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Red Handles Both Ends of Twin Bill Here Last Friday Bugs Win First 6-0; Martins Win Second, 6-1; Swain Fans Sixteen 1 Duplicating Lester Bock's dura bility performance of earlier In the week, red-haired Harry Swain han dled both ends of Friday's bargain bill with Goldsboro's Bugs. His mates sustained a 6-0 whitewashing in the opener, but rallied to issue the in vading dluh a 0-1 dubbing in the finale. The feet wes more remark able as the old sidewheeler reach ed 10 men via the strikeout route to run his league leading total to 107. Enuring frequently and playing with but little pep and drive, the Martins were plainly out of the run ning after the third verse of the first game. Digaetano. first up for the Bugs, singled to left field and ad vanced on Pawlak's driving double, both base runners counting on Israe li's timely single and an error on the play. A free pass, a'hit batsman and Arnette's single accounted for the remaining tally. Humphrey limited the locals to five safeties, doling no more than one to any Martin, and brilliantly kept them scattered except in the second stanza. Rock led off with a single, and Wilcox, after two men had filed out, followed his example. However, the uprising was rudely squelched when Msrcel struck out. Manager Arnette and Pawlak blasted four hits for five attempts to lend most aid to Humphrey, who whiffed four batsmen, half as many as did ole Red. Both pitchers allowed two free passes. Casting aside their cloak of indif ference, the lowly locals in the night cap looked lor all the world like league leaders with an inspired brand of ball. After a momentarily slow start, the Martins blasted out four scores in their half of the ini tial inning to counteract Goldsboro's lone singleton and build up an ad vantage that was never seriously challenged. With one away Slakis drew a walk dashing to third on Wilcox' single to right. Lazier Newman's double a few seconds later drove in the two runs. Then Wade, a nervous fidgety youngster, was worked for his sec ond and third bates on balls before he could be relieved by Walter Wil son. Greeted by Marcel's single, good for two more tallies upon his entrance, Wilson steadied and retir ed Ike side on a fielder's choice Two more Journeys around the basepaths were taken by a pair of' Martins in the fourth frame Dou bles by Red Swain and Lester Rock, interspersed about Taylor's drive and ] a stolen base accounted for that inn ing's fireworks. Though having his delivery aolv ed tor more base hits than his oppo^ nents, Swain matched his first game strikeout record to again double that boasted by the Bugs' moundsmen Digaetano punched out three bingles to lead his mates' ten-hit attack off Swain, while Speedy Chuck Taylor with three safeties accounted for one-third of Williamston's hitting. Friday, August t. First AbtHFOAl Digaetano, If 4 2 1 8 0 0 Pawlak, 2b 5 2 4 3 3 0 Iarossi, lb 5 110 0 0 S. Peele, c 5 0 1 4 0 0 Arnette, 3b 5 0 4 0 4 0 Baker, ss 4 1113 0 Patton, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 c. Peele. ? 5 u l 0 o o Humphrey, p 5 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 42 6 14 27 11 0 Williams*an Ab R H FO A E Taylor, cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Slakis, ss 4 0 0 2 2 0 Wilcox, rf 4 0 12 11 Rock, lb 3 0 18 10 Newman, 3b 4 0 12 2 1 Gay lord, If 3 0 0 0 0 0 Popovich, 2b 3 0 1 3 0 2 Marcel, c 3 0 0 9 2 0 Swain, p 3 0 0 1 2 0 Totals ?.31 0 # 27 10 ? Score by innings: R Goldsboro ...... 003 110 010?6 Williamston . 000 000 000?0 Runs batted in: Iarossi 2, Arnette 2, C. Peele. Two base hits: Pawlak, Arnette, Baker. Double plays: Bak BATHERS following a week of wet weather, was feed sad expected to Improve as the weather gets hatter. Rain sad Martins Defeated By The Eagles In Kinston, 11 To 2 | Taylor Gets Three of Martins1 Four Hits Off Zinser in Listless Game Red Swain and his Martins tasted defeat in a big way last night over in Kinston when the Eagles chalk ed up a 11-2 victory. Edmundson. a new recruit, started the game but was relieved by Miller in the second inning. The change was taken non chalantly by the Eagles as they con tinued to pound the pellet and in