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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1952)
4— THE MIM. CITY ENTERPRISE June 12. 1952 Old Detroit Is Dead, Long Live New Detroit! Bloomer Girls 20 Hdsbeens 6 By PAT BROWN Neatly the whole town watched the Bloomer Girls and Old-timers play a thrilling game of softball Friday. At one time the Old-timers favored tiddleywinks, but as they became ac customed to the game they almost took over. The lineup consisted of many of the prominent citizens of Mill City whom we all know. The beginning nine for the men weie: Pitcher Hill, D. B. Catcher Bruder First base Faust Second base Flatman Third base Porter . . Short-stop Windbum Left field Mason (Pink) Center field Stewart, Geo. Right field Millsap Substitutes: Mikkelsen, p; Syler, K, c; Kendler, lb; Hutcheson, 2b; Wind burn, 2b; Chase, 3b; King, ss; Roshine, ss; Bruder, If; Stewart, if; Sorensen, cf; Thomas, rf; Porter, rf. The Bloomer Girls played a very serious game of ball. Other than some fancy tricks played by the ‘‘Grandpas’’ they too, had a good night. The girls beat the men in hits with 13 to 11 and all but ran over them with runs. The final score was 20 to ö in favor of the young'uns. Marie Stover lead the girls with two home- runs and George Stewart got one for the men. The beginning lineup for the Bloom er Girls was: . . Pitcher Stover, M. Catcher Wagner, N First base Kelly, B. Second Lemke, P Third Inman, L. Short-stop Glazier, J. Leftfield Peregoy, B Centerfield Thomas, C. Rightfield Flatman, P. Substitutes: Nelson, M, If; and Janies, rf. After the game Dewey Flatman cooked the dinner and served the food furnished by Bill Stewart Sr. to all players who gathered at Mom & Pop’s cafe. The girls have ordered uniforms which have been sponsored by various businessmen around town. $87 was taken in at the game for equipment. All girls interested in beginning a high school girls’ team should get in touch with Dorothy Downer, Pat Brown, or Court Rue. Any girl in terested can usually find these people at the ballgames anytime. This team would consist of girls, 18 and under. Santiam Softball League Underway The game of the week was Meha ma’s •' to 5 win over the favored Fire men. Mehama pitcher, Marlin Cole, held the Firemen hitless for five in nings. The Firemen made a strong P'i rteji aph- r.bose show the di-integration of the old brawling I g ;ing town and the mushroom growth of the . ?w Det:« ''—fresh, clean and vigorous. Top right, Mrs. to Fab m Ha'lnmlk 1 (» V» hi ? and Marilyn Whit» moi e furniture into their . a defeated 11 t’lmu h u e ju t relocated along the highway in new Detroit. Cole, Mebaii a p t, 1 e To left, an unidentified worker cleans up lumber which once farmed a tavern in the old town. The huge stone So.ttallers kt low the oneni • 4 of ti e file ace which graced one wall of the tavern will re regular lea 4 te schedule is Sunday, June 15, at 7 n m. All teams go into action tn a jam b« ee game; Lee Me- hania, and Kell r 1 .1'111. < Firemen The Mill City Cal w 1 '• r- play the seconr ga c against son. only one off the at- The Maples Cafe & Tavern Highway 222 l*i miles East of Gates SPECIALISTS IN Ml’1.1.KJ AN STEW R L 6 4 HU 100 o Mehama 5 5 000 023 n Firemen Lee outran CBI ll to 8. put Lee into the winners column and left CBI alone in the cellar. In games with out-of-town teai s, Kelly defeated the Salem Teamsters 2 to 1 and 7 to 1, Ron Davidson gave up two hits in the first game and Gooch Logging SuppSy "Everything for the Logger" Phone 116 Branch Store Lyons TWILIGHT SI \NDIN1 S It DATE Won Lest Pct. 4 J 1.000 Kelly 1 .750 Chuck's 2 2 .500 Mehama 2 2 .500 Firemen I- 3 .250 Lee Logging 0 4 .000 C.B.I. (Photos courtesy The Oregon Statesman) main. a sort of headstone for the Detroit that was. Lower left, a sign "open" takes on a rather humorous note as it hangs cn the door of an old Detroit cafe which has also l ist most of its walls. Lower right, the bustling old town is quiet now even in mid-afternoon. All that remains are a few jaeked-up buildings yet to be moved, and the rubble of a doomed community which will be lost i .- ler the w iters of the lake formed behind Detroit dam. < * SAVINGS EARN SOONER Oregon has opened two new state parks to the p <blic this year at Hil- gard junction near LaGrande and at Red Bridgi' on Starkey road west of Hilgard junction. WHKMHB t JMM 560 State Street NB Facing Court House SALEM, OREGON 4
