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_s Jty e*t*£U/aAJt. m. x-jB'izznai *Wk •bout your close races In taajor leagues--we have 'em here in our county baseball sr1 Let's look the situation oyer, fr * Brery team, had, double headers Sunday as a windup of the iar schedule. Some had wet nds to halt .proceedings. At home, the Shamrocks-beat Merchants, then lost to Algon- The Algonquin-Hebron game called off so when the books '•Were balanced, the Shamrocks Wer« in the league lead by ohe- 'game margin. • ^ ^ So, Algonquin^ mad " Hebron Crossed bats Tuesday night, Aluin winning 3 to 1 and going a first place tie with the rocks.' • *. Dundee knocked off Johnsburg Richmond to gain a fourth tic with Johnsburg. SHAMROCKS WIN OVER if In After Johnsburg lo^t^lo Dundee Uwy came to McHenry to play the lerchants. Had they won either they would have held fourth But the Merchants won. - , The league held a Monday, pight 1 peeting to untangle the scramble 1 tad out of the meeting came an anv fcouncement that Johnsburg and 'Ittndee will play at Johnsburg • lext Saturday afternoon at 2:30 6'ciock to decide fourth place and Ike chance to enter the play-offs lor the league championship. :f Why Saturday when the playstart the next day? Well, twilight games are out at this time the year and nobody has lights, s the answer we got, but our iiUMifa is that both teams are jocto have full strength avail- •tble for this all-important battle. Coins were tossed and every pos- *WMty considiered at the league Had Algonquin lost to lebron, they would have been tied the Ctaal standings with Rich- ,( As it stands now, the Shamrocks iirill play the winner of the Johnsjburg- Dundee game on their home JrV.F.W.) diamond next Sunday at it'o'clock. |Richmond and Algonquin will next Sunday in the other of the play-off set-up. Teams will square away for a ^o out of three series and let's the weatherman holds off le snowfall for a ferw weeks. The Shamrocks will travel to fke Zurich next Monday (Labor y) to ptay a game. Game starts 2:30 p.m. '•%^ The following note *c ame from Minnesota too late for last week's I i "Having a fine time. Wish you were here. Haven't found any malteds as good as ' at 'jMuggs "Drugs". • « » "The Walking Postman and T His Soda Jerk". Seems we had a card from Paul Tanda a while ago telling about some big fish he wa&tabout to catch. We should at Mnst have a lecture of the evidence. f Wjye seen some too-deep qutf.eldinfe thiB year. Too many tolls dropnng in front of outfielders. Very « Classy Pitching For Both Teams ^ In "City Series" The seasoned Shamrock baseball team continued their supremacy.. ... , . M _ . over the up-and-coming Merchants n th® '?? an inj?ry' n on the V.F.W. diamond last Sunday , i inJllred h,s «ide in„a 8PlU with a 6 to 1 victory.. MERCHANTS BEAT MRS HERE 6 TO 3 Play Snappy Ball To End Successful Season In League - >• '• Playing a snappy brand of baseball in back of Bob Madsen, the McHenry Merchants took the measure of the Johnsburg Tigers 6 to 3 last Sunday on the McHenry diamond. Eddie Jackson went the route for Johnsburg/and was a pretty good hurler except in the second -and fourth innings when his control went bad. Fans were sorry to see Manager Ted Pitzen have to leave the game Murphy started for the Sham rocks, turning the pitching over to "Sonny" Miller after six innings with a 4 to 1 lead. Miller hurled through the first three innings with only a double by Rqasch in the seventh to break setting down the side in order. The Merchants tossed a classy, young southpaw, Metzger, at the Shamrocks and had plenty of strength in the pitching department. Metzger was the victim of five errors. Nye drew a pass