Wilson Signs Three
Promising Players
There'll be a big crop of "prom
ising" players in the Coastal Plain
league this year if all the players
who are submitting contracts find
their way to the ball parks in the
eight club towns.
Wilson signed three new players
this week, boosting the number of
mound candidates to tea Floyd
"Lefty" Bledso, six feet tall and a
188'pound fliugei. sent his contract
to the Wilson club officials this
week from his home in Laurinburg.
Bledso is said to have established a
unique record in semi-pro circles
last season. Jacob Hubec, Jr , MC
Kee's Rock, Pa., sent his contract in
and will compete for a place on Wil
son's mound. LeRoy Spell, Yadkin
ville N. C , physical education direc
tor, has signed with the Tobs for the
shortstop position. Spell cast a spell
over the opposition in the western
Carolina league last season.
W. A. Fleming, president of the
Wilson club/ said last evening thST
the day after Spell signed a contract,
the young man agreed to play with
with Erwin in the Tobacco State
league.
Wilson starts spring training ac
tivities Monday week
'several of the other teams, but re
ports-maintain that "Mule" Shirley
is trying to work off some fat spots
on his anatomy to serve the Golds
boro Bugs at first base in addition
to his managerial activities.
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PEANUTS
N INCREASE of SIS 55 in profit resulted in a
test at the Experiment Station. Holland, Virginia,
when peanuts grown with 40 lbs of actual potash
(KfO) per acre were compared with those receiv
ing no potash In addition to increasing the yield,
potash is important in improving the quality of
the goobers. It increases the size of the nuts. ttfe
out the shells, and reduces the number of "pops"
Feanutf remove large quantities of potash from
the soil. Unless they are grown with a fertilizer
containing a high percentage of this plant food,
the peanuts as well as the crops following will
suiter. A mixed fertilizer containing 8% potash
applied at the rate ol 500 lbs. per acre or 80 lbs
. of a high-grade potash material will supply 40
lbs. or more of actual potash per acre.
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tell you what your soil needs. See your fertilizer
dealer or manufacturer about high-potash fertil
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(pptr enough potash to get the most profit
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League Officials Hold
Meeting at Greenville
"PAP" SIGNS
"Pap" Dirm, that guy who
produced a long beard and held
a hot corner at third for the
Martins season before last, will
be coming back this year, Skip
per O'Malley announced this
morning.
Diem wired his acceptance
port here week after next. The
Messrs. Lilley Brothers sent Pap
a contract several weeks ago
and it just caught up with him
this week in a foreign country.
Final Statistics On
Martin Basketcers
Below is the individual perform- |
ances of the Williamston Martins
cage team for the season just closed.
These statistics include games play
ed in three tournaments, in addition
to the regular scheduled games
GP
G
F
Tot.
Anderson, g
28
111
20
242
Wallace, f
27
103
22
228
Taylor, util
28
71
14
156
Jefferson, c
23
62
19
143
Cobb, f
24
67
9
143
Edwards, f
16
64
8
136
Manning, g
29
53
5
111
A. Cooke, g
24
33
7
73
Mears, util
19
25
9
59
Cone, util
10
14
7
35
Rose, util.
22
12
8
32
Cowen, f
15
14
3
31
W Cooke, util
8
8
4
20
Watts, g
12
4
6
14
Totals 641 141 1423
The Martin management wishes
to thank all those who took enough
interest in the team to help in trans
porting the players to out-of-town
I games in their cars, and also to the
faithful few that helped make the
| season almost a financial success by
1 attending the home games, despite
the cold and damp weather that was
usually prevalent. All the boys ap
preciate what everyone has done
during the past campaign
Invite League Officials
To Hold Meeting Here
Believing certain rules should be
clarified before the baseball season
opens, J. Eason Lilley, president of
the local baseball c-lup, eytendexLan
invitation to league officials to meet1
here at the call of the president.
President Eure Will
Rule On Eligibility
Of League s Players
Leave Loophole For Big
Arguments After
Season Opens
Meeting in Greenville as guests of
the club officials there, directors of
the Coastal Plain league ? wrangled
four hours in an eftort to avoid fu
ture wrangles, the group leav ing the
host city doubtful of the success of
the session that was packed with
warm but friendly argument.
Business of the meeting was cen
tered on pay for scorers, eligibility
of players and records of players
prior to the 1933 season.
The directors unanimously agreed
to pay scorers $1 for each home
game and have them placed under
the supervision of the league presi
Shackell.
The task of determining eligibil
ity of players was removed from the
jurisdiction of the directors and
dumped into the lap of President
Eure, the group extending their best
wishes. Euro's decisions, however,
are subject to appeal by the clubs
to Judge Bramham.
Charging each other with bones j
to pick, the various club representa- j
tives left a big loophole for squab
bles during the coming season. Of
ficially advised that complete rec
ords of player activities prior to the
1933 season are not available, a mo-j
tion was made to disregard all rec
ords prior to that time and recognize!
players at the beginning of the 1933
season as rookies That would let
such men as Peahead Walker. Dot
Smith and others, to be sure, in as
Class D men, and create an opening
for an additional class man. It is uq
fortunate that there are no records!
prior to 1933, but since there are not
complete records in the official files.
President Eure suggested that
records prior to 1933 be disregaded.