crease the count in a listless affair. Taylor, fast-stepping centerfielder, did virtually all the stickwork for the Martins. He annexed three of the Martins' four hits while the Ea gles were pounding two pitchers for 13 safeties. Stotler, returning to the line-up for the Martins, annexed the | other lone hit. Monday. August 12 WUHamston Ab R H PO A E Taylor, cf 4 1 3 4 0 0 Slakis, ss 4 1 0 2 2 1 Popovich, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 Newman, 3b 4 0 0 0 5 0 Gaylord, If 4 0 0 4 0 0 Swain, lb 4 0 0 9 0 0 Marcel, c 4 0 0 4 0 0 Stotler, rf 3 0 110 0 Edmundson, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miller, p 2 0 0 0 .1 0 Totals 34 2 4 24 8 2 Kinston Ab R H PO A K Kennedy, cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Koloazar, 2b 4 2 113 0 Demasi, rf 3 2 2 0 0 0 Russo, ss 5 0 0 2 6 1 Congdon, 3b 5 2 3 0 6 1 Overton, c 5 1 2 2 0 0 Bator, lb 4 2 2 16 2 0 Spell. If 5 1 3 4 0 0 L. Zinser, p 4 112 2 1 Tbtals 39 11 15 27 19 3 Score by innings: R Williams ton 200 000 000? 2 Kinston ^ 120 013 04x?11 or, Pawlak and Iarossi; Pawlak, Ba ker and Iarossi. Left on bases: Wil liamston 4, Goldsboro 12. Bases on balls: off Humphrey 2, Swain 2. Struck out: by Humphrey 4, Swain 8. I Hit by pitcher: by Swain (Patton). Umpires: Stroner and King Time of Game: 1:54. Second Game. Goldsboro Ab R H PO A E Digaetano, If 4 13 10 0 Pawlak. 2b 4 0 2 2 1 0 Iarossi. lb 3 0 1 8 0 1 Peele, c 4 0 15 10 Arnette. 3b 4 0 115 0 Baker, ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 Patton, cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cohn, rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 Wade, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Wilson, p 2 0 0 0 2 0 Elliott, p 1?0 0 -0?1?0 TotalsJ 32 1 10 18 10 2 Wllllamston Ab R H PO A E Taylor, cf 4 13 10 0 Slakis, ss 3 10 0 11 Wilcox, c 3 118 0 0 Rock, lb 3 0 1 9 0 0 Newman, 3b 3 I 1 I 3 0" Gaylord. If 2 10 10 0 Popovich, 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 Marcel, rf 3 0 110 0 Swain, p 3 110 10 Totals 26 6 9 21 7 1 Score by innings: R Goldsboro 100 000 0?1 Wllliamston 400 200 x?6 Kitps batted in: Peele, Newman 2, Marcel, Rock 2. Two base hits: Di gaetano, Newman, Swain, Rock. Stolen base Taylor. Left on bases: Goldsboro 10, Williamston 5. Bases on balls: off Wade 3, Swain 1, Wil son 1. Struck out: by Wade 1, Swain I, Wilson 1, Elliott 3. Hits: off Wade 2 in 2-3; Wilson 6 in 3 2-3; Elliott 1 in 2. Losing pitcher: Wade. Umpires: King and Stroner. Time of game: !*?. How Martins Are Pitching ?? O LP. ? SX). BB W. L. Pel. Gardner 15 1021-3 102 69 60 9 5 .643 Longest 11 76 80 21 23 5 4 .556 Miller . .. 27 181 2-3 173 119 74 10 9 .526 Rock . 2 15 13 7 3 1 1 .500 Swain 35 254 270 167 59 13 15 464 Beaird 12 87 95 23 37 T 9 .100 Anderson 4 221-3 18 3 5 0 1 .000 Newman 1 4 9 2 3 0 1 .000 Taylor 1 4 4 0 5 0 0 .000 Unofficial averages as of games played Saturday, August 10th, indicate that the Martins, in reverse proportion to a fortnight ago when the slump-ridden locals were winning ball games, have shaken their hitting lethargy only to drop any number of battles that formerly would have been won on good pitching. This trend is exemplified by the fact that the Martins, clouting .254, a four point rise, blasted 14 bingles off Don Parker, who previously hurl ed a no-hitter against the locals, but went down swinging, 5-6. Hack Gay lord, taking advantage of his fellow Jamesvillian, Slim Gardner's, drop in clouting archives, assumed the top spot in individual batting with an average of .333. Climbing a single point, Lester Rock retained his second niche with a 324 figure and Slim Gardner completed the sacred circle of .300 hitters, putting together 10 hits in 52 attempts for a .308 mark. Forming the basis for the team's advance were Bert Stotler, Popovich, Wilcox, Swain and Newman, who boasted respective gains of 11, 7, 5, 4 and 2 points. Continuing his dominance of practically every feature of the offensive game, Les Rock maintained his advantage in games played, with 106; runs, hits and runs batted in. Hitting safely on 134 occasions he has completed the circuit 66 times and driven 68 bMerunners over into pay dirt. Lozier Newman furnished the chief