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WTHS Nine, Devils Meet Tomorrow Lanky Billy Leather wood, one of Waynesville High's top point makers on the basketball court, will try' his luck on the baseball mound tomorrow afternoon when the Mountaineer mne opens its 1954 season at Brevard. Coaeh Bruce Jaynes has only 1 two starters back from last year's team that compiled a neat 10-2 rye- j ord ? Tom Cogdill and Jimmy Frady. Cogdill will again hold down the1 shortstop position, while Frady will toil out in left field. Others who will start against the I Blue Devils tomorrow, according to Coaeh Jaynes, are: Bobby Hill, catcher: Stuart Rob erson. first base; Bobby Ballance. second bhse; Dewayne Robinson, third baae, Tony Davis, center field, and George Mitchell or Virgil Rob inson, right field. The Mountaineers will journey to Bethel Friday, to Ben Lippen next Tuesday and then make their first home appearance against Hen dersonville next Friday. Although the Waynesville base ballers are comparatively green, they have shown a lot of spirit in practice, and may be hard to handle later In the season. New Look In Basketball Is Suggested AP Newsfeatures TOLEDO, Ohio ? Jerry Bush, basketball coach at the University of Toledo, isn't satisfied with the present rules. But he is opposed In the 'speed up' changes proposed bv other mentors which would change the game. So he's come up with bis own version as a sort of hack-handed reply to those who wish to further eliminate defensive play. The 33-year-old Bush savs "Since most of the proposals I've heard would practically eliminate do-. fi use, why not nlay the game Some thing like this "Line up five boys at each end of the floor and give each of them a basketball Let them shoot un molested for 20 minutes and then take them to the locker rooms. "There would he no need for in structions at halftime, so the 10 niinute rest period could spent in rubbing the players' sore arms. "The second half would be a repeat of the first, except the teams would switch baskets.'' Bush smiles when he tells of the! exciting contest with no fouls called?-iusi lots of baskets. "The final score might he 1 09R to 1.097," says Bush "There's just one more thing, however. An ac counting professor from each school would serve a? a tabulator for the opposing five " In 1940. about one U. S. civilian jobholder in 13 Worked for a fed eral state or local government, compared to one in 9 today. THE 1*454 MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL TEAM will open its sea sun tomorrow afternoon against the Brevard Blue Devils on the Transylvanians' diamond. The WTHS squade includes (front row, left to right) James Medford, Johnny Edwards. Freddy Muse, Johnny Wright, Dan Sayer, Mike Bvrd. Joel Medford, Charlie Robinson, and Don Ktrll; (back row) Drwayne Robinson, George Mitchell, Stuart Roberson, Paul Hightower, Tony Davis, J. W. Stev ens, Billy Leatherwood. Tom Cogdill. Bob Hill, Virgil Robinson. Jimmy Frady, Bobby Ballance, and Coach Bruce Jhynes. (Mountaineer Photo). Gordon Advises Youths To Play Two Positions By SID GORDON Pittsburgh Third Baseman FORT PIERCE. Fla.