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Give Softball A Trial
Softball continues to take hold around Roxboro and
almost every afternoon finds one or two games in progress
over at High School park. Pleasure in the game is not con
fined to the younger element either as the older men seem to
be getting quite a kick out of skunmimg the enlarged, heavy
seamed sphere around the diamond. If you have’nt tried your
hand at the game go over most any afternoon and join the
fun. It’s there for you.
Enos Hits Again ....
Enos Slaughter, the Allens
ville flash, again seems to
have hit another slugging
boom. Thursdays game with
the Giants found the favorite
son of Person getting three
hits for tour trips to the rub
ber to lead the Cardinals at
bat, thereby playing a big
part in the victory.
The Cards are the year’s
surprise team of the National
league and right now are per
cned on the topmost rung of
the ladder, half-game above
the Reds of Cincinnati. If the
Cards could continue their
present pace; a spot in the
World Series and the result
Stop The Yankee Parade
Pointing out that a number of American League clubs
are stronger this year, Joe Cronin, pilot of the Boston Red
Sox, refuses to be numbered among those who already are
conceding the pennant to the New York Yankees, reports
John P. Carmichael of the Chicago Daily News.
“Tl>e Red Sox maestro doesn’t scare easily and so when
somebody remarked that the Yankees look stronger than
ever, with guys like Charlie Keller and Joe Gallagher in the
line-yp, Joe said: ‘Well, so have.some of the other teams,’
writes Carmichael.
“And when begged to be more specific, he continued:
The White Sox certainly are greatly improved. So are the
Browns. And neither the Indians nor Tigers have showed
true worth.’ He omitted mention of his own club, a character
istic gesture, since he prefers that the Red Sox make
their own way on the dimond. Yet when he finally- was prod
ded into discussion of his team, he gave a most conservative
estimate of its future. ‘I think we’re going to have enough
pitchers for those double-headers,’ he decided, ‘So far, we
haven’t had to even work everybody.’
“Aside from his pitching, Joe really has no plans for
speculative argument, for his team has been hitting more
or less timely and uniformly, with Rookie Ted Williams sup
plying the punch for important wins at Detroit and in St.
Louis. ‘He’s young and inclined to be anxious,’ said Cronin,
but he’s got what it takes to be a great hitter!’ For which
Joe is only too glad to settle at this time.
“In thejjack of Joe’s mind, as in the back of Owner Tom
Yawkey’s rffeaß; the idea that the Red Soxs may win this
year's flag is not so deeply rooted that failure to turn that
trick will prove too disappointing. Rather, they are going a
long on the basis that when Boston finally does break
.through, it will rule the American League for as many, if not
more, years than the Yanks have held the top and be reckon
ed just as invincible.”
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display cotton goods and
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materials. See the cotton
dresses, bants, draperies,
curtains, underwear, ties,
and towels from our own \ffwßrm3frwSurwßrW&‘
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ing slice of the profits would
be theirs. This prospect
should spur Enos to greater
effort to make the most of his
opportunity.
When Slaughter slumped a
couple of weeks ago, the ag
ing Pepper Martin, rushed in
to the lineup by Blades, went
on a hitting rampage and has
continued the good work.
Slaughter got his second
chance when Terry Moore was
injured. Local fans are hoping
the latest uprising is not a
nother flash-in-the-pan. They
would like to see Slaughter
at the top.
SPORTS OF THE TIMES
Up'to*he*Minute Sport News Solicited
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. SUNDAY, MAY 21,1939
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This page’s nomination for “Big Fiver Most Likely To Succeed”
is Eric (Hie Red) Tipton, Duke outfielder who wields a wicked wil
low. Rumor has it that he will join the Philadelphia Athletics upon
graduation in June. He plays his last college game against Carolina
at Duke Park tomorrow.
Duke Golfers Cop Fifth
Conference Title In Row
Blue Devil Links Team
Set Record Os Consecutive
Campionships.
Durham, N. C. Unparalleled
in the history of the Southern
conference is the record recently
rounded out by the Duke univer
sity golf team of winning the
loop championship for the fifth
year iri a row.
And in making it five straight,
the Blue Devils had their best
season of the five, going through
their tough schedule in the same
manner of te “Iron Dukes” of
football—“undefeated, untied and
almost unscored on.”
It was a real “grand slam.”
