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J 'HE Sritrt 'TS rAiiti oi Tile vaynvine luuUiiiaiiieer Tuesday, mat18,t148 Ul s S if Blue's Sports Views Harrv "Blue" Robinson Editor's Note: Today's guest columnist is Harrv ''Blue" Robinson, sports announcer on WHCC, and former sports editor of Shelby. "Blue" has a deep love for sports and is pinch-hitting as sports editor of this newspaper lor the present We are fortunate to have a man who ITU ! 1 I VJN. Mountaineers Black Bears knows local -port; as lor this page Blue" to take over the work of gathering news After Fittint; in front of this typewriter for several minutes before typing the first word, I realize how much easier it is to talk sports rather than write about it. As j'liest columnist in this edition of The Mountaineer, I first want to express my very best wishes to Ed Spears as he undertakes a new field with a daily paper in Asheville. Best of luck, Ed, and 1 know that the people in Haywood county express the same tWlnis'. for they are losing one of the most compe tent spoi tsw i ltt i and a great guy,, in losing you. During my brief acquaintance with Ed, I know that he has meant a great deal t.i this community in the way of sports both in promiitiun and writhi!'. TV man to fill his shoes will cer tainly have hi:' : lines to till (I don't mean to throw off on Ed'-; feet, jii-1 a compliment to him for a great job by a grand guy ) . Diamond Bat 'The Hat' Tries One for Sfee In Close fe 4 to 3 . ! It docs seem like old times to sit behind a typewriter ami hat out a sports story, as 1 was once a struglinc newspaperman myself, and believe you me I had to striin t.le. I was with the Shelby Daily Star (that's in Cleve land C(miiiI. K.T to the best county in North Caro lina) as sportsw t iter, and I still think I have u little printers' ink left in my blood, but it was one of the most enjoyable jobs I have ever had, for one reason I have al ways been interested in sports and for another 1 wanted to see if I could become a newspaperman (I'm still in terested in sports). ' ' v , ball ,,ii like tl, fl'.ut. pre-tty fit Die, Vuii know it has been brought up before several times bv :piits minded people about sportswriters and sports an nouncer, in reteience to their actual experiences in sports, f id a i- heiiewd i )' ' a iM'eat deal of them that sports writer-; and announcer- were nut good enough to splay sports and had to take the next best thing. Now I happen to know that is not 1 1 nt- with niMi.t ol them, but I do know for a fact that it is tine m mv ere My father. J. R. "Lefty" Robinson, was a L'teat utei,-i in Ins dav, and it has always been my amhitun to lo,,'.v in his tootsteps. but in high school and American Lecion ball, mv curves wouldn't curve, my slow ball was ton slow and n,v fast ball was just right. Then I tried basket- did make the second string three years, bif it seems hoo), was iust too small for the ball when I took a Well football seemed like a last resort, hut I was lo'h! and I never could get a helmet small enough to and it was iust too much to pa home everv dav alter practice rind nurse a skinned nose. So here I am with the next best thine writing.and announcing sports, but it is al ways a : i ,t thrill to me just to be on the sidelines with a scoreho. .k oi a microphone, knowing that in a small way I am participant!;' in a field of sports. Here in Haywood county I was very much surprised and even more pleased with the sports activities going on. The football season was one of the best I have ever witnessed and the way you fans turned out to see the games w as gratifying to know that you support the sport ing events in the county. The basketball season wound up with some red hot tournaments that proved exciting, and now the baseball diamonds around the county are seeing a lot of activity, with high school and industrial league games. Next week the Softball season will get underway and another sport will attract the crowds for that particular sport. Also