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Water, Water
One of the hardest jobs, it seems to me, is to concen
trate on jotting down a bit of sports chatter while through
the window you see rain falling to earth in torrents. Not a
alight, Slow drizzle, mind you, but in sheets. One is reminded
that about the only sport which could survive in such an
outpouring of Nature’s wet is a duck waddling derby and
right now (Tuesday) nobody would buy a duck, not even from
Joe Penner.
One’s mind wonders to the ball parks around the coun
try and the mind’s eye can see only a slight replica of the
situation which prompted the mad sad sailor to utter “Water,
water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” As a drowning
man reaching for a chip, however, we dwell upon the bright
est thought of the day, the New York Yankees of baseball.
“Look Pretty Good
Joseph Vincent McCarthy, l
manager of the most success
ful team in baseball, has rea
son to be optimistic. He says,
“Things look pretty good for
us.” And I’m inclined to agree
with him. Starting his ninth
season as manager of the
team Miller Hudgins raised to
the heights, Joe looks back
over the eight years in which
his team has won four world’s
championships, four pennants
Youth To Be Served
For years the writers have looked for the time when the
Yankees might crumble but the end still seems as far off as
ever. When the Ruth era ended, the experts were skeptical.
Now it’s the same way as the Gehrig legs begin to weaken
noticeably. Even now, however, McCarthy is quietly building
for the future, for the time which the “Iron Horse” will be
no more in the starting lineup. When that time comes the
Yanks will continue the even tenor of their ways without so
much as a whimper from the ever faithful. All this year Mc-
Carthy has been grooming young Tommy Henrich for the in
evitable time when the capable Gehrig’s legs buckle. Then
there’s youthful Joe Gallagher and snappy Charlie Kellar,
sensational rookies, who McCarthy will have to find a place
for ere long, to team up with Joe Dimaggio, whose value the
sports writers are beginning to appreciate more and more
in the outfield. - -
More’n One Basket
The rest of the Yankee in
field is comparatively young
but the diamond slickers have 1
been wondering for years'
-what would happen when the 1
champions lost Dickey behind j
the plate, far and away the
best catcher in the majors.'
Now McCarthy has come .up'
a big fellow, Warren Ro-J
sar, who looks peaches and
A Two-Horse Show ......
Saturday* £ Derby day and the Blue Grass capital is al
ready thronged With people on hand for the classic. As far
a, s the Derby bookies are concerned, it looks like a two horse
race and the the field might just as well have stayed
at home. This 6otn. renewal of the big snow at which 90,000
are expected to come Saturday may see William Woodward’s
big bay Johnstown at even money and his longest price in
one St. Louis quotation is 2 1-2 to 1. Technician, Herbert M.
Woolf’s son of Insco, is being rated at odds of 3 to 4 1-2 to 1.
Challedon and El Chico are given scattering support after the
favorites while here and there you hear of the Earl Sande
trained Heather Broom, Porter’s Mite, Xalapa Clown and
Steel Heels.
Remember, the experts are sometimes wrong and the
old dope bucket is the easiest thing in the world to upset, so
watch for the winner.
Best Wishes and Congratulations To Our Graduates
We are glad that you have been able to finish high school '
PEEBLES DEPT. STORE
MAIN STREET ROXBORO, N. C.
The
SPORTS
and never finished worse than
second.
The success of the Yankees
is no secret. The building has
been solid, the foundation
firm. They are ableto buy the
best of talent and keep it sat
isfied. There’s no bickering
among this host of dream
baseball players. Baseball is
their business and a serious
business toe.
cream as Bill’s understudy.
So, you see, while Marse Joe
McCarthy has plenty of eggs
for his Yankees, they’re not
all in one basket. The old, brain
trust has been looking, ahead.
The Yanks will not be caught
napping. The future still looks
rosy tor the heirs of Col. Ja
cob Ruppert.
SPORTS OFJLHE TIMES
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C.
CA-VEL WHIPS
GOLDEN BELT
SUNDAYJS-6
Ca-Vel, rained out in its sche
duled opening Inter City league
game with May Saturday after
noon, bounced back Sunday to
Wallop Golden Belt of Durham
in another fast exhibition tilt
15-6.
Ca-Vel used three pitchers
during the afternoon, the trio al
lowing the Durham sluggers nine
hits between them while the local
nine was hitting safely on 11 oc
casions.
The locals sewed up the game
in the first three innings, push
ing over five in the second and
7 in the third. The fifth stanza
acounted for one more while the
seventh yielded the final pair.
The Belters scored two each in
the first, fourth and fifth frames.
Reuben Wheeler, Ca-Vel out
fielder, had a field day at the
plate, getting four for five trips
to take slugging honors.
Gus Gentry, Ca-Vel righthand
er, got credit for the victory. He
hurled four innings.
