Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-22 | Page 17 | Pinney Bids for Top Spot in Three-Game Stand

Pinney Bids for r Top op Spot Spat I. I hi Three Game Stand Pinney and Provo rivals arch-rivals since way back wh when n are areat aret at t it again this week end with the Salt Lake crew ready to shoot hoot the works in an effort to grab first spot in the title race ace of the semipro Industrial baseball league The games are most important to o the Pinney boys who can move into nto the league lead by winning Saturday but would also also- need avi a avi vi victory tory Sunday to hold that place Split Would Aid Peaches Peache Brigham City v no now nov leading can st stay tay y ahead by winning Saturday if f Pinney and nd Provo Prove split A doule dou- dou bl le win would give Provo either sec second nd or or third place depending upon the outcome of the Magna- Magna Gemmell game Pinney faces an an unusually busy week end since it is booked to play the the he star all-star amateur team of Salt Lake City in the eighth annual medical benefit game Sunday So the he must appear at Community Com Corn park at 1 p. p m. m against the amateurs then dash to Provo for forthe the the league league game at p p. p m. m Saturdays Saturday's game is also slated at pm With the title r race race ce so close Pinney will almost certainly send Kenny Price against Provo Provo Prove Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day and haye free e the Sunday preferring to gamble gamble gam gam gamble ble with an untried rookie hurler Bob Howard Bob Howard against amateurs the amateurs rather than on these vital league games ganes Price Has lias Edge Fdge Price has notched victories notched in each ach of his two start starts this thi season Provo 4 and 06 and now has won a t total tal of se 1 seven games while losing three provOS provO'S s wins over Pinney Pinney 5 5 O and 9 11 were registered against Arbon with Ralph Crowton Crow ton tossing for the home team Deb Dudley who lost his lone start against Pinney this sea season seaton on will be back trying again Saturday and Lloyd Shepherd will take takA the hill Sunday for tor the Price hurled two wins and Arbon one against Helper to give Pinney a share share- of the league 1 lead during the past two weeks Even If beaten by Pinney the still have a chance to get into the league playoff play play since they will play Brigham m City S September 1 for the half first-half leadership which they shared I. I Brigham plays at home Sunday against Helper while Gemmell goes third place to Magna to face the have been Idle more Millers who than a week weel Provos Provo's have booked th the play-off play of their postponed game with Gemmell at nex next Wednesday The game was rained out when scheduled last las sund Sunday 1 ar a r u 0