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-THE MOUNTAINEER'S SPORT PAGE Softball Season Gets Off To Good Start The 1941 Softball season got off to a flying start here Monday night, with a good crowd of spectators out for the two opening games. Play will be resumed tonight after an "open" night on Wednes day, with Reliable Jewelers and Pet Dairy playing their first game, followed by Jonathan Creek against Royle and Pilkington No. 2. On Friday night the Lions will meet Clyde, and the Boosters Club will play Unagusta. This will be the second game of the season for all four teams. On the opening night, the Tan nery wallopped Clyde 18 to 6, while the'Lions set Unagusta back on the small end of a 11 to 6 score. Tuesday night saw the closest game so far, as the Boosters nosed oue R. & P. 2 to 0. In the last game of Tuesday, the iron men of Iron Duff rotated over the Rotary club 16 to 8. ' The line ups were as follows: Tannery 17 Player AB R H Joe Scruggs, 3b 5 1 0 Gene Wyatt, lb 5 0 0 C. Ratcliff, sf 6 3 2 Glenn Wyatt, 2b 4 2 1 Sam Lane, rf 5 3 1 Bud Blalock, ss 4 3 4 Clint Truitt, cf 4 2 1 Stanley Henry, p 4 1 1 Gordon Wyatt, If 4 0 1 Frank Byrd, c 4 2 1 J. C. Burrell 10 0 Totals 45 17 12 Clyde 5 Player AB R H Ed Green, c 4 1 1 Glen Messer, 3b 4 0 0 Ruf us Fowler, 2b 2 0 0 Roy Hardin, lb 3 2 1 Jack Green, ss 3 11 Robert Hall, cf 3 0 1 Robert Suttles, rf 3 0 0 Alfred Gaddy, p 2 0 1 G. Rhinehart, If 3 1 1 Loyd Justice, sf 3 0 1 Avery Gaddis, 2b 1 0 0 Steve Justice, If Boosters 2 Player AB R H B. Hoyle, 3b 3 1 1 F. Wyatt, rf 3 0 2 Boone, lb 3 ' 0 0 Manus, c 2 0 0 Wright, 2b : 2 0 0 T. Woodard, If 2 0 0 D. Moore, ss 2 0 1 D. Hoyle, sf 2 0 0 Harris, cf 2 0 1 L. Woodard, p 2 1 1 Touis . - 23 ' 2 5 R. & P. 0 Player AB R H E. Scruggs, sf . 3 0 0 B. Kuykendall, c 3 0 0 Morgan, ss 3 0 2 R. Putnam, p 3 0 0 J. Singleton, lb 2 0 1 R. L. Sanders, 2b 2 0 0 Howard Collins, If 2 0 1 R. Rhinehart, cf 2 0 0 C. Yount, 3b 2 0 0 G. Bischoff, 2 0 1 Totals 24 0 5 Summary AB R H Boosters 23 2 v 5 R. & P. 24 0 5 Edited by Marion T. Bridges i ii i i ..I i i . 1 1 Breaking a Record jHazelwOOd Blanks Bryson City, 9-0 STEADY WORK By Jack Sords Totals 31 Lions 11. s Player AB . H Jim Queen, 8b 3 10 Paul Davis, sf 3 2 0 Weatherby, ss 4 1 1 T. Cambpell, c 4 0 1 H. Hyatt, If 4 1 0 Crocker, cf 4 10 Parkman, rf 3 1 1 F. Massie, 2b 3 1 0 Stall, lb 8 1 1 J. Owens, p 3 2 2 Totals 84 11 6 Unagusta 6 Player AB R H Leo Hill, ss 4 11 Bronson Robinson, c 4 2 2 Red Prevost, 3b 4 1 0 Wallace Robinson, sf 4 1 2 Tom Troutman, cf 4 0 1 Albert Robinson, p 4 0 0 Woodrow Troutman 4 0 1 Terry Robinson, lb 3 0 0 Fred Smith, If 3 11 Jr. Kuykendall, rf 3 0 0 Totals 37 6 8 Summary Lions Unagusta AB 34 37 R 11 6 Iron Duff 18 Player R. Milner, c , Crawford, p M. Morrow, lb Parks, 2b Holt, ss Ferguson, 3b D. Smith, cf Tate, rf Stevenson, If E. Morrow, sf" AB 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4 , 4 4 4 3 R 2 1 1 2 0 3 4 0 1 2 f ' Playing at Bryson City and with Putnam pitching hia usual brand of ball the Hazelwood Manufac turer's set Bryson City back for a 9-0 defeat. Putnam pitching fine ball had eight strike-outs. Ed Manus led Hazelwood hitters with 1 triple, 2 singles. Jack Williams, of Bryson City, played good ball, having 5 put-out. Score: Bryson City: Pos AB R H Marlowe ss 4 0 1 Sherrill 2b 4 0 0 F. Crisp If 2 0 0 Cole If 2 0 0 E. Crisp rf 0 0 1 B. Williams rf 0 0 1 Painter . , lb 4 0 1 J. Williams cf 4 0 ' 1 E. Crisp c 4 9 0 Wright 3b 3 0 0 Duckett . p 3 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 Fred Wilt flashes across Mis inish line at the Penn Relay Carnival, Philadelphia, to break a Relay re cord that stood for 20 years. Ha won the two-mile event in 9 minutes, 17.8 seconds irom a neid comprising some of the best intercollegiate stan I in the country. i Hazelwood; Pos AB R H J. Scruggs ss 5 0 3 Gordon Wyatt rf 5 0 3 Glenn Wyatt 2b 5 0 0 T. Blalock cf 5 1 2 C Fisher 2b 5 12 E. Manus lb 5 2 3 F. Wyatt rf 4 2 2 Rody Crawford c 0 1 0 S. Henry If 4 12 M. Wright If 2 0 0 R. Putnam p 5 1 0 Read The Ads Totals 45 9 17 Score by innings: . Bryson City 000 000 000 Hazelwood 030 013 002 Blalock, Fisher, Manus, Wyatt, Crawford, Henry, Putnam. Totals 39 16 14 Rotary 8 Player AB R H J. Neal, rf 4 1 0 Bowles, sf (c) 4 1 2 R. Prevost, Sb 4 0 1 Doc Gay, as 4 0 0 G. Massie, lb . 