Igrll 18; Is'll I’m teling you. . . I By Rocky Sileo Our great infield racked up three more fast double plays Monday des pite a loss to the Graham Hornets. These have brought the total to 19 in 16 games for an amazing record of slightly better than one a game. Incidentally, the 4-0 loss handed out by McCrary last week was the first whitewashing the Fighting Christians have received thus far this season. Jack Andrews can’t seem to shake off that Indian sign. Despite a beauti fully pitched game, the ace right hander dropped his fourth conse cutive contest to the Indians in col lege competition. The slugging pit cher did garner a single and double though to boost his average to .375, with 6 hits in 16 trips to the plate. Dick Painter is Coach Pierce’s new right hand man, succeeding Frank Roberts, who did a great job in direct ing the intramural football and bas ketball activities. A golf team of Zurlis, Baker, Har ris and Chabalko lost their opening match to High Point. Contests have also been schduled with Guilford and E.C.T.C. If he had his way. Yogi Berra, the colorful catcher of the Yankees would have Niarhos and Silvara do all the receiving and he do all the hitting. The youthful backstop is no Bill Dickey behind the iplate but does pound the ball occasionally. Jack Graham, no kin to our own lefthanded chucker, has hit 12 homers in San Diego’s first 26 games in the Pacific Coast League. Statisticians say that at this pace the former Giant performer will hit 103 round trippers by the close of the season. The big thumper is that type of hit ter who either loses the ball over the fence or into the catcher’s mitt. Whitey Lockman of my New York Giants is destined for greater heights. The 21 year-old slugging outfielder, who hails from Lowell and now makes Charlotte his home, has already es tablished himself as a ball player deluxe. Speaking of the Giants, the ailing Bill Rigney has trotted over to Yankee Stadium and has been work ing out with Bucky Harris’ club while the Polo Grounders took to the road And Fred Claytor still won’t con cede to the fact that Mel Ott has a I good team. But he is playing the role of the ol’ faithful, remaining loyal to the sad remains of a once mighty Cardinal team. Catawba Down Elon/5-3 ^ol'tball Scores In Pitchers* Battle Statistics of life insurance compan ies show that the safest age is 97. Fewer people die at 97 than at any other age. WHERE TNERrS COKE THERE’S HOSPITALITY StBVE VOURSELf 3 Catawba maintained their mastery over Elon Saturday night, defeating he Fighting Christians 5-3 in a night 5ame at Salisbury. Jack Andrews and Bill Greene, aces of their respective clubs, hooked up in a great pitcher’s duel, and the out come of this beautifully played ball game was not decided until the last of the eighth, when Richardson and Par ker hit consecutive homers to sew up 'he contest for the Indians Elon touched Greene for a run at the contest as Dick York bulleted a driv'e )ver second and went around to third IS the ball bounced off right fielder Williams' knee. The fleet cen-terfield ;r scored as Gene Caviness hit into 1 force play after Ed Ellis had walked. Andrews held the Indians in check jntil the third, when they tallied twice ‘o take a 2-1 lead. Dorton reached first on a much disputed fourth ball ind to second when the plate umpire ruled that Catcher Hank' DeSimone had interfered with Greene's bat. Then ifter Lyerly advanced the runners, Al- nond scored both with a single through the box. From here on until the seventh it ■vas strictly a pitchers' ball game, as both Greene and Andrews retired the batters in easy fashion. Andrews did run into trouble in the sixth when with one out Catawba loaded the bags, hut he big righthander fanned Ward and forced Liveberger to hit a slow dribble in front of the plate. Elon tied the count in the seventh on Walker's bunt single, an infield out and DeSimone’s single through the hiiddle, scoring Walker. Andrews gar- [nered his second hit, sending DeSi mone to second, but Matze fanned to retire the side. Then the Fighting Christians went ahead in the eighth as Ellis singled, scooted to second and third'moments later as Dorton’s throw wenf into cen- terfield. The peg to third was wild and Ellis scampenfd home with what appeared to be pay dirt, but after Almond grouncPed out and Williams walked, Richardson golfed a low curve deep over the left centerfield fence jto put the Indians ahead 4-3. And ithen to add to the humiliation, Parker axed a very high pitch into the same site for another homer, and Catawba went on to win 5-3. All in all. Jack Andrews deserved a Thursday, April 22. Kappa Psi, Mooney-Oak Lodge Vet’s Court Vet’s Apt. Alpha Pi Sigma Phi I. T. K. South North East forfeit over South-North-North Monday, April 26 I. T. K. Mooney-Oak Lodge 15 8 16 15 11 10 16 6 SAY IT WITH FLOWERS FROM Trollinger's BURLINGTON, N. C. Alpha Pi Kappa Psi Vet’s Apt. South North East Sigma Phi Vet’s Court forfeit over South-North North 18 5 7 5 15 2 13 0 better fate. The ace righthander gave ip but five hits while fanning seven ind walking only two. He also chip ped in with two of the seven hits ofF Greene, one a sharp double down the right field line. Greene fanned eleven batters in his fine performance, and he also walked two men. 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