Pirates , Eagles Open
Baseball Season T oday
The baseball season gets underway in Carteret County4
this afternoon at Atlantic when the Pirates play the Eagles
of Morehead City on the Atlantic High baseball field.
Thomas Salter of Atlantic and Walter Thomas of More
head City will be on the mound. Both boys are veterans,
playing last year.
Pirate Coach Henry Goodwin announced his starting
positions not decided. Probable
lineup will be Allen Nelson,
catcher; Clifford Williamson, first,
Bryan Salter or William Gas kill at
second; third base is still open;
and Rodney Taylor will start at
short.
In the outfield will be Carlton
Willis. Alvin Taylor, and Elmo Gas
kill. Six boys are veterans of last
year. They are Thomas Salter,
Bryan Salter, Rodney and Alvin
Taylor, Williamson and Willis.
?Three Newcomers
Nelson is a newcomer to Atlantic
High, playing iii the little league
last year. Other newcomers are
William and Elmo Gaskill. Taylor
has been switched from backstop to
short this year Coach Goodwin said,
to strengthen the infield.
Practice at Atlantic started two
weeks ago with 30 boys out for the
spring sport, Coach Goodwin said.
Coach Gannon Talbert, in an
nouncing his lineup, said that his
infield is still undetermined as is
the outfield. Starting will be
Thomas on the mound with Bobby
Willis receiving.
The infield will be chosen from
Norman Larkee, last year's short
stop; Bradley Mcintosh, Jerry Con
nor, Jimmie Parker, Jerry Pittman
and Earl Wade.
Relief Hurler Named
Jimmy Willis, Kemp Wickizer,
and Kenneth Putnam will be in the
outfield. Coach Talbert said he
plans to use Jerry Pittman as a re
lief hurler if Thomas gets into
trouble.
Tuesday Atlantic will travel to
Morehead for a return game. Smyr
na will open its season next Friday
at Atlantic. Newport and Beaufort
have not yet completed their
schedules, but will play in March.
Morehead Junior
Girls Beat Seniors
In Intra-Squad Tilt
The Morehead City High girls
basketball squad played an inter
squad game recently between the
senior and junior girls. The junior
girls had to stave off a third per
iod rally to grab a 26-13 win.
The juniors were leading 14-9 at
the half, but were held pointless
in the third period as the seniors
threatened with two points, mak
ing the score 14-11 at the end of the
third quarter.
The seniors hit two points in the
final quarter as the juniors broke
the game wide open with 12 points.
The juniors were sparked by Caro
lyn Guthrie who hit 15 points. Ann
Long connected for eight points
and Thelma Memakis hit three.
Leading the senior girls was Pol
ly Steed with eight points followed
by Daisy Brock with three and
Dorothy Hill with two. The game
was sponsored by the junior class
and played during a home room
period. Admisaion was charged.
Scored by periods:
Juniors 8 14 14 26
Seniors .4 9 11 13
Mrs. Charles Duffy,
Lockwood Phillips
Win Golf Tourney
Mrs. Charles Duffy of New Bern
and Lockwood Phillips, Beaufort,
were low gross winners with a 43
in the nine-hole Scotch foursome
tournament at Morehead City Golf
Club Wednesday afternoon.
Runners-up were Mrs. William
Saunders of Raleigh teamed with
Richard M. McClain. Their score
was 44.
Low net was won by Mrs. Vir
ginia Potter and R. J. Rogers. Their
gross was 46, their handicap 24 for
a net of 24.
Runner-up low net place was
tied by teams made up of Mrs. Ray
Garrett and Bill Skarren and Mrs.
Hazel Simpson and Eric Moore. The
former had a gross, score of 40,
handicap of 19, for a net of 20;
the latter combination had a gross
of 48, a handicap of 22, for a net
of 26.
Pamlico County
Cards 17 Games
For '54 Season
Pamlico County High has an
nounced a 17-game baseball sched
ule for this season, beginning to
day with Jones Central at home.
There are two open dates, March
23 and May 21. Pat Gainey, Pamli
co County High principal, would
like to get games (or these dates. ?
Any schools interested should get (
in touch with Mr. Gainey.
Atlantic High is the first Carter- {
et County school to play the Spuds.
The game is scheduled for March
30 at Atlantic. April 2 Pamlico will
be host to Morehead City for a
contest.
The schedule follows:
March 19 Jones Central H
March 23 Open <
March 26 Dover A .
March 30 Atlantic A ,
April 2 Morehead City H
April 6 Newport A
April 9 New Bern A
April 13 Dover H :
April 16 Morehead City A
April 20 Jones Central A i
April 23 Smyrna H :
April 27 Southwood H- .
April 29 Camp Lejeune A ?
May 4 Southwood A '
May 7 Newport H :
May 11 Camp Lejeune H
May 14 Smyrna A :
May 19 Atlantic H :
May 21 Open
Beaufort High
Meets Odell Five
At Aberdeen
The State Class A Basketball
Tournament at Aberdeen began
yesterday with a four-game sched
ule, and continues with four games
today and tomorrow, winding up
with the championship finals to
morrow night.
