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Ml gjl'ijiiliw im aMij*. l.fcjiW fll'ft.' w.-ft ^Hnniday* J«ly 10,19*7 -- ^ ^ * £ «• ^ v h* * , * <•' ,v ^ * *V T '» m HcHKRXY PLAUfDlALSI r~ ^T^ Vf^p, f & <* 3iv % ^ I „ r jf ^ J.* -Ai & »| ^ ^ ?• f * by EARL R. WALSH It's a site <Uy . . . thit Hookey Day. You canj>lay rolf, grander up in ihe woods for rerresnments and ilnging or jut sit around. It's a day for relaxation and a barrel of fun. - Miller mads ft favorable impression in a try-out by the Chicago Cufo last week and was asked to attend a baseball school at Peru, Indiana. "Sonny" decided against this plan, but has not given up the ides of Entering organized baseball. ,. One of our readers who sticks . _ .frith us in all his travels, Freddie; The Shamrocks lost another Of Mueller, sends a clipping from the those games last Sunday at JohnsjLlbany (Ga.) Herald, picturing Lor-! burg. Both teams made errors, but iaine Henechel of Mcfienry. ithe McHenry boys picked choice - He didn't say it was for publics- spots for their mis-cues. Uon, but what the heck! Here s Fred- j • die's letter. It carries other inter- j • Outfielding was good on both ~ ecting items in addition to beautiful teams. Both center fielders, expericirls: j enced the same thing in having the i/ear Earl: (infielders race back too far . . I am enclosing a picture found in , with the result that each team got the local paper way down nodth. a bargain hit, McHenry* gets publicity in the nicest ways, doesn't it?_ Naturally, I was Sfffienry fans bl«n«;'/«* *H onto OVER MUEMY Shamrocks Blow Lead; , . O. Jackson Homers, Art Drives in Winning Ron The same old story in the same old ELGIN A. C. TEAM HANDS SHAMROCKS A 7-5 SETBACK ON 4tfc fast, made a diving catch, rolled over and came up with the ball. Ted caught Tom iBolger's drive out of the tree in the eighth. • • Well, here we are in the last of the ninth and'here's what happened. Howie Freund hit to center. Harry Freund hit safely. Wally Smith struck out. Bud Meyer forced Harry Freund, Conway to Crouch, who took over second base in the ninth. With two down, George Jackson bounced to Jim Larkin at third. Larkin made a nice pickup, but his throw was wide enough to pull Sonny Miller off the bag. Howie Freund scored the tying run on the error. Art way. McHenry's Shamrocks had a J4c,kson„ then u ^to the plate game in the teg at Johnsburg last ? nc\ ?e . * u - i center field -t -- n--». vw Sunday, then lost in the ninth," 6 to 6.' 1rKJV BMAA,.1 V® iTlkA t hlea « ww>i nAn#i nfgh nr uJn> «atn d make FreWu. ndI in thte eig«hth. .in.n in9g INJURED BY CAB IN MHMMfs Mrs. Elizabeth iFlala of Wonder In loving remembrance Lake had the misfortune to be! learirIni}^ier *n^ knocked down on Saturday, July 6, A' W»lter-»' T i . M i d t h a t p i t c h e r , c a n ' t h i t j U s d T " v ™ 1 " * J t or ««,'t »uppo«j «. B«t, x» z mMi by a car driven by Melvin Thomp-! »g son of 905 Tappan street, Woodstock,' . „ 4. « - \ tnais! when she attempted to cross the how the Elgin A. C. mound staff! street from the A & P store in that years agpo, July 8, 1944... three sildren and Grand crossed up the Shamrocks here on! to"the narV~ *"*** is-**!!? - «* bSwr 'ussrat wmw- .** ss Easted drives into the weeds for omers. And Elgin won by a 7 to 5 score. It's true that either might hive been held to less than roundtrippers if our outfielders could have fdund the ball in the weeds, but both blows were on the nose. Jim Larkin started on the hill for McHenry, but gave way to Richard himself the hero of the day. bombarded with "Da you know her ?" erro„. yfe haVe different Mens. Did I nj^"in"the firet fiVinnir^ WWW 5^ Meye^ rI those Yankee gals are you „otice that McHenry held a nice1 " t"r n H * Just about the time I get concen- to victory until Father Neidert production in the sixth. send "Boy, 0. K.r . -- . . . W1C onainrocKS lea O to U lead and appeared well on the way | until Johnsburg started their run ~ tn vi<»t/\rv until FfitKpr NpiH^rt i AL. _• aL Murphy wasn't the pitcher he w*s . . a few weeks ago w,hen he lost a , . . - AD heart-breaker to the same team after! „ • 7~Ji A" striking out 17 batters, but he could Sowle i?reu j* _b 2 have had a victory if his mates "a"y A hadn't committed a couple of errors W. Smith, lb .... When they hurt. Meyers, ss .