Category: ASA

1938 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1938 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – J.J. Krieg’s, Alameda, California
Runner Up – Chicago Down Drafts, Chicago, Illinois

It was Bessie Johnson’s single that drove in the final two runs of the game. Marge Brown of the Chicago Down Drafts smacked a double with 2 outs in the 7th inning to break up the no hitter. Bessie Johnson walked 5 and struck out 6 to win a pitchers duel with Dorothy “Boots” Klupping of the Down Drafts. Klupping struck out 5, gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. The Down Drafts scored 56 runs in the four games they won, which shows how good Bessie Johnson’s pitching was. The California girls went 5-0, winning by these scores: 1-0, 4-2, 14-2, 3-2, 3-0, outscoring their opponents 25-6.

To show how hard it was for teams to have money and sponsors, the Krieg Girls had to have people from their hometown wire them money to help pay their hotel bills and transportation back home, the finals were postponed because of rain and delayed their stay by a few days causing them to run out of money.

Louise Miller Curtis, Phoenix Ramblers (3-1); Amy Peralta played outfield as Curtis pitched every inning.

Prasse Lumber’s Vera Vining went 2-1 with a Shutout

Mary Skorich (1-1, 1 hit shutout) led the Num Num Girls (defending champs, National Screw of Cleveland) to a disappointing finish. Skorich’s victory came over the Curlee Girls of St Louis and its star pitcher, Marie Wadlow who has played in the George Sisler ASA National Tournament events the the last four years has racked up a career record of 121-9 with 20 no hitters. In the Sisler ASA championships, she has led Curlee’s to two National Championships and has a 14-3 record in those Nationals along with 8 shutouts and 4 no hitters.

Bessie Johnson, J.J. Krieg’s went 5-0; pitched 3-0, 1-hit shutout in championship, this was her second shutout in the tournament and would have been named MVP.

  • MVP – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. J.J. Krieg’s, Alameda, CA (5-0) (California)
2. Chicago Down Drafts, Chicago, IL (4-1) (Chicago)
3t. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Style Mart, Mayfield, KY (4-1) (Kentucky)
5t. Dick Fisher’s Sport Shop, Buffalo, NY (2-1) (Buffalo)
5t. Moose Jaw Royal Theatre, Regina, SK (2-1) (Canada-Saskatchewan)
5t. Prasse Lumber, Cleveland, OH (2-1) (Cleveland)
5t. Roman Cleaners, Detroit, MI (2-1) (Detroit)
9t. Russell Sporting Goods, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Streets Ready to Wear, Oklahoma City, OK (1-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. American Insurance, Galveston, TX (1-1) (Texas)
9t. Greenwood Electric, Des Moines, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
9t. Marling-Chesneys, Topeka, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
9t. Parichy Bloomer Girls, Forest Park, IL (1-1) (Illinois)
9t. Savins Loan Company, Cincinnati, OH (1-1) (Cincinnati)
9t. Kennedy Dairy, Madison, WI (1-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Progressive Optical, San Jose/Fran, CA (0-1) (San Francisco)
17t. Sunday Morning Class, Toronto, ON (0-1) (Canada-Ontario)
17t. VC Girls Club, Valley City, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
17t. Thames Packard Girls, St. Joseph, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
17t. Capitol Maids, Washington, DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Wreckerettes, Vicksburg, MS (1-1) (Mississippi)
17t. Daily Clothiers, Memphis, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)
17t. Jim’s Cafe, Charlestown, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
17t. Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, Miami, FL (0-1) (Florida)
17t. Wiltz Girls, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
17t. Woco Peps, Birmingham, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
17t. Num Num Pretzel Girls, Cleveland, OH (1-1) (Defending Champion National Screw & Manufacturing Company)
17t. Moyer Pants Factory, Youngstown, OH (0-1) (Ohio)
17t. Garden City Florals, Missoula, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Main Streeters, Kannapolis, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Dr. Pepper Bottlers, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
33t. Van Der Voort Hardware Girls, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
33t. Curlee Clothiers, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (St. Louis)

1938 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1938 held in Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Pohlar Café, Cincinnati, Ohio
Runner Up – International Harvester, Little Rock, Arkansas

Clyde Kirkendall pitched the 2-1 victory with 7 K in Championship game – The Cincinnati pitching staff of Kirkendall and Murphy won 6 total games with 3 shutouts and allowing only 5 runs in the 6 games. The championship game was tied in the sixth inning with 1 out and Pohlars at bat; Art Miller doubled. Little Rock pitcher Ed Kelly got Mel Vos to ground out for the 2nd out. Then Art McGruff laid down a bunt to Kelly, who threw low to first basemen Charlie Love, who bobbled the throw allowing Miller to dash home with the winning run. Kelly was the losing pitcher in this heartbreaker, as he gave up only 2 hits and banged out a triple as well, losing 2-1. Bill Curry accounted with the other Cincinnati run with a sac fly in the fourth inning. Kirkendall defeated the St. Joe’s, MO squad 3-0 by retiring 33 batters in order.