opposition in most of these respects. _ First in home runs, which is remarkable for a pitcher, and' bracketed in second place in league circuit-clouting, Red Swain blasted his eleventh and twelfth Ruthian wallops of the year to exactly double Rock's total and remain just one blow behind Earl Carnahan of Wilson. Martins Drop Hard Decision To Cubs At Tarboro Sunday Popovich and Swain Homer In Srrwith To Feature 14-10 Bat Attack ? Sunday afternoon the Martins out hit the Tarboro Cubs 14-10 in their own lair, but errors, free passes and wild pitches, of which the locals had four, three and two respective ly, blunted the hitting edge, Lee Rock sustaining his second loes of the sea son as the locals went down swing ing. S-fl. Don Parker, possessor of an early season no-hit triumph over the Martins, twirled the victory, his twelfth of the season against twelve setbacks. Striking out six batsmen, he raised his season's total to ISO, second only to Red Swain's 187. Rock pitched well except in the Cubs' four-run third inning and seemed destined for the victory in the lucky seventh. Trailing by one score the Martins borrowed a leaf from the notebook of the Yankees of last year, and forged to the fore on successive homers by Swain and Popovich. Incidentally. Swain's four baser was his thirteenth of the sea son and sent 7>im into a deadlock for league honors with Wilson's Earl Carnahan. However, the home club wouldn't be denied and shoved over two tal lies in their half of the still luckier seventh on timely blows by Mincy, McHenry and Schenz and added a singleton in the succeeding stanza. Speedy Chuck Taylor hit three for four to lead the Martins' power tac tics, while Schenz, with two for four, was carrying off similar honors for the Cubs. Sunday, August 11. Williamston Ab R H PO A E Taylor, cf 4 13 10 0 Slakis, ss 5 112 2 2 Wilcox, c 5 0 12 11 Newman, 3b 4 0 0 2 2 0 Gaylord, If 5 0 2 1 0 0 Swain, lb 3 1 1 12 0 1 Popovich, 2b 5 2 2 1 2 0 Marcel, rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 Rock, p 4 0 2 0 2 0 Totals 39 6 14 24 9 Tarboro Ab R H PO A Metelski, lb 5 115 0 Justice, ss 5 2 2 1 1 Mincy, If 3 116 0 McHenry, cf 4 110 0 Schenz, 2b 4 0 2 5 5 Davis, c 4 0 18 0 Donner, 3b 4 112 4 Eure, rf 4 110 0 Parker, p 2 10 0 3 Totals 35 8 1 0 27 13 t Score by innings: R Williamston 200 101 200?6 Tarboro 004 010 21 x?8 Runs batted in: Wilcox, Gaylord, Eure, Mincy 2, McHenry, Taylor, Rock, Swain, Popovich, Schenz 2. Two base hits: Gaylord, Mincy, Mc Henry;" Marcel, Taylor, Justice, Schenz. Three base hits: Donner, Popovich. Home runs: Swain, Pop ovich. Stolen base: Oaytord. Sacri fices: Newman, Parker, Mincy. Dou ble play: Donner, Schenz and Metel ski. Left on bases: Williamston 10, Tarboro 8. Bases on balls: off Rock 3. Struck out. by Rock 3, Parker 6. Wild pitches: Parker, Rock 2. Um pires: Stroner and King: Time of game: 2:03. Runs batted in: Kennedy 2, De masi, Overton, Kusso, Congdon, Ba tor, Zinser. Two base hits: Spell 2, Kennedy. Congdon 2, Bator 2, De masi. Three base hit: Overton. Stol en base: Congdon Sacrifices: Ken liamston 5, Kinston 11. Bases on balls: off Edmundson 3, Miller 2. Struck out: by Edmundson 2, Zinser 2. Hits: off Edmundson 3 in 1 1-3; Miller, 12 in 6 2-3. Wild pitch: Ed mundson. Losing pitcher: Edmund son. Umpires: Joliff and Latham. Time; 1:53. ' Special Plea Is Addressed To All Baseball Followers A special plea is being directed to I all followers of the sport of baseball I in behalf of the management. While | the locals have no hope of entering ( the play-offs, there are nearly three more weeks of the regular schedule, i and during that time a full ex- I penae program is to be financed by | the club operator. In recent games, the gate receipts have not been sufficient to offset the actual expenses, not including play- -i er salaries and other fixed costs. It i has been a bad year for baseball in i these parts, but the operator did not i draw into the shell and quit. He has i done everything possible to give UMP ASSIGNMENTS According to reports issued early today by the office of the league president, Ray Ooodmon. the following umpilre assign ments will be in effect from to day until Tuesday, August 2Mb: Clbullut