TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1951 THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT HIGM SCHOOL PAGE 8

SPORTS SCOPE Lundy Pi^cks Gregory Ed Bandy Blackbirds In First Place For Sports Personality -b y - By James Johnson Rocky Mount is back in first Johnnie and James For this issue Lundy Cycs Lose To RMHS place in the Eastern Carolina division after defeating the Ra­ chose Dick Gregory, captain of the A four rally in the seventh leigh Capitals, 4-3. The baseball team has been tennis team, for the sports per­ inning enabled the Blackbirds to doing fine so far this year and is sonality. come out with their second con­ Manley Godwin started for the looking better all the time. Hopes Coach Lundy, who coaches the ference win in as many games Blackbirds and went seven inn­ are high and Rocky Mount may be tennis team, said that he chose when they defeated Wilson high ings, keeping the Capitals down to sporting a championship team this Dick because “Dick is a fine tennis school April 11, in Wilson. five hits and two runs. year. West Spain took to the mound player and has worked hard for With the game tied up at the in the seventh and allowed one the past four years on his game.” beginning of the first inning, out­ Officially baseball is here again. and faijned five batters. Dick, a 160 pound, 17 year old fielder Bobby Craft singled to The season started April 16 and In the eighth inning Raleigh tied senior from Miss Vause’s home­ start things off. Manly Godwin the race is on. The big question is the game up, but the Blackbirds room is president of the student struck out, and catcher Bo Thorpe “Who will wind up on top?” came back in their turn to the bat body and is very, active in the reached first after being struck and scored the winning run when student organization. He is also a by a pitche4 ball. Billy Calhoun, Homeroom 11 defeated home­ Tommy Bass came across on a Ra­ member of the Hi-Noc-Ar staff. who had a giant’s day ,, room 2 in the first game, 6 to 3. leigh . Service club, and the National singled to score Craft. West Spain It was a free scoring affair and This afternoon the Blackbirds Honor Society. in the clean-up spot, blasted a another inning could have meant face a strong Goldsboro team that He was chosen class president that scored two runs. another winner. has handed them one defeat this his sophomore year and has served Manley Godwin, the small right­ year. The Blackbirds want revenge as chairman of the House and hander, started the game for the Intramural sports has started and would like to take this game Grounds committee of the student Blackbirds, but gave way to “Jack- on the softball games. The first council. Among other things he since it might decide the confer­ game was played by homerooms, of-all-trades. West Spain. has been a delegate to several Above is Ed Bandy, captain of ence champions. 11 and 2, which are junior home­ Calhoun, the short lead-off man, meetings including the Boy’s next year’s basketball squad. rooms. had a big day at bat against the The Rocky Mount high school state. National Honor Society, —Photo by Killebrew Wilson pitching, getting four hits and student counciK tennis team, coached by Bill We like the way Coach Lundy’s in six times at bat. He hit three Lundy, successfully invaded the office has been decorated, but the Dick is a member of the Boy Birds Defeat Bulldogs singles and a three-bagger that Wilson netters with a score of 8-1, question and problem is who did Scouts, and assistant scout master he clouted in the first inning. last April 11. the decorating. of Troop 11. He is also an Eagle All the Blackbirds made hay Scout and is active in the work. in Conference Win, 8-2 at the plate at the expense of the Last Tuesday the Rocky Muunt He has been playing tennis for In the .first sophomore intra­ Rocky Mount Blackbirds won Wilson pitchers, and collected a Golf team defeated Wilmington mural game of the season, the the past five years, been on the their fifth conference victory April total of 19 hits. Golf team in their first win of the bous of homeroom 13 trounced school team for four years, and 13, when they turned back the The Blackbirds are shaping up year. the boys of homeroom 12, 21-3, has been a letterman for the past Fayetteville Bulldogs with a score as one of the classiest teams in three years. of 8-2. the whole conference, but are Johnny Hopp of the New York When asked about the teams’ Hoi/eroom 1 defeated homeroom Playing before some approxi­ lacking in the fan department. Yankees is a nephew of Jake Get- chances this season, Dick sai9, 102 in a close game last Wednes­ mately 30 fans, the locals gathered tman who once made 10 consecu­ “We have a strong, experienced, day, 1-0. It was the first senior their first run in the first inning, tive hits in the . well-balanced team, but we have Birds Bow To Cats game of the year. then came back in the second been hurt by bad weather so far. In Second Loss, 15-4 inning for four smash-hits. They If we beat Goldsboro, who have In another junior clash, home­ then added a run in the sixth Rocky Mount took a 15-4 beat­ Red's Grocery won 35 consecutive high school room 14 overpowered homeroom inning to this, then received their ing at the hands of Wilmington matches, our team could end the 232 Falls Roads 202, 14-1. Homeroom 14 scored last three hits in the seventh and Wildcats, in their second confer­ season with a 11-1 record.” most of its runs on errors. eighth. ence loss last Tuesday. Meats and Fancy Groceries Dick plans to attend Davidson It was a field day for the college after graduation ‘and then, Bobby Carpenter, who started After a rather rough start this visitors who hit the ball all over if nothing happens, he plans to for the Blackbirds, gave up the season, the tennis team has settled the. park. enter law school. mound to Manley Godwin in the down and is looking fine. If noth­ second inning. Cloud King, Wilmington first Bulluck Furniture ing else occurs, this group should COMPANY Joe DiMaggio has announced Bobby Craft, Bird leftfielder, baseman, led his team mates by finish in top place. —and— that his first official of homered in the seventh inning collecting 6 for 6. King collected the season will be hit for George when he poled a hit over the left four singles and two home runs. PHI-BATES Kenilworth Gift Newby. field wall. 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