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By
DON 'O'BRIEN
(Citizens News Sportswriter)
SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFF TONIGHT
Linc Rohfritsch's Lincolns and Tom Rawlings's Lumber -
kings meet tonight in what will have to be the deciding
game for the Huron -Perth Baseball League championship. After
the best our out of seven series failed to produce a winner,
the league officials and the O.B.A. demanded that a sudden -
death playoff take place on the Zurich diamond tonight. This
crucial contest could also be considered. a replay of the third
game of the series which resulted in a 7-7 tie.
Ron Heller, .the ace of the 'Kings pitching staff, will be
ion the mound for the locals. He will probably be opposed by
Mitchell veteran, Bill Gatenby, who has seen action in only one
'game in the series.
Both teams hope to be at full strength for tonight's game.
Doug "Red" Theander., a real hustler, is expected back to fill
the gap left at the shortstop's position when he was moved
to Chatham. The Lincolns will have big Doug Aitcheson in
the line-up again. Incidentally, this same Aitcheson certainly
made the fielding gem of the last game when he leaped into
the fence to rob Gerry Bell of, what looked to be, a sure
home run.
Don't Miss this one! See you tonite!
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LINCOLNS FIGHT .8AGK TO TIE SERIES
When the Mitchell Lincolns defeated the 'Kings 6-2 on
Monday night to tie the best four out of seven series they
climaxed an uphill climb that has seen them come from behind
three times to take away seemingly certain Lumberking victories.
Bases loaded singles and •a grand slam homer were the major
reasons for these upsets.
Nevertheless, the locals are quite confident that Heller's
strong right arm will lead them to victory. In addition, the
'Kings got a bad game out of their systems on Monday night,
and with several of the locals overdue in the hitting depart-
ment the odds certainly point toward a victory on the home
:front,
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SPORTS POST SCRIPTS
Season Tickets Not Vaiki Te -Night
Since to -night's game with the Mitchell Lincolns is a sudden
'death contest the gate receipts will be split between the two
'teams. Therefore, in 'all fairness to the visiting club, season
ticket holders will also be required to pay the 50 -cent admission
fee. Incidentally, season ticket holders who have attended all
;home games have already saved two dollars since the locals
have now played fourteen home games.
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Hats Off To-
-George Coveney, steady Mitchell second sacker, for his
two out, last inning grand slam home run to defeat the locals
9-8 in the fifth contest;
—Ron Heller, for his fine pitching performance in the sixth
game which the 'Kings won 8-3.
k * 8: 1
More Home Runs — Lower Averages
In 1930 the major leagues had 76 regulars and 37 part-
' timers who hit over the .300 mark. The National League had a
league batting average of .303 with six clubs hitting over .300.
This year, by comparison, Milwaukee has the highest club aver-
age with .269. The National League batting average now
hovers around the .260 mark. At the present time the major
leagues have only 36 players hitting over .300. However, the
majors of 1930 only hit about two-thirds the number of home
runs that are now compiled in baseball year.
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In a Glass by Himself
Dizzy Dean stories are legend. There's the one about his
hillbilly pitching days in Arkansas. The rival nine, determined
to stop Diz, got to the park early and sprinkled broken glass
around the diamond. Dizzy, barefooted, pitched six innings
before Ietting out any resemblance of a squawk. Then he yelled
to his manager: "Hey, Joe, you'd better get this broken glass
outta here, It's cuttin' up the ball."
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PAGIE; ELEVEN
7th GAME--
Mitchell land Zurich End Series in Tie,
Play 'Deciding Game in Zurich To -rite
Mitchell. Liinaoins made the angst
of sig: Zurich errors and eight
bases on balls to give the 'Kings
a 6-2 setback in the seventh game
of the besteof-seven series for the
Huron Perth Intermediate "C"
title, played in Zurich., on Monday
night. The victory tied the teams
at three wins each, with one game
tied.
A sudden death gamne to decide
wQviah team goes on into OBA
playdowns will be played in Zu-
rich on Wednesday night at 5 p.m.
Even though they authit the
Lincolns 11-6, Zurich could not
produce the hats when they needed
them, leaving 13 men on bases.
