N.Z. just edged out
NZPA Tacoma, Washington
Before a near-capacity crowd of 7000 last evening the unbeaten Canada side handed' New Zealand its first loss at the world softball chairiplonshlps, > 1-0; in pine innings. . New Zealand only managed two base runners as both Auckland team members, Paul Rogers and Alan Russell, hit safely in the third and fourth innings. With no score in the bottom of the seventh. Canada’s leadoff reached second on a lucky leaguer, but was left there as
Kevin HerUhy retired the next three batterg. The game’s only error allowed Canada*# ? eighth to reach second but again Herlihy survived th« inningsT However, -in Canada s ninth Innings,-. two singles and a sacrifice advanced men to second and third with two out then a long fly ban fell between the New Zealand outfielders, J. Cotter and A. Russell, to end the game. Today’s New Zealand-Mexico game will decide second place in section B then the draw for the first round of the finals will be known. '
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