Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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This 6-Foot McCormick-Deering . Combine Is a Great Buy There are a lot of fanners around here who need a * J combine to cut and thresh their small grain, soybeans, _ etc. The low-priced, 6-foot McCormick-Deering No. 60 gives you big combine sturdiness, threshing efficiency, and long life in a machine that doesn't carry a pound of needless weight. Stop in and let's talk over this International Harvester Quality Product. WHITAKER & CO. Rutledge Street Camden, S. C. THE TOWN CRIE~R I (BY FRANK H. HEATH) They are making big preparations for June 8 and 9 when the visiting tiremen will visit the famous old coast bailiwick. And Camden will bo represented by a trio of real fire lighters. Led by Fire Chief William Nettles, the delegation will comprise Truck Driver A. R. Mayer and Honest John" Laney. ? We have it on excellent authority that Driver Mayer is being sent along just for the sole purpose of seeing that "Honest John" does not get lost. m * That 12 to 5 victory of the Highs at| Birthopville was sweet music to players and fans alike, who were hopeful that the batting slump jinx had been given a haymaker. ? Outlaw. Merrill and Cox sure went places with the willow. We suspicion that Francis N. McOorkle used to play ball .down in Georgia when a lad in short panties. At least he ' demonstrated that he knew just tho kind of a windup a real i slabbist goes into when he strutted1 his form before a big crowd in the; ceremony attendant upon the opening! of the soft ball league season last | Thursday. * And with Gabby Hartnett Cooley hack of the plate to receive his slants, fans were accorded a real treat. Basil Bruce did the honors as the tirst batsman. Basil is chief of thei i Recreation bureau. He connected with I Sir Francis' first pitch for a long drive to left which was gobbled up by the Esso outer gardener. The new softball field will be right smart when the backstop and benches are all painted green and white. The "Id backstop was torn down and a new one of a size necessary for soft ; all games erected. The benches, an< bored to posts set deep Into the -round are for Bpoctators with separate seats for players. I >r T B. Bruce is chief of the umpiring staff and has some fine officials in Sapp and M. Smith. ? ? I he 1937 Champion Oilers got away ' > a good start In the opening game by taking j 7 to 1 victory from the Kendall Mills, a new team In the circuit. The Mills had Just two bad innings when hits mixed with errors nabled the Oilers to tally all their runs. * * For the benefit of.the fans who have pondered at the decision of the umpire In waving a runner out before he is tagged with the ball when stealing, we want to explain that under he softball rules, a runner cannot leave a base 'on a pitched ball until after the ball has left the hand of the pitcher. If he does and the umpire detects the act, he Is called out. And another rule that occasions some wonderment in the bleachers is I that covering the scoring of runs. A runner on third base, cannot come home unless the ball is hit safely oil through being forced in when a batter is walked with the bags loaded. This year the no-bunt rule has been changed, so it is now permlssable for a batter to bunt if he so desires. He has to be good however if he tries in with two strikes called on him. If he bunts a third time foul he Is out. * ? * One of the fans would like to know if a pitcher, taken from the pitching box and placed in another position in the playing lineup, can return to the I box and pitch again in the same game. The answer is "yes." The rule says that such a move is permissable, but stipulates that the pitcher must pitch until the batsman facing him is either put out or has become a base runner. ? * And just a word to some of the team managers. The rule this year requires that the pitching arm must follow through on a pitch and cannot be stopped at the hip. The whole fore arm must follow through past the straight line of the body. Otherwise the throw is illegal and permits the base runners to advance a base. * Forrest (Tot) Pressnell. Milwaukee rookie, now with Brooklyn, continues to pile up wins for the Dodgers. Ho won his fourth game of the season Saturday hurling four-hit ball against the Boston Bees. 9 Joe Haynes, that Junior Legion hurler from Columbia, who is now with the Charlotte Hornets of the Piedmont league, In going great guns. He has won every game he has pitched so far this season. The state high school championship swimming meet is 40 be held at Sumter today. Camden has several entries in the meet. ? * * Sumter, with Sumter Post No. 15, of