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VFW Nine Scores 42 Runs In Two Little League Tilts The VFW nine racked up' ; 42 runs in scoring two easy victories in Beaufort Little League play this week. The , VFW rolled to a 20-5 win i over the Moose Tuesday and i to a 22-13 victory over the ' Little Fry Wednesday. The Elks won Monday's game, running up an 18-8 verdict over the Little Fry. Elks vs. Little Fry Four Elks batters got three hits each in paving the way to an 18-9 , win over the Little Fry. Brady * Way hit a homer and two singles to lead the parade. Robert Poulk hit two doubles and a single for his three hits. Sam Dill and Gerald Austin each hit two singles and a double. Starting pitcher John Way hit safely twice during the contest. Bobby Stevens and Larry l^wis led the Little Fry at the plate, i Each hit two singles. The Elks scored one run in the first, one in the second, two in the ' third, 11 in the fifth and five in ) the sixth. The Fry scored once in the third inning and rallied for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth. VFW vs. Moore The VFW scored 20 runs on nine hits, 12 walks and eight Moose er rors to rack up a 20-5 victory. Rich ard Stanley got three of the VFW hits to lead the winners at the plate. John Merrell and Walter llousc hit safely twice. Jackie Bridges had a perfect day at the plate for the losers, banging out four hits in four times at bat. Claud Wheatly got a single and a double in three turns at bat. Clem Woodard hit every time he went to bat, collecting two singles and a double. William Harvey got the only olher extra-base knock, a double. The VFW scored three runs in the first inning, four in the second, four in the third, seven in the fourth and two in the sixth. The Moose tallied three times in the third and twice in the fifth. VFW vs. Little Fry The hapless Little Fry, still look ing for their first victory, absorbed a 22-13 licking at the hands of the VFW Wednesday. Walter House of the VFW had a field day at the plate, banging out a triple, two doubles and two (in gles in five at bats. Richard Stan ley got four for five. John Mer rell hit a double and a single In five trips up. Billy Davis got two for three, including a double. Chris Pake was the batting lead er for the Little Fry with three for five. Robert Stevens and David McNeil got two hits each. The VFW scored five runs in the first inning, two in the second, eight in the third, five in the fourth and two in the fifth. The Little Fry scored eight in the second, one in the fifth and four in the sixth. Vacation Bible School To Start at Ann Streot Vacation Bible School at Ann Street Methodist Church, Beau fort, will start Monday and con tinue through Friday, June 20. Commencement will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Children from 4 years of age through the sixth grade are in vited. Units on Jesus will be stu died. T. D. Lewis Machine Shop Dealer* for ? Evtnrude Motor* ? Barbour Boats ? Scott-Craft Boat* ? Lewis Boat Trailer a K * Fishing Tackle ? Marine Hardware ? Boat Supplies Also a limited few of first class used Motors DRAWINGS EACH MONTH NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER Lucky tickets gives with escfc parcksae for vstasMs prises. SHOP WITH US AND SAVB T.D. LEWIS MACHINE SHOP GM St Marshes* CHj T "" - 1 Captain Bedsworth Leads Morehead City Marlin Derby By BOB SEYMOUB Current leader in the Morehead City Martin Derby is Capt. George Bedsworth. In a 16-day period I sportsmen pulled four blue marlin aboard the Dolphin, one of Capt. Ottis' Lucky Seven Fishing Fleet. This phenomenal record began on May 25 when Johnny Gray of Rich mond, Va., latched onto a 317 pound blue marlin and landed him after an hour-long fight. An esti mated crowd of 250 persons crowd ed the waterfront that Sunday afternoon when the Dolphin eased into her berth. Captain Bedsworth's catch start ed a craze of blue marlin fishing that resulted in eight blue marlin landed in nine days. He said that the Gray party hooked a marlin within five minutes after starting to troll through the blue waters of the Gulf Stream some 65 miles off shore. First One Gets Away That first one got away, but 20 minutes later the 317-pounder was hung for keeps by Gray. It was the first blue marlin Captain Beds worth had ever seen landed. "I knew they were out there," he says, "but somehow we just never got around to fishing for them. Mr. Gray and his party came down to go snapper fishing. After they got here, the current got too strong for going after the snappers. "We decided to go out and try for a marlin since the party was already here and wanted to go fish ing. It turned out to be a good de cision, because everybody had a good time," Captain Bedsworth continued. After this first big marlin. Cap tain Bedsworth broke the record with a 381-pound giant that taped in at 10 feet 10 inches. He brought in the season record Tuesday after noon ? an 11-foot, 4-inch blue that weighed 428 pounds. Gives Mate Credit Captain Bedsworth says that a great deal