to open the ball game, stole second and raqed home on Raasch's sharp single to right. That was the extent of the Merchant scoring in spite of ability to get men on bases. Manager Bill Bolger took the situation in hand in the second inning to drive in the tying and winning runs of the ball game. Gerry Larkin beat out a slow roller to Second base and Harry Stilling moved him to second with a single to right. This was the first of three hits for Harry who is winding up one of his best seasons. Both runners moved up as he went for a fly ball. Eight men batted and two scored for the Merchants in the second inning. Howard Knox and Olsen started off with hits .and both scored.- Don Freund, who Walked twice and scored both times, led off with his first pass in the fourth. Bud Meyer also walked. George Jackson sacrificed to Olsen unassisted. Don scored on Howie Freund's fly to felt. Before Howie^lied out, he drove the ball over the road in right field, but it was foul. That was a blow. With two out in the Merchant fourth, things began to happen. Nye drew his second walk. Peisert and Rosing hit safely to put .Nye across the plate. Raasch then drove the ball to left field good for two bases. That's where Pitzen met with the spill that knocked his wind out. The ball came in, but so did Peisert and Rosing with the second and third runs of the inning. * Katz led off the fifth with a long double, but was picked off second on a slick play front Raasch to Nye. Nye held the ball, but slumped to the ground. Injuries were Standing: Dick Conway, Willard McCulla, Richard "Niekie" Freund, Gerald "Jake" Larkin, Walter "Sonny" Miller, Alan Bockman, Paul Freund, Jim Larkin. Seated: Hugh • Murphy, Harry Stilling, Dean McCracken, Bill Bolger, (Manager), Walter "Guv". Bolger, Larry Stilling, Tom Bolger. In the front row center is John J. Bolger, who has been totin- bats and chasing balls for the Shamracks since he started to walk. To the left is Jimmy Dohcrty and to the right Mike Low, a couple of rookie bat boys who have been right on their toes in taking care of equipment all year. The Shamrocks, after rising to the heights last' year to win the county championship, Ijave come through again this year to lead the league in regular season play. Next Sunday the team will face either Johnsburg or Dundee on their home diamond in the start of the play-offs between the top four teams to determine the championship of 1950. With Hugh Murphy leading the pitching staff and "Willo" McCulla handling the catching, the home team rates tops in the battery department. If additional help is needed on the pitching mound, "Sonny" Miller can step in and hold the fort at any time. Paul Freund is also on hand and, while he hasn't had the needed experience, has shown great promise. In the important Catching part of the battery, McCulla can do everything ahd do it well. Right in back of him is "Guv" Bolger with years of experience and still a capable receiver. • All other positions are filled with experienced ball plgyers. Reserves have seen enough action to be able to step in when needed and do a good job. Of course, there will 1m three other good teams out there to battle for supremacy. Look for a red-hot series of games and don't forget to «ee the start next Sunday. ALGONQUIN NINE BEATS SHAMROCKS 4 TO 2 SUNDAY when Merger's throw to second f°m,nK to° f,ast- But Nye was able base went through untouched. ° re8Ume P'ay- Metzgei got two strikeout*, but couldn't get by the manager as he cracked a hit to center. Murphy struck out the side in the second and had a couple of K 0*8 ready in the third to \ prevent any scoring after the Merchants loaded the bases with nobody out. Two