Show Crescent Junction Dropped from League Lead By Bv Hot Elks Team in Thursday Contest The mighty Crescent Junction finally were dropped out of the undefeated ranks last las Thursday by a hot Elks team after better then half of a season season sea sea- son of decisive victories The pressure was on Crescent Crescen all the way from the first Inning when the Elks belted in eight runs on seven hits all except one which were singles One On walk and four errors on the par part of Crescent helped the first in ping cause Crescent managed a rally i ithe In Inthe inthe the third Inning but the Elks put out the fire after five runs run had crossed home plate Another er rally In the last inning was wai cut off after two more runs had hat crossed and Crescent came down dow among the defeated by a score of 7 11 in favor of the Elks Mace Trotter was the winning pitcher lIe He struck out one Crescent Cres cent man during the game but bu played steady ball to lead hi his team to victory Losing pitcher was Thayne of Crescent Junction Junc June tion A total of ten errors by Crescent Crescent Crescent Cres Cres- cent Junction played a big par parIn part partIn In their defeat Crescent had only only on on- ly Iy eight hits however compared with eleven for the Elks Th The loss put the Elks In the top spot in the second half standing a aspot aspot aspot spot only vacated by Crescent Crescen this week Crescent dropped down to fourth place behind Standard and Homes Homestake take In the second game of the evening evening eve eve- ning Uranium Reduction collected collect collect- ed a total of 20 hits to beat bea Standard by a score of 26 to 14 This was one of the most free scoring games of the season anc and saw the millers swamp Ut x- x Standard The mill took advantage advantage advantage tage of five homers one of ol which came with the bases full eleven cleven walks and three errors and held command of the game after the second The fifth inning inning in in- ning was the only inning for Cor both teams while the seventh seventh seventh sev sev- showed only one run by Big innings for Cor were the second third and sixth when they seven seven seven sev sev- en six and ten runs respectively Ned Dalton brought down two home runs for the mill team while Hampton Harris and Bohn Bonn each got a homer Winning pitcher was Dalton losing pitcher Cox The loss dropped dropped drop drop- ped Standard into a second place spot with two wins and andone andone andone one loss Things didn't work out quite so sowell sowell well however for the millers when they met another group of ol miners Homes Homestake take in the first game this Tuesday night After jumping to an eight to nothing lead in the first and second inning inning in in- ning went scoreless for forthe forthe forthe the remainder of the game while Homestake collected a total of ol twelve to win win 12 smashed into the lead in MAN alive If you have Insurance problems by all means call Glen Carlson and Jim Hart Hart- shorn Were We're not a firm that SLEEPS while you worry We Wo handle your Insurance like It was our own and well we'll devote hours by bythe bythe bythe the HUNDRED to the Job lob If that's what It takes We try to handle your Insurance business so 10 that you and your friends will come to tous tous tous us with your problems through the YEARS the first with seven tut runs tuns on five hits two walks and three errors but Turner tightened up and gave up two hits and one run In the next frame and held them hitless and scoreless during durIng during dur dur- ing the remainder of the game while his team mates males began hit ting and capitalizing on unc errors Homestake's big innings came In the fourth when they combined five hits three errors and two walks Into eight runs The second game of the evenIng evenIng evenIng even- even Ing showed the Standard team taking a close one from the tho Lions The close game saw each team score all ali their runs In one Inning only to be shut out the remainder er or of ot the game Guccini of Standard maintained his high strikeout strike average by fanning 13 batters He Ice also tripled in their big Inning batting In two runs The miners scored their six runs in the second on five hits one onee B e home run by Chapin and Guc Gus cinis cini's triple and three errors The Lions roared back in the fourth with four hits one a double which brought in two runs by McDougald the only extra-base extra hit the Lions got Four errors and a walk also aided aided aid ald- ed the cause Guccini put the muffler on their roar by strikIng striking striking ing out the last two batters I |