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Sports Parade
By OSCAR FRALEY
Itailed Timi Sport* Writer
NEW YORK «P> — Major league pitchers are throwing
the dancing knuckle ball more than ever this season as
a defense against the strangely live horsehide pellet which
batsmen increasingly threaten mound prestige.
And pitching coach Dutch Leonard of the Chicago
Cubs recommends that any hurler who doesn’t know
how to throw the knuckler should learn — “the sooner;
the better.”
Murry Dickson of the Cardinals, one of the smartest
fUngers in the majors, has regarded the knuckle ball as
an important weapon in his bit armory for a long time
But this season, he is concentrating on the fluettery pill
and using it more than any other pitch.
Russ Meyer of the Cubs, noted previously for his
screwball or reverse curve, has picked up the knuckler
under Leonard’s coaching this season and expects to use
it considerably when he recovers from a siege of tendoni
tis that has kept him on the sidelines.
MANTLE ON MOUNDS
Even Mickey Mantle, the Yankees' slugging center
fielder, has gone ga-ga over the knuckler. He has spent
hours throwing it because of its fascination for him. And
his mates say Mickey’s pitch now is a dilly. Mantle has
asked skipper Casey Stengel to let him start a game on
the mound if and when the Yanks clinch the pennant.
Stengel says, “J&f we do, I’ll let Mickey start one. His
knuckle ball is the best in the American League. ’
Leonard is an expert on the knuckler because he used
to throw one of the best dipsy-dos in the business. His
campaign for its wider use is soft-pedalled only when he
grieves for the catchers who have to handle the unpre
die table pitch*
“It’s tough on the catcher,” he says, “but it’s got to
be used more and, more. It’s not only a difficult pitch to
hit, but it hasn’t got enough speed to add to the batter’s
power. In other words the batter has to supply ail the
power to get distance with it. It deadens the lively balL”
The knuckler, which is tripped by the pitcher’s finger
nails in most cases, is a “sail pitch” that approaches the
pla«e without any spinning of the seams. And it’s thrown
without any great effort or without any wrist snap as
S in the case of a curve, slider or screwball.
AIR CATCHES STITCHING *,
....“You just sort of release the lyril off the fingertips
without a spin,” Leonard explains. ‘And it’s the way the
;rfr catches the stitching that causes it to do such screwy
things. It certainly kept me in the majors a long time aft
er I would have been through otherwise.” ...'.j
... Leonard credits the knuckler for some of the success
of the Pirate pitchers this season. He says ever) man on
the Pirate staff throws the “crazy knuek. ’.|
'... Dickson threw knuckler* about 75 per cent of the
time last week in his three-hit shutout against the Dod
gers. PeeWee Reese was the only player to get a solid
smash at the ball. The Dodgers powerhitters were prac
tically helpless against the tantalizing pitch that fools
even the catchers. .... v.j
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By HAZEL JACKSON
Spring Branch, Missionary Bap*
Ust Church on Dunn. Route One
instead of Route Fh> as some
times misfakened), will hold its
annual revival this coming week,
June 24 through July l, with the
Rev. B, Cone, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church at Durham, begin
ning the services on Sunday bight
at * p, m and continuing on Mon
day — Friday mornings at 11 a.
and every night at g p: m. We’re ex
pecting good attendance for every
service, so come on out, not Jus:
to Join the crowd, but to get some
thing from Rev. Ooone’s message
Hope to see you there
Friends of Mr. Felton. "BUI", Wood
will he happy to know that he
returned home from the Veteran's
Hospital at Durham Thursday of
this week. We*re hoping that he
will get plenty of rest at home even
though he is not confined to hi? j
bed. Maybe this time he is home j
to stay.
Mr Archie Lee, Sr of Dunn, Route
One, is a patient” in the Veteran s
Hospital at Fayetteville.
Nathan Andrew Stewart, better!
known as “Pete”, whose mother I
lives on the Fayetteville Highway,
left June 12 for Lackland Air Force
Base in Texas A ’56 graduate of
Dunn High School, “Pete” is the
son of Mrs. Ernest “Dave” Am- ,
mons and the late Mr. Nathan
Stewart, Sr.
Chief Petty Officer Jimmy Am -
mons, who is stationed at Yoko
hama. Japan, is scheduled to leave
June 27, by plane, for home He is
hoping to arrive home an July S
and visit for « few days with his
parents and brother and sister-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Worth Ammons
and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ammons
who reside on Dunn, Route 4.
Mr. and Mrs. MayJen Norris.
Linda Wood, and George House
returned home Wednesday evening
of this week from a two week’s visit
with Mr and Mrs. Norris's son
Stanley, who is stationed at Fran
cis E. Warren Air Force Base in
Wyoming. They had planned to
visit relatives in California and
return home in six weeks but some
body got homesick ! Anyway they
report a nice trip and they got to
see a lot of interesting sights.
Friends are sorry to learn that
the A. E. Alderman home on Dunn.
