The 'Low Down' on That Fighting Irishman Red O'Malley
Skipper Is Already to Go After
Serving Liberal Portion of His
Time Nursing Breaks and Bruises
Keep Him Out Of
Hospital And He
Will Handle Job
Addington Says Red's Rec
ord Like Report From
War Front
Keep Red O'Malley off tin hospi
tal list and the Williamston Mar
tins have a rattling good catcher to
manage then 1939 entry O'Malley
is a hustler and a fighter from the
start, and perhaps that is why his
hospital record reads like a casualts
report from the from of the Spanish
war Here it is:
1933?Broken leg
1936?Appendix operation
1937?Broken thumb (twice; and
eight stitches in top of head when
struck by swinging bat
193B?Sprained ankle and broken
finger which had to be n -broken
and set again
That finger caused Red plenty of
trouble last summer while he was
managing Charleston of the Middh
Atlantic league, and kept him on
the sidelines much of the year. He
has had another operation this win
ter and believes the fault has been :
corrected. He's ready to go.
O'Malley spent five years of his
baseball career at Durham in the
old Piedmont league and managed
the club in 1937 He was one of the
most popular players in the circuit
and in 1932 was named utility man
?on?league's all-star team Htr
had plugged gaps at various posi
tions during the year
Durham fans still talk about how
Red never lost a foul fly in all the
years he played there He'd crash
into a grandstand or climb a wire
screen to get a pop foul It's "get
your man" with the cops and get
your foul" with O'Malley
Still very active, he can go behind
the bat and do the bulk of the re
ceiving for the Martins and he'll be
a great hand at steadying the young
pitchers. He had much to do with
the development of Puul Oehnuan,
star rookie of the Durham Bulls of
1937 who is now a prized prospect oi
the Cincinnati Reds.
Red is one of those tough losers
When he's out on the field, the bus
iness of winning the ball game is
paramount with him He doesn't like
to joke about defeats, fur he doesn't
like to lose and can't understand
anyone that takes a defeat lightly .
Umpires may not like that type,
but Red doesn't care. When he
thinks he's not getting what should
come his way. he'll be in the middle
of. the ring, battling for his rights
That's the old Irish in Red O'Malley.
The Martins can be assured of a
GRANDSTAND
Arrangements were announc
ed virtually complete today for
the construction of a grand
stand for colored baseball fans
in the local park. Construction
work will get underway some
time next week, Mr. Dawson
Lilley, co-operator of the Mar
tins, said.
As far as it could be learned
there are no plans being consid
ered at the present time for en
largement of the regular grand
stand this season.
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Sold B\ TheTobs
Phil Morris, leading hitter in the
j Coastal Plain league last season,
! will not be sending cold shiveis up
j local fans' bacKs on a hot July day^
I this season. Morris who 1 it .377 has
been sold by the Wilson Tobs to the
Martinsville. (Va ) lii State league
club.
Morris, a left-handed batter, but
i right-handed thrower, played 91
games with Ayden last season, his
rfirsi in- organized baseball. He rap
| ped out 141 hits in 374 times at bat,
including 29 doubles, four triples
and six home runs. He batted in
(17 runs, scored 60 times himself and
pilfered nine bases In patrolling the
outer gardens for Ayden he had 377
chances and made 19 errors for an
average of .950: ~
Acquired with eight other players
from Ayden when the Wilson club
took over the Ayden franchise in the
Coastal Plain loop, Morris was
among the first to return their 1939
signed contracts to the Tobacconists.
Shortly after receipt of Morris'
signed contract Wilson club officials
were approached by the Atlanta
Crackers with a proposition for the
slugging outfielder. His record, an
impressive one for a first year man,
was sent to Atlanta, but the Crack
er officials turned thumbs down on
him when they -learned he was al
most 30 years Old,
Forced Out Of Cage
Tourney At College
After triumphing over Atlantic b
a one-sided score, Jamesville's big
school quint was forced out of th
eastern rural high school basketba
tourney at Wake Forest last Frida
afternoon by tin* strong Creedmoi
team
hustling ball club, for Red will not
give locker room to a loafer. Win,
ln.se in iti ;iw?Ins players hava?ttt
make'an honest effort tu^ cop, or
they'll be drawing pay elsewhere
Tarboro Skipjier
Has Record With
A Handle On It
Guy Shatzer Batted in the
.150 Class Last
Season
Guy Shatzer, the 1939 Tarboro
skipper, was never a consistently
heavy hitter in the early stages of
his professional career, but he has j
| done better in recent seasons, and
although he slumped in 1938, he,
may be able to solve the Coastal
flam pitching in the coming?ram-'
paign.