Opening day losers dropped into
the consolation round and will pro
vide the afternoon games today and
tomorrow. Among the afternoon
games yesterday Beaufort met
Ddell at 4 p.m.
Other games yesterday were
Ahoskie versus King at 2:30 p.m.,
Massey Hill versus Mars Hill at
7:30 p.m. and Cary versus Stanley
at 9 p.m.
On the basis of season records
the tourney favorites are Cary's
White Imps and the Massey Hill
Pirates. Coach Young Howard's
Pirates have the best record, win
ning 25 straight games. The Cary
Five have lost only one game in
28 starts.
The tournament this year has no
defending champion because New
port, which won the title last year
on a forfeit over St. Stephens, did
not make the grade this year.
Notre Dame's Bulwark
Notre Dame, Ind. (AP) ? Six
seniors were starters for Notre
Dame's football team last season.
As a group they averaged almost
15 minutes playing time each game.
They are: Captain Don Penza,
right end; Art Hunter, right tackle;
Menil Mavraides, right guard; Jim
Schrader. center; Johnny Lattner,
right halfback; and Neil Worden,
fullback.
Jerry Schumacher
Only Few People in This
World Own Oyster Knives!
Things abjal a small town that
folks in the bis cities never ex
perience. For an example, Penny
and I went to Harvey and Betty
Hamilton^ Oyster Roast at the
Hoffman estate, on the sound be
tween Atlantic beach and Salter
Path.
When Betty called, we asked
what to bring, "Oh, just yourselves
and your oyster knife." Just like
that. Now where else in this
world would it be taken for granted
that you own your own personal
oyster knife?
In fact, I will bet that 99 and
44 hundredths of the world'*
population have never even aeon
an oyster knife much lesa owned
one, so there!
Heard about a golfer that had
a small dog that he trained to
retrieve golf balls, claims that he
(the dog, that is) found for hi*
owner over 100 golf balls last
month. Now this took some bit
of training; first, so that the dog
would only find balls in the woods,
and not pick them up on the fair
way. How he did that I didn't
hear, but how he got the dog
to not bite holes in the balls with
his teeth is, to me, interesting.
This is how.
This Ingenious fellow nude a
small sack out of cloth about the
size of a golf ball and filled it
with tacks, with this device he
trained the dog to hold It In kis
mouth without biting on same;
neat trick, don't you think?
Now we have a lovable dog at
our course named Tony, Hack and
Vicky McCuiston's dog, and every
one's pet and mascot of the club.
Our Tony hasn't had the benefit
of all this extensive training, be
cause the other day he playfully
ran down the fairway and picked
up some player's ball and scamp
ered off in the woods with it, and
didn't bring it back, either.
Like the fellow said, "I don't
like to play with ao and so, he's
dishonest. The other day he
claimed that he found his ball in
the rough, and I know darn well
that he didn't because I had it
in MY POCKET!
Saw a real small ferry boat go
by the studio the other day with
a wooden outhouse built on the
stern, sort of hanging half over,
darndest sight I ever saw. Be a lit
tle drafty, to say the least.
Mr. Basil Wood who admits to
be over 70, is turning pro this
week. It is reported that he hit
a 225 yard drive and parred 4 holes
Tuesday. Well anyway, he is one
of the nicest fellows that I know,
and I sure hope that I can be as
friendly and good natured and still
play good golf when I hit that 70
mark.
About the only way I will ev
er hit 70 is in the Hot Kod and
the way it's running no m, even
that'* doubtful. Penny and I
learned a toast in Spanish, took
us months, but the fist of It
is: "Good lock, goad health,
wealth, and the TIME to enjoy
them."
Here I been bragging about
spring being just around the corn
er, balmy summer breezes, etc.
etc. and then the weather man real
ly crosses me up but good! Mon
day our water pipes froze up, Big
Jame's fish pond was frozen over
solid, and that was the day Pen
ny sent my overcoat to the clean
ers. As a prophet, I'd better stick
to takin' pictures.
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Sid Gordon Tells Lads
To Play More Positions
By SID GORDON
Pittsburgh Third Baseman
Fort Picrce, 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
I been able to play only one po
sition 1 could very well be out of
baseball. Despite my 35 years I'm
not saying I'm finished as an out
fielder, but here I am back as a
third baseman in the camp of the
Pittsburgh Pirates. 1 played no
third base last year. i
It all goes back to 1938 at Mil
ford, Del., where I first broke in.
I had played nothing but second
base in high school and semi-pro
ball. The manager there, the late
Val Picinich, had a second base
man and asked me to try playing
third base. After three or four days
I not only had won the job but
had signed my first contract.
Four years later (1942) when I
first reported to the New York
Giant's training camp in Miami
they had Dick Bartell on third
base. General Manager Bill Terry
called me to his office and, de
spite my .304 Jersey City batting
average, he said, "You will have
to go back to Jersey City but I
want you back as an outfielder."
