Newspapers / [The echo]. / July 1, 1948, edition 1 / Page 22
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Ecusta and Kiwanis Softballers Tied For First Place The softballers continue to have an excellent season and a glance at the standings in the local league reveals the fact that Ecusta and Kiwanis are having a nip and tuck battle for top place in the league. In games through July 16, both teams had a 9-1 record. At the end of the season, the four top teams will engage in a play-off for the championship of the league. In addition to the regularly-scheduled league games this month, the team stepped into some out-of-state competition and polished off the strong Greenwood, S. C. team 5-4 in a game played the night of July 5 as part of the picnic celebration. Features of this contest were the three-run homer of Ed Allen in the first inning and the tight defensive work of the whole team throughout the game. SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST August 6—Ecusta vs. Hobby and Sport Shop. August 9-14—District tournament at Canton. RESULTS THROUGH JULY 16 June 22—Ecusta 6, Brown Appliance 1. June 29—Ecusta 8, Brevard College 1. July 9—Ecusta 15, Rosman Baptist 1. July 16—Game with Kiwanis, rained out. STANDINGS THROUGH JULY 16 Team Won Lost ECUSTA 9 1 Kiwanis 9 1 American Legion 6 4 Brevard College 5 4 Brown Appliance 3 6 Hobby and Sport 3 7 Brevard Hardware 3 8 Rosman 1 7 DO'S AND DON'TS One evening back in 1924 three men associat ed with Louisville’s baseball team sat together. They were Joe McCarthy, manager. Bill Meyer, catcher, and Bruce Dudley, baseball writer. They fashioned several baseball proverbs and Bruce published them. Here they are; Nobody ever became a ball player by walking after a ball. You’ll never make a .300 hitter unless you take JakM Ecusta fans often remark at the amazing en durance of ageless Ray Byrd. Nor does he "just endure”—he’s always a leader! Currently, he’s hit ting .426, a mark that makes him not only Ecusta’s leading slugger, but one of the top hitters in the WNC League. the bat off your shoulder. Don’t throw the ball before you have it. Outfielders who throw the ball back of a run ner lock the barn after the horse is stolen. Keep your head up and you may not have to hold it down. When you start to slide, slide. He who changes his mind may change a good leg for a broken one. Ball players don’t like to hit against Ewell Blackwell. At Clearwater this spring, Del Ennis, of the Phils, was riding the tall Cincy righthand er from the Phillies’ bench. "You stop popping off, Ennis,” said Ben Chapman, the Phillies manager, "or I’ll put you into the ball game.” —Jimmy Cannon in the New York Post 20
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