As far as catching goes, there is |
little to be asked. The new skipper
is an experienced backstop and a
durable workman This will be his
first hand at managing, but it's time
for him to start if he has ambitions
in that direction, and he certainly
has the background.
In 1937, he was the only backstop
on the roster of the Gloversville
club of the Canadian-American lea
gue He caught the full schedule of
111 games and batted .303. His field
ing average of .993 was the tops in'
the circuit. Below is his year-by
year record, with year, club, league,
and batting average:
1928, Waynesboro, Blue Kidge, *,
1929, Hagerstown, Blue Kidge, .250;
1930, Hagerstown, Blue Ridge, 417
1931, not in pro ball; 1932. Bing
hampton, NYP, .255, and Erie, Mid
die Atlantic,?AWh??Wilkes
Bane, NYP, .261; 1934, Williams
port Elm ira, NYP, .179; 1935, Terre
Haute, Three-I, .270; 1936, Water
town, Can. Amer., .314; 1937, Glov
ersville, Can.-Amer., .303; 1938, Am
sterdam, Can.-Amer., .226, and Bing
hampton, Eastern, .152
??Not insufficient games to be list
ed in averages.
Shatzer's fielding average is par
ticularly impressive, never falling
below .945, and averaging around
980 for his entire career.
The new Tarboro pilot is a broth -
er uf Pitcher Lester Shatzer, once
a sparkling little minor league hurl
er, now retired. Guy's great season
at Gloversville in 1937 earned him
the catcher's berth on the Canadiun
American All-Star team.
Many Answering
(all To Diamond
The 1938-39 edition of the Wil
Ikunston Martins basketball teams
will officially close their current
"?;iM>n'?- piny tonight on the?luial
high sbhool floor, offering local fans
twin bill at the price of one game
! Promptly at 7:30 p7 m. the Martin
Bees will take on the fast-passing
Colerain Red Devils in the pr^Tim
inary, and one hour later the Mar
i tin Varsity will meet the strong
Wilson All Stars in the feature
game of the evening. In a former
meeting of the two clubs in Wilson,
the Martins edged a 47-46 win.
The Wilson team is composed of
former college players and the lo
j cals will face a real task in attempt
ing to turn back the invaders. Earl
ier in the season the Bees won over
the Red Devils, but since then, the
] Red boys have improved consider
ably, and a good game tonight
j should result. Acccording to the ad
[ vunce sale of tickets for tonight's en
counters, about the largest crowd of
| the season should be present, and
j the gym will be comfortably heat
ed. The boys need your support to
night both morally and financially,
so they are asking that everyone
who can, come out.
Three Martins Are
Awarded Honors
Despite the fact that the Martins
were eliminated in the quarter-fi
nals of the Gold Medal tournament
at Rocky Mount last week, some ol
the boys were in for a share of the
glory, when the awards were made
at the finals last Friday night.
Merit awards were made to the
ten outstanding players on teams
that were defeated in their first
scheduled games. With a [feasible
field of 32 players for the ten
awards to go, three of them went
to members of the local squad Jack
Manning, Fenner Wallace and Sam
Edwards were the recipients. Wal
being selected on the All-Tourney
Sportsmanship team, a team chos
en from all eight teams in the tour
ney. He was named at one of the
Martin Basketeers
End Season-sW ith
Twin Bill Tonight
Receiving a call last week from
Coach Edwards, quite a large num
Iwr of local high school boys have
already reported for baseball prac
tice With the first game of the sea
son scheduled for Friday of next
week, the boys are practicing daily
early reports from the diamond in
dicating that the locals will offer
some keen competition this season.
A virtually complete player-ros
ter unofficially released yesterday
carries the following names: Leslie
Wynne, Jack Edmondson, Verble
Jones and Bennie Godwin, pitchers.
Haywood Wynne, Billie Peel and
Onley Cowen, catchers; James Ward
and Lee Savage, first basemen; J E
Boykin and Frank Weaver, second :
basemen; C. T. Roberson, shortstop: 1
Roger Riddick, John Miller and Jo
Thigpen, third basemen; Sam Mob
ley. Jack Sullivan and Irving Culli
pher, fielders
Roberson attracted unusual notice
at the bat in the practice yesterday
when he knocked several against the
centerfield fence.
