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g«j|j| The — Angle Tipton Shows Class ...... Eric (The Red) Tipton, the former Dukester, has been showing plenty of class since he joined the A’s last. month and Connie Mack has every reason to be pleased with the way the big boy has been handling himself. Displaying all around polish, Tipton already has proved he’s not a football star trying to make good in baseball on his football reputa tion but is a natural diamond athlete. Sports writers in Phila delphia report he has a finish seldom seen in collegians when they get a chance in the majors. Tip got his chance when Wally Moses pulled a muscle against the White Sox on June 18. Mack shifted Bob Johnson to center, sending Tipton to left. In his first game, Eric an nexed two clean hits for four trips to the plate. The next game with Detroit, a night encounter, he made good on two singles and a pass. In the following series with Cleveland he got at least one safety each day. It was Tipton’s long sacri fice fly that scored the winning run against the Yankees be foie a huge crowd last Monday night. In addition to his apparent lack of awe for major league pitchers he is also fielding excellently and is showing in ev ery way he wants to stay in that left field spot for the Ath letics. Yanks As All-Stars 1 Ever since April 18, most of the American League man agers have been going into a dither of praise about the dream team, the World’s Champion Yankees. Connie Mack has even been entertaining the idea that he could take them as a unit and beat anything the National League could scrape up. All of which might be slightly embarrassing to these same pilots when they start wetting their pencils over their selections for the all-stars to meet the Nationals in Yankee stadium on July 11. Mr. Gustavus J. Phan, who usually likes to put in a word now and then, might shyly suggest that since the Yanks are in a league by themselves, why not make up a team from the other seven clubs since they would be more representative of the A. L. than the Yankees anyway. But since the rule calls for selection of at least one play er from each team to make up a team of 25, it’s going to be mighty tough on Connie Mack (who makes the final selec tion) and the rest of the managers to pick any all-star team that won’t be as jeast one-fourth Yankee. Here’s a List to Kick Around Well, you’ll be making your own all-star lists. But here’s one, just to show how tough it’s going to be to keep the Yan kee uniform from dominating the field. The selections are made on form shown so far this year, and are in the order of choice. OUTFIELDERS: Joe DiMaggio, tops. Myril Hoag for his new-found power. Roger Cramer and George -Jielkij'k for left-hand punch. Boh Johnson, because the Athletics have to be represented. George Case for his base-running speed. And Ben Chapman of the Indians. (If you’re surprised at Chap man over Mike Kreevich, Tom Hendrich, Pete Fox and oth ers, consider that Chapman has been hitting at a .400 pace since he game out of his miserable start.) INFI&LDERS: Jimmy Foxx, George McQuinn and Hank Greenberg at first. Charley Gehringer and Joe Gordon at second. Frank Crosetti and Luke Appling at short. Ken Kelt ner and Red Rolfe at third. CATCHERS: Bill Dickey, because he’s tops. George Tebbetts, because his .315 average and good receiving is one of the reasons for the Tigers’ comeback. Rollie Hemsley, be cause he rates it on smartness to overcome .235 average and mechanical faults. PITCHERS: You’ve got to have a couple of southpaws, and that means Ve*non Gomez and Bob Grove. Right-hand ers: Red Ruffing, Bob Feller, Tommy Bridges, Willis Hudlin. (And it’s Hudlin over Monte Pearson, Atley Donald and John ny Murphy of the Yanks, because Hudlin’s record doesn’t show the close ones and because it’s time he got something besides a bum break.) And McCarthy for Cheer Leader ( Okay, kick it around. Why three first basemen? Because each is a representative star for the fan’s look-see. And I’ll grant you sentiment had something to do with Hemsley and Hudlin. But there are still eight Yankees on this team of 25 all-stars. There ought to be some way of taking Joe McCarthy a long to instill team play and championship spirit into the rest of the outfit Or maybe they’d let him be cheer leader for some of the other managers who haven’t hurt his Yanks by telling them how good they are. ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS. Professional Cards s. P. NICKS, JR. Attorney - at - Law First National Bank Bldg Main St- Roxboro, N. C DR. R. J. PEARCE ■YES EXAMINED MONDAYS ONLY Tlnau - Carver BMf. \ IMPROVEMENT Some improvement this sum. mer and fall in the general busi ness situation and demand for farm products is predicted by the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Ec onomics. ■ Pay Your ■Telephone Bill I By The lOtfr SPORTS OF THE TIMES Up-to-the-Minute Sport News Solicited PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. LEGION NINE WINS HOSPITALITY WEEK FEATURE Playing before a Hospitality Week crowd that thronged High School park here Thursday after noon, the local American Legion baseball team gained a 5-4 tri. umph over Durham’s Legion ag gregation for their second vic tory of the season. The defeat practically knocked the Durham Juniors out of the running in the northwest district. A heavy rain which delayed the game for more than half an hour also caused the Ca-Vel - Long hurst game, scheduled as the sec ond half of the holiday double header, to be called off. The American Legion game was broadcast directly from the local park by Durham’s W. D. N. C., probably the first sports broad cast ever originating from this city. Woody Woodhouse and Fred Haney handled the microphone during the afternoon. After Durham had tied the score in the seventh, Roxboro opened their half on the eighth with Bruce Barton drawing a base on balls but here the game was held up by the heavy down pour of rain. After a long debate between the coaches of each team it was finally decided to resume the game with the field in very poor playing condition. With Barton on first, Red Day sacrificed him to second from where he scored with the win ning run on Sam Davis’ single to right field. Each team collected seven hits apiece with Charlie Byrd leading the visitors with two safeties while Same Davis led the locals with a brace of blows. Box score: Durham Ab R H A E Loftis, 3b 4 0 0 3 1 Levy, If 3 0 1 0 0 Perry, lb 3 0 0 0 0 Goodwin, rs 4 0 1 0 0 Lloyd, ss 3 11 2 1 Noel, cf 4 11 0 0 Branch, 2b...,..4 11 2 0 Byrd, c 4 1 2 1 0 Dennis, p 3 0 0 5 0 xJones 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 13 2 Roxboro Ab R H A E Clayton, rs 3 0 0 0 0 Robertson, p 3 0 1 2 0 Hall, lb 4 0 0 0 0 Yarboro, ss 2 2 11 1 Clayton, 2b 3 2 1 3 0 Barton, cf 2 11 0 0 Day, c 1 0 1 0 0 Davis, 3b 4 0 2 8 0 Holeman, If 2 0 0 0 0 Ashley, rs 2 0 0 0 0 Jackson, If 1 0 0 0 0 Rogers, If 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 27 5 7 15 2 (x) Batted for Dennis in 9th. Durham 000 030 100—4 Roxboro 020 101 Olx—s Runs batted in: Davis 2, Day, Branch, Byrd 2, Levy. Two-base hits: Noel, Branch. Stolen bases: Yarboro, Day, Byrd 2; Sacrifices: Day 3, B. Clayton; Double plays: Davis to Clayton to Hall, 2; Branch to Lloyd to Perry; Lloyd to Branch to Perry; Left on bas es: Durham 6, Roxboro 8; Base on balls—off: Dennis 5, Robert son 4; Struck out—by -.Dennis 2, Robertson 8; Widl pitch: Denilis. Time: 2:00; Umpires: Allgood, Dunn and Man gum. .. .. .. .. o BIG TIME Nightly recreation sessions, with entertainment for everyone, will close each day at State Col lege’s annual summer vacation for farm people, Farm and Home Week to be held this year July 31 - August 4. Baseball Immortal Receives Award BL g|j g|J 1' Upp §f Spppiip PSSSfI iv" B CONNIE MACK,*on« of baseball’s Immortals, Is shown receiving a Grosn Curvox watch from Chairman Theodora Lettls of theCoopera.