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v4 - v v ; v j- ; ' W r' w1 - 4 is Plattsmouth Bows 4 To 2 In BasebaiS Opener Here Plattsmouth and Louisville tangled in what looked like a mid-season game rather than the opening game of the sea son Monday afternoon, with the Lions taking a 4-2 win over Coach Merle Stewart's Blue Devils. It was the second game for Louisville and the first for Plattsmouth. A three-run third inning with two out gave the Lions an early lead that they never relinquish ed. Armbrust opened with a single and advanced to second when Worthman walked. After White struck out, Meisinser liv ed on Second Baseman Lyle Wood's error, scoring Armbrust. b flew out for Bocock in 7th c Walked for Tritsch in 7th Louisville AB R H PO Richter drew a walk and ad vanced to second on Eaton's single. With two out. the count at 3-2 Gerald Wood fouled off five straight pitches before whiffing to end the game. Plattsmouth out hit the in vading Lions 4-3 but couldn't bunch them as the Lions did. Hodge Eaton and Chris Salburg iiuus.eu up in a. piLciiers auei i that was amazing for so early in the season. Each allowed ! only three walks, and each had j one wild pitch. Jon Schuetz. third baseman gunned the Plattsmouth attack with two his in three trips. He Worthman, White, lb . . Meisinger, If Salsburg, p Webel, cf . . Dcfcbs, rf . . Alfrey, 2b . Nessen, ss . Armbrust, c 3b .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 12 Schuetz Hisris One-Hitter To Stop Believue 3 To 2 26 4 3 21 Louisville 003 001 04 Plattsmouth 000 101 0- Worthman and Meisinger tall- i was he only player to get more than one safetx. Plattsmouth left six men on base, while Louisville stranded three. Plattsmouth AB R H PO ied on Salsburg's safet: Plattsmouth came back with one run in the fourth as Cole walked and went to second on an error. He advanced to third on a fly ball to the outfield and scored on Jon Schuetz single. Louisville made it 4-1 in the sixth as they pushed across an other run. but the Blue Devils rc.ed back with another tally in the last of the sixth to close the gap to two runs. Gerald Wood walked and stole second. He advanced to third on a fielder's choice and scored as Schuetz ground out. The Blue Devils threatened to tie the count in the last of the seventh. Tritsch batting for G. Wood, c 3 10 11 Cole, ss 2 11 0 Conis, lb 3 0 0 7 Schuetz. 3b 3 0 2 0 L. Wood. 2b 3 0 0 2 Blotzer, rf 2 0 0 1 Bocock, If 1 0 0 0 Richter, cf 2 0 0 0 Eaton, p 3 01 0 a Todd 1 0 0 0 b Carper 1 0 0 0 c Tritsch 0 00 0 24 2 4 21 -struck out for Blotzer in 7th WOOL ! OOL ! What Can We Pay for Wool The Answer Is 40c TO 456 FOR NATIVE WOOL De pending on How Clean It Is 35c to 40c for Western or Fine Wool Burry & Rejects 25c to 30c Phcne 3197 or 2523 Plattsmouth (indermen Look Forward To District Meet Eight Plattsmouth high school cindermen were named today by Coach Eugene Shields to com pete in the district qualifying track and field meet to be held next week. Shields said that track squad will probably com pete at Crete. Entries have been named for 10 events to be held in the dis trict meet. No entries from Plattsmouth will compete in the high hurdles, pole vault and 220-yard dash. Shields named the following entries: 100-yard dash Ronald Hunt, Jack Todd and DeWayne Noell. 100-yard low hurdles Todd and Jim Graves. 440-yard dash Noell. 830-yard run George Born and Howard Eaton. Mile John England. High jump Stanley Cole and Todd. Broad jump Cole and Todd. Shot put Ronald Hunt. Discus Eaton. 880-yard relay Noell, Hunt, Todd and Cole. Two freshmen are included in the eight man squad that is to compete in the district meet. They are John England, miler, and Jim Graves, sprinter. A double entry in the half mile resulted with the switching of Eaton from the mile to the shorter race. Eaton had com peted in the mile primarily this spring. Born appears to be a good half-mile threat. SnnVinmnrp .Tnn Rchiipt7 ViiirlpH " nnp-hir hall Wprinpsrlav n fter- ! nit for Bellevue noon as he led Plattsmouth to a 3-2 win over Bellevue. Schuetz also came through at the plate with two singles. Jim Spain, Bellevue hurler. spoiled Schuetz's no-hitter in the fifth when he drove a clean, sharp single back through the box into centerfield. The hit brought in one Bellevue run. Although his mates pounded out ten hits off Spain, mcludm Tom Conis" double, Schuetz was kept in hot water throughout much of .the seven inning con test. The big sophomore yielded eight bases on balls, and was es pecially ineffective with men on . bases. He bore down m the ! pinch however. I Schuetz brought home two Blotzer, 3b i runs in the third inning on his Bocock. If . ! first hit. Gerald Wood singled j Richter. cf i and went to second when Spain i Eaton, cf i walked Stanley Cole. Alter Tom Markey. rf ; Conis advanced them one base ! ' with a sacrifice, Schuetz came : through with a single to send j both runners scampering home, i Bellevue opened the third, however, with one run coming on a walk and an error. ! bltiington, s Shoddy base running kept Spam, Plattsmouth from scoring sev eral times in the fifth when they pushed across their third run on four hits and a walk. Conis opened the inning with a single and was advanced to second on Schuetz's second hit bu-L was trapped between second and third and tagged out. L. Wood then walked, moving Schuetz to second. Schuetz was nabbed at the plate as John Blotzer sing led. Wood finally scored as Don Bocock connected with the fourth hit of the inning. In all Plattsmouth slammed out ten safeties against the one All of Platts mouth runs were earned. In posting his one hitter. Schuetz struck out 13 of the 23 men to face him. issued 8 bases on balls and had one wild pitch. Spain struck out six Plattsmouth hit ters and walked the same num ber. A Bill Vceck midget promotion failed for Bellevue in the 7th. Although Sullivan, diminutive pinch hitter, walked. Schuetz got th Heineman At Sidney For Installation Of New 40 & 8 Voiture Dr. P. T. Heineman, chef de gare passe of the 40 & 8 of Ne braska, was at Sidney, Nebraska, Sunday where he attended the installation of a new voiture of the societe No. 1418. The installing of the new voi ture was attended by C. F. Coch ran of Norfolk, grand chef de gare of Nebraska, Max Bern berger of Omaha, grand corre spondant as well as members from Alliance, Grand Island and Kearney. next man to pop out. Plattsmouth AB R G. Wood, c 3 Cole, ss 2 Conis. lb 3 Schtutz. p 4 L. Wood. 2b 3 THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SER". I -WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, May 1, 1952 PAGE FIVE Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Akeson and Mrs. Rachel Strough were guests at the home of their son, Don and family, and also at the home of Willis Strough and family in Lincoln Sunday. Mrs. Homer Campbell return ed to her home Wednesday eve ning from Methodist hospital where she had been since April 18. She is home temporarily and will return soon for surgery. Journal Want Ads Pay! Subscribe to The Journal H PO .4 3 .1 .2 .3 1 1 0 0 1 0 G 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 0 2 2 o 5 0 0 1 1 3 10 21 Countians Honored For Service Records April edition of Lincoln Tele phone News, publication of the Lincoln Telephone and Tele graph Company lists two Cass countians among employees ot the company noting service birthdays. Passing their tenth year with the company were Thayer E. Cotner cf Plattsmouth and R. C. Humiston of Weeping Water. Bellevue AB T. Wichert. 2b ... .3 Howell. 3b 1 llf irtotr.n t! O 1 f R 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H PO 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 B. Wichert. Dekker. rf 3 Ferony. cf 3 Daniels, lb 3 Moen, c 3 z Sullivan 0 23 z Walked for Dekker in 7th. Runs G. Wood. Cole, L. Wood, Howell. 2: RBI Schuetz 2. Bo cock. Spain; 2BH, Conis; SO Schuetz 13; Spain 6: BB off Schuetz 8. Spain 6; WP Schuetz; E Plattsmouth 1, Bel levue 5: Left on base Platts mouth 9, Bellevue 11. Resident Here 30 Years Ago Checks On Flood Damage Sam Windham of 311 14th Avenue N. St. Petersburg, Fla., former resident here who hasn't been in Plattsmouth for 30 years, phoned the Virgil Perry home here recently to inquire about damage to Plattsmouth during the recent flood. He asked to be remembered to his many friends here. Miss Hermie Windham, sister of Sam, is recovering rapidly after breaking her arm in a fall at the I. O. O. F. home at York. -a a : .a :.m.:u : t1" THANKS FELLAS ! For cooperating- in one of the finest bowling seasons in Plattsmouth history, and for your loyal support throughout the 27-weeks of the Bowling League. Plattsmouth Bowling Alley August Gall, Owner-Manager i Inter-Class Track Meet Is Scheduled To Start Todav An inter-class track and field i Omaha Saturday to set dates Blue Devils