Bears Score ^ in In Bitter Battle Sunday Afternoon Skhiii and Berry hn k Horn* in F Ber ry battled 14 innings before the for mer'.- mis plays cost him a bitterly comc*f?f~2-t setback. mounds men limited their opposition to nine safeties while Swain was also bur dened with five -Williamston bob bles The Bears took the triumph in the fourteenth. when Swain committed two of his team's costly errors. Ger aci. first up. walked and advanced qu., Archer's sacrifice. Archer assum *fhg safety when Red errored on the play Swiggett attempted to sacrifice and again Swain errored setting the tare t .? Hug s game-winning sm-. Ne? Bern': initial tall> liit oecbhd stanza. MacWilhams TTicn b.i? f.r'rwi hv reached second passed ball ami tallied*Geracfs ohe-base blow. Swain's fourteenth home run of the ?oa*or. knotted the count in tlie sev enth Near the end of the game Berry collapsed but managed to return to firiish the game However, he was removed for a pinch-hitter in the fatal fourteenth A1 Siakis. with three b ingles. and Ia'.s Rock with a pair of safeties, led th? locals at bat while little Johnny Hug poked out four hits and drove ?? the \\ inning run to pace the Bears Sunday. August 25. V illiamston Ab K II PO A I. of, cf li t) 5 0 <> ilakis 3V. 6 0 3 0 4 0 lay lord, If ?r> 0 2 5 0 0 ib 4 U 2 11 10 siew man. rf 5 0 0* 1 0 0 itc.'hr - 6 0 0 4 3 1 ..p-vich, 2b 5 0 0 4 2 0 arret c 5 0 0 8 0 1 >\v airt, p 5 12 10 3 I'otais 46 1 9 30 16 New Hern Ab R II FO A t Sw iggett 6 0 14 10 Hug - 6 0 4 4 4 0 Southern, cf 5 0 1 3 0 0 T Whtiker.?rf -2?0-?0? J.. Jil?0. Harper, 3b 0 0 1 3 3 0 Mac-Willtams c 5 0 1 9 3 0 L? i;e\ 2b (.10511 lb JT& 1 1 12 0 0 B.-rtTT' ? Lti-ZU?lL_li. 2 0 Bramh rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 /Arcln-r 0 0 0 0 0 I'otais 48 2 9 42 14 1 . Batted for Berry in 14th Score by innings R WiLUam5ton 000 000 010 000 00 1 Runs batted in Gf'iaci. Swain. Hug. Two bast hit Harper. Ilomc run Swain Stolen bases Hug. Swig__ get' Southern. Hock" Sacrificed Swiggett. Archer. Southern. Double plays Sw am. Stotler and Rock Left on bases: Williamston 5. New Bel'n 14 Bases on balls-off Swam 8. Bei ry 9 .Passed ball Marcel: Umpires Rosnt r and Hanna. Time: 2:40. Aiuh Anderson Is \ietor (her New Bern's Bears Here llil- I \t-nly Diviili^l \n Mar* ?l;i\ I ill of SraMHi Though New Bern's Bears were effective more often here Saturday aflei nboii the Williamston Martins were more potent in the pinches and won 4-3 behind Andy Anderson's scattered ten-hit-hurling- Lefty Ar eher held the locals to eight Dingles. but the Martins managed to bunch their blows for two scores in each of the fifth and sixth stanzas The Bears assumed a tentative lead with singletons in the first and second frames, but the locals soon out-distanced them. Every player on the Williamston team had a hit except A1 Siakis. al though no one had more than one safety." Clouting two apiece fop the Bears were Whitaker, MacWilliams and Lokey. Saturday, August 24 New Bern" Ab K II PO A E Bwigggti. if 4 0 1 1 0 If Hug. as 4 0 0 2 2 If Southern, cf 4 1 0 3 0 0 Whitaker. rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 MacWilliams, c 4 0 2 5 1 0 Lokey, 3b 4 1 2 2 4 0 Branch, 2b 11 2 1 1 Geraci, lb 2 0 0 9 0 0 Archer, p .^201010 xFeatherstone 10 10 0 0 Totals *33 3 10 24 S 1 xHit for Archer in 9th. Williamston Ab K II PO A K Taylor, cT 3 0 TTT 0 Siakis, 3b 4 0 0 2 2 0 Gay lord. If 4 0 1 3 0 o Rock, lb 4 0 19 10 Newman, a 4 0 l ? if t Stotler, ss 3 1 1 3 ft 0 Popovich. 