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PAGE SIX CREDIT ED (Lefty) WISSMAN (above) FOR PUTTING OUR PROF “CINDERELLA” nine right on top of the TIS heap. The former Rochester (N. Y.) Redbird hurier has heen averaging seven strike-outs per game for the Academics, with a wide variety of fancy slants. Lefty really begins to turn on the heat for the batters when the enemy gets its first footholds on the cushions. But he gives the baserunner just as much careful atten tion. Lefty tempts the guy on first sack to venture off the hassock ready for a steal, and then it’s a swift sudden pickoff. Prof fans <who groaned when Wissman starred for the Spirits last year) are confident that he will once again make the all-post diamond all stars. (Official U. S. Army Photo—The Infantry School.) DIAMOND PROFS FACE FOUR GAMES IN WEEK'S SCHEDULE The “rags-to-riches” Profs have a grueling four-game card in the next seven days, featuring such worthy opponents as TPS Sunday, 3rd Infantry Monday, Ist STR Wolves Wednesday, and a rescheduled game with the 4th Infantry Raiders next Thurs day night. All games start at 7:30 p. m. under the floodlights of Gowdy Field. Shanty Hogan, TPS manager, might unveil ex-Academic Pete Bardin, a fastball’righthander, against his Academic buddies Sunday or he might rely on Bil ly Keinnedy, Chattanooga (S. A.) southpaw, who lost his debut, a tough 10 verdict, to Ewell Blackwell, Rifle star. The Chu tists have been going of late like Pensive, Derby-Preakness win ner. They rocked the league- ■ '^F leading Ist STR Wolves in the season’s biggest upset and the reverberation started the Wolves on a four-game losing slide down to a third place slot. Monday night’s opponents, Herb Moore’s Old Guards, had rather “take” the Profs than get a furlough. Resting in the cel lar, they remember fondly the season opener when Old Guard Lefty Wilkins nearly pitched them to a win over the Profs, who emerged victor by a measly 1-0. Wednesday the Ist STR Wolv es, always tough and a good hit ting team, will take a vengeful shot at the Profs in an effort to regain some of their lost pres tige. Either Prendergast or De- Volter will pitch. REGIMENTAL MIRROR TIS STANDINGS W L Pctg PROFS 7 2 .778 3rd S^R 7 2 .778 Ist STR 8 3 .727 TPS 5 6 .454 4th Inf 2 6 .250 3rd Inf 0 10 .000 (Standings through Tuesday night.) WAC SOFTBALL In their second encounter of the season the Main Post WACs returned from the Harmony Church diamond with a 13-7 win over the HC WACs Thurs day night. Chris Mensing, man ager of the winners, was cred ited with two home runs off the pitching of Wanda Horosko, former softball star of Topeka, Kans. Miller caught the pitches of Trueblood for WAC Two with Preston behind the mitt and mask for the losers. Profs Enjoy First Place After Defeat Os Wolves Pitchers and sluggers of the Academic Profs and the Ist STR Wolves fought a tense diamond battle at Gowdy Field last Fri day night that ended with the Profs a 4-2 winner and tied with the 3rd STR Rifles for first place in the TIS League. Both sides ap parently came to the plate with intentions of knocking the cover off the ball, with a drop to third place as the price of defeat. The Profs built up for the fray by defeating the TPS, 3rd In fantry and 3rd STR the preced ing week, crawling out of their third place slot, which had them 2'A games behind the top-rung Wolves and 1 % games behind the Rifles on May 4th. Up to the fourth inning the opposing pitchers, Prof Wissman and Wolf Prendergast, held their own with Niebler’s two base hit and steal to third in the opening the only chance for a score. The Profs faced minor crises as the pitching count frequently went to 3-2. Opening the sluggers’ battle in the fourth frame, with two out, Lawing beat out a nice fielding play by Bartley. Wolves short stop, who leaped high to snag a counted single. Prasse drew a walk, bringing up Bre mer. who drove a single inches