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Edited by Marion T. Bridges
THURSDAYMAYO?
Back in the dark ages, some smart
guy, is credited with having said:
"One thing brings on another. . . '
The originator of this piece of home
Managers Revamping Teams
In Softball League
J As Lou Sees Game From Dugout
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A Three-Day Period
spun philosophy would probably turn
over in his tomb, if he know how true
his niece of wisdom was coming to
pass in the snorts field in the com
munity of which Wayne.sville is the
center.
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No sooner had the 12 Softball teams
"otten down to work, and the kinks
worked out, than the fairer sex are
rumored to have secretly gotten to
gether several teams and are all set
to go and show up the "brutes of
brawn" of the human race.
Faster Games Being Played
Since Players Have Put In
More Practice
Before the echoes of that rumor had
passed over the top of Eagles Nest,
the former aching men of the Soft
ball league, advanced the suggestion
that the fairer sex would use more
common sense in starting their prac
tice and not try to become profes
sionals over-night, and suffer the
agonies of Hades with soreness the
next day.
It stands to reason that perhaps
the young women of the community
hastened their decision to organize a
Softball league after the Boosting
Boosters appeared in public with their
turkey red uniforms. Those boys
can't get away with such stuff, and
it will be the weaker sex that will
prove it. You watch and see.
The organization of softball teams
for women might not prove so inte
resting to the hardboiled sluggers of
the WHL league. Remember back in
the good old days when the "Bloomer
Girls Baseball Team" would come to
town, and steal the show from the
hometown baseball crowd?
Should the women get their teams
going, you can bet your last winter's
longies that they will talk it up but
they cannot out-talk the men on this
point. Never before has there been
a sport that has taken the community
like softball. Football comes and goes,
with two or three stars climbing to
the top of the ladder of local sports
fame, but in softball, every player is
king for the minute he is at bat.
For the first few games some of
the fans were disappointed in the
brand of ball that was played, but with
the amount of improvement that most
of the teams have made after only
one game, if this continues, some
cracker-jack ball will be seen in a few
weeks.
Most of the teams have been re
organized and are presenting a fast
er club. All are out to win, but take
defeat with a smile, for the main pur
pose of the game when introduced
here was to create clean outdoor rec
reation and entertainment.
The attendance seems to be on the
up-grade, as last Tuesday the stands
were filled almost to capacity, and it
is the belief that as the weather be
comes warmer several additional
bleachers will have to be built.
The Hazelwood baseball team is
playing some good ball this season,
although they have only won one game
and dropped two, and according to
Manager George Bischoff, if they con
tinue to play the brand of ball that
was evidenced in the Canton game last
Saturday and lose every game, he will
be satisfied.
Managers of a number of the soft
ball teams this week were busily en
gaged in smoothing over the rough
places by firing and hiring, and de
manding more practice, and as a re
suit, faster ball is being played this
week, as the league entered into the
second week of active play.
The players have had the-new worn
off by their first play under the lights,
and with steadier nerves, have gotten
down to give the fans real thrills,
by running scores within one point.
With warmer weather, and more
practice, the majority of players are
showing late-season form in tossing
the big white ball around under the
bright lights,,
Batting has improved in form
and pitching has gotten down to
more than merely tossing them over.
Players and fans are getting thrills
out of the games and it looks like a
great season ahead.
As the Weather becomes warmer,
larger numbers of spectators are
expected, and additional seats will be
built to accommodate them. So far
the attendance has been good, con
sidering the weather conditions.
For the convenience of those at
tending the games, a public address
system has been installed and Is op
erated by Bill Toohey of the Pet
Dairy Products Company. This sys
tem not only identifies each player to
come to bat, but also speeds the game
up considerably, as Mr. Towey keeps
score as the game progresses, and
calls the batters to the plate.
The Girl Scouts have charge of the
gate, and season tickets can be se
cured from them at $1.50 each. The
present ruling is that children under
twelve years of age are admitted
free.
Softball Games
In last Thursday night's games
Royle Pilkington played the Carolina
Hill-Billies, with the novelty makers
taking the game 22 to 15. The sec
ond game was taken by Unagusta No.
1 with a score of 29 to 12 against C.
E. Ray's Sons.
The lineup:
R&P (15) Hill-Billies (22)
Muse, sf (2) R. Reeves, sf (2)
Byrd, 2b (1) ,..Riley. If (2)
Davis, if ........ Huffman, lb (3)
Putnam, p Gaddis, bs (3)
Caldwell, cf (3) J. Reeves, cf (3)
Kobinson, lb (3) Burress, c (3)
Pruitt, If (1) Smith, 2b (1)
Bischoff, c ..........Campbell, 3b (2)
Owens, 3b (2) Green, p (1)
Moss, ss (1) , .... Liner, rf (2)
Subs for R&P, Chambers, (1), De-
weese ( 1) .
