nd floor. • Miss Shirley. MaCCallurri . of Listowel is visiting With ,her sis, ter, Mrs. Lloyd Ackert. and .Mr. •Ackert • • . • . , . • • . . • • • • Ke8114..$11EA., • . • The Kairshea Women's insc, • tute held their regular 4neeting on the evening Qf July' 10th in ilk the 6th' school hOtise, with Mrs; Chadwick and Mrs, liOss.nacMil- lan hoste.S$ea. ' 414,17§.._140ey Houston presided :ior the meeting, which Opened by singing the Ode,. and repeating the, 1orcl's prayer. During file ousi, ness part' of themeeting a. .mitiee was appointed •to arrange for a bus trip. to. 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