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Martins Drop To Fifth-Place Tic In Fast Three Days Wilson Tobs Defeat Martins 10 To 6 On Tuesday Afternoon (Ihesler Spurr Clouts Thre?^ Kun Homer in the First Inning The Williamston Martins made a good start and a fine ending as they scored three runs in both the first and ninth innings, but in the mean time Bill Herring and his Wilson Tobs were making runs all along to hand the Martins a 10-6 defeat in Wilson last Tuesday afternoon Williamston opened up with a three run lead as clouting Chester Sparr hit for the circuit with two men aboard but three errors and 11 hits proved too much of an advan tage to overcome. In the ninth, the Martins counted three more times on five hits. Skipper Rodgers, who wrenched his knee in Kinston Monday, was advised to rest for a while, a*nd Pitch er Pete Kunis was drafted into the outfield to make a trio. llartis Hinton started on the mound for the locals, allowing 10 hits during his 5 2-3 inning stay. He walked two and fanned two. Hinton was replaced by Ken Rymer who finished the contest, allowing a lone hit, walking one and struck out one. Chester Sparr was the only Martin to connect safely more than once, while Dickens, Treadway and R Hoyle got two for four each to lead Wilson at the plate. The box: Tuesday, May 20. Williamston Ab K H PO A E Byrum, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Shelton, 2b-ss 4 1 1 5 4 0 Taylor, rf 4 2 0 1 0 0 Tuckey, 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 Sparr, H) 4 2 Z 1 1 1 ~T Stotler, ss-2b 4 0 1 0 5 0 Kunis, If 4 0 0 2 0 1 Pettus, c 3 0 0 3 1 0 Hinton. p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Rymer, p 1 0 0 0 2 0 xGardner 1 0 1 0 0 0 xxMiller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 6 24 14 3 xliatted for Pettus in 9th xxBattcd for Rymer in 9th Wilson Ab K H PO A E Dickens, 2b 4 4 2 2 1 1 Stuart, ss , 4 1 1 0 2 0 Treadway, cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 Carnahan, If 4 0 1 1 0 0 Brinkley. lb 0 0 0 3 0 0 Morris, lb 3 0 1 7 0 0 Murphy, c 4 0 0 11 2 0 R. Hoyle, 3b 4 1 2 1 3 1 Fuller, rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 Leading Hitters.. Chester Sparr. of Williamston. who shared the lead in last week's Howe News Bureau figures, now has the Coastal Plain League batting leadership all to himself with a mark of .488. Sparr is also the lead er in total bases with 36 and is tied for having most hits with Lyle Thompson of New Bern at 21 These averages include games of Sunday, May 18. Sparr. Williamston 43 21 14 .488 Thupipson, N. B 49 21 10 429 Sturges, Golds 47 20 5 426 Morris, Wilson 48 20 10 til Tread way, Wilson 36 15 4 417 Carnahan. Wilson 51 10 18 .373 Rothman, Tar. 35 13 4 .371 ! Peele, Golds 47 17 9 362 1 Sudol. Tarboro 54 20 12 .370 Biershenk, R. M 39 14 3 .359 Smith, R M 42 15 6 357 Stuart. Wilson 42 15 4 357 R Hoyle, Wilson 17 6 2 353 DeCubellis, Tar 49 17 14 .347 Scagg, Greenville 45 15 12 333 Eason. Wilson 21 7 0 .333 Ayers, New Bern 18 6 3 333 Ridings. Kinston 46 15 8 320 Fossler. Golds 34 11 4 324 DcMasi. Kinston 5(1 16 8 320 DiGaetano, Golds 25 8 5 .320 Walker, R. M 44 14 5 .318 Dickens. Wilson 35 11 6 .314 McC^skill, R M 35 11 5 314 Knowles. N B 48 15 ? 313 Swiggett, N B 32 10 1 .313 Taylor. Williamston 42 13 11 .310 Unchurch. Kinston 49 15 7 306 Byrum. Williamston 36 11 3 .306 McGanty. Green. 43 13 9 .302 Myers, R M. 34 10 11 294 Murpiiy, Wilson 4H 14 3 292 Jenkins, Green 45 13 9 289 Stotler, Williamston 3* 11 7 .2*9 Turkey Williamst'n 35 10 i .286 Herring, p 2 2 10 2 0 Totals 33 10 11 27 10 3 Score by innings R Williamston 300 000 003?6 j Wilson 103 204 OOx?10 Runs batted in: Sparr 4. Carnahan. Morris 2. Stuart 2. R. Hoyle, Gard 1 ner. Two base hit: Morris. Home . runs Sparr, R Hoyle. Stolen bases Dickens. R. Hoyle. Sacrifices: Stuart, Herring Double play Stotler, Shel ton and Sparr. Left on bases: Wil j liamston 3, Wilson 4. Bases on balls, ?off Herring 2. Hinton 2, Rymer 1 Struck out. by Herring 11. Hinton 2. Rymer 1. Hits, off Hinton 10 in 5 2-3, | Rymer 1 in 2 1-3 Wild pitches: Ry mer. Herring 2 Losing pitcher: Hin ton Umpires: Er^cson and Bagby i Time: 1:56. W illiamstoii Loses 4-2 Verdict To The Eagles List Night n r Marty Matuza ami Kington'* Simon Stape Great Hurling Due! In a mound duel here last night between Kmston's Claude Simon and Marty Matuza. Simon was awarded a 4-2 victory. But it was a hard and bitter struggle with Ma tuza hurling a good brand of ball for his first game on the Martin mound He allowed seven scattered hits, fan ned four and walked seven, getting : in trouble only in the second inning when Kinston scored three runs on a walk, two hits and two wild pitches, j Simon, who came to Manager Cow boy