the American I^egion as host, will entertain the regional tourney of the Junior Legion baseball teams of District No. 10. State winners of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida will compete there for the right to move up to the sectional play later at Charlotte. The games at Sumter will be played in the new modern baseball plant constructed this year. * * It is quite interesting to learn that some ten to twelve cities of the state, some of them smaller than Camden, have equipped softball playing fields with lights. Introducing "Pappy" Mays, better known to the baseball-minded folks as Percival Esso Mays. Yep, for a fact, the stork visited the Mays home last week and left the cutest, sweetest little man you ever cast your eyes upon. And Pappy has already predicted fame as a major leaguer for the lit??????> tie laddie. Some great names of baseball were scratched from the big league box scores this week and among them was George Jeffcoat, a South Carolina Idol. Jeffcoat was given the boot by Brooklyn and will now wear a Kansas City uniform.^ Waite Hoyt, the 39-yearold wonder* pitcher, and Heinle Manush were two others to get the gate. ? We repeat The Columbia Redbfrds look like a real team this season. But that Columbus, Ga? team is (he one the other Sally league members will have to take to win a pennant. The season's three outstanding colts seem to be Dauber, Stagehand and Lawrln. Of the three, only I)auber| will run in the Belmont stakes on June 4, and right now we are pre-1 dieting a win for the DuPont horse. Dauber, Stagehand and Lawrln may not meet until the Arlington in Chicago on July 3. CHARLIE STRIKES OUT (With Apologies to Ernest* Thayer) There was ease in Charlie's manner as he stepped up to the p^a.e, There was pride in Charlie's bearing, and a smile lit Charlie's face. Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped, "That ain't my style," said Charlie, "Strike one," the umpire said. He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the spheroid flew; But Charlie still ignored it. and the umpire said, "Strike two!" "Fraud*" cried the maddened hundreds, and the echo answered, "Fraud fv But a scornful look from Charlie, and the audience was awed. Hundreds of eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt. Hundreds of tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt. They saw his face .grow stern and cold; they saw his muscles strain. And they knew that Charlie wouldn't let the ball go by again. The sneer Is gone from Charlie's lips ?his tedth are clenched in hate, kip pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate; And now the pitcher holds the ball and now he let's it go, And now the air is chattered by the force of Charlie's blow. Oh! somewhere in this favored land, the sun is shining bright. , The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing and somewhere children shout, Bue there Is no Joy * In Camden? Mighty Klrkland has struck out. Esso Oilers Lead - In Softball Race Municipal Softball Leayue Won l-ost Pet Esso OUers 2 0 1000 Kershaw Guards .... 1 U 1000 Siuclaire Oil .... I 0 1000 Wall Street Wolves . . 0 1 000 Kendall Mills 0 I 000 Merchants 0 2 000 Soores of First Four Games Esso Oilers 7, Kendall Mills 1 Kershaw Guards 10. Merchants 11 Hiuclaire t>, Wolves 3 Esso Oilers 7. Merchants 4 Games This Week Friday. May 20? Slncluire vs. Kendall Mills. Champs Win From Kendall lly Skipper The softball! season got under way last Thursday evening with Jack Lancy'a 1037 Champion Esso Oilers trampling over (ho Kendall Mills by a 7 to 2 count before a crowd esllma ted at live hundred cheering fans. The new municipal soft hull ui'onu presented a changed sight to players and spectators. The old unsightly backstop had been replaced with a new and smaller one, long lines of benches for spectators and players extended along the llrst and third base lines while the In 11 eld and outliold was slick and clean for the season's opener Burgomaster Francis N\ McCorkle, Chief of Police George Cooley and Basil Bruce, the latter general chair-1 man of the Bureau of ltocreatlou, figured In the opening ceremonies. Hlzzoner, the mayor, rolled the bright new ball around In his hands, rubbed a little dust on his fingers, stretched, gave a few acrobatic motions with legs and arms and "there's the pitch". Back of the bat, face protected with mask and tummy with a catcher's pad, his left hand encased In a huge glove, was Chief Cooley, the Gabby Hartnett of the southland. "Put here right down the alley, Iiiz," chortled Gabby Cooley. The ball came like a Hash of light L)e Magglo Bruce took a hasty glance, his bat Hashed back and there was a crack as bat met