A pair of tremendous home run blows by Boston College sophomore outfielder, Billy Cunis of Ashland, driving in five runs, sparked the rebounding McCormack Club to its first victory over St. Paul’s, 9 to 2, last night at Dorchester’s Towne Field in the third game of the Park League playoffs before 3500 weather-defying fans.
There aren’t as many boys playing ball these days and there aren’t nearly as many people watching them play, but the caliber of baseball in the Boston Park League is just as good as it ever was.
Ping Pong Helps Sharpen Baseball Player’s Eye. If the Park League pitchers start “throwing them up like ping pong balls,” it won’t bother Boston Elks slugger Art Hartung one bit. Good reason–Hartung is also New England ping pong champion.
Boston’s best major league prospect has two strikes against him in realizing his lifetime ambition – to be a major leaguer. Only a handful knew why Walter Edward Mortimer Jr. isn’t in professional baseball where he belongs. The answer: He’s on baseball’s blacklist!
Paul Hunter arrived at the Dorchester Town Field last night prepared to catch for the McCormack Club. He ended up pitching a no-hit, no-run, eight-inning game, defeating Wallbank, 2 to 0.
More than 25,000 are expected to be at Fenway Park tomorrow night to witness an entertainment program and an unusual baseball game will be part of the annual Mayor’s Charity Field Day. Ed Sullivan, TV master of ceremonies, will head the celebrities from the entertainment field who will appear. Mayor Hines will present a citation to Sullivan in recognition of his completion today of 10 years on television. A baseball game we be staged between a team of former major league stars and the 1957 championship St. Paul’s Park League team of Dorchester.
With six of the eight teams seeing action, the Boston Park League will open its 30th season of twilight baseball tomorrow night on three fronts.
Can Independent Ball Come Back? What’s going to happen to all our Little Leaguers, Pony Leagers, and Junior Leaguers when they reach their late teens or early twenties?
Collier Beats St. Paul’s for Third Time. Left-hander Jim Collier scattered five hits to give the McCormack Club a 6-3 victory over St. Paul’s and the Park League baseball championship 4 games to I last night at Dorchester Town Field.
Walter E. Mortimer, 17, Boston English outfielder, signed with the Cardinals yesterday. A member of the Bryan Club of the Park League he was signed up by Joe Cuick yesterday after a tryout in Waltham. Mortimer’s Park League batting average is .428.
