► Shelby Champions To Get Three Days At World Series
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By JAMES GREENE
Shelby has become a mighty important city in junior
baseball—in fact the No 1 city in the United States in that
American Legion sponsored sport.
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Charlotte last Saturday night can
attest to the fact that baseball,
and especially good baseball, is
America’s favorite sport. The way
those fans flocked out there, some
of them undergoing inconvenien
ces and discomforts Just to see a
game, testifies to their love ot
good baseball. And who can say
that every pitched ball in that
game did not hold with it almost
any possible development that
might take place in a game? As
the very last pitch was over and
Harvey Bowen had securely snug
gled the catch In his glove for
the final put-out, folks just seem
ed to take a big sigh of relief
which broke into one of the big
gest yells possibly ever heard at
any ball game. The Shelby jun
iors had just won the ‘‘little world
series.” That was something
pretty big for any group of 15
fellows and two coaches.
ABOUT THE COACHES
You who saw the game noticed
in the ceremony following the
game, no recognition was made
oi the coaches who led the par
ticipating teams to the final play
oifs. It seems that would have
been a fine time to have recogniz
ed the coaches. B. E. tPopi Sim
mons and Lloyd Little, who had
done the job of coaching the
Shelby team to the national
Championship. The boys were the
players and the winners in their
own right, but who can say how
far the instruction and strategy
of the, coaches and their encour
aging pep talks went in leading
the team to its victory? A good
team usually has a good coach,
and vice versa. It depends a lot
on the coaches, so here's a good
word for them!
FOOTBALL
Now that Junior baseball for
this season Is over, attention will
gradually begin to shift to foot
ball. The Shelby high school
Lions have already been going
through workouts for a week now
Yesterday afternoon, the squad
saw new strength as several vet
erans and new men who had been
playing on the baseball team once
again returned to practice. As
sistant Coach Lloyd Little was out
Ploeo Your Order Now.
For Early Dolivory
On A NEW
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Wm. PAUL BRIDGES
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SHELBY. N.C.
j on the field for the first time this
I year, having also been away with
the Junior team.
Coach Morris was putting the
boys through some practice plays
yesterday, and if numbers mean
anything, 64 boys who reported
for practice yesterday ought to
I augur well* for a strong squad this
1 season.
FOOTBALL OR WORLD SERIES?
Smith Barrier in the Greens
boro Daily News said that Allan
| Washburn and Jack Bridges had
a premature worry at Charlotte
last week during the play-off. It
was the question of going to the
world series if Shelby won the
championship and free trip, as it
did, or staying at home and play
ing loot ball. "But what if this
trip comes on a week-end when
we have a football game?" Wash
bum asked. "Gosh, should I go
to see a real world series game
or stay home and play in that
football game?”
1 "Not me,” chimed in Jack Bridg
es. "As much as I'd like to make
i that trip, I'd just have to stay
there and play football.”
Tim Murchison, scout, gave
this reply. "Well,, boys, that all
depends on what you want to
play. If you like baseball better,
go to the world series. But if you
like football, then stay right there
and play that ball game."
The same question popped to
Bob Jamieson, dyed-in-the-wool
football man. brought this reply.
"Take that trip to the world se
ries by all means.”
SHEBY Hi LIONS
PRACTICE PLAYS
Head Football Coarh Casey Mor
ris put his Shelby High school
Lions through practice play* yes
terday afternoon as Assistant
Coach Lloyd Little rejoined him
in coaching and several old and
new men returned to the squad.
Assistant Coach Little and sev
eral veteran* of the squad last
year have been away with the
Shelby American Legion Junior
baseball team in_ its final play for
the national cFampionship at
Charlotte last week.
Old men who returned to the
squad yesterday were Allan Wash
bum and Don Cheek of the back
field. Boots Kent, Harry McKee
and Jack Bridges of the line. Loy
Paige, John Weaver and Bill Meg
ginaon were newcomers who re
ported for practice. Gene Clark,
letterman of last season who was
not# out for practice last week, re
ported yesterday. About 64 boys
were out for practice yesterday af
ternoon.
The squad Is rapidly getting in
shape for the opening game with
Hickory on the night of Septem
ber 21. Some of the men are still
short of equipment, but Coach
Morris expects to distribute soma
of the missing pieces today.
Fans in tulle, velvet, chiffon,
lace and ostrich feathers are stag
ing a comeback.
