BASEBALL MATCH

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 157, 30 March 1943, Page 2

BASEBALL MATCH

Easy Win For Marines

The Wellington Baseball Association’s representative team took a lesson in play from the United States Marine representatives at Wakefield Park, Wellington, on Saturday, the final score 'being reminiscent of Rugby rather than baseball. Playing out the full nine innings, the Marines crossed the home plate 35 times to Wellington’s three. , . Wellington coiild not match the Mannes pitcher, B. E. Sheahy, -whose speed and swerve with the softball left most of the Wellingtonians fanning the air. In the field, too, the "Wellington men were outclassed, their errors opening the way for many of the Marines’ runs. One noticeable failing was that too many “fly” hits by the Marines were allowed to fall safely to the ground through bad covering of the field and poor judging of trajectories, lhe Marines, too, were much more clever in their field teamwork. # • A home run for the Marines was hit by Moity in the third innings. The same player later wrenched his ankle painfully when sliding to first base in the seventh and had to be carried off the field. Almost immediately afterward, a fast hit to Gollop at third base for Wellington glanced off his glove and hit him in the eye, and he had to retire also. , t Marines had a most successful eighth Innings, 11 runs being scored while they hatted nearly twice round the team. The final score was: Marines, 33 hits, 3a runs, 3 errors; "Wellington, 3 hits, 3 runs, 8 errors.