Ed ‘King Kong’ Kelly, International Harvester (4-1, 2 shutouts and 5 runs allowed)

Pohlar’s defeated Iowa Packers 4-2 in the semifinals on a Bill Curry’s 2 hits and 3 RBI. Jack Murphy hurled 6 innings and struck out 14. Diz Kirkendall came in the hurled the 7th inning striking out 2 batters to preserve the win. Al Linde, the Packers hurler, was 3-0 coming into the game with 45 K and had already pitched a no-hitter and a 1-hitter and given up only 1 run and 3 hits to that point. He surrendered 6 hits and 4 runs, although struck out 10 to finish with 55 (in 28 innings) in the tournament. International Harvester beat the Phoenix Lettuce Kings 1-0 on Bob Holcomb’s HR in the 2nd inning off Coon Rosen. Nolly Trujillo came in relief and shut the Little Rock team down the rest of the way. But the Lettuce Kings could get nothing started off Little Rock’s Ed “King King’ Kelly, who hurled every inning for the Harvesters.

Sambo Elliott, Atlanta Police (pitched 2 no-hitters on the same day winning 5-1 and 4-1, before losing 4-0). He finished with a 2-1 record.

Norb Cyclone Warken, Nick Carr Boosters (The Cyclone twirled a no-hitter and a 1-hitter with 22 Ks on the same day, before losing 2-1). He also finished with a 2-1 record.

  • MVP – Clyde Dizzy Kirkendall (3-0; had 2 shutouts, 1 a no-hitter and a save)
  • MVP – Jack Murphy (3-0, 2 shutouts) both won 3 games for Pohlar.
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Pohlar’s Cafe, Cincinnati, OH (6-0) (Cincinnati)
2. International Harvester, Little Rock, AR (5-1) (Arkansas)
3t. Tolleson Lettuce Kings, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Iowa Packers, Des Moines, IA (4-1) (Iowa) *
5t. Dupont AA, Buffalo, NY (3-1) (Buffalo)
5t. Ke-Nash-A’s, Kenosha, WI (2-1) (Wisconsin)
5t. United Cleaners, Toronto, ON (3-1) (Canada-Toronto) *
5t. Rieck & Fleece Stars, St. Petersburg, FL (2-1) (Florida)
9t. Nick Carr Boosters, Covington, KY (2-1) (Kentucky)
9t. Page Dairy, Toledo, OH (2-1) (Ohio)
9t. Atlanta Knowles Police, Atlanta, GA (2-1) (Georgia)
9t. Shannon Dairy, Jeffersonville, IN (2-1) (Indiana)
9t. Hollister Cowboys, Hollister, CA (1-1) (California)
9t. Coca Cola Bottlers, Abilene, TX (2-1) (Texas)
9t. Echerb Drugs, Chattanooga, TN (2-1) (Tennessee)
9t. Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
17t. Auto Specialists, St Joseph, MI (1-1) (Michigan)
17t. Litsinger Motors, Chicago, IL (1-1) (Chicago)
17t. City Mills, Roanoke, VA (1-1) (Virginia)
17t. Overnight Transportation, Baltimore, MD (0-1) (Maryland)
17t. Urbana Indians, Urbana, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
17t. Cudahy Packers, Kansas City, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
17t. Detroit Potato Chips, Detroit, MI (1-1) (Detroit)
17t. Falstaff Beer, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
17t. Golden Gate Grill, Denver, CO (1-1) (Denver)
17t. Five Points AC, Birmingham, AL (1-1) (Alabama)
17t. Eastern Mfg. Company, Brewer, ME (0-1) (Maine)
17t. The Juds, Johnstown, CO (1-1) (Colorado)
17t. Bozeman Oaks, Bozeman, MT (1-1) (Montana)
17t. Redwoods, Pittsburgh, CA (1-1) (San Francisco)
17t. Phelps Dodge, Elizabeth, NJ (1-1) (New Jersey)
17t. Baird Cleaners, Boise, ID (0-1) (Idaho)
33t. Mokin’s Produce, St Joseph, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
33t. Rock of Ages, Barre, VT (0-1) (Vermont)
33t. Nickel Plate Grill, Cleveland, OH (0-1) (Cleveland)
33t. Greenville Boys, Greenville, MS (0-1) (Mississippi)
33t. Point Tavern, Grand Forks, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
33t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Defending Champ)
33t. Harvester Works, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Milwaukee)
33t. American Enka, Ashville, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
33t. McMasters Bucks, Anderson, SC (0-1) (South Carolina)
33t. Loreco Oilers, Shreveport, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
33t. Superior Packers, St. Paul, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
33t. Tip Top Boys, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (St. Louis)
33t. Associated Oil, Salt Lake City, UT (0-1) (Utah)
33t. Balfour Jewelry Mfg., Attleboro, MA (0-1) (Massachusetts)
33t. General Electric, Philadelphia, PA (0-1) (Philadelphia)
33t. Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY (0-1) (Rochester)
33t. Elks Club, Albuquerque, NM (0-1) (New Mexico)
33t. Electric Hose & Rubber, Wilmington, DE (0-1) (Delaware)
33t. RJ Cozza, Pittsburgh, PA (0-1) (Pittsburgh)
33t. The Newports, Pawtucket, RI (0-1) (Rhode Island)
33t. Agricultural Department, Washington, DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
33t. Emeralds, New Britain, CT (0-1) (Connecticut)

* -won a game by forfeit

NOTES: Wiley Clothiers, Charleston, WV (West Virginia) and Thompson’s Terriers, Cheyenne, WY (Wyoming), did not show. Armour Athletic Club, Huron, SD (South Dakota) withdrew.

1937 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1937 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – National Screw & Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Runner Up – Rayls Sports Shop Girls, Detroit, Michigan

Bernice Sowa took the loss for the Rayls Girls. The Rayls won their first four games by a 35-1 margin. The Cleveland pitching staff had 4 shutouts and gave up only 1 run total. They outscored their opponents 27-1.

