Clinton Edges JamesKenan
In Baseball Opener, 1-" ,
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East Central
Schedule Op<
The Clinton Dark Horses sco
red on run in the first inning
on a single by Mickey Walker
a stolen base and an error to
defeat Pat Draughan's .Tames
Kenan Tfgers in their 1964
base ball opener, 1-0.
Walker scored the only run ag
ainst James Kenan.This same
Mtckex Walker was an outstan
ding Little League in Warsaw
some few years ago. Walker
pitched and batted tne Warsaw
team to the state finals in lit
tle league. In fact the hurled
a no-hitter tn the Eastern tln
als In Tarboro the same year
on the way to the state play
offs.
How did we let this fine young
ithlete get away from us...Just
think that could have been a
James Kenan victory today.
The Dark Horses picked up
only two hits off Scorty Lock
amy, the other a single by Ed
Newman in the fourth Inning.
Lockamy stu-uck out seven and
walked two.
Walker hurled four innings for
Clinton, McCallahm two and
Bl'nton one. James Kenan left
seven men stranded and Clinton
four.
Coach Dr>ughan was pleased
with the team since they had
only a few days before the open
er with Clinton. He stated that
freshman Mickey Davis looked
good at short and Larry Cooke a I
sophomore was looking real
good at third. CAtcher Billy
Byrd , regular shortstop, did
2-A Baseball
ensMarch 24th
a tine Job behind the plate.
Other members of the Tigers
that fit in Draughan's planch are
Paul Brlti, M.H.Barr, Lynn Hil
ton. Bill Taylor. Terry Quinn
Boone McNeil. Harry Lee Thig
pen. Jimmy Medlin, William O
Outlan, L. E. Stroud and Ltn
wood Taylor.
The Tigers lost by graduat
* ion their sparkplug second ba
seman Bobby Bans. Johnny
Pirdgen. Jimmy Dixon, Mickey
Benton. Larry Dunn.
Draughan declares that these
boys mil be one of the big
winners in the East Central be
cause of the spirit and hus
sle. The Tigers had an over
all 5-4 record last season.
The team has one of the best
managers in the business in
Arthur Mlnshes. ..LET'S hope
he will be able to play soon.
Coach Jerry Thigpen's East
Duplin Panthers open the
1964 season next Tuesday play
ing host to the wildcats on
their new field. Of course the
the Panthers will be without
their fine standout pitcher, out
field Jerry Simpson, also their
regular catcher Ricky SIMpson
will be gone along with Brax -
a on Smith. Gary Harper. Earl
Brown. ?nd Jackie Creech.
Coach Thispen said, 'We hive
got 33 boys out and the spi
rit is good.' He went on to
say. 'I believe we will be
able to improve that 3-9 record
of last year.'
It looks like this in the Pan
ther baseball camp at the pre
sent lime. Tony Whaley will b<
backed up at first by Lonnte
Thigpen. Ted Brown and DEK
PSEY Alphln at second, Earl
Sholar and Ronnie Kennedy at
short. Harry MILLER and Pre
ntice Herring AT THIRD. AND
Harold Lanier backed up be
hind the plate by Joe Byrd.
These three will be backed up by
Douglas Williams. Ronnie Tur
ner, Shell on Harden, and L.C.
Hunter.
Thigpen stated that our pit
ching staff will be well under
control with eight boys out for
that position. It looks like BIL
ly Hall. Jimmy Snyder, and D
via sholar will form the big
three. Others backing up th
ese are Lake Howard, Billy
Kennedy. Don Mercer, Bennie
Mobley and Sammy Harris.
Up in the North DAiplln base
ball camp Coach Richard Ka
leel will open the season a
gainst Burgaw or Mt. Olive.
Iunderstand the Red Devils
from Burgaw may not have a
baseball team this season. If
not Kalkel will play host to
ubbs Field.
In talking with Coach Kaleel
it was interesting to find out
that in the eight years since
North Duplin has been consol
idated the baseball team has
never lost a conference game.
In other words in eight years
the Rebels have compiled a 64
0 East Central 1-A record. Of
course the teams have stepped
up 2-A classification and the
Rebels record will stand for
ever in the halls of the green
and white. In the same period
of time Kaleel compiled an out
standing record winning 114
games and only losing 14. That
may be a state high school re
cord.