Unagusta No. 1 (29) Ray's (12)
Wyatt, 3b (4) Dawkins. If (3)
Prevost, ss . (3) . ..Phillips, cf (2)
Casada, lb (5) ........Campbell, lb (2)
Kuykendall, If (3)..,. ....Jones ss (1)
Calhoun, c (2) Reeves, if (1)
Jr. Kuykendall, sf (8) Davis, 2b
T. Troutman, cf (3) ..;...Brown, sf (1)
W. Troutman. 2b (3)... Howell, s
Ruff, rf (2) Collins, c
Woodard, p (2) .......... ...Francis, p (1)
Subs for Unagusta, Smith, Me-
haffey. Ray's, Boyd.
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League Standings
Team W
Lions 2
Tannery 2
Pet Dairy ..........2
Unagusta No. 1 .2
Rotary 1
Hill-Billies .. .....,1
Ray's .. ............ ....................... ...1
Esso .. 1
Unagusta No. 2 ..........;............0
Boosters .. .......... .......0
American Legion - 0
Tapestry (R&P) 0
Friday night placed two teams to
gether in the first tilt that had taken
their previous games. The Lions
defeating the Rotarians 23 to 12. In
the second game saw the Tannery
run rough-shod over the American
Legion, 34 to 4.
The lineup:
Lions (23)
Henry, rf (1) ......
Ratcliff, sf (3) ...
Weatherby, ss (3)
Knight, lb (4) ...
Carper, c (3)
Messer, 3b (3)
Milner, If (3)
; Rotary (12)
Bridges, c (3)
...Sawyer, 2b (2)
...Watkins, ss (2)
.... ,Gay, If (2)
...Wagenfeld, lb (1)
.Barrett, sf
Neal, cf (1)
Parkman, cf (2) ..............Medford, p
Massie, 2b (1) Stentz, 3b
Chandler, p Stovall, rf (1)
Subs for Lions, Collins, Mull. Ro
tary, Davis.
Staring rather wistfully from the Yankee dugout In Brigga stadium,
Detroit, as the Yanks crush the Tigers, is , Lou Gehrig, voluntary
exile from the game. Gehrig's decision to benlh himself brought
to an end his consecutive games played string at 2,130.
Canton Takes Down
Hazelwood, 5 to 9
The team will receive one of its old
members, Bud Blalock, who has been
off trying his hand in semi-professional
ball down in the central part of
the state. Bud has played a brand
of ball that is seldom seen in small
leagues.
Results Past Week
Hill-Billies 22 Tapestry Mill 15.
Unagusta No. 1 29 Ray's 12.
Lions 23 Rotary 12.
Tannery 34 American Legion 4.
Esso 14 Boosters 8.
Pet Dairy 13 Hill-Billies 12.
Ray's 13 Tapestry (R&P) 12.
Unagusta No. 1 19 Unagusta No.
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Tannery (34) Am. Legion (4)
C. Truitt, If (6) ..........Moore, sf (1)
J. Davis, lb (4) G. Wyatt, ss (1)
Clint Truitt, sf (3) ......Barnes, 2b (1)
Lane, c (5) .A. Wyatt, 3b (1)
Moore, ss (2) Boineau, c
Wagenfeld, 2b (1) Massie, lb
Gaddis, 3b (3) .:....:;.. JJoyle, ' If
L. Davis, p (3) Worthington, cf
Franklin, rf (4) .......Shipley, rf
Wright, cf (3) ....... .. ......... Walker, p
The Hazelwood Manufacturers lost
a hard fought game to the invading
Canton nine last Saturday afternoon
with a 'fair crowd of enthusiastic
fans on hand. The Canton sandlot
ers got 9 runs against the Manu
facturers' 5.
The game was one of the fastest
played so far this season with the
Canton team playing errorless ball,
and Hazelwood only tallying three
errors. The hits Were scattered with
Hazelwood credited with 12 and Can
ton 10.
The Manufacturers are on the low
end of the three games played, hav
ing won one and lost two.
This Saturday, the Manufacturers
will play on foreign soil when they
meet Beacon Mills at Swannanoa.
This is slated to be a close game with
plenty of action. The game is set
for 3:30.
The official box score:
Hazelwood
Ier to Gene Wyatt, Price to Franklin
Hit by pitched ball, Setzer and Spence
, Struck out by Suttles 7, Holsonback
I 9 Left on bases, Canton 6, Hazel
wood 7 Bases on balls off Suttles 3,
Holsonback 3 Umpires, Knight and
Hardin.
Score by innings R
Hazelwood 000 200 2015
Canton 012 102 0039
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Schedule
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Thursday, May 11
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xvotary uiud vs. Boosters Club.
American Legion vs. Esso.
Friday, May 12
Lions Club vs. Tannery.
Pet Dairy vs. Tapestry Mill.
Monday, May 13
Unagusta No. 2 vs. Rav's.