Once again, the offense was led by Mary Skorich, Eloise Joliffe, Dot Underwood and Freida Savona.

National Screw defeated Black Gold of Oklahoma City in the semi final 5-0 as Vera Vining pitched a shutout with 9 K for the Cleveland Girls. Eloise Joliffe’s HR was the big blow for the Cleveland Girls.

The Detroit Rayls beat the Arizona Ramblers of Phoenix 3-1 in their semi final. Miller and Stefani had 2 hits apiece for the winners, while Louise Miller Curtis took the loss for the Ramblers. She also had one of the only 3 hits for the Arizona Girls.

National Screw & Manufacturing Company (Vera Bud Vining 2-0, pitched a no hitter and a 1-hitter)

Rayls Pitchers Margaret Stefani (3-0) and Bernice Sowa (1-1).

Louise Miller Curtis of Phoenix Ramblers (went 3-1 on last day, 1 a no hitter)

Jerry Joyce (1-0) and Ann Koenig (1-1, no hitter w/15Ks) pitched for Weaver Wall Girls.

Mary Skorich of National Screw & Manufacturing Company went 3-0, pitched 2 no-hitters, and then won the final game 6-1 with 14 K, also went 2 for 2 and would have been named MVP.

  • MVP –  N/A
  • HR Leader – Freda Savona, National Screw & Manufacturing Company – 2
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. National Screw & Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, OH (5-0) (Defending Champ)
2. Rayls Sports Shop Girls, Detroit, MI (4-1) (Detroit)
3t. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Black Gold Sales, Oklahoma City, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
5t. American National Insurance, Galveston, TX (2-1) (Texas)
5t. Capper Girls, Topeka, KS (2-1) (Kansas)
5t. Weaver Walls Bloomer Girls, Cleveland, OH (2-1) (Cleveland)
5t. Dick Fisher’s Sports Store, Buffalo, NY (3-1) (Buffalo)
9t. Vogel Bloomer Girls, Forest Park, IL (1-1) (Illinois)
9t. Eastwood Diner, Syracuse, NY (1-1) (New York)
9t. Stockham Girls, Birmingham, AL (1-1) (Alabama)
9t. Montgomery V-8’s, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
9t. Syracuse Bluebirds, Syracuse, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Fant & Anderson, Memphis, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)
9t. Peggy’s News Stand, Clearwater, FL (1-1) (Florida)
9t. Falstaff’s Brewers, New Orleans, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
17t. McBrayer’s Peaches, Rome, GA (0-1) (Georgia)
17t. Kaufman Maids, Reading, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
17t. Butchers Local #4, Great Falls, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Geyer Springs, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
17t. Vic Brown Rosebuds, Newport, KY (0-1) (Kentucky)
17t. Wreckerettes, Vicksburg, MS (0-1) (Mississippi)
17t. Van Der Voort Hardware, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
17t. Raben Auto, Council Bluff, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
17t. Pugh Coal Company, Racine, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Braches Sports Shop, Stockton, CA (0-1) (California)
17t. Langley Cleaner Girls, Toronto, ON (0-1) (Canada-Ontario)
17t. Elks 1110 Club, Valley City, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
17t. Queen Annes, Hammond, IN (0-1) (Indiana)
17t. Auerbach Deptartment Store, Salt Lake City, UT (0-1) (Utah)

NOTES: * indicates the team won a game by forfeit. The tournament was single elimination format.

1937 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1937 held in Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, Michigan (107-12)
Runner Up – B&B Clothiers, Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Eddie Figelski, Briggs Beautyware (Pitched a 1-0, 3-hit shutout in championship with 5 K) – Tony Pieper hit a double and then on a close play at first base by the next batter, he rounded third and kept going while the stunned first basemen held onto the ball in the 4th inning provided all the runs Figelski would need. Frank Tuppin and Carl Hart both pitched for the Clothiers and gave up 6 hits total. The B&B staff had 2 shutouts and gave up 3 runs total. Briggs pitching staff had 5 shutouts and only gave up 1 run in their 6 games (42 total innings). They outscored their opponents 22-1. Chet Tarnicki and Ed Figelski were both 3-0 in the tournament.

Briggs Beautyware beat Miami, FL Coca-Colas 3-0 in the semifinals behind the two-hit pitching of Jack Brown. Allen Wallace and Tom Berryhill had 2 hits each, with Berryhill hitting both a triple and a home run to lead the Briggs Beautyware offense. Briggs Beautyware had an easier time in their semifinal, beating Bendix Brakes 9-0. They jumped all over Bendix pitchers, Kay Strominski and Harry Kraft as Frank Kolke (2-3) and Mike Smith (2-3) both smashing homers. Chet Tarnecki hurled a 3-hit shutout for Briggs Beautyware as Charlie Tanneggia and Danny Lipinski had 2 hits apiece.

Norb Cyclone Warken, Curlee Clothiers (3-1, pitched a perfect game, a no-hitter and a one-hitter, before finally losing 1-0 on a HR in the 11th inning to Miami. He finished with 66 Ks in the 32 Innings he pitched and gave up only 1 run). His record of 2 consecutive no-hitters on the same day would last a long time.

