JANE ARDEN- FRP^^ 1 rK1^ SA r—-- I---c (___7-<-__ UDI v SHOW Wilson Notches MIZE ROCKS AS NO, NO, VOUNS THANK\ Z"-——-- “'*rj BASEBALL _\ n Sanford’s — FORKED MAIN I'M THE SJL DOCTOIE — GO ‘ DON T WCRRV f TO THE DESK S15S!%v/'M^ DRIVE GIANTS DIVIDES THIS WOMT c turned CLIMAXES .429 To Lead Weed Circuit POTS IDE / His CFAMptl \HUf2T/ y/ BACK- MED,cJ| .: NEW June 1 — — Special To The Star ! YORK. (JP) Jimmie Wilson, the Sanford (JSRRO GORDO, June l.—As an Staging a thrilling six-run rally Ak 1 center fielder, continued attraction to the climax of a hut- Spinners’ in the seventh inning and follow- his as the Tobacco EDENS PACES reign top a building campaign by the Cerro ing with three-run outburst in State batter by posting a the the Gordo American Legion post 252, league eighth, New York Giants for all team torrid .449 average games overcame an early Cincinnati 5-0 ^EXCUSE the Cerro Gordo baseball — through May 25. Granville Denn- PIRATE TEAM lead and defeated the Reds 13-9 7 ME IS downed Evergreen 8-2 here Sat- j [ THIS ing held the runnerup position with to a split in their double urday afternoon. gain pi WHERE t a -429 mark. Edens both the header before 45,795 fans at the MV For the past several days mem- Johnny topped iLfu_e. Hank Nes- Polo Grounds. The Reds won the ■ APPL1-, bers of the local post had sold Sanford’s hammering Wilmington Pirate pitchers and 5 3 on ■ c^cnotsi on which i selrode, home run king of 1946, opener Eddie Miller’s two- tickets for chances prizes batters at the last release of of- The was tied at five homers with Carl run homer in the ninth. were away Saturday. I given ficial 25. Edens held The enabled the to which amounted to ap- iQuillan and Grebb Scott of Dunn- average May split Giants proceeds, honors. remain on top of the National $400. will go toward Erwin for home run a hitting mark of .435 and a proximately a half game in front of a for the Cerro 17 to his fat won League, of hut Wilson added points pitcher’s and lost record of ... construction | the Chicago Cubs. I while rocket- five and three. Gordo post. percentage, Denning Harry Gumbert, who the to from to a gained BOOTS AND HEK The hut will be dedicated lea his label .397 .429, Fred the BUDDIES- Muscemeci, sparkling in the ~— victory opener after reliev- "■1 their _ < -. American soldiers who lost I gain of 32 points. little who is unmatched II I n r~L -\ shortstop ing starter Ewell Blackwell in the BUT, MW. VRRVJVBN l f\DD'Jt- OOU'T 9,PO\V_ ft VlVViS* NOU HN5.D War II. Charlie f ) WHo'G BraOfcS, » lives in World Guinn, another Sanford recruit, in the Tobacco State League, was for OH, WB YOOUBON'T V&OOVB 1 S ©iR.V-'S i THqc!- ^—\ commander. eighth inning, pounded MB<oHBOR, WAVING TO Martin is the post i shared the doubles throne with ranked second with a aver- TtMNK of-vtrm6 J545 the defeat in the finale. Johnny » L_^- WfcT THE '*» : — EOOE PCCOTftCO given in the cere- with 10. Becker of you HBIP WASH ! , ftNst. V hmS Top prize Pearsall age, followed by Roy Lamb with Mize, who got five hits in both RUM MV HOME was a ton of ftKsr, monies at the game Smithfield-Selma held a comfort- .333 and 3ill Benton with .301. knocked out three CftRt OT A. L. games, Redleg ~ ftOtUBVQ? !*'<*■ mtrate fertilizer, won by over all IE V-HBHl UtMO ft able margin competitors Benton led the team in runs pitchers with base hits in the sec- ftftMO Waller of Fair Bluff. Hugh Nance, with TtWW in the triple department eight. scored with 23, while Muscemeci ond game. Bill Rigney and Ernie =>TOr1, Columbus countian, of Sanford ftfto TO prominent In stolen bases Wilson in hits 38. Lombardi hit homers for the vic- ft-r o of ceremonies. stayed ahead with MV<itUf 1 MOW VO served as master again was on top with 14. Runs tors while Frank Baumholtz hit Lu7'« Jimmie Kell- Hargrove Davis was in front in In the ball game, batted in honors went to Hank a for Reds doubles with six, home runs with four-bagger the the Cerro Gordo 12-hit as- had FIRST GAME CU^Oft C0^,^Cc,\* er led Nesselrode, who banged double and five, and in a tie with Hairy sault with a single, across 37 markers by May 25. LL’ Ll.l.’AlJ AD A U U A while Alon- Bridges for runs batted in nonors Baumholtz,' rf 5 1 2 2 1 a in four trips, Schofner of Sanford had crossed _' triple 2b 3 three with 25, Bob Steckel and Harry Zientara, _ 112 4 banged out most 32. 