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Martins Will Open Training Camp Next Monday Morning Players Scheduled to Arrive This Week-End Manager Rodgers To Bring Players From Camp In Richmond Series of Exhibition Game* Planned Beginning Week After Next * Plans were announced complete today lor opening the Martins' train ing camp here next Monday morn ing about 10:30 o'clock and making ready for the season opener here on May 8th with Tarboro. Manager Prank Rodgers has been doing some heavy scouting around the Reading. Pa., club at Wilson and in the Colts' camp at Richmond this week, ad vance reports stating that he is bringing in five recruits over the week-end from Richmond with an order for additional ones pending Most of the boys are due to ar rive here Sunday by bus, some com- ; ing from as far away as Chicago Several will come from New York and Pennsylvania, but quite a few of the players are already in and around this section. The team management is calling i upon the town's people to room the j players without cost during the training period with the virtual un derstanding that the players will maintain their room addresses after the season is opened TTie club pays no salaries during the training per iod, but it does have to board and room the players. The free offer of ! rooms during the little more than , two weeks training period will great ly help in holding down expenses. President Fowden said The management is planning a ser ies of exhibition games, the first to be played on Sunday, April 27, with an independent team from Durham Others will be announced later Including five players Skipper Rodgers is bringing down from Rich mond. the Martins now have nine-/ tet?n men under contract with neg/ nations well advanced in several other cases A contract with Pete Kunis, star moundsman in the Coast al Plain circuit year before last, is pending The management is plan SHAPING I P Hie 1941 baseball season Is rapidly shaping up here. Pres ident Pete Fottden stating this morning that the weather Is ab solutely perfect, and that the fans are showing a keen inter est in developments. Pledges are being met promptly in most cases, and since the operation of the club this year is strictly a community affair, a greater sup port and interest are already in evidence. "The team is the town's team, and we earnestly hope the town will get behind the club and help work for a successful season." President Fowden said late last night. ning to sign a young pitcher from Elizabeth City. The roster at the present includes the following men: "Chuck" Taylor, right field; Frank Rodgers, manager conterfield; John By rum. left field; Clarence Tuck ley, first; Milton Rich man, second; Alfred Slakis, third; Berkley Stotler, shortstop; James R Gainer and El wood Brown, catchers; Felton Magee and Martin Martinza. both inficlders; Ted Miller, Slitoi Gardner and Nathan Edmondson, pitchers. Ted Miller is bringing a second baseman from across the riv er who. according to Ted, will hit second to none. In ihe group Manager Rodgers is bringing from Richmond are two young pitchers. Intereat In Poultry Flock* Continue* In Riclunoml Interest in the improvement of their poultry flocks continues to grow among Richmond County far mers, says N. L. Hendrix. assistant farm agent of the N. C State College Extension Service Spoilage Molds and bacteria which attack foods levy a toll estimated atx more than $100,000,000 a year, indicating a need for improved packaging and refrigeration to reduce this huge annual loss. LONE SURVIVOR oorFttLPen. LLOYD M Wane R ~/jm iKSrCoe tHfr &TT prf-fsBORert -rt?AM', ?siSAiep A/Jp rasAo/,5 R>R MS 15? ,7 SgASol WiTM TU&Jr piKA-res By Jack Sorda !: ILoiP owtjs a 4 .319 5A-nwe av/crasc PO? (4 VBARS f4& MAfiOAlAL UCA?06 /-fa* k* v Record Review of the Martins Who Are Returning This Year Former Cleveland Hurler To Umpire In Coastal Circuit Iiin Itii^liy. Sr.. \\ ill Try Hi* Hand Iti'liiuil llir I'latc Vs \rliilrr As a rookie umpire, breaking in with the Coastal Plain League. Jim Baghy, Sr.. will trod the turf where his young son, now with the Cleve land Indians, gained some of his arly triumphs as a rookie hurler. The addition of Rocky Mount to the Coastal Plain circuit makes that possible. In 1936, young Jim was just get ting started with tin- Rocky Mount Red Sox of the Piedmont League. Senior Jim, who won 31 games for the Cleveland Indians back in their pennant year of 1920, had been coaching his hoy for years, but the Stollrr unil Slakis in liificlil, | \ml (iliurk Taylor in Tli<? OutficM Thus