2b 3 2 1 6 4 0 Marcel, c 4 11110 Anderson, p 3 0 10 10 Totals 32 4 8 27 14 1 Score bv innings: R New Bern 110 000 100 -3 Williamston 000 022 000?4 Runs batted in Whitaker. Geraci. Anderson, Taylor, Archer, Marcel Two base hits: Marcel, Branch. Fea therstone. Three base hit: Whitaker Sacrifices: Swiggett. Archer Stolen bases: Southern, Lokey, Stotler Popovich. Left on bases: New Bern 9, Williamston 7. Double play: Siakis Popovich and Rock Struck out: by Archer ft, Anderson 1 Base* on bslls off Archer 3, Anderson 4 Wild pitch Archer. Time 1 45. Umpnes: Manna and Rosner HAVE YOUR FURNITURE REFIN iahed with Duco. Hand rubbed and wax finished Upholstery repairing Cane and rush bottoms. City Furni turc Place. Washington Street. On lie Cowan and Vernon Hopewell at*-* READY Merchant J Claude Legfett. operating U||ett'i Soda Shop -Z?n Washinrton Street, has great l\ increased his stock and is now ready for the opening of the tobacco market neat Tuesday CJ n Tail-Liid Martins l)i\i II u stlii if, - ~I *,T |>,,povjrh 21) 4 ' ' 2 4 1 I Mai'iTT , 4" 0 I) 0 t IT Miller. ,1 S II II 2 i) I) Km k. p II, 3 *1) 1 t> 3 0 Toluls 31 2 3 24 14 5 Wilson Ab R II PO A E Dickon- 2b . 5 2 113 0 ' Ram i . Sh 1?U?1?? ^ I JJuJUiai, 5 2 2 9 1 0 i Murphy, n 3 U 0 10 0 ? iCarnahan. II 3 112 0 0 Kodgcis, cf 3 0 I 0 0 0 Gardella. rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 Stuart, ss 2 0 1 2 2 0 Webb, p 4 10 0 10 Totals 33 6 0 27 9 1 Smrc tov innings R Williamston 000 020 000?2 Wilson 211 200_00x?6 Runs batted in: Mollis 2. Rodgers 2. Bauer. Stuart. Rock'2. Two base : hits Morris 2. Gardella. Three base i hits Bauer, Rock. Stolen bases: Dickens Sacrifice: Stuart. Double Rock bases: Williamston 5. Wilson 9 Bases on balls: off Rock 4. Webb 3. Swain 1. Struck out: by Webb 10. Hits: off ! Rock 8 in 5 Swain ;1 in 3 Losing pitcher: Rock. Umpires: Latham and. Johff Time 1 42 Second Game Williamston Ab K II PO A E Taylor, cf 3 12 4 0 0 Slakis. 3b 4 0 112 0 i Newman. If 4 2 110 0 Rock, Hr 4?1?2 5 0 1 l Sw ain, rf 4 110 0 0 Stotler, ss 2 0 0 1 3 0 I Popovich, 2b 2 0 0 5 2 0 Marcel, c 3 0 0 4 9 0 [Gardner, p , 3.0 0 0?0?0 Totals 29 5 7 21 7 1 Wilson Ab R II PO A E Dickens. 21, 3 0 2 3 2. 1 Bauer. 3b 4 0 0 4 2 0 Morris, lb 4 0 0 4 0 0 Edwards, e 3 0 0 4 0 0 Carnahan. If 2 0 1 2 0 0 Rodgers. cf 3 0 1 3 0 0 Gardella. rf 3 1110 2 Stuart, ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 Creaaon. p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Talley. p 10 0 0 0 0 Webb, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 6 21 6 3 Score by innings R WilluunMon y 002 030 0?S Wilson 000 010 0?1 Runs batted in Newman. Rock. Swain 3, Talley. Two base hits Sla kis. Newman. Three base hit: Gar della. Home run Swain. Double play: Bauer. Diekena and Morris t^eft on bases Williamston 8, Wilson 8. Bust s on balls: off Creaaon 2, Webb 1. Gardner 2. Struck out: by Crea son i. Gardner 4. Hits: off treason *8 in 5; Webb 1 In 2 Losing pitcher: treason Billies Win Over Martins On Friday Friday evening Virgil Taylor, Snow Hill's mound ace. pitched him self a beautiful game before rabid Billy boosters, limiting the locals to five hits and a single tally by alert Red Swain in the fifth, while Snow Hill players were busily engaged in running down a player trapped be tween first and second Raking ag ing Slim Gardner for 15 bingles, in cluding a pair of extra-base clouts, the Billies notched singletons in the first and third frames and terminat ed their scoring with a three-run sixth stanza insurrection Kurst singled and stole second to open the Billies' big inning Singling sharply MeCaskill accounted for the runner but was himself forced at second by Floyd Hinton. Hinton, a fast runner, reached third on Bur dette's single and the latter immed iately pilfered second. Both runners scored on Smith's driving double Lou Burdette. of the Billies, and Bert Stotler, of the visiting Martins, each had a perfect day at the plate wail four and three hits respectively Two singles and a double for four trial.