Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r THE TOWN^CRIEH (BY FRANK H. HEATH) just Morn we pulled put of the borne town we received a letter inquiry from oue ?* the,sport fane, |lch read as follows: ?De?r Skipper: Kindly tell me how jyijor league diamond Is laid out? t\ U, ** to direction?" I take It that the fan wants to know what direction the base lines run. ^ gnawer is: The major league dia0h1b are laid out so that the line DPi homo plate to third base la dir eily north. m Several of the players, noting that lirkaon Khaiue used spike shoes in #gmne last Wednesday have called } jo And. "how come?" Last year lie bM'? were not permitted. This n, the rules permit of spikes tliat e not more than three-eighths of i inch long and they must be blunt. Players in the league havo been imed by the recreational head that ?H1 be "just to bad" if any of them y to stop a batted or thrown ball hurling a cap, glove, etc., at the fple. All will be serene if he misses i ball but should the cap, glove, C) hit it, it meAiis that (a runner or aners on base shall be entitled to ice bases if a batted ball or two .CJ u a thrown ball. ; And another new rule^?In case of i overthrow in making a play 011 a inner at or beyond the base to which e runner could advance the runner >is one base beyond the base at bich the overthrow occurred. | J Well folks> the Missus and yours uf)' are up in Chicago. Up to see e sou graduate from Marquette, j sit a few relatives and then head ick for good old Camden and the jiny southland. Hoping to bring seven-year-old Paicia back with us. Patsy's dady is South Carolinian and one of the 1st son-in-laws a man ever had. * * I'll be seeing some White Sox or ib games in Chicago and perhaps Ishing I was back here in Camden itching the Wolves and the Essos Babble up on the Softball field. * Nice traveling thlB time of the year id the countryside is beautiful to ok at .Made the usual stop ?t Bea. Kentucky', .where we spent the fht at the Daniel Boone Tavern. I pot say enough in praise of this kel. k is immaculate In cleanliness, le dining room service superb and ie rooms are airy with fine beds. ' ? J It 1b just tmtf way between Camden and Chicago. When 1 loft Camden t h u boys seemed to foul pretty sure that the sottbull league names would be played under lights during July and August and perhaps a part of June. That will be swelligant and 1 know that tbo erowda of 500 to GOO which now prevail at a game will bo trebled. Wo may huvo to secure some knockdown bleachers to tako care of the spectators. * # Just before I left I was talking to Budk Smith. And as you know, Buck has a philosophy all of his own. For Instance, listen to this: "There may be a war, or whatever you call It, In China, where the Japs with an eight gallon capacity are trying to absorb a barrel of trouble. There may be a war In Spain between Russia, Italy and Germany with the United States cashing in on munitions sales. There may be a dispute at the bridge club whether it is better to lead through strength or weakness. There may be a difference of opinion at tbo golf club on the merits of a No. 4 or No. 7 Iron. There may bo a congressional debate on the length of a grasshopper's jump. Rut who cares? The ilshing season Is on." * Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy has cut down on the number of Americans to be presented at the British court. A*fter the king and queen have met all the Kennedys there won't be much lime left for any more Americans. * The Duce and Fuehrer have sworn eternal friendship, which will last until somebody makes either of them a better offer. ? The sex In the main runs to two types?the womanly woman and the one who looks smart in shorts. That dark thinker, Lloyd George, sees no stability in Europe for a while. Not as long as the paper-hanger keeps picking out new borders. * * * People?wereJhappier in the old days when they trusted in God, spent less time consulting lawyers and didn't depend much on the government to help them out. ? All we want Js a political and social system that will enable us to prosper in spite of laziness and dumbness. linciairs Halt Rush of The Champions (By Skipper) Well folks and fellow citizens, this the last fiame story the old type-l 'iter will rattle out under the guid-j re of my digits until after I return ^ Chicago and points west, which 11 be about June 20. But this is a story and a real dialed scrap in which Beckham Rush's Billiards Balls, lubricated by e famous Sinclair products, showed i champion Esso Oilers how the na-( ual game is played? the Sinclairs PP'ing ^ to 1. The game, despite the score, was ? best scon on the softball pasture j s season. Each team checked up^ o bobbles, but they were those kind u arc listed in the forgiven catory big innings did the trick for ! Bin* lairs?the second and third, ring which the tribe of Russell iassed seven runs. It looked as If, *ty was going to hang up another j his w ins because of .being stingy lh hi:- for after Russell had slnglo s-art the first, he mowed the h thr-c down beautifully. -ut in the second Llghtfoot opened^ : s. ,,r;ng fcst by spanking a drive ^ 'ff' which got by Rose and Carl, 'PPfc'i ;tt second. Sowell was out, a sir a- roller to third but It sent-' >htfoot to third. Derrick was given *a!k and went to second when 1 almost threw the ball over the i tkstop Nolan waited for four wide 68 and walked to fill the sacks, 'er with two and three called on Di spanked the apple far out into fter for a triple and cleared the I Raskin's single scored Plyler. 