4 1 1 Ben Sloan, 2b 4 13 Dan Watkins, cf 4 2 2 Frank Davis, If 4 1 2 Hammett, c . 3 1 1 Ledbetter, p 3 0 1 Totals 38 8 13 Summary AB R H Iron Duff 39 16 14 Rotary 33 8 13 Mirror Sets Fire in Home EDWARD SVILLE, 111. Here's one for actuaries who list causes of fire for insurance companies. Mrs. Edward B. Williams search ed her home from roof to cellar in an effort to find the source of growing clouds of smoke. She finally oepned a door just In time to Bee a window sill myster iously burst into flame. : Investigation disclosed a concave shaving mirror which had been placed on the sill in such a position that it focused the sun's rays against the wood until it became hot enough to ignite. Whenever you feel like turning up your nose at people, remember the law of gravity. ; i REAL TEST AHEAD K v i ."tut? v I aMMf? 1 Mr JJ. By Jack Sards - HIS foKEAT cicse i UXOU& , VP lb I This Community Has Well Balanced Sports Program Sports fans find this community affords a well-rounded and well balanced sports program the whole year., The sport fang who prefer to play the role of spectator as well as those who want to participate, always find something to do, and plenty of keen competition to keep the game interest alive. . FOOTBALL : In the fall, the high school foot ball team takes , the center of things in the; sport program. Their playing is on part with junior college teams, and it is no wonder that they attract thous and to the games each; season, which for the most part are how played at night. The team has in the years past, been champions of the conference or co-champions. " BASKETBALL Right after the football season, basketball holds sway, with many tournaments being held in the com munity, in both the school and all star divisions. Several college games have been played here, and there are pos sibilities of others being brought to the local Court. Joe Louis Will Have Hands Full Against Baer JOE LOUIS WILL .... :.18 Eyes of the fistic world will be centered on Washington Friday night, when Joe Louis and the giant Buddy Baer meet in the ring in an expected 100.000 gate Buddy fully expects to put the family back on the map, and with a weight advantage of about 35 pounds and over, 10 inches more reach, and 5 inches taller, the 25-year-old Denver fighter is ex pected to give the 27-year-old champ a hard fight. Many sports authorities believe that Joe reached his peak in the summer of 1938 when he floored Max Schmeling in the first round. Many of these same authorities be lieve that Baer has a good chance of dethroning Louis Friday night. - V ' Bill TTITTTJCTl v . Canton Do Hazelwood, 4! Playing on her home ton downed Haw.j Industrial loop game was tne hitting star for -Y." gettine tn 1 ' " m in and C. E Weat'.k Hazelwood, getting t4 Score; Hazelwood; p,)S J. Scruggs ss Gordon Wyatt c Glen Wyatt 2h T. Blalock cf C. Fisher 3b Gene Wyatt iD C. E. Weatherby rf S. Henry If F. Wyatt if L. Woodard p KNICKERBOCKER CHiCAeoWrirTfcSiX SAvl Vl Wttle ACTical SPORTS ROUND-UP By -J. D. HYATT Henrv t'Boh Reynolds, hard hit ting right fielder from Gibbstown, N. J., and Claude (Chubby) My ers, catcher from Newton, were elected eo-captams of the Uni versity ox North Carolina baseball team for 1942 at a squad meeting recently. John . (Lefty). Cheshire, and Hank Feimster, Carolina