At Jersey City I had a good
year, hitting .300 as an outfielder
and filling in occasionally as a
third baseman and pitcher.
In the spring of 1943 in the Giant
camp at Lakewood, N. J., 1 was
listed as an outfielder but opened
the season at third base. All year
I switched between third and the
outfield, depending on who pitched.
My being a two-position man en
abled 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 Lock
man played left field. I became
first utility man. In the second
game of the season center fielder
Bobby Thomson wrenched his knee.
Lockman moved over to center and
I went to left. On the first eas
tern awing I played 14 games and
led the Giants in all departments,
hlta, home runs and runs batted in.
At Cincinnati, Ott told me "you
have to go back to the bench,
Thomson's knee is better." I
didn't like it. It was the first
time I ever talked back to any
manager.
When Lohrke's batting average
fell I got back at third base, play
ing about 120 games there. I felt
Sid Gordon
. . . versatile performer
fine inside when the season was
over. I had hit .299, drove in 107
runs and got 30 home runs ? and
apologized to Mel Ott.
In 1949 1 was switched again,
even playing a tew innings at first
base. At the end of the season I
was traded to Boston where I
met another obstacle on third base
-Bob Elliott, who had some great
seasons for the Braves. Thus, I
became an outfielder again. When
Elliott got hurt Billy Southworth
called me in to play third base and
in 134 games I had hit .304 with 103
RBl's and 27 homers.
In this game when you can take
Goblins Ruined Game
Indianapolis (AP) ? Bowler
Dale Phillips believes that goblins
ruined a perfect game for him on
Halloween eve. Phillips bowls in
the Riviera Club here. He opened
the game with a miss, then scored
eight straight strikes but finished
with another miss. His score was
240.
the place of an injured player and
play more than one position reg
ularly you are an asset to the team.
While I played the outfield 1 al
ways tried to get in some workouts
at third base, even in spring train
ing. I've always had a feeling that
keeping sharp at two positions
would pay off. Right now it's
keeping me in the big leagues.
SUNDAY
DINNER
Is Beirig Served
at the
WILLIS INN
12:00 to 1:00
s, 75c
Baked Chicken
Rice and Gravy
Fried Fish
Potato Salad
Candied Yams
String Beans June Peas
Sliced Beets
Biscuits Coffee
Lemon Pie
Served Home Style
WILLIS
INN
107 N. 10th St.
Meal* Served Daily
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(Bui were ihty really so food?)
One sometimes hears talk about the "good old daft." But
were they really so "good"?
Ia 1890, when the Woodmen of the World was founded*
most homes were heated by stoves, had no plumbing. Water
was pumped from wells. Travel was afoot, by horseback or
hone and buggy.
Things cost less. Butter was 15c a lb. t flour, $1.30 cwt.)
milk, 5c qt.} eggs, 12c dot.; coffee, 29c a lb.; a suit, $5 to
$25| shoes, $2 to $5. But grandpa worked 10 hours for
$1.75.
With today's Incomes the average family can afford electric
lights, central heating, radio, television, an automobile,
better clothes, movies, etc.
Today's higher standard of living calls for greater home
protection. If you haven't recently reviewed your life insur*
ance program, make sure that whatever happens, your fam
ily can maintain the home with its conveniences.
Call a Woodmen representative to help you analyze
your protection and, if needed, select the $afe*
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tificate that best meets your needs.
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In Your
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BIGGEST
7 DAYS
CAR SALE
In Carteret's
History
STARTS
Saturday
SALE
Being Held
AT
PARKER'S
14TH AND ARENDELL STREET
CAR LOT
MOREHEAD CITY
ThU is your chance of a lifetime to obtain a finer,
better automobile at a bargain price I
Parker Motor* ha* ju*t completed a record 1963
and U jammed with used car*. Rather than wait for
higher prices in the Spring, Parker's is moving out its
entire stock of fine used and nearly-new cars during
the next 7 days at cut prices to make way for more
trades on 1964 models!
Every car in the sale has been slashed in price to
below market ? and in many instances far below
market. No car '49 or under in Parker's stock has
been withheld from this *ale.
If you have been thinking of buying a finer, better
car in the Spring, you'll find you'll be money, safety
and comfort ahead to buy now at thi* salel Winter
never hurt any good car ? and it's to your advantage
to own a safe, sure, easy-starting, good-running auto
mobile NOW, and enjoy "free" transportation for the
next four months at these cut-rate prices. Trades,
terms, and payments won't start until May 1st.
Many of the cars have new tires, all have been in
spected, checked, tested, batteries are fully charged
and are ready to go to give you satisfaction.
SEEI SEEI Parker's Ad on Pag* 7 of this
issue for further details.
PARKER MOTORS
Carteret's Direct Factory
CHRYSLER -PLYMOUTH DEALER
MOREHEAD CITY
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