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The KPWIN xThAMLIW —— Angle Ca-Vel in trouncing Longhurst Saturday uncovered a slugger with startling possibilities. Four home runs in four recorded times at bat in a single game is the feat of Moms Briggs, who handles the right field chores for the local Inter- City league entry. Five times he stepped to the plate and four times the pellet sailed over the railroad tracks for four basers. The other time, he secured a base on balls which does net constitute a time at bat in the scoring records,, all of which left him with a perfect record for the day. What makes the feat even more phenomenal is the fact that he also had a perfect day at the plate in the previous game with the same opponents. Five hits for five trips to the rubber, including a i double and a home run, the latter coming on his last appear ance of the day, was the story for Friday. ■ * * Another angle to the Briggs story which makes it all the more interesting to us is the fact that two of the homers were hit under pressure, so to speak. On one of the occasions, the pitched ball skimmed him and he trotted toward first base but Umpire Jim Allgood thought differently and called him back. Briggs strode back to the plate- a heavy scowl on his face and then proceeded to park one over the tracks. Another time with three balls in his favor, the next one looked wide and tossing his bat aside, he again trotted toward first. “Strike,” Umpire Allgood called and Briggs looking madder than a drenched hen again picked up his discarded bat, advanced to the plate and somebody’s car in the parking lot below the tracks felt the sting of the Briggs temper. All j in all, it was a great day for the husky outfielder and one j which Ca-Vel fans will remember for quite a while. ******* * The last scheduled 20-round heavyweight title bout was on July 4, 1919 in Toledo when Jack Dempsey pounded Jess Willard into helpless submission and lifted the title to his own curly head. In that bout, Dempsey knocked Willard down seven times in the first round, pounded him unmercifully in the second and third and Willard's managers threw in the towel before the fourth began. With the coming of the Dempsey era in heavyweight boxing, title bouts were brought down to 15 rounds and have remained there since. In fact the trend had been down even before then. The last heavyweight match to go the full 20 stanzas was in 1914, June 27, when Jack Johnson successfully defended his crown against Frank Moran in Paris. Now another 20 round title match has been arranged, th's one between Joe Louis and Bob Pastor, in which the Brown Bomber will return to his home town for the first time since leaving the amateur ranks. And now while we're thinking about it, we wonder why they decided to make it 20 rounds. It’s a cinch that Pastor'll be finished even in less time than Willard was back in 1919 unless his bicycle legs move faster than ever before. Louis can set his own limit in this one and the promoters might just as well have made it 40 as 20. ******** . ' Doc Newton, State College's able gridiron mentor, evi-j dently has great respect for Major Bob Xeyland, the very successful coach of the University of Tennessee, because the Doc's record for hiring former Neyland students is probably even better than that of the master himself. Babe Wood, signed last week as freshman coach at State, is the third Tennessee star to join up with Newton during the past few years. Doc brought Gene Mclver to Davidson as backfield coach and he did so well that he moved up to the head coach’s job when Newton moved over . State. Herman Hickman, Ali- American guard under Neyland, is already line coach