Newspapers / Daily Tar Heel (Chapel … / April 27, 1943, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1943 THE DAILY TAR HEEL PAGE THREE Caiml By Ben McKinnon The new balata baseball which has caused such a scarcity of base-hits since the regular big league season opened, is certainly an odd little pellet and if Branch Rickey' has his way, it will not be in use long. Red and black balata which is reclaimed from old golf ball covers has replaced the rubber used last year. The center of the ball .is a combination of cork and balata. Going outward from the center is the black balata compound, then the red com pound, next blue woolen yarn, white woolen yarn, and finally gray woolen yarn and the cover. Warren Giles, general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, says the manufacturer admitted the new ball was 25 per cent deader that last year and blamed it on the substitute for rubber cement between the cover and the yarn. The new ball, it seems, is also subject to weather changes. Mean ing that it absorbs dampness from the air and that dry, warm weather is likely to make it livelier. Rain or shine, though, it is still riot peppy enough for the World Champion Cardinals who have almost no batting average. Branch Rickey has ordered that last year's balls be used in spite of the depleted supply. And Giles has threatened to "use our own make of baseball." Most popular spots at the Hill these sunny afternoons are the tennis courts. The clay courts are still not as hard as last year but seem to be in pretty good playing condition. Your scribe managed to get up enough energy Sunday afternoon to venture out to court No. 5 and play three sets with Jean Welborn,-Winifred Rosenbaum and Charles Adams, a cadet.. Net result of all this pleasant waste of energy was two broken nylon strings (I know how you girls feel now when you get a run in those beau tiful Nylon hose) a slightly reddened nose (a truck pulled up in front of me and waited three minutes for it to change) and a cute little sunburn while Jean came up with a couple of blistered tootisies. It's a hard life but I'll still take it to the army ! WEEKEND ORCHIDS: To co-captain Mike.Mangum for a sparkling, but not unusual, performance in the Southern Confer ence track meet on Fetzer Field Saturday afternoon. Mike ac counted for 122 points as he captured the high and low hurdles and took third place in the broad jump. To freshman catcher, Bill Cameron, who collected three hits, including a round tripper, against the Burlington Cameos as the Carolina "B" team beat the mill workers by a 11-3 score. Bill's homer started off the scor ing in the second inning and there were two men on base. To Rich Van Wagoner, second only to Mangum, in individual points scored who again won the mile run, captured first place in the 880 yard dash, and ran the second leg of the mile relay. To Frank Wideman, who came through with a pinch hit triple when the chips were down. With two strikes on him, Frank smacked the next pitch for a triple to put the Tar Heels Rackley for putting NROTC teams on the field for every sport. The NROTC had very little trouble in winning the Dorm-Town League Intramural swimming title in all other soprts this season. To Julian McKenzie for running a beautiful two-mile run and timing his spurt just right as he de feated Palmer of Duke in as pretty a race as this writer has ever seen. To the Gremlins, who threw out the other cartridge in the when nothing was heard but a 'click.' when nothing was heard bu a 'click.' Two Pre-flight cadets were talking at the dance Saturday night. They were in the lobby and had evidently just left the dance floor in order to smoke a cigarette or just shoot bull. "I thought we were supposed to be in the pink of condition," the first one said. "We are," replied the second. The first countered with "By God, I'm not" and immediately draped himself over the nearest rail ing. This would indicate that even the most strenuous calisthenics that the cadets are used to doing, can not compare with modern dancing. "Live and learn," I always say. Derby Trial On Tomorrow With Count Fleet Missing LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April uncertain, yet highly emphasized tucky Derby, will be applied to 13 sixth annual derby trial is run at While bearing the name of "derby trial," the $2,500 stake over the mile route is missing the name of the favorite, Count Fleet, for the $75,000 classic that will be run Saturday; and some of the outstanding challengers. Still it drew an unexpectedly large entry, including four "strangers" who had not been considered in previous Derby dope. NEW YORK, April 26 (UP) Riding an ever-increasing gale of attendance and betting, which began with the opening of the New York