Newspapers / Lexington High School Student … / April 29, 1949, edition 1 / Page 6
Part of Lexington High School Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Page 6 THE LEXHIPEP April 29, 1949 SPORTSUGHTS DOSTER WOOD Editor JIM REDWINE Assistant > sHCi LSmr Seated left to right: “Stinky” Thomason, Bob Calloway, Don Leonard, Harold Crotts, J. L. Peeler, Uichard Smith. Second row: Charlie Rogers, Tom Sheets, Fred Lohr, Jimmy Thomason, Glenn Smith, Charies McCrary. Back row: Coach Jim Mans, Ralph Craver, Blake Phillips, Marvin Crow, Kenneth Everhart, Hal Crotts, “Corky” King. Manager Bryce Leonard. JIM REDWINE GOLF—A NEW GAME? Of course golf Is not a new game. It originated in Scotland many years ago—or was it Ireland? Well, anyway, it’s no new-born babe, and we know it. Nevertheless, Dugan Aycock, the local pro, has done everything but summer-salts to get the school boy crowd to come out to the club to learn the finer points of the popular game—for free too! But no soap. The fel lows weren’t having any. With the first warm breezes the same few once more began to migrate out to the municipal course. Then something happened! One morning a couple of weeks ago, the horde descended. Everyone went! Those breaking 60 went back for more. Those that didn’t(?)—they did, too! Now approximately thirty odd hopefuls faithfully journey to the club daily, and commence to wham the living daylight out of that pesky little pellet commonly called the golf ball. Mr. Aycock? He was last seen tearing his already departing hair out by the roots and mumbling something like, “I asked for it, damn it; I asked for it.” GOLF TEAM—NOT NEW EITHER Back in 1941 a group of boys, consisting of Pletch Wall, Chip Clark, Carroll Wall and Vestal Everhart coached by Mr. H. B. ’Tucker, constituted Lexington’s high school golf team. In 1942 owing, perhaps, to the departure of Mr. ’Tucker, or to the de parture of the prospective golfers, the golf team was disbanded. Last week Coach Jimmy Mans stated that Lexington was to have, once more, a schoolboy golf team. He further explained that several matches had been scheduled, but not definitely dated as yet. He also mentioned the fact that he was planning on Mr. Aycock’s taking over most of the coaching duties. He is currently searching for two sub hundred golfers to play with Gaither Walser and Dunlop White. These two youngsters are both ninth graders, and. Incidentally, are both consistent 70’s golfers. So if you hear Horace comment, “I shanked a three iron after hitting a brassie slice, and finished with a double bogle to lose a ten cent skat,” don’t be alarmed. He’s just been bitten by the “golf bug”. 1948 Baseball Schedule April 29 Thomasville Thomasville April 26 StatesviUe Statesville May 3 Spencer Here May 6 Kannapolis Here May 10 Thomasville Here May 13 Concord Here May 17 Spencer Spencer May 18 Children Home Children H May 20 Karmapohs Kannapolis May 24 Children Home Here SEVENTEEN (Continued from page one) Hemingway; and Evelyn Pulbright— “Return of the Native,” by Thomas Hardy. These newly made critics were quite elated over their journalistic success. Also, the $5 cheeks they received helped no little to do the trick. Lexington High School is very proud by the upperclassmen during the journalistic efforts, and May’s Sev enteen Magazine will be read with intense interest and pride. High Defeat Concord High Coach Jimmy Mans was seriously comtemplaiting disbanding the base ball squad in favor of a swimming team after being rained out for four straight games. But the clouds finally departed. So his Yellow Jackets join- neyed to Concord with strict in structions not so much as spit for fear of giving the elements fuimy ideas. The wait apparently gave the boys the needed vinegar for they jumped on “Cousin Bill’” Greene for 16 hits, including 3 two base hits and one over-the-fence homerun. The Jackets, getting two hits for four runs in the first stanza, looked like a sure thing and they were. ’The Spiders pushed across one run in the top of the third to bring the count to 4-1. ’The locals hustled up 3 more in the bottom of the fifth, while the Spiders could only manage one in their half. Hal Crotts, the Jackets center fielder, ,personally accounted for three tallies in the sixth. He knocked one over the deep left field fence with two aboard. The sixth was a big one for the Concord club also. Owing to errors, bases on balls, dropped flies, wild pitches form the outfield, and the cat- ehers seeming slow reflexes, the Spid ers had five runs before the Jackets awoke. The scoreboard read 10-7 as the locals came to bat. In the first of the seventh, J. L. Peeler reUeved Smith and Thomason went to second base. Peeler let the Spiders down scoreless in his three inning debut on the mound. The Jac- iets got two more in the eighth with no scoring in the ninth. ’Thus the game ended 12-7. Everhart, Leonard, and McCrary all hit a respectable 500. Crott’s homer was his only hit"in 4 times up. Simp son and Alley both had 2 for 4 for the Spiders, who managed 10 hits(8 off Smith; 2 off Peeler). Coach’s Comment stinky Thomason—A letterman, catcher, and hard hitter. Bob Calloway—a letterman, played Legion ball and a fine first baseman. Don Leonard—A hard hitting outfielder, played Legion ball and a 1st year letterman. Harold Carter—A classy fielding shortstop, good hitter and base runner; former Legion player arid letterman. J. L. Peeler—A good hitter, fine base runner, can play well anywhere in infield. Also a very good pitcher. Former Legion player and letterman. Richard Smith—A letterman. Legion player and a mainstay on pitching staff. Charlie Rogers—A letterman and good pitching prospect. Tom Sheets—First year man, lefthanded pitcher, good relief man. Fred Lohr—^First year man, good prospect for second base. Jimmy Thomason—Very fast base runner, first year on varsity, will play sec ond when Peeler pitches. G. Smith—A very fast shortstop, first year man. C. McCrary—Third baseman, letterman. Legion player and a very depend able player. R Craver—First year out for baseball, power hitter, and a good third baseman. B. Phillips—Letterman, a good hitter and dependable first baseman. M. Crow—Letterman, Legion player, and a capable catcher and dangerous hitter. Ken Everhart—Letterman, outfielder, a dangerous hitter, especially with men on base. H. Crotts—Letterman, outfielder. Legion player, a good hitter and fine outfielder. Corky King—First year man, a hard hitter and a good prosjject for next year. B. Leonard—Manager. “Millie” doesn’t lose baseballs!
Lexington High School Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 29, 1949, edition 1
6
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75