Martins Reclaim Top Position in Coastal Loop Standings Plan Organization Soft Ball League Much interest is being shown in the revival of the Softball league in Williamston by paricipants of the sport. At present there are only two teams actively engaged in the past time. Manager Ham Price, of the Hot shots, and Jim Cooke, of the Inde pendents are planning to form a four-club intra-cHgr league and re quest that persons interested in forming other dubs be talking among thensaelvea to organize these teams. If enough interest is shown it may aoon be possible to realise this aim and establish a league to last at least for the duration of this season. Play will be conducted with a reg ular schedule of games and whan the entire schedule has been con summated a playoff will be held to determine the city champions The club with the best record will be duly recognised and honored. Two other teams are urgently needed and again as a reminder those who ash interested in softball should form a team to secure relax ation. Wim Pair Saturday , May 27. Game Tarbeep Ab R H PO A E Lehmit 3b 4 1 2 3 2 0 MyeiiT?b 4 114 10 Black, rf 4 112 0 0 Pittman. lb 4 117 0 0 Coyi* ci . _ ... I 0 0 1 0 0 Shatzer. c 4 0 1 2 0 0 litflead. If Whitfield. If 2 0 0 2 0 0 Malone, If 2 0 1 3 0 0 Smith, as 4 0 0 0 2 0 Yent, p 3 1 0 0 4 0 Totals 34 5 7 24 9 0 Willlaeeetoo Ab R H PO A E Karp, as 4 3 1 2 2 0 Odinetz, lb 5 1 2 8 0 0 SelleiA X 4 0 0 4 0 0 itoiak, rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 Tierce, 2b 4 112 4 1 O'Maliey, c 4 0 2 9 0 0 Viliepique, cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 Diem, 3b 3 12 0 10 Bonnet, p 1 0 0 0 o o Cherry, p 3 12 0 10 Totals 36 9 14 27 8 1 Score by innings: R Tarboro 004 010 000?5 Will tannine 120 000 24x?9 Runs batted in: Sellers. Villepique. Dicoi 2, Black. Shatzer 2. Pittman 2. Odinetz 3, Cherry 2. Two base hits: Diem, Shatzer, Black. Three base hits: Carp. Odinetz. Home runs: Odi netz, Cherry. Stolen bases: Tierce, Pittman. Sacrifices: Sellers, Black Left on bases: Tar born 7. Williams ton 6. Bears on belle: off Yent 2, Bor met 4. Struck out: by Yent 1, Bor met >, Oterry 7. Hits off Bormet 2 in 2 2-3; Cherry 4 m 6 1-3. Wild pitch: Yent. Winning pitcher: Cher ?r. Umpires Pheup and Ritter. ime: 1:39. Game Tar bom Ab R H PO A E Lehman, 3t> 3 I 1 1 1 0 Myers. 2b 3 0 0 3 8 1 Black, rf 3 10 10 0 Pittman, lb 3 0 2 II 0 0 Coyle, cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 Shataar, c 2 0 0 1 0 0 QueUtfiki, If 2 0 0 2 0 0 Smitb. as 3 0 1 0 3 1 York, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 22 2 4x19 16 2 xOae out when winning run was sco rob. Ab R H PO A E Earp, Si 3 1 2 0 0 0 Odlnlt. lb 2 0 0 6 0 0 Sellers, If 3 1-2100 Roleh. rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Tieroa. 21. 3 0 " 8 " " O'Malley, c 3 10 4 10 Villeatque, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 mCSb Ulenv 3b DeLuca, p 10 0 13 0 Tata Is 23 3 6 21 6 1 Score by innings: R Tarboro 200 000 0?2 Williaanston 200 000 1?3 Rum batted in: Pittman 2, Sellers, Diem. Two base hit: Pittman: Stolen bases; Sellers. Sacrifices: Lehman, Myers, Coyle, Villepique. Double plays; Sautk. Myers and Pittman Bases on bolls: off York 2. DeLuca S. Struck out: by DeLuca 4. Umpires Rittj^n^^hauj^imaM^l^^^^ Cherry Features Play In Double Bill Here SEARCHING Ray H. Gaoteoa, president ef the Coastal Plain league, la still looking tor "good" umpires, not with the idea of effecting an Im mediate chance In the preaant line-up. however. The leagpe head points out that it is about as difficult te find "food" um pires as U is to find "food" ball players, and if anyone does not believe thai lot him jest ask any of the aaanacers la this fast base ball organisation. "It may be that some changes in the umpiring personnel may be advisable from time to time in the future, and we are tryiag to have replacements ready," Mr. Qoodmun ex plained Lore Pair Sunday May 28. First Game Williamston Ab R II PO A E Earp, ss 4 1 3 0 3 0 Odinetz, lb 5 0 0 11 .0 0 Rolek. rf 4 0 110 0 Sellers. If 4 0 0 3 0 1 Tierce, 2b 401220 O'MaUey, c 4 0 1 S 1 0 Villepique, cf 4 0 0 3 0 1 Diem, 3b 4 2 4 1 4 1 Olson, p 2 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 38 3 10x28 12 3 xTwo out in 9th when winning run