Mcllenry from Portsmouth in the Piedmont League only yesterday, j fanned 10 Martins and allowed five ! walks. The first of the Martin scores I came in the second inning on Tuck I ?y's triple and Rodgers' outfield fly j In the eighth they scored again on two walks and Chester Span's sin Mil'. The entire Martin team looked well in the field with both squads making a number of sensational ! catches. Bert Stotler led the Martin at tack with two hits for four trips to I the plate, while Willett was best for j Kinston with a perfect day three i for three. I Tlu- box: Thursday. May 22. Kinston Ab K II PO A E Metelskl, cf 4 0 0 4 0 0 Hundley. S8 4 0 0 0 2 0 DeMasi, rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Mcllenry. If 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ridings. 2b 4 1 1 2 3 0 Upchurch, lib X 1 1 U 2 0 Bator, lb 2 1 1 9 0 0 Willett. c 3 1 3 1 0 0 Simon, p 4 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 33 4 7 27 9 0 Williamston Ab K II PO A E Byrum. If 4 o n 3 0 0 Shelton, 2b 4 0 0 3 4 0 Taylor, rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Tuckey, 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 Rodgers. ef 3 0 1 2 0 0 Sparr. 1 b 4 0 1 10 1 1 Stotler. ss 4 0 2 1 3 II Pettus. c 3 0 1 5 1 0 /Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matuza, p 2 0 0 2 2 0 /./Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 6 27 2 1 (Continued on page six) Stotler And Gardner Flay Major Roles In 7-6 Win Over Tobs Bert Knocks Four Run Homer To Tie Seore In the Eighth "Slim" Gave a MuNltrftil IVr foriiianrc V^ain-I Tin Tlie Williamston Martins staged a brave comeback here last Wednes day night to defeat Wilson's Tobs in a It) inning .exhibition which had the large crowd on its feet cheering the last three innings. The final score was 7-6. And Bert Stotler and Slim Gard nor played the major roles in this sensational comeback to gather in spoils. Stotler's clutch hitting en able the Martins to tie the count and the old veteran Slim Gardner was on the mound all the way giving all he had. and he had plenty. The affray started off in fine form hut Wilson gathered three runs in the third frame on three hits, three errors and a wild pitch. The Tobs counted again in the seventh and eighth frames to make the score 5-0 against the locals, who had only hit safely twice. But the Rodgersmen put the press ure on in this inning as Shelton and Taylor received walks. Tuckey sin gU'd?to?score Shelton.?then Spare walked. Bert Stotler strode to the plate with the bases loaded and hit Relief Hurler Pea Green's first pitch over the scoreboard in deep center field for a four-run homer to tie the score. But Wilson scored a run in the ninth on two singles and an error j The Martins, fighting hard, evened l the count again with a walk, a sin gle and an error. Wilson was un able to score in their half of the tenth. ? StotleK, first Martin up in the 10th, filed to third base. Riley walked. | Pettus sacrifice was erorrcd by the j pitcher, Slim Gardner was walked | intentionally filling the bases. John | ny Byrum hit to the pitcher who J I forced Riley at the plate. Bill Shel I ton then faced the hurlcr After tak : ' ing a strike. Pea Green then issued i Public Opinion V\l> TIIK I IKK It's an unusual season for the Wil liamston Martins this your, and il no more than the regular amount of injuries crop out, we predict the Rodgorsmen will l>e in the Coastal Plain play-off tn September Ol course, it's early to make such a rash statement and anything can happen, but after seeing the other teams in action one can truthfully say that the Martins display more spirit ami desire to win, even when they arc far behind. And that'* something you can't beat Fans and followers of the lo cal team had two peeps at the unusual within four days?two home runs with the bases load ed. Chuck Taylor hit for the circuit last Sunday against Kin ston to start a rally which ended in a one-sided victory. And then Kert Stotler. with practically all hopes of victory gone in the eon test with Wilson Wednesday, hit a homer that tied the score and was the turning point in the hat tie. Just goes to show how much difference one pitch will make in a hall agme. Skipper Rodgors said his knee was all right again after wrenching it m Kinston Monday, and that he would be in there from now on Bert Stot ler, whose hand was hurt in the Wil son game Tuesday, has returned to his olil position at shortstop, after switching positions with Bill Shel ton. So the Martins are once again without injuries, except for A1 Sla kis. speedy third baseman, who game. He. is expected to be ready in the near future. Ted Miller, whose arm is baek m shape, and Pete Kunis will handle the pitching assignments tonight and tomorrow night If Toddy's arm is right, he vvl" hurl against Kinston there to night If not. Pete Kunis wilj hurl tonight's game and Miller will he on the mound here Sat urday night against Manager cannons in the local barrage Shelton also featured afield with seven assists and one putniit. Bissette, starting Tob pitcher, al lowed only three hits, struck out nine and walked seven during his seven-inning stay on the mound. Whatta Battle! ? Wednesday. May 21. Wilson Ab R 11 Pi) A B Dickens. 