Hamrick Leads CC’s to Tourney Semi-Finals Defeats Shawnee 4-3 In Exciting Contest; Meet Duncan Tonight Team Has Won Four Of Five Games Local Club May Get Another Chance At Undefeated Bis marck, Championship. Shelby advances to the gemi-finals of the national semi-pro tournament last night by nosing out the cele brated team from Shawnee, Oklahomaa, 4-3 in one of the closest games the locals have yet played. featuring the game was the su perb relief hurling of Sherrill Ham rick, who went Into the lray In the second Inning, end kept the Shaw nee outfit well in hand during the remainder of the game One man was out. two runs in, and two more on the paths when the long, lanky Cleveland county hurter took over the mound du ties One more run was scored on him when Huckleberry hit a long Ay to center, but after that. Ham rick kept well ahead of the Shaw nee batters, and turned in an all round brilliant performance, piny Duncan Tonight. Shelby plays Duncan, Oklahoma, tonight In the aeml-flnals of the tournament Both teams have won ftve and lost one to remain near the top. Bismarck, the only unde feated team. Is leading the race, while either Rossvllle, Ga., or Oma h*. Nebraska, is also In with the same percentage as Shelby The elimination process In the semi-final bracket Is not under stood thoroughly here, but it is thought that Bismarck, undefeat ed. will play either Rossvllle or Omaha tonight, depending of course upon which Is still In the tourna ment. Tomorrow night, the final# of tne tournament will be played. Starts At 9:15 The game tonight begins at 9:15 o'clock, and a play-by-play report will be received here. In the first Inning of the game last night, Heavener singled, and advanced to third on Redferns one baser. Whltey then scored the first "Tun of the game on Lee’s long fly left-field. Shawnee came back In the sec ond rack after the first man pop ped up to Aroette, and a walk, a triple, and two singles produced two counters. Hamrick relieved Harkrader and retired the side, aft er one more tally was chalked up. ' Shelby tied the score at 3-all in file last of the third off singles by Heavener. Redfern. and Lee. and a double by Suggs, and then push ed across the winning counter In the fifth off a walk, a single by Lit tle and. an error by Sims. local outfit will be assured at least second plaoe in the tournament, and a victory again tomorrow night would mean the national champion ship for this city. Box seore: Shawnee AB R H O A E Sims 2b -.. 4 0 0 3 4 0 8kelton If... 4 Minymrd 3b ..4 ! Clark e.. 4 Baer ef_.. 3 Olson rf ...... 4 Clanton lb.4 Truasoeott ss ..... 4 " Huckleberry p_3 1 S 0 0 1 0 Totals ... 34 3 8 24 8 1 Shelby AB R H O A E Heavener ef_ 5 2 2 4 0 0 Redfem 3b .. 4 1 2 2 4 0 » --:. 4 0 1 0 4 1 - Suggs rf . 3 1 1 1 1 o • Friday ib. 4 0 0 11 20 Little If.3 0 1 2 0 0 Arnette 3b ..._3 0 0 1 1 0 Murray c ......... 3 0 1 S 0 0 Harkrader p. 0 0 0 0 0 (1 Hamrick p —.... 4 0 1 1 0 c Totals .. 33 4 9 27 13 1 Score by innings: Shawnee . 030 000 000—3 ®*lby -. 102 010 OOx—4 Summary: Runs batted in: Olson Clanton. Huckleberry, Lee. Suggs 2 Two base hits: Murray, Hamrick Suggs. Three base hits: Olson. Dou ble plays: 8uggs to Murray, Red fern unassisted to Friday, True soott to Sims to Clanton. Left or bases: Shelby 10. Shawnee 5. Hifa off Harkrader 3 in I 1-3 innings Off Hamrick 5 in 7 2-3 innings Bases on bells off Harkrader 1 of Huckleberry 3 Struck out by Hark r*der !* by Hamrick 3, by Huekie Bferry 4,xWinnlng pitcher, Hamrick empires Bloomer and Reynolds Attendance: 4,000. Dairy fanning is increasing t Haywood county, according to ob •ervations by county agent W. r Fwiith. Wichita Star MW This is 8herrlll Hamrick, born and reared in Shelby who led the Cloth Mill to the semi-finals of the Na tional semi-pro baseball tourna ment yesterday. Polkville Loses To No. 3, 5 To 1 Cornwell held Polkville to five scattered hits Friday afternoon, taking the game for No. 3 by five to one. Poston and Hendricks led the 10-hit attack on Mauney. U. Gold got two for Polkville. Polkville will meet the fast Im proving team from Bolling Springs on the home diamond Tuesday. Edward Tedder Killed In Crash (Continued from page one.) the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Tedder of Ellenboro who sur vive. with three