MEN’S SOFTBALL Richmond And Avon Tie For Competition Win

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30367, 17 February 1964, Page 9

MEN’S SOFTBALL Richmond And Avon Tie For Competition Win

The ?«n>or men’s softball within??? en ‘? ed °n Saturday «/}?r,P hn l ond and Avon in Sp'reydon? tW ° ahead

~S®. round completed on Sate5 day w as j notable only for Spreydon s defeat of Papanui. Results:— _ Avon 12, Western Suborns 3. Spreydon 4, Papanui 0. Deep Freeze 12, United 4. Avon v. Suburbs Av ° n f core o two swift runs at the start of the game. Nine tbetourtn innings off walks h «« ai A l three consecutive „ gave Avon an overwhelmSus>n?£ l^ nd 016 game ’ with Suburbs managing only six runners on base. s ? ored another run by ta ? econd home run, innings, and Subscored three runs in a beflUlTy “ theiT sixta b=u« J 100 ?? 1 ’ . continuing a fine >^ ng streak - hit another two home runs and a three-base hit four innings to average better figures than his team mates &^ as t, played four S a “™, 15 for ei ?ht hits, of them home runs. D. Lazaras and A. Wilson also l et tF ed . sa^e hits to bring the Subtu-bs total to four against the Avon tally of 10. 8 Deep Freeze v. United ..The game started well for United, but a feet-up slide that temporarily incapacitated the second batsman for Deep Freeze th er A Ol6 um P‘ re (Mr A. MafilVJr * Va f. an adm onlshing A - Easterbrook. with K ‘ Davi3 Pitching '* el \ was skilfully collected te mlssals in every innings ai 'The lt l were hard to come by. t Z h ®, as Quickly Into In / x Jh hinings with United on a one-run lead hiAeH I Z ee ? e ? led the short jut and bunt plays, and filled the bases. With United fieldS . T^ lro . Wing v the baU more with desperation than with any sense was I ™^. Play The ta . a g s. od position, thn 3hort - s top, White, won h e H-Z ?hen he hooked a Z = d Ji Ve^d^ ep hito left field for a grand-slam home run that g ? v ? J-’ceP Freeze the maximum of four runs. D. Thomsley hit Jater rn fnrt U w, about one minute later, and the game was over.

Spreydon v. Papanui Spreydon played a strong game from the first Innings and Cleverly, McGregor, and Lewis consistently scored runs. M. Watson hit a home run for

Spreydon in the latter stages, B 2 d _. 1,1 s P lte of determined snorts Papanui was unable to gain a batting start. The best effort in the game was the coaching of B. Shaw with the loning side Papanui. Using every player on his team sheet Shaw tried all the time to break the grip the pitcher, R. Lewis, had on the game. Tactical hitting was within a narrow margin of success at times, but Spreydon fielders managed to scramble out of trouble. Lewis, at pitcher, and the catcher for Spreydon, were the architects of the Spreydon win. Jn an outstanding innings, the last, Lewis was pitching with more venom and sheer speed than any pitcher has exhibited tois season, and overpowered three batters with pace.