of credit for the Dol phin's marlin record should go to mate Ed Purifoy. While Captain Bedsworth stays in the stern with the fisherman during the fight, his mate is at the controls of the boat. "We don't have any secret form ula for catching blues," Captain Bedsworth says. "We have caught only four and we don't know too much about them. "Ed and I prefer to use a two and-a-half pound speckled trout for bait. Other captains have used Spanish mackerel and dolphin, too. Alter we get to the fishing grounds we bait hooks from both outrig gers and begin trolling. (Outrig gers are the long poles, sometimes mistaken for radio aerials, that jut from the sides of the fishing ves sels). "We rig the gear so that the bait skips along the top of the water about 40 or 50 feet behind the boat. We troll at four to five miles per hour. When a blue hits the bait it knocks the line loose from the out rigger and lets out the slack so the bait lies motionless and the mar ttn thinki he has killed the fish. "He circles back around and takes the bait in his mouth and runs with it You have to be care ful here because the marlin shouldn't realize that fish has a line attached. It isn't until the mar lin swallows the bait that you can set the hook and try to take up some line. Fish are Faster "As soon as the marlin ii hung, the mate tries to keep up with the fish. The Dolphin will make about 12 knots ? that is considerably slower than a marlin travels ? but the martins usually swim in a big circle and we can cut them oil by going straight. "After tangling with a big blue for a few minutes a fisherman realises that he has a fight on his hands. The reel gets so hot he can hardly bear to touch it. We pour water over the reel to keep it a little cooler and prevent a 'frteze up'. When one of these reels gets just so hot, it will 'freeze' and of course the line breaks and you loae your fish. "After an hour (sometimes much longer) or so the fish begins to get tired and the angler can work him in to the stern of the boat. Once the martin is close to the boat, the dangerous work begins. Fleaty of Fight "We lean over the stern and keep working ropes until we get one around his head and one around hia tall. Even when a marlin is right up to the boat be has a lot of fight left. "Pulling 400 pounds of wildly thrashing fish (with a two-foot bill attached) into the boat with you, is exciting to say the least" At this point Mate Purifoy showed the writer seversl hides dug In the deck and planking of the Dolphin. "These were put there by the bill of that 11-footer we just brought in," the mate declared. The dedicated sportsmen who really go after the big bullish have Capt. George Bedsworth, left, and his mate, Ed Purifoy, relax after a two-day trip to the Gulf Stream. These two, aboard the Dol phin, have helped boat four blue marlin this season. Little Leaguers to Sell Decals in Morehead City Morehead City Little Leaguers will sell Little League decals in town Wednesday. There is not a set price for the decals. They will be given to everyone making a contribution of a dollar or more. League officials have made obli gations coming to nearly $2,000. They have spent about $700 putting down topsoil and seeding the league park at Camp Glenn School. The concrete block fence will run another $600. Playing expenses for this year at the football field will cost in the neighborhood of $500. These expenses include insurance, equipment and uniforms. The Little League had a balance on hand of $300 at the beginning of the season. The Morehead City Jaycees contributed $500 and the team sponsors put $400 in the fund. A $50 personal donation was also accepted. not yet begun to arrive at the Morehead City waterfront. All the marlin landed so far have been caught by "regular fishing par ties", according to Captain Beds worth. Good Dolphla Catch "We might have caught one or two more marlin on this last trip but the dolphin were hitting good. We brought in 42 dolphin in addi tion to the marlin," Captain Beds worth declared. He continued, "We fish the way the party wants to fish. If they want to catch lots of fish ? and all of them do ? we bait for the fish we think will be hitting on that day. Not too many of our cus tomers want to spend a day fishing for nothing but marlin and take a chance on going home empty handed." Captain Bedsworth shouldn't wor ry about that. Morehead City has Jumped into the sports fishing spot light as a result of his and other catches in Jthe past two weeks. Be fore long, sportsmen will be com ing hundreds of miles in an effort to land a big blue. These sportsmen are used to making "water hauls" and don't mind spending aeveral days wait ing to get what they come after. When the billfishermen do get here, you can be sure where they will head ? straight for the Dol phin and Captain Bedsworth. The concession stand and collec tions at the games should raise about $300 during the season. That still leaves more than $300 to be raised through the sale of the decaU. orrte UAeuc BEAUFORT Monday? Fry