2b 6 0 1 1 3 o! Stuart, ss 5 0 1 1 5 l j 1 Tread way. cf 4 2 1 1 0 <N [Carnahan. If 5 0 3 1 0 o j i Morris, lb 5 1 0 10 0 ?i Murphy, c 4 1 1 11 1 0 1 R lloyle. 3b 4 1 3 3 1 11 Fuller, rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 Bissette. p 4 0 1 0 2 0 Green, p () 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 42 0 13x29 13 3 1 xTwo out when winning run was scored. Williamston Ab K II PO A K By rum. If 5 0 a 0 0 0 i Shelton. ss 3 ?? 0 1 7 0 Taylor, rf 4 1 0 2 0 0 Turkey, 3b 4 1 3 2 2 11 Span*. 11) 2 1 0 17 1 0 1 Stotler. 2b 4 1 2 3 5 2 Riley, cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 Pettus, c 4 1 0 4 1 1 j Gardner, p 4 0 0 0 I ?l Totals 34 7 5 30 1 17 l\ Score by innings: R Wilson 000 300 111 0 t>; Williamston tH)0 000 0$1 1 7 ' Runs batted in: Murphy, Bissette. Diekens, Turkey. Stotler 4. Shelton Two base hits: Murphy. Carnahan, R. lloyle. Home run: Stotler. Stolen 1 base: Tread way. Sacrifices: Green, i lYttus. Left on bases: Wilson 11). Wil liamston 11. Bases on balls: off Bis sette 7. Green 4. Gardner 3 Struck out, by Bissette 9, Green 1, Gardner 2. Hits, off Bissette 2 in 7 (none out in 8th); Green 2 in 2 1-3. Hit by pitcher: by Bissette (Turkey). Wild pitches: Bissette 2, Gardner 2 Los ing pitcher: Green. Umpires: Bagby and Hanna. Time: 2:30. four straight balls to put Shelton on | base, force in the winning run and ! give the victory to Williamston. Slim Gardner, although giving up 13 hits, hurled a great gume all the j way, allowing only one earned run j Bert Stotler, with a home run and j a single and driving in four tallies,: and Babe Turkey who got the Mar j tins' other three safeties were the Softball Enthusiasts Will Meet Here This Evening \t So'Cloek Or^.ini/.iiK?ii of League and I'luxin^ of Ni^lil (himeM lo it, hi Tonight .?t eight o'clock there will be a nun-ting at the Enterprise in re gard to ? I gani/ing a Soft hall |^?agu? for Williainston. It i.*?> hoped that each church will | have a representative .present.. It is getting rat he i lati and many of the st.it of la>t .ism ah pry anxious to get revenge for last season's set ; hacks M.ur. ?Tt?t ptavei - have ex pre eit a ih ire to play night bait j fins yeai and it iu>w appears that ar I ratigemeht ran he woiki-d out if the majority of tin teams are in favor 'ot a "lightning bug" league There an many problems to be [worked out and -?? a good crowd is hoped lor in order that the luill may begin b? roll m the nevt few days i for seine good ole fun Softball has been gaming popu 1.n 11> b.\ h aps and stride., since its j lutioductinii l.i**? e, and la t year, the i i lunch teams offered a good brand "I play considering the age of sever al of the players It may lie.possible that teams from Washington. Wind oi Tarlxno and Rocky "Mount may he scheduled in exhibitions here. l'oke W ha lens Taxborn Oriole Clyde l'etfus has been doing a masterful job in the receiving de partineiit With the Martm mound staff still flowing plenty of wild i iicss the young Alabama boy has I had Ins hands full Hut he has been taking it in top form, and deserves i much credit Wednesday night's thriller should make everyone see what Skipper Kodgers is doing to the hall club All lie did was take a hunch of youngsters, the curve hall artist "Slim" (iardner along with pluck and determination and defeated the high flying Wit son Tohs. Marly Matu/.a pitched a line game j here liist night despite the fact that he lost I ook.s like a good pros pect lloinei Riley. after play nig only one game tn center garden, w as given hi walking paper The ' local management amiounc. I.nlie.s' Night in \t Tuesday night but you ; l.uln s Will Ii;i\ ?? to bi mg a dune to ieive Uncle Sam for .defense tax OFFICIAL OPENING: 'Pi Washington and Haughton Streets Williamson, N. C. SATURDAY, MAY 24th Gulf Service Center \ FREE Lubrication or Your Car Washed To those purchasing 5 or more gallons of gasoline on opening date, we will give a coupon that entitles purchaser to a FKKK Car Wash or Lubrication. An additional free gift will he given at time of purchase. We Invite You To Visit And Inspect W/LLIA MST()/V\S Most Modern Service Station. Operators Manager
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