CAPE LEGION THIRD IN PADUCAH TOURNEY

Paducah Ky, -- Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion baseball squad won a game and lost a game Sunday to finish third in a five-team round-robin tournament hosted by Paducah, Ky.

Ford & Sons, which is now 13-7, had also split its two tourney games on Saturday.

Cape started out action Sunday by beating Knoxville, Tenn., 2-1 behind the pitching of Nathan McGuire, who allowed eight hits while striking out eight and walking one.

Ford & Sons had only four hits but was still able to prevail.

Host Paducah then defeated Ford & Sons 6-4. Lanson DeBrock suffered the loss, allowing 10 hits while fanning five and walking one.

Todd Pennington's grand-slam home run in the third inning gave Cape a 4-1 lead but Paducah scored three in the fourth and two in the fifth.

Cape will return to District 14 action today when Van Buren comes to Capaha Field for a 6 p.m. doubleheader.

Tourney finals rained out

Without ever taking the field Sunday, Chaffee's Junior American Legion baseball team was declared the winner of the Cape Girardeau SEMO Bank Tournament.

Saturday night's heavy rains washed out the final day of the eight-team tourney. Chaffee, as the lone undefeated squad in the tournament, was awarded the championship.

Chaffee, 3-0 in tournament pool play, is 21-0 on the season.

Christian Brothers from Memphis, Tenn., -- which was scheduled to play Chaffee for the title at Central High Sunday -- finished second after going 2-1 in pool play.

Host Cape SEMO Bank and Imperial were scheduled to play for third place Sunday after going 2-1 in pool play. But Imperial was awarded third by virtue of the first tie-breaker of fewest runs allowed, with Cape finishing fourth.

Jackson wound up fifth in the tournament.