scored. Tarboro Ab R II FO A Lehman, 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 Myers, 2b 5 1 3 6 5 1 Black, rf ,4 0 0 4 0 0 Pittman, lb 4 0 1 11 1 0 Coyle. cf 2 112 0 0 Moaeley, ss 5 0 1 0 4 1 Shatzer, c 4 113 0 0 E. Smith, If 3 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 11 27 13 2 Score by innings R Williamston 110 000 100?3 Tarboro 020 000 002?4 Runs batted in: Earp 2, Rolek, Leh man. Myers, Pittman, Moaeley. Two base hits: Earp, Tierce, Mubeley. Three base bits Earp, Lehman, My ers Stolen base: Tierce. Sacrifices: Olson 2, Lehman, Pittman, Donovan Double plays: Diem, O'Malley und Odinetz Left on bases: Williamston 8, Tarboro 12 Bases on balls: off Donovan lv Olson 5, Struck out: by Donovan 2, Olson 3 Umpires Ritter and Phuup. Time 1:45 Second Game Williamston Ab R Earp, ss 3 0 Odinetz, lb 3 0 Sellers, If 3 0 Rolek, rf 3 0 Tierce, 2b 3 0 O'Malley, c 2 0 Villi pioue. cf Diem, 3b 3 0 3 0 Wade, p 2 0 2 12 0 0 5 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1110 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 25 0 4 18 8 0 Tarboro Ab K II PO A E Lehman, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 Myers, 2b 3 0 1 4 4 0 Black, rf 110 10 0 Pittman, lb 2 0 0 10 0 1 Coyle, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 Moseley, ss 2 0 2 3 8 1 Shatzer, c 2 0 1 3 0 0 E Smith, 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Malone, p 2 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 19 1 4 21 13 3 Score by innings R Williamston 000 000 0?0 Tarboro 000 100 x--l Runs batted in Moseley. Two base htt: Shatzer. Sacrifices: Black, Pitt man Double plays: Myers, Moseley and Pittman; Motalcy, Myers and Pittman Left on bases: Williamston 5, Tarboro 4. Bases on balls: off Ma lone 1, Wade 2 Struck mil- hy Ma lone 2, Wade 1. Umpires: Phaup and Ritter. Time: 59 min. STANDINGS W L Pet. WIU.IAMSTON 18 12 .800 Greenville 17 12 .586 Snow Hill 17 13 .567 Tarboro 18 15 .516 Golds boro 18 16 .500 New Bern 12 15 444 Wilson 11 14 .440 Kins ton 10 20 333 a r id or Caravan STMMMT WHIMIU ?Oeniurwr ?1.70 ruu. caravan usx'ixffuuersita** WHIM ? ? AlMTUVA Break Even With Serpents In the Big Four-Game Series Martina Now Holding ihc Top Position Over Greeniex By Half a Game Williamstun's high flying Martins assumed the Coastal loop pinnacle twice during the week-end, relin quishing it only once, the Martins being on top at present. The first trip to the top occurred Saturday when the Martins handed Tarboro a double lacing while Green ville was losing to New Bern. In the opening game of the doubleheader Williamston pushed over two tallies tn ihe stHt hicky seventh using ? homer by Frank Odinetz as the big blow. This outburst tied the score at 5-5. From this point on relief hurler, Dick Cherry, took charge in a big way, winning his own game by clout ing a three-run homer in the eighth, following singles by Villepique and Diem, while allowing the Serpents only five safeties in his six and one third innings This same Odinetr drove out a triple to bring in anoth er run and to give the Martins' an other victory by a score by 9-5. The nightcap went only seven inn ings, by previous agreement, as Wil liamston again triumphed, this time by a score of 3-2. Mike DeLuca, rookie from New York, hurled the second contest and blanked the Serpents after the first inning. Tarboro scoring twice in that frame on Lehman's single, a walk, sacrifice and Pittman's double. Wil liamston also scored twice in thus inning The lucky seventh again held good for the Martins as they scored the winning run in the final inning to in sure victory for young Mike. The Martin County boys used an error, sacrifice and Diem's single to pro vide the margin. Lil' Artie Diem led the Martins with the willow clout ing four base hits in six attempts. The Martin County boys returned to their slat in second place when on "blue" Sunday they received a twin lacing from Tarboro on foreign soil. Greenville, meantime, had re turned to the victory column and again took over the lead In the opener Olson had a one run lead going into the ninth on runs scored by Diem and Earp, but the tall Swede from Iowa was unable to weather a ninth innuig rally which went fur two runs and lost his game 4 to 3. Earp and Diem hit