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EDWIN J. HAMLIN 1 ~~ Legend All Wet , i Baseball this year is celebrating its centennial, the one hundredth anniversary of its founding and being honored by •word, song and ceremony for its discovery is the memory of Abner Doubleday, who sponsors of the centennial say was the game’s true founder. A few sports authorities, however, are finding it hard to swallow the theory of the Double day founding or Cooperstown as the place where the game first fell upon the imagination of man. Frank Menke, the foremost sports historian of the day in his “Encyclopedia of Sports,” recently released, writes: Authority Differs “The most astonishing thing about baseball is that the present ruling powers have been misled relative to its origin and development and have seized upon the 'wrong place (Cooperstown) and the wrong man, (Double day) for bestowal of honors. “This has come about be cause they have taken as ac curacy itself a report made in 1907 by A. G. Mills, a dodder ing old man, which report falls apart and contradicts it “Averse To Sports” Other sports writers have doused cold water on the cen tennial committee’s efforts. It seems a complete history of Doubleday’s life in the files of the War Department fails to mention any connection between him and baseball. In a full account of his life, military career, hobbies and habits, the only reference to sports in any form or fashion reads: “He was rather averse to outdoor sports and was retir ing in his manner.” This has been called the most accurate description of Doubleday existing. Later in the account it read: “At West Point he was correct in his deportment, social and communicative with his companions, unobtrusive in con versation, yet freely takng part therein; and quite entertain ]y . . . Doubleday was free from the use of tobacco, from profane words or any vicious habit.” Two Accounts Clash * As the story goes, which ac count it seems has been ac cepted as fact by the two Ma jor leagues, Doubleday mark ed off the first baseball dia mond in 1839 when he was a “Cooperstown schoolboy.” In 1839, the War Department re cords reveal, Doubleday was in his second year at West Point During hi* Infer wears, Dou- , Convenient, Jo Say The Least...... Doubleday may have been the founder of baseball but on the basis of existing evidence, I can hardly believe it. The powers of baseball apparently needed someone upon whom to bestow the credit for the discovery and the Doubleday le gend appeared most inviting. It does lend a rather solemn dignity to the idea and must have appeared peculiarly at tractive to those responsible for the centennial. tm a. 1 »• . .. i <. “By mutual confidence and mu tual aid Great deeds are done, and great discoveries made.” —Homer Let "Red” Day H Serve you at King’s Palace. “Red” Jumps for an order like a dog jumping at a rab bit. He gives service so quickly that it makes your head swim. Before you think he is gone—he is back with the order. be Sandwiches, Dancing King’s Palace Coleman King, Prop. Durham Highway self when tested by any acid of fact or logic. ‘The most fantastic thing about the Mills report is that although Mills knew Double day intimately for 25 years he did not know that Double had anything whatsoever to do with baseball until 14 years ofter Doubleday’s death, and the ‘knowledge’ Mills then gained came from a ‘circum stantial statement from a re putable gentlemen’.” bleday wrote down his me moirs in three books and in none of them, it Seems, is the game, baseball, tffentioned. Ha died in 1893 after the game had flourished for some time yet he himself was hardly a ware that he was the founder of a game which became known the nation over as. “the great national pastime.” “Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great ; and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.” —Cicero SPORTS OF THE TIMES I Up'tO'the'Minute Sport News Solicited PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. 