at your very fingertips, you have one of the most beautiful golf courses that any com munity in the world would be proud of. And I under stand that in the very near future eight bowling alleys will be available for you bowling fans. So with all the sports( activities, in Jlaywood, there certainly is enough activity "goirig oh to keep ally srpiortswrlter busy. But the main thing is to encourage fn ore inf you to partic ipate in these sports for your own recreation and enter tainment, and if you feel that you can't take an active part in sports won't you attend sporting events regularly. HARRY (THE HAT) WALKER, Philadelphia Phillies' star outfielder and National League batting champion last sea "son, tries on one of the-20 caps he wears out'each year' with his habit of tugging at the peak while at bat. Philly Property Custodian "Unk" Russell holds the caps. RED HOT By Jack Sords WifELOiJrt A I4PIA4S SPEARHEADING With By CD SPEARS THERE WERE 350 permits issued on opening 'day at the West Fork of the Pigeon last week, so Protector Don Taylor reported during a visit to The Mountaineer office Saturday. About a hundred anglers checked out by noon with their lim it, the larger portion of their catch being native trout hooked in the smaller branches. i THE PROTECTORS are busy as any bee this time of year, and one to a county isn't enough to adequately en force the laws. The system of part-time assistant pro tectors is being worked out in Ilaywood, Which will help quite a bit. Three from the Canton Area, Willis Hipps, Lawt Johnson and Jack Blankenship, are already at work. Floyd Rippetoe is to meet with Wildlife Federa tion assistants to work wfth the fish and game warden on enforcement. 1 STRAND THEATRE W A Y N E S V I L L E N 35c ADMISSION Children t9c Adult All Tax Included Continuous Shows From J P. M. Monday Through Friday Saturday Shows From 11 A. M Sunday Shows at 2, 4 and 9 P. M. Tuesday, Wednesday CHARLES CHAPLIN MARTHA RAY in MONSIEUR VERDOUX COACH WEATHERBY was quite proud of his boys when they came through with a baseball win over Canton. They played a fine all-round game, coming through with the odds against them and put the first fissure in Canton's dominance of the Blue Ridge conference. This was Waynesville's last home game and incidentally it was aired over WHCC and should have found the stands full of fans. Baseball is a costly sport, and the high school games, being free, bring in no in come. Those who are interested in the future of baseball here should encourage the boys and those in charge of them by getting down to more of the games. It's well worth the trouble, in more ways than one. Amnions, Waynesville HiiHer, and Miller, GaiitWr Pitcher, Sta?e Pretty Contest Two years of training paid off for Waynesville's baseball crew on Friday afternoon as the boys faced the best their traditional rivals from Canton had to offer, .md Richard Powers came through with a centerfield homer in the sixth to provide the winning run. The Black Bears went home' with a 4-3 loss, their first in the Blue Ridge conference this season. In their final pitching duel while wearing high school uniforms, lit tle Jack Amnions equalled the of ferings of Clyde Miller. Both al lowed five hits, and Amnions struck out nine in seven innings and Miller whiffed eight in the six times the Mountaineers came to bat. Oddly enough, both hurlers batted in the clean up positions, and each singled twice in three trips to the plate. Two play ers were walked by each to keep the record further balanced., Canton went ahead the first stan- za when Richard Reagon led off with a double. Don Stiles was walked, Miller and Ted Stiles sin gled to send three runs over the home platter. Waynesville first threatened in the third, when Wiggins took three bases on a single which got away from Rightfielder Stevens. The next batter, however, grounded out to retire the side. Ervin Shook led off the home half of the fourth with a double, stole third, and easyed home when