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p$rt r* PAGE 3 Edited By John I. Anderson ■<ii Rambling With The Sports Editor >—.—..—■— ■■ ■ ■■■■■. ■ .. —..—..—..-A HIGHLY HONORED . . . Rarely does an athlete break into the editorial columns of a newspaper. But Gil Coan did and we are re printing the editorial which appeared in the Washington Times Herald last week. Cheers for Gil Coan Washington baseball fans had something to brag about yester morning as the latest batting averages showed Gil Coan of the Senators leading the American league with .336. At this writing, he leads Ted Williams, whose baseball ability commands a $100,000 salary with the Boston Red Sox, by one point. That Coan is up there where he is today is a tribute to his own courage and to the patience of Clark Griffith, venerable owner of the Senators. Altho Coan hit a brilliant .373 with Chattanooga in the Southern association in 1045 and was voted the most valuable player in the minor leagues, he was a dismal failure with the Senators in his rookie year, 1946, batting a feeble .209. For the next few years, he alternated between the majors and the minors, between Washington and Chattanooga. At Chattanooga, he was brilliant, but when he put on a Washington uniform, he seemed to lose his natural skill for the game. But Clark Griffith refused to give up on the boy. He turned down a $45,000 offer for the fleet young outfielder from the Cleve land Indians. Coan reached the depths of despair in 1949 and he was ready to quit baseball after hitting only .218. It appeared that Coan’s baseball career might be ended early in the season last year when he fractured his skull sliding into sec mid base. Y’et that injury marked the turning point in his fortunes. He returned to the line-up after a six weeks’ absence and then he began to click. He ended the 1950 season with a .303 average, the only Washington player to bat over .300. To show his confidence in Coan, Clark Griffith gave him a $3,000 raise. Congratulations, Gil. Your story is one we’re glad to tell—something pleasant for a change. • • • • ECU STANS TO PLAY . . . Five of the Ecusta WNC Industrial league baseball team members will \* ay in the 1951 All-Star clash at McCormick field in Asheville on Sunday. They are Fritz Merrell, the playing-manager, Ronald Rogers, Dave Robinson, Troy Drake and Carl Chastain. The cream of the players of each of the teams, Beacon, Enka, Clearwater and Ecusta. has been picked to play against the league leading Berkeley club. Beacon Manager Pepper Martin will pilot the star-studded “All-Star” team, and tickets are available here at Ecus ta’s athletic office. LET US DO YOUR JOB PRINTING Phone No. 7 The Transylvania Times Hear Sports without Static! 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In clinching their fourth win, the Panthers are now within one game of becoming the first cham pions of the 1951 Elk’s “Little League.” It was Doyle Enloe on the mound for the winners, and it was Doyle Enloe who led his team mates at the plate. He had a per fect day. His two triples and a double featured the nine-hit at tack. Weldon English, a newcomer to the Panthers, also did his share of the stickwork with three for four. E. Keener, of the Wildcats, gar nered three of his team’s six hits. Providing the Panthers can take East Main into camp on Saturday, the league championship will firm ly rest in the grip of Pisgah For est. In one of the most interesting games of the year, the Maple street “Warriors” edged past East Main in a two extra-inning affair by the score of 2 to 1. The vic tory A anted the Warriors in sec ond place, only one game behind Pisgah Forest. “Pinky” Gravely tied the league lecord of 21 strikeouts in a regu lation game, however it took nine innings to accomplish the feat. A toial of 21 strikeouts was former ly recorded by “Lefty” Howard, of the Pisgah Forest nine. Leading hitters for the winners were P. Gravely and E. Gannett. A win Saturday for Maple street and a loss for Pisgah Forest will throw these two teams into a deadlock for first place. Saturday morning will tell the tale. Saturday’s Schedule 10:00 o’clock—Maple Street vs. Gallamore Hill; 11:30 o’clock, Pis gah Forest vs. East Main. INTEREST MOUNTS IN SOFTBALL HERE Group Now Playing On Col lege Diamond. Plan All-Star Game By J. ALDERMAN It seems that Transylvania’s Softball league got off to a bad start this year, primarily for lack of a sponsor. Heretofore, it seems th$ sponsors had lost a consider amount of money by sponsor ing these games. On the other hand, in backing the last Transyl vania county league, they also stimulated considerable amount of interest among the players on the various teams. Too, a good many business men enjoyed recreation « nd relaxation that these games brought to the county. It seems a shame that the returning col lege boys who were active in the league last year and previous years are missing the good na tured rivalry that existed among the teams in the league. Although were were much cramped for uni forms and equipment, we had nice crowds turn out and support their favorite teams. This year quite a number of the players have gotten together to see if they can organize several teams, and through determination to play ball have already organ ized two teams. Although they still do not have a sponsor, they would like to have enough players turn out, who are interested in play ing softball, so that at least two more teams can be organized. I: is rather late in the season to start a softball