The Collins Clippers advanced to the District Baseball Tournament byturning back the Nevada Cubs 1-0 to win the Sectional Baseball Tournament championship. The highlight of the game and an aspiration of every pitcher was a no-hit performance by John Duesbury. Innings pitched - 7, runs - 0, hits - 0, strikeouts - 11, walks - 0. Team fielding errors - 1. The Clippers' lone run came in the fourth inning when Holland doubled, advanced to third on an error, and scored on single by Frerichs to left field. Carroll (Cactus) Smith made a miraculous game-saving catch in deep left center, literally chasing down a long drive by Nevada's cleanup batter, Jackson, for the final out of the game. Leading hitters were Holland with a double and single and Frerichs with two singles. Collins is undefeated. Lineup: Ronald Long (55) (2b) 0 hits; Larry Heintz (52) (1b) 0 hits; Phil Holland (52) (c) 2 hits; John Duesbury (52) (p) 0 hits; Erwin Frerichs (52) (ss) 2 hits; Carroll Smith (53) (cf) 0 hits; Jack Kilgore (55) (3b) 0 hits; Jack Koehler (53) (lf) 0 hits; Dale Derby (54) (rf) 1 hit; Norman Baker (54) (rf) 0 hits.
May 15, 1952 Following is the program for Baccalaureate Services for the Collins high school graduating class to be held Sunday evening May 18 at the Christian Church. Program: Processional - Mrs. Florence Lewis; Invocation - Rev. Frank Sutton; "Cherubim Song" - Girls' Sextet; Scripture - Rev. Frank Sutton; "God is Ever Beside Me" - Girls' Chorus; Sermon - Rev. Louis Joslin; "Like As a Father" - Mixed Chorus; Benediction - Rev. Frank Sutton; Recessional - Mrs. Florence Lewis.
Grade News: Third - In Arithmetic, we are now doing division problems with one-figure quotients and remainders. In Language, we are having choral reading of poetry and are also making poetry books. We have been studying foods in nutrition and receiving some leaflets from the State Department of Health with the "Wheel of Basic Seven Good Groups" to guide us in our food choice. We have completed our workbooks by reading "People and Places."
District Baseball Tournament at Madrid. Collins edged out another victory, defeating Ankeny 1-0. Duesbury pitched for the Clippers, 7 innings. Runs - 0, hits - 8, strikeouts - 7, walks - 1. Holland caught. Collins' team fielding was outstanding as no errors were made whenever Ankeny had runners in scoring position, which was several times throughout the game. Jack Kilgore (55) had an active game at 3rd base with the combination of several ground balls, line drives, and pop-ups handled flawlessly. The winning run for Collins was unearned by an error on the opposing pitcher in the 5th inning. With two out and Erwin Frerichs on third, the Ankeny pitcher fielded a ground ball by Carroll Smith, a speedy runner, and made a hurried throw wide of first base, Frerichs scoring on the throw for the game's only run. Carroll (Cactus) Smith made his second outstanding game-saving catch in deep left center for the final out of the game with the tying run on third base. Collins garnered five hits off the Ankeny pitcher, all by Duesbury and Holland. (Insert 2005: No box score found.)