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Club To Closb
Ron'a"e° dersou Bears
^SalurdaV ^ Ledqerwood
Bill Branch Is
Coach Of Bears
The Romancos of Rosemary Man
ufacturing Co. will play the Hen
derson Bears a doubleheader soft
ball contest Saturday night at
Ledgerwood Park. The first game
will begin at 8:30 p.m. with Russ
DeBerry, “Speed” Hux and “Blon
die” Stewart expected to do the
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Romanco hurling. In the State
Tournament last year the Bears
held the Romances to a 1 to 0,
fourteen inning victory. It is ru
mored that the Bears are being
coached this season by Bill Branch,
who caught for the Roanoke Rap
ids Owls, 1938 N. C. Semi-pro
champs.
The admission to these games
will be twenty cents and no City
League passes will be honored.
DeBerry And Lattimore
Win As Romancos And
All Stars Split Pair
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Roms take Opener
8-1; Stars Top In
Nightcap, 1 to 0
The league-leading Romancos
and the City League All-Stars di
vided a doubleheader Saturday
night at Ledgerwood Park.
The Romancos won the first
contest, 8 to 1, behind the four
hit pitching of Russ DeBerry.
The Romancos collected seven hits
off Knox Rogers and Lloyd Neth
ercutt, All-Star hurlers, to score
their eight runs. They were aid
ed in the attempt by two errors
by the stars. “Red" Hansley led
the winners at bat with two hits
for three trips to the plate. “Bald
y” Harris, center fielder, led the
all-stars with two for two.
In th" second game the stars
nosed out the Romancos by the
margin of I to 0. Alvin i_ntti
more of Patterson limited the
Roms to two safeties while his
mates got five. Lattimore was
himself responsible for the stars’
only run w’~en he doubled to right
center scoring Blue lrnm second.
“R.ed Hansley and "L.eity n.ver
e“e hit for the Roms while Har
ris, Wheeler, Frartfcati, Blue and
Lattimore hit safely for the all
stars.
(FIRST GAME)
Summaries: R H E
All-Stars - 14 2
Romancos - - 8 7 1
Batteries: K. Rogers, Nethercutt
and Troy Allen; DeBerry and R.
Everette.
Two-base hi s: Simms and Boyd.
(SECOND GAME)
Summaries: R H E
All-Stars - 15 0
Romancos - 0 2 1
Batteries: Carlisle and D. J.
Jenkins; Lattimore and T. Allen.
Two-base hits: Lattimore and
Hansley.
BUFFET SUPPER
Honoring their house guest, Miss
Katie Niblock of Nashville, Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Ward entertained
informally Friday evening at a
buffet supper.
SOFTBALL
SCHEDULE
FOR WEEK
JULY 31st
Romancos vs Halifax
AUGUST 3rd
Patterson vs Romancos
Roanoke No. 2 vs Engineers
AUGUST l,th
Roanoke No. 2 vs Roanoke No. 1
Engineers vs Romancos
AUGUST 5th
Halifax vs Patterson
AUGUST 6th
Halifax vs Roanoke No. 1
Roanoke No. 2 vs Patterson
Some of the Co. D. Engineer
games may be played before the
scheduled date due to the fact
that the Engineers have to leave
town before the season is over.
GUMBERRY
NEWS
Miss Virginia Stephenson re
turned home Tuesday after a
week’s visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Dan Cornell, of Richmond, Va.
Miss Mary Frances Scott of E
lizabeth City arrived Tuesday to
spend some time with Frances
Taylor.
Floyd Price, James Gay Taylor
and Blackwell Stephenson, Jr. are
spending the week at White Lake.
Taylor Oakes of Weldon was a
visitor in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. T. Taylor on Sunday.
G. H. Jones of Atlanta, Ga., is
spending this week in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks ^Mitchell
and daughter, Caroline, are spend
ing the week with Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Kee.
Miss Hattie Mason Capel of
Richmond spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. R. Capel.
Mrs. Jennings Hughes of Nor
folk visited her parents, Mr. and
SLAP THATJAP/
BUG SWATTERS
cost maneijJ
BUY U.S.WAftBOMlUTTAMPS
Mrs. J. W. Price, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Taylor
and Miss Helen Taylor of Roanoke
Rapids spent Sunday with their
parents here.
Miss Derocha Gay returned to
Micro Sunday after a two weeks
visit with her father here.
Mrs. Ruby Barrett is visiting
friends in Norfolk, Va., this week.
Miss Kathryn Davenport re
turned home Sunday after visiting
her cousin, Melba Barrett, for a
few days.
Miss Martha Griffin arrived
Wednesday to spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Griffin.
TOWN
TALK
Mrs. Bagley B. Rook and daugh
ter, Ray Carolyn, have returned to
Fort Jackson, Columbia, S. C.,
after spending two weeks in Roa
noke Rapids with friends and rel
atives.
Edgar King was called to Little
ton on account of the death of his
grandmother early this week.
Miss Jo Draper accompanied
Mrs. Bagley Rook to Columbia, S.
C., to stay until Mrs. Rook leaves
for Temple, Texas, to join her
husband who is now stationed at
Camp Hood.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ennis of
Rocky Mount spent the week-end
in the city visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hawkins,
Miss Helen Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Simm Delbridge and children and
Mrs. W. R. Hux spent last week
end in Washington, D. C., and
went on the Sky Line Drive and
through the Luray Caverns.
Mrs. Daniel Hart is spending
two weeks in New Orleans, La.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Buxton
and children and Miss Nanlcy
Shearin spent last week at Nags
Head.
Mrs. J. R. Rawls spent Sunday
in Richmond, Va.
Romancos Drop Second
Game Of Season Thurs.
To Patterson Pirates
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Lattimore Hurls
One Hit Ball For
Corsairs; Wins 2-1
Alvin Lattimore and the Patter
son Pirates stopped the Romanco
winning streak at twenty. games
Thursday night when they defeat
ed the league-leaders by the score
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of 2 to 1. Lattimore limited the
Roms to one hit, while the Bugs
nicked Russ DeBerry for four.
Both DeBerry ana Lattimore pitch
ed good ball but two wild pitches
by the Romanco ace enabled the
Buccos to push across their win
ning tallies. Russ DeBerry and
Ronald Everette were the batter
ies for Romanco while Alvin Lat
timore and Arnold Moore worked
for Patterson.
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