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THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT SPORTS Dwight Nichols, Sports Editor — -».r ■ FLASHERS HONCH BUS DRIVER FOR SlVMG THEIR LIVES BY HEROIC DRIVING ON ROAD 18 Members of the North Wilkes boro Flashers baseball club hare been a thankful group of young men since 1:30 a. m., Tuesday. It was at that hour that Joe Caudill, Wilkes Transportation Company driver, who drives the bus which carries the club on the road to other cities in the league, brought the bus loaded with players down the Blue Ridge mountain grade on highway 18 without the aid of brakes or the motor to retard the speed. Returning from Wytheville the brakes failed on the bus about halfway down the mountain above McQrady. The bus also jumped out of gear and the starter jam med, making it impossible for the driver to get the bus back into gear and slow it up. With two and one-half miles of steep grade to go, the bus swerv ed around the first curve with a scream from tires and increased rapidly in speed. These sharp curves were taken and the less dangerous curves were not brea thers as speed went up and the bus gained momentum. Bat boys and some of the play ers wanted to jump from the speeding bus, which the driver and others said attained a speed Of over 100 miles per hour before it slowed on comparatively level road below McGrady. But the dri ver and some of the players ad vised against jumping and actually held others in the bus. With the possible exception of the driver, who skillfully handled the bus all the way, none believed that the bus could make it- without crashing. Many got on the floor to lower weight center in the ve hicle's body. Tires squalled and left dark marks on every curve. The bus started its fast ride midway between McGrady and top of the Blue Ridge. In that five «iles the highway climbs over 2,000 feet in elevation from Me Orady to Mulberry Gap, which has elevation of about 3,500 feet above sea level. The bus finally rolled to a stop about two miles below McGrady and driver and players got out to walk around and collect their shattered nerves. Tires were still smoking from heat caused by fric iton as the vehicle with skillful maneuvering held to the pave ment in the wild ride. •, Players who didn't get much sleep because of fresh memories of the ordeal gathered in groups Tuesday and discussed their nar row escape. They decided to show by some token their appreciation of Caudill'8 driving and bringing them out of a dangerous emer gency. The players purchased for Cau dill a handsome wrist watch, which was presented to him in Memorial Park preceding the game with Wytheville Tuesday night. Presentation on behalf ->f the team was made at home plate by Bob Wright. Baseball Schedule For Coming Week Thursday, July 27 Ml. Airy at N. Wilkesboro. Elkin at Radford. Wytheville at Galax. Friday, July 28 North Wilkesboro at Galax. Mt. Airy at Radford. Wytheville at Slkln. Saturday, July 29 North Wilkesboro at Galax. Wytheville at Elkin. Radford at Mt. Airy. Sunday, My 90 North Wilkesbo:*o at Radford. Elkin at Galax. Mt. Airy at Wytheville. Monday, July 8$ Radford at North Wilkesboro. Galax at Elkin. Wytheville at M*. Airy. Tuesday, August j Wytheville at Nj Wilkesboro. Mt. Airy at Elk|n. Radford at Galax. Wednesday, August 2 North Wilkesboro at Asheville. Elkin at Mt. Airy. Galax at Radford. Thursday, August 8 North Wilkesboro at Mt. Airy. Elkin at Radford. Galax at Wytheville. Asheville Blues, Lenoir j vidians. To Play Saturday The Ashevilld Blues and the Le noir Indians, tyro of the best col ored teams in (the state, will play a baseball game in Memorial Park here Saturday; night, eight o'clock. A most exciting game is anti cipated and $ large attendance of baseball fans is expected for the game. / ■tUMtMinmilWI Pan American Animal Exhibit Ta Show hare Texas Dell, one of the world's largest horses, stand ing 20 1-2 hands high, weighs more than a ton. Texas Dell conies from the great Larson ranch in Texas and has been exhibited in 28 states. This great horse is one of many featured animals in the Pan American Animal exhibit to be shown Monday and Tuesday, July 31 and August 1, on the corner of Main and Fifth streets. Marketing specialists of the North Carolina Experiment Station say poor handling of early Irish potatoes leads to heavy down grading on the market and can cause the potatoes to spoil. The number of (arm units in the United States has decreased by nearly one million since 1935. At the same time, the size of the average farm unit has increased considerably. -r _ " . ^ - - - * FLASHERS BEAT WYTHEVILLE 1 6-4 HERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT North Wilkesboro Flashers jumped into an early lead here Tuesday night and stayed off Wytheville 'rallies in a rugged game to win 8 to 4. Bill Hamlin pitched rejQr effec tively on the mound and struck out ten Statesmen. Too many errors had drawn the game out and i>e was forced to bear down and get out the side in several innings wltn men on bases. Both teams left 11 on base as fielding was ragged on both sides. However, the close contest af forded plenty of thrills and fans throughly enjoyed the victory by the local team. On Monday night North Wilkesboro lost a close one to Wytheville 7 to 6 at Wytheville when the Statesmen scored in the bottom of the ninth. ^ Here Tuesday night Wytheville went ahead in the first with a run on two errors and North Wilkes boro came back with two runs on no hits. Two more were added in the second on a single, error, triple and infield -out. A double steal in the fourth accounted for the fifth and winning run. Pogle man's double and Davis' single in the seventh added a run for in surance. Wytheville earned a run in the fourth on buffey's double and Osi nski's single but Hamlin struck out McAlister to end the threat. Hamlin was relieved in the ninth with two out 'and Thompson re tired the side after hitting one batter. Hitting of Davis, Morant and Thornburg featured the North Wilkesboro attack. Ed Morton, i who returned after being out wtlfr injury, played sensationally at sec ond base, but Ralph Littman, Brooklyn yoath who recently join ed the club, had a rough night on third with four errors. Cecil Fogleman, who returned to the team following an ankle injury, hit the ball hard and is calculated to add speed and strength to the team. : o—_—: Elkin's Grandstand Is Partially Burned Blkin, July 26 — An early af ternoon fire of undetermined ori 'ln yesterday destroyed half of the grandstands, press box and con cession stand at the City Memor ial Park here. Club officials estimated that around $5,000 damage resulted from the fire which was finally ex tinguished by the Elkin fire de partment. This damage was cover ed by Insurance. Members of the fire department thought the fire might have ori ginated from a popcorn machine in the concession stand. The amplifier system and score board switches were also destroy ed when the fire swept through the press box. ATHLETES FOOT GERM A MAZING RESULTS IN ONE HOUR. By using T-4-L, a Strong, penetrating fungicide, you reach imbedded germs to kill On Con tact. Feel this quick-drying liquid take hold Instantly. Yon must be pleased or your 40c back at any druggist. Today at Brame's Drug Store. NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS: All accounts due the Mark Down Furniture Company for purchases made be fore July 10, 1950, will be payable at the Hayes Supply Company on Forester Ave nue in North Wilkesboro. All guarantees on Norge appliances will be taken care of bt Hayes Supply Company at said location. We will be glad to supply your needs and service on NORGE appliances at the Hayes Supply Company. HAYES SUPPLY AND APPLIANCE CO HAYES SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING Forester Avenue Phone 299 North Wilkesboro, N. C.
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