Not only were the Blue Devils
shot-makers undefeated in dual
competition but they swept
through the three tournaments
they entered and came back home
with every team and individual
honor.
Their dual meet record:
Duke 25; Dartmouth 2.
Duke 13 1-2; Georgia Tech
4 1-2.
Duke 18 1-2; L. S. U. 8 1-2.
Duke 14 1-2; North Carolina
3 1-2.
Duke 15 1-2; Wake Forest 2 1-2.
Duke 6; Georgetown 3.
Duke 5; Princeton 4.
Duke 8 1-2; Pennsylvania 1-2.
Duke 9; Temple 0.
Duke 6; Swarthmore 3.
Duke 16; Washington and Lee
2.
The Blue Devils started their
grand slam in the Southern In
tercollegiates at Athens, Ga., in
mid-April. Duke won the team
championship with a total of 612,
eight points ahead of L. S. U. and
Georgia Tech who were tied for
second. Skip Alexander, No. 1
man for the Blue Devils, won low
medal honors with a score of 145.
In the match played that follow
ed, two members of the Duke
team, Bob Brownell and Joe
Taylor reached the semi-finals
with Taylor beating Castillo of
L. S. U. in the finals for the in
dividual title.
In the State Intercollegiates at
Sedgefield, Duke won the team
title with a total of 596, 20
strokes ahead of the second place
Davidson team* Duke’s No. 2
team finished third. Brownell
won the individual title with a
total of 144 and Taylor was sec
ond with 150.
It was the same thing in the
conference meet when the boys
won their fifth in a row. Duke
had a total of 598, 26 strokes a
head of the second place North
Carolina team. Alexander took
the individual title with 146,
Brownell was second with 149
and Taylor third with 150.
Siler City leads all North Caro
lina communities ni the produc
tion of boilers*
Local Linksmen Will Meet
Louisburg Again Wednesday
S-OF'T'B'A'L'L
TOMORROW’S GOMES
Kinonians vs. Barnett’s 5:30.
Post Office vs. Cops, Bankers,
etc. - 6:30.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Kinonians vs. Methodist S. S.
Class 6:30.
All games to be played at High
School field.
Bethel Hill Sunday School
class, taught by Principal Lewis
S. Cannon, played the Kinonian
class of Roxboro Baptist church, ,
taught by B. B. Knight in a Soft- i
ball game in which the Bible boys
cf Roxboro eked out a 12 to 11
win in the last half of the ninth
inning, thanks to Woody Rogers,
Newton Day and a few others
who failed to hold the big ball.
The Cannonites played a good
game for their first attempt at
Softball. Jack Woody, Pixley and
others certainly caught the fly
balls when they came their way.
The Kinonian boys must have
thought the numerous balls hit
into the field by the Cannonites
were hard balls rather than soft
balls because they would let them
fall and then go get them.
Amos Bullard brought his big
straw hat along which he uses
to gather vegetables in and he
could certainly catch that ball in
it. Cannon and teachers,
did the pitching. Knight had to
be relieved by Lunsford and Mil
lican because Knight served the
Softball too good. Brandon fan
ned out one time and you know
that a fellow who can’t hit that
big ball could not hit a wagon.
Short and Brandon caught good
games. The Holeman brothers
saved the day. It must have been
due to the Holy in their name.
Red Day, a lousy umpire, calls
balls over the grandstand strikes.
DOLLY MADISON
THEATRE
Monday - Tuesday, May 22-23
iflP Riding to greater glory as the O. Henry
caballero he so thrillingly brought to life!
THE RETURN
or THE
Cisco Kip
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LYNN BARI
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I Special Morning Show
Monday 10:30;
Afternoons daily 308-3:45;
Admission 10-25 c.
Evenings Daily 700-9:15;
Adm. 10-30 c. (Tax Included)
LYNN BARI
Ca-Vel
Vs.
Graystone
TODAY - 3 P. M.
Ca-Vel Park
MAJOR LEADERS
RUNS BATTED IN
National League
Goodman, Reds 25
Ott, Giants 24
McCormick, Reds 23
American League
Selkirk, Yankees 23
Walker, White Sox 23
Greenberg, Tigers 22
Wright, Senators 22
HOME RUNS
National League
Mize, Cardinals 7
Camilli, Dodgers 6
Ott, Giants 6
American League
Greenberg, Tigers ... 6
Foxx, Red Sox 5
Selkirk, Yankees 5
The lineups:
Bethel Hill: Brandon, c; Can
non, p; Merritt, Ist.; Bullard,
2nd.; Day, ss; Rogers, 3rd.; S. P.