more Shamrock runs crossed the plate in the third. Conway beat out a hit between third and short. Miller laid down a bunt, receiving credit for a sacrifice. When Olsen dropped the throw to first, Miller moved to second and Conway to third. With two out, Harry Stilling hit safely to left field to bring in two runs. The Merchants left ducks on the pond again in the sixth when they loaded the bases and failed to score. Some fast and accurate throwing by Raasch in the ninth saved what might have been a big fnning. Willard McCulla opened the inning by drawing his second walk. Jerry Larkin laid down a bunt and both runners were safe. Harry Stilling varied his program by hitting to center and the bases were loaded. '^Howard Knox caught Freund'e fly ball and made a perfect throw to the plate. McCulla was nailed but Raasch dropped the throw. Raasch nipped Stilling on an attempted steal. Another infield error on McCracken's grounder helped Larkin across. Then Raasch pegged out McCracken. In spite of light hitting, the ball game was packed with action. over their heads. However. w*r*J»ave seen some ftftarkling outfieldlfcays from time €6. time. Both Art J?^son and Saward Knox played a lot. of cenrfleld in the Merchant-Johnsv burg game last Sunday. And we heard some nice applause for "Harvey" Nye on a couple of plays ft, shortstop. Manager Harold Freund and his srchants wound up the season th a nice record and the boys pect to be real contenders next . Many of the boys came a way in one year of play. rf A hi "Dally Pinups ind give the other f boost rather than belittle his Shamrocks AB B . H Conway, 2B 3 1 1 Miller, 3B, P i. 2 1 0 W. McCulla, C ...... X 1 0 G. Larkin, SS -- * 2 1 H. SUlling, LF ...... 4 .. 1 3 N". Freund, IB ...... 4 0 " 1 J. Larkin, RF 0 0 B. Bolger, CF ...... 2 0 1 Murphy, P ...... 2 0 0 McCracken, RF .. . .. 2 0 0 W. Bolger 1 0 0 Bockman, fHT ....... 1 0 *0 TOTALS 18 6 7 Merchants AB R H Nye, SS ;.. ...... 4 1 1 Peisert, 3B ....... 4 0 1 Rosing, LF 4 0 1 Raasch, C 4 0 2 Metzger, P a 0 0 1H. Knox .v....- 4 1 Olsen, IB s 0 0 Bob McCulla, 2B 4 ft 0 H. Britz, RF ....... 2 0 0 Madsen, RF ....... 1 0 0 TOTALS 33 1 6 Score by Innings: Merchants: 100 000 000 - 1 - Shamrocks: • 022 000 02x - 6 Both teams scored in the eighth. Madsen lost his control in this inning and had a rough time. Dick Hiller led off with a two-bagger and went to third on a wild pitch. Don Freund, Bud Meyer and George Jackson walked, forcing Hiller in with a run. Madsen got Howie Freund for the first out on a fly to short. Richard "Tony" Freund then walked to force Don Freund across the plate. Madsen recovered and had no trouble in the ninth. The Merchants put over another run in the ninth as Bob Knox walked, advanced on Madsen's sacrifice and scored on Peisert's double. Merchants Nye, SS Peisert, 3B Rosing, LF Raasch, C H. Knox, CF ........ Olsen, IB ............. McCulla, RF .: B. Knox, 2B Madsen, P TOTALS Johnsburg Hiller, 2B Don Freund, RF Bu<j Meyer, 3B . G. Jackson, C ....... Howie Freund, SS Pitzen, LF Katz, IB Art Jackson, GF E. Jackson, P .... R. Freund, LF .... Si Meyers, PH .... TOTALS Score by Innings: ---- Johnsburg: .000 100 080 - 3 Merchants: 020 300 Olx - 6 Two base hits: Raasch, Peisert, Hiller, Katz. Double plays: Nye to Olsen; E. Jackson to H. Freund to Katz; E. Jackson to Hiller to Katz. Sacrifices: Madsen, G. Jackson. Struck out by Madsen, 7; by Jackson, 3. Basses on balls, off Madsen, 8; Off Jackson, 6. COAL OUTPUT The July output of the shipping coal mines of Illinois was 3,389, >66 tons, according to the monthly oroduction report of the state Department of Mines and Minerals. This compares with an output of 4,305,792 tons in Tunc, and 2,902,- 390 tons in July last year. f- bachelor's missing button is ten the hook which catches him wife. Overconfidence in many people n the cloak for an Inferiority cqmf « Yottr wrongs will turn right side ttmt tf you forget to remember can lose as tho you liked win matter-of-factly, you're *port. 