Bendix Brakes of South Bend, IN Pitching staff of Ron Kronewitter (2-0), Kay Strominski (1-0) and Harry Kraft (1-1); shutout 4 straight opponents on their way to the semifinals. Ronnie Kronewitter (won 1-0 and 3-0), Kay Strominski (won 6-0), And Harry Kraft eliminated defending champ Kodak Park and Shifty Gears (3-0) in the quarter-finals. Kraft started the game against Briggs and was knocked out in the first inning, giving up 5 runs. Kay Strominski came in to relieve him, but the damage was already done, Briggs winning 9-0.

Ed Tyranski Tyson, Briggs (11-23) – .478

B&B Pitchers: Jack Brown (2-0), Frank Tuppin (1-1) and Carl Hart (1-0)

  • MVP – N/A
  • Batting Leader – Tony Pieper, Briggs Mfg. (12-21) – .571 – also scored winning run in championship game to give Briggs 1-0 win.
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (6-0) (Detroit)
2. B&B Clothiers, Sapulpa, OK (5-1) (Oklahoma) *
3t. Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN (4-1) (Indiana)
3t. Coca-Cola, Miami, FL (4-1) (Florida)
5t. Curlee Clothiers, Mayfield, KY (3-1) (Kentucky
5t. Phoenix Jewelry/Tom’s Tavern, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
5t. Proctor & Gamble, Hamilton, ON (3-1) (Canada-Ontario)
5t. Weaver Walls, Cleveland, OH (3-1) (Cleveland)
9t. Coca-Colas, Grand Forks, ND (2-1) (North Dakota) *
9t. Knoxville All Stars, Knoxville, TN (2-1) (Tennessee)
9t. Texas Oil Products Oilers, Gladewater, TX (2-1) (Texas) *
9t. Mitch Green Helm Chevy, Modesto, CA (2-1) (California)
9t. Auto Specialists, St Joseph, MI (2-1) (Michigan)
9t. Greenbaum Tannery, Milwaukee, WI (2-1) (Milwaukee)
9t. Boone NiteHawks, Boone, IA (2-1) (Iowa)
9t. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (2-1) (Defending Champ)
17t. Felton’s Cafe, Little Rock, AR (1-1) (Arkansas)
17t. Montgomery Ward, Baton Rouge, LA (1-1) (Louisiana) *
17t. Winnies Boots, San Francisco, CA (1-1) (San Francisco)
17t. Kelvinators, Asheville, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Elrich Poultry, Washington DC (1-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., Spanish Forks, UT (1-1) (Utah)
17t. US Gypsum, Greenville, MS (1-1) (Mississippi) *
17t. Forest Rangers, Missoula, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Phelps Dodge, Elizabeth, NJ (1-1) (New Jersey) *
17t. Armstrong Cork, Lancaster, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
17t. Burnham-Morrill, Portland, ME (1-1) (Maine)
17t. Ke-Nash-A Club, Kenosha, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Columbia System, Cincinnati, OH (1-1) (Cincinnati)
17t. Onized Club, Columbus, OH (1-1) (Ohio)
17t. Caterpillar Diesel, Peoria, IL (1-1) (Illinois)
17t. DuPont AA, Buffalo, NY (1-1) (Buffalo)
33t. Brooks-Slattery, Atlanta, GA (0-1) (Georgia)
33t. Cook-Alpert, Denver, CO (0-1) (Denver)
33t. Allied Printers, Topeka, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
33t. Laabs Motor Cubs, Belen, NM (0-1) (New Mexico)
33t. Trinidad Electrics, Trinidad, CO (0-1) (Colorado)
33t. Lee Brothers Foundry, Anniston, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
33t. Cinder Blocks, Roanoke, VA (0-1) (Virginia)
33t. Mokins, St. Joseph, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
33t. Lincoln Falstaffs, Lincoln, NE (0-1) (Nebraska)
33t. Sewickley American Legion, Pittsburgh, PA (0-1) (Pittsburgh)
33t. Balfour Jewelry Mfg., Attleboro, MA (0-1) (Massachusetts)
33t. Rutland Wildcats, New York City, NY (0-1) (New York)
33t. Nelson Florals, Philadelphia, PA (0-1) (Philadelphia)
33t. Gutta-Percha Tires, Toronto, ON (0-1) (Canada-Ontario)
33t. Jersey Ice Cream, Minneapolis, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
33t. Trenton Democrat Club, Baltimore, MD (0-1) (Maryland)
33t. Emeralds, New Britain, CT (0-1) (Connecticut)
33t. Daws Drugs, Rochester, NY (0-1) (Rochester)
33t. Hitching Post, Pawtucket, RI (0-1) (Rhode Island)
33t. Liberty Drug, Charleston, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
33t. Champagne Velvets, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
33t. Hamilton Browns, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (F) (St. Louis)
33t. Columbia Mills, Columbia, SC (0-1) (F) (South Carolina)
33t. Rock of Ages, Graniteville, VT (0-1) (F) (Vermont)
33t. Thrifty Drug, Los Angeles, CA (0-1) (F) (Los Angeles)
33t. Parco Oilers, Parco, WY (0-1) (F) (Wyoming)
33t. Sorgatz Hardware, Pocatello, ID (0-1) (F) (Idaho)

* Won game by forfeit

NOTES: Empress Bar, Sioux Falls, SD did not show.

1936 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1936 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – National Screw & Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Runner Up – Montgomery V-8’s, Chicago, Illinois

National Screw & Manufacturing Company was leading 8-3 in the 3rd inning when rain forced the postponement of the championship to the following night. The offensive fireworks continued as National Screw won 16-12.

