Pete Kunis Pitches Martins Back Into First Division
Public
Opinion
By "BIFF
For the first week this season.
Chesty Sparr is not leading the Wil
liamston Martins at the plate . . . Ac
cording to official figures from Howe
News Bureau which include games
of Sunday. July 27. Sparr's average
has dropped to .310, and Bill Shel
tom who will be going to the Army
this week has taken over the team's
batting laurels with a mark of .311
. . . However. Sparr still ranks about
third in the Coastal Plain in runs
batted in with 69 to his credit . . .
Charlie "Donald Duck" Wilcox lias
improved his batting eye. now slug
ging at .305 . . . Fred Hoyle is kitting
293 . . Skippu Rodgers' mark is
.279 . Johnny Byrum, .267 . . . Slim
Gardner. .264 . . Elmer Cone. .240
. . Babe Tuckey. .224 . . . Ken Ry
mer. .214 . . Pete Kunis. .205 . . And
Clyde Pettus. .163 . . .
V V V
In the pitching division, vet
eran Pete Kunis holds the top
position in the Martin set up
with 11 victories and five de
feats . . . Slim Gardner is next
with 9 wins and 7 losses . . . Pea
Green is pitching .500 hall ?7
and 7 ... As is Dick Cherry?1
and 1 . . . Ken Rynier has won
three and lost 5 . . . While Harry
Humphries has chalked up four
decisions and 8 defeats . . .
V V V
Bill She It oil, aggressive and de
pendable second baseman of the]
Martins, h it Sunday for Wilson and j
his home, where he spent a few days '
before entering Uncle Sam's Army ]
tor his training .period. Bill was quite
popular lu re, both with the faiis and |
playe? -alul- 11absence ..will bo
sorely missed. Johnny Byi urn will
leave for Edenton tomorrow where !
he will also be inducted into the I
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Shuts On! Bugs Here
Last Evening 4 To 0
Elmer ('one Shines
Both \t Plate And
\fiehl. Hits Homer
Kinii- han? Ninr llitf:-. ami
Kikm'Ls Onl Tho-Kiiii Or
mil (loiil: Wilcox lias
I'crfccl NijrliI \l Ital
(ii'.iiit! Ins usual su|)cib cxliiiji
1, i, (in tin* mound. Pete Kiim ? hurl
ed jx- hit hall last night to defeat
tin Goldshoro Bugs, t 0, and
"iliuiik" the Williamston Martins
right back into tile first division.
Sjj.'ii'king liis shut-out performance
Pete .-'truck out nine Bug batters and
issued only two walks.
Last night's vic tory shoved the lo
cals bac k iiiUVhe top bracket by the
Mtti iuw liiiiigtii of a half game. In
a fifth place tie. Goldshoro and
Rocky Mount an- staging a merry
cha.-.e. v\ it)i the fourth team in the
Coa-.tal Plain play offs still "just a
natter of opinion."
Kuihs also played a major role in
scoring Williamston's runs last night.
In the second inning, after Charlie
Buck" Wilcox had singled but was
forced out by Babe Tuckey's di;ive,
Pete smashed a home run over the
left field barrier to drive in two
runs.
In the sixth. Pete was given a free
pass, sacrificed to second by Johnny
By rum. a ltd knocked home cm a long
?ingle by Klmer Cone into left field.
frame accounted For (lie Martins' fi
lai tally.
Charlie Wilcox had another per
fect night at bat for the locals, hit
ring safely three times, while Cone
ind By rum each had two for three
o follow close behind.
Shining in the Martins' defense
vas Babe Turkey and Cone.
This is the second ball game for
vunis in as many starts that lias been
dayed in an hour and twenty-seven
niiiutes, the other being with Kocky
\rmy as a selectee . The likeable left
lelder has- done a good job for the
oca Is during his first try at profes
sional ball and everybody wishes
jotli of them the best (if luck in their
lew venture. |
V V V
Tiu- .-Blue fluid- .dub.-is stmding ~a
'ookie infielder named Pride in trade
? ?i Bert Stoller, according to latest
nformafion from Skipper f'rank
?lodgers. Pride belongs io the
'harl< ston, S. C . team, and will re
mit lu re on option of that club.
Kluier Corn 's folks from Pitts
burgh were in the grandstand last
ngl.it. and despite the fact that he
v.i playing a strange position Cone
:a\. a sparkling performance, both
ilield uiuPut the plate On returning
o Pittsburgh. Cone 's relatives will
lave plenty to tell about their boy
iown in the Coastal Plain.
SOFTBALL PLAY
The semi-finals of the City
Softball League championship
will get underway at the local
ball park this afternoon at 6:30
o'clock when the Baptists and
K plsco pa liana will battle it out
in a doubleheader. If either team
wins both games, it thereby goes
to the finals. But if the twin bill
is split, another game will be
scheduled, possibly 011 Thursday
or Friday.