Parmele Team \\ ins
(Jiampioiisliip Title
In Eastern Tournev
To Play Western Winners
For State Cage
Titfe
Parmele ? The girls' basketball i
team of the Parmele Training school
has just returned fronj the North
Carolina Negro High School Athle
tic Association's district tournament
which was held in Fayetteville at
the State Teachers College, winners
of the Eastern District. They went to
the tournament after winning all
games played this season. They en
tered the contest the underdogs, but
came out victorious. The first team
they played was the Johnston Coun
ty Training school of Smithfield.
This was the test of their, ability and
they proved the better team. At the
end of the half the score was 12-2
in favor of Smithfield. They came
back in the second half with the
determination to win and when the
final whistle blew they were the
They were able to conquer' the i
other three teams. The first of these j
was the Nash County Training
school, of Nashville, th% score being
22:21. Williston high school of Wil
mington, came next, the training
school girls emerging victorious by
the score of 25-24. The last foe to
be conquered was the strong War
ren County Training school of War
renton. When the smoke of the bat
tle had cleared away they had
chalked up a score of 27-25.
By winning the contest they must
now meet the winners uf the We^t
errt district to determine the state
champions.
The outstanding players of the
Training school team at the tourna
meiil were Minnie Hunter, of James
ville, and a member of the junior
class, a forward, and Allie Pool Bri
ley, of Robersonville, a member of
the junior class, a guard. They did
outstanding playing at the tourna
ment The entire team including the
substitutes are to be commended for
the part they played in winning
the toujrney.
Formulate Plans To
Liquidate Hut Debt
Plans for liquidating outstanding
indebtedness against the American
Legion Post hut here were formu
lated at a regular meeting of the
post membership last evening, the
commander, J E Boykin. stating
that the large membership repre
sentation Showed much interest in
the movement and will support a
debt clearance drive shortly.
The local post will participate >n
the Legion's 20th anniversary cele
bration, arrangements having been
madr by the national headquarters
for an extensive radio broadcast
during the day.
As a beginner in the post's drive
for funds to clear its debt, a barbe
cue supper will be served within
the near future, and "baby" bonds
will be offered on the open market.
The debt drive plans will be giv
en further consideration at the next
regular meeting of the post mem
bership the second Monday night in
April.
WANTS
FOR SALE?USED KITCHEN CAB
inet, in good condition. Price rea
aonabli. Call 229. .
HAVOLINE AND TEXACO MOTOR
Oil?Now insulated against heat
and cold. When you want a good
motor oil, ask for Havoline or Tex
aco and accent no substitute. Harri
son Oil Co.
LET PITTMAN S TAILOR YOUR
new spring suit to your individual
taste Five thousand patterns to se
lect from: You'll look better in a
rnadc-to-order suit. $21.50 up. Order
now for Easter delivery.
25 SLIGHTLY USED MEN'S SUITS
? values from $20.00 to 150007
Single and double breasted styles.
All colors. Sizes 36-44. $5.00 to
$12.50. ?_ .r.
1500 CASES, 36000 CANS OF HAV
oline and Texaco Motor Oil un
loaded today. The finest motor oil*
that money and skill can produce.
Harrison Oil Co.
FOR RENT: NICE LARGE ROOM,
convenient to bath, with continu
ous hot water. Mrs. H. L Swain.
Phone 18-W.
ALL KINDS RADIOS REPAIRED
while you wait. We will not hold
your set bocauue we have a cuni
plete line of parts for every make
when your radio quits playing. Let
Mr. Conn put your radio in perfect
shape. He has had 19 years exper
ience in radio work, 6 of these in R.
C A. factory. He knows the radio
business from A to Z Don't be mis
led. We'll give free, a new 8-tube
Truetone radio to person who has a
set we cannot fix. Western Auto
Company. Williamston, N. C.
SPECIA1?TWO PACKAGE SALE!