Seek Berth In State j Baseball Tourney Coach Merle Stewart disclosed today that Plattsmouth will en- , ter a four team playoff to be . held at Omaha probably some- ; time next week lor a berth in the state baseball tournament. ! Other schools to compete at '; the Omaha playoff are David : City, Holy Name and Blair. ! Stewart said that a meeting will be held at Holy Name at ; At The Cass CoceIj Court House Start now to plan your entries for next year, a sr : ' ei w-.k : e : b ' a : s. ' m .m. b : b ; : .: B' ,B:: meet will get underway here to day. Coach Eugene Shields an nounced. The meet is being held since arrangements for a dual or triangular meet could not be completed. A possible dual meet may be scheduled early in the week. The inter-class meet, also a highly competitive activity at the high school, appears to be dominated by seniors. Juniors and freshmen should provide the strongest competition with the sophomore class generally expected to be weak. The meet will be conducted Thursday and Friday. and times for the playoff, a two day affair. Winners of the first round of play will meet for the state berth, Stewart said. The tournament must be completed beore May 15. T. H. Pollock was at Clarkson hospital in Omaha for a check up last week. CHANGE MANAGEMENT OF 119 NORTH SIXTH We have taken over exclusive management of Pat's Cafe Our several years of experience assures you of tasty prepared meals and efficient service. We invite you to our cafe next time you dine out. WHETHER IT'S A MEAL OR A LUNCH YOU'LL ENJOY YOUR VISIT HERE MR. & MRS. RALPH CLINKENBEARD St. Joe Of Omaha Next Baseball Foe Plattsmouth has a chance to range above the 500 mark if the baseball nine is successful against St. Joseph of Omaha Monday. Currently owning a 1-1 record, the Blue Devils have an oppor tunity to bolster their record during the coming week. Follow ing the game at Omaha Mon day, Coach Merle Stewart s dia mondmen will meet Millard here Thursday, weather and conflicts permitting. Edward F. Yonkey of Lincoln was fined $10 and costs in coun ty court Tuesday on a charge of overweight on capacity. A charge of speeding cost William P. McGuire of Omaha $15 and costs in county court Tuesday. Floyd M. Fallon of Lincoln was fined $10 and costs in coun ty court on a charge of over weight on capacity. Edward L. Bashus and Leon ard Bashus of Plattsmouth pleaded not guilty in county court Tuesday to a charge of illegul possession of a seine. Complaint was filed by Bernard L. Patton. deputy game warden. Hearing has been set for ten o'clock Monday morning. May 5. Bill Pittman Is Discharged SSgt. William J. Pittman ar rived in Plattsmouth Wednesday from Fort Benning. Ga., where he was discharged from the United States army a few days ago. Bui has completed seven years of service in the army, be ing assigned to units in service inGermany. He is expecting to be here with his mother, Mrs. Glenn Pittman for the present at least. Remember Goochs IF YOU WANT FEED 100-Lbs. 100-Lbs. 20 100-lbs. CHICK STARTER CHICK GROWER LAYER & BREEDER LAYER SUPPLEMENT. ma RftftCTm nn e etc rev vwvJILiV rLLLLl J 100-lbs. f Amr;ninr?u?5Yu a m L Lt-lLIJ tflEllH-ri 25-lbs, (All in Granuals) DAIRY RATION MEAL so,, $4.75 $5.70 $5.30 $5.10 $5.35 $5.95 $1.95 Top Market Prices for your Poultry Cream & Eggs! CASE PRODUCE Phcne 3197 or 2523 Plattsmouth appearance Each ' posted bond. Pleading guilty to a charge of speeding. Wes J. S'ansbury of Humboldt was fined S20 and costs in county court Tuesday. Complaint was filed by Patrol man Kruger. Eugene L. Cheney of Roca was lined S15 and costs in coun ty court Tuesday on a charge of speeding. Complaint was filed by Patrolman Miliary. A fine of S10 and court costs was assessed against Corda L. Wiemers of Falls City in county court Tuesday on a charge of speeding. Wiemers pleaded guil ty to the charge filed by Patrol man Minary. Fractures Hip In Fall Here Monday Mrs. Glenn Perry, prominent resident of south of Plattsmouth is at Clarkson hospital at Oma ha as the result of a severe accident sufferpd Monriav. Mrs. Perry had returned home ; Take Examinations irom atenamg me iunerai 01 Charles Spanglcr and was going to the mail box at her home when she fell and sustained a fracture of the hip. She laid helpless in the yard until Carl Schneider, local bank er, passed in his car and noticed her plight. The son. V. W. 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