at State. Wood, ace quarterback of the undefeated Tennessee» team of last year, was recommended by Major Neyland as “the best coaching prospect I ever turned out.” He joins the 1 State staff after a great career on the Tennessee campus. A shifty runner, an accurate passer, excellent punter and keen field general, Wood sparked the Vols to their great 1938 sea son, climaxed by the rout of also undefeated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, New Year’s Day. If Wood is able to impart even a part of his knowledge and ability to Doc Newton’s freshman proteges, he’ll be a valuable addition to the State College staff. 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Hall lb 4 0 1 0 Barton, c ............ 5 11 0 D. Lunsford, 3b ...... 3 0 0 2 Jones, cf 4 0 1 0 G. Hicks, rs 3 2 2 0 N. Hicks, p...: 3 0 0 2 Regers, ss 4 2 1 3 Foreman “THE BARGAIN KING” SAYS I’ve been Percolating - Now I’m •- « Calculating - How' to do some Liquidating - That will result in Eliminating A Large Part of My STOCK Os GOODS From The Counter. What I Mean To Say Is: I Have a HOUSE FULL «4 GOOD MERCHANDISE that I want to Swap for Cash! Just Opened MANY CASES OF New Goods Believe Me When I Say There Are Great Values ON SALE Lots of SUMMER GOODS Going Out Cheap New Fall Goods Coming In Cheap Going Out “Ditto” - * New Shoes * Bedroom Shoes * Clothing * Notions * Socks * Pants * Dresses * Everything 1 Hundreds of Other Good Values My Prices Are Cot In Half. I Will Prove It. Come and see. FOREMAN’S Dept Store Court SL Roxboro, N. C. Pixley, If 11 0 0 Blalock, lb 1 0 0 0 B Mall, 3b 10 10 Totals 38 10 12 12 CmHw AIK HA Sparrow, 2b 4 0 1 3 W. Upchurch, ss 4 0 1 3 Parker, c 3 0 0 0 Crittendon, 3b 4 0 0 2 J. Upchurch, rs 3 0 0 0 Taylor, lb ..3 0 0 0 Rigsbee, cf 3 0 0 0 Merritt, If 3 0 0 0 Clark, pi.; 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 2 9 Carrboro 000 000 000— 0 Helena 140 002 03x—10 Errors: D. Lunsford, Rigsbee, Merritt, Clark. Runs batted in: V. Hall, E. Lunsford 2, G. Hicks 2, J. Luns ford 2, N. Hicks, Barton 2. Two. base hits: W. Upchurch, J. Luns ford. Three-base hits: Rogers. Home runs: G. Hicks. Stolen bas es: Jones 2, J. Lunsford, Rogers. Sacrifices: N. Hicks. Double plays: W. Upchurch to Sparrow to Taylor. Left on bases: Helena 2, Carrboro 2. Base on balls—off: N. Hicks 9, Clark 1. Hits—off: N. Hicks, 2 in 9; Clark 12 in 8. Time: 1:45. Umpires: Rogers, Riggs bee. o 1 u ■ Johnson Not A Candidate (Continued From Front Page) State’s finances is an important responsibility, and for the pre sent I am content to serve in this field. My experience as State Treasurer, in the work of the Lo cal Government Commission, and in other capacities, convinces me I can render my most worth while service at this time to the State and to its local units cf government in my present capa city. I will, therefore, again ask support of the democrats of the State for renomination to the of fice of State Treasurer. “I of course do not mean to say that no one else could perform the duties assigned to. the office of State Treasurer. I do believe the experience I have had in re financing and assisting our gov ernmental units with their many problems during a most difficult time makes my services far more j useful and valuable than could be ; expected of a new man. As indi cated, the job is not yet done and my desire to see it well fin ished contributed greatly to the decision I have made. “Generous friends in all sec- ! tions of the state have thought me worthy of this higher honor and have so kindly offered to sup. port me may be assured that I will always cherish that friend ship with undying gratitude and naturally I have been very much pleased and gratified