Vera Vining (2-0 on the tournament) pitched the final game victory (she gave up 12 hits, 12 runs and walked 11, but pitched the complete game victory). Mary Skorich was 4-4 with a HR and scored 3 runs to lead the Cleveland attack. 15 year old Eliose Joliffe had 2 hits for the Cleveland girls as did Kawlck (3 runs scored), Smith (2 runs scored) and Cooper (2 runs scored). Dot Underwood was walked 3 times and scored 2 runs. D. Gramburg was 2-4 with a HR for the Chicago girls.

National Screw beat Syracuse Blue Birds 7-1 in the semifinal, defeating Nina Korgan, who was 3-0 up to that point. Mary Skorich was the winning pitcher and was backed by the hitting of Eliose Joliffe (3-3) and Dot Underwood (3-3), who both hit HRs also. Underwood’s was a grand slam. The Montgomery V8 Girls had one of the more potent offenses in the tournament, as they came into the semi finals scoring a total of 57 runs in their 3 games. They added to that total, defeating the Riveria of Buffalo 7-6 to gain the finals berth. Skorich, Jolife, Underwood and Freda Savona all came through with the sticks.

Defending champs, Weaver Walls Bloomer Girls lost to The National Screw Mfg. squad in the quarter-finals 5-0 behind the 2-hit shutout of Mary Skorich and Dot Underwood’s grand slam.

Jerry Joyce was 1-1 for Weaver Wall Girls.

Dorothy “Boots” Klupping, Chicago V-8’s was 3-1 while pitching.

Mary Skorich was 3-0 pitching, and went 4-4 in the championship with a home run and scored 3 runs. There was not an MVP named but Skorich would have earned it.

Dot Underwood of National Screw & Manufacturing Company had 2 grand slams.

  • MVP – N/A
  • HR Leader – Dot Underwood, National Screw & Manufacturing Company – 2
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. National Screw & Manufacturing Company, Cleveland OH (5-0) (Cleveland)
2. Montgomery V-8’s, Chicago, IL (4-1) (Chicago)
3. Syracuse Blue Birds, Syracuse, NE (3-1) (Nebraska)
4. Riviera Restaurant Girls, Buffalo, NY (2-1) (Buffalo)
5. Agricultural Girls, Washington, DC (1-1) * (Washington DC)
6. Treziak Oil, Council Bluffs, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
7. Rayl Sport Shop Girls, Detroit, MI (1-1) (Detroit)
8. Weaver Walls Bloomer Girls, Cleveland, OH (1-1) (Defending Champ)
9. Black Gold Sales, Oklahoma City, OK (1-1) * (Oklahoma)
10. Chesney Girls, Topeka, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
11. Red Jackets, Wichita Falls, TX (1-1) (Texas)
12. Cincinnati Girls, Cincinnati, OH (0-1) (Cincinnati)
13. Faith Mills, Salisbury, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
14. Millmont Girls, Reading, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
15. Pugh Company, Racine, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
16. City Transport, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
17. Wreckerettes, Vicksburg, MS (0-1) (Mississippi)
18. Belleview Girls, Belleview, KY (0-1) (Kentucky)
19. Wiltz Girls, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
20. Carter Shoe Co., Nashville, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)
21. Fairfield Girls, Fairfield, CT (0-1) (F) (Connecticut)
22. Valley City Girls Club, Valley City, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)

* indicates the team won a game by forfeit. The tournament was single elimination format.

NOTES

Valley City Girls Club, Valley City, ND did not show up.

1936 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1936 held in Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Kodak Park, Rochester, New York
Runner Up – Weaver Wall Roofers, Cleveland, Ohio

Kodak Park got their 2 runs on a Harold Lindhorst double to center in the 2nd inning and scored on George Kremble’s single. Then in the 6th inning, Jasper Schied’s single scored Joe Farrell. Kremble also made an incredible game saving play at second base to stop a base hit and preserve the win. George Sutphen was 1-0 for Kodak, hurling a 3-hit shutout in his only outing. Gears was also 4-12 in the tournament (.333 average). In a game versus Vicksburg, MS, Gears struck out 15 batters and then was relieved by Joe Weightman, who then struck out the next 5 batters to give Kodak a perfect game of 21 strikeouts of 21 batters.

Frank Brauer (3-0) pitched Weaver Walls to the finals, defeating Bendix Brakes and St. Joes. Then playing Magic Chef of Chicago in the semifinal, trailing 8-1, they came back and won the game 9-8 in the 14th inning. Kodak defeated British Consols of Toronto in the other semifinal as Shifty Gears outdueled the great Canadian pitcher Cam Eccleston to win 5-2. Eccleston ended the tournament with a 3-1 record, including 2 successive no hitters. He struck 36 batters in a 22-inning game.

Harold Lindhorst of Kodak Park (7-17, .412, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 8 Runs scored, 2 doubles)

Tom Castle, Kodak Park (6-16, .375, HR, 4 RBI, 8 Runs scored, 2 doubles)

Chicago’s Magic Chef eliminated defending champ Crimson Coaches 2-0 in the second round. The game went 12 innings as Harry Coon Rosen (19 K) outdueled Socks Wainwright (10 K). Rosen won the next 2 games for the Chicago squad before falling to Champion Weaver Walls 1-0. Rosen was 3-1.

