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THE LEXHIPEP
April 25, 1947
SPORT SPOTLIGHTS
Editors-Bill Hedrick and Hubert Olive
Yellow jackets Drop
Opener To Salisbury
The Lexington baseball squad drop
ped their opening game of the sea
son to the Salisbury nine. Salisbury
drove in two runs in the tenth in
ning, while Lexington was able to
score only one run to lose the game
6-5.
Salisbury took the lead in the second
when they brought in two runs. They
scored another in the third to length
en their lead 3-0. Lexington came to
life in the fourth inning to poimd in
three runs to tie the score. It was
the seventh inning when the Salisbury
squad broke the tie with a single run;
however, Lexington again knotted the
score in the eighth, after Salisbury
had changed pitchers. The score re
mained tied thr(jugh the ninth, and
Salisbury was at bat in the first half
of the tenth. Hilliard, the pitcher,
doubled with two men on base, and
two runs came in. As the sides re
tired, Salisbury led 6-4. Lexington
tried desperately to catch up, but
scored only one run when Siceloff
doubled to left field to score Everhart
from second. Salisbury held the Yel-
lowjackets for the remainder of the
inning, and won 6-5.
Hilliard was the winning pitcher,
and Grogg caught the entire game
for Salisbury. The battery for Lex
ington was Eanes, Simmerson, and
Siceloff.
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Sporting With Sports
The basketball season has come to a very successful close and the baseball
season is just getting under way. Besides these two main sports and foot
ball, Lexington High will have a tennis team a/id is considering entering
into the golf field.
All the boys who were on the tennis team last year are again back.
Although the team did not have too successful a season last year, it has high
hopes for the coming season. Much of its hopes hinge upon “Tinker”
Williams, who is holder of the number one spot in the singles, and Bob
Peeler and Woody McKay, who are the one double team. Lexington is sadly
lacking in court space, but the team is now practicing at Welborn’s court.
Many of Lexington High’s boys have been going to the golf course lately.
Some eight or ten boys are interested and M’ . Gilstrap has consented to
help them. They are not planning on playing a regular schedule, but hope
to have .several matches. None of the boys, so far, are shooting par golf,
but have a lot of fun, which is the real object of any sport.
Some mighty tall tales have been told lately about the size and amount
of fish being caught. Many of the boys and girls have been speiiding a lot
of time on the lake, but it’s doubtful as to ths number of fish being caught
(in the water).
Lexington was defeated in the quarter fnals of the Journal-Sentinel
Tournament by Granite Quarry, 38-34. Although none of Lexington’s player^
were chosen on the all tournament team. Carter and Williams played some
fine ball and got honorable mention.
Lexington Takes First
Three In Tournament
Both the Lexington boys’ and girls’
teams entered the Journal-Sentinel
Tournament in Winston-Salem. This
tournament was played in the Hanes
Hosiery Gymnasium and is the larg
est tournament of its kind in the
world.
Lexington girls played Walnut Cove
in the opening game and were elim
inated when they were beaten.
On Monday, March 17, the Lexing
ton boys’ team met Dobson in its
opening game and found them a fairly
easy victim as the Yellowjackets rolled
to a 52-19 victory. The Jackets found
Boone a more formidable foe when
they played them on March 19. Boone
had a large and scrappy team, but
the Jackets succeeded in conquering
them by a 44-32 score. Lexington met
Landis, the high scoring team of the
tournament, and beat them 45-30.
Landis staged a scoring spree in the
third quarter, but the Jackets came
back and went on to a comparatively
easy victory.
Jackets Outwalk
Paws, 12 to 7
The local baseballers took their first
victory of the season over Paw Creek
High at the local stadium after seven
long innings on Thursday, April 10,
by a count of 12 to 7.
As the third inning began. Paw
Creek led by a score of 4-0. Tommy
Joe Simmerson settled down in the
middle of the game. In the last in
ning, Richard Smith took the ball
and with little trouble took over the
Paw Creekers.
McCrary, Price, and Gibson showed
fine fielding features.
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
April 18—Reynolds, there.
April 19—High Point, here.
April 23—Salisbury, there.
April 25—Hanes, there.
April 29—Gray High, Winston.
May 5—Thomasville, there.
May 6—Mt. Airy, there.
May 13—Hanes ,here.
May 14—Thomasville, here.
May 16—Mt. Airy, there.
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