'A halo could become a noose if fashioned it thus. - matter how big you appear, you walk away ypur shadow fygwtitm*nt , grows by feeding i tnkkd feelings. ANONYMOUS. J* . *2 SI., it-lirAi Two base hits: Raasch, Freund Stoleh bases: Raasch, Nye. Sacrifices: Miller, 2; Larkin Olsen. Struck out by Metzger, 10; by Murphy, 9; by Miller, 4. Bases on balls off Metzger, 3 off Murphy, 4. AB R H 3 1 0 4 1 2 5 1 2 4 0 1 8 1 2 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 0 S 0 1 32 6 10 AB R H 1 1 i 3 2 0 2 0 0 .3 0 1 . 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ',*• 0 0 is 8 5 The second game, scheduled to be played at Algonquin, last Sunday, was changed to the McHenry V.F.W. diamond due to heavy rains making the down-river Tield too soggy for play. Algonquin beat the Shamrocks 4 to 2 in a hardfought battle. . Paul Freund started for McHenry and pitched good enough ball to win under most circumstances. "Sonny" Miller, who relieved in the first game vs. the Merchants again came in to finish in impressive style. Dean McCracken's three hits were half of the Shamrock total while Don Itlanken rapped out three of the five safe. blows accounted for by the winners. The victory gave the Algonquin team a chance for a tie in the league standings^ Algonquin R. Tips, LF _... Mavis, SS Boyd, C ........ Kreeger, 2B F. Tipps, 3B Moehle, IB ... Rapp, P Totals Shamrocks Conway, 2B Miller, 3B, P .. McCulla, C ......... G. Larkin, SS .... H. Stilling, LF : R. Freund, IB . McCracken, RF, 3B .... 4 B>. Bolger, CF P. Freund, P Murphy, RF J. Larkin, PH TOTALS Score by Innings: Algonquin 100 ill OOx - 4 Shamrocks 000 020 000 - 2 Stolen bases: Blanken, 2. Two-base hits: Blanken, Boyd. Double plays: Mavis to Kreeger to Moehle. Struck out by: P. Freund, 2; Miller, 3; Rapp, 7. Bases on balls off: Kapp, 5;, P. Freund, 6. AB R H .4 0 0 .. 3 0 0 .. 3 it 3 .. 't> # 1 .. 4 0 0 .. 3 1 0 .. 3 <0 1 .. 3 1 0 .. 3 0 0 29 4 5 AB R H .. 4 0 1 2 0 0 .. 1 0 0 ... 4 0 0 ... 4 0 1 .. 4 - 0 1 . . . 0 3 ... 2 1 0 ... i 1 0 .. i 0 0 ... i 0; - 0 38 2 6 tend. Trophies will be awarded tit this time.--"------!---- The Junior Ramblers boat club Which was organized this spring of boating enthusiasts up to 17 years of age has gained respect of racing fans and all those interested in safer boating. As an independent cHtb--"they selected their own officers and conducted their own meetings and races. Promotion of safety on all waterways was their main objective. Races were held among the members with all entrants being classed according to the speed of the boat which they were driving. All spectators attending the races, left with the knowledge that these younger boat drivers definitely deserved a place on our waterways. The speed may not have been present in these races, but the will to win, good driving and sportsmanship mskte these boat races as spectacular as the professional races. Thtey proudly boast that none of th^r members were involved in any accident during the season. Receive Trophies Eighteen members of the Junior Ramblers will be presented with season trophies at the buffet supper Saturday evening. The trophies wiil be presented to the drivers of esfch class for points received dtiHng races in which they participated. All members of the Junior Ramblers are asked to meet at jthe Brass Bell in Fox Lake at 8:30 p.m. Saturday evening from where they will