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Show Forfeit Gives Elks League Vin TEAM STANDINGS Won Lost Pet. Elks 4 0 1.000 1 Arctic Circle 2 1 .CG7 Jaycees 1 2 .333 Lions 1 2 .333 Jones Motor 0 3 .000 A ten inning game was called call-ed and a forfeit declared last week when Elks picked up Ttt'M victory over Arctic Circle in a battle for first place in thJR.' tional Little League, ' ' " The forefeit was declared on the violation of a rule that states that no more than two 12 year old boys may pitch in any one given week. The two clubs had battled to a 4 to 4 deadlock at the end of regulation play and were in the fourth extra inning inn-ing when the game was called. call-ed. Arctic Circle had back to back home runs by Nolan Roberts, Ro-berts, his second of the game,) and Danny Humphrey to tie the game and force the extra I innings. Arctic Circle picked up another an-other close battle later in the week when they downed Jaycees Jay-cees 12 to 11. Arctic Circle was out in front comfortably going intoffy.' inning but fame up with five j nffis in the bpM'tftfie sixth ' -iji't.s'-' 1 ic'ure into Arctic Ciiilie. Humphrey homered for Arctic Circle and Larry Hatch and DpgJIBlmkins shared shar-ed raoi'.nd auty. Robert Laird of Jaycees suffered the loss. Jones Motor was the victim in two other games of the week when Elks defeated them 15 to 2 and Lions took their measure 12 to 9. Against Lions, Jones Motor took a 7 to 1 lead at the end of the first inning, but could not hold onto the lead. Elks belted out I four doubles to pace their victory vic-tory with Mark Slack and Robert Ro-bert Piatt sharing mound duty for the winners. For Lions Mike Rice homeland homel-and Monty Miller doubled on their way to victory. Tuesday's game was rained out. |