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Roanoke Rapids should be a big
city on the map. as far as Baseball
and Softball are concerned for this
reason: I don’t like to make a
prophecy, but woujdn’t it be great
if the Textile Owls copped the
Semi-Pro Baseball tournament at
High Point and Wichita to make
them the United States Semi-Pro
Champs? The Romancos look like
a cinch to take the National as
well as the State Softball Cham
pionship, and Coach Hoyle, and
his American Legion team, sure
have a swell chance at some kind
of title. Now if only I could get
the Dr.Pepper Juniors in the Ju
nior Softball tournament that is to
be held in Dayton, Ohio, I think
Roanoke Rapids would have a
swell chance of winning that title
also. o
This Dr.Pepper Junior team is
made up of boys from all over the
city and represents some of the
finest ball players of tomorrow'.
The boys range in age from 12-16
and their average weight is 118.
They have been given a blue and
white uniform by Mr. Hines, Man
ager of the Dr.Pepper Bottling
Co. and these lads not only have a
good team but make a good show
on the field. The team has had
only one defeat this season and
that by a team of men at Rocky
Mount. The Juniors swamped Gicl
•Ray and his outfit 6-1 Friday and
[again 11-7 Monday, Clifton Wrenn,
I shortstop for the Juniors is credit
ed with a homer, two three-baggers
and two singles in the latter game.
The Juniors boast three pitchers,
Lloyd Nethercutt, Knox Rogers
and Francis Everett; two catchers,
Furman Burke and Waverly Jen
kins; infielders Hasty, Worsham,
Jenkins, Parks, Hodges and
Wrenn; outfielders Moore, Poin
dexter, D. Hastey, Wheeler. Neil,
Lee and Hoggard.
At the weekly meeting of the
Dr.Pepper Juniors Saturday, July
1, at the Recreation Hall, the Ju
niors had as their guest speaker
Tommy “Lefty” Byrne, star south
paw of the Owls Semi-Pro Base
ball Club. Tommy gave the lads
some sound advice about Athletic
Training Rules and the effects of
cigarette smoking on an athlete.
Tuesday night, July 11, the Club
had as its guest speaker Ben
“Mac” McLeod, third baseman of
the Owls. “Mac” as many of you
know, is a graduate of University
of Alabama and is now Coaching
at Brewton High School, Brewton,
Alabama. In a fine coaching style
“Mac” spoke to the boys on the
subject “Team Cooperation". The
Dr.Pepper Juniors and I take this
opportunity of thanking Mr. Byrne
and Mr. McLeod and look forward
to having both as their guests in
the near future.
Rapids-Weldon Club Wins,
Clinches Semifinals Spot
T li r e e-Run Rally in
Eighth Inning Decides
6-3 Battle With Caps
By EDWIN PERRY
T li e Roanoke Rapids-We Won
American Legion Junior baseball
entry, by a 6-3 victory over Ra
leigh's Juniors here Tuesday, ad
vanced to the semifinals of play
in the eastern half of the State.
The Rapids-Weldon team de
feated the Capital City boys in
three consecutive games—13-2, 6-5,
and 6-3 to win the right to play
the winner of the Burlington-Wil
soti series in semifinals.
The Ciips scored one run in the
first inning and two in the third
to take a 3-0 lead. But Catcher
Dallas Wright, who hit the single
that beat the Caps in an 11-inning
game last Saturday, started his
teammates on the victory march
with a home run in the fourth.
The visitors scored one in the fifth
and sixth innings to tie the count
ai 3-ail.
The Caps gave the visitors a real
-scare Ms the ninth inning. With
two men out, Shortstop Dooley
Taylor errored Willis’ grounder.
Jim Oliver singled, and Willis
went to third. Oliver stole second.
Then Secondbaseman A1 Frick
smacked a long fly that looked
like a sure homer, but Leftfielder
Billy Rabil ran almost under the
cedars next to the foul line and
snagged the ball.
Dallas Wright connected for a
triple which drove in the sixth
inning run to go with his homer
to lead the Rapids boys at bat.
Harvey Hinnant, Cap first-sack
er, hac’ a perfect day both at bat
and afield. He hit safely in his
two turns at bat and handled
eight fielding chances perfectly.
And to make a day of it, his two
singles drove in all three of the
Cap runs.
The Rapids-Weldon team, repre
senting the William Shaw Post
No. 38 of the American Legion,
was organized last year, with play
ers t coming mostly from the
schools of Roanoke Rapids and
Weldon. Coach Cranford Hoyle,
for the past several years director
of athletics at the Roanoke Rap
ids High School, has been in
charge of the team since it was
organized. He coaches the juniors
in conjunction with his playground
work in the city of Roanoke Rap
ids.