The other two teams of the
church loop, the Christians and
Methoterians, will play on Wed
nesday afternoon. Their double
header will begin promptly at
3:00 o'clock.
The semi-finals must be play
ed before this week is gone, with
the finals slated for next week.
The managers, especially Ilar
cum Grimes, of the Baptists, and
Bill Spivey, of the Christians,
feel confident that their teams
will take the championship with
out much trouble.
Goldsboro Cains An
Overtime Decision
Over Martins, 4 to 3
Charlie ?"Donald Diirk" Wil
r?x Only Martin To
Ccl Twii TTUh ~
?
I Playing a ton-inning battle with
J Goldsboro there last Sunday after
i noon, the Williamston Martins drop
I pod their third game in a row, also
dropping to a fifth-place tie with
I Rocky Mount. The final score was
I 4 3.
Harry Humphries started his sec
ond game in as many days for the
locals, holding the Goldbugs hit
less Tor five innings. But in the sixth
Humphries weakened, giving up
three hits which were good for two
runs and Pea Gjeen then took over
the mound duties. Goldsboro tied the
score at 3-ull in the eighth.
Bill Shelton hit a two-run homer
in the fifth, and also got a two-base
blow. y
Tlie Martina touched Julio Acos
ta for 12 bits, with Charlie Wilcox
and Elmer Cone leading the attack,
(Mill having Iwu for four.
The box:
Williamston
Ab
K
If
PO
A
E
Byruin, If
3
0
1
2
11
u
Shelton, 2b
5
1
2
2
2
0
Hoyle, rf
5
0
2
2
0
0
Sparr, lb
3
0
1
4
2
0
Cone, 31)
4
1
2
4
0
0
Wilcox, c
4
(1
2
H
n
0
Tuckey, ss
4
0
!
2
2
0
Rymer, cf
4
0
0
2
0
0
Humphries, p
2
1
1
2
0
"0
Green, p
2
0
0
1
0
2
m
~
36 '4 8 20 11 0
I zRan fif> McHenry in 9th.
1 Score by innings: R
Williamston 000 021 000 0?3
Goldsboro 000 002 010 1?4
Runs batted in: Shelton 2. Tuckey,
Patton, Fussier 2, Sturges. Two base
bits: Shelton, Cone. Home run: Shel
ton. Sacrifices: Acosta, Smith. Dou
ble plays: Peele und Biershenk; Fess
ler. Biershenk and Brinkley; Shel
ton and Sparr. Left on bases: Wil
Mount here last Thursday night.
The box:
Monday, August 4.
Goldsboro Ab K II PO A E
Patton, cf 4 4) 1 0 0 0
Fessler, ss 4 0 0 1 3 0
Clifton, rf 4 0 1 3 0 0
McHenry, If 3 0 10 10
Smith. 3b 4 0 1 2 4 0
Brinkley, lb 4 0 0 8 1 0
Biershenk, 2b 3 0 2 7 0 0
Avers, c 2 0 0 3 1 0
Brooks, p 2 0 0 0 2 0
xSturges 1 0 0 0 0 0
Baylm. p 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31" 0 6 24 13 0
xBatted for Brooks in 8th.
Williamston Ab R II PO A E
Byrum. 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0
Cone, 2b 3 1 2 S 2 0
Hoyle, rf 4 0 110 0
Sprr, lb 4 0 2 4 2 0
Rodgers, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0
Wilcox, c 3 0 3 9 0 0
Tuckey, ss 3 1 0 3 4 1
Rymer. If 4 0 0 2 0 0
Kunis. p 3 2 110 0
Totals 31 4 11 27 8 1
Score by innings: R
Goldsboro 000 000 000?0
Williamston 020 100 lOx?4
Runs batted in: Kunis 2. Cone 2.
Two base hiU: Span, Biershenk.
Home runs: Kunis. Cone. Stolen
base: Byrum. Sacrifices: Byrum.
Tuckey. Double plays: Cone (unas
sisted): Tuckey, Cone and Sparr.
Left on bases: Goldsboro 6. William
ston 8. Bases on balls, off Brooks 3,
Kunis 2. Struck out, by Brooks 3,
Kunis 9. Hits, off Brooks 10 in 7;
Baylin 1 in 1. Losing pitcher: Brooks.
Umpires: Neuman and Bagby. Time
of gams: 1:27.
William ton Drops
Another To New
Bern Saturday, 9-2
???
Babe Turkey Features Afield
And I-eads Loeul Bul
ling Attack
i <
By bunching eight runs" in the
second inning the New Bern Bears
were able to score a 9-2 decision over
Williamston over there last Satur
day night. Six of their 10 hits came
in this frame.
