Show Softball News Kaysville and Layton master master- mastered ed td ther in the Davis county softball league at Layton Tuesday night but Layton was given a bad score by the Sahara Village nine and Kaysville had some difficulty in holding on to the lead they gained in the sec sec- second second second ond inning Final results were Kaysville 9 Bountiful 8 and ad Lay Lay- Layton La Layton ton 25 Sahara Village 3 3 Kaysville scored two runs in the first inning when Joe Winters and Dee came in to score on n Ray Arth's triple after both were issued free passes to first base Five more runs were scored in the second by Bob Major Lowell Darrohn Howard Thomas Joe Winters and Dee Winter got a two-base two hit and a triple in scoring the runs Arth's second three-base three blow and an error in center field ac accounted ac- ac accounted counted for Kaysville's two runs in the fifth inning Bountiful rung up three scores in the second inning when Dale to bring in John Haacke and Verl VerI Haacke ahead of him Ralph Argyles Argyle's Ar les le's hole hofe run in inthe inthe inthe the third brought in another score followed by four more in the sixth on base hits by D D. D Haacke Vern Vem Christensen Wendell Fet Fet- Fetters Fetters tel's Argyle and J. J Haacke made a beautiful catch for Kaysville during the game when he crossed over be be- behind behind hind third from his position at to make a running catch of Argyles Argyle's high foul Argyle was robbed a second time later when Bob Major came in fast from cen cen- center center ter field to make a nice catch of what looked like a long Texas leaguer Bountiful went scoreless in the first half of the seventh and the game was over In the second game Layton went scoreless for three innings while Sahara Village was scorning one run in the second on Speed Bar Bar- Barben's Barbens bens ben's double an a single by Wolfe Leonard Walker drove drova out a home run in the third to make it two to nothing in favor of Sahara Sah ra Village Then the league-leading league Layton team got going and the under-dog under nine nine went to pieces Thirteen runs crossed the plate in the fourth for Layton on seven hits and six er- er ors Wayne Gould hit a single and anda a double during luring the inning Hank Ashbey pounded out two safe hits Dick Thornley got a home run and Wayne Ferrin Ferin and Rulon Call each got a hit Sahara Villages Village's play was no better in the fifth inning and 12 more runs crossed the plate on home runs by Goulde and Rulon Call two by Ray Adams and safe hits by Kerm Cowley Ashbey Dixon and Bill Morley Walker hit a double in the last half of the inning for Sahara Village Vil Vil- Village Village lage but he got no further as the side was retired to end the th game In the games last Friday night Centerville knocked the Bountiful nine out of a tie with Layton for first place with a 12 to 8 defeat Layton routed Kaysville by a score of 18 to 6 and the Davis News boys beat Sahara Village 12 Friday night will see Centerville clashing with Layton at 7 p p. m m. and Sahara Village playing Kays Kays- Kaysville Kaysville ville at 8 in the Layton park Davis News will travel to Bountiful again to play the Bountiful Bount ul club Score by innings RUE R HE II E Bountiful Bount ul 0 8 7 4 Kaysville x 9 5 5 V V. Christensen and Argyle Arth and Lavender Layton 13 12 25 15 1 Saraha Village Oil 10 3 5 12 Ashbey and R R. Call Carter Bar- Bar Barben Barben Barben ben and Wolfe League Standings W L Pct Pet laysville Layton 3 0 1000 1 1 1667 Kaysville 2 1 Centerville 2 1 Bountiful 1 i 2 Davis News 1 2 Sahara Village 0 3 The wartime blackout at the Lay Lay- Layton ton softball park parle was ended Tues Tues- Tuesday day night when all 1111 six teams in the Davis county softball league saw acton to open the 1946 season Bountiful Kaysville Ka and Layton were the in the games play play- played played ed on the opening night Bountiful won the first game with a convincing 3 16 victory over the Sahara Village nine Center Center- Centerville ville yule and Kaysville went to the final fin fin- final al inning in the second game be be- before before before fore Kaysville was able to gain a ay y 8 12 advantage Layton was on the long end of a 5 11 score in the thet t I final game of the evening with the Davis News team Vern Christensen Bountiful pitcher turned in a steller performance performance mance in the first game both on I the mound and at the plate plat He allowed the losing team only three hits struck out four batters and pounded out a triple and two sing sing- singles singles les in his four appearances at the plate Cal Christensen Verns Vern's brother got the first home run of the sea sea- season season son while Wallace Page and Haacke hit at a clip with three for four Robert Benton who entered the I Sahara Village lineup at right field in the fourth inning got the second home run of the season in inthe inthe inthe the last half of the fifth inning to duplicate Christensen's perform perform- performance ance in the first half of the same inning Carter got the only other two hits both singles for the los los- losing losing ing team Speed Barbon Sahara hurdler was nicked for 15 hits by the Bonn Boun team He retired three men via route Kaysville had come from behind h to lie tie up the game at six-all six in the fourth inning after Centerville had scored three runs in each of the first two innings The score re Ie remained re- re remained tied until the seventh in in in- inning ning when Centerville weakened and glowed six Kaysville runners to score sore The losers s 's were unable to get more than two runs in the tho last half of the inning Dee Dt Kaysville short shortstop shortstop stop took home run honors for fOI the evening t with two circuit clouts out of four foul times at bat Joe Winters fielder hit a single and a double for fO a five for two count and Arth Kaysville hurdler garnered a triple for his only hit ol of mg batters DeWayne Randall catcher hit a single and and a double in five trips to the plate for two of the six Centerville hits Elliot Randall pitcher struck out five Kaysville batters before he was re relieved re- re relieved in the seventh by Asro Smith Layton got ten hits in the night nightcap nightcap cap including home runs by Kerm Cowley Hank Ashbey and Wayne All AJI three hit singles in addition to their blows while Bill Morley hit a double to tomake tomake tomake make it one for one for him He lie antes ances at the plate Davis News batters hatters were allowed only six singles as pitcher Ashbey Ash bey maintained his control over the situation C. C Reed and Chet Mont Mont- Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery gomery hit two apiece and Faunt Montgomery mery and Bob Clark laced out the other two The Davis News team played almost error elor errorless less ball in the field with only one misplay charged against them Ashbey retired eight Davis News batters on strikeouts as his team team- teammates teammates mates gave him support White White- Whitesides sides at first firt and Cowley at short short- shortstop shortstop stop looked especially good The team was charged with three t h r l' e t e terrors errors The best fielding play of the en entire entire tire evening probably took place when Bountiful made a double play which could have easily been beena a triple out With the bases full fulland and one out Vern Christensen took ook Winns Winn's ground ball and throe three to o the plate for the Ralph Argyle then threw to Boyd on third for the second out A good crowd was on hand for forthe forthe forthe the opening night although the air was chilly and the games dragged at times Only two games are scheduled ot of be played in the Lay Lay- Layton Layton ton park on Tuesday and Friday nights for the remainder of the season Friday night will see Centerville playing Bountiful at Bountiful Sahara meeting Davis News in n the Layton park at 7 pm p.m. ana Layton Lavton playing Kaysville at 8 pm p.m. Team H Ii H E Bountiful 16 15 2 Sahara Village Vill ge 3 3 5 V. V Christensen and Argyle Argyl Barben and Wolfe Kaysville 6 12 7 3 Centerville 2 8 6 C 4 Arth and Lavender E E. Randall Sith and D. D Randall Davis News 0 5 6 1 Dayton ayton x 11 10 3 A A. Montgomery and R. R Russell Ashby and Walker |