TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1955
THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PAGE FIVE
Sports Scope
By
Charles Bateman
Birds On Come Back Trail
Major league baseball at the
close of the first two weeks of play
is certainly showing some great
young stars.
One of these is Faye Thorn-
berry, a 23 year old ex. GI filling
in Ted Williams’ place on the
Boston Red Sox. In the first six
games of the season the torrid
sophomore had 10 hits, Including
4 doubles and 3 home runs. An
other rising star is A1 Kaline of
Detroit. The young outfielder has
already tied one major league rec
ord with three home runs in one
game.
It’s still early in the season to
be making any predictions as to
loop honors but from here it looks
as if Brooklyn, New York and Mil
waukee will be up there battling
it out in the National League. In
the American League, Cleveland,
New York, and Boston are the
picks.
Back to Eastern AAA baseball.
Rocky Mount is making a strong
bid to overtake loop leaders after
starting out by losing the first
three conference games.
The surprise team of the con-
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ference this year is Wilson. The
team that didn’t win a game last
year is currently in third place in
the conference.
The league leaders so far this
season are Wilmington, a peren
nial favorite, and Fayetteville
which has lost only to Wilson and
Wilmington.
On the local scene the big men
on the team are Clem Edwards,
Addison Wimberly, and Harold
Gilbert. These boys are showing
unusual talent and great team
spirit.
Back on the winning trail! That
was the general opinion as the
Blackbirds defeated powerful
Fayetteville 5-3, April 20.
This victory evened the record
for the “Birds” at 3-3. The losses
were to Wilson, Wilmington, and
Durham and the wins are over
Raleigh, Goldsboro, and Fayette
ville.
Errors, which have played the
team all season, are now less com
mon as the team has rounded in
to a smooth efficient machine.
Winning pitcher in Fayetteville
contest was Harold Gilbert. He
was ably assisted at the plate by
the booming bats of Donald Stall
ings, Clem Edwards, and Addison
Wimberly who slashed out a
home run, the first on the Rocky
Mount team this season.
Taking their second win of the
season. Rocky Mount easily de
feated the Goldsboro Quakes,
14-2, on April 19.
The Rocky Mount sluggers
blasted three Goldsboro pitchers
out of the box as every inning saw
the Blackbirds put men in scor
ing position.
James Manning, a senior, was
given credit for the victory as he
pitched the first four innings and
allowed only two hits. He was
then replaced by Jackie Williams,
a sophomore who pitched tliei
rest of the game and also allowed
two hits.
Big men at the plate were Addi
son Wimberly with 3 for 4, one of
these a long double, and Donald
Stallings with 2 for 4.
In their other games this sea
son the “Birds” lost to Wilming
ton, 12-2, Durham, 5-4, and Wil
son, 9-3. The team at this date
holds wins over Raleigh, 4-3,
Goldsboro, 14-2, and Fayetteville,
5-3.
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initiated a new field of sports into
the local scene as the first annual
Track and Field Day was conduct
ed last Thursday and Friday.
Rained out in their first attempt
at this new sport, the local track
men enjoyed perfect weather in
their second try.
Various champions from the
different classes were in competi
tion and the juniors swept all first
place honors.
Winners of the various events
W'ere Delano Jenkins in the 50
yard dash. Bunny Bell in the 100
yard dash, Ray Harper in the 220
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yard dash, Sammy Mouzon in the
440 yard dash, and Milton Dick
ens in the high jump. The broad
jump, discus throw, shotput, and
400 yard relay were scheduled to
be run off at a later date due to
lack of time.
Competitors in this Field Day
were chosen at previous practices
of the different classes and by
merit of winning the individual
class titles. The begirming of a
track squad may develope from
this Track and Field Day. If it
does, this will folloiw wrestling as
the second new sport inaugurated
at RMSHS this year.
Above is Bin Kincheloe, one of the owners of K-D Boat Co at
work in lUs shop. Inset shows one of his boats.
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Amid splashing waves and
cheering crowds, two enterprising
young lads, Bill Kincheloe and
Jimmy Davis, are often seen these
days speeding down Tar River in
one of their five K-D boats.
Bill, who graduates this year,
and Jimmy, a last year’s graduate
now studying mechanical engin
eering at State, have for a long
time had an active interest in
boat building and racing. Out of
this interest has developed the
Kincheloe-Davis (K-D) Motors
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reaches speeds up to 60 mph. Rac
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Jimmy also take great pride in
their 14 ft. Barbour runabout
pleasure boat.
K-D organization is now a mem
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Association and these boys plan
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Easily detected in their shop at
503 Western Ave. is a constant in
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engineering, hard and fruitful
work and the happy smiles of two
young ambitious men, Bill Kinche
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