Yankees Sure Bet To -
Repeat In American League
(EDITORS NOTE ? This is
one of the first of a series of ar
ticles which will be printed week
ly, in which.we will attempt to
give our readers our opinion as to
how the major leagues are stack
ed up for the coming season.)
Baseball experts are saying
that the high rolling New York
Yankees are a sure bet to win the
American league flag again this
year due to off season trades in
which they strenghtened their
championship pitching staff by the
addition of Southpaw Ed Lopat
and righthander Red Embree. Lo
pat came from the Chicago White
Sox and Embree from the Cleave
land Indians.
Through these trades, the Yan
kees obtained the one thing they
mgiht have needed?pitching?
without giving up anything that
would injure their pennant
chances. Embree was brought
from Cleveland in exchange for
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outfielder A1 Clark, and Lopat,
who is considered the best south
paw in the majors outside of Joe
Page of the Yankees and Hal New
houser of the Detroit Tigers, cost
them catcher Aaron Robinson and
pitchers Fred Bradley and Bill
Wight, both of whom hurled for
Kansas City last year.
Lopat and Embree, placed along
side Frank Shea, Allie Reynolds,
Floyd Bevens, Vic Raschi and the
aging and ailing Spud Chandler,
rounds out what is probably the
best array of starting pitchers in
the majors. If help is needed there
is Karl Drews, Randy Gumpert,
Don Johnson, Dick Starr, Frank
Hiller, Tommy Byrne, and one of
the best reliefers in the business
in lefty Joe Page.
As for backing the pitchers
couldn't ask for more. In the out
field, Joltin' Joe Dimaggio is sound
for the first time since he returned
from the army. King Kong Keller
believes* that the removal of the
disc on his spine has restored his
devastating power. Then Tommy
Henrich and Big Johnny Lindell
and a couple of distance hitters,
Cliff Mapes and Ed ?Stewart, who
banged the ball around for Kansas
City last season, round out an ex
cellent outfield.
The Yankees' crack champion
ship infield is back completely
intact. Old George McQuinn in
sists that he still has one good
season left in him. Snuffy Stirn
weiss at second, Phil Rizzuto at
short and Billy Johnson at third
is as much as any one could ask for
and get.
Young Bobby Brown is working
at first where he will be able to
fill in for McQuinn if need be. He
also can fill in for any of the other
HARBERT WINS
CHARLOTTE OPEN
24 Finish under Par
Twenty-four golfers finished
under par as- Melvin (Chick) Har
bert, Detroit pro, won the $10,000
Charlotte Open golf tournament
Sunday with 273, 15 under par. He
was one stroke ahead of Cary
Middlecoff, defending champion
from Memphis, Tenn.
Harbert had rounds of 66-66*-'
70-71 over the 6,4-10-par 72,
Myers Park club course. Middle
coff, after shooting 67-67-68
rounds, fell off to par 72 in the last
time around.
Harbert clinched the $2,000 top
money when Middlecoff's bid for
a birdie and a tie just missed.
Middlecoff putted from 15 feet
out on the short final hole and the
ball stopped two inches away from
the cup.
Lloyd Mangrum, the nation's
leading money winner so far this
season, finished seventh with 279,
nine under par.
Farmers in nine western North
Carolina counties took advantage
of recently held Workstock Clinics
in their communities by having 930
animals treated.
inf.'elders.
In the catching department,
Bucky Harris has a number of
good receivers in Yogi Berra, last
year's first string backstop, Gus
Niarhos, who batted. 321 for Kan
sas City last year, and Sherman
Lollar and Ralph Houk, who are
fighting for the third berth.
Taking it all around and adding
two and two together, we can see
where the strength of the Ameri
can league lies so it presumably
would be safe to put your money
on the Yankees to repeat in the
junior circuit.
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Services at
The Churches
Sylva Methodist
(The Rev. W. Q. GNyg, Pastor)
Sonckiy school will meet at 10
a. m.( Gudger Crawforu, superin
tendent.
11 a.m. Morning worship, the
pastor using "The Second Coming
of Christ" for his sermon subject.)
? 6:30 p. m., -fouth Fellowship.
Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Choir Re
hearsal.
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Sylva Presbyterian
(The Rev. W. h. Wakefield, Pastor)
Services held in Episcopal
church.
10:00 a. m. Sunday School. Mr.
M. C. Cunningham. Supt.
11:05 a. m. Morning worship by
the pastor using for his sermon
subject, "There They Made Him A
Supper;" Observance of the Lord's
Supper.
I 7:30 p. m. Evening worship in
charge of the pastor. Sermon sub
ject, "The Good Samaratain." The
movie of the ground-breaking for
our new church will be shown.
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Cullowhee Baptist
(The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr.
. Pastor)
9:50 a. m. Sunday School
11 a. m. Morning worship.
4 p. m. Intermediate B.T.U.
6 p. m. Young People's B.T.U.
and Fellowship Hour.
Wednesday?7:30 p. m. Sunday
school lesson pre-view.
