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Reardan High Wins Baseball Title!

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Following suit in baseball as in basketball, Reardan High's young athletes climaxed the greatest year for sports in the history of the school by making a clean sweep of its four league games to win the Northern Division Championship of the Bi-County.

The pay-off game came on Friday, May 12, when Coach Leigh Steele's eager Indians had a field day in bunting and base running against the Davenport Gorillas. But what an uphill, see-saw battle it was!

Davenport, picking up three runs in the first inning, led Reardan, 4-2, until the big fourth inning which saw the Indians score five times to go out in front, 7-4. Davenport, enjoying a four-run s‘xth inning, tied up the came, 8-8, only to see the home team come back with a sensational bunting and base-running attack to tally three more times. Davenport was thoroughly throttled in its last inning, and Reardan had the baseball championship—and another trophy.

Schulz, with three singles, and Anyan, with two hits, led the R.H.S. hitting parade. Bob Rogers, Atkinson, Owens, and Stuhlmiller each contributed a hit to the attack.

R H E

Davenport —301 004 0— 8 7 5

Reardan — 101 513 X—11 9 2

Batteries: Yates, G. Guhlke, Zier; Schulz and Owens.

REARDAN 4, WILBUR 0

Reardan's Schulz fashioned out a one-hit masterpiece as he out-dueled Wilbur's Angstrom in a tight battle. This was the first conference game of the season.

Wilbur —000 000 0—0 1 1

Reardan —300 001 X-4 5 2

Batteries: Ancestrom and Anderson; Schulz and Owens.

REARDAN 6; ALMIRA 5

On April 28, the Indians took undisputed possession of first place by winning its crucial test against Almira. Leading, 6-0, the Indians faltered but cut Almira's last-inning bid short to win in a thrilling contest. Anyan and Owens, each getting two safe blows, Rogers, Atkinson, and Miller, with one each, supplied the offensive punch.

Reardan —201 002 1—6 7 1

Almira —000 000 5—5 5 2

Batteries: Schulz and Owens; Evens, Wetzel, and Milner.

REARDAN 4; CRESTON 1

A pitcher's duel saw Schulz best Creston's May, a southpaw, the Reardan hurler getting his second one-hitter of the season and one of four hits to turn the tide of battle. Anyan, Miller, and Blair hit the other safeties. Reardan was forced to the eighth inning before winning.

Reardan —100 000 03—4 4 4

Creston —100 000 00—1 1 6

(from a yearbook held by the Reardan Schools.)