racing season on April 8, Jamaica Race track had an amazing afternoon today as a crowd of 20,269 turned-out and bet a total of $1,480,000,017 on a seven-race card. LONDON, April 26 (UP) Jockey Gordon Richards, the Earl Sandy of England, booted home his 2,750th winner today to break a 57-year-old all-time rec ord. NEW YORK, April 26 (UP) Henry (Gene) McCann, 67, a THE LATEST THING IN BOOKS FICTION NON-FICTION POETRY THE BULL'S HEAD BOOKSHOP ahead of the Blue Devils.To CP and have been well represented 26 (UP) One of the turf's measuring sticks for the Ken candidates tomorrow when the Churchill Downs. widely-known baseball figure for 48 years, and President of the New York Yankees' Binghamton and Norfolk farm clubs, died of a cerebral hemmorage at Ja maica hospital today. SYRACUSE, April 26 (UP) Vic Hanson, former Syracuse All-American end, and later a coach at his alma mater, today petioned his draft board to move him from 3-A to 1-A, and induct him into the Army with its next draft quota. ST. THOMAS, Ont., April 26 (UP) Robert D. (Bob) Em slie, 84-year-old dean of major league umpires, the original deadpan arbiter, died yesterday after a long illness. Students from England, Chile, and China recently enrolled in the College of St. Theresa, Winona, Minn. CM -BUU Mullis Team Scores Over NROTC Stars- Five runs in the seventh en abled the hitherto non-winning Chi Phis to upset the Zeta Psis, 21-17 in last night's Intramural softball contest. The game ran even through out with both teams matching run for run, error for error, un til the top half of the final frame when, losing by one run, the surprising Chi Phis put every man at bat to drive across the five tallies on four hits. Sides and Tepper Sides pitched a fine game against the powerful Zeta Psi outfit, while Norman Tepper earned the game's starring hon ors with a perfect performance behind the plate and five hits for a like number of times at bat. Harvey Ward again paced the Zets, Peel did the hurling and Taylor turned in a fine defen sive game at first. Phi Gam The Phi Gam No. 1 team con tinued at its unbeaten pace to whip the ATOs, 5-1. Held down by pitcher Hartly, the winners were able, however, to bunch their hits into the second and fourth inings, while holding the losers to six base hits and one tally in the fifth. PhiDelts The Phi Delts pushed across ten runs during the first two innings of their game with Chi Psi, added a pair of scores in the sixth, and won the contest, 12-7. Hartshorn held the losers down to three hits and one run until the end of the seventh when they ran through the bat ting order and scored six. Pope was the game's star, collecting three hits and playing a fine first base for the winners. Pol lock was the batting star for the losers. The Men of Mullis managed to leave five men stranded on base during their six innings at bat, make three pitiful errors, and still crush an all-star NROTC team, 3-0. The losers were hitting fairly well but Mul lis scattered their efforts. Mat thews batted a thousand for the sailors, and Mathes earned the hitting crown for the winning Mullis aggregation. Kappa Psi The Kappa Psis started off in the first inning with three runs and continued to score heavily over Steele until the umpire was forced to call the game during the fourth with Kappa Psi boys far ahead, 20-1. In the short space of four innings Steele fumbled eight balls and allowed six walks. The whole Kappa Psi outfit deserves batting honors, while Hood scored the losers' only base-knock. Unbeaten Spencer Tops Chi Omega An undefeated Spencer out fit chalked up another victory recently with a 17-7 win over Chi Omega. Tomp MtJCormick, leading batter for the victors, chalked up two singles and a home run, while Sarah Umstead starred for Chi O. Fielding credit is due Allie Bell and Charlotte Powers of Spencer. - Sophomores at Mundelein col lege are investing proceeds of their cotillion in war bonds. PM Gam m 11 11 m .11 . . -,um ir ,jl i.ii...uiil.i,.i,i..,i.M-i 11 11 1 in 11 .11 .oi- """"'" 1 V ARMY AIR CORPS INTEUJSEKCg xtSSZZuJZitf rtcvsteiAKi a vir u&a seen cta. 4KTsaS V HONED tN CAIRO, f lSsA 10?.. If A Sl THEWE READY TO GW2 THEIR LIVES ... YOU LEtJO YOUR f.lOHEY Teams Fight For Top Berths As Mural Softball Closes Regular Schedule Ends Thursday After Week Of Deciding Contests The regular eight-game schedule in Intramural softball play ends this week. If rain and storm permit, the six softball games to be played Thursday evening will bring to a close the campus wide mural tourney for this quarter, and make way for the fa mous semi-final and final games. Playing off many cancelled contests and a few games not pre viously planned, the leaders and runner-ups will meet this week Tennis Tourney Finally Opens The Intramural tennis