10 Strickland the plate the times, If 3 0 0 1 0 tries. Joe Bridges tied for me most Galan, __ in four hitting lb 4 straight singles the team Haas, _ 0 1 12 0 hurler, Holding highest batting at three each. Turbeville, Cerro Gordo if triples Hatton, 3b~””_l__”_ 4 0 0 0 3 his average was Dunn-Erwin and eight hits to win Player AB B H RBI BA. Lamanno, e___ 4 0 0 5 1 scattered was also the Twins in the fielding xxAdams 0 1 0 0 0 vic- Edens 23 6 10 10 .135 _ River League _ fourth Lumber Mueller, 0 0 0 0 0 the department. Muscemeci 110 21 38 14 1345 c__ __ For Evergreen, Snipes, Miller, ss 4 12 2 3 tory Batters on teams other than Lamb '1.11 51 13 17 8 .333 ”_”””” two in four Vollmer, cf 4 113 0 ——- had singles 13 11 __ _ catcher, an Benton 103 31" .^01 who have average | p 2 0 0 0 0 I bat. Fox was the losing Wilmington Bavis 100 22 29 25 .290 Blackwell, ”111.11111 WASH TUBBS times at in _' xLukon oi .250 and have taken part 104 17 30 25 .288 ._ 10.000 —_ BEST of Bridges "* 11771” ; _ Gumbert, 10 10 0 pals I pitcher. are listed below. All 82 19 22 16 288 p””””lH ten games Hardisky _ > HOVSJ ... AMP 1T£> EASY'S <?UITE N\CE! WPIFEEL records are c ompiled. Cheshire __J177 22 0 6 4 .273 SOOM MISS ItreiMfilP V^EGlRLS^Tr^vT^ pitchers 35 8 27 12 BURMINS YOU VOL) SO ATTACHED TO SOU, MS La Blanc 37 8 9 8 .24C TOTALS_ 5. WE MOttrHAVE FOUND6’" CHARITABLE, fj /SEEM TO j HWRSfifiK*. WARSAW by C. L. Wade, Dunn, x—Fanned for Blackwell in 8th BECAUSE 1 DEAR- MUCH AS AUNT AT Computed Hewlett 21 1 5 2 .238 SOME W UP I KNOW...HE SAID BE QUITE DALE xx—Ran for, Lamanno in 9th SOME StemstINTEREST N COMMON.yComLi ADDIE sS N. C. Staton 66 13 15 6 .227 ISO you FOUND / 6UCH KIND THINGS Jl MUST FEEL TOWARD! CHUMMS her 91 29 NEW YORK Ab R n O Ab ® ® A TEAM BATTING Steckel "___7_ 19 12 198 A WILMINGTON' 3b Rigney, ___ 4 0 0 3 1 ss 5 0 3 AB R n Pet. Muscemeci. Pitching Summary Witek, 2b 4 0 10 2 * ° ° * ° 943 231 310 .327 _”””” Benton, cf Dunn-Erwin cf 4 2 2 0 2 4 216 273 .304 Pitcher W L SO BB Pet. Thomson, 3 0 2b 5 Sanford _ 699 Hardisky, ..— Mize, lb 4 2 171 252 .296 Edens 3 40 18 .625 _1_”111 0 10 1 Clinton _ 850 """".5 Marshall, rf 4 0 13 0 Selma-Smithfield-306 167 235 .292 Cheshire'"' 3 2 47 27 .600 ~J~ 1 1 17 14 .500 Cooper, c _” 4 115 1 If Wilmington 889 185 268 .290 Lamb Poklemba, .— n La If ? 1 Fata, _ 3 o 1 2 0 „ 0 Lumberton- 951 199 269 ,283 Hewlett1 2 28 22 333 L, Blanc 3b- 3 0 3 5 788 170 220 .279 Kerr, ss_11111111” 0 1 1 Warsaw _ Staton, c -- zLombardi 1 0 0 1110 2 796 109 201 .253 _ 0 0 P Red Springs Hewlett, n Jansen, 2 0 0 0 3 n n 0 TEAM FIELDING p_1111111111 Townsend, P .— J 0 DP PO A E Pet. xLamo _ TOTALS 33 3 8 __ 259 59 .940 ‘_ 27 9 Dunn-Erwin _ 21 660 TAYLOR PUZZLES out for 10 24 3 .934 z—Popped Kerr in 9th 36 3 Sanford _ 13 627 236 61 TOTALS _ 66 .932 _ 19 634 273 CINCINATI 200 “ Wilmington _ 010 002—5 216 57 .931 WARSAW Warsaw _ 15 558 NEW YORK 000 111 2* * 1 __ 000—3 ss A4b ? 242 64 927 6 TO 1 Jordan, .- \ Red Springs- 12 567 CARDS, Selma-Smithfield 15 585 242 77 .915 Error—Rigney. Runs batted in—Galan, * 12 Mize lb ..~ 11 600 284 80 910 Haas, 2, Baumholtz, Kerr, Miller2. Milner, l } n Clinton _ 3b — — Two base Bohannon, _ _ 20 663 258 92 .909 June 1 hits—Zientara, Thomson = Lumberton BROOKLYN, 2, *f *1 1 0 If Mize, La Fata. Three base GASOLINE ALLEY Lail. _ I o INDIVIDUAL BATTING Rookie Harry hit—Cooper. l* * Righthander Taylor Home run—Miller. Scrobola, cf _ 9 G AB R H Pet. Double plays—Jan- __OPEN FOlfBUSINESs I n :ame with another fine Mize and Stephens, rf San., of_ 23 107 39 48 .449 through sen, Rigney; Hatton.