valiantly for the lost cause, but Donovan, the Tarboro hurler, shut down in the tight spots to keep the fat out of the fire. "Laundry" Wade lost a heart breaker in the final game of the day by the score of 1-0 Larry held the Serpents to four hits, the same num ber as Williamston was able to gar ner, but a walk, sacrifice and single by Moseley brought about his down fall. The game of only seven innings was a hurler's battle or the first dc gree, and consumed only 59 minutes playing llme. Earp and Diem contirr ued their heavy clouting and us a re sult at the afternoon's end each could boast of five hits for seven attempts which is not at all bad. me nigh riying Marlins once again took over full possession of the loop lead with a victory over the lowly Kinston Eagles Monday. Williams lon won in a game characterized by frequent bobbles and costly errors by a score of 6-5 Amie Bormet start ed on the mound for the locals but had to be relieved by Fireman Cher ry in the fourth. Williamson scored twice in the third on doubles by Diem and Sel lers, Odinetz singled and added one more tally in the third on Earp's single, a wild pitch and two infield outs. The league leading Martins tal lied three times in the eighth on nary a hit to insure victory. In this frame after two were out, O'Malley and Villepique received bases on balls. O'Malley scored on Stringfellow's error while fielding Diem's ground er. Villepique and Diem later scor ed on Kapura's error of Cherry's grounder. Nowak pitched nicely for the Ea gles but sloppy support deprived him of the victory. The only Martins to hit safely more than once were Earp and Diem, each with two safe ties to his .credit. RESULTS Friday, May 26. Kinston 6, Tarboro 0. Oolditxiro 15, Greenville 8 Othera, rain. Saturday, May 27. New Bern 3, Greenville 1. William*ton 6-8, TifbW 5-2. Snow Hill 8, Goldaboro 7. Wilson 7, Kinston 1. Sunday, May 26. Greenville 5, New Bern 1. Goldaboro 14, Snow Hill 6 Kinston 12, Wilson I. I'arbero ?-i, wuiiamsion 3-u Monday, May 29. Snow Hill 9, Greenville I. Tarboro 12, Wilson 6. Williams ton 6. Kinston 5. Goldsboro 10, New Barn S President Goodmon Pushes Peace Drive "The fans in the Coastal Plain Baseball league are entitled to every consideration possible," President Goodmon of the Coastal circuit, said last evening after fining two ball players and ordering their suspen sion for a few days following a "car ry-over" fight in Greenville Sunday. I don't want to appear hard on any player or club, but it is time for ac tion following recent events," Good mon added. Pointing out that the fans in the league are entitled to clean sport, the league president went on to ex plain that he was doing everything in his power to check fighting and make the league one of the cleanest in organized ball. The league prexy is sincerely hoping that peace will reign, that things will settle down and operate smoothly. Taking over the presidential du ties just a week ago last Saturday, Goodmon has had some baffling problems to handle. Close observa tion of his work proves that he has given every problem much thought and consideration and that his ac tions were taken with one mam idea in mind and that was to better the league as a whole without appearing too harsh with any player or any club Catcher Daniels, of the Greenville club, was fined $25 and suspended for 10 days and Archer, New Bern pitcher, was fined $15 and suspend ed for 7 days following a disturbance that started in New Bern Saturday night and was ended in Greenville Sunday when Daniels drove a hard right to Archer's mouth and placed the rookie in the hospital Further Shake-up In Team Line-up Manager Paul O'Malley started patching up the weak spots in his pitching staff over the week-end and solved his big problem by creating an opening for a new-comer, Udde Levine, to the "chunking" group Emil Bormct, the youngster who apparently got started off on the wrong foot, was released by the Skipper to return to Jimmie Hamil ton. The Chicago boy won one game but met with disastrous results in his several other starts "Bonnet is a good prospect, all right, but gee! we can't spend too much time prospecting in this lea gue," O'Malley said after the walk ing papers were wired into President Goodmon. Going