tourney finally got under way yesterday afternoon, after rain, wind, and cold had kept the campus net ar tists idle for two weeks of the scheduled tournament. The games yesterday, in which St. Anthony, defending tennis champions, were toppled at the start by Sigma Nu, and Phi Kap pa Sigma forfeited to TEP, plac ed TEP and Sigma Nu within one game's grasp of the semi-finals in the fraternity race. The tennis tournament, unlike the round-robin softball tour ney, is planned on an elimination basis in which many a team gains a lucky bye, some meet but few strong net groups, while others fall by the wayside at the start to the eventual winners. This afternoon's matches, pit ting Phi Alpha and ATO; DKE and Phi Delt No. 2, give promise of keenly contested play, during which mural officials will look for possible individual champions. The remaining four matches of the week will be held on Wednes day and Thursday, .weather per mitting. All matches are played on courts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and contestants must appear on time and report to Paul Finch, who will represent the Mural De partment on the courts. The Dorm-Town League mat ches will be run off beginning Monday, April 2. ATM BUY 0 f IL -. j ' ; 13k iii . A ; CZf " t: -;f . tll.IT .1 .111,111.111 1 .,r . jr H I HI ""II I I I Jill' .". . ' '. " - . "V- W -V I mfrttmj WHOSE W2N IN TUB 400 WSTERS .CAV2 ) America rm LV INDIVIDUAL FLAT CG VICTOR IN THE to settle the standings. BVP, beaten only once, plays a strong District No. 3 outfit tomorrow in a game that promises heavy hitting, fine pitching, and thrills throughout. The NROTC No. 2 squad will be fighting for a chance to reach the top four teams, when it tackles Delta Sigma Pi on Wed nesday. Both teams have a good chance of reaching the play offs, with the game being a probable deciding factor. Sigma Nu Sigma Nu will have to play two more contests before it en ters the semi-finals undefeated. On Wednesday they tackle the Chi Phis. On Thursday they fin ish off with the week's thriller against Zeta Psi. This week's contests plus Thursday's game will decide whether or not the mural leading Zeta Psis reach the play-offs. The Dekes will attempt to stay at the top this week; following their Beta game they oppose a weak Phi Alpha group. Kappa Sigma, in order to stay in the running must prove favorable against TEP and SAE. The Dorm-Town League race is all in a knot that won't be un tied until after this week's Phi Delta Chi-BVP game ; the NROTC No. 1-NROTC No. 2 con test ; and the game between Old West and Steele. Send The Tar Heel Home 1 iMi SENIORS Make your Reservations NOW At the Book Exchange for Caps and Gowns for Graduation o THE BOOR EXCHANGE YMCA Bldg. Campus Contests Duh Johnson Tops Batting At .467 Mark RATION LEAGUE STANDINGS W- L Pet. Carolina 6 1 .857 Pre-flight 3 1 .500 Duke 3 3 .500 State 1 6 .143 Garnering six hits for eight times at bat in Ration league competition during the last week, Tar Heel first sacker Dub John son now leads the loop batting averages with a mark of .467. Dub has 14 safeties in 30 trips to the plate in the seven contests played so far. In addition, he leads the league in runs batted in, with nine to his credit. Hold ing down the runner-up slot is Bobby Rute, Duke catcher, with a mark of .421. The Blue Devil's average was boosted somewhat by a two-for-four day against Carolina Saturday. Hayworth Third Last week's leader, Lew Hay worth, now reposes in third place with .394. Making only three hits for 11 in the two games this week, Lew now has 13 hits for 33 tries. Then, in quick succes sion, come Duke's Tom Davis, with .376, State's Nevin Day vault, at the .370 mark, and Pre flighter Al Niemiec, with .364. Dayvault's average soared last Thursday when he collected a ho mer, double, and two singles in five at bats against Carolina. Heading the pitching parade for the season is the already Army-bound Allen Carmichael, who has three victories and no defeats. Also holding a perfect record is another Tar Heel, Char lie Moore, with two triumphs. These averages do not include the Pre-flight-State clash played in Raleigh yesterday. Other games this week have Duke en tertaining State Thursday and the Cloudbusters playing hosts to the Blue Devils Saturday. Mural Schedule Softball 5:30 Alexander No. 1: District No. 3 vs. BVP No. 2 NROTC No. 1 vs. NROTC No. 2 Intramural No. 1 Kappa Sigma vs TEP No. 2: Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Alpha No. 3: Kappa Psi vs. Mis fits No. 4: Old West vs. Steele 6:30 Alexander No. 1 : Chi Psi vs. Beta No. 2: ATO vs. Pi Lambda Phi Tennis 4:30 Phi Alpha vs. ATO 5:30 DKE vs. Phi Delt No. 2
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 27, 1943, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75