This year the local team has won
13 out of 15 contests played in le
gion competition. Next week they
will meet the winner of the Bur
lington-Wilson series for the semi
finals of the East.
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Playgrounds,
Pool Have
Big Crowds
Coach Hoyle, head of the play
ground here, reported this week
that the grounds and the swim
ming pool were still carrying ca
pacity crowds. Approximately 1000
children were taken care of on the
grounds last week while the pool
drew about 500 daily.
Following is a resume of last
week’s activities:
STANDING-BASEBALL
Team W L Pet
[jackets 4 3 571
.Bunker Hill 4 3 571
Rosemary Cubs 3 4 428
Wildcats 2 3 400
PLAYGROUND BALL—BOYS
Central No. t 7 1 833
Owlets 7 2 777
Eagles 5 4 555
j Sluggers 4 4 500
. Hawks 2 7 222
'Central No. 2 18 111 '
) PLAYGROUND BALLr-GIRLS '
j Rosemary Belles 3 0 1000
[Central Scouts 0 3 000
GAMES PLAYED
Central No. 1 .. 202 00—4
Owlets _ 120 00—3
Moseley and Bowers; Lyles and
Burke.
Central No. 1 _010 01—2
Owlets _ 000 10—1
Moseley and Bowers; Stewart and
Hall.
Sluggers 6110 00-^17
Central No. 2 000 23— 5
Mills and Walters; Acree and War
rick.
Central No. 1 471 43—19
Central No. 2 000 00— 0
Bowers and Norwood; Acree and
Kidd.
Sluggers 116 10—9
Eagles 100 20—3
Walters and Mills; Jenkins and
Waters.
Owlets 260 01—9
Hawks 020 00—2
Stewart, Lyles and Hall; Everett,
Bryant and Hoggard.
Eagles 010 11—3
Hawks 101 40—6
Gums and Gray; Lyles and Hog
gard
Rosemary Belles 1027 00—19
Central Scouts 000 00— 0
Lee and Jones; Branch and Ellis.
BASEBALL
Wildcats 103 130 1—9
Rosemary Cubs 020 000 0—2
Wall and Day; Johnson and Burke
1 Jackets 300 000 0—3
| Bunker Hill 000 221 0—5
j Hux and Mills; Allen and Wray.
At Summer Camp
Miss Ruby Williams, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Williams, is
spending a month in camp near
Durham, N. C.
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Swimming Team
Meet Greenville
Ed Slaughter won first place in
diving at a dual meet between the
Roanoke Rapids swimming team
and Greenville at Greenville last
Friday night. Billy Burton tied
for first place in the fifty-yard
free style race.
This meet was the first the local
team has been in that was con
ducted under the rules of the East
ern Carolina Swimming Associa
tion.
Seven boys and five girls from
Roanoke Rapids entered the meet.
2oach Bill Harris attributed the
loss of the meet to inexperience.
Blanket Winners
The blanket contest this week
was won by Mrs. W. H. Babcock,
Mrs. T. J. Alford and Mrs. E. W.
Smith.
Faculty Visitor Here
Dr. Leonard Earl Harris, facul
;y member of the Chicago Con
servatory of Music, Chicago, 111.,
spent last Thursday in the home
}f Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Powell on
Monroe Street.
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SUN. ONLY - JULY 16
CHAS. BOYER
IRENE DUNNE in
LOVE AFFAIR
MON.-TUE.-JULY 17-18
ANNABELLA
ROBERT YOUNG in
BRIDAL SUITE
WED. ONLY - JULY 19
Double Feature
“BULLDOG DRUMMOND’S
SECRET POLICE”
—and—
Joel McCrea in
“YOUTH TAKES A FLING”
THUR. ONLY - JULY 20
“EX-CHAMP” with
Victor McLaglen
I’RI.-SAT. . JULY 21-32
Gene Autry
“PRAIRIE MOON”
Chap. I
“Lone Ranger Rides Again”
Charles Boyer &
Irene Dunne In
Pitts Sun. Film
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On Sunday, July 16, the Pitts
Emporia Theatre offers Charles
Boyer and Irene Dunne in “Love
Affair”.
Coming to the Pitts Monday and
Tuesday is Annabella and Robert
Young in the romantic-comedy hit
—"Bridal Suite”.
Wednesday brings another Dou
ble Feature program. Topping the
bill is Joel McCrea and Andrea
Leeds in “fouth Takes A BVig”
. . . plus John Howard in “Bull
dog Drummond’s Secret Police".
Playing Thursday only, July 20,
is Victor McLaglen in a thrilling
story of the prize ring—“Ex
Champ”.
Gene Autry, your favorite sing
ing cowboy, comes to the Pitts Fri
day and Saturday in “Prairie
Moon”, his newest musical west
ern. Special added attraction is
the first thrilling chapter of a new
serial—“The Lone Ranger Rides
Again”.
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