Sambo Elliott, hurling for Warren Company of Atlanta won 3 straight and then lost a heartbreaking 1-0 game. He had a shutout and only gave up 3 hits.

Ray Kaczmarek, Gifford Traders of Milwaukee was 3-1 and pitched a perfect game with 15 strikeouts.

  • MVP – Harold Shifty Gears, Kodak Park (5-0, 4 shutouts, 39 IP, 61 K, won final game 2-0, only giving up 4 hits in the process)
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (6-0) (Rochester)
2. Weaver Walls, Cleveland, OH (5-1) (Cleveland)
3t. Greenbaum Tannery, Milwaukee, WI (4-1) (Milwaukee)
3t. British Consols, Toronto, ON (3-1) (Canada-Ontario)
5t. Funk Jewelers-Travis Cafe, Phoenix, AZ (2-1) (Arizona)
5t. Imperial Valley Merchants, El Centro, CA (2-1) (California)
5t. Warren Company Atlanta, GA (3-1) (Georgia)
5t. Magic Chefs, Harvey, IL (3-1) (Chicago)
9t. Coca Colas, Memphis, TN (2-1) (Tennessee)
9t. Hamilton Watch, Lancaster, PA (2-1) (Pennsylvania)
9t. Westport All Stars, Westport, CT (1-1) (Connecticut)
9t. Pure Oils, Seminole, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. Schukei Chevrolet, Waterloo, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
9t. Schweins, St. Joseph, MO (2-1) (Missouri)
9t. Auto Specialists, St. Joseph, MI (1-1) (Michigan)
9t. Paige Dairy, Toledo, OH (1-1) (Ohio)
17t. Knight Brothers, Salt Lake City, UT (1-1) (Utah)
17t. Greentree Stables, Lexington, KY (1-1) (Kentucky)
17t. Trenton Democrats, Baltimore, MD (1-1) (Maryland)
17t. Doc Aiello’s, Pittsburgh, PA (1-1) (Pittsburgh)
17t. Brighton Beach AC, NYC, NY (1-1) (New York)
17t. Cudahy Puritans, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
17t. RB Clothiers, Cincinnati, OH (1-1) (Cincinnati)
17t. Crimson Coach Tobacco, Toledo, OH (1-1) (Defending Champ)
17t. Point Tavern, Grand Forks, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
17t. Colorado Fuel, Pueblo, CO (0-1) (Colorado)
17t. Havre All Stars, Havre, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Carolina Transfer, Charlotte, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Madsen Chevrolet, Minneapolis, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
17t. Ehrlich AC, Washington DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN (0-1) (Indiana)
17t. Caterpillar Diesels, Peoria, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
33t. Hitching Post, Pawtucket, RI (0-1) (Rhode Island)
33t. Electric Hose & Rubber Co. Wilmington, DE (0-1) (Delaware)
33t. Cannon Tires, Birmingham, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
33t. Phillips Grocers, Tyler, TX (0-1) (Texas)
33t. Southern National Ins., Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
33t. Wreckers, Vicksburg, MS (0-1) (Mississippi)
33t. Roanoke Spinners, Roanoke, VA (0-1) (Virginia)
33t. Cudahy Puritans, Kansas City, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
33t. AG Spaulding, Springfield, MA (0-1) (Massachusetts)
33t. Balletine Packers, Greenville, SC (0-1) (South Carolina)
33t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Detroit)
33t. Liberty Trucking Co. Beloit, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
33t. Jean’s Berghoffs, Huntington, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
33t. Ernst All Stars, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
33t. Waldron’s Anatoles, Newark, NJ (0-1) (New Jersey)
33t. Laclade Insurance, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (St. Louis)

NOTES

Showalter’s Chevrolet, Nampa, ID did not show.

1935 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1935 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Bloomer Girls, Cleveland, Ohio
Runner Up – Hart Motor Girls, Chicago, Illinois

Tilly Valus, Bloomer Girls went 3-3, with 2 doubles and 3 runs scored in the final. She was 7-10 in the final 3 games of the tournament.

Nina Korgan pitched her first ASA game for Syracuse, NE, losing 4-3, as she hit a 3-run HR to account for all her runs.

Hart Motors, formerly Great Northern Laundry was attempting to win its third straight women’s title. Adel Nedjedly was the losing pitcher.

Bloomers Girls beat Detroit Rayles 7-2 in their semi final match and Hart Motors defeated their hometown rival Frain Usherettes in the other semi final.

Mary Whitey Doljack, Bloomer Girls had 2 hits, including a 2-run HR to proved the eventual winning margin in championship.

There was not an MVP named but Bernice Jerry Joyce, Bloomer Girls had a 4-0 pitching record, including the 8-3 championship game win, she also had a hit.

  • MVP – N/A
  • HR Leader – Mary Whitey Doljack, Bloomer Girls – 2
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Bloomer Girls, Cleveland, OH (4-0) (Cleveland)
2. Hart Motor Girls, Chicago, IL (3-1) (Defending Champ)
3t. Rayl Sport Shop Girls, Detroit MI (2-1) (Detroit)
3t. Andy Frain’s Usherettes, Chicago, IL (2-1) * (Chicago)
5t. Wiltz Girls, New Orleans, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
5t. Syracuse Blue Birds, Syracuse, NE (0-1) (Nebraska)
5t. Enright Coal, Rock Island, NY (0-1) (New York)
5t. Sunflower Girls, Topeka, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
9t. Georgie Porgie, Council Bluffs, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
9t. Berman’s Girls, St. Paul, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
9t. Beaver Dam Girls, Beaver Dam, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
9t. City Transport Girls, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
9t. Gem City Beverage, Dayton, OH (0-1) (Ohio)

* indicates the team won a game by forfeit. The tournament was single elimination format.

