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QUEEN TWIRLER
Regarded around sports
circles as -queen 'of soft-
• ball hurlers, Shinobu Kuni-
moto of the Sepol Rambler-
ettes blinds the opponents
with her dazzling fast ball.
By . shutting out the Hayseeds, 11-0, Saturday, she
turned, in a remarkable per-
f o rmano e , especially in
femme soft b all. Behind
the plate is sister. Ay one,
forming the best g'irl battery in camp.
line drives'
Nob Kuwatani, ace Echo
catcher (A "'league), has
smacked the horsehide safely
seven times in eight trips
to the plate in two games.
He boasts an average of
.875. Nob cleaned the bases
twice agaii'nst the Granders
Saturday1 afternoon and went
ori to have a perfect day
with the hickory.
CATCH OP THE WEEK
This week, mention is
given ■ Wahoo Nob' Kurita,
who made a running shoelace catch of Deltan Harry
Shironaka's Texas' leaguer
into short left field,
robbing Harry of what seemed
to be a sure single.
PLAY FAIR
Recently the Block league
managers adopted a ruling
barring AA pitchers to perform for their block teams.
If the league is going to
allow; other AA players to
play .their ,regular positions, why not the pitchers
also? Such a ruling should
be abolished.
CHATTER
Books on coaching and
playing of nearly all sports
are now available at the
high school library.
^HOWTHEY STA»0=
AA LEAGUE
W- L Pet.
Wahoos 2 0 1.000
Deltans 2 1 .667
, Dodgers 1 2 .333
Dusters■ 0 2 .000
A
LEAG
UE
*'-
L
Pet.
Knines
3
0
1.000
Echoes
2
0
1.000
Hot Shots
2
1
..667
Skibos
1
1
.500
Cards
• 1
2
.333
Raiders .
0
1
.000
Condors
0
1
.000
Gra.nders
0
3
.000
May 12, 1943..
FRED KISH1
TOPS BATTERS
Topping the AA Softball
swatters is Fred Kishi of
the Dodgers, with an average of .555 in three games.
Behind' him are Wahoo's
Shig Fukuyama and Sue Fuku-
yama, and Deltan Yas Hara
with an even .500 clip.
Chick Kunisaki, Duster
chucker, has the highest,
average of .666 but has
only made three official
'trips to the plate. Other
leaders are Mas Uyesugi
with .400 and Ken Ohki with
.335.
REGISTER NOW
FOR BRIDGE PLAY
All bridge players are
urged to register for the
second ' bridge tournament
sponsored by the recreation
department, to be held at
Terry hall Saturday at
7{00 p.m.
Registration will continue until Friday at the
7K and 11F rec halls in the
evenings. Winners will be
given prizes and all participants are requested to
come promptly on time.
SUMO CLUB PLANS
MEET AT 9E DOJO
The Amache Sumo club
will hold a Sumo tournament
Sunday afternoon at '1 o'clock in 'the new do-jo located at the 9F- lot, West
side of the police headquarters . ;
Winning competitors will
receive banners and prizes.'
A silver cup will also, be
awarded.
TRI-LEAGUE HOLDS
MANAGERS MEETING
' Softball managers'.of the
13-years-and-under league
will meet tonight at 7t30
in the 7E rec office.
A meeting of. the A, AA
league managers will be
held on Friday at-7;30 p.m.
at the same place.
ST
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Led by speedy Fred Kishi,
the Dodgers snapped out of
the ir; r e ce nt batt ing slump
by pounding out anl8-1. win
over ■ the Dusters, Sunday
afternoon at the 9K d iamond .
Kishi collected four hits
in four attempts- to enjoy
a perfect day at the plate.
In the fatal third, two
costly Dusters errors, a
free pass, and singles by
Kishi and Ken Ohki, helped
the Dodgers push across
five runs and lead, by a
■.score of 5-1. The lone
■ Duster tally came in the
initial inning on two Dodger; errors and a single by
Sat Uyekubo.
Turning in a three-hit
pe r f o rma nee , R ome o K i ta -
gawa checked the opponents
after the first inning.
Behind relief hurler
Shig Fukuyama, the Wahoos
"walked away from the Del-
tans 12-4 in the crucial
game of the afternoon played at the 9K field. Relieving Tad Mukaihata, who
injured his- pitching arm
in the open.ing inning ,
Shag, with his "change of
pace", baffled the Deltans
and held them to three
blows, and he issued only
one pass.
His teammates gathered.
14 walks and seven bingos
for 12 runs and moved into
first place in the fast AA
league. Mas Oku da, Joe
Fujimitsu and Yas Hara paraded to the mound for the
Deltans.
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AA SOFTBALL Results
Dodgers def. Dusters 8-1
Wahoos def. Deltans 12-4
A SOFTBALL Results
Skibos def. Cards 17-7
Echoes def. Gra.nders 17-7
Kaynines def. Raiders 15-3
Hot Shots def. Conders 19-8
GIRLS' SOFTBALL Result
Ramblerettes def. Hayseeds
11.-0
: VOLLEYBALL Results
9K' def. 10E Stars (15-9),
(15-5) ,
Sepol *def. 10E" Stars < 15-1),
(15-1)