Hill-Billies vs. Unagusta No, 1
Tuesday, May 16
Rotary Club vs. Tannerv.
American Legion vs. Boosters C J
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Monday, the games seemed to speed
up and some real ball played. The
Boosters dropped their game to the
Esso team, 14 to 8. The game be
tween the Hill-Billies and Pet Dairy
was a thriller from beginning to end
with the Dairy boys coming out on
top of a 12 to 13 score.
The lineup:
Esso (14) Boosters (8)
Leatherwood, ss (4) ...Scruggs, cf (2)
Bushnell, p (2) Inman, ss (1)
Crowder, 2b (2) ..Summerrow, If (1)
Byrd, c (2) Truitt, sf
Jim Queen, 3b (1) ......Fisher, 2b (I)
Leopard, sf (1) ...Rhea, lb (I)
Ross, rf (1) . .:...,........Prevost. 3b (1
John yueen, lb ,. ......... ...Landrum,
Hyatt, If (1) ......... ..Walker, if
Carver, cf (1) .......:........Ledbetter, i
Subs for Esso, Massie, Stahl, Swann
Ledford. Boosters, Roberson (1).
Pet Dairy (13) Hill-Billies (12)
U. Underwood, 3b (3) ....Riley, If (1)
K. Underwood, ss (2) . ...R. Reeves, sf
Roberson, sf (2) ...Huffman, lb
U Kellett, c (1) -.-.......A. Gaddis, ss
woodard, Z) ....J. Reeves, cf (2)
Bridges, lb (1) Smith, 2b (1)
H. Kellett, rf .... ...... Fugate, rf (2)
Richeson, If ..............Campbell, 3b (2)
Tuttle, p ................Burruss, c (3)
McCracken, cf . ...... Al. Gaddis, p (1)
Subs for Pet, Murray (2).
Players Pos. AB II R E
Glen Wyatt 2b 5 3 0 0
E. Inman ss 5 10 1
Gordon Wyatt Ifc 3 0 1 0
Andy Wyatt If 2 1 0 1
C. Fisher 3b 4 0 0 0
Gene Wyatt lb 3 1 10
W. Robinson rf 4 2 1 0
J. Scruggs cf 4 0 0 0
I). Holsonback p 2 0 10
J. Kuykendall lfc 4 3 2 1
Total 36 12 5 3
Canton
Players Pos AB R H E
G. Price 3b 5 2 10
H. Setzer ss 2 0 2 0
J. Franklin lb 4 0 0 0
T. Troutman cf 5 3 2 0
J. Israel c 4 10 0
D. Stevenson 2b 5 1 10
E. Miller rf 4 2 10
W. Spence If 0 0 0 0
E. Reno If 2 0 1 0
G. Suttles p 4 11 0J
Total 35 10 9 ol
Tuesday placed the two Unagusta
teams, No. 1 and No. 2 together in
the first game, and No. 1 defeated
their brother 19 to 6. In the second
game, Ray's took the Tapestry Mill
in a close game 11 to 13. The R&P
SMALL SCHEDULE CHANGE
Friday night the Pet Dairy team
will play the Tapestry Mill in the
first game instead of the second game.
as called for on the schedule. The
Lions and Tannery will tangle in the
second game.
Two base hits Kuykendall 2, Gor
don Wyatt 1, Glen W'yatt 1, Price 1,
Israel 1, Miller 1 Three base hits,
Troutman 2 Homers, Suttles, Mil
ler and Robinson Double plays, Fish-
boys made a desperate attempt in
the -last inning to stage a- comeback,
netting 8 runs, but were unable to
reach the pace set by Ray's.
The lineup:
Unagusta No. 1 (19) No. 2 (6)
Wyatt, 3b (3) ............Fisher, c
Prevost, ss (2) ..................Rogers, If
Casada, lb (3) . ..Robinson, sf (1)
Blalock, 2b (3) ...L. Hooper, p
Kuykendall, sf (2) ................Hill, cf
Calhoun, c (2) C. Hooper, 3b (2)
T, Troutman, cf (1), Mehaffev. 2b (2)
Smith, If (1) ..paris, rf
nun, ri i) .IPhillips. sf fl
W. Troutman, p (1) ..Ruff.lb
Ray's (13) R&P (n)
Dawkins, If (2) ..........Deweese. e Ml
Phillips, cf (2) .......Byrd, 3b (1)
Campbell, lb (3) -....Caldwell, pf Ml
Jones, ss (2) Robinson, lb (1)
Reeves, c (1) ...V. Pruitt,lf
Howell, 3b ............Putnam.
ttavis, 2b (1) . ......Muse. sf (1)
Brown, sf (2) ..........Pruitt. rf (
Kirkpa trick, cf . . ...Owen, p
Francis, p .... .. ...Davis, 2b (1)
Subs for R&P Chambers (1)
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