on the payroll today, lx*vine is slated to start earning his pay over in Kinston tonight. A resident of Chicago, Levine came here last week end from Mississippi to bolster the pitching force. O'Malley was in a quandary as to what to do until the game yesterday was well under way and Bormet was forced from the box. Udde is just 19 and has no long record, hut it is well calculated that he can keep company in the Coastal loop. Just getting started, Udde was sent here by Jimmie Hamilton for tutoring at the hands of the Martins' skipper, Hamilton explaining that was the only condition upon which he would consider effecting a shift for the youngster. Harry Swain, out for the past few days with a stubborn case of ola timey malaria, is scheduled to start working out today. It's going to be a hard pull for the farmer to get hack in harness, but with more hot wea I ther coming on, Grandpa is expect ed to strike his stride. How the Martins Are Hitting The close of ai\pther week finds the Martins improving with their stick work, the club as a whole writing in indelible ink an average of .287 for the period ending May 28 following a bad day at bat over in Tarboro as compared with a .2811 average for the per iod ending the previous Sunday. The unofficial club average re leased yesterday by the local scorer is six points higher than the figure released week before last latere was some very noticeable climbing done by several of the swatters,-and in addition to that feat. Ace Villepique climbed into a commanding position with the work that really pays off runs batted in. Pappy Diem led the way in the up-hill climb when he bettered the previous week's record by 32 points. Incidentally, it was Pap's stick work that won the games Saturday. Howard Earp came through with a record 27 points better than the one re leased just a week before, and Villepique climbed 28 points to ap proach the .250 mark. Rolek, who is possibly showing one of the most consistent but gradual gains of any player on the club or in the league, is not so far from the .300 class. He gained a mere five points during the past week, but that pace is almost certain to find him in high company as the weeks pass. Individual losses were negligible. Vartanian, who left here to join the Emporia. Va., club, continued to hold low place with an average of .151, one point below his rating for the previous week The record: Player & Position O'Malley, c Tierce, 2b Earp, ss Diem, 3b Sellers, If Rolek, -rf Odinetz, lb Villepique, cf Vajtanian, lb Totals G Ab R H HR RBI SB Pet. 23 86 14 34 0 16 1 396 29 117 20 39 1 8 11 .333 20 101 21 30 0 10 ?) .297 29 99 14 29 1 13 5 .292 28 116 18 33 1 14 5 284 2k 109 13 30 3 16 6 .275 14 43 ?> II 1 10 0 .256 29 113 11 28 1 18 2 .247 20 66 11 10 2 10 1 .151 850 124 244 10 115 33 .287 How Martins Are Pitching, ?i? The hurling staff for the Martins continue to hold their heads well above the water with no man averaging less than 500 in the percentage column. There is none in high company, the group, as a whole, maintaining an even keel in their work. There are Cher ry, Swain and Wilkins in the 067 class. Olson is close behind and the others are in striking distance. The biggest change in the record is Bormet's drop from top to bottom in one week's time. But it was only a matter of one game as far as the records show. Tarboro Sunday, the pitching averages are, as follows: G H BB SO W L Pel. Cherry 9 45 10 25 2 1 667 Swain 7 42 22 42 4 2 667 Wilkins 4 14 7 11 2 1 667 Olson 10 65 20 113 5 4 600 DeLuca 6 29 17 20 2 2 .500 Bormet 7 22 20 12 1 1 ,500 Wade 4 20 8 5 1 1 .500 Loral Tennia Court a Are /Voir Heady To He llaed The three tennis courts located at the municipal water plant have been completed, reports having them to be in very good condition. A man will be selected by the WPA to tend the courts, which will be municipal ly sponsored. The clay foundation for the courts was laid last summer and the stand over the winter has aided it consid erably Nets and other equipment have been provided by the city and this, with work donated by the ten nis devotees, has combined to fin ish a program which has long been needed in WT1 Hamilton. Everyone is cordially invited to use the courts for which there will be no fee.