| town Centennial Committee on tho occasion of baseball’s 100th anni versary. Tho watches were presented to tho eleven living members •f Baseball’s Hall of Fame, all of whom were In Cooperetown, N. Y, for the Centennial celebration. They were Connie Mack, Babe Ruth, Ty I Cobb, Walter Johneon, Hans Wagner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Ed «e Collins, Cy Young, Trta Speaker, George Blslor and Napoleon Lajole. Garagemen Top Longhurst In Softball Tar Heel Chevrolet behind the seven hit pitching of Yarborough nosed out Longurst No. 1 softball team this week 10 - 9. This was the second straight victory for the garagemen. Wilson ,who hurled for the los ers, allowed eight bingles during the contest which was close throughout. No player on either side was able to get more than one hit. The lineups: Tar Heel Chev. Co. Ab R H F. Roberson, cf 3 11 C. Pulliam, lb 3 0 1 J. Roberson, If 4 11 J. Dixon, 3b 4 11 W. F'ears, sf 4 1 0 G. Redman, ss 4 11 M. C. Combs, rs 2 2 1 W. Gillan, c 3 11 L. Morrell, rs 2 1 0 J. Pulliam, 2b 3 11 O Yarborough, p .. 2 0 0 Totals 34 10 8 Longhurst No. 1 Ab R H Gentry, lb 4 2 1 Carver, sf 4 11 James, rs 4 11 Bowes, c 4 11 Tyson, 3b ; 3 2 1 Rice, ss 3 11 Dixon, cf 2 11 Bowens, cf 1 0 0 Gillam, 2b 3 0 0 Wilson, p .3 0 0 Pointer 34 9 7 0 ; “Five Came Back” At Palace Theatre Making their fourth appear pearance together on the screen, Wendy Barrie and Kent Taylor provide one of the two roman ces threaded throughout RKO Radio’s “Five Came Back.” The popular young players previously worked together in “Prescription for Romance,” “Wings Over Honolulu” and “A Girl With Ideas.” In the curent picture, Taylor plays-an aviator and Miss Barrie is seen as an heiress. When thgir large passenger plane is forced down in a South American jun gle, with nine other passengers a board, a romance between the two develops during the party’s enforced stay. Chester Morris and Lucille Ball head the ten names which comprise the featured cast, and also provide romantic interest in this gripping drama of sacrifice and heroism. Court Street Team Downs Uncle Sam’s Boys Led by the brilliant relief pitch ing of the “Brown Bomber” and the heavy hitting of Sam Oliver, Jr., Court Street came from be hind Tuesday afternoon to de feat the strong Post Office soft ball team at the East Roxboro Park. Uncle Sam’s, boys scored twice in the first inning but the Court Streeters took the lead in the second. The winners outhit the losers 12 to 8. The box: Post Office Ab R H E M. Umstead, lb 4 11 0 Pearce, 3b 4 2 2 0 C. Garrett, sf 4 1 2 0 Lunsford, ss-p 2 1 0 0 Millican, p-ss 2 0 0 0 Jf. Umstead, cf 2 1 0 0 Oakley, If 3 0 2 0 Fox, 2b 2 0 0 0 Clayton, 2b 1 0 1 0 I. Brooks, rs 3 0 0 0 O’Briant, c "3 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 8 0 Court Street Ab R H A Ashley, 3b 4 0 1 0 Yarboro, ss 4 11 0 Oliver, c 4 2 2 0 White, lb 4 0 0 0 Singleton, cf 4*l 1 0 Tuck, If 3 0 0 0 Philips, sf 11 1 0 Bradsher, sf 2 11 0 Brown, rs-p 3 0 1 0 J. Brooks, 2b 3 1 2 0 Long, p-rs ...3 2 2 0 Totals 39 9 12 0 Court Street 042 200 I—9 Post Office 204 000 o—6 Two-base hits: Oakley, Philips, J. Brooks 2; Three-base hits: G. I Pearce, Oliver; Home runs: Oli ver. o ECONOMY CAMPAIGN STARTS Washington, D. C.