Or course Kaleel was quick to
slate "That's all in the past and
< now we have a mucn better
conference with more teams.
I don't expect to continue win
ning because our material is
not as experienced as I would
like for it to be".
The Rebels lost one of the
best pitchers ever to hurl in the
old ECC. Speck Byrd won 21
straight games without a loss
to set an all time North Duplin
record and also in the confer- -
ence. The Rebels also tost Doug
Guy the regular catcher and
third baseman Tommy Tucker
and Byrd are on scholarship
> at EMI. Guy will be playing for
East Carolina this spring.
As to this year the material
looks something like this. oJe
Dixon will do much of the pit
ching and hold down first base.
Leslie Jernigan will be Dixon's
understudy at first. Gerald Sut
ton and Jimmy Pate will scrap
for second. Tinker Tilton will
be at short, Bobby Holland and
Stoney Waters at third. Tommy
Taylor will back up John C.
Rouse behind the plate.
It will almost be a "king"
outfield with Gerald in center
and Charles Lee in left. Tommy
Taylor or Brodgen will fill In
the rightfield post.
Backing up Dixon on the pit
ching staff will be Donald
Brodgen and Sammy Wilson.
SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
GAMES COMING UP:
March - 24th.
Mt. Olive at Wallace - RH
James Kenan at Jones Central
Itichlands at East Duplin
Burgaw at North Duplin
March - 25th.
James Kenan at Clinton
March - 26th.
Mount Olive a tNorth Duplin
Matthews of Warsaw
Mrs NetHe Fridges spent
Sunday afternoon in Cslypao
with relatives
Miss Judy Williams of Mt.
Olive spent Friday and Satur
day night with Mrs. Ruth Wil
liams and Mr. and Mrs Wll !
bert Pate.
Mr. and Mrs Alton Wrench
from Roaetwro and Mr. and
Mra. Dallas Weaver of Kenans
ville visited Mr and Mrs.
Henry Outlaw.
SENIOR WINNERS - Senior public speakinf content winnen
were Gloria Merritt of Beaver Dam and Anthony Westbrook of
Woodland. They received a scholarship for club week from El
wood Maready and donated by Warsaw Motor Co. The seniors will
represent the county at the district contest on June 9.
FRIENDSHIP
Mrs. Ida Wagstaff and Bren
da Matthews of near Kenans
ville spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Langston.
Visiting Mr. and Mr*. J. H.
Whaley Sunday was Jessie
Whaley and family of Beula
ville; Mary Anderson of Mt.
Olive; Mr. and Mrs. Corbett
Lanier and Faye of Albertson;
Annie Brock of Warsaw; Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmie Rack ley and
Janette and Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Wallace and children of Al
bertson.
ti: m t ? a o?? s
mas margarei owinson ana
Mrs. Ben Swinson were in Le
land, to bring her mother, Mrs.
Kmma Potter, home.
Mrs. Bill Grady and children
visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Grady of Pink Hll on Tuesday.
Friends of Odell Brock were
sorry to hear he was operative
patient at Duplin General Hos
pital last week.
Visiting Odell Brock at the
hospital on Thursday and dur
ing the week were Mrs. Eva
James, Mrs. Ben Swinson, Miss
Margaret Swinson of Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen wood Sander
son. Lottie Whaley and Ron
Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Brock. Mrs. George Pridgen,
Mrs. Bill Grady and Mrs.
Frank l^ngston.
Mrs. Cecil Sanderson and
Mrs. Johnnie Johnston and
children of Charlotte spent sev
eral days with Mr. and Mrs.
Glen wood Sanderson and Mrs.
Bessie Sanderson and Beasley.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Langston
of Kocky Mount, Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmie Kackley and baby and
Mrs. Annie Brock of Warsaw,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Odell
Brock and children Sun. night.
Mrs. Bill Grady and Mrs
Frank Langston. Mrs. Odell
Brock and Mrs. Annie Brock all
attended the funeral of Mrs.
Ilteresa Brock at Dobbersvilte
on Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen wood San
derson and Mrs. Bessie San
derson and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Jones attended the funeral of
Everette Jones at Pink Hill on
Monday.
Mr. C. C. Ivey, Sr. was lay
speaker at Friendship Church
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen wood San
derson visited relatives in Wil
mington Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. George Pridgen
and Mack were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wade
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