Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 28, DeMotte, Jasper County, 10 June 1949 — SOFTBALL LEAGUE MOVES AHEAD ON SCHEDULE [ARTICLE]

SOFTBALL LEAGUE MOVES AHEAD ON SCHEDULE

Postponed games in the local Softl»all league, because of last Friday’s rain, were played off last Monday, with two games being reversed on the time chart because of an American Legion meeting already set for 8 p.m. As a result of the switch in playing times, the first game was between the Boy Scouts and the Lions Club, which was won by the Clubbers 9 to 8. but only after their manager, Louie Ramp, pulled hard to get his gang to pull through. The Lions had a big inning in the second when they snagged five runs, but in the final fifth, Prochno, Bob, and Jim Coffer. and Jack Swart each tallied for the Scouts only to fall one run short of tying the score. In the second game a good Legion team willingly met a “loaded” line-up representing the Fire Department and took an 11 to 6 defeat for their generosity. On Tuesday night one of the best games of the, young ‘season was played before shivering fans when Christian Reformed fought an uphill battle all the way against American Reformed to win 6 to 5. The losers flashed away in the first frame with five runs and what looked liked a safe lead, but then pitcher, Ed Bierma and company went to work for the Christian Reformers and began to chip away at the lead with runs of their own. Bierma’s lone marker in the second, his homer, and two other counters by his buddies in the third. Jim Kingma’ in the fourth, which tied the score at five all, and finally a second homer by Ed Bierma in the fifth inning; and that was the ball game. Both the Methodists and the Fire Department got their fill of hits in the second game, but somebody x neglected to keep things even, apparently, for the firehien squeezed out on top 15 to 14. League Standings: W L Pct. Fire Dept. ... 2 0 1000 Lions Club 1 0 tOOO American Reformed __l 1 500 Christian Reformed 1 1 500 Methodist _ 1 1 500 American Legion __ 0 1 000 First Reformed 0 1 000 Boy Scouts .0 1 000