brothers. Henry. John and Nelson and three sisters, Mrs H. C. Thompson of Shelby. Janie and Evelyn of Ellenboro. W Tedder was 31 years of age and held an important position with the Pure Oil Co., of the Caro linas. Mr. Morrison is connected with the Duke Power Co., of Char lotte. Remains of Mr Tedder wire tak en this morning to Charlotte where the funeral was held at 11 o’clock at Elmwood cemetery A number of 8helby relatives and friends ac companied the funeral procession. Craft Is Arrested Cordis Craft who drove the Ford V-8 into the highway in frotft of the Charlotte car. has a broken collar bone and other injuries. He was brought to the hospital and of ficers state has been served with warrant charging murder. He was removed to the county Jail yester day afternoon. Craft ts 46 years of age and married. Shortly before the accident, a Queen City bus driver saw a Ford V-8 with yellow wheels moving on the highway between Kings Moun tain and Shelby as if the driver did not have the car under control. Of ficers failed to locate the car. Aft er the accident, the Craft car was found to fit the description of the car seen earlier on the Kings Moun tain road. Both the Charlotte car, a Dodge sedan, and the Craft car were demolished. Woman's Skull Fractured Helen Mitchem, 23 year old white girl of Kings Mountain has a frac tured skull and is said to be in ser ious condition in a Gastonia hos pital as a result of injuries she re ceived when struck by a car Sat urday night, shortly after dark on the Kings Mo\mtain-Cherryville road. She was walking across the road when struck by a car in which Clyde Neal. Calvin Fredall. Boyd Leadwell and Lester Watkins of CJterryville ‘ were riding The boys stopped their car some distance down the the road. Later they were - arrested by Officer C H. Sheppard and are being held pending the outcome of the girl’s condition. l Miss Mitchem ts the daughter ol - Mrs. Ardle Mitchem of the Dtlllng >. Mill village and ts a former em ployee of that mill. Slugging Cee Cee Team Gets Denver In Sixth 17 to 1 Saturday Night Game I* Called After Five Pitchers Are Blasted From Bo*. Saturday night, those slugging Cee Cee's pounded five Denver pitchers fori 4 hit s to swamp the Denver Stars 17-1 in a game that was called after the sixth inning because the locals were so far in front. Lute Roy continued his sensa tions* pitching, limiting Denver to only three safeties in the six frames. Roy gave up four hits his first game, and three his second, making a total of seven in 15 in nings. Not a single earned run has been tallied off Lute in the two games. Leading 4-1, Shelby went into the last of the fifth with murder ous intentions. What happened is as follows: Lee walked, Suggs sac rificed him to second, Sriday sin gled, Little singled, Arnette walked, Murray got a one baser, Roy walk ed, Heavener doubled, Redfern went out second to first. Lee sin gled, Suggs, Sriday. Little and Ar nette walked, Murray was hit by a pitched ball, Roy singled and Heavener was safe on a field's choice, forcing Roy at second—net result 13 runs and six hits. Denver used three pitchers in that inning alone, making a total of five for the game. It was the worst blow-up sen thus far in the tourney. Mooresboro Wins 3-Game Batt! js MOORESBORO, Aug. 26.—Three well placed errors, six unplaced hi's and the insoluable hurling of "Horse'* Duncan endorsed Moores boro's 3 to 2 win over the Converse, S. C„ nine here. This .win ended a peppy three game series. Mooresboro won here last week, but down there in the town that was once all but washed down to the Atlantic by a cloud burst. But South Carolina's laws might have had something to do with that! Johnny Fowler, who tosses from the port side, gave up six hits, but failed to turn in a win over Duncan, who was blasted for nine hits Fow ler beat the Cats last Thursday 8 to 4, Rebs Win Second Play-Off Battle HICKORY, Aug. 26—Lefty Wil son pitched the Hickory Rebels vo a 9 to 0 victory over the Conover Newton team here Friday night in the Western Carolina league. Wilson gave up but three hits nd struck out 12 men. Yeargln hit n homer for the winners while Stepp and Culbreth got a triple and in gle each. Conover-Newton (13 3 Hickory ....... _9 10 0 Phillips and Early; Wilson and Perkey. Homer In Final Beats Belwood 6-3 After Fallston had trailed Bel wood the last part of a good ball game there Friday afternoon, Ray Wright made it a much better bail game by lifting one out of the park, to start a rally which ended 6 to 3 for Fallston. Both teams played close ball and kept hitting and scoring down to a minimum. Truck Held Up, Cigarettes Taken Near Blacksburg TRYON. Aug. 26.