Regimental mirror. (Fort Benning, Ga.) 1943-194?, May 04, 1944, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX Wolves Push Over Six Runs In Ninth To Beat Profs 8-2 Bob Taylor's three run homer climaxed a wild ninth inning as the Ist STK Wolves strengthened their iwld on first place in the TIS League with a well earned 8-2 victory over the Profs before a near capacity crowd at Gowdy Field Monday night A total of six runs had scam pered across the plate in that fatal last inning before Bob Mon tag, up for his second time, forc ed Gallivan at second ending the agony Up until then, lanky Rudy Rundus and Jim Prendergast turd hooked up in a hurlers' duel with neither team holding any real advantage. But in the top of the ninth Montag led off with a long double into the left field corner. Charley Bamberger drove a screaming single to left center scoring Montag with the run that was to prove enough for the victory Prendergast bunted and when Rundus threw late to sec ond in a vain attempt to catch the speedy Bamberger, all hands were safe. Ticco smashed a scorcher past the outstretched glove of Lehner at first scoring Bamby and when Prasse let the ball roll through his legs, Pren dergast also scored and Ticco roared into third. McCluskey walked and Taylor put on the finishing touch with his mighty drive over the right field wail Both hurlers pitched scoreless ball for the first five innings but in the sixth the Wolves got a single tally when Rundus hit a batsman and walked three others. Prasse’s single to left in the Prof half of the inning scoring Zitsntara squared the game but it was a short lived tie as Mon tag’s single, Prasse’s first error and Prendergast’s clinch hit in the lucky seventh gave the Wolv es back their advantage. In the eighth Niebler tied up the game with a 350 foot blast over the left field wall and then came the deluge.—B L. GAME RESCHEDULED The Profs-4th Infantry Raid ers melee, originally set for last Wednesday and postponed on ac count of rain, has been resche duled for Thursday, May 25th at Gowdy Field. Academic Ten Opens Season Today The softball Profs, with last year’s “Million Dollar” infield (pictured above) torn in half by NCO School and troops rotation, cross bats today in a 6:45 p. m. twilight affair here at Regimen tal Field against the Medical De tachment in their first game of the season in the Post League. Prof-Wolves Box Score IST STUD TNG REGT AB R H PO A Kemether, If 4 10 10 Ticco, lb 4 1 3 10 2 McCluskey. 3b. 3 11 1 2 Taylor, c 4 117 1 Bartley, ss 4 0 0 2 6 Gallivan, rs 4 0 11 0 Montag, cf 5 2 2 0 0 Bamberger, 2b 4 1 2 5 3 Prendergast, p 4 110 1 Totals 36 8 11 27 15 ACADEMIC REGT AB R H PO A Russo, ss 4 0 0 4 5 Zientara, 2b 4 113 4 Niebler. cf 3 12 3 0 Lawing, If 4 0 0 2 0 Prasse, rs 4 0 1 3 0 Lehner, lb 4 0 2 7 2 Pirrello, 3b ... 4 0 0 1 2 Fenno, c 4 0 0 4 2 RIFLES DEFEAT PROFS 6to 3 BEFORE OVERFLOW HC CROWD Late inning Rifle batting power asserted itself Sunday at i miniature Stroup Field ruining | the Profs’ Harmony Church de- [ but 6-3 before an overflow crowd ■ of approximately 2,000 fans who filled the bleachers and spread out on the green turf towards the right field foul line. The Profs started off in bus- : iness-like fashion scoring one ' run in the second by virtue of Lawing’s four-ply swat straight over the center field wall and added two more in the third on Zientara’s homerun carom shot off the left-center fence with j Russo on first to take a three run ! edge before - - - - Lefty Wissmam's arm started i hurting in the fourth! (He had j pitched no hit, no run ball until > then.) With tw’o men out. Stru- j kel received a free pass to first. Sharp