- *» , . .. ' . „ ... . G. Jackson, cf ...3. T«Jl »T y ^ * ilf hard-hitting A. Jackson, 2b 4 Johnsburg nine to two hits and no e Meyers, rf ! ' . 4;'"" ,, , , - , - Pitzen. If i„...;.«i.».......4 " more . . . the Shamrocks led 6 to 0 jj. Miller, p .......5 ..5- R 1 1 i ® 0 1 i ta-ating on another line, a P.-80 showed up 6n the Johnsburg bench?! Bud Miller had # roni?h timo flashes by our place here, and being if VftI1 cumrA»u PTOr poinir • rough time m iby-like and curious, I have to jump beat Johnsbure- vou will have to do' 1*-nin u-«. e" . » ....... and lme Sundav w^en^at^r NeMert S ^ a /u°r three ™n*' S. Miller, \b „X. because I'm telling you, if you've jj 3^? ^ F*^ N"***< \ ^^°„Vld P^: J. Larkin, 3b «nd see (if there's still time to see) jt POme • never seen a jet-job they ate really something. No truer saying than lis is a fast plane coming, wasn't Totals «, „ McHenry McHenry] (^,nway, ss I Funk weakened in the sixth and lost control. Featuring two perfectly executed sque&e bunts by Wagner and McCracken, the Shamrocks put 2 j o v e r f o u r r u n s t o go i n t o a 5 - 4 1 i lead. ~ " i 2 Elgin picked upi a run per inniag j from, here .on and Lefty Andrews! kept the McHenry swingers in check, j Lange got all the way around in! _ |he ninth on another. one of those I 0 weed assists, but the run wasn't n e e d e d f o r v i c t o r y . He s e n t a h o p - j ' j j , •••> u. LiarMP, ou , gressed and was in complete control H StiHinir If. „ ! in the last three innings. McCracken' cf - .r Thought we c-o uld report-- full -- de- With Johnsbi ur_g. i runners on second T'• Rdunilswcir* '^-»h - 4 . > t s »!" There is a large airfield here tails on_a big "Jackrabbit Shoot at and third and only one out in the Crouch. 2b J&U. And eo I get to see all types . . . the McHenry Sportsmen's Club but; second inning .Murphy settled down C,. Larkin, rf new, old, large and small. Every J"11 to wait another week be- to escape without any runs scoring. Wagner, c time I take a look at those B-29's fore their Pla?8 are complete AU( Shamrocks Take Lead Murphy, p I am more than convinced that I'd;we S,av ^ H*1 the | Jerry Larkin touched off McHenry's: . -- Wither have them on our side thanimlmbe5s hav® * T °f hfad: w'th • single to. Totals 36 gainst us. I aches trying to get that carload of i right in the third, but was thrown Sorry I didnt get to chat with jackra^bits- out from Harry Freund to Art Jack-' n r ^ou when I was home recently. May-: -- Ison ®,n L ^ye<* attempt to reach "r be town be! dear after Murphy there a little longer. Regards to the editor and his "wife could start their ® £!Tl1 M.Urphy h J ome ers. »«• 1- -ii iwitn a single and hiked to second on ®V ....4 ....0 -...4:-' ..,.4 2 L next time I come to towi^ I'll be i We were so pleased that our dear | eecond^after Wagner fanned. Murphy! their: a ^liM.Urphy ^ome er? T^bmse n.v» and you might mention to vacation trip this week. After all, [ tu f s^ond on . . Hom^-iwn* G -ferenda" the change i„ address, as it had been four long years since tbe fonnylMiHer duphcat-^gj™- G. I do enjoy "Ye Olde" Plai»deri«r.. ithey h«l t*en a trip . . .And. of * JaSsoT StoScl ...»...37^_ -6 11 j per to third that bounced away from, AB K „ „ H f Larkin at a right angle and. rested i 'f4 J*bjf'e cou^ find the bJamedj .....4 0 - J !