Harry Humphries started on the
hill for the Martins but was relieved
in the fatal second by Slim Gardner
who held the Bears well in hand
during the remainder of the contest.
Slim allowed six hits, struck out
three and walked four.
Charlie "Donald Duck" Wilcox,
with two for four, was the only Mar
tin able to solve the offerings of
Pitcher Taylor for more than one
safety. L .
The box:
Saturday, August 2.
Williamston Ab K II PO A K
Byrum, If 2 0 0 10 0
Shelton, 2h 4 0 10 10
Hoy If, i f 2 0 0 10 0
Sparr, lb 4 o 0 12 0 1
Cone, 3b. 4 1 12 3 1
Wilcox, c 4 1 2 4 3 0
Tuckey. ss 4 0 113 0
Rymer, cf 4 0 0 3 0 a
Humphries, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gardner, p 3 0 10 ,2w 0
Totals 31 2 6 24 12 2
New Bern Ab K H PO A E
Gales, 3b 5 2 2 3 4 0
Swiggett, If 4 0 1 2 0 0
Thompson, lb 2 I 0 12 2 0
Averette, cf 3 2 2 1 0 0
Walton, cf 3 12 12 0
Terrell, c 3 0 0 4 1 0
Uurlcy. ss 0- 1?1?2?2?Or
NeckTinger, if 3 1 0 1 0 0]
Taylor, p 4 1 2 1 1 01
Totals 30 9 10 27 12 0
Score by innings: R
Williamston 010 000 100?2
New Bern OftO 000 lOx?9
Runs batted in: Tuckey 2, Heck
linger, Taylor 2, Gales 3, Walton 2. |
Thompson. Two base hits: Averette,'
Wilcox," Shelton Home run: Gales.
Stolen bases: Walton, Thompson.
Sacrifice: Ferrell Double play: Wil
(ix and Sparr. Left on bases: Wil
iamston 8. New Bern 5. Bases on
Kills, off Humphries 2, Gardner 4.
Taylor 4. Struck out, by Gardner 3.
Taylor 2. Hits, off Humphries 4 in 1
3; Gardner 0 in ti 2 3. Wild pitch:
Gardner. Passed balls: Wilcox 2,
?"eirell. Losing pitcher: Humphries.
Jmpires: Greene and Daniels: Time
if game: 1:55.
ftays Of 'Stretching'
VTTleage Of Tires
1 .
When the OPM announced its rub
ier rationing plan a few weeks ago,
ye listed several rules for "stretch -
ng" tire miles, a thing that it now
s patriotic, as well as thrifty, to do.
The reason correct air pressure is
mportant is that each pound of un
ler-inflation increases tread wear by
>ne-eighth, besides adding to gas
?onsumption ... A tire only slightly
?ut of line is dragged sidewise many
cct per mile?that could cut its te
al life-span in half ... At 70 miles
m hour, tread wear is twice as rapid
is at 45 . . . Watch the thermometer
or tread wear is five times as fast
it 100 degrees as at 40 ? and you
ihould allow for excess pavement
leat, for even when the air is cool,
oad surfaces are often 20 or 30 de
crees hotter (it takes 130 degrees
o make tar melt).
iamston 6, Goldsboro 8. Bases on
jails, off Humphries 1, Green 2,
\costa 1. Struck out, by Humphries
1, Green 3, Aeosta 6. Hits, off Hum
phries 3 in 5 1-3; Green 5 in 4 2-3.
Losing pitcher: Green. Umpires. ,
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Who's Where
TUESDAY, AUG. 5
Williamston at Greenville
Wilson at Tarboro
Rocky Mount at Kinston
New Bern at Goldsboro
WEDNESDAY. AUG. 6
Greenville at Williamston
Tarboro at Wilson
Kinston at Rocky Mount
Goldsboro at New Bern
THURSDAY, AUG. 7
Wilson at Goldsboro
Rocky Mount at Greenville
New Bern at Tarboro
Williamston at Kinston ?
FRIDAY, AUG. 8
Goldsboro at Wilson
Greenville at Rocky Mount
Tarboro at New Bern
Kinston at Williamston
RESULTS
Friday, August 1.
Goldsboro 4, Greenville 2.
Rocky Mount 10. Wilson 6.
Tarboro' 12, Winston 5.
Saturday, August 2.
Witann 0. Rocky Mount 4.
New Bern 9, Williamston 2.
Greenville 8, Goldsboro 5.
Tarboro-Kinston, wet grounds.
Sunday, August 3.
Goldsboro 4. Williamston 3.
New "Bern I, Greenville U.
Wilson 5-3, Kinston 2-2.