3 DUKE TEAMS TAKE NORTHERN TRIPS NEXT WEEK Durham, N. C.—All will be quiet on the Duke athletic front next week while three Blue De vil outfits go north to bombard the Yankees. The baseball, tennis and golf teams will spend the comiilg week meeting the outstanding teams of the east. The ball club, making its 12th annual jaunt into the east, will open with Maryland on Monday, then play Princeton, Army, St Johns, Penn A. C. and Navy on successive days. The golfers start off with Geor getown at Washington Monday and follow with Princeton, Penn sylvania, Temple and Swarth more. The netters go against Penn at Philadelphia Monday, then meet St. Johns, Rutgers, Lehigh, Tem ple and Richmond. Only events at home will be Freshman ball games on Tuesday and Wednesday with Wake For est and N. C. State respectively. The week’s card: Monday—Maryland at College Park, varsity baseball; George town at Washington, varsity golf; Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, varsity tennis. Saturday, Navy at Annapolis, varsity baseball; Richmond at at Richmond, varsity tennis; Davidson at Davidson, varsity track; Oak Ridge at Raeford, freshman baseball; Virginia at Durham, lacrosse. o “BUSINESS” “Business dispatched is business well done, But business hurried is business ill done.” Dolly Madison THimi ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, May Ist. thru Wednesday, May 3rd. Motion Pictures Are Tour Best Entertainment Monday - Tuseday, May 1-2 Richard Greene . Basil Bath bone (as Sherlock Homes) - Wendy Barrie - Nigel Bruce - and Lionel Atwill - John Car radine - Beryl Mereer in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Basher, villes” Literature’s most shocking, spine-chilling mystery story! The Greatest of all Sherlock Holmes’ astounding adventures! Color Rhapsody: “The Goril la Hunt” Paramount News - “The Eyes and Ears of Dus World.” No Morning Shows; Afternoons daily 3:15-3:45; Admission 10-25 c; Evenings Daily 7:30-0:15; Adm. 10 -30 c (Tax Included) Wednesday, May 3rd. Alan Baxter - Jacqueline Wells Gordon Oliver . Willard 80. bertson in “My Son Is A Criminal” (First Run) No more terrible doty did a man ever face than to shoot down his own son to uphold the law! Broadway Brevity: “Projection Room” Morning Show 10:30; after noon 3:15-3:45; Adm. 10.25 c; evening 7:30-9:15. Adm. 10 - 30c. (Tax Included.) Please notice change in the evening hoars to 7:30-9:15, starting Monday, May 1, ef fective through the mummy mnoths. "Crash” ’tap* .„» M pH ■L” J|| “Crash” Davis is the nickname they’ve given Duke’s able second sacker and the name fits well. He’s turned in fine performances in every game this season. GOLFERS TO MEET LOUISBURGTEAM Twenty Roxboro golfers who will meet Louisburg in the first inter-city match of the year Wed nesday afternoon on the Louis, burg course were announced yes terday by John Morris, chairman of the local Country Club tour nament committee. If there are others who would like to participate, they should notify the committee. Other mem bers of the committee include Tom Street and Wallace Harris. The local lineup already arrang ed includes: E. V. Boatwright, Jr.. Charlie Harris, J. D. Morris, Tom Street, Dr. J. H. Hughes, J. A. Long, Jr., Bick Long, Ted Sher man, Wallace Harris, George W. Kane, Bill Yancey, Shields Har vey, E. V. Boatwright, Bill Har ris, Earl Bradsher, Melvin