vs Moose Tuesday? Elks vs VFW Wednesday? Elks vs Fry Thursday? VFW vs Moose MOREHEAD CITY Monday? Moose vs Elks Tuesday? Fry vs Idle Hour Wednesday? Idle Hour vs Moose Thursday? Elks vs Fry Morehead Blues Win Fifth Game The Morehead City Blues ran their victory string to five Sunday afternoon, defeating the Pamlico County All-Stars 9-4 at the More head City High School field. Lefty James Henry went the distance on the mound for the Blues to earn his fourth victory of the season without a loss. He gave up three hits and struck out 17 Pamlico batters. In four com plete games this season Henry has given up 10 walks and 14 hit* and has struck out 46. Tom Jones and Buster Tootle led the Blues at the plate with two hits each. Skin Jones, Davii and Hyman also hit safely for the Blues. The Blues wrapped the game up in the second inning with a four run rally. They added two more rum in the fourth inning, one in the sixth and two final insurance runs in the seventh. The Fairfield Eagles of Kinston will be out to break the Blues' victory string Sunday afternoon when they invade Morehead City for a game set for 2 p.m. ?2 PINT ?mrittt nom ?mm - <* Moor tuiiEi JUima *t cu. im, mh?, r*. Idle Hour Nine Loses to Moose In Little League The Idle Hour dropped a 3-2 de cision to the Moose in Monday's Morehead City Little League game. Moose hurler Robert Mc Lean gave up only two hits to the losers and yielded five bases on balls. He struck out eight. Glen Mason pitched for the Idle Hour and gave up eight hits. He held a 2-1 lead going into the fifth inning but Garland Thomp son and Donald Oglesby singled and Eddie West doubled for two runs to put the game on ice for the Moose. Mason kept his record as the stingiest pitcher in the league on free passes. He went the entire distance without walking a man. Small Frys Win The Small Frys won the fifth straight game Tuesday afternoon as they posted a 17-4 victory over the Elks. Rodney Kemp started the game on the mound for the winners but left the hill in favor of Robert Griffin in the fourth in ning when he developed a sore arm. The Small Frys had staked Rod ney to a 4-2 lead before he left the game. They scored four more runs in the fourth inning and nine in the fifth to rack up their total of 17 runs. The Elks got single runs in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings. Rodney ??s the big gun in the winners' attack. He scored four runs and hit safely three times. Billy Condie and Ronnie Mizesko had two hits each for the Elks. The Small Frys got only eight hits, but 14 walks and several costly errors by the Elks helped push the 17 runs around. 16-16 Slugfest Officials called a 16-16 tie after eight innings Wednesday after noon. They gave darkness as the reason for stopping the wild game between the Moose and Small Frys. The game will be played from the point of suspension next Friday. The Small Frys, current league leaders, had to come from behind three times in the late innings to earn a tie with the hit-happy Moose. The Moose scored four runs in the top of the first off Small Frys pitcher Allen Colenda, making his first start of the year. The bottom of the first saw the Small Frys score five runs to take the lead. The Moose battled back with six runs in the second and four more in the third off reliefer James Davis to take a 14-7 lead. The Small Frys pecked away at the lead and tied the game in the bot tom of the sixth with a four-run rally. The Moose scored one run in the top of the seventh (first extra inning) but the Small Frys came back to score once in the bottom of the same inning. Each team scored once in the eighth. 25 Boys Register for Youth Baseball League Wednesday Cobia, Bluefish, Marlin Keep Fishermen Busy Here By BOB SIMPSON Cobia, bluefish and another big blue marlin have been the high spots of fishing. Cherry Point fish ermen are having the fishing time of their lives tangling with cobia. Blue-fishermen are getting big blues trolling, plugging and bottom fishing. C. L. Safrit of Salisbury is the latest contender for the marlin trophy with a 428' a -pounder that measured 11 feet 4 inches. Fourth marlin for the boat Dolphin and her skipper George Bedsworth this season. Ten cobia were reported in one day at Mom and Pop's, most of them caught by Cherry Point fish ermen. They ranged in weight up to 22 pounds. Not only were the men catching cobia hand over fist, but they had the week's best fish story. W. E. Singleton reported that a Spanish mackerel leaped out of the water, jumped across the skiff, missing two men in the < bow and hitting a boy seated in the stem, giving him a nose bleed. All this from a fish that wasn't even hooked. B. J. White's Camp has had a total of five cobia since the week end; Mike Currie of New Bern, a first-time cobia fisherman, hung two at dnc time, boated one. Mr. Baker of Snow Hill reported a 15 | pounder at Edgewater Marina. Capt. Charlie Smith, fishing from his own boat Ka (pro nounced Ray), caught a cobia at 594 pounds. Sound fishermen are catching most of their