One package Vicks Nose and
Throat Drops 50c, additional pack
ago 35c: one package?of twelve 6
grain pure aspirin 10c, additional
package 5c. We sell magazines. Sec
our Chinese checker games 25c to
$1.25. Also extra checkers. P. P. Peel
ml4-17-21
FOR RENT: STORAGE WARE
house. FW sale?Post Office fix
til res. Mrs .Tim Rtalnn m!4 17
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of a judg
ment of the Superior Court, Martin
County, the undersigned Commis
sioners will, on the 6th day of April,
1939, at 12 o'clock, Noon, in front of
the Courthouse door, Martin Coun
ty, sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described tract
of land:
Located in Jamesville Township,
Martin County, adjoining the lands
of the late T. J. Holliday, Cooper
Swamp, old Jamesville and Wash
ington Road. George W Holliday
and the Public Road. Containing 33
acroc, more ui less. *1"
This 2nd day of March, 1939.
B A CRITCHER,
E. S. PEEL,
i n 7 - 41 Commissioners.
YOU DONT DRIVE IN HEAVY
city traffic. Why pay big city rates
for your automobile or truck insur
ance? Low rates to careful drivers.
Charles M. Peaia, -uffica in FCX
building. Telephone 119. ml4-17
MAN WANTED: TO OPERATE
local milk route. Unusual oppor
tunity. Give references. Apply >t
write 505 West Main Street, Eliza
beth City, N. C. ml4-17
FOR SALE: CABBAGE PLANTS.
Early Jersey and Charleston
Wakefield cabbage plants. Pecan
Grove Farm, H. C. Green, William
ston, N. C. dl3-tf
CORN WANTED: WE PAY 65c PER
bushel for good dry corn. William
ston Hardware Company. K-tfn
FOB SALE ? N. C. AND V. 8.
blood-tested chicks. Rocks and
Reds, $8.95 per 100; White Leg
horns, large type, $7.95 per 100.
Hatehes on Tueadayg and Thursdays
Lancaster's Hatchery, Telephone
241-1, Windsor, N. C. f21-tf
SPECIAL?TWO-PACKAGE SALE!
Kidney Pills (Doans), value 75c.
first bottle 65c, additional bottle 50c;
Pure Imported Virgin Olive Oil, 15c
value, first bottle 10c, additional
bottle 6c. Try our frozen chocolate
quart. P. P. Peel. m7-10-14
COMPLETE LINE OF GARDEN
seed, both in package or bulk.
Grown and selected by T. W. Wood
and Sons. On sale at J. C. Leggett's.
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THEYRE Ml RUSH/H6 TO
SEETHE NOV1939 I
-Hotpoinj
ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS
? Follow tha crowds of wis*
buyar*. Look at tho otbor ra
frigarators.... Than coma saa
our display of 1939 Hot point
Klactric Kafrifacatorm. Com
para faaturaa. Compara valua.
Com para parformanoa. Laam
why Hotpoint is a graat raf rig
arator buy?by any yardstick.
Wi
Woolard f urniture Company
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
What to Do on Approach
of Police or Fire Depart
ment Vehicles?
Upon the approach of any police or fire
department vehicle giving audible signal by
bell, siren or exhaust whistle, the driver of
every other vehicle shall immediately drive
the same to a position as near as possible
and parallel to the right hand edge or curb,
clear of any intersection of highways and
shall stop and remain in such position un
less otherwise directed by a police or traffic
officer?tmtif-the" police or fire department
vehicle shall have passed.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any
vehicle other than one on official business
to follow any fire apparatus traveling in re
sponse to a fire alarm closer than one block
or to drive into or park such vehicle within
one block where fire apparatus has stopped
in answer to a fire alarm.
Any violation of this law will subject
the violator to a fine of Fifty Dollars or im
prisonment for thirty days. ? Chapter 407,
Section 119, Public Laws, 1937.
This law will be strictly enforced
in Williamston.
J. t. HASSELL, MAYOR
Poultry Car
WILL BE IN
MARTIN COUNTY
March 14, 15, 16, 17
Cooperative Car or Truck Vi ill Be Located at Each Town
All Day for the Convenience of the Farmer.
Jamesville Tuesday, March 14th
Williamston Wednesday, March 15th
Robersonville Thursday, March 16th
Oak City 7~ 7777 .77 .77777. Friday, March 17th
THE FOLLOWING PRICES WILL BE PAID:
Colored Hens, lb. ..... 15c Roosters, lb 7c
Leghorn Hens, lb 12c Ducks 12c
County agents, in cooperation with the Farmers Cooperative
Exchange, have arranged for a poultry car to be placed on sid
ings for one day at each of the above places. Definite arrange
ments have been made for all-day loadings in each of the four
towns.
T. B. Brandon, County Agent