Burke, W. W. Morrell, Dr. H. M. Beam, J. A. Long, Sr. and T. Miller Whi.te. —o Radio sets are being construct ed for use in kitchens that mas querade as food canisters. WE BUILD FOR Roxboro and Person County With all Work Guaranteed. No Job Too Large and None Too Small. CEORGE W. KANE Roxboro, N. C. Life Insurance CAN BUILD YOUR ESTATE One of the easiest, quick est and surest ways to build up a nice estate is by means of life insurance. In addition to that yon get Hie best protection in the world. We will be glad to explain. WALKER INSURANCE AGENCY J. 8. and BILL WALKER Roxboro, N. C. CA-VEL LOSES LAST EXHIBITION TO MCEWEN 2-9 Ca-Vel in a final exhibition game Thursday before opening the regular Inter City schedule dropped a 9-2 decision to Mc- Ewen of Burlington, in their first taste of competition in the new league. The visitors took an early lead in the second frame and were never threatened after that, how ever, they went on in the ninth to push across five extra runs to make the rout complete. Ca-Vel could get but three hits from the slants of Simmons, the McEwen moundsman. Bowes and Gus Gentry allowed the visitors 10 bingles during the afternoon. Collins, McEwen shortstop, with two safeties lead the day’s hitting. Hahn and Crotts clouted home runs for the Burlington boys. Ca-Vel’s sterling infield contri buted one double play to the los ing cause, Powell to James to Slaughter. The lineups: McEwen Ab R H A Frazier, 2b 5 0 0 1 Collins, ss 5 0 2 8 Starling, If 4 0 0 0 Glason, rs... 5 2 1 0 Roy, cf 3 11 0 Gillespie, cf 11 1 0 Crotts. lb 1 2 1 0 Hahn, c 2 11 0 Maness, c 2 11 0 Renter, 3b 2 0 11 Roach, 3b 2 11 0 Simmons, p 4 0 0 0 Totals .., 36 9 10 10 Ca-Vel Ab R H A C. Slaughter, cf .... 4 0 0 0 Powell, ss 3 0 1 5 Anders, 3b . 3 1 0 1 H. Slaughter, lb .... 3 0 0 2 Briggs, rs ...... 4 0 1 0 Wheeler, If ......... 110 0 (a) Humphries 1 0 0 0 James, 2b i.. 4 0 0 3 Wright, c 3 0 11 (b) Fuller ....7 10 0 9 Bowles, p 2 0 0 1 Gentry, p 1 0 0 1 Totals 30 2 3 14 (a) Batted for Wheeler in 9th. (b) Batted for Wright in 9th. Score by innings: McEwen 020 200 005—9 Ca-Vel 010 001 000—2 Errors: Gillespie, Maness, Po well, Wright; Runs batted in: Collins, Crotts 3, Maness 2, Hahn, Roach 2, Briggs, Wright; Two base .hits:' .Wright; .Three-base hits: Ray, Kitner; Home runs: Hahn, Crotts; Stolen Bases: Col lins, Maness, Powell 2;; Sacrifices: Crtts; Double plays: Powell to James to Slaughter; Left on bas es: McEwen 4, Ca-Vel 6; Base on balls—off: Simmons 5, Gentry 4; Struck out—by :Simmon 9, Gen try 4; Hits—off: Simmons, 3 in 9 innings; Bowles, 5 in 5 innings; Gentry, 5 in 4 innings; Losing pitcher: Bowles; Winning pitcher: Simmons; Time of Game: 2:00; Umpires: Walker. o Os the half million known spe cies of insects only about 300 are injurious to man. Professional Cards s. F. NICKS, JR. Attorney - at - Law First National Bank Bldg Main 3t- Roxboro, N. C DR. R. J. PEARCE , EYES EXAMINED MONDAYS ONLY Thomas - Carver Bldg. Ca-Vel Helena Drops First Game In Class C Championship Series Helena Makes It Two Straight Over Allensville Helena’s high, flying baseball nine made it two straight over Allensville Tuesday afternoon to the . tune of 12-8. The winners only outhit the Al lensville boys 14 to 12 but were more fortunate in pushing over the needed markers. Helena took the lead in the first with two runs and were never headed, add ing two more in the third, one in the forth, three in the fifth and four more in the sixth, their final round at the plate. Ashley and Gates divided the mound duties for Helena, the for mer getting credit for the vic tory. Rogers, Rhew and Clayton for Helena and Young and R. Slau ghter for Allensville got three a piece to divide slugging