—Offioers Fri day sought (o trace the identity of four men said by W. Freel. Char lotte truck driver, to have robbed him of a $3,000 load of cigarettes early yesterday. The driver, an empldye of the National Convoy Trucking com pany, reported the robbery to a night policeman. Amos Foster, hero at 2:30 a. m. He said he was held up near Blacksburg. S. C.. hand cuffed to the steering wheel and taken across the state line. At Landrum, a short distance from Blacksburg. the driver was quoted by Foster as saying. the highwaymen inspected the contents of the truck and threw away a quantity of chewing and smoking tobacco: The tobacco was later found beside the road by Spartan burg S. C . county officers. From Landrum to Try or., Freel said, he was forced to drive Ar riving here, he said, he was locked in the back of the truck and the men took the cigarettes and drove away in another vehicle. A short while later, he said, he was able to break out of the truck and re port the hold-up to police. IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS + + + + + + + + + Nation’s Crack Simon-Pnres, Gathering in Cfc^ofaud lor National Awatear in Fall, May Find It a Big Task to Whip Champ Little BT PHILIP MARTIN /CLEVELAND becomes the mec ca of simon-pure golfers dur ing the week beginning Sept. 9 when the faithful will trek 200 strong to Its beautiful Country Club course, to try and pry Law son Little loose from bis National Amateur crown. This Is the largest entry list ot qualifiers ever authorized by the United States Golf Association since Its inception In 1895. Aug. 20 Is the date set for the qualify ing rounds at many golf clubs throughout the country to decide who among the stroking clan shall have the right to compete In this all-important tournament. It Is an uncommon feat for an amateur champ to defend his title successfully the year follow ing Its acquisition, although It has been accomplished before; but any golfer who can cop the British Amateur Championship twice in succession, as did Little in 1934 and this year. Is a power v to be reckoned with. Deadly put- f ting and strong iron shots char acterize Little's play. There will be no attempt to transform the course Into an un broken series of hazards to frus trate the contestants as was the ease at Oakmont, Pittsburgh, earlier in the year. Its length has been Increased, however, to about 6800 yards. The event should attract an ex cellent attendance, since Cleve land hasn’t entertained the Nr tional Amateur since 1907. • • • DASEBALL oblivion beckoned 19 Wes Ferrell at the time of his trade to the Boston Red Sox by the Cleveland Indians, following his declaration of war * on the Redskin management. His main stock in trade, a siz zling smoke bail, bad slowed down considerably, while his bat, unusually productive for a twirler, seemed to be drained dry of base. hits. But a highly de veloped competitive instinct lurks i In the Ferrell bosom, and this, in i our opinion, saved him from go- t ins the way of all baseball flesh. a Unwilling to admit defeat. Wee a ♦ an to draw from his well of 1 9-Cent Loan RALEIGH, Aug. 26.—Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the AAA cot ton program for North Carolina, expressed the opinion here last week the nine-cent a pound loan on cotton offered this year by the federal government would mean more to the growers than the 12 cent loan last year. He said it would give the grow ers cooperating in the adJOstment program assurance of at least 12 cents a pound for their lint, with out pegging the market price at that level. If the average price of 7-8 inch middling cotton the 10 spot mar kets is lower than 12 cents be tween September 1 and January 1, the AA will make such payments to contract growers as may be necessary to make up the difference, he said. If the market cannot absorb the crop at 12 cents, the price may be lowered to such a level as will per mit purchase