8*H! was safe on an error but Bell ,i PPsd to third to end the Inning. n the third Gregory singled and ^ second. McNlnch was called L ?n strikes. Llghtfoot singled And >red Gregory. Llghtfoot went to second when Rose again failed to get the ball on the bounce. Sowell scored Lightfoot with a smashing double and came home later on an infleld out. In the fifth a walk to Bell followed by singles by Lightfoot and Sowell put Bell home. The Esso's were handcuffed by some really beautiful defensive work by the Sinclair's. Hasty went out about the middle of the game and Claude Jackson went on the mound for the 1937 champions. Mays went in to cover first. Jackson had a lot of trouble with keeping his feet on the rubber at the start of his pitch and the crowd got a big kick out of the ribbing that came from the Sinclairs. In addition to playing a strong defensive game, the Sinclairs put on a fine exhibition of brainy baseball when on the sacks. The Esaos scored their lone run on a roaring homer by Mays, the ball traveling away over the auto row in right field. The sere: R H E Sinclairs 8 10 2 Essos 1 5 2 Batteries?Russell and Plyler; Hasty, Jackson and Shirley. Chatter of the Game Seems funny not to see Stanley Babin on the first sack. Stan is in the north shaking hands with Bernard Baruch, Owen Young and Harry Hopkins, but will be back the coming week. (This week to you.) Ump8 Sapp gets a lot of ribbing from fans and players. We want to Bay that Sapp is doing a swell Job back of the bat and he shows no partiality in his decisions. Team Batting Averages The following arc the team and player batting averages up-to and Including the game of Friday, June 3: Merchants 335 in 4 games; Wolves 245 in 4 games; Sinclairs 229 in 5 games; Ouards 211 in 4 games; Essos 207 In 5 games; Kendall Mills 180 in 4 games. Merchants?J. Haynes 250, W. F. Nettles 455, Tommy Bruce 250, Joe Moseley 383. Williams .' 200, Bheorn 455, McDowell 250, Clyburn 375, "Bryant 300, Salmon3 368, Hammond 368, Lynch 750. Wolres?Rh&rae 417, Klrkland 125, Halle 300, Z. Clarkson .083, Brace 222, J. Nettles 200, B. Nettles 250. Halsall 111, Staley 500, 8. Clarkson 600. 300. Howell 200, L. Price 167, Watt* 333, Stela .001. Goodule t&0, A. Sundera 333, L. West 167. Eases?Hasty .091, Mays 429, C. Jackson 267, 11. Jackson .307. Thomas HI. 11. Shirley 143, W. Jackson 556. Simpson 333, W. Johnson 143, Hose 1XS( tloff .071, Hough 333. SltVclairs?Habln 273, Hell 133, Gaskin 250, Gregory 412, Hendricks .033, Nolan 357, I'lyler 333, Kussoll 111, Sowell 461. Derrick 151. Kendalls?A. Heeves 200. M. Threatt 167. 11 Shirley 250. W Heevoa .091, Twltty 222t 11. Threatt 143, linker 250. Taylor 167, E. Heeves 273, Hicks 273. The next report on the hatting averages will be issued June 25. The official scorer will be absent from the city for the next two weeks and upon his return, the uveruges will be compiled from the score sheets maintained by William Del'xmche, who will | pinch-hit for the Skipper riuritiK the lattor's absence. Trafflo Count Results ot tlio slalctwldu truffle count, conducted for the past year by tUe Highway Planning'Survey., Indicate the amount of out-of-state, or "foreign" traffic on Soutty Carolina highways. Camden is located ut the Junction of two of the principal through routes ? U, 3 Route 1 and I'. S Houte 521 On that portion of V. S. Route 1 which runs from Aiken to ltatoaburg. 49 out of every 100 vehicles hear outof-state license tugs. As the road proceeds further into the state, this percentage gradually diminishes with the Increase of South Carolina cars using tho road for locul purposes. Cor cxemaple between Columbia and Camden, out-of-state ve hides constitute only 19 per cent of tho total traffic. However, an IT. S. Itouto 1 11 earn the North Carolina line, thia percentage Increases Hot ween Camden and Choraw, 33 per cent of the traffic la "foreign"; anil at the North Carolina line, thin proportion increases to j r?2 per cent. I'. S. Itouto 621, although a through, route from Georgetown to North Caro l I ilia by way of Kingatrea, Sumter, I Camden and l-ancaater, carrlea a much amaller percentage of out-ofstate ^Uatjic. Gn thlM highway from Sumter to Camden, only 12.3 per cent of the traffic is "foreign." This proportion ineroaaea only by throe per cent between Camden and Lancaster. Results of the statewide truffle count also show that, on all state highways, out-of-state cars comprise 15 84 per cent of the total traffic. In India, camphor Is used to chase away spirits. L L L . Fireball Water rorilttiul, Ore., June G?-(.?ive Freddie Hutchinson, Suattle'a 18-yonr-old pitching marvel, u drink of water and he's a new man. Freddie weakened in the eighth Inning yesterday to give Portland two runs. Then, while ti.000 amaxed fans looked on, Freddie called time out, casually walked otY the mound and took a long drink. Refreshed, he stopped the Ileavers cold and won hia ninth l'acltlo t'oast league victory this season. his tlrst in 4 fesslonal huaebs'' The death of the former aolicitor, lg>nnie (Jusque, of Marlon, recalls the fact that- he was the solicitor who prosecuted IQdmund Hlgham. During one of his trials ltlghnm made the boast that he would outltvo any of those connected with the prosecution. Ills boast has about come true. ?[Lancaster News. . .LL . I !' ?L 1111 .1 . .1'1-L'.?IL! Constipated? 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