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a PERSON SLANTS By J. S. MERRITT o -- o 0 0 Slaughter Hits .1000 ' . In a game at Houston, Texas last Sunday Enos Slaugh ter went to bat three times and got three hits. That gave Jiim a mark of .1000 for the day. Enos should be headed into his best year in the big lea gues. Last year was a good one, but the Person county boy is capable of doing even better than he did last season. He is a natural ball player and the opposing teams are going to •learn more about this boy who lives at Allensville, Person bounty. o—o— 0 0 Softball In City Last year saw quite a bit of softball being played in this icity. There were seven or eight teams and some of these Jeams were really good. Whether there will be a revival of jhis sport in 1940 remains to be seen. There has been a little talk of softball for this year, but so far nothing hase been done. The boys are talking about playing under lights. If this is done matters will be helped in no little way. There were not enough diamonds last year and this scarcity of playing fields prevented the boys from playing as much as they wanted to. Softball, here, is played to a large extent by men who yvork all day and have only a little time to play in the after noon or night. Games generally start around five o’clock and if two or three games are scheduled on one field after five there is hardly time to play much. If the games could be con tinued under lights until nine or ten o’clock matters would be helped and four or five games could be played on one dia mond after five until ten o’clock. o—o—o—o Barden Winstead Going Good Barden Winstead left here last fall and entered Darling ton school at Rome, Ga. Barden did not attempt to play foot ball, but did go out for basketball. He made the team and was a valuable player. After the basketball season he went out for tennis and our last report was that he was ranking No. 1 on the team and headed this way soon to play Carolina fresh men, Davidson freshmen and Greensboro high. Barden is a good tennis player and will make some col lege team an excellent man. At the present time it looks like lie is headed for Carolina after this season. o—o 0 0 Blood Transfusion A race horse owned by Bing Crosby and Lin Howard was given a blood transfusion last week. The blood was tak en from a mule. Ail of this did not save the life of the horse. Blood transfusions for horses are very rare and this is Inc iirst time that we have ever heard of it being done. Two quarts of blood were used for the transfusion. GamC Planned the afternoon of Monday, April 15, at the new fairground. Per- sons interested in the game are Plans for a baseball game be- requested to get in touch with the tween members of the Roxboro booking agent, who Is a bus boy Negro athletic club and the Me- at Hotel Roxboro. bane sluggers were, announced, to day by Reger Bobbitt, booking agent of the local club, who said ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES that the game will be played on FOR RESULTS. SPORTS OF THE TIMES PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. Helena Downs Ramblers In Hard Fought Contest The Helena high school team defeated Roxboro last Friday by a score of 6-3. Wilson and Bar ton divided the pitching duties for Helena. Wilson gave up only five hits in five and one third in nings. Barton relieved Wilson in the sixth. The Clayton brothers did the hurling for Roxboro. Timberlake for Helena and Da vis for Roxboro got three hits in four trips to take batting honors. Roxboro Ab R II Yarboro 2 11 Dixon 4 0 1 Holeman 4 0 0 Woods 4 0 0 Whitfield 3 11 Moore 4 0 0 Davis 4 1 3 Day 4 0 0 T. Clayton 1 0 oj B. Clayton 2 0 1 Totals 32 3 7 Helena Ab R H Blaylock 4 1 2 Kiger 4 0 1 Rhew 4 0 1 Miller 3 0 0 Chisholm 3 11 Timberlake 4 1 3 Aikens 2 0 0 Rogers 3 2 2 Wilson 2 0 l| Barton 0 1 0 Totals 26 6 11 Errors: Roxboro 0, Helena 5; two-base hits: Helena 3; left on bases: Helena 9, Roxboro 13; Wild Pitches: Barton; base on balls—off: Wilson 2, Barton 1, T. Clayton 3, B. Clayton 4; passed balls: Chisholm; double plays; Roxboro; struck out —by: Wil son 1, Barton 1, T. Clayton 1. B. Clayton 2; Umpires: Ashley, Ter ry. o Durham Bulls To Open Season Next Wednesday Durham, April 11, (Special)— Manager Oscar Roettger and his Durham Bulls will show them selves in action to the fans of the district for the first time this season when they smash open the Piedmont schedule on Wednes day night, April 17. President Fred Fleig announces the game will be called at 8 o’clock. The Bulls have been doing their spring training in Columbia, S. C. and the first look of the Dur ham followers will be in action, as they tangle with the Winston- Salem Twins. After games with the Twins Wednesday and Thurs day nights, the Bulls depart for their first road trip of the year. Monday night, April 15, the Bulls will hold a real old-time baseball jamboree in the city ar_ mroy. All out-of-town, as well as local fans are -Invited to at tend this party as guests of the club. There will be plenty of base ball entertainment, and Manager Roeteger and his players will be introduced to the fans. The Bulls play an exhibition game in Golds boro with the Coastal Plain lea gue team there Sunday, and will arrive in Durham Sunday night after the contest. Word fnem the Columbia train ing base carries information that Manager Roettger has been dril ling his charges thoroughly the past week in an effort to point his team for the opening. He has been taking stock of the men at each position,preparatory to as certaining what replacements may be needed, if any, so that he can do any necessary bolstering be fore the Piedmont season gets far under way. Up-to-the-Minute Sport News Solicited i It ft ft ft HhpH w ■■H: S||W I C£OGQE MG&FCC As a general rule, when George McAfee is spoken of, you think of him as this, but now a change has come and he is wearing a Duke baseball uniform, and with his speed is a credit to any man’s team just running bases. Bethel Hill Wins From Hurdle Mills In a seven inning baseball game Bethel Hill on Tuesday defeated Hurdle Mills at Hurdle Mills by a score of 14 to 1. E. Shotwell allowed the Hurdle Mills team only three scattered hits and aid ed his own cause with a home run. Albert Long led the batting of the Hilltoppers with three sin gles, G. Powell with a double and single and C. Sullivan with a triple was next in order. Cates and Satterfield starred for the Hurdle Mills team. Thus for this season the Hill toppers have not been defeated. They will play for the district championship next Wednesday. If Macon high school wins in that group Bethel Hill will play Ma con at Oxford. If Red Oak should win Bethel Hill will play at Red Oak. R H E Bethel Hill 14 14 3 Hurdle Mills 13 7 Batteries: Bethel Hill - E. Shot well and Honeycutt; Hurdle Mills - Cates and Satterfield. o Boys’ Choir Has Debut In Autry’s “Rancho Grande” The St. Joseph’s Boys’ Choir,, a section of which appears in the cathedral sequence of “Rancho Grande.” playing at the Dolly Madison theatre, comes frtem the oldest parochial school, in Los An geles. Yet it is only recently that Hollywood casting directors have taken advantage of the fact that in the St. Joseph boys they have one of the finest singing groups in the country. The Autry film is playing Friday and Saturday at the Dolly MadiScn theatre. These youngsters, who range from eight to twelve years of age in addition to having a complete repertoire of the liturgical music necessary for church ceremonials, can sing most anything suitable for their voices. Consequently • they have been called in for high- Hillsboro Wins Close Ball Game The Hillsboro high school nine' i wj:n over Roxboro , 4 to 2, in a seven-inning contest played at Hillsboro Tuesday afternoon. The box: Roxboro Ab R H Yarboro, ss 3 0 0 Dixon, 2b 4 0 1 Holeman, cf 4 0 0 Wcods, 3b 3 0 0 Moore, lb 3 1 0 Davis, rs 2 1 0 Whitfield, If 2 0 0 Day, c 3 0 0 Clayton, p 3 0 1 Totals 27 2 2 Hillsboro Ab R II Roberts, ss 