with this concrete evidence of their es teem.” WANT ADS FOR RENT—Seven room houae, located on Lamar street, near Central School. All conveniences, <n good shape. Will rent cheap., Apply to Mrs. W. R. Gentry. City. 7-6-ltp-tf FOR SALE A Wardrobe Trunk in good condition. Trank cost 850.00, will sell for SIO.OO. Apply to M. C. Clayton. FOR RENT Eight room bouse by September Ist All conven iences. Will rent separate rooms. Good location. See Miss Lizzie Pixley. Roxboro, N. C. 7-20-ltp Briggs Hits Four Home Runs As Ca~vel Licks Longhurst Lenckust AIKHA Pugh, p-rs 4 0 2 3 Suitt, 2b-c 4 0 0 3 Clayton, cf 4 0 0 0 Ros. Gentry ,3b 4 0 0 1 Martz, If 4 0 10 Roy Gentry, lb-p 4 2 2 1 Gibson, rf-lb-2b .... 4 2 11 Dixon, ss 2 1 0 2 Dunn, c 2 0 0 1 Roberson, 2b 1 0 11 Terry, p ... 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 7 13 Ca-Vel AIRHA Powell, ss 5 2 5 5 James, 2b 4 2 0 1 .Anders, 3b 5 2 11 Humphries, cf 0 0 0 0 Briggs, rs. 4 5 4 0 Slaughter, lb 4 0 3 0 Wheeler, If 4 11 0 Shotwell, cf-3b 3 0 0 1 Fuller, c 4 11 0 Blanks, p 5 11 0 Totals 38 14 16 8 Longhurst 000 020 300—5 Ca-Vel 221 013 50x—14 Errors: Pugh, Dixon, Anders 3, Wheeler. Runs batted in: Powell, James, Anders 2, Briggs 9, Shotwell, Dixon, Dunn, Roberson. Two base hits: Powell, Slaughter, Roy Gentry. Home runs: Briggs 4. Stolen bases: Powell 2, James, Briggs, Slaughter. Sacrifices: Po well, Wheeler, Shotwell, Suitt, Dixon. Double plays: Powell to Slaughter. Shotwell to Saughter. Left on bases: Longhurst 6, Ca- Vel 8. Base on balls—off: Pugh 2, Roy Gentry 2, Terry 1, Blanks 2. Struck out—by: Pugh 1, Blanks 2, Terry 1. Hits—off: Pugh, 10 in 5 1-3; Terry, 4 in 1 2-3: Roy Gen try, 1 in 1. Hit by pitcher—by: Pugh (Shotwell). Wild pitch; Blanks. Passed balls: Fuller. ing pitcher: Pugh. Time: 2:20. Umpires: Allgood, Dunn. o “Faith is a higher faculty than reason.” —Bailey 25% OFF! On Brand New Famous J Goodrich Silvertown Tires jga Now is your chance to get Golden-Ply Blowout protection. Don’t Miss It. See us while prices are so low. This offer expires midnight July 29, 1939. 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Man gum had received no word from High Point late this after noon. o ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES DIAL 4501 r Mid-Summer Clearance Sale *444444444444444444444444' BELOW WE LIST A FEW OF THE MANY ITEMS WE ARE OFFERING FOR A SHORT TIME AT RE DICULOUSLY LOW PRICES. $2.00 Arrow and Wilson Shirts for $1.65 SI.OO Hampton Shirts for 79 c (All Whites Excepted) Friendly Five*Sport Shoes $3,95 $4.00 Fortune Sport Shoes $2.98 $3.00 Sport Shoes $2.48 $1.50 & $2.00 Straw Hats SI.OO $3.00 Stetson Straw Hats $1.50 $5.00 Stetson Panamas $2.95 $3.50 Hopkins Panamas $1.98 One lot of SI.OO Botany Ties 69c All Bathing Trunks One-*MtircP Off. Slashing reductions in all other summer merchandise. Sale prices strictly cash and do not htdfcde sales tax. BURNS, GENTRY & STRUM Ca-Vel’s Inter-City leaguers apparently somewhat irked by their defeat the previous day, jumped on Longhurst with a ven geance Saturday afternoon to take the second game of the series, 14-5. Personally taking command of the situation, Morris Briggs, hus. hy rightfielder for Ca-Vel, sing le handedly accounted for as many runs as the entirg Long hurst team, pounding out four homers and also scoring again af ter he had been walked by Pitcher Pugh. Cotton Powell, flashy Ca-Vel shortstop, also had a perfect day at bat and afield, accounting for five hits on five trips to the plate and accepting five chances afield without a bobble. Jack Blanks, backed by the heavy slugging of his mates, hurled seven-hit ball for Ca-Vel and was never in trouble.
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