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Infantry School Race Resolves Into Battle Royal of Four Rivals
Spirits, Profs, Eagles, Gators Involved in Dig-fight For Flag
When the rampaging 176th Spirits topped the first-half post championship Prof team Tuesday they gained first place, but the first week and a half of Infantry School league baseball clearly shows the race for second-half crown in going to be a dog fight among the 176th, and the Academic Regiment, the 6th Training Regiment and the 124th, with the 764th Tanks ready to knock over any team that lets up for a moment.
Perched on top are the Spirit with four wins tow their record, while the Profs won their first game played, a 16 to 4 slaughter of the 244th Field Artillery; then lost to the 176th.
TWO MORE SCALPS
The Spirits, opening with a tense 2 – 0win over the 124th Gator, added two more scalps to their collection, beating the 3rd STR Rifles, 5 – 2, and then winning a free-hitting thriller from the 764th Tanks, 10 – 7.
The Gator bounced back from their opening defeat to hand the 6th Training Regiment Eagles an 8 to 3 trouncing, the worst licking the Eagles have taken all season. Ewell Blackwell made his pitching debut for the Gators and proved that with him and Christie, the 124th will have about the toughest mound corps in the league.
CHRISTIE WINS
On Sunday the scrappy Gators took over the Rivles, 5 – 4, coming from behind to do it. Lew Christie pitched five-hit ball and drove in the winning run himself with a slashing ninth inning single. The Gators have the pitching, a brilliant catcher in Stocker and a sensational center fielder in Smith. But the infield portion of the center line from catcher to center field is where the Gators need strengthening. Give the 124th a sound keystone combination and there’d be no stopping the team.
The Eagles looked fair in losing to the Gators and had in beating the 300th. They had to overcome a six-run handicap to take the Triplets with Francis’ wildness and Cave’s poor relief hurling contributing more to the Eagles victory than anything the Eagles did. However, the Eagles are tough, and it was just lucky for them that they were able to get a bad game out of their system and still win.
300TH LOOKS BAD
The 300th has looked bad in both its games. But the Triplets looked just as bad in the opening of the first-half schedule and then turned around and almost set the league on fire. There is still a chance that Lefty Francis can whip his boys into the fight. If Lofty can get himself into last year’s form he is capable of pushing his team into first place himself.
In the Eagle game Francis allowed only two hits but handed out 10 walks. Last season when the southpaw gave up two walks in one game he was off form. In Sunday’s game, he showed flashes of his old brilliance, and if he really gets himself into condition the Triplets will yet provide a headache to the league leaders.
PROFS VS. TANKS
Tonight, the Profs will play their postponed game with the Tanks, the contest getting under way at 830 at the second game of a Gowdy Field double-header.
300th vs. 244th F.A. at Gowdy Field on Friday night
309th vs. 176th at Gowdy Field, Sunday night at 7 o’clock
6th Tang Regiment vs. 3rd STR at Harmony Church, Sunday at 2:30
Academic Regiment vs. 124th at Gowdy Field, Monday night
3rd STR vs. Academic Regiment at Gowdy Field and the 244th vs. 176th at Harmony Church
Wednesday night
League Standings
Team W. L. Pct.
176th Infantry . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 1.000
124th Infantry . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 .667
6th Training Regiment . . . . . 2 1 .667
Academic Regiment . . . . . . 1 1 .500
764th Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 .500
300th Infantry . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 .000
3rd STR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 .000
244th Field Artillery . . . . . . 0 2 .000