and consumption of the crop. Schaub added. School Leaders Study Textbooks J. H. Orlgg, county school super intendent and B. L. Smith, head of city schools will attend a district meeting In Charlotte Wednesday where they will hear a complete ex planation of the rental textbook situation as it now stands. It was learned this morning that city schools h«\e will likely adopt the plan"this year binder whitjfi stu dents who wish to do so may rent text books for one third the actual cost. However, students who wish to buy books may do so, and will not lie asked to return them at the end lot the course, as those who rent hooks will be asked to do. Supfcs. Orlgg and Smith had no estimate on how much money would *>e saved on the new plan, but Indi cated that proponents of the plan * oresee huge amounts Hill Is Detained i On Murder Charge RUTHERFORQTON Aug 28.— jA coroner’s jury on Saturday rec ommended that Edgar Hill, county |rabies Inspector be held for trial iin connection with the death of .Mrs Fay Tessner of Rutherford ! county. j Hill was accused of performing an illegal operation, which proved fatal upon Mrs. Tessner on August 16. Nine persons testified befor^ Coroner Robert Hovts and his Jury Saturday. i The jury recommended that Hill be detained without bond. Pi < : •><}: _ Milan bis-'Dall, We* Ferrell, left, late of the Cleveland Indians, is provh|g himself a big asset to the Bed Sox. The nation’s crack ama teurs will try to wipe t|iat, winning smile from the fare of Lawson Little, right, xperienoe and pitch to batters’ weaknesses instead of trying to brow the pellet past them. 19e Iso developed uncanny control nd a baffling slpw ball, and the tteet records will show he's been □■ore tha;< * !...!•) h In addition. Lie rejuvenated bat h£8 boomed out many bingles which meant games entered on the credit side of the ledger for nb« Crimson Hose. Means More To Growers Woman 81, Climbs Rugged Table Rock MORGANTON. Aug. 38—Mr*. R. S. Abe me thy, beloved 81-year-old resident of Rutherford College, completed a trip which she began 45 years ago when on a week-end outing she climbed to the top of Table Rock. 8he ma% her way entirely on foot from the bottom of the moun tain to the peak of this scenic won der of Burke, to the surprise of members of the party who had rigged up a portable chair in case she became exhausted. Mrs. Aber nethy returned from the strenuous climb without feeling tired, she said. It was 45 years ago when her husband, the late Rev R. s. Ab emethy, was pastor of the Table Rock circuit of the Methodist church, that Mrs. Abernethy made her first effort to scale the rugged mountain. Federal Officers Get Big Moonshine Haul One hundred and thirty gallons of liquor and 1900 gallons of beer was the haul made on the upper edge of Burke Friday by a posse of federal men under Deputy United Marshal Mack Poston, formerly of the Shelby police department. John Norton, Roy Reese and Tom Sweesy were also on the raiding party. Called Meeting For Fallston Club There will be a special meeting of the Womans Club of Fallston Tuesday afternoon at 8:30. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Claude Stamey. All members are asked to be present at this called meeting. To Observe Holiday On September 2nd ______ Local banks, building and loan associations and the postoffice will observe Labor Day. Monday, Sept. 2nd and be closed for the day. ex cept the postoffioe will be open for the general delivery of mall at the window from !! to 12. First Bale For Cheater CHESTER, S. C., Aug, 24.—Tues day evening J. H. Chappell’s new gin ginned the first bale from the new drop of cotton for this section. It was raised by John Boney of the Cornwell section of the county. Oliphant and Co., bought the 485 pound bale at 14 cents a pound. LABOR DEPT. SHOWS I 132,858 ON JOB ROLLS RALEIGH, Aug. 26 —Statistics at the office of the State Department of Labor show that 4.2 per cent of North Carolina’s population was on the rolls of the state employment service at the end of July. There were 132.856 persons listed on the 1 books. The figures showed unem ployment was most acute in the ex treme western and eastern parts of the state. In the extrertie west the percentage was 10.2 and in the ex tretne east, 7.6. DENVER POSTOFFICE SUSPECTS ARE NABBED