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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX A^ early as fourth grade grammar school. Tony I’irrel "s'Wjt, 1® *4JST Io i right) got the feel of the glov< .mu hat. and he > been playing the national game ever since Starting as are MMOML /CSANEL^^JB '';. . ceiver. he shifted to the hot T* J sack in junior high and play ed third well enough to help ■KM|g ’ if - the Montclair (N J ) High tWta&r—jMg! school team win the Greater MMWffi Newark tourney held by Newark Evening News in ■■9^ zz i - 1942 Pirrello was then pick ed as the "most valuable ■gHB player” and awarded a Cam . Uli £ W ■w B* H I a 4 h WBOW W AM M^' ■ W BL..V * r f ■ •" »* & z*** : > ;. tjrtws qMHHrlr' — - ■-— / i ‘wy* 1 ' 1 rn ° ** y ’Bw l a A -I * '"i . ' ' - - • j adian tour with the Newark Bears to Toronto and Mon treal, returning home via Buffalo. Today Tony enjoys playing with the Profs and is of the opinion that the Academic nine will "snap out of it” and play real championship ball. As to the other clubs, Pirrello believes that the Ist STR Wolves are a shade better than the 3rd STR Rifles, thanks to "hitting power." Tony meanwhile has a hard time getting practice because his Communications work keeps him on the go. but ev erytime Pirrello plays at Gowdy, Todd or Stroup Field the fans clearly see a better and better Pirrello! (Official U. S. Army Photo—The In fantry School.) Prof Ten Wins 4-2 In Post League Opener After spotting the Medicos a two run edge in the first inning, the Prof softballers bounced back in their half of the first stanza to score thrice and then added one more for safety’s sake in the second to win a 4-2 ball game before a cheering crowd at Reg imental Field Thursday in the Post League opener. Starting the game, Anderson of the Medicos walked. Pond was on by an error. Lanoux filled the bases on another mis cue. Anderson and Pond both scored on Prothe’s long fly into deep right that was finally taken by Fenlon. Academic Sammy Baum greet ed Med Coffer’s third pitch in the first inning with a sharp single over second base. Genaro was safe on a fielder’s choice. Leßorgonne hit an infield drib bler with Baum scoring, the bat ter being safe on another field er’s choice and Genaro rushing to the third base cushion. Bar rett and Hills’ long flies counted Genaro and Leßorgonne on the next plays. In the second, Prof Fenlon doubled into right. The Med throw was wild at third and Fen lon legged it in for the fourth Prof score. From the third frame on it was a beautiful pitchers’ battle between Prof Bill Estes and Cof fer of the Medical Detachment Lawson Field Flyers Play Academic Ten Here At 6:45 P. M. Tonight at 6:45 the softball Profs face the strong Lawson Field Flyers in a contest that is expected to draw a large crowd to Regimental Field. The Flyers won the right to play in the state tourney at Atlanta last year by beating Earl Varchminn’s celebrated TPS ten, and they will un doubtedly be able to teach the Professors a few things to night. Tuesday the Prof ten meets a new entry in the Post Leag ue, the 135th General Hospital on the Med’s home field. with neither team able to solve their slants. The fielding gem of the day was turned in by Fenlon, Aca demic rightfielder, who raced far back to the left to catch pinch hitter Hurdles’ last-inning blast. Cruiz was on the sack at the time and the blow would have been a homer, squaring the game, if it had not been for Fen lon’s phenomenal catch. RHE MEDS 20 0 000 o—2 4 1 PROFS 31 0 000 o—4 5 1 REGIMENTAL MIRROR fa ' Ji ' * \ Wolves, Raiders, Rifles On Prof Diamond Card The Prof nine will have a busy week! Starting tomorrow at 7:30 p. m., Gowdy Field, they’ll meet George Simmons’ Ist STR Wolv es, who are nestling comfortably atop the TIS ladder; then they’ll grapple with the 4th Infantry Raiders Sunday, 2:00 p.m?, Gow dy, in their first league game; and finally they’ll make a jaunt out to Stroup Field to jostle the strong 3rd STR Rifles Wednes day, 6:30 p. m. Lefty Jim Prendergast, Wolv ves’ ace, will probably get the pitcher's role in Sunday’s game. The southpaw' chucker, already credited with an 8-2 victory over the Profs, sports a four-one win record in this year’s TIS League. Behind the plate will be big Bob Taylor whose ninth-inning homer helped upset the Profs applecart in their initial go. Manager Les Peden’s 4th In fantry Raiders, always trouble some for the Academics, may be classified as “X”, the unknown baseball quantity. But their best hurler will undoubtedly start in an effort to bump the Profs. Wednesday’s affair at Stroup Field will be Rifle-headlined w'ith long Ewell Blackwell pitch ing and Stan Sharp receiving. Blackwell, besides having one of the best pitching averages on the post and the league strikeout (36) record firmly in his pos session, was a 6-3 winner over the Profs in their first meet. Profs Blast Rifles, Go Into Second Place Slot The Prof nine pulled up into a two-way tie for second place honors with the 3rd STR Rifles by beating them 10-1 Tuesday night at Stroup Field. The win puts the