Rocky Mount 7, Tarboro 2.
Monday, August 4.
Williamston 4. Goldsboro 0.
Wilson 17, Kinston 0.
Tarboro-Rocky Mount, rain.
STANDINGS
W
1.
Pet.
Wilson
59
24
.711
Greenville
49
37
.570
Now Bern
44
41
.518
Williamston
42
45
.483
Rocky Mount
41
45
.477
Goldsboro
41
45
.477
Tarboro
33
50
.398
Kinston
32
54
.372
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Bobby Riggi pOH* with hla wife
and the victor's cup after defeating
Ted Schroeder 6 4, 6-4, 6-0 to win
the Seabright, N. J., tennie tourna
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, the Seabright title four timee.
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Teaching I Real l.e??on
Pasture demonstrations in Rowan
bounty are teaching farmers a real
lesson in the value of improved pas
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int farm agent of the extension
service.
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Misses Edna Barnhill, Ruth Ward,
Marie Griffin, Marjorie Lindsley and
Mary Rodgcrson spent the week-end
it Virginia Beach.
Cosily Miscues By
Martins Give Bears
7-6 Victory Friday
?
Hill Slielton Celebrates De
parture With Two
It 11 ii Homer
Costly errors at critical times gave
the New Bern Bears a 7-6 verdict ov
er Williamston's Martins here last
Friday night.
The locals started strong, scoring
three runs in the first stanza when
Ches Sparr homcrrd after Bill Shel
ton had doubled and Fred Hoyle
knocked out a single. But the Bears
came back strong in the second to
combine five hits and a walk for four
runs and send Slim Gardner to
the showers.
Williamston, however, took the
lead once more in the second when
Babe Tuckey walked, Dick Cherry
sacrificed. Johnny Byrum walked
and Shelton hit his second double to
drive in Tuckey. Byrum came
home on a balk by Pitcher Hamil
ton. Another tally was added by the
Martins in the third off Elmer Cone's
double and Tuckey's single.
A walk, sacrifice and two bits gave
New Bern two runs in the sixth to
knot the count at 6-alh The deciding
run in the ninth resulted from two
hits, a stolen base and an error.
Dick Cherry hurled good ball dur
ing his 8-inning relief role, allowing
eight hits, walking two and fanning
five.
Tuckey was the Martins' batting
star with two for three, while he and
Bill Shelton featured afield.
Six of the Martins' ten hits were
for extru bases.
The box:
Friday,
August 1.
New Bern
Ab R
H
PO
A
E
Gales, 3b
4 0
1
0
3
0
Swiggett, If
5 0
3
2
0
0
Thompson, lb
5 0
2
11
0
0
Averette, cf
3 1
1
2
0
0
Walton, 2b
4 0
1
1
1
1
Ferrell, c
5 1
1
7
0
0
Curley, ss
3 2
1
2
3
0
Hecklinger. rf
1 1
1
" 0
0
0
Clower, rf
2 1
0
2
0
0
Taylor, p
0 1
0
0
1
0
Hamilton, p
3 0
1
0
3
0
Totals
35 7
12
27
11
1
Williamston
Ab R
H
PO
A
E
Byrum, If
4 1
0
1
0
0
Shelton, 2b
5 1
2
7
2
0
Hoyle, rf
5 1
2
3
1
0
Sparr, lb
5 1
1
7
1
0
Rodgers, cf
1 0
0
0
1
0
Rymer, cf
3 0
1
0
0
0
Cone, 3b
4 1
2
1
2
1
W ilcox, c
4 0
0
5
1
1
Turkey, ss
3 )
2
3
7
-fl?
Gardner, p
0 0
0
0
0
0
Cherry, p
2 0
0
0
3
1
Totals 36 6 10 27 18 3
Score by innings: R
Runs batted in: Hecklinger, Gales
2, Swiggett 2, Hamittonr "Walton,
Sparr 3, Shelton, Tuckey. Two base
hits: Shelton 2. Cone 2. Curley,
Swiggett. Three base hit: Rymer.
Home run: Sparr Stolen bases: Av
eretle, Walton. Sacrifices: Cherry 2.
Walton, Clower. Double play: Shel
ton. Tuckey and Sparr. Left on base:
New Bern 8, Williamston 7. Bases
on balls, off Taylor 2. Gardper 3,
Cherry 2. Struck out, by Taylor 2,
Hamilton 5. Cherry 5 Hits, off Tay
lor 5 in 1 1-3; Hamilton 5 in 7 2-3;
Gardner 4 in 1 (none out in 2nd);
Cherry 8 in 8. Balk: Hamilton. Win
ning pitcher Hamilton. Losing pitch
er: Cherry. Umpires: Greene and
Daniels Time of game: 2:10.
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