BACK TO CAROLINA—Here is a
i new picture of Carl Snavely, who
coached football at the University
of North Carolina in 1934-35, went
toj Cornell for nine years, and now
rfturns to Carolina as head of foot
ball coach. He will be on hand for
the opening of fall drills Sept. 3.—
(AP Wirephoto)
GRlDTEAMS
SETTLE DOWN
TO BUSINESS
RICHMOND, Va„ Sept. 4. —OT5)—
Southern conference football squads
are getting dow-n to business in this
first week of September. The few
which observed Labor Day as a day
of rest will start polishing up their
T formations and passing combina
tions today.
William and Mary’s Indians, in
their second week of practice, had
45 candidates on the field yesterday
and Coacn Rube McCrary said he
hoped to begin scrimmage by mid
week.
Clemson's 60-man squad went in ,
for an intensive drill under Coach
Frank Howard.
Wake Forest, readying for one of
the toughest schedules in years, in->
dulged in tackling, signal drills and
stiff scrimmage plays as Coach D.
C. ’'Peahead” Walker put his squad'
through practice.
AT C AROLINA
Coach Carl Snavely found 40 as-"
pirants awaiting him on the Univer
sity of North Carolina field at Cha
pel Hill in his first drill there since
he left to go to Cornell in 1943.
North Carolina State's squad, al
ready trimmed to 35 men by Head
Coach Beattie Feathers, finished a
four-day holiday and will resume
activities today.
The devils took a holiday at Duke
yesterday, but Coach Eddie Camer
on said he would settle down to get
fall drills into full swing today.
Duke encounters Navy on October
6.
Forest E. Lindsay
Killed In Action
LINCOLNTON — Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie R. Lindsay, of Vale, have
been notified that their son, For
est E. Lindsay, was killed in ac
tion while a prisoner of the Japs
December 14, 1944. He was taken
a prisoner in May, 1942, with the
fall of the Philippines.
No details have yet been learn
ed.
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Yanks Meet Detroit
For 7-Game Series
By JACK HAND
Associated Press Sports Writer
Opportunity is thundering on the Yankees’ front door
today as Detroit drags its two-game lead into the Bronx
for a seven-tilt set with Joe McCarthy’s revived contenders.
stone, Labor Day, now a matter
of record, the Tigers face the dis
couraging prospect of carrying
their pennant drive into some
body else's back yard. Be it New
York, Washington, St. Louts, Cleve
land or some other enemy park,
the Bengals’ schedule calls for 28
more games and only four at
home.
While Detroit tour* the coun
try, New York will be playing
26 of it* remaining 29 con
tests in the friendly stadium
where they have been able to
look the part of a contending
club. And Washington plays
19 of its 24 tilts at Griffith
stadium. Both St. Louis and
Cleveland must play a major
portion of their final games in
the east during the next two
weeks.
The Yanks are still fourth be
hind Washington and St. Louis.
The Tigers picked up a full
length yesterday by squeezing past
Chicago twice by an identical 6-5
score.
Largest crowd of the year at
Briggs stadium, 53,953. paced >.he
holiday major league total of 265,
336 paying customers.
Washington lost ground in its
two-month chase of the leaders,
by dropping the second of a holi
day double to Boston, 8-4, under
the spell of Vic Johnson after
knocking out Dave (Boo) Ferriss
in an 11-5 opening romp.
YANKEES WIN TWO
Charley Keller, Nick Etten and
George Stirnweiss unloaded a
barrage of extra base hits on Phi
ladelphia as the Yanks swept two,
4-1 and 7-6 in 11 innings.
St. Louis whipped Cleveland
twice, 6-3 and 5-4 in 10 frames
to further complicate the
Tribe’s difficult uphill strug
gle. Heading east for 19 games
they trail by seven. The
Brownies are only 3 1-2 lengths
back of Detroit.
Chicago beat the Cincinnati
Reds, for the 19th time in 20
starts, 7-2 and 7-1 before 43,161.
Pittsburgh dropped St. Louis
four full games behind the leading
Cubs by handing the Cardinals a
double dose of disappointment, 6-5
and 6-2. Both Ted Wilks and Blix
Donnelly failed to last two in
nings as the Bucos unloaded a
total of five round trippers.
The New York Giants hit the
million mark in home attendance
for the first time (1.008,750 paid)
when they knocked off the Phil
lies, 3-2 and 9-0, on a pair of
neat pitching jobs by Harry Feld
man and Sal Maglie.
