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Show Lions Tamers Complete First Half Little League Schedule Undefeated TEAM STANDINGS Lions 10 0 1.000 Rotary 5 4 .556 Elks 5 5 .500 Klwanis 4 5 .444 Milne 4 5 .441 Columbia 0 9 000 The Lions Tamers lived up to their nickname during the first half of play in the Cedar City Little League, finishing out on top with a perfect 10 win no loss record. The Lions came from behind be-hind in the final two Innings of their final two games to win over Milne and Elks, respectively respective-ly to end up with the league's first half title. In a game played Wednesday night as a feature of the July Fourth celebration the Lions, be. hind the pitching of Steve Cahoon, Ca-hoon, came out on the long end of a 7 to 3 contest over the Elks. Danny Jones, first man to bat In the game, homered for the Elks and that one run lead prevailed pre-vailed through, three, innings -of play. Lions Warm Op It was in the fourth that the Lions got their first hit and they ended up the inning with three runs. The Tamers added four in the fifth and the lead was sufficient to hold over a two run spree of the Elks in the top of the sixth. Cahoon homered in the fifth with two men on base and Butch Thompson of the Elks homered In -the sixth folhw1wg a double by Robert E. Lee. Tuesday night the Lions also waited until the fourth inning ro begin scoring. Milne took an early lead pushing over three runs In the first and two In the second to hold a 5 to 0 lead after three innings. Lions bounc-ed bounc-ed back with two runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth In ilngs to win by a single point, 6 to 5. Hans Chamberlain wa on the mound all the way for the Lions and alowed only four hit. Danny Lindsay of the Lions homered In the fourth with one on for the only round tripper of the game. Klwanis Club made the largest larg-est gain in the standing during the week with two wins, both over teams higher In the standing stand-ing than themselvei Kubs Clobber Thursday evening the Kubs blasted out a 15 to 2 win over MUne behind the pitching of Kent Smith who allowed only two hits to the Truckers. He struckout 12 of the 18 put outs. His team mates backed him up with 14 hits, five of which were for extra bases. In action Friday night Robert Cuff of the Klwanis was credited with an 11 to 4 win over the Elks. Going into the bottom half of the sixth and final Inning Cuff had held the Rulers hltless and scoreless. The first man up In that inning, however, doubled to erase any hopes of a no-hitter, but the next two men were put out. With two away and a man on third the Elks rallied and before the Inning was over they had compiled four hits and four runs. Don A. Matheson was credited with' three runs batted in with his homer with two men on base. In other action of the week, Monday night. Rotary Rangers won a 31 to 11 marathon from Columbia. Columbia took a lead In the first inning, pushing over 10 runs, but were unable to score In the next four frame. Rotary backed up the pitching of David Hlgbee, called to the mound In relief in the first Inning, In-ning, with runs In every Inning topped In the fourth and fifth with 11 each. Only two games remain on the docket for the first half of play. This evening. Thursday, Ki-wants Ki-wants and Columbia meet and the final action will take place Friday night with Rotary and Milne slated to meet. The so-cond so-cond half will not get underway until Monday, July 16. |