Mackay flipped a ball over Miller's reach. Heads-up infield play nipped Canton runners in a dangerous fourth, after which the visitors failed to get a man past first base. The sixth inning saw the pen dulum swing. With one out, Shook was walked and stole second. Bur gin was struck out, but Ammons popped a single over first to score Shook. Powers stepped up to the plate and rapped a flat drive past the centerfielder and beat the throw home in a photo finish slide for the final score of the game. Powers also made the outstand ing catch of the clash, nabbing Stroup's hot foul along the base line In the seventh. e 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 e 1 n o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 r 3 1 -..f;' ma WT e.rt I - I'M W, b 'Si usoAuuy dear at Wi-fA AC i1?is He's Fhe Barron Oi Fenway Is Gentleman's Golfer AP By FRANK ECK Nevvsf eatures Spoils Kditor Thursday CHESTER MORRIS. CONSTANCE DOWLINO in BLIND SPOT Also Late News and Shemp Howsn-d Comedy IT IS DIFFICULT to say goodbye to the readers of The Mountaineer sports page. For the' past couple of years your scribe has followed and reported as 'best he could the many activities of Waynesville and vicinity. It has been a most interesting field to follow, and one in which I have found many persons to admire and like. I am sure that whoever takes over this- department will find the same spirit of friendship arid cooperation which made our stay here so pleasant. Canton ab r h Reagan, cf 4 11 Smathers, c -400 D. Stiles, ss 1 V 0 Miller, ss 3 12 T. Siles, 2b 3 0 1 Mackey, 3b 3 0 0 Stevens, rf 2 0 0 M. Stiles, lb 3-0 0 Stroup, If 3 0 1 Totals 26 3 5 Waynesville ab r h Bob Owens, rf 3 0 0 Shook: ss 2 2 1 Burgin, 2b ... 3 0 0 Amnions, p 3 12 Powers, lb 3 1 1 Owens, cf 2 0 0 Price, 3b 3 0 0 Caldwell, If 10 0 Wiggins, c 2 0 1 Robinson, If 2 0 0 Totals 24 4 ! r h Canton 300 000 03 5 Waynesville . 000 103 x 4 5 HAZELWOOD, 5; MARYVILLE, 8 WHITE PLAINS, N. V. You hear very little about Herman Hur lon when people talk about 1 tit country's top professional golfers. The talk is usually I.loyd Mungiiiin this or Men Hugan that or about Jimmy Demaret's funny cups and chartreuse slacks. Barron Is not the mo-,1 colorful player among the pros. Vet lie is one of the real gentlemen of a game designed for f'l-iitU'inen. Around this town, the county seat of Westchester, Herman is the Hur on of Fenway. He ran do no wrong. He's been the Fenway Golf Club pro for the last 14 years. His triumph over Hobby I.ocke of South Africa and 14 other top pros in the recent $10,000 C.oodall Round-Robin tournament at New Rochelle's Wykagyl course t;ame as a huge surprise to the rolling world. Rut not to Barron's legion of followers. If a golfer's friends mean any thing, Barron was "in ' even be fore the 90-hole tournament start ed. He sold Fenway members $1,100 worth of tickets for the Goodall which in turn realized about $14,000 for the benefit ot New Rochelle Hospital. But that wasn't all. By win ning top prize Barron won $2,000. He passed up the $10,000 tourna ments this, year and has missed the "play-for-pay" prizes he won during the past two years. Yet he turned over one-fourth of his (Continued on Page Seven i 'J 1! ;V . "( VJld Fi A Pitcher's- Mariam Smith Crerli, WinUvearfJ vvat Team s'""rday aw.. trolled ,rJj: in ,.u.... - nU,fctf Ml ,nii Hie v in Ku'' "'in un tt lHI""K I In- slui.,, . kl"' totaled iu whf cleared. Kihll,, I'U- appear 1,,,.. SmlUl- "Ulev yj "ls" "ail iluuhtes to 1,11 h Vuiiiii. i'msJ tli-arviaier ""'II' three rui u, 1,1 H"' tlnrd. luurth mns They luutJ " ""s and Harris j man gelling apiece. HaviiiK droDDfdik. games tu Enka, V!ir!rl this win gave them. in the slandiniN J Heacun here on Mijl The Knka Ravunltri the league with 5 losses, linMii" tnumpi let Mills Saturday i 3 to 4 In ullier im games Frusta (Kt j, Sayles in a thnllertH ti to 5. Berkeley eis run win mei Bracoi. il In 7 1 II.VZKIWOODBO: lljzeluoixl Sllonk Trout iiiun -li Si. -i l ti r. ) Mllnei. el Younl. II Otidley. lib Powers. Ill Pills, it Wllilnei. i Case, it I'm.