league in the coun ty, but the object is to pick one crack” all-star team to represent Transylvania county in the state tournament held in Canton each year during the first two weeks ;n August. In this tournament, there are teams from all parts of the state and teams with players who are other than amateurs. Of the two teams that represented Transylvania last year in this tournament, neither brought back Square Dance Team To Enter Asheville Folk Festival Aug. 2 Burder W. Teague, junior ac tivities chairman of the American Legion, announces that the Junior Legion square dance team will dance next Thursday night, Au gust 2, in the Asheville Mountain Folk Festival. The young people will give an exhibition and it is possible that they will be eligible to enter the junior competition. Mr. Teague states that they re ceived a great deal of local sup port last Friday night in Canton, and he hopes that many Brevard people will turn out to applaud them in the folk festival. Most girls hitch their wagon to a man who works like a horse. I TARHEEL WILDLIFE SKETCHES A TARHEEL WILDLIFE QUIZ I AM THE ONLY ONE OF MY KIND THAT HAS CURLED TAIL FEATHERS BY THESE YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM* A 4 r CAN PULL WORMS FROM D££PMUO WITH MY LONG BILL- NOTE HOW / CAN CONTROL ^ THC TIP i") my front foot IS MUCH LARGER THAN MY HI NO FOOT I AM THC ONLY TARHEEL ANIMAL THAT CAN HANO BY ITS TAIL \ MY LONG BARBED STICKY TONGUE PULLS ANTS BY THE THOUSANDS OUT OF THEIR HILLS THIS IS ONE OF MY HI NO FEET-NOTICE HOW ONE NAIL IS FORMED INTO A COMB FOR MY FUR MY FLATTENED tail serves as A RUDDER WHEN I AM SHIMMING - U/tn Donat top honors, but they were more than fairly commended for their good sportsmanship as well as their playing ability. From the two teams that have already been organized and any future players who turn out, there will be an 18-man team sent to Canton to retain our bid in the rtate tournament. A few of the men who are interested in getting this league organized are: Burder Teague, H. McNeely, T. Morris, B. Morris, Spahn, C. Buckner, B. Case, Bud Case, J. Jones, K. Byrd, Tinsley, K. Shipman, C. Shipman, C. Alexander, V. Fisher, J. Mc Call, J. Wilde, D. Edens, R. Gai ther, C. Compton and others. Any softball players who are in terested in helping get this league organized, contact any of these men—or just come out. Through the goodness of Rev. Ehlhardt, we now have access to the college field and with pros pects of having a few night games on the lighted high school field. BRASHER WINS “BLIND BOGEY” Patsv Maley Gets Prize For Drive On No. 6. Fraser Also Winner The first “blind bogey” golf tourney of the season at the Bre vard country club was highly suc cessful last week end with some 30 golfers participating in the event. With a score of 77, Don Brash er won the top prize, which con sisted of a number of golf balls. Mr. Brasher is an accountant with the duPont company. Miss Patsy Maley, granddaugh ter of Manager E. E. Fraser of the club, won the prize for the tee shot nearest the hole on No. 6. Budgie Fraser won the prize for Ecusta Continues To Win In _WNC Industrial League Rao| CARDINALS LEAD IN ECUSTA RACE Win Over Indians On Mon day Afternoon. Stand ing Is Given The Cardinals defeated the In dians by the score of 7 to 4 Mon day afternoon in the Ecusta Inter departmental baseball race and are on top of the standings with six wins and two losses. The Indians are in second place with a record of four and four, and the Yanks have three wins and four losses. The Tigers are on the bottom with two and five. in the victory of the Cards on Monday, Paul Jackson had three for four for the winners, and Troy Drake hit a homer with two men on. "Hubert Bryson led the losers with three for three. the longest drive on the fifth hole, it is announced by Dave Sherrij 1, who was in charge of ar rangements. Since there was so much inter est in the event, another “blind bogey” tourney is planned for the near future, Mr. Sherrill states. When you think of prescrip tions. think of VARNER’S—adi Defeat League Leading B keley Team. Will Play Away From Home E c u s t a ’ s “improving right along” WNC Industrial league baseball team will take to the road during the next few days and will continue to try to up set the league leaders. Last Saturday Ecusta knocked Berkeley off by the score of 4-1, with Ronald Rogers tripling in the third to put Ecusta in the iead. Grover Suttles pitched an other steady game, and set the league leaders down with six hits. On Saturday Ecusta travels to Enka, and next Tuesday the lo cals meet Clearwater there. 1 “It was that silly habit of hers that caused all the embarrass ment,” Mrs. Thinwhistle explain ed, speaking of her spinster sister, Imogene. “What habit?” her friend in j quired. “Of always looking under her 1 bed at night,” came the reply. How did that cause her any embarrassment?” “She was in an upper berth on a train at the time.” You can’t build a reputation on the basis of what you are going to do. GAME OF THE DAY OVER W P N F Thursday, July 26—White Sox vs Red Sox, Fenway Park, 12:55 Friday, July 27—Phillies vs Cubs, Wrigley Field, Chicago, 1:25. Saturday, July 28—Indians vs Red Sox Fenway Park, 12:55. Monday, July 30—Giants vs Cubs, Wrigley Field, 1:25. Tuesday, July 31—Giants vs Cubs, Wrisley Field, 1:25. Wednesday, August 1—Tigers vs Yankees. Yankee Stadium, 12:30. Brought to you by the Ecusta Paper Corporation “Your Friendly Neighbor” ^ I Plenty of power for your job. 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