Meanwhile Mitchell collected only
sfix hits, scoring most of their
runs on walks and errors.
Mitchell jannped into an early
first inning lead, scoring two runs
on three walks and a single. They
added one mare in the fourth on
two singles and an error and push-
ed three more across in the sixth
on en error, three bases on balls
and a double.
Zurich scored their two runs
in the sixth when they had four
successive singles. Time and time
again they had runners iii scaring
position, but could not get the hits
when they needed 'them.
Ann Meyer started an the mound
for Zurich, and gave up only five
hits in the six innings he pitched.
However, he walked seven Mit-
chell batters. Bob White came on
in relief, and pitohed the last two
innings, giving up only ane hit
and walking one.
Lumberkiiigs Beat
Mitchell. In Sixth
Game of Series
(Continued from Page 10)
ful Lincolns. Ron Heller started
the game, and pitched very goad
ball until sickness forced him to
quit in the sixth limning-. He gave
up only five hits in the time he
worked, and struck out six Mit-
chell batters.
Bab Whiite came on in relief
and gave way to Don O'Brien after
facing only four batters. O'Brien
gave up only two hits in the rest
of the game, and struck out the
last two men to face him in the
last inning. It was sweet revenge
for Don to strike out George Cove -
nay, who in the previous game haci
hit the grand slam home run off
him.
Buster Brown started for Mit-
chell and was taken out in favour
of "Porky" Wallace in the sixth
inning, after Zurich had gotten
all eight hits off his offerings.
ZURICH AB R
Doug O'Brien, 2b 4 2
Don O'Brien, ib, p 5 1
Bruce Moir, cf 4 1
Bill Yungblut, 3b & 0
Arn Meyer, if, ss 4 0
Gerry Bell, rf 4 1
Red Theander, ss ...,3 2
Ben Gignac, if .. •0 0
Toni Rawlings, c 2 1
Ran Heller, p 1 0
Bob White, p, ib 1 0
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2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
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0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
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TOTALS--- 31 8 8
MITCHELL AB R
Coiquhoun, rf ..... 4 0
Ataheson, if 5 1
aoveney, 2b 5 1
Saxton, c 3 0
Rahfrietch, cf ... 2 1
Pauli, 1;b 3 0
Noble, ss ................ 4 0
Smith, 3b 2 0
•Gatenby, 3b 1 0
Brown, •p 3 0
Wallace, ;p 11 0
1
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2
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TOTALS-- 33 3 8 5
R H E
Zurich 000 203 03 -- 8 8 3
Mitchell. 000 002 10 — 3 8 5
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,Bob1
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ell and pitched good ball until the
sixth inning, when the 'Kings
jumped on hiien far four hits in
a row, Up until then he had given
up only three hits. Buster Brawn
finished the gaane for the Lin-
eable.
Toon Rawlings led the Zurich
team at bat, smashing out a doub-
le and twa Singles in four times
at bat. Arn Meyer and Bill. Yung-
blut 'each bad two hits, one of
Meyer's +being a double.
Pauli and Noble were, the only
Mitchell, batters . to hit safely
more than once.
" MITCHELL •
' . AB R II L+`
Wallace, rf 5 0 1 0
Aachesan, If ........ 3 1 0 1
Coveney, 2b 3 2 0 1
Saxton, c 11 1 0 0
Rohfritsch, cf 3 0 1 0
Pauli, 1:b 5 0 2 0
Sadler, p 4 0 0 0
Brawn, p 0 0 0 0
Noble ss ... •..........
Smith, 3b 4 1
4 1
2 1
0 0
TOTALS-- 32 6 6 3
ZURICH AB R H E
Doug O'Brien, 2b 5 01 0 1
Don O'Brien, ss ..,5 0 1 1
Moir, of 4 0 1 1.
YungleInt, 3b 4 1 21 0
Meyer, p, If 4 1 2 0
Bell, bf, rf 4 0 1 1
Rawlings, c 4 01 3 0
Heller, lb 4 0 0 2
White, rf, p 3 0 1 0
TOTALS-- 37 2 11 6
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Mitchell 200 103 00 — 6 6' 3
Zurich 000 002 00 — 2 1.11 6
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