far, Manager Frank Kodgers has signed two infielders and an out fielder from last year's Williamston Martins. Bert Stotler, shortstop; A1 Slakis, third base, and Chuck Tay lor. outfielder, will return for an other season. Proving of much inter est. lu re is a brief summary of their work last year. In the fielding averages, Chuck Taylor, participating in 115 games, sported a .1)40 mark, making 238 put outs, 12 assists, figuring in two dou-i ble plays, and making 16 errors. At the plate, he hit safely 123 times out of 465 trip, for an average of .265 Chuck batted in 38 runs, with 157 total bases, including 19 doubles, six triples, and one home run. He fan ned 62 times, was walked 45 times, and hit by pitcher five times. Bert Stotler, at shortstop, ended the 1940 season with a fielding aver age of .935. Playing in 76 games, he made 162 put-outs, 199 assists, and figured in 23 double killings. He err ed 25 times. Bert's batting percent age was .269, gathering 70 safeties in 260 times at bat to score 49 runs. He drove in 30 runs. Extra base hits in cluded 15 doubles, three triples, and five homers. He was walked 42 times, hit five times, and struck out 39 times. At third base, Al Slakis played in 98 games, for a fielding average of .892. Al made 174 put outs, 238 as sists, and was named in 31 double plays. He made 42 miscues. Slakis' liitting mark was .236, 93 hits in 394 trips to the plate He scored 48 runs and batted in 32 Al's extra base knocks included 21 doubles, one tri ple and four home runs. He was is sued 34 walks, hit by pitcher once, and fanned 58 times. Although these batting averages are not among the best, the players | have proved that they are real pros pects, and an- expected to be the key men in the Martins' attack this com ing season. youngster could not develop a fast ball. It will come to him some d*y." Locals Score Victory In Field Dav Events S|>eedy Manhattan Star With Wilson liunkir hmh Up !Ma\iiik' \t Shortstop Through NtffMity 4 1 Ray (Speed) Forziat, rookie short stop of the Wilson Tobs and an alum nus of Manhattan College in New York, tried four other spots on the diamond before he settled at short, and he took a whirl at that job only through necessity. Manhattan's regular shortstop left school to enter pro ball and Forziat was thrown into the breech. He per formed so well at the job that he | remained with it and wants to stay - there. Previously, he had tried the | outfield, second base, third base and catching. If he can make the grade with the | Tobs he'll be a handy man to have i around, with enough experience at |, other posts to fill a gap in an emer gency. As a freshman catcher at Manhat- f tan, Forziat caught a no-hit, no-run ( game. He had a perfect day at bat ( during the game, one of the crashes ' being a home run with the bases loaded. The Wilson rookie bids fair to be ' one of the fastest men in the Coast al Plain loop. Prior to entering Man hattan. he attended Fordham Prep j school and for two years was re garded the fastest man on the base ball and football teams. He was giv en the school's most valuable play er award in baseball in 1936. There was a great race foi8 this latter honor between Forziat and a ' teammate, and no decision had been made prior to the last game of the season. "Speed" rose to the occasion and came up with a perfect day at bat. and that probably had much to do with his winning the trophy. The youngster played on two championship teams at Prep and led ! the club in batting his last year with ! a hefty .469 average. Last summer, he was playing man- | ager of the St. Brendon club in New York City and stole four bases in one game. Twenty-one years old. Forziat measures five feet, eight inches and weighs 165 pounds. He bats from ei ther side of the plate. Mrs. J W. Andrews visited her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Spencer, and , family in Portsmouth Wednesday. | Jinii Sr., the youngster was with Hazleton of the Eastern League in 1937. He was I considered the fastest pitcher in the I circuit, and most fans will recall his ! illustrious debut in the lug leagues the following year. I Taken up by the parent Boston j Red Sox. he was assigned to pitch the opening game of the season against the New York Yankees. A mighty tough spot for a big league rookie, but he came through with an H to 4 decision and made the na tional headlines. There is something of a parallel between the boy and his father, for j Jim. Sr .'s best pitch also came ov I ernight. The elder Bagby, originally an outfielder, was knocked out with a broken