Kings Mountain Horse
Show Successful Event
A successful horse show sponsored by the Kings Moun
tain Lions club drew horses from a wide area and more than
a thousand spectators Monday when Major Peavine King,
owned by Evelyn Gettys of Clover, S. C., took the grand
championship, with Tommy’s Only Boy, owned by Ful-Del
Farms and ridden hv H. Tnm Fulton reserve rtiomnion
Several Shelby horses were en
tered and took honors, Miss Fran
ces Thompson, riding Shades of
Night, taking first honors in la
dies’ horsemanship, second in the
model class, and fourth in the
open five-gaited class while riding
Helen Monroe, owned by Lakehurst
Stables.
W. O. Arey's Night Life took
second place in the gentleman's
horsemanship competition and with
Miss Virginia Washburn riding
took third in the open three-gait
ed class. E. F. McKinney's Red
Kalorama, ridden by Miss Mar
garet Easom, took third.
George W. Wray’s Spotted Al
len took three ribbons, placing
second in the walking class, in
the open walking class and in the
five-gaited class.
Leaders Shape
Bill To Cut
Draft Calls
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4— {JP\ —
Legislation aimed at cutting draft
calls took shape rapidly in con
gress today.
Leaders hope to have It readv
for house consideration this week.
This development followed close
ly a war department announce
ment reducing immediately from 85
to 80 the number of points need
ed for discharge of army person
nel and advancing the date for
computing point scores. The army
also cut from 38 to 35 the dis
charge age for enlisted men with
two years of service.
The new draft legislation would
provide added inducements for
service in the armed forces. Its
objective is to increase the number
of volunteers enough to permit
selective service inductions to be
trimmed.
MUST CONTINUE
Most congressmen agree, how
ever, that the draft will have to
be continued for several months
to insure adequate military man
power.
The inducement program has
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Barbara Stanwyck
Dennis Morgan
Syd ey Greenstreet
been endorsed by the army, navy
and a house military subcommittee.
Legal experts are rushing work to
get it in legislative language.
It Includes such provisions
as (1) continuation of the 30
per rent pay bonus for over
seas duty; (2) extension of all
G.I. bill of rights benefits to
those reenlisting; (8) transpor
tation home and 90-day fur
loughs for men who will re
enlist; (4) revised re-enlistment
bonuses; (5) choice between a
quarters allowance and a de
pendency allowance; and (6)
immediate mustering out pay
ments for re-enllstees.
Chairman May (D-Ky) said the
full house military committee will
meet Tuesday to consider the mat
ter.
May said In a radio broadcast
last night he favored continuation
of the draft “for the present” in
order to provide replacements for
men with long combat experi
ence.
Morrison Pays Top
Price For Jersey Cow
NEWBERRY, S. C„ Sept. 4—OP
—United States Senator Cameror
Morrison of Charlotte, N. C.
paid the top price—$1,000—for a
cow at the annual sale of th«
South Carolina Jersey Cattle clut
here yesterday. Forty-seven Jer
seys sold brought a total of $16,
000.
Horse Show Set
For October 3
Members of the newly organiz
ed Shelby saddle horse association
in a meeting last night named per
manent officers for the club and
voted to sponsor a horse show at
Dedmon’s livestock yard on Octo
ber 3. Mrs. Ben Hendrick was
named business manager of the
forthcoming show, in which $1,000
in cash prizes will be given.
Officers elected in last night’s
meeting are: president, J. D. Camp
bell; secretary, W. D. Lackey;
treasurer, Mrs. W. P. Gheen. It
was announced that the member
ship quota of 50 members was
more than two-thirds filled.
Sportsmen Plan To
Organize In County,
Meeting Wednesday
Hunters and fishermen of Shel
by and Cleveland county will meet
at 7 p.m. Wednesday for the nur
pose of organizing their own coun
try-wide club it was announced
today by Spurgeon Hewitt who
earlier was designated temporary
chairman of the group pending
formal organization.
With 66 of the counties siml
rarly organized to promote game
and fish conservation Mr. Hewitt
said Cleveland sportsmen feel It
desirable to effect an organization
in this county to support purposes
of the statewide group.
The
Scoreboard
CLUB STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. I* Pet
Chicago . .. 79 47 .627
St. Louis... 76 52 .594
Brooklyn . . 71 55 .563
New York.^_ 71 58 .550
Pittsburgh..._ 71 62 .534
Boston . 57 72 .442
Cincinnati . .. 49 77 .389
Philadelphia. 39 90 .302
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit . ....