and Stanford with New Bern: Stroner and King at Green ville; Latham and Jollff with Wil son; Hanna and Rosier at Kins ton. MethoteriaiLs Are Defeated In Twin Bill Here Monday | Jackie Manning Pulls the Old Iron Man Stunt To Boost A Red-Hot Record -? STANDINGS W L Pet. Christians 11 2 846 Methoterians 6 6 500 Baptists 6 6 500 Episcopalians 2 11 .154 GAMES SCHEDULED Wednesday, August 14. Christians vs. Baptists. Methoterians vs. Episcopalians ? Monday afternoon the irresistible Christians notched up their ninth and tenth successive triumphs, shellack ling the hapless Methoterians, 5-2 and 5-4, in both ends of an abbre lated bargain bill. Succeeding at a ! stunt recently attempted by "Coun try Cousins" Rock and Swain, of the WilliamsUm Martins, Jack Man ling went the route in both games, victory in the nightcap giving him season's record of five wins against no aethnrks ? The outcome of the opener, hard ly a fair battle, was easily decided, | but the finale, much more fairly pro portioned as the Christians' line-up only presented eight men, presented something of a problem to the Christ ians. However, under an appropri ate moonlit setting the Christians beamed und Methoterian relief hurl Wheeler Manning, burned as the league leaders tallied the winning run in the laat half of the fifth and the contest was called ore account of darkness. The Christians assumed a one-run advantage in the second verse of the first game when Tom Barnhill dou bled and Junic Peel singled to right. similar arrangement featuring C Roberson and Tenner Wallace ac counted fur another singleton in the succeeding stanza. Whereupon the Methoterians stag ed a desperate rally. Joe Thigpen singled and was followed in turn by w L Pet 71 38 651 59 45 .567 56 52 .519 56 53 .514 53 55 491 46 59 438 46 60 434 41 66 .383 baseball fans a good team The ex pense has jumped by leaps and bounds, but the organization has not faltered in its schedule and obliga tions. If those who followed the games earlier in the season and dared call themselves sports, they owe it to the game and the club operator to stick it out to the last man is out in the last game of the season Hardly receiving enough to pay the light bill, the management is considering a day schedule after to night. If even a fair crowd is m at tendance upon the game tonight, pos sibly the after-dark schedule will bel maintained RESULTS _ Frid*y August 9. Goldsboro 6-1. Williamston 0-6 Tarboro 6, Snow Hill 3. Wilson 6, Kinston 0 Greenville-New Bern, rain Saturday. August 111 Snow Hill 2, Goldsboro I New Bern 6. Kinston 0. Tarboro-Williamston, rain Sunday, August 11. Wilson 2, Greenville 1. Tarboro 8, Williamston 6 Kinston 8, New Bern 5 Snow Hill 3. Goldsboro 2. Monday, August 12 Snow Hill 6, Greenville 4. Kinston 11. Williamston 2 New Bern 9. Tarboro 0. Goldsboro 4. Wilson 3 ? STANDINGS Wilson rarboro 3oldsboro Kinston Snow Hill Sreenville New Bern WILLIAMSTON 41 Pieplioff's triple and a misplay w hich I knotted the count at 2-all. Undaunted, the victors came back in their half of the fourth frame to cinch the decision. Two runs scored an a single base hit as Junie I'eel reached third on an error of his tre mendous fly to right, Spivey reach ed first via the same medium und the latter runner scored on C. Rob crson's single, his third hit of the I game. Robcrson's three bingles led his mates' nine-hit assault off the com bined hurling of losing pitcher "Ben edict" Manning and Mears. No Meth 3terian solved Jack Manning's de livery more than once. Handicapped by the loss ,,f two players who were forced to leave before the second game. Manning nevertheless tenaciously held on to | liis perfect record and finallv came through, unblemished. However, when the Methoteriana Jcored three in an initial inning I iplurge, he must have begun silent ly figuring his won-lost column as I 1-1. Bud Crockett singled, was sac rificed, and scored on Parson Piep hoff a double. A two-base tut by Boykin accounted for the reverend, and he himself scored on a passed hall and an oufield fly. A singleton in the fourth on hits by Dillon Cobb and league-leader Mears completed the Methoterians scoring. Tallying one in the second stanza I on a pair of free