The lineups:
Ca-Vel Ab ft H A
Powell, ss 4 2 1 3
James, 2b .3 11 3
Anders, 3b .4 11 0
Briggs, rs 5 1 2 0
H. Slaughter, l,b .... 5 2 0 2
Wheeler, If 5 2 4 0
Humphries, cf 4 2 1 0
Blanks, p 2 0 0 1
Bowles, p 0 0 0 0
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What Makes You Think
You Aren’t The Type ...
To wear this colorful sport apparel—the loud coats—
the slacks that don’t come within a mile of matching
—the rakish hats and the vivid shirts that spurt color
like a sky rocket?
This newness isn’t for kids only—its for every man
this side of bed socks—the fellow who isn’t going to
jump into the first wheel chair that comes along.
We invite all men in Roxboro to see and try on this new
technique in dressing before they go back to the ham
sandwich of the blue serge.
SPORT EVERYTHING—SUITS, COATS, PANTS,
SHIRTS, SOCKS.
And A Smart STRAW HAT for every PERSONITE.
All at prices to please the Scotch in every man.
Burns, Gentry & Strum
Roxboro’s Smartest Men’s Shop.
Up'tO'the-Minute Sport .flews Solicited
Golfers Top Louisburg
Roxboro golfers yesterday invaded the Louisburg
Counfry Club course and returned home with a 36 to 27
team victory under their belts in the first dual inter-city
meet of the year.
Twenty-two local linksmen entered the meet and here’s
how they stacked up at the end. Edgar Boatwright (78)
3 up; Jim Parrott (77) 3 up; John Morris (80) 3
down; Tom Street (83) 1-2 up - 2 1-2 down; John Good
win (80) 3 up; C. A. Harris (79) 2up -1 down; Jack
Hughes (86) 3 up; Jimmie Long (87) 2 1-2 up - 1-2 down;
Bick Long (86) 3 down; Ted Sherman (81) 2 up 1 down;
W. H Harris (88) 2 1-2 down - 1-2 up; George Kane (83)
2 1-2 up - 1-2 down; Bill Yancey (91) 3 down; E. V. Boat
wright (102) 3 up; Melvin Burke (98) 2 1-2 down - 1-2 up;
E. G. Long (83) 3 up; Dr. Hedgepeth (99) 1 up - 2 down;
Dr. Beam (106) 1-2 up - 2 1-2 down; Fred Main (79) 3
up; Bill Harris (98) 3 up; E. E. Bradsher (112) 3 down.
"Fats” And "Leans” In Big
Soft Ball Game Tomorrow
The “big” athletic event of the
year is scheduled for tomorrow
night at 7:15 when the “fats” and
“leans” play soft ball under the
lights at Roxboro High school
park.
Sponsored by B. B. Knight, lo
cal baseball enthusiast, the game
will be the first ever played here
at night, the lighting equipment
to be brought here by a traveling
company. Proceeds of the game
will go towards a final payment
on the baseball park.
Scheduled to appear in this
gala attraction, according to the
sponsors, are such stellar athletes
as:
On the “Lean” side: Dave
Brooks, Earl Bradsher, Gordon
Brown. W. T. Gibson, O. B. Mc-
Broom, T. M. White, Reg Harris,
Chas. Harris, Sam Merritt, H. K
Strang, Coy Day, S. M. Ford,
Gene Thompson, J. W. Gaddy,
Ralph Cole, William Sledge, Sam
Oliver, Sr., Wallace Harris and
B. B. Mangum.
On the “Fats” side: W. H. Har
ris, Flem Long, Gordon Hunter
Brodie Riggsbee, Donald Dunlop,
B. B. Knight. Henry Gates, L. T.
Mangum, Karl Burger, Joe Kir
by, Bill Walker, F. O. Carver,
Dr. Hughes, Dolian Long, Cliff
Hall, Rod. Griffin, W. W. Morrell,
C. T. Hall, Garland Chambers,
Coy Holeman, George Currier,
Charlie Wright, George Cushwa,
Jim Allgood, Thomas Glenn and
George Wilburn, S. P. Gentry,
Mason Murray, Henry O’Briant,
Burley Clayton, Charlie Wade and
Artie Watson.
Players are advised to please
bring their bandages
and all other first aid treatments.
EAST ROXBORO
Roxboro High made it two
straight over East Roxboro at
High School park Monday after
noon taking a seven inning en
counter by the score of 6-3.
Whitten and Taylor, hurling
for the Ramblers allowed six hits,
only one less than their mates
could get off of Carver, but the
East Roxboro lads were never
able to bunch them successfully.
Day, East Roxboro third base
man, with three hits out of a
like number of trips to the plate
led the hitting for the after,
noon. Dixon and Woods, for the
local high schoolers, secured two
each, one of the latters going for
a triple and another for a dou
ble. Elze Lee Taylor hit a home
fun for his contribution to the
day’s hitting.