CHARLOTTE Aug. 26. — Earl Ward, W. C. Williams and Sanford Aiken were held for trial in Federal court after a preliminary hearing on charges of robbing the Denver, , N. C„ postoffice August 12. U. S. Commissioner W. M White fixed Ward’s bond at $2,000 and each of the other’s at $1,000. The Denver postoffice was enter ed during the night and approxi mately $100 taken. I CHEROKEE BORROWS TO MEET PAST DUE BILLS • Gaffney Ledger.) Cherokee county has borrowed *22,000 for ordinary county pur poses from the Merchants and Planters National Bank of Gaffney. This amount is sufficient to tem porarily ease the county’s financial situation by providing the money for the payment of bills which had been held up for the past tnree months, and leave some over for current expenses. STATESVILLE UNDERPASS IS BEING SURVEYED STATESVILLE, Aug. 26.- a group of state highway engineers are at work making preliminary surveys for the proposed underpass for Statesville. Surveys are being made for an underpass both on the east and west side of the Southern railwa/ “nd U 18 not known which sur£v 11 adopted The firsts survey was east of the station, and auL^f18^ that 1118 W*hway .hT in a,lnd changes .n the original plans. Pe^fn :°°Vcr« of lespedeza in g1ve promise of fer tile fields and good crops in the future, says the farm agent. Do not put uncovered bottles of mi k or cream in the refrigerator Milk and cream readily absorb odors when left uncovered Card Fall Camp To Be Operated A t Spartanburg SPARTANBURG, Aug. 26.—The site of the fall trial camp operated n the Piedmont region bv one of he clubs in the World Champion 3t. Louis Cardinal organization has seen changed this year from Dreensboro, North Carolina to 3partariburg, South Carolina, and he operating club will be the Bo rn ester club of the Internationa] eague. The trials will be conducted at Duncan park in Spartanburg be tinning at 9 a. m. Monday. Sep ember 9 and continuing through he week. The camp will be open to my player between the ages of eveteen and twenty-three, who be ieves he has the ability to play aa.seball in organized professional eagues. Those players who in the ipinion of a group of scouts have ibility to advance in the ranks of irofessional ball will be offered xmtracts for the 1936 sesfton. The trial camp is a development >f Branch Rickey, vice president of he St. Louis Cardinals and all af iliated clubs. It is Rickey's belief hat a large portion of the players vho have ability to go high in aaseball are never seen by scouts rom professional baseball. He has ieveloped the trial camp so that ■ach player reporting will not only >e seen by men experienced in routing but will have a better :hance of showing his ability than f he had played a full game of >all before a scout. The Cardinal ifficial stated that two of the •equisites of a good player, a strong irm and speed, can best be ascer ained in these camps. * Players attending this free trial amp should report at Duncan park n Spartanburg promptly at 9 a. m. Monday, September 9 in uniform. Ml players reporting will do so at heir own expense. However, trans portation to the camp and ex penses while there will be refunded M all players who sign contracts 'or the 1936 season. Davidson Opens On September 12 DAVIDSON. Aug. 26.—With a! capacity enrollment and two new | professors, Davidson college will ' jpen its one hundredth session 3eptember 12. Preliminary exercis es, Including the orientation pro fram for the freshmen and the ■eglstration of all students, will ;ake place September 10 and 11. The ninety-ninth session of the nstitution, with 665 students, set i new high for enrollment at Da fidson, and registration during the ipring and summer of this year ias been well in advance of last fear’s. Registrar E. W. Hengeveld ias already cut down on the num ber of new men to enter, placing some of those who Rad not paid heir entrance fees on the waiting ist. The number registered last fear was considered a capacity for Davidson's facilities. The new professors who will take heir places this year are Dr. Da fid H. Howard, jr„ in the chemistry iepartment and Prof. Frontis W. Johns tan, in the history depart - nent. In addition to his work in hemistry. Howard will teach some :ourses In mathematics. Johnston akes the place in the faculty left facant by the death of Dr. j Moore McConnell. ~~ Taken At Gaffney GAFFNEY. Aug. 26.