CITY LEAGUE MAKES GALLANT START
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Bascoes And Tabs Win Out In Saturdays First Trials
Bascoes Win
In what started out as a pitch
ers duel between Finch of the Bas
coes and Browning of the True
Worths in the City League opener
Saturday, the Bascoes emerged
with a 5-1 victory when Browning
weakened in the fifth.
Although Browning gave up elev
en hits he stayed the route, his
support was wobbly at times as
he whiffed eleven of the Bascoes
with ease.
Vester Finch, veteran of the
Bascces hurling crop, used plenty
fast ones in checking the True
Worths to a five hit attack, fanning
eight.
The Bascoes scored all their five
runs in the fifth inning when Ev
erette led off with a single and suc
cessive hits by Birdsong, Yyals,
Finch, and E. Lee accounted for
markers.
The losers lone run came in the
ninth with Love’s single, a walk,
and error by the Bascoes second
baseman. Finch and Mills two sin
gles each, Lyles and Ryals doubles
and E. Lee’s triple were the win
ners leaders at bat.
Shelly Butler, third baseman
contributed two of the True
Worth’s four blows.
Batteries: Bascoes—Finch and
Mills. True Worths—T. B. Brown
ing-, R. Browning.
Tabs Second
Free hitting and numerous er
rors were frequent in the second
game of the double-header in City
League play Saturday, the Tabs
topping the Kilo-Swats 12-11.
The big thrill of the tilt came in
the seventh after the Tabs had
remained in front by a 10-2 count,
the Kilo-Swats began hitting the
old apple and brought home nine
runs for a point margin, but the
Tabs came back with two runs in
the eighth to capture the game.
Burgwyn, Kilo-Swat hurler, was
rocked for twenty-three hits while
Edmondson was touched for eleven
by the Swats. Burgwyn fanned
five and Edmonson eight.
The Tabs defensive attack was
outstanding led by left fielder
Geo. Nethercutt with beautiful fly
chasing.
Warren, shortstop, and Kimball,
centerfield, were best on field for
the losers.
Geo. Nethercutt "hit safely four
times out of six trips to the plate
among his hits, one double. Ed
Three of Baseball's Mightiest Sluggers
Here is an exceptional picture of three of baseball’s mightiest sluggers,
Imu Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx and Babe Ruth, the former and latter of the
Yankees, and Foxx of the Athletics . . . Gehrig is always a contender for
•fogging honors; Foxx led the American league with 58 home runs in '82,
while Ruth’s 60 home runs still stands as the record in any one season.
Jax Eastern Carolina Champions
Skating 'Jams Now
Kadi generation of youth has its
vogue on roller skates and 1933 finds
even New York’s social registerites
doning specially designed apparel
for skating atop skyscraper build
ings and on the avenue. . . . Theresa
Townsend and Joan Hamilton are
wearing wrap-around pajamas which
fasten to the left lea. |
Mosely playing third base for the
Tabs was dynamite at bat banging
out two doubles and a single.
Wilbur Outland hit a double and
three singles and Brown shortstop
got four bingles in six times and
“Punk” Spencer, centerfield, threw,
in three blows to lead the Tabs
batting attact.
Fletcher Dickens, Vaughan, and
Burgwyn hit safe twice each and
Morris third sacker was credited
with a triple, double and single to
feature the Kilo-Swats stick work.
Batterist: Tabs — Edmondson,
Outland. Kilo-Swats — Burgwyn,
Dickens.
The Yellow Jackets have won
their second successive Eastern
Carolina Class “B” baseball crown.
Jax fans say they have a better
outfit than “A” class teams—It’s
a good thing they have only one
more game this season—few of
the Jax are looking for larger
caps!
Thrilling Defeat
At Henderson Wins
Jax Second Crown
The local high Yellow Jackets
defending their State crown in
Class B baseball did it again Sat
urday on the Henderson diamond
winning their second successive
Eastern Carolina Championship
over Angier high school nine 19-3.
Ollie Acree, Jax righthander,
pitched good ball to turn back the
Angier combination with nine hits.
Bugg, Angier’s starting ace south
paw ilinger, was chased from the
mound in the sixth inning, being j
replaced by Gardner. Neither fared
so well with their mates support
which was quite wobbly behind
their effective pitching.
