HUNT'S TRUCKERS ? Pictured are members of the Hunt 's Trucker 's
Girl Softball League team. Front row. left to right, are A If red a Bratcher.
Cynthia Quick. Cynthia Kershaw. Cathy Sappenjield. Annette Currte and
Robin Gordon. Back row. Jackie McNeill. Teresa Parker. Elvira Earle.
Wanda Kel[\. Robin Oxendine. Joyce Lide and Cynthia Little.
Playgrounds Still Open
The Hoke County Recreation
Commission is sponsoring supei^.
vised playground activities during
the summer months at five play
grounds.
The schedule tor the program is:
South Hoke School. Mondavs and
Fridays: Scurlock School, lues
days; Robbins Heights Park.
Wednesday mornings; McLauchlin
Park. Wednesday afternoons: and
West Hoke School. Thursdays.
All children ages six - 15 are
invited to participate.
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Girls' League ,
Patriots Hold Lead
B> Pat Scott
Wednesday the Patriots added
another victory to their record with
a decisive 24 - 5 win over Hunt's
Truckers after five innings of play.
C. Mclntryre was 3 - 5 for the
Patriots with help from A. Thomas'
3-4 efforts. A. Bratcher was 2 - 3
for Hunt's Truckers.
In the second match ? up of the
evening. Hugh's Texaco moved into
second place in the standings with a
f5 ? 5 decision over the Rec.
Wreckers after 4'/j innings of play.
M. Gilchrist was 1 ? 1 for the
Wreckers. J. Graham was 2 - 2 at
Men s League
bat for Hugh's Texaco with good
backup from D. Maynor's3 - 4 and
R. McAllister and K. Graham's 2 ?
3 efforts. Hugh's Texaco obtained
16 hits during the game to hold the
Wreckers to only two hits.
Thursday. Hunt's Truckers
gained an easy b - 0 victory over the
Rec. players in time to play the
game.
Standings
W L
Patriots b I
Hugh's Texaco 4 3
Rec. Wreckers 3 5
Hunt's Truckers 2 b
Gentry's Downs RPH
By Ann Howell
The only action in the Men's
Softball League last week was
Wednesday night. The opener went
to Gentry's Tire Service 12-7 over
Raeford Plumbing and Heating.
For Gentry's. Bobby Baker
smashed two home runs in the first
and fifth innings. Henry Thompson
was Gentry's leading batter, going
3-4. James Rainey was RPH's top
batter with a 4-4 record. RPH
gathered 15 team hits.
The second and final game of the
night was a victory for Rose's
Aviation. 14-5 over Hoke Concrete.
Rene Figioroa was Rose's leading
batter, going 4-4. Rose's collected
17 total hits for success. Hoke
Concrete gathered 10 hits and was
led at bat by Cecil Campbell and
Gary Mauney, both 2-3.
The double elimination tourna
ment began July 13 and will
continue through July 16.
STANDINGS
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Gentry's 17
Virgil's 15
Rose's 9
RPH 9
Rx-Turf 7
Hoke Concrete 4
Top Ten Batters
Artis Gay
Bobby Baker
Henry Thompson
Larry McDonald
Eddie Roper
Eddie Baker
George Maynor
Peter Maynor
Leon Smith
Harrison Daniels
Register Now For Swim Lessons
The Hoke County Recreation
Commission will be sponsoring
swimming lessons in three separate
sessions of 10 days each. Lessons
will be given by certified Red Cross
personnel and registrations will be
on a "first come, first served"
basis. Individuals may attend only
one session.
Sessions two and three will be
held at 323 Magnolia St. in
Raeford from 8 a.m. til 1 p.m. with
individuals scheduled in classes.
The fee per session per individual
will be S2.00 and will be used for
necessary supplies. Swimmers will
come to the swimming classed by
their own transportation for their
scheduled time only. Ages for those
two sessions are from 10 years old
and up with one adult class per
session.
Session one will be the swimming
camp at Smith Lake. Ft. Bragg.