pitchers, and Al Mathes, left fielder, will enter professional baseball this summer, it was learned from rer liable sources recently. Cheshire was expected to Sign with Danville of the Bi-State league, and Feim ster and Mathes with the Boston Red Sox organization. SOFTBALL For the past two seasons, soft ball has gripped the fans of the community, and today, it is one of the leading summer night past times. The local league has a double header scheduled for 55 nights this summer, with a number ' of special games between all-stars and some women's teams to be played on the off nights. The junior league under the supervision of Coach C. E. Weath erby occupy the athletic field in the "afternoons, and afford en tertainment for those who love to see typical boys in action. Joe Gedeon, forty-eight, former major league baseball player, died recently of a liver ailment. He went to Washington in the Ameri can League in 1912 from San Fran cisco of the Coast League. He also played with the St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees. The Boston Braves, who once wore the gaudiest uniforms in baser ball, now wear plain white suits with , no stripes or other decora tions.'. . grounds. At present, the private ly owned courts constitute the extent of the facilities available here." FISHING BASEBALL The Hazelwood team in the In dustrial League, gives baseball fans an opportunity to see non professional games that are filled with all ' the thrills of the big games. The Hazelwood team av erages playing on the high school field ever other Saturday. , The diamond at the athletic field, is one of the best in the sec tion, and the large concrete sta dium affords contort and plenty of room to see all that goes on below. Trout streams in this area are perhaps better known than Some of our scenic highways, as fishermen come from many states to cast about for the fighting trout. New fishing streams were opened for the first time this spring, afford' ing many miles of fishing waters that have been restocked and cared for in the interest of better fishing HUNTING GOLF This section is fast becoming known for golfing facilities, and the excellent course at the country club is known far and wide, Golf ers from every section of the coun try are warm in their praise of the 18-hole course and the scenic setting has given it many advan tages over other courses. . Golf tournaments are usually held in the early summer, and golfers for miles around are at tracted. ; The annual deer hunts of" Pis gah National Forest perhaps are creating more interest among hunt ers than any , other single event. Those who do not participate in the hunts, '. show much interest in the results of what others bring back. Bear hunting also has a large following in this county, and each fall the packs of bear dogs are taken into the mountains and some of the most hair-raising stories ever told come from such hunts. Fox chases are held by some of the best hunters in the community, and the sport ns gaining in pop ularity. This is a sports minded commu nity. The facilities are here, which makes this a community to live in. TENNIS Plans are underway to complete two courts in the city park, and possibly several on the high school Sixty per cent of all drivers in fatal accidents in North Carolina last year were residents of rural areas. Ot all the 36,580 drivers in volved in fatal accidents in the U, S. last year, only 7.4 per cent were females. Joe Gallangher, former Brook lyn Dodger outfielder, has been inducted into the United States Army' as a selective service re Alfred Letoumer, of France, bettered the world's bicycle speed record recently when he reached a speed of 108.92 miles an hour in an event timed by the A. A. A. The noted six-day bike racer rode behind a Prugh shield, attached to the rear of an