advanced Strukel to third on a two base smash. Then Skip per Shively cleared the sacks with another double as Sharp and Strukel crossed the platter I The score was now 3-2, Profs, j Joe Dickinson came in for j “Million Dollar” infielders on deck are Phil (Cappy) Cappella (extreme left), the ’43 loop homerun king and dependable Sammy Baum, (third from left), keystone sacker. Gone but not forgotten are Tony Giaimo, (sec ond from left), the mighty mite REGIMENTAL MIRROR Rundus. p 2 0 10 0 Totals 33, 2 7 27 15 Score by innings: Ist Stud Tng R Regt 000 001 106—8 Acad Regt 000 001 010—2 Errors — McCluskey, Bartley. Prasse 2. Runs batted in—Tic co 2, Taylor 3, Bamberger, Pren dergast, Prasse, Niebler. Two base hits, Montag, Lehner. Home run—Niebler. Taylor. Sacrifice hits—Niebler, Rundus. Bases on balls—off Rundus 6. Struck out —by Rundus 3, Prendergast 7. Passed ball—Fenno, Hit by pitch er — Kemether (by Rundus). TIS Standings W L Pctg Ist STR 5 0 1.000 3rd STR 4 1 800 PROFS 2 2 500 4th Infantry 1 2 .333 Parachute School 1 3 250 3rd Infantry 0 5 .000 Wissman in the fifth stanza. In | the sixth the Rifles clinched ■ the ball game when Strukel i tripled into loft-center, Sharp doubled and Shively homered over thp center field barrier. The Rifles were now to the fore, 5-3. Starting off the eighth, Rifle : Strukel singled to center. The ball was juggled in the outfield and he hustled safely to the key stone sack. Sharp bunted, was out pitcher to first, but Strukel advanced to third. Shively bat ted in his fifth run of the day । with a long fly to left field, Strukel tagging and coming in safe on trie throw-in. Final count, Rifles 6, Profs 3. For the Profs. Garland Law ing had a nice day at the plate. He got three hits out of four times up—one a long, long center field circuit clout. Rifle Shively with two hits out of four, Stru kel and Sharp with two out of three and Sid Silverman with two out of four cast the die for the Profs’ defeat. (See box xcore puge 5). who cinched the ’43 post all stars at the hotsack and fancy fielding Danny DeStefano, (ex treme right), first baseman. Tuesday the Profs journey out to Harmony Church to meet the 4th Infantry Raiders. SUPPORT THE PROF TEN! Opposing pitchers may get the idea that hard-hitting Erwin Prasse, Prof coach, (above) uses three hats. But such is not the case—he’s only in a warmup. (Official U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo.) Prof Hit Parade By S. Sgt Frank Marcoux, Prof Statistian Player G AB BH R RBI BA Bremer . 2 5 3 3 3 .600 Rundus .1 2 1 0 0 .500 Lawing 4 16 5 2 2 .313 Irsfeld 1 4 1 0 0 250 N. Cox 3 13 3 0 0 .231 Prasse 3 13 3 1 2 .231 Niebler . . 4 15 3 2 2 .200 Russo . 4 16 3 3 0 .188 Zientara . 4 16 3 2 2 .188 Pirrello . . 4 17 3 0 1 .177 Wissman .2 71 0 0 .143 (Statistics through Monday night’s game). Intra-Regimental W L Pctg. Company C 3 0 1.000 Company B 2 1 .667 Company D 12 .333 Hqs. Co. 0 0 000 Company A 0 1 .000 Company E 0 2 .000 Thursday, May 4. 1944 3rd Inf., Rifles On Prof Diamond Card This Week The Profs, with a narrow 1-0 victory recorded over the 3rd Infantry Old Guard in their first meet, will attempt to take their second straight win over Herb Moore’s nine Sunday at 7:30 o’- clock under the arc lights of Gowdy Field. Their first engage ment was a bitterly fought melee and the Profs won out only by an Old Guard error—a definite “break” for the Academics. Tuesday afternoon at 6:30 o’- clock, Stroup Field (in the Har mony Church area) the Profs will try to avenge the 6-3 drub bing that the Rifles gave them last Sunday. The defeat skidded the Profs to third place and rais ed the 3rd STR to the second place slot.