be escorted to the buffet supper. JR. RAMBLERS TO RECEIVE TROPHIES AT BUFFET SUPPER The Chain-O-Lakes boat club play host to the junior Ramblers boat club at a buffet supper Saturday evening at Ingas restaurant in Fox Lake. All members of the Junior Ramblers and their parents have been invited to at* WALWORTH COUNTY FAIR OPENS GATES ON FRIDAY. SEPT. 1 Variety will mark the program foi; the lQOth Walworth county fair which will open its gates at Elkhorn on Friday morning, Sept. 1. Starting with Children's Day and a hippodrome circus on the track Friday afternoon and closing with the Jimmy Lynch automobile thrill show on Monday, (Labor Day) night, the four days will be packed with thrills, exhibits, educational features and fun for young and old. your motor manners. Cour- 'esy will prevent accidents. JIM SCHULDT HURLS SHUT-OUT BALL TO DEFEAT JOHNSBURG Jiim Schuldt shut out the Johnsburg Tigers 5 to 0 last Sunday as Dundee moved up to a fourth place tie with the Tigers in the hot county league race. Klapperich started for Johnsburg, but ran into trouble as his control was not up to par. George Jackson, the all-around man, finished and pitched 3 1/3 Innings of near perfect ball. George allowed only one scratch hit and struck out seven batters in his neat performance. The same two teams will meet on the Johnsburg diamond Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to decide which team will enter the play-offs. T Dundee AB Bruhn, 2B .................... 4 Washow, SS 6 Schumacher, IB 4 Kock, 3B 5 Brodendorf, CF 4 «O0*T* LSASUg 3 L«a«M Standings . m Shamrocks Algonquin ....... Richmond Johnsburg r. Dundee McHenry Merchants Spring Grove C. L. Vets Woodstock :• r- .y _ C. L. Boosters ; Hebron --(i( Harvard Coming Game* Dundee'at Johnsburg, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2:30 p.m. Winner of above at Shamrqpks, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2:00 p.m. 11 9 • 6 4 1 SWEDISH ANGEL VS. WALTER PALMER AT ROUND LAKE PARK The Swedish Angel, grotesque heavyweight and one of the ugliest faces in the world, will clash with talented Walter Palmer next Friday night in the Lake County Stadium in Round Lake Park, 111. Promoter Fred Kohler in signing the Swedish Angel is in keeping with his policy of bringing only the greatest wrestling attractions to Round Lake Park. Sciedtists throughout the country in many universities have examined The {Swedish Angel and state that he isVa throwback to the Neanderthal man. Despite the fact that the Neanderthal race was supposed to be weaklings. The Swedish Angel is a powerful'individual. In signing Walter Palmer to meet the Swedish Angel, Promoter Kohler has the outstanding heavyweight of the middlewest for his rival. Palmer will no doubt try his spinning leg hold on The Swedish Angel and it remains to be seen whether the latter can evade pr break the hold. Grotemeyer, LF ........ 4 Knabusch, C 4 Dehmlow, RF ................ 1 Vogelman 1 Jones, RF 1 Schuldt, P 4 TOTALS 37 Johnsburg AB Hiller, 2B 4 E. Meyer, RF 4 B. Meyer, 3B 4 O. Jackson, C, P ...v... 4 H. Freund, SS 4 Pitzen, LF 4 Katz, IB ^ 3 A. Jackson, CF 3 Klapperich, P 1 R. Freund, C ................ 