NOTES

Gem City Beverage, Dayton, OH did not show up.

1935 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1935 held in Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Crimson Coach Tobaccos, Toledo, Ohio (81-27)
Runner Up – Kodak Park, Rochester, New York

Dizzy Kirkendall, Crimson Coach (3-0, 26 IP, 33 K, 2 Shutouts, and pitched 3-1 final with 11 K and gave up only 3 hits).

Frank Lengal and Johnny Lefty Gwardinski of Crimson Coach both had HR in the Championship game which accounted for the three runs. Both had 2 HR total in the tournament.

Gears had his team outscoring their opponents 24-0 up until the final game. The Funk Jewels finished up their year with a 96-3 record. Crimson Coaches beat Roszells 7-2 in the other semi-final as Sox Wainwright fanned 14 batters for the Toledo outfit. Wainwright was 2-0 in the tournament.

Crimson Coach Tobaccos record 1934 and 1935 was 171-38. They went 5-0 and outscored their opponents 20-5.

  • MVP – Harold “Shifty” Gears, Kodak Park (5-1, 73 Ks/42 IP, 5 straight shutouts, before losing 3-1 in final, He shutout the Phoenix Jewels 3-0 in the Semi Finals)
  • Batting Leader – Johnny “Lefty” Gwardinski, Crimson Coach Tobaccos (13-22, 2 HR) – .522
  • HR Leader – George Krembel, Kodak Park (7-19, .368, 9 RBI, 4 Runs) – 4

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Crimson Coach Tobaccos, Toledo, OH (5-0) (Defending Runner-up)
2. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (5-1) (Rochester)
3t. Funk Jewelers, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Roszells, Peoria, IL (3-1) (Illinois)
5t. C.J. Papale Construction, Pittsburgh, PA (2-1) (Pittsburgh)
5t. Ewald Creamery, Minneapolis, MN (3-1) (Minnesota)*
5t. Gifford Traders, Milwaukee, WI (2-1) (Milwaukee)
5t. Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN (2-1) (Indiana)*
9t. Cinek Coal, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)*
9t. Atlas Life Ins., Little Rock, AR (2-1) (Arkansas)*
9t. AAA Loans, Tulsa, OK (1-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. Lansing Olds Sixes, Lansing, MI (1-1) (Michigan)*
9t. Weaver Walls, Cleveland, OH (1-1) (Cleveland)
9t. P.B. Clothiers, Cincinnati, OH (2-1) (Cincinnati)
9t. Ernst All Stars, New Orleans, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
9t. McCulloughs, Atlanta, GA (1-1) (Georgia)
17t. Boone Dairy, Boone, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
17t. Hamilton Watch, Lancaster, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
17t. Agricultural Aggies, Washington, DC (1-1) (Washington DC)*
17t. Great Falls AC, Great Falls, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Anatoles, Newark, NJ (1-1) (New Jersey)
17t. Club Oakview, Newport, KY (1-1) (Kentucky)
17t. US Engineer Corps, Memphis, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)
17t. Falcon’s, Great Bend, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
17t. Litsinger Motors, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
17t. Bowman Dairy, Madison, WI (1-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Worsted Yarns, New York City, NY (0-1) (New York)
17t. Page Dairy, Toledo, OH (0-1) (Ohio)
17t. Rosedale Grocers, Huntington, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
17t. Henderson Foods, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Detroit)
17t. Havin Suits, Grand Forks, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
17t. Cudahy Packers, Denver, CO (0-1) (Denver)
33t. Schwein’s, St. Josephs, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
33t. Ke-Nash-A Club, Kenosha, WI (0-1) (Defending Champ)
33t. Emeralds, New Britain CT (0-1) (F) (Connecticut)
33t. Holly Motors, Tyler TX (0-1) (F) (Texas)
33t. FERA, Charleston, SC (0-1) (F) (South Carolina)
33t. Shosters, Wilmington, DE (0-1) (F) (Delaware)

* Won a game by forfeit

NOTES

More losses than wins as Wilmington-DE and Charlotte-NC were matched against each other in the first round, neither showed – Double Forfeit. Carolina Aluminum, Baden-Charlotte, NC (North Carolina), Clearwater Stars, Clearwater, FL (Florida), Massachusetts State (no name listed) (Massachusetts), and Houde Welfare Office, Buffalo, NY (Buffalo) did not show up.

1934 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1934 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Hart Motors Girls, Chicago, Illinois
Runner Up – Gem City Beverage, Dayton, Ohio

Gem City beverage beat the New Orleans Wiltz Girls 17-8 in the semi finals. They beat the Chrysler Girls of Detroit 20-9 in their first game. The Hart Motor Girls beat the Chicago Bloomer Girls in the other semi-final.

Catherine Fellmeth, Hart Motors (pitched championship game and won 5-1). The team, formerly known as Great Northern Laundry won its second consecutive championship.

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Hart Motors Girls, Chicago, IL (3-0) (Defending Champ-Great Northern)
2. Gem City Beverage, Dayton, OH (2-1) (Ohio)
3t. Bloomer Girls, Chicago, IL (1-1) (Chicago)
3t. Wilts Girls, New Orleans, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
5t. Fisher Food Girls, Cleveland, OH (0-1) (Cleveland)
5t. Enright Coal, Rock Isle, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
5t. Janesville Girls, Janesville, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
5t. Chrysler Girls, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Detroit)

NOTES

The tournament was single elimination format.