^My advice to youngsters is that they learn] more than one position. By doing that you will be helping yourself and your team. Take my case, for example. Had 1 been able to play only one posi tion 1 could very well be out of baseball. Despite my 35 vears I'm not saying I'm finished as an out-1 fielder, but here 1 am back as a third baseman in the camp of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I played no third base last year. It all goes back to 1938 at Mil ford, Del., where I first broke in. I had plaved nothing but second base in high school and semi-pro ball. The manager there, the late Val Pietnirti. had a second baseman and asked m<- to try playing third base. After three or four days I not only had won the job hut had signed my first contract. Four years later tl942> when I first reported to the New York Giants' training camp in Miami j they had Dick Bail el I on third base. General Manager Bill Terry! called me to his office and. de spite my 304 Jersey City hatting ' average, he said. "You will have to go baek to,Jersey City but I j want you hack as an outfielder " At Jersey City I had a good year, hitting 300 as an outfielder and filling in occasionally as a third i baseman and pitcher. In the spring of 1943 in the Giant camp at Lakewood. N. J.. 11 was listed as an outfielder but! op< ned the season at third base. | All year I switched between third j and the outfield, depending on who I pitched. M\ being a two-position j man enabled the manager to put ' another right-handed bat in the lineup. In the spring of 1948 I had no set position- Jack Lohrke was the third baseman and Whitey tLock man played left field I became fust utility man In the second game of the season center fietder Bobby Thomson wrenched his knee I.orktnan moved over to center and I went to left On the first eastern swing I played 14 games and led the Giants in all de partments. hits, borne runs and Hk. SID CORDON Versatile Performer runs batted in. At Cincinnati, Ott told me "you have to go back to the bench. Thomson's knee is better." 1 didn't like it it was the first time 1 ever talked back to any manager. When Lohrke's batting average I fell I got back at third base, play ing about 120 games there. I felt fine inside when the season was over I had hit .299. drove in 10" runs and got 30 home runs ? and apologized to Mel Ott. In 1949 I was switched again, even placing a few innings at first hase. At the end of the season I was traded to Boston where I met another obstacle on third base? Boh Flliott. who had some great seasons for the Braves. Thus. I became an outfielder again. When Flliott got hurt Billv Southworth railed me in to nlav third base and in 134 games I had hit .304 with 103 HBI's and 27 homers. In this gamp when you can take the place of an injured player and play more than one position regu larly you are an asset to the team While I played the outfield I al ways tried to get in some work-1 outs at third base, even in spring ] training I've always had a feel- j ing that keeping sharp at two post-1 lions would pay off Bight now it's keeping me in the big leagues. GOOD START By Alan Mover /fHAAT TWO-ONE ro) C*RRY rtv ^Mosty * f Moris/ ? \ PEPARTMEH/ ^k THIS ?r w/nter Bur A 2mp PI ACS Art? A j rtrt m I SUCCESSIVE \. I TOUPrtE/s *// HE T CEP J ABOUT (J 4/e GBA rtp / ro PUT HI/A ' UP rt/TH THE LEAPEPS. oofnn y PALMER veteran north carolina golf rro, who's cot a good start toward war/ng /i'f$ 9rh season on the fg.a. c/rcihr one of h/s pest a . r/ - - n/e me x/ca n open n/n ma <7 m/9 p/p<?t 0/o ei/ccezg /n rtvo ye a re.. Babe Ruth Could Hit 'Em At Any Time AP Newsfeatures LOS ANGELES ? Herb Thor-] mahlen. 