arm. He never returned to the outfield. When the arm had mended, Jim began to work out with his Mont gomery club. "Watch me throw Mathewson's fadeaway," said Jim to old Buck Weaver, who was warming him up To the .surprise of both the ball broke about a foot, and from there Jim Bagby went on to the big leagues to become one of the brightest pitch ing stars of his era. There, are no more pitching victor ies in his arm, but old Jim hopes to stay in the game as an umpire, and the Coastal Plain is giving him the start. And as he makes his bow in blue serge, young Jim will be try ing to help the Cleveland Indians, the team his dad helped win its last American league pennant. Strong (,om|M'tition Feature Field l)a\ For County Schools Ihik City Second in SenriiiK At Kol?erM?iiville Wcd iicmIuv \ft?'riiooii Williamson High School raced t?? [he fust place Wednesday afternoon in the annual Martin County High School track and field meet at Rob ?rsonville. The locals tallied 28 1-2 [joints in gaining first honors among the six county high schools. Oak City ivas second with 21 points; Farm Life placed third with 18 12 points. Phe other schools rated as follows: Rear Grass. 13; Robersonville. 11 and Jamesville 7. The Green Wave jumped into the lead early in the meet when Clifton Ward and Irving Gurganus placed first and second in the opening event the 100-yard dash Audrey llardi lion boosted the lead to 13 points by running first in the girls' 60-yard dash. Williamston took two other blue ribbons for first place?Jack Sullivan with an 18 find, 4 inch broad jump, and the mixed relay team led the field in the final event. Oak City tallied three first place ribbons; 1). Stalls in the boys' 220 yard dash; Harrell in the high jump; and Worsley tied in the girls' pota tato race. Farm Life tallied first place in the girls' relay and the boys' relay. Bear Grass scored first in the girls' basketball throw, and Robersonville was first in the boys' baseball throw. Individual scoring honors in the boys' division went to Clifton Ward. Williamston. who placed first in two events and third in the third event he entered. Audrey Hurdison. of Wil liamston, led in the girls' field by placing first in two^and third in one. The summary foljjliws. Boys 100 yard dash C Ward, Wil liamston. 1 Gurganus. Williamston; J Ross, Robersonville Girls 60 yards A Hurdison, Wil liamston. M Hunting, Roberson ville; M Modi in, Jamesville. Boys baseball throw J Ross. Rob ersonville; J Lawrence. Oak City R. Gurganus, Bear Grass. GirL basketball throw 11 Ward Hear Grass; L. Griffin. Farm Life Gardner And Miller Are Old Reliables on Martin Mound Staff slim w a* I Hie of Loop'** Ixiw e?l Hurler* in Kameil Kiiii Average* Herbert "Slim" Gardner and Ted Miller, the two holdovers from last yeai's edition of the Williamston Martins who have been signed to perform again this season, |>ossess quite an interesting record in this loop. Slim Gardner, the "old rookie, was oiu of the league's leading hurl ns last m'usoii in.the earned run de partment. allowing the opposition ati average of 3 .43 runs pi?r game Slim pitched in 18 games.* 11 of which were complete, winning eight and losing seven for a won:lost mark of 533. Gardner hurled 128 innings, allowed 57 bases on balls, hit only five batters, was charged with eight wild pitches, while striking out 24 batters. Slim was touched for 125 hits and 63 runs during his mound duty. Returning again this season, Ted Mi Her. Bertie County -baseball prod duet, also displays a fine record for his first year in organized baseball. Miller pitched in 27 games last seu svHi. including 13 complete contests, foi an earned run average of 4.10. He won ten and lost ten. pitching 186 innings. Ted fanned 114 batters dur ing the season, allowed 185 hits and 101 runs. !!?? issued 77 bases on balls, five wild pitches and hit three hat tors Manager Frank Rodgers expects to build his pitching staff around these two men, and with the exper lertce they gained last season, he ranks them among the best hurling ?^prospects m the league rtns season ~ A Jenkins. Williamston Hoys 220 yard dash: I) Stalls. Oak City; K. Roberson. Boar Grass; Lil ley. Farm Life Girls potato race I) Worsley, Oak City, and M Wynne. Hear Grass, tie; M Stalls. C)ak City Boys high jump: Harretl, Oak City. \ Martin. Jamesville; C. Ward. Wil liamston and C Broun. Bear Grass, tie Boys broad jump: Sullivan. Wil liamston; J Lawrence. Oak City; B Daniel. Farm Life Girls 400 yard* relay Farm Lif?, , Jamesville. Williamston. 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