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APRIL, 1952 THE PILOT PAGE FIVE Shown here is the Gardner-Webb college baseball team, a team, mentored by Norman Harris, that drop ped their first three tilts, but bounced back to take three conference opponents on a string. The locals’ latest win was a 12-3 shellacking handed Pfeiffer Junior College at Pfeiffer las, week. The players from left to right, first row (sitting) are; Phil Elliott, Jr., Boiling Springs, Bobby Nix, Sum merville, Ga.; Bill Stout, Ramseur; Jerry Merrill, Morganton; Ernie Diaz, Miami, Fla.; and Bobby Myers, Thomasville. Second row; Earl Bradford, Gastonia; Steve Morrissett, Boiling Springs; Ken Queen, Spencer; Junie Tutterow, Spencer; Bill Wall.".ce, Sanford; Bobby Bush, Summerville, Ga.; and Gerald Freeman, Shelby. Third row: Frank Sherrill, manager; A. M. Kiser, Cherryville; Darrell Wilson, Mooresville; Howie Gamble, Miami, Fla.; Bobby Blackburn, Moresboro; Ernie Beheler, Gastonia; Jim Huffstetler, Bessemer City; Billy Bates, Cowpens, S. C.; and Coach Norman Harris. Baseball Pitches By BOB MYERS After dropping three straight contests, the baseball forces of G-W settled down to win a trio on a string to overcome the hapless start. At this writing, the Bulldogs, under the men- torship of Coach Norman Harris, have a conference mark of three wins and one loss, and a non-circuit record of two The locals opened the seat on on April 3 in Spartanburg, where a pepped up home ground crew of Spartanburg Junior College boys pushed across a run in the ninth frame to lick the Bulls 5-4. That was the start. In their last outing, the Harrismen, pushing across five runs in the seventh frame, defeated Pfeiffer, 12-3 at Pfeiffer. On April 11 and 12, the locals en- — ; , . ; ;—7 tertained Presbyterian Junior Col-, who hit .308 m play last sea- lege in a pair of North Carolina | son and Howie Gainble, the third junior college bouts. It was a profi- |-oker ^ table week end for the Bulldogs, aie Key Behind the four-hit hurling of vet- | « eran Ken Queen, Gardner-Webb ■ The Ga. trounced the visitors from Maxton, At oth 15-1. In the second game of the dens, the two-game set, it was not easy for | At second is Billy Bates, a Cowpens, the locals. Presbyterian fell 10-8 i S. C. product. Bates moved in from in that game in which three G-W ! the outfield to handle the keystone moundsmen saw action. i post after the first three tilts. The only conference loss suffered ; The most versatile guy in the in- was a wild 20-13 shellacking hand- | field is Ernie Beheler, a portsided ed down by Belmont Abbey on the swatter who was a prominent figure Crusader’s home field. It was an in Gaston county baseball. Beheler unsettled affair all the way, with held .the initial sack post at Gas- five pitchers seeing action in the | tonia high and played legion junior run-around I ball for three years. Beheler has G-W lost another non-loop bat- th«e homeruns to ^ r°m“T^rtilt-^^^^ pYa^eZn ‘ April 8; the outcome: Spartanburg i ently. , 9, G-W 8. I Harris was particularly worried ’ Coach Harris has practically built about the catching spot. Veteran „ U.11 .Clam Travis, who caught last sea- . „jn, left by graduation. C. M. Ost- - wait of Belmont and Steve Morris- turned ir I god job behind the plat- field and Bush the hitting department. ,d has one homerun. ball club. Only three sopho- ; returned to regular action f he ’51 squad, which conquer- i le opponents while losing to f rhis mark was good for third t In the final standings. t handled the duties for the first 0 games before Harris discovered place in the final standings. that Gerald Freema,n, out for a Back in the infield this season ; pitching job, was also a catcher, are veterans Bobby Bush, a fleet- Freeman is hitting well above the footed shortstop from Summerville, 1 .500 mark in four games, and has phomore Bobby Blackburn back in leftfield. Blackburn is .. portsided swatter and the Moores- 0 product is regarded as a ' _ ch hitter. Along with Blackburn the outer gardens are Bill Wal- centerfielder from Sanford and Jim Huffstetler of Bessemer City. Wallace moved to the outfield from m early season firstbase slot las turned in impressive perform- inces so far. Huffstetler is a for mer Bessemer City high school and egion stalwart, particularly power ful at the platter. Huffstetler ' leading hitter. Harris, early in the season, most concerned with his pitching staff. Frank Wilson, the little right hander from Gastonia who hurled vins against one loss last sea- moved on to Appalachian this year, leaving sophomores Jerry Mer- ■" A. M. Kiser, and Earl Brad- to carry the load. However. Ken Queen, a big righthander from .cer, has filled Wilson’s shoes thus far, grabbing two tilts against loss to his credit. Another fresh- , righthander Bobby Myers oJ Thomasville is a regular mounds- thus far. Myers, however, re ceived credit for both Spartanburg Sophomore Bobby Nix also tired an infield spot for a pitching job. Nix has one win credited. Other boys who have seen action are Bill Stout of Ramseur; Darrell Wilson of Mooresville; Ernie Diaz of Miami, Fla., Phil Elliott, Jr., and Junie Tutterow of Spencer. Wilson is a top-notch hitter and Diaz has also looked good in the field. Gardner-Webb has nine more tilts to play in the Central Division of the North Carolina Junior College conference. Two of the games are non-loopers with Mars Hill college, however. A Letter Home Gardner Teck, Instution of higher ignorance. Howdy Maw, ■■■Jll hush yore mouth! Air you’ens suprised to hare frum me so soon? Well I surspect you’ens tweren’t, cince I sent the last letter C.O.D. Shucks, tain’t no usein frettin amoungst the bushes, the truth air 'lat I am broke. (Like you always ly bu.:ineEs afore pleasui-e) Maw, tomorrow is fieldday and everybody is all flusterated up, but Maw you know, thet hain’t nothing i'er to get hooped up about acause up thare at home we have a fieldday everday. And besides thet the groend grown nothin fer being so pore. Its so pore you have to set on a sack fertilizer fer to raise yore voice, le fellers air all wrappedup in iball now, just like some feller said “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of baseball.” Maw, we hain’t won to y games and we havent lost to many, well just to tell the truth ■ aint played to many. We pears ive a perty pert team but some ... _ ;he fellers don’t know too much about it. Andy Gump thinks the glove is to keep his hands warm and he has been futtin ever since season opened because they didn’t give him two. ■' iw, these turners down hare 't seem to believe me when I um ’at our corn growed so tall jie moon had to detour by South Carolina. Maw, do you recolect the time that furiner came into paws sider mill to fetch some sider. Paw says “Well I’m sold out now but I will start the mill and make it-fer ye. How much do you wont?” The feller told him, ten gallens and paw says “shucks mister, shorly you don’t expect me to cut .an apple just to get ten gallon.” Maw, dont you’ens surspect it would be fitten fer paw to build a bridge across the river; seems like evertime somebody wonts to cross they cut a punkin in half. Well you’ens will have to admit, they do make good boats. By the way are the robins still totin off our cows. Maw, I’ve larned the mounts since I have been horse, just listen. “Thirty days has Septtober, April, June and no wonder, all the rest have twenty-nine except Grandmaw and she rides a bicycle.” air short is acause I missed Red Skelton Sunday night. Well untU then. Yourn till the sea gets salty. College Gulf Service Station • GAS ® OIL • CAR SERVICE WELCOME TO ALL STUDENTS Boiling Springs, N. C.
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