57. former major league southpaw takes issue with Ralph! Kiner's statement that Babe Ruth's, home run production would have been cut by five a year had there j been night baseball in the Bam-; bino's da\ "Babe Ruth could have gotten out of bed at midnight and hit what is being pitched today." says Thormahleri, "J know because I saw him against Walter Johnson. Jim Shaw, Eddie Cicotte and Red Faber. "I am very grateful there was a Babe Ruth and that l had the priv ilege of playing with and against him." Thormahlen won 30 games in the majors while losing 20. He played with Ruth in 1920 In 1921 Thormahlen pitched for the Red Sox and returned to the majors briefly with Brooklyn in 1925. During the 13th Centruv a large whale swam under London Bridge and was killed up stream with bows end slings sa.vs the National Geo graphic Society. Women's Bowling Loop Announces Event Winners mmm waynesville men'S league National Guard and Charlie's J Place shut out Wellco Sh^e and Champion Y. respectively, in the Waynesville Men's Bowline League last week, while Waynesville! i Bowling Center and Canton | AH Stars took two from Bilt more Dairy and Pet Dairy. Wayne Dietz rolled a 222 for the I high game?one more than Paul Clark's 221. Clark, however, posted) the high series of 614. HIGH TEAM SERIFS Canton All Stars 2796 Pet Dairy 2759 Waynesville Bowling Center 2705 high team game Canton All "Stars 980 Pet Dairy 966 Charlie's Place 955 J high individual series Paul Clark 614 Wayne Oietz 581 Weldon Goolsby 553 high individual game ] Wayne Dietz 222 Paul Clark . ... 221 Ray Wilson 220! TEAM STANDINGS Charlie's 61'a 28 "i .683 j Pet Dairy 58> 2 31 la 650 Bill more Dairy 57 33 .633 I Way BoWl. Ctr 50 40 .556 j Canton All Stars 4.9 41 .544 | Champion Y 42 48 .467 j National Guard 33 57 .367 Wellco Shoe Co. 12 78 .133 TOP TEN AVERAGES 1. Earl Gribble 186 26 j 2. Paul Clark 172.53 3. Weldon Goolsby 171.82 4. Wayne Dietz 169.42 1 5. Bill Cochran 167.36 6. Johnny Caldwell 164.12 7. Wilson Medford 163.50 8 Alex Martin 163.15 9 R, II. Stretcher 163.14 10. Elmer Dudley 160.35 Sims Bowlers Second In WNC Women's Tourney Sims Co.. winners of the Waynes- j ville Women's Bowling League championship this year, rolled 2512 last weekend to take second place ! in a field of 10 in the fifth annual Women's Invitational Tournament j at Asheville. 1 The top team?Allen Transfer of j Asheville?was a mere seven pins ahead of the Wavnesville squad. Waynesville's other entrant last weekend ? Wellco ? placed fourth in the first round of the tourna I ment with 2484. Other entries from the local league ? Champion Y. Reliable (Jewelers, and Howell Motor ? ' will participate in the tournament j this weekend. None of the Waynesville women ! have yet rolled in the single and doubles events. Flight Is Fatal LE MESA, Calif (API ? Igna cio Hurado, 40, farm hand, ran head first into a tree while glee ing from a Great Dane Dog. The (coroner said his death two days! 1 later was from a brain injury. Final team and individual events in the Waynesville Women's Bowl ing League were annouced today by Mohelb Medford. league secre tary. The loop closed its season last week at the Waynesville Bowling Center. The team champion was the Sims Co., captained by Dot Phil lips. winner by a wide margin over the runner-up. Champion Y Winner of the various events were: High team game?Kowell Motor, 897; Champion Y, 872; Wellco. 86.0. High team series?Sims and Re liable, 2427; Dayton Rubber. 2372 High individual game ? Belle Riley. 203. Mary Hamlett. 202. and Audrey Wyatt, 200. High individual series?Audrey Wyatt, 524; 11a Jean Yount and Mohela Medford, 504, and Mary Hamlett, 502. The top 10 averages were: Audrey Wyatt, 145; Mary Ham lett, 143; 11a Jean Yount, 142; Mo hela Medford. 142; Rozell Ray, 136: Dot Phillips, 134; 11a Bowen. 135 Myra Killian, 133: Grace Rogers, 1 132; Ann Rollman. 