1 TOTALS 32 Score by Innings: t)undee 1 200 102 000 - 5 Johnsburg 000 000 000 - 0 Three-base hits: Pitzen. Double plays: Pitzen to Katz. Struck out by: Klapperich, 6; G. Jackson, 7; Schuldt, 5. Basses on balls off: Klapperich, 5; Schuldt, 1. Copper-Nickel Alloys - In the copper-base alloys, ranging from 10% nickel silver to Constantan (55% copper-45% nickel), an important and relatively new member is the 70-30 cupro-nlckel alloy which has become the standard material for marine condenser tubing. White is right for night, accord ing to traffic visibility tests. A pedestrian wearing black clothes can be seen by a driver from 9.r to 195 feet away. Carrying a whitr handkerchief, can be seen at b distance of from 164 to 291, feet. A pedestrian wearing a large portion of white is visable at a distance of from 206 to 377 feet. Order your rubber stamps at The Plaindealer.' BOWLERS^ WANTED League now forming for Tuesday and Thursday Night Leagues, 7 and 9 'P. M. Reglpter at the Palace Recreation. Meeting of the major league will be held on Friday, Sept. 1st, at 7:30 P.M. PALACE RECREATION 119 SO. GREEN STREET McHENRY YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED • TO JOIN US IN OUR WEEKLY PARTIES •JME.'-:' St. Joseph's Social Hall U. S. Hwy«. 12 & 111. 31 RICHMOND. ILL. EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT 8:30 D. S. T. Auspices ol Holy Name Society Wonderful Prizes Illini Bowman Defeated Sunday By Blackhawks The Northern Illini Bowmen recently took a stiff beating at the hands of the Blackhawk archers. In the first field tournament of its kind ever held in McHenry county, men and women archers from Rockford, 111., and Delavan, Wis., about thirty-five in all, came to the Northern Illini Bowmen's field range near McHenry and, in a fine exhibition of skill walked away with most of the prizes. The Illini Bowmen, however, are greatly inexperienced in field tournament competition. Their competitors, on the other hand, have been organized for seven or eight years and have in their ranks men who consistently place in the big national meetp. In fact the man, Vern Simons, who holds the 1949 Illinois state championhere Bunday and althottgh he 4M •n't even place, he sows aa an n- i ample of the type of competition I the Illini Bowmen were up against. I But the fact that so many skilled | archers would come all the way i to McHeqry to bedt the bowmen_ ^ on their own range attests to th^|'r high degree of sportsmanship i typical of the bow-and-arrow world. The Illini Bowmen, them- Belves, were overwhelmed with en- ^ thusiasm at the chance to shoot , and talk with these people. So ^ win or lose, the bowmen consider their first invitational shoot highly ( successful. ' , Shooting, as usual, was per- £ formed under field conditio) with animal silhouette targets unknown ranges and various ^ natural hazards, such as 'trees, j rocks and hidden distance to con- Jf fuse the shooter, who is in reality keeping in trim for the real hunting season. The scores were aa follows: .Expert Class '"•% First, Lee Pizzuto, Rockford, ;jj 263; second, Ray Page, Rockford, .1 253; third, Tom Malone, Rockfordfjk 246. W Bowmen Class First, Wm. Northall, Rockford,--^ 168; Becdnd, Clyde Liesner, Rockford, 167; third, Leroy Muzsy, Rockford, 159. Archer Class ' First, Frank Howard, McCullom Lake, 123; second, Bob Seymour, Crystal Lake, 108; th:rc, Fred Wahl, McHenry, 106. <• Expert Class - Women T First, Mary Page, Rockford, 87; second, Nan Rodgers, Rockford, 79; third, Mae Simons, Rockford, 74. Bowmen Class - Women First, Louise Wahl, McHenry, , (continued on page 6) I WRESTLING Lake County Stadium Round Lake Park, I1L FRIDAY. SEPT. 1st 8:30 P. M. SWEDISH ANGEL vs. , WALTER PALMER ZUXA vs. / PAT ODOWDY Australian Tag Team Match JACK CARTER and CHASi MURRAY vs. TONY OLIVAS ahd PETE BARTU For Reservations Call ROUND LAKE 4486 * * ATTEND THE Final. Judging o! Contestants for the Three Grand Awar^: In the "STARS OF THE FUTURE" -- --jjUnaiour Contest at ROY-AL INN, McCullom Lake Supday, Sept Qrd at 8:3Q P. M. ^ 1 • O . 'it I $250.00 IN PRIZES * To Be Awarded To The Three Top Contestants. Come Early for Choice Seats. ROY and AL RI.AKK, Sponaot* n '•MM.