1934 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1934 held in Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Ke-Nash-A Blue Streaks, Kenosha, Wisconsin (64-10)
Runner Up – Crimson Coach Tobaccos, Toledo, Ohio (81-22)

  • MVP – Norm “Nummy” Derringer, Ke-Nash-A’s (was 1-4, drove in Bucko with a double in the 1st inning)

Bill Pecnick, Ke-Nash-A’s was 2-0, pitched 2-0 two-hit shutout with 13 K in championship, he also went 1-3 at the plate in the final.

Al Linde, Ke-Nash-A’s  was 2-0, 36 K, 22 in one game; also .400 average.

Harry Kraft, Ke-Nash-A’s was 1-0. He defeated Newport, KY 2-1 in a 19-inning semifinal win, striking out 38 batters and allowing only 6 hits.

Sox Wainwright, Crimson Coach Tobaccos a 43-year-old veteran pitched a 14-inning game, winning a 2-0 three hit shutout to beat Phoenix Jewels in semifinals. Sox was also the pitcher in the final game losing 2-0 as the Toledo team committed 6 errors. He finished the tournament with a 4-1 record with all his wins being shutouts.

In the other semifinal, Kenosha beat the Cudahy Puritans from Kansas City 1-0.

Mike ‘Duke’ Kalenich, Cudahy Puritans of Kansas City and Paul ‘Windmill’ Watson of Phoenix Funk Jewelry were both 3-1.

In the consolation final JL Gill Boosters, Chicago, IL defeated Patty Anns, Boone, IA. JL Gills went 4-0, defeating Decatur Staleys, IL; Cincinnati Greyhounds, OH; and Pittsburgh Shamrock, PA before beating the Boone, IA squad 7-2. Fats Heull hurled 4 straight games for the Boosters to lead them to the consolation crown.

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Ke-Nash-A Blue Streaks, Kenosha, WI (5-0) (Wisconsin)
2. Crimson Coach Tobaccos, Toledo, OH (4-1) (Ohio)
3t. Funk Jewelers, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Cudahy Puritans, Kansas City, KS (3-1) (Kansas)
5t. Westport All Stars, Westport, CT (2-1) (Connecticut)
5t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (2-1) (Defending Runner-up)
5t. Red Top Beers, Newport, KY (2-1) (Kentucky)
5t. National Bank of Commerce, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. United Workers Lodge, Grand Forks, ND (1-1) (North Dakota)
9t. Gulf Refining Company, Flint, MI (1-1) (Michigan)
9t. Banker’s Life Insurance, Lincoln, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Bear Cats, Hammond, IN (1-1) (Indiana)
13t. Le Mae Laundry, Memphis, TN (1-1) (Tennessee)
13t. Orlando Stars, Orlando, FL (1-1) (Florida)
13t. Hindu Koosh Grotto, Hamilton, ON (1-1) (Canada) *
13t. Cobblestones, Parkersburg, WV (1-1) (West Virginia) *
17t. Joseph Gill Boosters, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
17t. Patty Annes, Boone, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
17t. East Liberty Shamrocks, Pittsburgh, PA (0-1) (Pittsburgh)
17t. Liberty Drugs, San Antonio, TX (0-1) (Texas)
17t. St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
17t. Western Electric Company, Atlanta, GA (0-1) (Georgia)
17t. Greyhounds, Cincinnati, OH (0-1) (Cincinnati)
17t. City Firemen, Chillicothe, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
25t. Jersey Bread Company, Paterson, NJ (0-1) (New Jersey)
25t. National Mines, Ishpeming, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
25t. JP Sumerachis, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Detroit)
25t. Seeberg Clothiers, Buffalo, NY (0-1) (Buffalo)
25t. Decatur Staleys, Decatur, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
25t. JL Friedman Boosters, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Defending Champ)
25t. Second Ward Democrats, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (F) (St. Louis)
25t. Herald, Washington DC (0-1) (Washington D.C.) did not show up

* Won a game by forfeit

CONSOLATION BRACKET

1. Joseph Gill Boosters, Chicago, IL (4-0) (4-1) overall record
2. Patty Annes, Boone, IA (3-1) (3-2)
3. East Liberty Shamrocks, Pittsburgh, PA (2-1) (2-2) *
4. Liberty Drugs, San Antonio, TX (2-1) (2-2)
5. St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, LA (1-1) (1-2)
6. Western Electric Company, Atlanta, GA (1-1) (1-2)
7. Greyhounds, Cincinnati, OH (1-1) (1-2)
8. City Firemen, Chillicothe, MO (1-1) (1-2) *
9. Jersey Bread Company, Paterson, NJ (0-1) (0-2)
10. National Mines, Ishpeming, MI (0-1) (0-2)
11. JP Sumerachis, Detroit, MI (0-1) (0-2)
12. Seeberg Clothiers, Buffalo, NY (0-1) (0-2)
13. Decatur Staleys, Decatur, IL (0-1) (0-2)
14. JL Friedman Boosters, Chicago, IL (0-1) (0-2)
15. Second Ward Democrats, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (0-2) did not show up for consolation bracket
16. Herald, Washington DC (0-1) (0-2) did not show up

* Won game by forfeit