ball. The apple soared far far out into left Held. But a longlegged chunky lad named Rose was on the job and Bruce was out. And then came the game. With Kendall at bat Scheffield was safe when a circus throw by Mays went wild over the first sack. Scheffield took second on the overthrow. Threatt was out on a pop to Herman Jackson at second but Wally Reeves sent Scheffield to third on an infield out Mays to C. Jackson. Then Manager Ewing got a big hand when he laced out a single to score Ccheffield But that was the- only score of-the game for the Kendalls as Hasty gave up l>ul one more hit during the afternoon, that being a dinky dingle In the fourth. It tulghl be stated that only 25 batters fared Hast> In the seven frames. It was two big Innings for the oil jets In the second hits by Mays, H Shirley and Thomas with an error by K Reeves gave the Ksao lads two inns It looked like a lot more hut at fast double play with the bases load ed was put over by \V Keeves. Elk Ins ami Arch Keeves to retire the side In the third frame the Oilers mixed i three litis with three errors to store five runs The Oilers concluded their scoring at this time for the Kendall mound artist really found himself and yield ed hut one lonely hit during the remainder of the game The Oilers pulled a beautiful double play In the second Inning when Herman Jackson caught Wade Moore's sharp drive and shot the ball to 0 Jackson to retire Archie Keeves, who had started for second when bat met ball 'I ho score: R H E Essu Oilers 7 7 3 Kendall Mills 1 2 ? Kershaw Guards 19;* Merchants 11. The famous old Merchants team, one of the star squads of the second half of the 1937 race staged an error beo In their engagement with the Kershaw Ouards last Friday at the Athletic Held, dropping a 19 to 11 game to the military lads. The Merchants hung up an ull-tlme record of twelve misnlavs and the Guards gathered fourteen of their runs as a result of the boots. 1 ho Merchants outhit their opponents 15 to 12 but in four frames they literally blow up. Even good old Jakle Huynos, the tulkative genius on the mound for the Merchants got the Jitters several times. The Guards hung up three home runs, two of them by Price, but in each instanocrrthe blows should have been kept to singles. The outfield cracked wide open In handling the drives and the affair became u marathon race as the players sought to retrieve the rolling apple. The Guards scored 0 In the first inning, two in tho third, one In the fourth and three In the fifth and then went to town with seven in the sixth. The Merchants scored one in the first, three in the second and a like number in the third, then took two in tho sixth and seventh rounds. The score: R H E Kershaw Guards 19 12 4 Merchants 11 1;> 12 sinclaIre's defeat wolves [ by a score of 8IX to three Billy Owen's Slnclalre pastlmers demonstrated that they arc to be considered the team to beat for the municipal league rag when they defeated the crack Wolf outfit 6 to 3 at the municipal field Monday evening. However, the Wolves are not to be underrated for It was weakness in several strategic points that permitted the Gas House crew to put over at least four of thetr six runs. Basil Bruce, the sure-mitted right fielder and a good sticker was out of tho lineup because of absence. With Bruce In the right pasture there might have been a different tale. The Wolves booted the apple five times while the Gas lads checked In with three?only one, however being fatal. Each team clocked seven blows. The SinclaIre's were easy prey for Pitcher Rhame for three rounds when they went down in order. But in the fourth a single by Beck Russell, a stolen base, a walk and a passed ball, coupled with a stinging double by Gregory, put tu'b runs over the pan. in the fifth an outfield error gave Derrick a life and after stealing second he came home on an outfield boot. In the sixth the Gas House boys went to town for three counters. Ltghtfoot got a life on an outfield error and scored on Babin's two-base knock. Gregory doubled scoring Babtn and Gregory came home on Nolan's single. The Wolves scored a lone tally In the fourth when Halsall got a life on an outfield mlsplay, stole second and third and scored when Clarkson rolled to short, the play at the plate being close but Halsall was safe. Z. Clarkson tried to score on Jack Nettless* drive to short center but a fine peg to Russell enabled him to stab Clarkson as he slid home. In the seventh ^pd final frame the Wolves counted twice. Staley singled and stole second, Clarkson flew out to right and Staley took third. Hay put down a roller to short and 8taley came home and was safe when Nettles dropped the ball. A hit by Rhame scored