Academics within strik ing distance of the Ist STR Wolves, now enjoying the top notch in The Infantry School League. The Profs started the game with blood in their eyes as they took a 1-0 lead in the first stan za as a result of Benny Zienta ra’s homer, and were never headed by the Rifles during the entire fray. In the second, the Profs added another run on Pirrello’s double which scored Herb Bremer. The Rifles’ only marker, a home run by Strukel, came in their half of this frame. The Profs widened the margin in the third when Russo singled, went to second on Zientara’s sacrifice, to third on Niebler’shit and scored on Lawing's bingle. Score, 3-1 Profs. In the fifth the Profs went run-wild. Niebler led off with a single. Lawing walked. Bre mer loaded the bases when he was hit by the pitcher. Niebler scored on a passed ball and Law ing tallied on Pirrello’s single. Bremer scored when Glick mis cued. Zientara led off the sixth with a one-bagger. Niebler strolled. Lawing singled Benny home. Niebler and Lawing both scor ed on misplays. Bremer finish ed out the inning with a long homer. Prof-Rifles Box Score RIFLES AB R H PO A Glick, rs .. . 3 0 0 1 0 Leibowitz, rs 2 0 0 0 0 Hacker, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 Sharp, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 Elsie, ss 4 0 1 0 2 Struckel, If 4 1 2 2 0 Shively, 2b 4 0 13 2 Sherley, cf 4 0 2 0 0 Silverman, lb 4 0 1 8 0 King, c 4 0 2 10 0 Tanner, p 1 0 0 0 3 Vavra, p 0 0 0 0 0 Wellman, x 1 0 1 0 0 McAloon, xx 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 1 10 24 8 x —Wellman batted for Tanner in 7th and doubled. IACONO CHEERS AS PAL RUDY RUNDUS EARNS 11-0 SHUTOUT Rudolph R Rundus cemented a warmer friendship with his chief rooter, Pfc. Steve lacono, by stepping out on the mound Sunday at Gowdy for the Profs to gooseegg Herb Moore’s 3rd Infantry 11 to 0 before a fair sized crowd. Steve had the time of his life as his tall ex-supply room boss limited the Old Guards to six scattered hits and fanned six batsmen. lacono smiled broad ly as Rudy’s mates went on the rampage in the very first stanza to cinch the ball game with four big runs by virtue of singles by Russo and Zientara, coupled with a walk to Lawing and a double by Bremer and a one-bagger by Cox. In the second, Steve content edly watched the Profs garner two more runs when old pal Ru dy got on first on a catcher’s er ror, advanced to second on Zi entara’s grounder, and scored when Donabedian fumbled Nieb ler’s hard-hit smash. Lawing’s terrific deep left-center triple scored Niebler. The fun kept picking up for Steve as the Profs scored twice Thursday, May 11, 1944 xx—McAloon batted for Vavra in 9th and grounded out PROFS AB R H PO A Russo, ss 5 1 2 11 Zientara, 2b . 2 2 2 3 2 Niebler, cf 4 2 3 5 0 Lawing, If 3 2 2 2 0 Prasse, rs . 4 0 0 11 Bremer, c 4 3 2 3 0 Cox, lb 40072 Pirrello, 3b 4 0 2 3 1 Dickinson, p 4 0 0 2 2 Totals 34 10 13 27 9 Score by innings: R 3d Stud, Tng Regt. 010 000 000— 1 Acd. Regt. 11l 034 OOx—lo Errors. Glick, Sharp, King, Cox Runs batted in: Strukel, Zientara, Lawing 2, Bremer, Pir rello 2. Two base hits: King, Shirley, Wellman, Pirrello, Nieb ler. Home runs: Strukel, Zien tara, Bremer. Double plays: Dickinson to Russo to Cox: El sie to Shively to Silverman. Sac rifice hit: Zientara. Left on base; 3d STR 9; Academic Regt 8. Hit by pitcher: by Tanner (Bremer). Balk: Tanner, Pass ed ball: King. Bases on balls: off Tanner 2, Vavra 1, Dickinson 1. Hits, off Tanner, 12 in 7 in nings; off Vavra 1 in 1 inning; off Dickinson 10 in 9 innings. Struck out: by Tanner, 5; Vavra. 3; Dickinson 3. Winning pitch er: Dickinson. Losing pitcher: Tanner. Profs Lose 4-0 Pitcher's Battle In a twirlers’ duel out in Har mony Church, Prof Travers was bested by 4th Infantryman Abla gan as the Academics went down 4-0 to the Raider ten. The Profs outhit the opposition 4 to 2 but the 4th Infantry hits were timely. Ablagan whiffed 11 men while Travers set down five. TIS STANDINGS W L. Pct Ist Stud. Tng. Regt. 6 1 857 3d Stud. Tng. Regt 5 2 .714 PROFS 5 2 714 Para. School 3 4 .428 4th Infantry 1 4 200 3d Infantry 0 7 000 in the third when Cox walked, took second on Hazzard’s error, and scored on Tony Pirrello’s single to center. Tony counted on Russo’s hit. In the fifth the Profs tallied a marker the unearned way. Bre mer got a free ticket, took sec ond on Cox’s force-out and came home on two passed balls. Harris walked in the seventh and went to third on Fenno’s single. Cox strolled to load the bases. Tony Pirrello singled to right scoring Harris and Fenno. That closed the scoring with the Profs way out in front, 11-0. Hotsacker Pirrello led the Prof hitting with two out of four and drove in three runs to snatch RBI honors. Other stars of the day were Lawing and Russo, who crashed triples and Bremer who lashed out a two-bagger. These three clouts were the only extra base wallops of the game for the Profs. Herb Moore looked best for the opposition when he left first base to relieve Wilkins in the pitchers’ box and throttled the Profs to only three hits in 5 1-3 innings.