cobia in the vicinity of the Biltmore Hotel, and river fishermen make their best catches below the bridge. Inshore boats and ocean piers are getting lots of blues. Theodore's Sylvia had a season's record catch of 116 blues by B. R Stimson and Verne Childress Jr. of Boonville. Edna had 69 blues and mackerel by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tucker, Newton, N. J. Johnny's Sylvia had 60 blues and mackerel, by Bland Pruitt of Ixwiiburg. A party at Rainbow Inn reported 111 blues inshore. Tommy Lulu, with a Mr. While from Winston-Salem, came in with 22 blues and mackerel. From the occan piers: blues and sea mullet are at the top, with Mrs. Madeline O'Neal and two other ladies from Washington re ported ISO blues and sea mullet at Thompson's on Emerald Isle. Mrs. Frank Howell of Golds I boro, fishing at night from Thompson's caught 3 sea mullet on her first cast, had a total of 70. From Sportsman Pier B. J. Creech of Raleigb caught 56 blues and 3 mackerel, and Tom Stowc of Washington reported 200 sea mullet, spots, trout and blues. From the Triple-Ess Mrs. G. C. Hill of Kinston caught 75 to 80 pounds of mixed bottom fish; W. D. Sellers of Rocky Mount caught an 18 pound cobia. From the headboat Carolina Queen T/Sgt. C. C. Langenback of Cherry Point and Joe Lewis of Allentown, Pa., caught about 40 pounds of mixed bottom fish. From the Danco a group of Camp Fejeune fishermen caught 100 to 150 pounds of mixed fish. Of great interest to billfishermcn was the report that W. F. Safrit of Concord, fishing on the 2-day mar lin trip aboard Dolphin, fought a broadbill swordfish for about 40 minutes before losing him right at the stern of the boat. Offshore. Blue Water had 14 kings and 12 amberjack, and Bunny II had 15 kings, 8 dolphin and 2 amberjack. The catch aboard Dolphin III was 31 kings, 3 amberjack and a cobia, and aboard Dolphin II, 37 amberjack and 4 kings. The marlin pirty came back with a big catch of large dolphin. A definite im provement in offshore gamefish ing. Elsewhere, Bunch's pier on the river reported hogfish and other bottom fish. Fleming's reported a tubful of blues, all caught on cane poles by Roy Wooten and guests from Atlantic Beach. Bridgeview guests reported 20 to 30 blues and about 10 mackerel in the surf. Esu Leggett, Morehead City, caught 13 blues and sea mullet in the surf in the early morning. Bill Fox on the beach, who has recently started selling live shrimp, says that the live bait is catching on as anglers dis cover how much better results they get. Bombing Practice Bombing practice will be held on Rattan Bay and Cedar Island from tomorrow to June 21 utilizing bombing target BT-11. Heavy ord nance will be used during the bombing of this target, so extreme caution must be exercised by all citizcns in the area. Don't throw trash out car win dows. Twenty-five boys registered (or a junior baseball league Wednes day afternoon at the Horebead City High School. The league is being organized for boy> too old to play in Little League. Age limits are 13 to 16. Adults who came to the regis tration and volunteered to work with the program were Raymond C. Harrrll, James Nolan, Charles King and Frank Cassiano. " Most of the boys who registered are graduates of the Little League The first practice will be at ? a.m. tomorrow at the school field. Boys who have not yet registered will have a chance to sign up at that time. Each boy is asked to bring his own glove. program. After spending two or three years taking part in an or ganized program, the boys find time hanging heavy in the after noons. Morehead City businessmen have already pledged enough money to equip the boys with balls and bats. There will not be a drive this year to raise money for uniforms and incidentals. All of the adults who turned out for registration have had exper ience with youth baseball pro grams. Mr. Harrell coached a team at Cherry Point for several years and has been trying to get a new league started here for three seasons. Mr. Nolan has had experience as a Little League manager. Mr. Cassiano has been working for four years to get a youth league organized. He started the same year that Little League was be gun. Mr. King, who brought these people together, has never man aged a team but did administra tive work for a youth league in Florida. Car Hits Rear 01 Pick-Up Truck A car driven by A. D. Ennett, Cedar Point, collided at 8 p.m. Monday with a pickup truck owned and operated by Cal Whalcy, route 1 Morehead City. The accident happened west of Morehead City on Highway 70 near the Pure Oil station operated by Fred Anthony. Patrolman R. H. Brown said that Ennett, driving a 1957 Pon tiac ran into the rear of the three quarter ton truck. The truck was headed west and had stopped, ready to make a left turn into the service station. No one was hurt. Both drivers were alone at the time. Damage to the Pontiac was estimated at $60n, damage to the truck, $3. No charges were filed. CONVERTING MORE PEOPLE TO CHEVY! 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