Hay but Billy Nettles popped to second to retire the side and end the ball game. Features^, of the game were some sensational Spearing by Bell and Nolan of the Wolves who made what looked like impossible catches of long drives to the outfield. The score: H E Sinclaires 7 7 3 Wolves 3 i 5 Batteries, Russell and LIghtfoot; Rhame and W. Nettles. (By Skipper) As a result of the first four games to be played In the municipal soft-| ball league, the Esso Oilers are out In front with a clear percentage, fol-j lowing victories over the Kendall Mills and Merchants aggregations. The Guards and Sinclair Oilers are tied for second In the* first division, r while the Wolves and Mills top the second division with the Merchants trailing. c The Essos defeated the Merchants Tuesday bjr a 7 to 4 acore In a game i that was featured by the same kind f of ?n error ox plosion on the part <>4 l ho Merchants i?h whs In evidence in tholr game agnlnst tlio Hoards. Ton orrors worn Chalked up by the Wll sondes. while seven were registered by the Oilers, lioth teams hit safely seven times. Esse used Hasty on the chunking line while Hayues did the Job for the M erchants. The score: 11 H K Esso Oilers 7 7 7 Merchants 4 7 10 Batteries: Hasty and Shirley; Ilaynes and Salmotid. Adding More Seats at Park In order to take care of the rapidly increasing crowd at tho softball games, the Bureau of Recreation Is having additional benches built at the park Right Road To Accident Prevention The sixty-one stock casuulty Insurance and surety companies comprising the membership of tho Association of Casualty and Surety Executives, have just announced an extensive program for accident control, to bo carried out through the National Conservation bureau. The companies have subscribed funds to be spent in tho study and prevention of all classifications of accidents, notably industrial and automobile. Research in tho control of occupational diseases and tho development of techniques to control homo accidents are also contemplated. Tho bureau plans to cooperate with Federal state and municipal authorities, and with other agencies in the held of accident prevention and control. A number of major projects are to be undertaken. Two "laboratory cities" are to be selected for experimental and test work In traffic accident control. Forty thousand copies of "The Handbook of Industrial Safety Standards," a manual of standard safety practices for periodic inspections of motor vehicles by states and cities la to be developed with the aid of tho American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. The bureau will work Jointly with the International Association of Chiefs of Police In publishing a practical handbook on traffic engineering for police. Safe drlv lug lustruclIons for children of llconauble hkh will be promoted, through | (ho distribution of a high school toutbook, "Man and tho Motor Oar." This extensive program !h u aclen11 fit* approach to the difficult accident control problem We have found that {sporadic safety campaigns are uaeleus 'and that momentary enthusiasms produce no lasting good. Safety work that gets results must be carried on quietly and steadily, under expert supervision, year In and year out. Tho insurance iiuiusiry'ts nun program deserves the widest public cooperation and support. Ixaak Walton Birthplace Burns Shallowford, Staffordshire, England, May 11.?Fire today destroyed the birthplace of l/.auk Walton, a thatched, half-timbered cottage now a museum. Only an armchulr of the famous fisherman and a few small relics < wore saved. Firemen ran hose linos to the Sow river where Walton used* to fish. V Be the f IOU Judge! VVhat is the right price for a funeral service? You be the judge. Complete funeral prices are marked on each casket in the Komegay display and patrons are urged to make there own selection in keeping with what they can afford to pay. KORNEGAY FUNERAL HOME - A COMMUNITY 8ERVICE SINCE 1WT* Phone 103 Camden, 3. C. yl NOTICE ' | ^ > 32: I 4 m 5 Effective June 16, 1938, the discount date on ( Water and Light Bills will be extended through the sixteenth of the month, following billing. On the seventeenth all services on which bills are unpaid will be discontinued without further notice, and after bill has been paid in full a restoration charge of $1.00 for each service will be collected before order is made to restore service. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES R. L. McCASKILL, Committee Chairman vPEA i SS^-^A \pock ??0 !!.*" ^0w\*A \ \\o*r ^ *!?'* V- AUTO RATES Also Sailings to Jaofcsonvtlla CLYDE.MALLORY LINES W. A. O'Brien, General Agent, Charleston, S. 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