Carver fanned 11 men during
the game.
The lineups:
Roxboro Ab R H A
Green, If-ss 3 0 0 0
Taylor, ss-p .... 3 11 1
Holeman, cf 3 2 1 0
Dixon, 2b 3 2 2 2
Woods, 3b 3 1 2 1
Whitfield, rs 3 0 0 0
Clayton, lb 2 0 0 0
Whitten, p 2 0 11
Day, c 3 0 0 0
Buchannon, If 1 0 0 0
Stanfield, ss 1 0 0 0
Moore, lb 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 7 5
East Roxboro Ab R H A
Mundy, 2b 4 0 0 0
Day, 3b 3 1 3 1
Harris, lb 4 0 1 0
Phillips, If 3 11 1
Pugh, ss 3 0 11
Morris, cf 3 0 0 0
Clayton, rs 2 1 0 0
Ladd, rs 2 0 0 0
Hobgood, c 2 0 0 0
Carver, p 3 0 0 1
Totals ...’ 29 3 6 4
Ca-Vel Drops 8-3
Decision To M ay In
First League Game
Too Bad
M»y Afc R H A
Dixon, 2b 5 2 1 5
Henderson, ss 4 2 2 0
Roach, 3b ..5 11 0
Meacham, If ........ 4 0 2 0
Walker, lb .......... 5 0 1 0
Whitfield, cf 3 0 0 1
Sessoms, rs .... 1 0 0 0
Gammon, rs 11 0 0
Jones, c 5 1 0 1
Johnson, p 3 11 5
Totals 36 8 8 12
Ca-Vel AbRHA
Powell, ss ... v... v~.. 5 0 0 5
James, 2b .4 0 1 2
Anders, 3b 4 0 0 1
Briggs, rs .4 1 2 0
H. Slaughter, lb 4 0 1 3
Wheeler, If 3 0 10
C. Slaughter, cf .. 4 1 2 0
Dunn, c ............ 3 0 0 1
(a) Fuller 0 1 0 0
Clayton, p .......... 0000
(b) Gentry 1 0 0 0
Crowder, p 3 0 11
Totals 35 3 8 10
(a( Batted for Dunn-in 9th.
(b) Batted for Clayton in 2nd.
Score by innings:
May’s .Hosiery .. 320 003 000—8
Ca-Vel .000 000 012-3
Errors: Anders 2, Roach, Wal
ker, Whitfield; Runs bated in:
Dixon % Henderson 3, Roach 3,
James 2, Briggs; hits:
Meacham, James, C. Slaughter;
Home Runs: Dixon Roach; Sac
rifices: Johnson; Double plays:
Powell to James to H. Slaughter,
Whitfield to Jones; Left on bases:
May 8, Ca-Vel 8; Base on balls—
off: Johnson 4, Clayton 2, Crow
der 5; Struck out—by: Johnson
5, Clayton 1, Crowder 4; Hits
Wine and Beer
Privilege License
DUE
Privilege License For Wine and Beer
Dealers Were Due
May Ist
Call At Sheriff’s Office To Get Licen
se At Once and Save Additional Cost.
M. T. Clayton
SHERIFF
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939
To Play Lucky Strike In
Game At Ca-Vel Park Sun
day Afternoon 3 p. m.
Ca-Vel, making its debut yes
terday in the fast Inter City base
ball league, dropped an 8-3 de
cision to May of Burlington in a
nine inning encounter at Ca-Vel
park.
The visitors jumped on Clay
ton, the Ca-Vel hurler, in the
first two frames to push over five
runs to sew up the ball game.
Tommy Crowder, lanky right
hander who succeeded him in the
third, held the heavy May hitters
to three bingles during the seven
innings he worked, weakening
only in the sixth when the visit
ors got three more markers.
Johnson, the May pitcher, al
lowed Ca-Vel eight hits, the same
number his mates were getting
from the Ca-Vel hurlers, but the
home club could never bunch
their safeties sufficiently to score
until the last two innings when
they crossed once and twice res
pectively.
Henderson and Meacham for
the winners and Briggs and Carl
ton Slaughter for the losers got
two hits apiece to take hitting
honors for the day. Home Runs
by Dixon and Roach for May
were great aids to the winning
cause.
Ca-Vel goes to Greensboro Sat
urday for a game with Mock
Judson, the second on the league
schedule. Returning, Ca-Vel will
play Lucky Strike in an exhibi
tion at Ca-Vel park Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock.
off: Johnson 8, Crowder 3, Clay
ton 5; Losing pitcher: Clayton;
Winning pitcher: Johnson; Time
of Game: 2:00; Umpires: Stewart,
Matthews.