Friday, 7:00 p. m. Choir Rehear
sal.
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Cullowhee Methodist
(The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., Pastor)
10 a. m. Church school.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
6:30 p. m. Youth Fellowship.
| 7:30 p. m. Wesley Foundation.*
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Cashiers Baptist
(Rev. Edgar Willlx, Pattor)
Sunday School esch Sunday at
10 a. m.
Worship service each 1st and 3rd
Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
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St. John's Catholic Church
Schedule of Mass
Sylva, 4th Sunday 8:00 a. m.
Sylva Baptist
(The Rev. C. M. Warren, Pastor)
Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr.
Carl Corbin, Supt.
11a. m. Morn.ng Worship.
B. T. U. at 6:30 p. m., Miss Hat
tie Hilda Sutton, Director.
7:30 p. m. ? Evening Worship.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer meet
ing.
Thursday, 7:00 p. m. Youth choir
practice at the church. All between
13 and 20 years of age are urged
to be present.
Fri., 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal.
Each Monday at 10:30 a. m. th<?
Baptist Ministers' Conference
meet.*- here.
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East Sylva Baptist
(Rev. E. W. Jamison, Pastor)
10 a. m. Sunday School. DeWitt
Beasley, S. S. Supt.
11 a. m. Morning Worship.
6:30 p. m. B.T.U. James Jones,
director.
7:30 p. m. Evening Worship.
Wed. 7 p. m. Choir Practice.
Wed. 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting.
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Wesleyan Methodist
(Rev. W. A. Todd, Pastor)
10 a. m. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning Worship.
8 p. m. Evening Worship.
Scotts Creek Baptist
(The Rev. B. S. Hensiey, Pastor
10 a., m. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning Worship by the
pastor.
6.30 p. m. Baptist Training Union.
8 p. m. Evening Worship.
Episcopal
(Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, Pastor)
Worship service by the pastor
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Glenville Baptist
(Rev. Hoyt Hadaway, Pastor)
10 a. m. Sunday School. *
Mr. McCoy, S. S. superintendent.
11 a. m. Morning worship/
7 p. m. B.T.U.
8 p. m. Evening worship.
Lovedale Baptist Church
(Rev. G. E. Scruggs, Pastor)
10 A. M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. Worship Service.
7:30 P. M. Worship Service.
Tuckaseigee Baptist
(Rev. Edgar Willlx, Pastor)
Sunday Schools each Sunday at
10 a. m.
Worship service at 11 a. irt and
7:30 p. m. each 2nd and 4th Sun
days.
Coaches Pleased with Work
Of W'CTC Gridders
Western Carolina Coaches Tom
Young and Tuck McConnell found 1
their spring grid forces at full;
strength Monday and ready for an
other week of rugged training
after a layoff of last Friday and
Saturday which afforded their
cripples a chance to get well.
The coaches are definitely
pleased with the improvement the
boys are showing over their work
last fall and with their fine atti
tudes toward spring drills. Much
progress has been made this spring |
iii developing new boys who are
showing up well and who have
possibilities in the stressing of
fundamentals, and in preparation
for the rough schedule next fall
with High Point and Appalachian
coming up in one-two order.
This week the drills are based
on pass cuts, pass defense and a
I passing attack. According to line
coach McConnell, the heavy Cata
mount line is. getting smarter by
the day and will prove its rugged
ness next fall.
Several of the boys were shifted
from the positions they played last
fall to new posts and are learning
fast. Ralph McConnell, a poten
tial triple-threater, was moved
from tailback to fullback and,
along with Joe Hunt, should af
ford the Cats a pair of the best
fullbacks in the conference.
Hambone Nims was shifted from
tackle to left guard behind all
conference Clar?k Pennell and with
Art Byrd and Bill Powell on the
other guard, Young should have
no trouble at these positions. Pin
ball Allison was also shifted from
his unfamiliar tackle post back to
end and is looking good in scrim
mages. Along with Mace Brown,
who is showing offensive improve
ment, and Speck Everhart, 6 foot,
3 inch, 230 pounder, the Cat>
should be stronger on the flanks.
The Catamounts stand four deep
in blocking backs with Jack Ar
lington heading the list and Ralph
Clark. Lawrence Arney and Max
Clayton coming beh.nd. At tail
back A1 C\ perilla. Hugh (Pee Wee)
Hamilton, Harry Duke and Char
lie West should be sufficient.
Five wingbacks, Dewey Whitak
er. Wade Bryant. Jim and Paul
Monroe, and Fred King are all
looking good and showing im
provement.
With Buffalo Humphries. Dan
Robinson. Harry Jaynes and Em
mit Fiemster around there is no
danger- of Young coming up short
/
for tackles and Hugh Constance
and Vaughn Lemmond are still at
center.
Taking - all-in-all, the Cata
mounts of Western Carolina are
gunning for a bigger and better
season next year than they have
ever had, and from all outward ap
pearances there is, no reason why
I they shouldn't.
I
GLENN
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