—First gun in the Republican party’s aampaign to cut Federal ex penses was fired by Representa tive Martin of Mass., minority leader of the House, who intro duced a bill providing for a general reduction of 10 per cent in all appropriations passed dur ing the present session of Cong ress except those for relief, soci al security, veterans’ benefits and interest on the public debt; This Congress will have approp riated 115,000,000,000. Eliminat ing the items named Mr. Martin believes his bill would save tax payers $500,000,000. Ca-Vel Plays Adams M illis Today; McCrary Wednesday LEGION NINE DROPS ANOTHER TO RALEIGH, 2-1 Campbell Hurls 2-1 Tri umph For Raleigh Over Local Legion Team. Raleigh’s entry in American Legion junior -baseball edged a 2-1 victory over Roxboro in Ra leigh Friday in a game called in ‘..he fifth because of rain. Curt Campbell, southpaw pitch ing ace of the Raleigh nine, sup plied the game-winning blow as the Caps put over their runs in the second inning. Harvey Hin i.ant, first up in the second, drew a walk. Walter Stuart sacrificed. A double by Jim Oliver scored Hinnant, and a single by Camp bell scored Oliver. Campbell held the Roxboro boys to five hits. He fanned sev en and walked none. The Caps made only four hits off Jim Shotwell, but half of them figured in the scoring. Roxboro’s run came in the fifth inning, with none out. Yarboro hit to Campbell, but the pitcher threw wild and Yarboro went to second. A single by Buddy Clay ton drove him home. Campbell retired three batters in order. The Roxboro-Raleigh box: Roxboro Ab R H A E T. Clayton, rs .... 3 0 0 0 0 Day, 2b 2 0 0 1 0 Hall, lb 2 0 0 0 0 Holeman, If 2 0 0 0 0 Davis, 2b 2 0 11 0 Barton, cf 2 0 0 0 0 Yarboro, ss 2 1 0 2 0 B. Clayton, c 2 0 1 0 0 Shotwell, p 2 0 1 3 0 Totals 19 1 3 7 0 Raleigh Ab R H A E Willis, ss 1 0 0 11 Joslin, cf 2 0 1 0 0 Frick, 2b 1 0 1 2 0 Murray, c 2 0 0 0 0 Hinnant, lb 11 0 0 0 Stuart, If 1 0 0 0 0 Brown, 3b 2 0 0 1 0 Oliver, rs 2 11 0 0 Ifr ' , €Wmk., K . ' s mm, ■HkC .jft&s jm TSMibC>- :WU, Vo D.t.fLno?" “Os all things! Here, I up and carried ovdr to the thought I had the most neighbor’s or to the comer thoughtful of all parents and store so my mother could they don’t even have a tele- make a telephone call. I just phone. I haven’t been in this don’t see why mother puts world long but it didn’t take up with it Just wait until I me that long to learn can "P ut * n what a nuisance it oar,” we’ll get a was to be bundled telephone then.” • 9000 i MORRIS TELEPHONE CO SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1939 Two Inter-City league clashes are on Ca-Vel’s home slate dur ing the next few days. This afternoon at Ca-Vel park, the lccel aggregation entertains strong Adams Millis of High Point in a feature attraction. This will mark the High Point team’s v-cond appearance on the local diamond. Wednesday afternoon McCra ry’s Eagles, the state’s strongest semi-pro outfit, comes here for an engagement with Manager Baxter Mangum’s outfit, which has had somewhat of an in-and out season thus far. The local team will be making a determined effort to raise their standings in the Inter-City lea gue in these two encounters as in the July 4th game with Mc- Ewen at Burlington. Next Saturday marks the be ginning of the second half of the league race and the locals are determined to get off to a good start toward second half honors. Harold Clayton will probably be Mangum’s mound choice for today’s game with Tommy Crow der in line for Wednesday’s as signment against the powerful Eagles. Campbell, p 1 0 11 1 Total 13 2 4 5 2 Score by innings: Roxboro ~...£> 900 01—I Raleigh 020 Ox—2 Runs batted in: B. Clayton, Oliver, Campbell. Two-base hits: Oliver. Sacrifices: Day, Frick, Stuart. Double plays: Yarboro to Day to Hall. Left on Bases: Rox boro 4; Raleigh 3. Base on balls— off: Shotwell 2. Struck out—by: Campbell 7. Winning pitcher: Campbell. Losing pitcher: Shot well. Umpires: Fullenwider and Watkins. Time of game: 1:30. o KIONONIANS SKUNKED l B. B. Knight’s Kiononians w°re whitewashed last Tuesday afternoon by the Rinkadinks. Bud Allgood is credited with the 16-0 victory, by hurling 3- i hit ball.
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