Angier took the lead m the open- j
ing- stanza by pushing homo a run.
The locals didn’t get hot until the
fourth but they did it in a big way.
Seven runs were chalked up in the
fourth and the Jax threw in five
more in the next frame to disheart
en the undefeated Angier lads.
Hardison’s double, singles by I.
Dickens, W. Dickens, and Starke’s
double, combined with Garris’,
Grant’s and Allsbrook’s two hits
each showed the way for the Jax
dozen blows. Starke’s double came
with filled sacks for an extra'
thrill.
Bugg and Hockaday each with
two hits led Angier at bat.
Box Score:
Angier ab. r. h. o. a. e.
Denning, 3b—.—5 0 0 1 0 1
Dupree, ss-5 0 112 1
Johnson, c-4 118 0 1
Bugg, p-cf-5 0 2 2 2 0
Hoekaday, lb-4 0 2 8 0 0
Gardner, cf-p-4 0 0 1 0 0
Smith, 2b_4 0 1 1 1 L
Williams, If_4 1110 0
Morris, rf -4 1110 0
Ro. Rapids ab. r. h. o. a. e
I. Dickens, ss_4 2 115 2
Allsbrook, 2b_4 2 2 2 2 2
W. Dickens, If_5 2 1 0 0 0
Starke, cf_5 2 1 2 0 0
Hardison, rf_3 2 110 0
Pridgen, c-4 118 0 0
Garris, lb_5 0 2 11 0 0
Grant, 3b_4 2 2 2 1 0
Acree, p_5 1 0 0 2 0
Score by innings:
Angier_ 100 000 200— 3
Roanoke Rapids . 000 750 02x—14
Summary: Two base hits: Hocka
day, Williams, Morris, Hardison,
Pridgen, Starke. Stolen bases: I.
Dickens, Pridgen. Double plays: I.
Dickens, Allsbrook, and Garris.
Left on bases: Angier 10, Roanoke
Rapids 9. Base on balls: off Buggs
4, Gardner 2. Struck out: by Acree
6, Buggs 4, Gardner 3. Hits: off
Bugg, 7 in 5 innings; off Gardner,
5 in 3 innings. Hit by pitcher: by
Bugg (Allsbrook). Passed ball,
Johnson. Losing pitcher: Bugg.
Umpires: Mills, Vick. Time of
game: 2:15.
The funniest thing seen this year
was the weeping of Pitcher Bugg
of the Angier high nine—the poor
little boy (210 pounds of flesh)
couldn’t stand it any longer as he
shed tears in the sixth when the
locals drove him from under his
undefeated rein of victories. As
Tom Cheek voiced it—“The Jax
used the flit gun on Bugg in the
sixth.”
I ONLY HEARD ! i
—By—
The SPORTS EDITOR j
The Jackets disband next week.
The Senior boys that play ball
will be divided up among the local
city league clubs to strengthen
their outfits.—Then at least they
can express their opinion of their
former mates.
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The local high school students
will probably charter a bus for the
jaunt to Chapel Hill Friday to see
the Jax oppose the Western
Champs for the State Class “B”
title.
Mr. Davis, Supt., will no doubt
ride among the fans, at least he
would be safer.—That buzzard
came near giving him the “Works”
last year when he attended the ti
tle game.
Note: If you don t understand—
A buzzard entered headlong thru
his windshield, unexpectedly and
uncalled for, while motoring to the
Hill last season.
A number of fans attending the
League openers Saturday couldn’t
understand most of Tom Cheek’s
Jr. baseballers playing for the
Tabs. Mgr. Wilson says most of
the League won’t understand his
team before the championship cup
is awarded.
Acree’s mates wonder how he
became a southpaw so unexpected
ly. The sports writer covering the
Angier game must have had some
thing stronger than 3.2.
We wonder who D. C. Gore will
root for this season among the lo
cal clubs.
The large water tank being exp
ected beside the ball park is the
center of attraction—especially for
those without gate admission for
the game.
Did you know?—
The Jacket batters are called the
“Murders Row?”
The Jax success this year should
be attributed to the skirts ?
Transportation was easily found
for road trips this season? Ask
Mgr. Tickel.
Alibis weren’t heard among play
ers?
The boys all hate publicity?
Eight months school won’t hurt
jhigh school baseball? Oh yeah?
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