inside third base as Lawing came home. For the second score of the ball game Newt Cox’ one bagger to left field scored Prasse. The Wolves pushed one across in their half after Gallivan had gained third and Montag was on second. Gallivan crossed on Bart ley’s single. Montag, moving from second to third, interfered with the fielding of the ball and was ruled out thereby returning Gallivan to third. Bamberger brought the run home with a single. In the last of the fifth, Milt Ticco tied up the ball game by virtue of his own single, McCluskey’s sacrifice and Galli van’s one bagger. Moving on through the inn ings the batters retired quickly as both teams were swinging hard and off, necessitating a tenth frame. Zientara collected his second hit of the night and Niebler grounded to right field, Gallivan lost the ball as speedy Zientara went all the way in for the tally and was closely fol lowed by Niebler to give the Profs the two run advantage. The costly three base error PIRRELLO STARS AS PROFS CONQUER RAIDERS 15 TO 1 Lambasting three pitchers for 17 hits, one of which was a three-run homer by Tony Pir rello, the Profs massacred a hap less Fourth Infantry nine 15 to 1 at Gowdy Field Sunday after noon. Pirrello’s homer over the left field wall climaxed the second inning and gave the Profs a 6-0 lead which they never relin quished. The lanky, right-hand- The "Big Ten" Sluggers Os The Infantry School Loop G AB R H O A E Avg. BREMER, PROFS .... 6 17 9 10 19 0 0 .587 Carlson, Wolves 5 16 17 3 10 1 .437 Cutchin, Raiders 7 21 2 9 8 3 0 .428 NIEBLER, PROFS .... 9 40 11 17 27 ' 0 1 .425 Wolf, Troopers 5 19 3 8 71 0 .421 Hazzard, Cockades ... 10 38 3 15 61 6 8 .394 Scheldt. Troopers 10 33 7 13 100 4 3 .393 Elsie, Rifles 9 37 9 14 8 23 4 .374 LAWING, PROFS .... 9 35 9 13 14 0 0 .371 Keiffner, Raiders 8 19 4 7 11 0 0 .368 (5 games or more including those of May 14.) Thursday, May 18, 1944 proved to be the winning break Coming up for the losing Wolves Bartley, after two outs, batted a two base swat but was left to walk off the field as Bam berger, swinging like a tired man. fanned the air around the first three pitched balls and ended the third defeat in the last four starts for the Wolves. Stacking up the runs, hits and errors:—Prendergast fanned 13, gave up 11 hits that counted for four runs. Wissman was taken for two runs from nine hits. In the field the Profs made three errors against two by the Wolves. The box score: Prof-Wolves Box Score PROFS AB R H PO A Russo, ss 5 0 0 3 2 Zientara, 2b 5 1 2 3 6 Niebler, cf 5 13 4 0 Lawing, If 4 112 0 Prasse, rs 4 10 10 Bremer, c . .3 0 3 9 0 Cox, lb 5 0 16 0 Pirrello, 3b 4 0 0 1 0 Wissman, p 4 0 10 1 Totals 39 4 11 29x 9 x—Montag out for interference in 4th Wolves AB R H P O A Nesmith. If 4 0 110 Ticco. lb 5 12 71 McCluskey, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 Taylor, c 5 0 0 13 0 Gallivan. rs 5 11 2 0 Montag, cf . . 5 0 2 1 0 Bartley, ss . . 4 0 2 5 4 Bamberger, 2b. 4 0 11 1 Prendergast, p 4 0 0 1 0 Totals 39 2 9 31 7 Score bv innings: R Acad. Regt. 000 200 000 2—4 Ist Stud.Tng. 000 110 000 0 -2 Errors: Gallivan, Bartley, Zi entara, Prasse, Cox. Runs bat ted in: Niebler 2, Bremer, Cox, Gallivan, Bamberger. Two base hits: Niebler, Zientara, Bartley. Double play: Bamberger to Bartley to Ticco to Bartley. Ba ses on balls: off Wissman 3, off Prendergast 3. Hit by pitcher: by Wissman (Nesmith), by Pren dergast (Lawing.) Wild pitch: Prendergast. Sacrifice hit: Rus so. Struck out: by Wissman 8, by Prendergast 13. Winning pit cher: Wissman. Losing pitcher: Prendergast Umpires: Luxem ber g, Harris and Lee. er Rudy Rundus limited the Fourth to seven hits as he gain ed his second victory of the season. Taking the rap for the loss was Bender. By winning the Profs were able to keep their tie for first place with the First STR Wolves. For the Fourth Infantry it was their sixth loss in eight outings. —B. L. (See box score on page 5)