Swimmers will be transported by
bus from the National Guard
Armory, leaving Rae'ford at 8 a.m.
and returning at 2 p.m. The fee per
child is S2 and will be used for
supplies. Crafts and games are
provided when the child is not
swimming.
Applications will be available at
Howell's Rexall Drug Co. and
Hoke Drug Co.
Session two July 2b - 30 and Aug.
2 - b (10 days), deadline July 24.
Session three Aug. 9-13 and lb ?
20 (10 days), deadline Aug. 7.
Mail forms and tees to: Mrs.
Milo Postel. 100-4 N. Fulton St.,
Raeford. N.C. 2837b.
Class assignments will be made
by phone whenever possible and
lists for Sessions two and three will
be posted at Howell's Drug and
Hoke Drug.
Youth League
Lions Defeat Legion
By Ann Howell
In the makeup game last week in
Youth League action, the Lions
picked up a victory 11-9 over the
American Legion.
The Lions gathered 11 team hits
and was led at the plate bv Glenn
Cobb, who went 3-4. The Legion
had a good lirst inning, pulling in
five runs. K. Carpenter led the
Legion at bat. going 3 - 4.
Tournament results and photos
rr\ ? 4 ?
1 ennis ;
Tournament
The public is invited to see a
tennis tournament sponsored by
the recreation commission July
19-23.
Those participating have been
involved in instructional tennis
lessons throughout the summer.
There will be six teams competing,
each with six members. Matches
will start at 8 A.M. and continue
each day until 11:30 A.M.
will appear in next week's News -
Journal.
Little League
Standings
W L
Rescue Squad 8 2
Kiwanis 9 3
Raeford An. 7 4
Hoke Drug 7 4
Sheriffs Dept. 5 5
Lions 3 7
NRKD 3 8
Am. Legion 0 9
(The Little Tournament will begin
Monday. July 19.)
HWT & TSM ? The Hollingsworth Barbers and Top Sound Music ladies
softbal! team line up. From row. left to right, are Jeryl Bratcher. Debra
McCall. Susan Bounds. Fay Kershaw. Willie M. Southerland. Linda
Kersliaw. Back row. Towanda Dixon. Janice Shaw. Cynthia Bease. Alberta
Hollingsworth. Barry Gray. Joyce Bease and Hrendella Leslie.
Ladies' League
Jaycees On Top
By Pal Scott
Thursday was the only night of
action for the Ladies Softball
League due to rain. The Hoke
Jaycees didn't seem to be stale with
a 32-2 decision over Rose's Aviation
after five inning of play.
B. Odom and K. Taylor got the
only two hits for Rose's Avt. Debbie
Little hit -4 - 5 for the Jaycees with a
two run homer and had lots of
support from her teammates as
follows: D. Shaw 2 - 2, K. Jordan,
B. Campbell, and K. Little each 3 -
5.
Hollingsworth and Top Sound
Music had a big first inning with
seven runs to take a 7 - 1 lead over
Rosa's Grill and McMillan's Groc.
Rosa's Grill and McMillan's Groc.
rallied four runs in the fifth to keep
the game alive. J. Bease's 4 ? 4
hitting scored the final run to end
the game after five innings of play
15 ? 5. J. Riggins was 2 - 3 while J.
Hasty was 1 - 1 for Rosa's Grill and
McMillan Groc.
Standings
W L
HokcJaycees 15 0
HWT&TSM 10 5
Rosa's Grill & McM. Groc 3 12
Rose's Avt. 2 13
Ladies'
Softball
Tournament
The Hoke County Ladies Bicen
tennial Softball Tournament begins
August 3 at Armory Park, the
recreation commission announced.
Entry fee is $50 per team, non
sanctioned teams only. Double
elimination rules will be followed.
Each team must present a Dud
ley restricted flight SB 12L Softball
for each game they play in. i
Trophies will be awarded for
championship, runner-up, most
valuable player and 13 all-stars.
Each team must make checks^
payable to Hoke County Recreation
Commission, P.O. Box 509, Rae
ford. Deadline for entries is July 23.
For further information, contact
the recreation office at 875-5603, or
875-5448 after 5:30 P.M.
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