-, 2 limn-, p 'lolaU ClearHater ("jlliey. ct Beech, !'l) t'onlell Hi I.owilennilk .lolly, ii Cathey. It Jolin-uii ( Wilson. HI) Siinmun- p Crea iiiau p Thoiiip-nii. it .Stewart, Ti.taN miiiiP' HI 0 lll'l 111' Friday. Saturday Doable Feature BOB STEELE and HOOT GfBSON In THE UTAH KID Also JEAN PORTER and JOHN SHELTON in LITTIiE MISS BROADWAY Abo Colar Cartoon and Serial I WILL BE a part of the sports staff of the Asheville Citi zen by the tinit; this appears in print. My new boss, ''Red" Miller. II yive me the opportunity to gather a good share of r i . .ci ial in the other towns of this section and cover stich : vents as the Canton-Waynesville football games. Naturally, it will take some time to break in, and I have no illusions about bringing any immediate changes -to your morning sports sheet. Nor is it possible for a city paper, to replace the home town one, which can give the space1 and details that local interest justifies to local sports hews. Your new Moun taineer sports editor, after he bkewise has 'time to -adjust himself, can find plenty to improve on What yours' truly has managed to provide, and will hindoubtedly1 have' some new ideas you will like. SPEARHEADING WITH SPORTS thus comes to a close. We appreciate the interest" 'tlnrt has been shown in it, and hope that It has served whatever purpose a sports column should fill. :Oar bsf tffiliefttf kit On Sunday afternoon the Hazel wood team was the victim of an 8 to 5 defeat by the Marysville, Tenn., baseball team on the Mary Vllles diamond. Tate and Stonesiphor, pitching for Maryville, held Hazelwood to six hits, three of them doubles by Yount. Smith and Milner, and had five strikeouts apiece to their cred it. The Hazetwood team had on the mound "Lefty" Frisbee, and he turned in a stellar performance by whiffing ten and giving up only five hits. Maryville scored three runs in the first inning, three more in the third and two In the fifth for their eight runs. Hazelwood scored sin gle talleys in the first, fifth and eighth, then started a rally in the ninth, but were able to score only two funs beifbre it was checked. Score by innings: Hazelwood Maryville 100 010 0125 303 020 OOx 8 Ddyton Golfers Lose To Beacon Beacon Mills defeated the Da ton Rubber, golfers by a score of 7 to 5 on the Country Club course here Sunday afternoon. The local team missed the services of Jona than Woody and Aaron Provost. In the four foursomes, the Bea con team copped two and lost two, but failed to gather the most points. The foursomes, and scores were as follows: (Di Chas. Putnam 68 D R, L. Hendricks . 73 Won 2 to 1 over. (Bl Nebo Edwards . ... 72 (B) Buchanan . 76 HERMAN BARRON Points for Open Sc nrc l IlazclVMM"! CIcarttiiliT Hun-- 1 a 1 1 I in Y.' ,.,- . Milmf : J ti l,,,..-l,iK Shook Sn Yount. Milwr. m hits Hast ris 2 Hani Smith In l.usim Vuii nil l.) lis Ofl Si mi k oiM . 2 In Simrn- i; in 4 innings (lrlr.ll l ' pikhrr-Sinij Second foursome, (B) Stroupe 72 IB) Burrell 84 Won 3 to 0 over (D) Eric Clausson 81 (D) Bud Cutherbtson 82 John Stevens, Added this year to the umpiring staff of the Ameri can League, spent the winter of ficiating in the Basketball Asso ciation of America. The Inverness round robin four ball invitation golf tournament will be held, in Toledo June '24 threacb June 27. Third fouresome, (B) Cody B Jolly Won 3 to 0 over D M. H. Bowles (D) W. H. Prevost 81 85 .85 .85 Fourth foursome, (B) Chas. Edwards -.93 (B) Croy 91 Lost by 3 points to D) Joe Davis 79 (D) R. L. Prevost 87 The Dayton golfers meet the Champion team here this coming Week-end. PARK THEATR PROGRAM Mondav and Tuesday. May lS Wistful Widow of t Gap" Ctnll-inl arrhtt a rosTF.LIX)-MARJBES1 Wednesday May 19 "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Starring - ,ir . v ' BORIS KARLOFF and BAM 2H-. Thursday, Friday, May "Gentleman's ' Academy Award -Starring- i. GREGORY PECK and DOB" "4
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