- gave Kurst runner-up hon jui Meanwhile. Al Siakis was mag ging three extremely difficult put ool chances to run off with fielding honors. Friday, August 23. Williamston Ab R H PO A E Taylor, ef 4 0 1 2 0 0 Slakis, 3b 4 0 0 1 4 0 Newman, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 Rock, lb 4 0 15 0 0 Swain, if 2 10 2 10 Stotler, ss 3 0 3 2 11 Popovleh, 2b 3 0 0 ? 0 0 Marcel, c S" tr 0 4 5 0 Gardner, p 3 0 0 0 2 2 Totals 30 1 5 24 11 3 Show Hill Ab R H PO A E .Stirewait, 2b 5 113 2 0 iRabb, ss 4 0 114 0 Cohen, cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 Kurst. rf .413100 MeCaskill, c 4 119 10 I Hinton. If 4 0 1 4 0 0 I Burdette, lb 4 14 7 1 01 Smith, 3b 3 0 10 10 Taylor, p 4 0 2 0 2 0 Totals 36 5 15 27 11 0 Score by innings R ' Williamston 000 010 000?1 | Snow Hill 101 003 OOx-5 Runs batted in: MeCaskill, Smith 2 Two hase hits: Kurst, Smith Stol 2 1 I en bases Cohen, Stirewait, Swain, Pnpovich, Kurst, Burdette, MeCas kill Double plays: Swain, Popovich and Mareel; MeCaskill and Burdette Left on bases: Williamston 3, Snow Hill 6 Bases pn balls off Gardner 1. Taclor 1. Struck out: by Gardner 1, Taylor 5. Wild piteli: Taylor. Um pires Koaner and Hanna Time of game: 1:18. <* Loss Will Hardly Exceed $120,000.00 In Martin County (Continued from page one) acres of tobacco, 36 acres of cotton. 505 acres of peanuts, 567 acres of corn and 512 acres of general crops, in cluding soybeans, potatoes and gar dens covered by the muddy waters and that the damage to the crops alone would approximate $51,500 Damage to buildings, household goods and feed and livestock wns placed at $25,000. Mr. Eubanks slat ing that nearly 300 hogs were either drowned or lost in the ilood waters. While it will be several more days before the river is back in its banks and a complete survey can be made. ' the estimated total of $118,375 will, it is belit-ved, fairly represent the loss sustained by owners in the path of the record flood waiers. RELIEF AGENCY Owe W the largest relief Ms mpportrd was located at the Dennis Barber borne in William* Township during the Hood that swept over the Ielsnd section ai that district in recent days. It was reported that SI per sons were sharing the small home with the man and his fam ily. N'eighborlinesa and a will ingness to share what little there was available with others sup ported the relief center, one re port declared. Martins Going Into Crowded Tailspin Wallowing through a maze of bar gain bills due to the recent "damp" weather, the Williamston Martins finish the inauspicious 1940 season with five consecutive doubleheaders. Last night the locals took on the league-leading Wilson Tobs twice in their magnificent stadium and this afternoon the Tobs tfre returning the coinplunent Tomorrow and Friday, the second place Tarboro Cubs venture South of the second division for a couple of twin bills while the Martins put on their road uniforms for the last time of the season in Tarboro Thursday. All home programs will begin promptly at 2:00 p. m. Manager Swain indicated that Ted Miller and Andy Anderson would probably handle hurling duties for the, locals this afternoon. However, he refused to attempt even to guess the probable starters during the rest of the season. "While the club, over all, is in fairly good shape, the pitch ing corps is shot," he added RESULTS Friday, August 23. Goldsboro 3. Tarboro 0. Snow Hill 5. Williamston 1 Greenville 4. Kinston 2. Wilson 5. New Bern 2. Saturday, August 24. ^now Hill 3, Wilson 1. Goldsboro 12, Greenville 4. Williamston 4. New Bern .3 Tarboro 1, Kinston 0. Sunday, August 25. Goldsboro 8, Greentdlle 2 Snow Hill 2. Wilson^^ New Bern 2. Willian^fcn 1 Kinston 8. Tarboro 5. Monday. August 28. Kinston 4, Goldsboro 2 Tarboro 11. Greenville $ Wilson 6-1, Williamston 2-5 Snow Hill 4. New Bern 1*. 1 ^ (saaU THIS WHISKEY IS 4 YEARS OLD 1? isf ,i?? 1 ?S!iY?4w?w