passes and Manager Spivey'? single the to nip at the Methoterians' lead. Three runs flowed from their fluent bats in the/allowing inning as Hunt ing singled and counted on Barn hills double; Barnhill scoring on Boykin'a error of J. Manning's grounder Lanky JUck completed the circuit on an infield out, a passed ball and an outfield fly. Playing by the light of the moon, I the teams began the fifth and, as per previous agreement, final frame. Three of the losers quickly popped I up and the eventual winners took | their turn at bat. Charles Manning hit safely and advanced to second on Peel's single through the bo*, after two bunting failures Famed far and wide as a "heavy" bitter. Ham Price promptly flied out to the box ai Peel had casually ambled off the bag only to be easily doubled at first. However. Bill Spivey dropped twister behind first base to score the winning run and partly make up for his bonehead play Pitcher Mears, who left the mound with his team ahead with a comfort able margin, only to see it dissipat ed by his successor, and Bud Crock ett. Methoterians. led both teams at bat with two hits for a perfect record. A pair of Christians, Spivey and Bunting, were next best with two safeties far three attempts. F<rst Came Christians Ah R H T. Roberson, cf 10 0 C. Roberson, sf 4 13 Bunting. 3b 4 0 0 Wallace, ss 4 0 1 Barnliill. lb 4 2 2 J. Manning, p 4 0 0 C. Manning, rf 4 0 1 J. Peel, If 3 11 Price, 2b 3 0 1 Spivey, c '310 Totals 34 5 9 Methoterians Ab R H Crockett, c 2 0 0 John Thigpen, If 0 0 0 Joe Thigpen, If 2 11 Piephoff, lb 2 11 Boykin, ss 2 0 0 Critcher, 3b 2 0 0 Whitley, 21) 3 0 0 Cobb, sf 3 0 1 Rbgerson, rf 2 0 0 Everett, cf 10 1 Manning p 10 0 Mean p 10 0 Totals 12 2 4 Score by innings: R Christians Oil 210 0?5 Methoterians 000 100 0?1 Second Game Christians Ah K H C. Roberson, cf 3 0 0 Bunting, 3b 3 12 Barnhill. ss 3 11 J Manning, p 2 2 0 C Manning, lb 2 11 Peel, If 3 0 1 Price, 2b 2 0 0 Spivey. e 8 0 2 Totals 21 3 7 Methoterians Ab K H Crockett, cf 2 11 Manning, p 10 0 Thigpen, 2b 10 1 M Cobb. 2b 10 0 Piephoff, c 3 11 Boykin, as 3 11 Gritcher, 3b 2 0 0 Whitley, If 10 0 John Thigpen, If 1 0 0 U. Cobb, sf 2 11 Wise, rf 10 0 Kogerson, rf 10 0 Crofton, lb 2 0 0 Mears. p 2 0 2 Totals 23 4 8 Score by innings: R Methoterians 300 10?4 Christians 013 01?4 In Tarboro Sunday Mr and Mrs. Hoyt Cowan visited friends in Tarboro Sunday. G AB R H HR RBI Pet. 10 60 12 21 0 5 330 105 414 66 104 6 68 .324 16 52 4 16 0 7 .308 60 252 27 68 1 23 .270 99 426 41 110 0 58 .258 29 97 8 25 1 11 .258 76 209 07 50 12 07 .254 65 260 09 66 1 20 .251 78 000 08 72 4 27 .240 .238 57 189 47 45 5 25 427 41 86 1 35 .201 How the Martins Hit ??? The statistics, with games, at bats, runs, hits, home runs, runs batted in, and percentage, are as follows: Gaylord, cf-lf Rock, lb-p Gardner, p-rf Wilcox, c-cf Newman, inf-of-p Beaird, p-inf-of Swain, p-inf-of Taylor, of-p Slakis, 3b-ss Stotler, ss Popovich, 2b Recently virtually every member of the Martins' mound corps has been feeling the effects of a protracted mid-season slump, Bertie Ted Miller developing a sore flipper and even ole Red Swain dropping a pair of one-run decisions. Notable was last week for the influx of new twirlers overflowing the Martins' ros ter. A six-man affair even before the release of Cecil Longest and Breezy Beaird, the staff has expanded to the amazing proportions of seven men with the discovery of three jacks-of-all-trades. Rock, Newman and Taylor, who hitherto were filling other positions in the local lineup. ?? - Slim Gardner, himself in a bit of a lethargy, managed to win one game while tosing-twn during-the past fortnight to maintain his individual pitching lead with a .(>42 record. Second comes Longest, since released, who won the only game in which he par ticipated in where he was given credit for the outcome. who in a pitching capacity halved a bargain bill with Wilson's pace-setting Tobs7 are the only other elbowers holding their heads above the .500 mark. Though frequently on the losing end, Swain, if anything, in creased his proficiency in strikeouts, whiffing 20 batters to in crease his league leading total to 167. 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