Route One near Spring Branch
Church was completely destroyed
by fire Tuesday morning about 2
a. m., (June l9>. At the time of the
fire Mr and Mrs. Jim Jackson and
family (four girls) were living In
the downstairs part of the house.
Both the house and the contents
were a complete loss. The Jacksons
had been living there ever since the
first of June. Miss Grace Alderman
transferred from Erwin to Clinton
during the month of May and was
in Clinton, at the time of the
fire. Miss Alderman and the Jack
son family have our deepest sym
pathy .
Some of the ladies of the Women s
Missionary Society of Spring Branch
Church met at the parsonage Tues
day of this week to make draperies
for the parsonage The society had
previously raised funds and pur
chased material for that purpose.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Beasley, of Rt
1, Dunn, arc the proud parents of
a little b*by girl who arrived Wed
nesday Their two sons are thrilled
: over the new baby,, especially since
! it's a girt! Mrs. Beasley is the for
mer Geraldine Raynor.
! Also Mr. and Mrs. Donnis Norris
of Rt. 4, Dunn, announce the birtt
of a daughter on Wednesday. Mrs
Norris is the former Susan Tart.
ukf Helen Henley of Richmond
GREETINGS * GIFU
•tv brought Is jroi Iran
Friendly Nei^hbort
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WELCOME WAGON
Mrs. EL J. Denny
DUNN, N. C.
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Virginia and Mrs. Mac C. Satter
whiie of Oxford. NT. c. are spending
fhit week with Mia. Satterwhite's
mother. Mrs. Vioia Strickland on
Dunn. Route One. Mrs. Strickland
has been sic* but is improving now.
Mi* Johnson Honored at
Bridal Shower
Miss Ernestine Johnson of Dunn.
Route One. bride-elect of July I,
was honored at a miscellaneous
shower Saturday evening. June 16.
at 8 p. m. at the home of her mo
ther. Mrs. Ernest Johnson, Mrs.
Willie Tew and Mrs. Ernest John
son were co-hostesses for the so
cial courtesy.
Miss Johnson, who will wed Mi
Mac Collier of near Steadman
was presented a lovely corsage of
pink giadiola,
A number of games were played
during the^ evening after which the
honoree opened an array of lovely
and useful srfts. Later, guesits were
served refreshments consisting of
iced drinks, potato chips, chicken
salad sandwiches, cookies and mints,
pproximately 35 guests attended.
Martial
(Cootinned From Pifr One)
jth* eommerctalixaUon of the mar
riage vow."
LEFT AFTER < WEEKS
Dolly. tfftbee first marriage to a
i naval lieutenant ended In divorce,
married the heir to the As tor mil
ions Aug. 6. 1954. and left him
Sept 21 when their honeymoon
ship docked in New York.
She filed suit for separate sup
port Nov. 22. changing she left As
tor because of "something so inti
in Me she did not wish It pub
| lished/’ She also contended he
threatened to kill her.
The thrice-married Astov, 42, who
admitted he is worth nearly five
million dollars, filed cross suit
for annulment or divorce, abiim
jing his "qu«kie” Mexican divorce
| f.om Gertrude Gretsch was in
' valid.
Judge Giblln upheld the Mexi
can divorce, and refused Aster an
annulment or divorce from DoUy
jon the grounds the separation was
i Aster's fault But the jurist brand
I ed Dolly Astor a "scheming, con
[ niving and lying girl motivated by
a greed for money ” He said teati
; mony taken in a closed session was
| the "filthiest I have ever heard."
Steel characterised Dolly as a
shy. virtuous girt who loved Astor
with alt her heart when she mar
r!e«l him, and pictured A*tor as
“an admitted rouge given to drun- j
ken furies and obscenities."
But Parker claimed As tor was
tricked into marriage by an “ex
perienced adventuress" whose fa
ther, a Miami insurance executive,
helped with the conquest and even
went along on the first lap of the
honeymoon.
Lessons
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lessons. If not, there will be a con
tinuance.
Junior and senior life - saving
classes will be given this summer,
but no definite date has been as
signed for starting. Maurice George,
pool director, recommends that
those interested drop in at the
swimming pool now and teave their
name
Mrs. Armstrong, director of the
swimming - lessons program, is
a top local golfer, and a prominent
worker with the Girl Scouts and the
Red Cross.
Lifeguards Ray Taylor, Billy Joy
ner and Dave Coxe will assist her
in giving the lessons.
Pool Director Maurice George
also announced this morning that
starting next week, thfpooi wul be
open three evenings a week, bar
ring bad weather, so adults will
have more opportunity to swim.
At present the hoprs are ten to
twelve to the morning, and two to
six in the afternoons. On Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays—starting
next week—that schedule will be
amended The pool will close at
five - thirty to. give the staff ade
quate time for an evening layoff,
then will reopen at seven and re
main open untlt 8:30 or nine, de
pending on the crowd and the wea
ther.
George said the pool will not stay
open on Tuesday and Thursday
nights because- play In the Men's
Softball League distracts a siz
able portion of the potential crowd.
(Continued From P*|« One)
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