About six of the clubs, including I
Operator J. Eason Lilley of the local
club, favored the plan, but the oth
er two would have none of it, andl
the meeting adjourned about mid |
night with the point still unsettled.
President Eure, it is believed, will |
call another meeting soon either in
Goldsboro or Williamston in an ef
fort to thrash out a matter that is
certain J
altered
After the meeting was adjourned,
Goldsboro's manager, E. K Shirley,
showed a letter from a player with
the player's record. "We have no of -,
ficial record of the man prior to |
1933," Judge Bramham's office
wrote. However, it ls understood I
that the player was active prior to I
1933 possibly in an unlimited class.
"What are you going to rule this |
man?" Mule Shirley wanted to
know There's no official record for]
the man prior to 1933, but if Golds
boro signs the guy, and it is later I
learned over the grapevim- route or]
otherwise that he played class ball |
then Goldsboro is subject to lose ev
ery game that man played in. Sev- j
last season, and it is apparent that |
unless the rules are changed there'll
be more argument and hot argument
too, as the season progresses.
President J. Eason Lilley and
Managei Paul O'Malley represented
the local club at the meeting
Doubtful If All Clubs
Will Have Grounds Ready
There was some doubt expressed
yesterday if all the clubs in the
Coastal circuit will have their
grounds ready by April 27. Tempor
ary arrangements are underway^,
however, to carry on the schedule.
Tarboro Club Now
Training In South
r
Tarboro. March 23.?Manager Guy
L. Shatzer training his 1939 Tarboro
entry in the Coastal Plain league
was frankly well satisfied with the
first few days of spring training.
and expressed himself as agreeably
surprised at the possibilities of the
men, now working out under sun
ny Florida skies, with the "Ports
mbuth, Va , Cubs.
Shatzer said he wasn't sure what
would be required in thus league fol
ia pennant winner, but he had aspir
atinns of winning the hunting this:
year, and if the present crop of ball
tossers came through as he expect
ed, there seemed every chance of
winning combination.
The Tarboro team at the present
time is composed of Hal llumbraeht
and Eddie Whitfield at first base
Larry Marshburn at second; Hill
Schultz at short. Art Lehman at I
third; Lloyd Russell John IV/ik an 1 !
George Rimmer in the field
His pitchers include Ray Clark, I
Arnold Heft, John Yent. Harry Cal
vin, Maurice Crutchfield and Walter
Sicminski.
In. addition Tarboro has ordered
Teh other hiOh to ivpon to Tut hum j
for spring practice, one .-of .whom,
Ed Black, of Fayetteville. rightfield
er for last year, signed his contract i|
few days ago and says he us "out to
win this berth."
Hal llumbraeht. the rookie, who
came to the club after semi-pro ball
is the boy that Believe It or Not Rip
ley featured last year who as a
switch hitter, hit a homer first right
handed and later left handed in the
same ball game
Schult/ at short, played regular
for Portsmouth last year as did Har
ry GalVin, who was a winning pitch
r These are class nu n who togeth
?er with Shatzer make up the tlm
This means that George Runnier
and Ed Black must make thcmselvi
more useful than cither -Calvin or
Schultz to be sold or traded
Tarboro and Portsmouth will stage
exhibition games in Wc?d Palm
Bearh leaving there April 3rd for
Tarboro where they willengage in
two games here April tith and 7th.
One or both of the games will he
played under the new lights, if it is
warm enough.
On the 8th, Tarboro will engage
High Point College, it is expected,
while Portsmouth goes home to
play Williamsport two days Wil
liamsport starts training here Mon
day, March 27th
On the 10th and 11th Tarboro
plays Portsmouth ut Portsmouth, 12
and 13th at Kiehmond. 1411 >. and 15th
at Danville, Va.
The club returns home on the 16th
and during the next week will play
exhibition games here and at Sut'
t'i>lk with Wilkea-Barre. ? ?':
The league season will open at
Williamston April 27th and the
opening game in Tarboro will be
the "next dn\#. April 28th. atso with
Williamston ?
Working On Martins'
Playground This Week
Work is progressing rapidly on
the Martins' playground here, th
club operators having plowed tie
field and planted grass there
J. Dawson Lilley
! ? ? /- .
Offers Comment
Recalling a few oalms made by
some of the other clubs in the Coast
al Plain loop, J. Dawson Lilley, co
operator of the Martins here this
I season, offered a few encouraging
remarks thi.s wltIv, "W,e had much
rather beat a good team, so let them
get ull the good players they can,"
Mr. Lilley said after learning the
Wilson Tobs had signed a promising
piteher, a promising shortstop and:
another good pitcher
Wo are coming along very well
wdh our line-up. and we will see
That the Martins are in the running
this venr." Mr Lilley said
Skipper CTMatley Is doing a bit of
scouting from the Martins' home >?
base these days, and the foundation
? is being carefully laid by him and
the club owner-operators for a hustl
tng nine.
"Red" Swain, taking a turn at
farm .work in particular and any
kind of work in general, is all set
and ready to go. Swain is remem
licrcd as .1 mainstay on the mound
for the Martins last season.
Oliver Starts. Spring
Training This Week
J A Oliver, recently signed as a
member of the Martins pitching
tail has started spring "training"
by accepting a job with the local
I .inline coll l ruction rnntT*-t"y _
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