honors for the day. Extra base knocks were made by Rhew, two triples and a double, and Blalock, Clay ton, Rogers, Young and Averette, who got doubles. The lineups: Allensville Ab R H Averette, c 4 0 2 Knott, lb 4 0 0 Talley, p-cf 3 1 0 Young, ss 4 3 3 Slaughter, cf-p 4 2 3 Long, If 2 0 0 Hicks, 2b 4 0 2 Crumpton, rs 3 11 O’Briant, 3b 3 0 1 C. Slaughter, If 11 0 Totals 32 8 12 Helena Ab R H Blalock, 2b 3 3 2 Rogers, If 4 2 3 Rhew, ss 4 3 3 Hall, lb 4 11 Ashley, p-rs 3 0 1 Clayton, 3b 4 1 3 Chisholm, c 4 0 1 Barton, cf 3 0 0 Kiger, rs l i o Gates, p 0 1 0 Totals 30 12 14 Score by innings: Allensville 000 304 1— 8 Helena 202 134 x—l 2 Errors: Blalock 2, Hall 1, O’- Briant 2, Young 2; Runs batted in: Rhew 4; Two-base hits: Blalock, Rhew, Clayton, Rogers, Young, Averette; Three-base hits: Rhew 2; Stolen bases: Slaughter 2, Ro gers; Double plays: Rhew to Bla lock; Base on balls—off: Ashley 1, Youngl; Hits—off: Talley, 3in 4 innings; Ashley, 7 in 5 innings; Slaughter, 6 in 2 innings; Gates, 5 in 2 innings; Losing pitcher: Talley; Winning pitcher: Ashley; Time of game: 1:40; Umpires: Chambers. o WANT ADS~ BABY CHICKS All popular breeds at the right price. See us before buying. Our chicks with Graino Feeds will pay. We do cus tom hatching. Phone 4533. Fanners Supply Company Hill B. Stanfield, Mgr. 4-9-7 t s-t • o FOR SALE—I93O Model A coupe, best condition at $l4O. See Mr. R. L. .Sims, two miles out on route 144. 4-30-ITP WANTED: One hundred tons of stone delivered in Roxboro. Ap ply at Times office for further de tails. 4-30-2tp-s-t Totals SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1939 In a three game playoff with West End for the Eastern division Class C. championship, Helena’s fast moving baseball nine lost the initial game Thursday afternoon in the second round of the champ ionship series. Coach Francis Ferebee’s char ges equalled the hitting powers of the boys from West End but errors at crucial moments proved disastrous. The victors scored one each in the first and second and again in the sixth and seventh. Helena got both of theirs in the seventh. Melvin, West End second sack er, and Rogers, Helena left fiell er, divided slugging honors with three hits each, one of the lat ters going for a double. The Helena infield while con tributing six miscues during the game also pulled a pair of double plays to add to the fielding re cord, Blalock to Hall to Rhew, and Rhew to Blalock. The lineups: West End Ab R H A Melvin, 2b 5 1 3 l Burton, lb 5 0 11 Burnette, c 3 11 3 Auman, p 4 0 1 0 Thomas, 3b 4 11 0 Suthphen, If 4 0 0 0 Graham, cf 4 1 2 0 Frye, rs 4 0 0 0 Lowden, ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 9 5 Helena Ab R H A Blalock, 2b .. 4 1 0 0 Rogers, If 5 130 Rhew, ss 5 0 1 4 Hall, lb 4 0 1 0 Ashley, p 5 0 1 0 Clayton, 3b 4 0 0 0 Chisholm, c 5 0 2 0 Barton, cf 4 0 0 0 Ki*er, rs 2 0 0 0 Hudgins, rs 1 0 0 0 Allen, rs 2 0 0 0 Gates, 3b 1 0 1 0 Totals 42 2 9 6 ocore by innings: Helena .......... 000 000 200—2 West End ........ lio 001 lOx—4 Errors: Rhew 4, Clayton 2,Bur nett 3, Burton 1, Melvin 1; Runs batted in: Halil, Melvinl; Two base hits: Rogers, Burton, Bur nett; Stolen bases: TCiomas 2; Dou ble plays: Blalock to Hall to Rhew, Rhew to Blalock; Left on bases: Helena 14, West End 9; Base on balls—off: Auman 1, Ashley 1; Hits—off: Auman, 9 in 8 innings; Ashley, 9 in 9 innings; Struck out—toy: Auman 13, Ash ley 5; Hit by pitcher—by: Auman 2; Wild pitches: Auman 2; Passed balls: Burnett 2; Losing pitcher; Ashley; Winning pitcher: Auman: Time of game: 1:45. o The Chinese National govern ment has established a radio broadcasting station at Lhassa in Tibet. 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