automobile. Earlier this month he raised the mark of 87 miles per hour, set by Albert Marquette in Los Angeles m 1933, to 90.91 miles per hour. The Pittsburg Pirates announced recently that they had transferred their option on Pitcher Johnny Gee of Portland, the Pacific Coast Lea gue to Dallas of the Texas League. Gee was sent to Portland at the beginning of the season and has so far won one game. John Gelston Smith of Des Plain es, 111., bettered the national inter scholastic record for the 200-yard low hurdles recently in the Illinois State high school' track meet, with a 21.9 seconds performance. The ex isting national mark of 22.1 seconds was set by Don Pollom, Topeka, Kan., in 1938, The Detroit Lions of the National Football League recently announced tne signing or Thomas Gallagher, Notre Dame tackle, to a. nrofession- al contract. North Carolina won the South ern Conference baseball champion ship recently by defeating Virginia Military Institute, 3-2, in the Tar Heel's closing eame. North Caro lina ended the campaign with eleven victories against three defeats. Bing Crosby's Del Mar Turf Chih will award $187,000 in purses at its tilth summer race meeting from August 1 to September 1. This is a $40,000 increase over last season. Don Budge, professional tennis champion and Dierde Conselman 19 of Glendale, Calif., will be married in vnicago May 26, it was recently announced. Bill Zuber, Washington Senator hurler, was unable to speak English nine years ago. He is a Mennonite from a Pennsylvania German settlement. The oldest living thoroughbred is a thirty-two-year-old mare nam ed Tripping, owned by Miss (Eliza beth Daingerfield, of Lexington, Kentucky. The Boston Red Sox beat the De troit Tigers 4 to 2 after losing five games in a row. Earl Johnson held the Tigers to four hits. Charley Root, veteran Chicago Cub hurler, needs to win only: a half dozen games this year to enter the National League's circle of hurlers who have won 200 contests. iMuiLimiiuuiiiiire owners of major league teams. They iuvtcu rusiey, or the Keds, Tom Yawkey, of the Red Sox, Wal ter.a Briggs, of the Tigers and Phil Wngley, of the Cubs. READ THE ADS IT PAY8 Totals Canton: G, Fowler H. Sams J. Franklin T. Troutman R. Hardin S. Scarborough J. Rogers C. Muse G. Hardin H. Williams E. Grogan Totals Pos c lb lb If rf ' ss 2b cf cf 3b P 31 Ai 4 0 2 '4 4 3 4 2 2 4 3 32 Score by innings; uanton ........................oo Hazelwood .. . ..lot Wyatt and Blalock; Troutman, R. Hardin. H. Ecusta Wins ( EnkaRayonit Whitaker was the key for the Ecusta nine as thl outfit invaded Enka and Rayonites, 3-2. This wi first defeat of the whole Whitaker allowed Em hits, the same number gave up for the home tea! also contributed a home a mate aboard in the six! Score: Ecusta 000 002 0104 Enka . ......000 100 001 Whitaker and Riddle; '. and Monday, Nicholson. Try on Wins 0. Balfour Nine, Although Crisp and Stf homers for Balfour, Ball fered a 9-5 defeat at the Tryon in an Industrial Lej test. Score: Tryon .. ..... Balfour Ward and Arledge; Hammett, Griffin and Stat SaylesNineDc Beacon Mills, Sayles Bleachefies dl Beacon Mills nine 8-0, m trial League scrap. Robertson, of Beacoii Hunnicutt, of Sayles, clubs at bat, . Score; Beacon . Sayles .. --.......-- Industrial Le; Standings Won Los Enka .. ...;.-...-4 -Beacon Mills .. . 3 Ecusta ,' ...... 3 Champion Y" 3 Sayles . . -2 HAZELWOOD - -I Balfour 1 Read The Ads UNDERWOOD SINCLAIR SERVICE .Spaulden Underwood, Prop. Waynesville, N. C. PARKWAY SERVICE Stump & Coalson, Prop. Waynesville, N. C FULLER'S REPAIR SHOP Factory & N. Main Sts. Waynesville, N. C. NORMAN'S SERVICE STATION 1 & GARAGE .Derry Norman, Prop. Haaelwood, N. C, THOMPSON MOTOBj Canton, N. c- GOODSON MOTOR Canton, N. DON HARKINS Ghh Canton, i" - 1
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