BLUE SOX
STAGE A
COMEBACK
Beat Shell Independents By
Close Score Score of 4 to 3
In Saturday Game
The Blue Sox came back Sat
urday to get their long waited re
venge over the Independent Shell
nine by taking a close 4-8 decis
ion on Simmons field.
Hardison, Blue Sox hurler, kept
his ten blows well scattered to
chalk up the mound count over
Lefty Everettg, young Shell twirl
er. Each pitcher allowed ten hits.
The Sox tallied in the opening
frame. Taylor got on by running
out a grounder and Crowder doub
led two fielders choice by Ryals
and Outland sent iff the two counts.
Newsome, Shell lad, scored in the
same frame when I. Dickens doubl
ed and Starke singled to score him.
The game hooked up in the third.
I. Dickens singled, swiped a sack
and advanced to third when Gar
ris was out at first, then Starke
came through again by singling to
score Dickens.
But Bill Pace’s boys turned the
tables in the fifth. Fann singled,
Taylor sacrificed to advance Fann,
and Hux got a base knock to
score the run that broke the dead
lock. Ryals singled to score Hux
with the fourth marker. In the
seventh the Sox got a score when
the Shell outfit loaded the bases
after Speight and Everette had
singled. Hardison hit Cheek to
fill the sacks and I. Dickens flyed
out to Ryals bringing home
Speight with the third run. This
was the second out and the third
came as Garris popped to first to
relieve the Sox somewhat.
I. Dickens got a double and two
singles. Starke two singles and
Speight a double and single to lead
the losers. Ryals and Browning
connected with two blows each and
Hardison hit a two bagger and
single to pace the Blue Sox.
The game evened the score in
City play as the Shell Independ
ents had previously defeated the
Blue Sox.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Shell _101 000 100—3 10 1
Blue Sox —200 020 OOx—4 10 1
Batteries—Shell: Everette and
Mills. Blue Sox: Hardison and J.
Crowder.
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Former Football
Player Visiting
Home On Furlough
“Zeek” Webster is here vis
iting his former home on a ten
day furlough from the United
States Navy. Young Webster
will be remembered by his many
friends here for his brilliant
record as “tackle” on the un
defeated Roanoke Rapids High
School Football team of 1932.
He is taking electrical engineer
ing, and is stationed at Hamp
ton Roads.
NO HIT
GAME FOR
6 FRAMES
Rain Prevents Local Pitcher
From Making Brilliant
Record Sunday
“Drity” Johnson, local Shell In
dependent hurler was well on his
way to a no hit no run game at
Rocky Mount Sunday as rain stop
ped the contest between the Broad
way Station nine who leads the
Central Carolina League and the
local Shell Independents.
The locals had a 5-0 lead as the
sixth inning- closed. The scoring
came as Allsbrook singled a field
ers choice, advanced him to second
and W. Dickens singled to score
Allsbrook. With Dickens on first
Speight homered over the left
field fence of Briles Park to total
three runs.
In the third two more runs cross
ed the home plate as Allsbrook got
a walk, Garris got a single and
W. Dickens singled to score Alls
brook, and Garris came to third
and then stole home.
W. Dickens hit three times for
three trips to lead the locals.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Roa. Rapids_302 000—5 7 1
Broadway_000 000—0 0 0
Batteries — Roanoke Rapids:
Johnson and Sullivan. Broadway:
Erhart, Ayers, and Boernan.
ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mrs. A. O. George was hostess
on Tuesday evening to the mem
bers of her bridge club and a few
additional guests, there were six
teen members engaged in an inter
esting game of progressive con
tract, at the close of the game the
scores were collected and Mrs.
George Lampley was found to hold
high club score, Mrs. Zollie Pow
ell second high, and Mrs. J. C.
