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2 New Pitchers
Bolster Flashers
Leon Postove, Pitching Vet
eran, and Rookie Carl
Gentry Are Signed
Two pitchers hare been signed
this week in an effort to halt the
slump of the North Wilkepboro
Flashers in . the Blue Ridge
league.
Leon Postove, a pitching vet
eran of the North State League,
was signed Tuesday, Tal J. Pear
son, club president, announced,
and the big right hander Joined
the club Wednesday. Postove
was obtained from the Hickory
club, where he had a very cred
itable record. Last year he won
11 and lost 7, and his earned run
average was 3.86.
A new rookie pitcher is Carl
Gentry, rangy right hander who
graduated from Sparta high
school several days ago. In high
school baseball he pitched more
than a dozen games and lOBt on
ly two. He has also pitched In the
Grayson semi-pro league for the
Sparta team. Carl is 19 years ot
age, is 6-1 tall and tips the
scales at 190. He had beep work
ing out with the Flashers earlier
this week and «igned Tuesday.
The sagging pitching staff
during the past two weeks has
been the principal problem of
Manager Tom Daddino, along
with Injuries to key players. Bill i
Weston, a winning rookie pitch
er, was forced to quit because o*.
an ailing back muscle. Shortstop
Bob Winkelspect, the league's
leader in his position, is out be
cause of a spike wound. Catcher
Arnold Davis and Doug Shores,
third sack'er, are not in top form
because of sorel" bruised hands.
Johnny Mercak, catcher, remains
out w)ith a broken leg and ankle
injury. Jack Cooper was out ten
days with an ankle injury. Tom
Black has been out of the lineup
with an attack of tongllitis. The
team has not been at full
strength since opening week o^
the season, t
Baseball Schedule
For Coming Week
Thursday, June 28
Radford at North Wllfeesboro.
Elkin at Mount Airy.
' Wytheville at Gala*.
v Friday, June 24
Wytheville at N. Wilkesboro.
Galax at Elkin.
Mount Airy at Radford.
Saturday, June 25
N. Wilkesboro at Wytheville.
Elkin at Galax.
Radford at Mount Airy.
Sunday, June 26
Elkin at North Wilkedboro.
Mount Airy at Galax.
Radford at Wytheville.
Monday, June 27
North Wilkesboro at Elkin.
Galax at Mount Airy.
Wytheville at Radford.
Tuesday, June 28
Mt. Airy at North Wilkesboro.
Elkin at Radford.
Wytheville at Galax.
Wednesday, June 29
North Wilkesboro at Mt. Airy.
Radford at Elkin.
Wytheville at Galax.
Thursday, June 80
Elkin at North Wilkesboro.
Galax at Radford.
Mt. Airy at Wytheville.
30 Games To Be
Played By Teams
In Jaycee Circuit
Wilkes County baseball league
will officially open the 1949 sea
son Saturday night, June 25,
under auspices of the Wilkes
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
J. C. Williams is directing the
league, which will be composed
of six teams: Millers Creek.
Walsh's Lumber company, Boom
er, Fairplains, Pores Knob and
Moravian Falls.
The league will play a 30
game schedule in Memorial Park
in North Wllkesboro, with games
at eight p. m. on dates when the
park will not be in use by the
Flashers of the Blue Ridge
League.
The season will be divided in
to two halves, with the winner
of the first playing the last half
winner for the county league
championship in early Septem
ber.
Following is the complete
schedule, with the first named
team for each date being desig
nated as the "home team" in the
park:
June 25—Millers Creek versus
Fairplains.
June 27—Walsh Lumber com
pany versus Moravian Falls.
June 29—Pores Knob versus
Boomer.
July 1 — Fairplains versus
Pores Knob.
July 5—Millers Creek versus
Walsh's.
July 8—Moravian Falls versus
Boomer.
July 11—Millers Creek versus
Moravian Falls.
July 12—Fairplains versus
Boomer.
July 15—Walsh's versus Pores
Knob.
July 16—Fair plains versus
Moravian "Palls.
July 18—Millers Creek versus
Pores Knob.
July 2o — Walsh's versus
Boomer.
July 22—Moravian Falls vers
us Pores Knob.
July 25—Fairplains versus
Walsh's.
July 26—Millers Creek versus
Boomer.
July 28—Moravian Falls vers
us Walsh's.
July 2—Fairplains versus Mil
lers Creek.
Aug. 1—Boomer versus Pores
Knob. '
Aug. 4—Pores Knob versus
Fairplains.
Aug. 6—Walsh's versus Mil
lers Creek.
Aug. 8—Boomer versus Mora
vian Falls.
Aug. 9—Moravian Falls versus
Millers Creek.
Aug. 12—Boomer versus Fair
plains.
Aug. 17—Pores Knob versus
Walsh's.
Aug. 19—Moravian Falls vers
us Fairplains.
Aug. 24—Pores Knob versus
Millers Creek.
Aug. 26 — Boomer versus
Walsh's.
Aug. 29—Pores Knob versus
Moravian Falls.
Aug. 31—Walsh's versus Fair
plains.
Sept. 2—Boomer versus Mil
lers 'Creek.
The Department of Conserva
tion and Development's Forestry
Division Is now installing two
way shqrt wave radio in their,
towers and vehicles to speed up
detection and suppression of for-1
est fire*.
Motorcycle Races
At Mt. Airy Sunday
From 80 to 100 riders, enter
ed from every state In the Union
and from Canada, are scheduled
to participate in the motorcycle
races on Mount Airy speedway
Sunday, June 26. Time trials will
begin at one p. m. with the first
race at two o'clock.
The four star race will be
sanctioned by the American Mo
torcycle Association.
An extra, added attraction will
be a parachute jump from 5,000
feet, directly in front of the
grandstand.
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THEATRE
Thursday and Friday, June 23-24^—
Gene Autry and Champion in
"THE STRAWBERRY ROAN"
In Color By Cinecolor
* Also Selected Short Subjects
Saturday, June 25th—
THE EAST SIDE KIDS
"FLYING WILD"
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Sunday, June 2^—
fi
MEET JOHN DOE"
With Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck
ALSO SHORT SUBJECTS
Monday and Tuesday, June 27-28—
"BIG SLEEP"
Humphrey Bogart - Laurin Becall
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