132; Maudie Martin, 132. Sunday Eggs Pay Off DUE WEST. S. C. (API?Thous ands of "Sunday eggs" combined with perseverance to buy an or gan for the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church here. The women of the church began an or gan fund when the building was i erected in 1925. Fund-raising in this small community of modest ineomes was not easy. The women donated to the fund the eggs their hens laid on Sun days. In addition they used all the usual money-raising methods, in cluding ice cream suppers and quilting bees. Twice their savings were wiped out by bank failures But the women persevered and the hens cooperated on Sundays. Twenty-eight years and $17,000 later, the church installed the or gan. . Want ads brrng qutek results. CAPTAIN of thf ^ which n< ith ?0n lh( bore champmnship g| 4 Infantry |;< inient in y furt. Germany, was Cpl.I Dockfry, sun of Mr m Raymond Rockery gf j C pi. Dock* > a sgucd lo his Company entered a, in October. |'I3> Jn|j overseas last March. Hazel wood Players Asked To Return 0 Elmer |)u , equtpnM ager fen- ? Itardwood team in . UNf a League ! Red that players on <|uad ton uniform ' itiiprhent tb Still I wive ??'. do not ii play with." tin team this v The II;,/i od nine j; practice it 5 pa WA> ni field. | to manage.' I. Milner WANT A1 FOR S \I.K OR Tii VDE-0 work hue , n h sood hi fit. One work 1 sale. Oi ?? od niatt in sale, (ii; fiyrrftscf tin .. :n about lo ; fine fre four ys : 1 , t piv.na 41 day Call V. .1! \oland. Waynesville DRIVE IN THEATRE Children Under 12 Admitted FREE Show Starts At 7:.'I0 I*. M. MONDAY. APRIL 5 "Kiss Me Kate" (In Color) Starring KATHRYN GRAYSON HOWARD KEEL News and Cartoon # TI ES. & WED., APRIL fi & 7 "Sky Commando" Starring DAN Dl'RYEA FRANCES GIFFORD ? THURSDAY. APRIL 8 "Key Largo" Starring HUMPHREY BOCART EDWARD G. ROBINSON LAUREN BACALL ? FRIDAY. APRIL 9 "Private Snuffy Smith" Starring BUD DUNCAN EDGAR KENNEDY ?PLUS? 5 COLOR CARTOONS Sfoand \ *7fUeat>ie MON. & TI ES., APRIL !> & ? "Three Sailors And A Girl" Stnrrintf JANE POWELL GORDON MacRAE ? WED. & THCRS.. APRIL 7 & H "Hell's Half Acre Starring WENDELL COREY EVELYN KEYES Filmed In Honolulu ? FR1. & SAT.. APRIL 9 & 10 "Cavalry Scout" With ROD CAMERON AUDREY LONG Aim Cartoon & Chapter \'o .1 of -GREAT ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KIDD" I Smoky Mtn. DRIVE IN THEATRE Ralsam Rd. Rial CJL 6-5146 ? "Western North Carolina's | Newest." Children Cnder 12 Admitted FREE Show Starts At 7:."10 1'. M. ' MONDAY. APRIL :> "Slalag 17" Starring WILLIAM HOLDEN ? TI ES. & WE I)M APRIL 6 & 7 "Treasure Of Sierra Madre" Starring HCMPHREY HOGART Color Cartoon . ? THl'RS. & FRI.. APRIL 8 & 9 "Bigamist" Starring JOAN FONTAINE IDA LITPINO ? ALSO ? Four Color Cartoons PARK Theatre Program LAST TIME TODAY * MONDAY, APRIL 5 DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO SEE A ORE AT 3-D PICTURE! "Taza, Son Of Cochise" (In 3-D and Color!) Starring ROCK HUDSON RARHARA RUSH ? TI'ES. & WED.. APRIL <i & 7 "SAADIA" (In Color) Starring CORNEL WILDE RITA (JAM ?? ? - THURS. & FRL, APRIL 9 & 9 ALL STAR CAST IN "The Riot In Cell Block II" ?ALSO? ALWAYS THE BEST IN SKI KCTKD SHORT SUBJECTS "It cured knocking in my car right away! ' Try this great NEW gasoline "m\L POWER"ESSO EXTRA The BEST gasoline you can buy! (?sso) (\fr 1WK. KM IM. STRICTLY BUSINESS b^J Henrys crazy about his new holiln. uondcamiil THE HEST (JRADE "A" DRIVE - IN IN TOWN Breakfast Our Specialty! * SANDWICHES ? DRINK! Delicious Rar-B-Que Chicken Ideal for Sunday Picnics and Dinners CHARLIE'S Opposite Pet Dairy MR. FARMER! See Us For US 282 seed corn This Is NEW SEED! limited supply HAYWOOD COUNTY farmers co op H. M. Dulin. Mgr. Plum* 6.4821 Ik-pnl*
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