Leath high for visitors. Each win
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LOSE
WELDON
GAME
Drop 10 to 7 Game To Rocky
Mount Station Team At
Weldon Thursday
The Independents playing at
Weldon Thursday afternoon drop
ped a 10-7 count to the Broadway
Station nine of Rocky Mount, lead
ers of the Central Carolina League.
Home runs were frequent and
proved the locals downfall in the
seventh when Boeman hit one to
be lost inside the park with three
on base.
The locals used three flingers in
an effort to stop the winners hit
ting attack. Lee started and gave
up to Everette while Speight took
the mound in the closing two
frames.
Broadway got eleven hits to the
Shell boys nine. Ayers, Long,
Boeman and Savage hit for the
circuit for Broadway, and Speight
and Lee got homers for the Inde
pendents.
Score by innings R. H. E.
Roa. Pap. 022 012 020— 7 9 3
Broadway 012 011 41x—10 11 0
Batteries — Roanoke Rapids:
Lee, Everette, Speight and Sulli
van. Broadwoy: Rice and Boeman.
prize. Garden flowers were effec
tively used throughout the house.
A salad course was served at ten
thirty to the following members
and invited guests: Miss Edna
Wafford, Miss Evelyn Brown,
Mesdames George Lampley, Bill
Alligood, Wilmer Collier, Steve
Hamlet, Clyde Liske, Ivey Mohorn,
Zollie Powell, Eugene Wilson, J.
C. Leath, George Fisher, Clifton
Harper, Bernard Allsbrook, W. E.
Murphy and Sam Bunn.
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ROBINSON CRUSOE
u)ent shopping idith
Friday on Thursdai
If he had been shipwrecked in
Roanoke Rapids, from the junk he
was able to salvage from the ship
we could have made him someth
ing to drive, and he would have
whispered in Friday’s ear—
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TMET THIS MODERN
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Well Known Local
Man Dies Richmond
Hospital Sunday
G. A. Buckner, 82, of Triplet,
Va., died Sunday night, June 3rd,
at the Memorial Hospital in Rich
mond, Va. He was a devoted chirst
ian and a member of Fountain’s
Creek Baptist Church, near Brink,
Va. Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Gordon Price at the
grave. Interment was at Triplet,
Va. Surviving are his widow and
the following children: Charlie, of
Carsville, Va., John, of Warren
ton, William, of Triplet, Va., G. E.
of Roanoke Rapids, Johnnie, of
Tenn., Mrs. Robert Doyle, of Em
poria, Va., Mrs. Richard Bradley,
of Emporia, Va., Mrs. Florence
Crowder, of Broadnax, Va., Mrs.
Ned Weaver, of Vultare, and 38
grand children.
The pallbearers were: Bruce
Camp, Everette Crawder, Jack
ENFIELD
BEAT BY
SHELL 9
Score 9 to 3 Over County
Rivals In Game Last
Friday Afternoon
The Independents all dressed up
in their Shell uniforms went places
Friday on Simmons Field by de
feating the Enfield nine 9-3.
“Drity” Johnson pitched steady
ball ollowing seven hits while his
mates went on to collect fifteen
hits from the offerings of Alls
brook, Enfield hurler.
The locals got an early start
and the stick work of Ervin Dick
ens and Chester Allsbrook feat
ured the Shell lads batting attack.
Dickens had a perfect day at bat
by hitting each of his five trips
to the plate and Allsbrook got
four for five.
W. Cook with two singles for
four times was the best the visi
tors offered in the way of hitting.
Score by innings R. H. E.
Roa. Rap. 330 010 02x—9 15 1
Enfield _020 001 000—3 7 0
Batteries — Roanoke Rapids:
Johnson and Sullivan. Enfield:
Allsbrook and D. Cook.
Mr. aiul Mrs. John Walker, of
Washington, D. C., were the wreek
end guests of Mrs. J. M. Grizzard.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Simmons
spent Friday in Conway.
Misses Dorothy and Mattie As
kew, spent the week-end in Ral
eigh.
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