—Sheriff Liake W. Stroup's officers captured i complete copper distillery of 120 gallons capacity in operation near Oraytonville Thursday morning Dne man, Grover Bright, was ar rested and the officers expect to issue a warrant for another who was said to have been at the still Along with the-still the officers secured a copper worm, doubling teg and other accessories. Future Farmers O* Polkville Organize 120 Gallon Still Shower Is Given' For Toluca Woman ''Special to The star.) TOLUCA. Aug. 26. A nuscelttt eous shower was given for Mrs a* Costner at the home of Mrs N-„u Yarbro on Thursday. Sixteen J! present. Cake, pickles and jr« rr,! were served. The ladies Missionary %oc\Mv St, Peters M. E. church he'd if regular meeting in the church i.J Wednesday. lir Miss Buena Justice of Casar r»,t the week end with her st*pmcfh„ Mrs. Bessie Justice. her Mr. and Mrs. S. A Sam and * Thaxter visited them uncle A a Sain of Morganton Saturday h. ' still seriously ill. Also, thev WJ! dinner guests of Mr and Charlie Yarboro. Mr. and Mrs. A. E Elliott sons James and Jeff of St pgu, ‘ P. church spent Saturday . * home of their son. Mr. and Mr. Hershel Elliott. They presented 1 their son four large watermelon? the largest one weighing 58 ^ Mr. and Mrs. Crowell Lester « Lawndale spent Friday wit* u Bessie Justice. Lives On Land Of Great-Grandfather (Continued from page, one.) the same land has bmTV^; family longer than that. Be has tie records further back. He was bom in 1863. during the trying days of the Civil war. the son of Abel Earl, whose father «** Zachariah Earl. The father of Zachariah was Captain William Earl of Revolutionary war fame and whose long rifle is now one of his great grandson's pnze posse*. sions. At the age of 26 Mr. Earl’s father 3ied and left him in charge of the family. He was already married te Miss Demy Francis. She died a 1907. He was married the second time in 1908 to Miss Myra Fulton who still lives with him. Her father. J. B. Fulton of Gaffney visits them often, although 85 vein >ld. Above the average in height, Mr, Earl stands straight with should ers erect, blue eyes twinkling and with a characteristically English ong flowing beard. He shows little sign of age and talks and walk* with the ease and spring of a man naif his three score and iweha. W. Riley Wellmon Is Dead At 82 (Continued from page QoS Lawson Camp, B. B., W. B-, B. 8. ind J. G. Wellmon. Married Twice They are the children of W. Wellmon's first wife, who was Me Elizabeth Willis, and who died to 1903. The second wife was a sa»er of the first, Miss Agnes Wilks. The following brothers and ai ders survive: Pink, Monroe and I A. Wellmon: Mrs. Roach Port®. Mrs. Bud McMurry, Mrs. L. J Wiggins, Mrs. Frank Dedmon. Mrs. Gaston Hoyle and Mrs. John Led better, all of Cleveland. The Wellmon family Is *Me» :onnected in Burke, Rutherford and Satawba counties. Funeral services for Mr. WeUnwe will be held at 3:30 at the ** ihurch, with Rev. D. G Washburn in charge, it was learned. Polkville Junior* Planning Big Fair (Continued from page on^ the premium list will be out hi * short time, and exhibits are w, pected to be nearly double that last year. Some of the features will be livestock’ Judging contest, exhibitH* of shopwork done by vocation classes, seed identification, indi’™' ual farm booths, a fashion sho« • the home economics department w Friday night and a play Sa turds, night by the Young Tar Heel Partn ers. Entertainment. There will be entertainment » the form of nail driving. hog-c4 ' Ing, greasy pole climbing, and so® other novelty features being P'*B‘ ned. There will likely be a game one of the afternoons betwee Polkville and some other stronf team. In regard to entries, fair offic* have announced that no art® may be entered which was grown, made, or is owned by student entering It. This rule be strictly adhered to It 15 f that efforts in the Polkville f‘! will greatly aid the quality of Mbits from that community a’ county fair later. Penny Column "for SALE ."two CONNI-CT^ ots with brick store room on Situated on Lineberger street losite Crowder store Reasot’ ^ irice. Good investment. ^ ^ Sower*.

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