Washington .
St. Louis . .
New York .
Cleveland _ .
Chicago . ...
Boston . ....
Philadelphia
W. L. Pet.
72 54 .571
72 58 .554
69 58 .543
67 58 .538
64 60 .516
62 65 .488
61 69 .488
40 85 320
GAME RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 4-7, Philadelphia 1-6.
St. Louis 6-5, Cleveland 3-4.
Detroit 6-6, Chj^go 5-5.
Washington 11-4, Boston 5-8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3-9, Philadelphia 2-0.
Brooklyn 4-4, Boston 0-3.
Chicago 7-7, Cincinnati 2-1.
Pittsburgh 6-6, St. Louis 5-2.
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TODAY’S GAMES
By the Associated Press
(Eastern War Time)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at New York, 2:30 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.
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TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at New York (2).
Cleveland at Boston (2).
Chicago at Philadelphia (2-twi
night)
St. Louis at Washington (2-tvtl
night).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Chicago (2),
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
Boston at St. Louis (night)
twi-night).
Philadelphia at Cincinnati (2
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Sh-h-h! It’s still a secret to be revealed officially at
tonight’s barbecue honoring Shelby’s .national championship
Junior Legion baseball club, but the local American Legion’*
athletic committee in specia' session Monday worked out sev
eral things designed to show appreciation to the lads who
brought home the coveted crown.
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plated its deliberations, Tost Ath
letic Office James R. LeGette, past
Commander Max Dixon and Com
mander Willis McMurry revealed
these things to accrue to the
champions:
A third day at the World's
Series to supplement the two
provided by the national Amer
ican Legion, thus completing
the first period of play in the
revised schedule of play.
Watches for each member of
the club.
A swell .jumper jacket the
boys like so well, complete with
lettering and insignia.
And a scholarship fund to
help along two or povslbly
more deserving boys on the
club who want to get a col
lege education and need finan
cial assistance to do so.
Previously, at the formal
presentation of trophies Sat
urday nigfht, the Ford Motor
company had given each boy
a check for $.17.50 price of a
war bond, to he used for edu
cational purposes.
FISH FRY TONIGHT
As stated, these things are to
be revealed tonight at Ollie Moore’s
place when fans Join with the
Chamber of Commerce at 7 p.m.
in honoring the club that has
brought Shelby immense publicity
and fame.
On Friday night, the legion will
hold its September meeting, de
ferred from last night when sche
duled, in the form of a tribute
to the team it sponsored success
fully through a brilliant season.
Last night the lads were hon
ored by Shelby's Junior Chamber
of Commerce, but studies at school
which opened yesterday took them
away early — or something did.
Couid be. of course, they had ar
rangements to make since they
learned that each member of the
team is asked to invite his best
girl also to be a guest at tonight’s
barbecue and fish fry when the
secrets are to be let out.
BOXING CARD TO
BE AT ARMORY
i Boxing comes back to Shelby
Friday night, September T, when
a fistic attraction will be staged In
the Shelby armory at 8:80, fea
turing Marvin Hutchins m. Sob
Franklin in a 10-round slugfest
and Buddy Best vs. Wade Allison
for 8 rounds, as card leaders, and
three other bouts to bring a total
of 32 rounds for the evening.
Buddy B^st and Marvin (Bicy
cle) Hutchins were seen in action
here on the night of August 85
when Best, the "glamour boy**
from Wilmington, won an eight
round decision over Kid Rosa, and
Hutchins kayoed Farmer Bums
in the second round of a sched
uled 8-round encounter. Hutchins,
who formerly worked with the El
lis bicycle shop here, in three re
cent bouts has been victorious
over Bums, in Shelby, Joe Byrd,
kayoed in the first round in a
Gastonia bout and also Jess
Helms, who went down for the
count in the second round.
Promoter for the event Is
"Banjo Eddy.” Referee will be
Glenn Penland. Tickets, general
admission ?5c. ringside, $1.38, are
on sale at the Shelby cafe and
Cleveland Drug Co. There wfll
be a section for colored specta
tors. ,
Jap Naval Official
Commits Hara Kiri
RAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4—W)
—Th Domei agency in a Japanese
leneuage broadcast recorded today
by the FCC, said that Vice Adm.
Matsuo Morizuml, Osaka naval de
fense district superintendent of
shipbuilding and ordnance, com
mitted hara kiri Sunday night.
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