• The game was a lively battle with, « tie uprisings throughout. t> !" Morrison was the hitter of the| •i:!fay with three singles and a double. I Ojjlowever, McHenry fans were much' _i'impres8pd by the easy swing and fwrist action as demonstrated by the ft visitor's right fielder, Banks. He j-j drove two doubles over Harry Still- . _ . v ing's head in left field. , SCM« by Innings | Elgin A. C . -- 7 AB R H 003 101 000 -- 5 Cooper, 2b ..5 0 2 000 001 212 -- 6 Lange. cf , 5 1 0 ases: H. Stilling, B. Mey- i Homuth, lb :r. .».._ ........5 I~ ^ase hits: Murphy, G. Lar-' Morrison, ss 5 2 Jackson. Double Tennant, c ft Harry Freund to Banks, rf 3 BIG ALL-STAR AMATEUR BOUTS ROUND LAKE ARENA '<*'. fjt" j' 8:30 P.M. Ringside -- $1.50 plus tlx General Admission -r- f 1.00 plus tax SfituUo^md by Round Jtak* Pa*k MiU (21mI •v ' ; "A '•$ i- "%$•: '• S+% • \*"£Y -•£^1 • '"1: r "• •-M course, we great time easy. ?• i °, Jim Larkin, only he reached third Art Jackson. Struck out by: B. Mil- Hopp, Sb 4 Wl flT t.!! J when the throw-in rouS to the 2= *»n>hy, 8. Bases on balls Andrews If - p ......4 for 8. I.H. to take »t jScreen McHenrv led 8 toO. off: B. Miller, 1; Murphy, 2. jFunk, p. If _.4 In the fourth, .BO long. FHEDOf &MI7ELLER* Bob Frisby, Jr., says this flying disc stuff is nothing new to those who have been readers of "Maggie and and then another pops up and we're ~ J*.""®*'. - - •-•v-- -- a t /IAWATTTV rovm n«a* i 4-w*** t# »iia tiAaa mm Holder 8 nit and ciinc nomc on Wtf-1 FOR ALOONQUlN NEXT 0 1 A McHenry picked TIHJ., what^ happen.? 0»« thi_n» J," KS! SmOOTMI TO PITCH feiiggB'* during the years past. We are bejgmning to feel much nfer on the highways. It was pre working harder than if the boss were here to drive us SUNDAY AT McHENEY his „ - - - -- , W e l l , w e h o p e t h e -- ®cted that 275 people would die in meet too many Democrats on , aeddtents over the holiday, travels. He's had a rough time over Eqt orl HJf *• ."*? Only 244 were taken! iall those Truman vetoes. Bet now ,0*^ U.r!t,n »cr#" the piste. ' _ , -- i he'd like to see a veto stamp on ™, ®oys are going to, hold their some of his own bills . annval Hookey Day at the McHenry Country Club next Thursday, July; Don't harry hack, "Mose*, ; may enjoy yonr vacation yet! banted. Totals ..J9 Shamrocks ~ I AB cCracken, ef • 4 iller, lb _4 |. Larkin, p-Sb .......8 If. Stilling, If 4 4 1 iter's squeete hunt | Gerry Larkin opened jnMnu with a two-bagg»r. Wa< and was safe a: ilrst Murphy then: Reports have it that Julius 'Tubby", Sr 1 play to send J Simonini will take the mound here i«« _ _ • j* P'ate. next 8unday in their game with | p * From this point on, Johndborg took | the Shamrocks. j *• ----2 hotel bills. ?wf the run-making business and i McHenry fans have seen Simonini I " * *--* I 5 at they won the game.!pitch great ball In ether years be-;W**neJ' c * 4 He , »onny ^Miller got a big hand for'fore a lame arm eaosed him trouble.' M picking Howie TVeund's foul off the | He has had minor league experience ^^8eew^i*ai^ 7 R 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 EASIERJSTEERING I fence-top as the sixth opened. Harry! and, no doubt, would have gone Ml ... _ Fmind walked. Wally Smith and places had his arm responded to ^n 2$ ~ 1 Bud Meyer hit safely to left field, treatment. A long rest is now " 2? °^° ~.5 to bring in Johnsburg's first run. thought to have restored that *°od 11 I The Johnsburg seventh went like right srm to much of its former '" • Wagner. Two-base) I this: Si Meyers fanned. Ted Pitaen! efficiency. - ?,t8: J- Larkin; beat oat a roller along the third! Algonquin base line and moved up on a wild t and local ' pitch. Bud Miller Morrison; Banks, 2. » will be We next Sunday "Thv™®Li^.re«.St£? followers are hoping to /' 1 J'. ^ * iSf" pitch was hit by a see two great competitors. Murphy I £in; on ^ pitched ball. Howie IFVeund fanned, and Simonini, in a mound duel. Funk, 6, L*rkin, 2. 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