Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 34, DeMotte, Jasper County, 22 July 1949 — Tourney Fades; Tourney Begins [ARTICLE]

Tourney Fades; Tourney Begins

It was on Tuesday, May 3,1. or thirty-four pages back in the scorebook, when First Reformed and American Reformed banged away at each other in the opening game of the local round-robin softball tourney. Each of the eight teams in the league was to play each of the other seven teams one time, making a total of seven games to be played by each team. With excellent luck in the weather, except for about one week of intermittent rain, team managers have cooperated well in playing off the schedule, selecting umpires, and “horse trading” for absent team members, according to the rules. As a result of such good managerial team work the round robin tourney has been completed with the exception of one postponed game, a rained-out affair between the Legion and Christian Reformed. With one tourney almost ended, last Tuesday saw the beginning of a second one, which will fill up the home stretch for the Recreation Association’s softball season. An eight-team, single elimination contest, the Association’s secoqd tourney was launched before the biggest crowd of the season, with three sets of bleachers showing only a minimum number of vacant spots. In the two games played, the league standings of the round robin tourney held true to form as the Lions Club won with ease against the Boy Scouts in the first game, 14-5, and tian Reformed followed suit against the Methodist nine to the tune of 17-2. These two winners will meet next Tuesday, July 26, in a semi-final game for what should be one of the best contests of the summer. Jabbaay’s Christian Reformed outfit is responsible for one of the total of two defeats suffered by the Lions during the round robin tourney, the score of that game being a close 3-2. However, fans will be treated to more first round ball this Friday night at eight when the Fire Department tanges with the Legion in the first game, and First Reformed meets American Reformed in the second struggle. Last Friday, July 15, Lions Club defeated the Methodists, 184, and the Legion took the measure of the Scouts, 12-5. These games were part of the round robin tourney. Last Monday, July 18, the regular night for rainedout or postponed games, First Reformed and Methodist played off th«ir rained-out game, starting it over at the beginning again, according to the vote taken by the managers. First Reformed lost in a close finish. 10-9. With the second lap of the Recreation Association’s softball per gram just beginning, it would seem appropa iate to pass along some sincere appreciation to “dem bums dat are blind," “those farseeing experts/” “the goofs that stick out their necks,” or the fellows with the thick hides for warding off the jeers and jibes from Gus and Gertie Fan. The umpires, that is. Theirs is a volunteer. payless, and sometimes thankless, job. This is to notify them all to mix ip a supply of thank you- along with the other ‘‘stuff” that ony an ump can get. They are a brave tribe, and if any name is omitted here, it is done unintentionally. There are stand-bys Harold (Pappyl Nuss. and Eddie Pearson, who help at the plate a ■ great deal, also Red Evans, and Art Schoonveld. Otherhave been Neil Swart, Chas. AbLring. D. Jabatav, G. Van Keppol,

Bob - Moolenaar, Fred Boissy, Al Terpstra, Paul Bauman, W. DeFiies, and Sam Kingma. Thanks from the Association to each and every one of them. League Standings: W L Pet. Christian Reformed _.5 1 833 < 1 Game behind) Lions Club _______ __s 2 714 (Completed) American Ref. 4 3 571 (Completed) Fire Dept. 4 3 571 (Completed) Am. Legion —_. 3 3 500 (1 game behind) Methodist __3 4 429 (Completed) First Reformed 2 5 288 (Completed) Boy Scouts l 0 143 (Completed)