4 11 Mincey, cf 3 11 Knight, If 11 oi Williams, c 2 10 Johnspn, 3b 3 0 1 Clayton, 2b 3 0 1 Raynor, lb 3 0 1 Hayes, rs 3 0 0! Miller, p 3 o 0 1 Totals 25 4 6 Roxboro 000 101 o—2 Hillsboro 300 001 o—4 Errors: Roberts 2, Johnson, Hayes, Clayton, Yarbtoro. Runs batted in: Johnson 3, Wil liams, Day 2. Stolen bases: Rob erts, Johnson, Yarboro Moore, Davis. Sacrifices: Williams, Hay es, Day. Left on bases: Hillsboro 4, Roxboro 8. Base o nballs—off: Miller 2, Clayton 1. Struck out— by: Miller 7, Clayton 4. Hit by pitcher—by: Clayton (Knight), Miller (Yarboro). Passed balls: Williams. Time: 1:15. Umpire: Gadd. o BEANS Heavy rains in Florida’s lower east coast vegetable area during the latter part of March wiped odt about half of the State’s early bean crop. ly specialized types of recording. Theirs were the screen voices of the dwarfs in “Wizard of Oz” and those of the girls in “Forty Lit tle Mothers.” . Vitt Is Being Criticized For Not Juggling Players New York, April 9—Manager Oscar Vitt of the Cleveland In dians, who was crticized last sea son for shuffling his outfielders too leften, now is being panned for not mixing them up enough . . . During the winter he said he needed good righthand hiting flychasers and obtained Roy (Beau) Bell for the Detroit Tig ers . . . Now he is using him only infrequently—as a substitu te first baseman . . . The St. Louis Browns, the club the Am erican league is supposed to be trying to help, doesn’t have a single holiday at home this sum mer. On Ballyhoo Belt Jimmy Foxx says the only rea son Joe Gordlrn of the Yankees is rated over Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox as a second baseman is that Gordon plays for New York, the “center of ballyHco belt . . . Cecil 7 ravis of the Washington Senators has .446 for a 15-game stretch this spring . . . Lou Fette is the big reason why Manager Casey Stengel’s heart is breaking . . . Herman Beese, the rookie Connie Mack is counting on as til starter for the Athletics, had the 2 Great New Gasolines! TcSSOl^ STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY While this engagement % is limited * GONE MB THE WIND will not be shown anywhere. * except at advanced | at least until 1941.. t Four Days Starting Mon., April 22 | PALACE j THEATRE ROXBORO, N. C. | Because of the unusual appeal of “GONE WITH THE WIND" £ and our desire to arrange showings at times best suited to (he * convenience of the greatest number, it will be shown on both •:* a reserved and lion-reserved seat policy. Prices and time of showing are as follows 1 . Buy Reserved Seats Now f On Sale at Office- Night Shows (7:30 P. M.) f All Seats Reserved sl.lO Inc. Tax £ Matinees Daily (10 A. M. - 2 P. M.) | Not Reserved 75c Inc. Tax £ (You may come anytime from 10 o’clock A. M. to 2 o’clock * P. M. and see a complete performance. You will see it in its entirety, exactly as shown at its formal * Atlanta World Premiere. % (Positively No Passes Honored For This Engagement) | THURSDAY, APRIL 11,1940 earned run average (of 2.48 for Memphis in the Southern asso ciation a year ago ... The New York Giants expect Johnny Ruck er to be the base stealing champ of the National league this sea son ... He can get agound them in 13 seconds flat. On the way north Join Bagby bf the Red Sox was given the starting assignment against the Reds at Rocky Mount, a farm club of the Sox system. “I don’t know why he wants me to start here,” Bagby moaned, “these peo ple don’t like me and all I had here was hard luck. I was glad to get away.” One of the oddest mishaps of til a training seacl:n occurred in the Yankee game against Mem phis last week-end . . . Second EasemanLou Bush of Memphis knocked himself out when his pop bunt shot off his hat and smashed him or. the nose . . . The' Cincinnati travelers report Mike McCormick is set in left field, all Deacon McKechnie’s experiments in remaining exhib itions tic the contrary. o LAND POSTED SIGNS AT THE TIMES OFFICE
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