Gentry, ss; Montague, rs; J.
Woody, If.
Kinonians: L. Holeman, rs;
E. Lunsford, ss; Knight, p; Mil
lican, 2b; Bradsher, sf; Short, c;
Snipes, If; Car. Holeman, cf; C.
C. Holeman, 3b; Gentry, lb.
Score by innings:
Bethel Hill .... 050 300 120—10
Kinonians 112 213 002—12
Palace Theatre
ADVANCE PROGRAM
From Monday, May 22 thru
Wednesday, May 24
Motion Pictures Are Tout
Best Entertainment
Monday - Tuesday, May 22-23
Leslie Howard with Wendy
Hiller - Wilfried Lawson - Ma
rie Lohr - Scott Sunderland in
Bernard Shaw’s
“Pygmalion”
He bet that he could make a
lady out of a guttersnipe—and
won!
Sportlight: “Two Boys and a
Dog”
Hearst Metrotone News -
“News while it in still news."
No Morning Shows;
Afternoons daily 3:15-3:45;
Admission 10-25 c;
Evenings Daily 7:30-8:15;
Adm. 10 -30 c (Tax Included)
Wednesday, May 24
Warren William . Ida Lupino -
Rita Hayworth - Virginia
Weidler - Ralph Morgan in
“The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt”
It’s a new kind of role for
Louis Joseph Vance’s suave
adventurer, as he steps from
intrigue-laden pages to fill
the screen with thrills!
Merrie Melody In Color:
“Prest-o - Chang-o”
Melody Masters: “Clyde > n««f
and his Orchestra.
Morning Show 10:30; afternoon
3:15-3:45: adm. 10-25 c; even
ing 7:30-9:15. Adm. 10-30. (Tax
Included.)
Golfers After
2nd. Inter-City
Win Os Season
Roxboro golfers will be out
for their second victory of the
season in dual competition with
Louisburg Wednesday afternoon
on Durham’s Hillandale course.
Local linksmen invaded the
Louisburg County Chib course
three weeks ago and returned
home with a 36 - 27 team victory
under their belts in the first in
ter-city meet of the year.
Twenty-two devotees of the
little white ball made the trip
to Louisburg before and this
same aggregation is expected to
be on hand Wednesday. If there
are others who would like to
participate, they are asked to
notify the Country Club’s tourn
ament committee of John Morris,
Tom Street and Wallace Harris
immediately.
Those in the lineup three weeks
ago were: Edgar Boatwright, Jr.,
Jim Parrott, John Morris, Tom
Street, John Goodwin, C. A. Har
ris, Jack Hughes, Jimmie Long,
Bick Long, Ted Sherman, W. H.
Harris, George Kane, Billy Yan
cey, E. V. Boatwright, Melvin
Burke, E. G. Long, Dr. Hedgepeth,
Dr. H. M. Beam, Fred Main, Bill
Harris, E. E. Bradsher, Jr.
o
The State Capitol building at
Raleigh is 105 years old.
REFLECTIONS
By R. M. SPENCER
TEMPO
The world is full of people who
cannot wait. Whatever they do
must be done speedily. Speed is
their watch-word; it is a fetish
with them. For these people,
there isn’t such a thing as Think
ing It Over; meditation is for the
ancients and thoroughness is not
in their lexicon.
d, It has taken
a thousan< * cen '
turies for men
■ to climb out of
the Stone-Age.
|||liM The forward
||B movement of
life is rythmic
but inexorable.
It
|jH|| any man
' think he can
change the course of his life by
SPEEDING through it. If he
moves with it, he moves to the
highest places.
SPEED is a jade! Take things
in your stride! Don’t try to hur
ry to your goal; you can’t any
way. Be content to move sanely;
it is safer and much more certain
of achievement.
The Tempo of your life should
fit into your scheme of living. Do
not be disturbed over those who
pass you, for you will more than
likely overtake them. You can’t
crowd everything into your life;
it will hold just so much and no
more.
Living should be a pleasurable
experience. SPEED is a garish
color among pastel shades. Tone
down your Tempo of life to mo
deration-then enjoy it.
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