1The City Softball League will
open its schedule on Monday
night, May 18th, with Roanoke
No. 1 and Patterson clashing at
Roanoke No. 2 field. On Tuesday
night Company D Engineers will
lock horns with Halifax Paper at
Patterson field. Then on Wednes
day night Rosemary Romancos
and Roanoke No. 2 will start their
feud all over again. This setup
will give each field a big opening
night.
—o—
The league has a nice group of
umpires to work the schedule
headed by Mac Outland, former
Romanco star, who heads the um
pires’ organization. They have
Vester Finch, semi-pro baseball
star; Pete Ferrell, former Roa
noke Mills softballer, and Jesse
Sewell, Romanco Bee team player
of last year. The umpires plan to
take the A.S.A. umpires’ examina
tion next week and join the A
mcrican softball umpires associa
tion so that they will be avail
able for all tournament play in
the state. All umpires will be
dressed in official umpires’ dress.
Mac Outland deserves a lot of
credit for insisting that the um
pires' organization be official all
the way.
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Lieutenant Bob Moore and Lieu
tenant- Graham Waite deserve a
lot of credit for the time and
work they are putting in the city
league organization and setup.
After their commanding officer,
Lieutenant Dodson, who, inciden
tally, is one helluva good egg,
okayed Company D to put a team
in the city league, well! Moore
and Waite really “dug in and
went to town". To show the high
esteem in which both are held by
local softballers, Moore is vice
president of the league and Waite
is secretary and treasurer. Both
are more than doing their part to
make the league a success.
—o—
"Dark horses” of the City Soft
ball League will probably be
Coach Paul Harris and his Roa
noke No. 1 “Riversiders”. You
haven’t heard much about this
Roanoke No. 1 team, but with two
capable hurlers like "King Carl”
Ray and "Red” Jones, they are
going to be in the thick of the
fight before the season it out.
Another team that no one seems
to notice is the Halifax Paper
Corp. A bad smell comes from
down thei'e every now and then,
but it’s not their softball team.
They have two very good pitchers
in “Ace” Carlyslc and Loyd Neth
ercutt, while Frank Everett is
not far behind. Watch them ivhen
the chips are down.
—o—
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE
ROMANCO SOFTBALL TEAM
WOULD DO WELL TO REMEM
BER THE SPIRIT AND FIGHT
ALWAYS DISPLAYED, . . . ES
PECIALLY WHEN THE GOING
GOT TOUGH ... BY PIG RIG
GAN, WHO ONCE PLAYED . . .
FOR THE ROMANCOS . . . RE
MEMBER?
The regular Saturday night
square dance mil get underway
at 8 p.m. promptly this week at
Rosemary Recreation Club, 1100
Franklin St. Music is by that
“mcm with a band”, Overton
“Blondy’’ Cook and his red hot
“Carolina Hill Billies”. You are
invited to attend one of the finest
square dances held in this section.
Men in the armed forces of the
United State mil find a welcome
sign on the door.
—o—
“Chippy” Simms, flashy short
stop on the Romancos, is playing
the best softball of his career.
The short and stumpy one is a
ball of fire at the plate and afield.
In fact, the whole infield is
throwing the ball around and
hustling in mid-season form.
Coach Doug Worsham has Capt.
“Lefty” Everett at first, the vet
eran Chet Allsbrook at second,
and old reliable Jimmy Hudson
at third. And they are all better
than ever.
—o—
Pickups N’ Putouts:
Scenes from back of the dugout
. . Company G softballers got a
look at Rtiss DeBerry and his
slants last Tuesday . . in a prac
tice game at Ledgerwood . . One
-'
thing you can say about the En
gineers, they keep fighting . . The
N.C.O. group is rushing the
Nurses Home . . Don’t blame the
“Sarfs” a bit . . You should hear
Roland “Choo Choo” Johnson and
W. T. McConnell get in a “bull
session". They can really get you
on the “S” list . . Most popular
place in town . . Allie Wood's
pool parlor . . The Romanco girls
have evidently disbanded for the
season . . Well! . . Home on
leame, Corp. “Swink” Lee . . Mc
Dill Field, Fla. . . Welcome “El
Swinko” . . Rumors! . . A certain
young lady in Patterson is now
sporting a diamond . . may be
wedding bells . . which surely has
nothing to do with “IAberty” Bell!
. . Bring four more, the Finn fust
come in!
Celebrates Birthday
Ann Smith was hostess to mem
bers of her kindergarten class and
a few other friends on Friday,
May 1, at Clara Hearne school.
The occasion was her sixth birth
day.
The room was gay with spring
flowers and other decorations.
~
Ann greeted her guests and di
rected them to the hostess’ table,
which was centered with a birth
day cake decorated with six can
dles. She, assisted by her mother
and teacher, served each guest
with ice cream and individual
cakes bearing each child’s name.
Favors were story-books.
Later stories, games and
rhythms were enjoyed by the
group which consisted of: Ann
Smith, Patsy Warwick, Iris Faye
Suliivan, Mary Ann Womble, Bet
ty Bardin, Harriett Bloom, Mary
Ann Dickens, Fred Fayed, Ben
Thatch Parker, Jr., Bill Savage,
Walter Gray, Michael Johnson,
Carl Thompson, Jr., Freddie Mar
tin, Byron Brockwell, Marion Hud
son, Jr., and Eugene Beale^ Spe
cial guests were: Jane White, Bar
rett Proctor, Martha Boggs Smith,
Carolyn Davis, Margaret Griffin,
Blanche Womble and Benjy Par
ker of Emporia.
! Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hudson,
i Mrs. P. W. Pearson, Mrs. J. M.
Ingram, Pearson and Jimmy Inj
gram visited Mr. and Mrs. J. I.
Pearson in Valentine, Va. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wrenn of
West Point, Va. spent the week
end in town with Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Rook.
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