Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cruising | Around i: ' i with The Skipper 11 ii ir I !u> only game played in the Juue I opening of the Palmetto State loop was that between Camdeu and Luucaster here. Over lu Sumter the Gamecock city lada started a quarrel .vith the Cheater team and were h6ad* ,-a for a trimming when rain halted the game In the third Inning with Chester leading 3 to 0. Hunsvlllo-Kerahaw game at HartaMlle waa rained out completely. Camden sure loat a' heart-breaker (o Umcaster. Moore pitched winning hall but some butter-linger stuff In right held gave the visitors both of their ruus.' ? ? Yes folic*, we did miss Carry Stale;, ?not only on defense but on the offensive for Staley packs a mean wallop with the willow. but all In all the game was well worth watching. The attendance was hhfow what che management antici- ' pa ted but the boys are confident they will draw better crowds us the season progresses. The old saying that "enough Is enough, but too much is planty" aptly describes the play-by-play description broadcast of the games. It Is quite all right to describe the action on the field but let's cut out the allegedly comic stuff and also the personal equation. It's too much on the whistle-stop brand of sport. ? Here's a tip to some of the members of the Chief squad. When the bail park is secured for a baseball game, such as the Class C high school championship event of last Friday, It is pretty rotten sportsmanship to ramble uot and play pepper ball in the bull pen and then climax the act by a run around the outfield, while the two kid teams were playing their game. This is definitely not offered as any Tri;TcTsiii against President Nettles or Player-Manager Beck. They had nothiflg to do with the matter. , % Wonder what those high school lads from Angelus and the Epworth Orphanage thought of it. We know what a lot of the fans had to say. Getting away from baseball for a minute or so?we are glad to see that the city and county are uniting In getting repairs started on the hangar at the Woodward aviation field. A few weeks more and the natives will not recognize the place. * * * * The Camden Junior Legion boys will be getting started soon now. Coach Smith has several games lined up and an announcement of these will be found in the regular news columns of this week's Chronicle. Those Sumter Legion haven't fared so well this season. They got kicked around by Augusta, and then Charlotte gave them the works. Well you amateur camera fans take your last shot at the old traffic standard at DeKalb and Broad streets tor it will not be there much longer. The city commission is to be congrat,ated on taking steps to remove the ild pedestal type of traffic Bignals vol replace them with the more modrti corner lights. Attention, Mr. Boatwright: How ouout rounding up some of these one yed drivers who motor over the highways after dark? Coming from Co: tmbia last week we met five between I'.iuney and Camden. Last Thursday w encountered nine while driving "om Biehopville to Camden. jr. ? The Chiefs did themselves proud up . 1 Lancaster last Saturday when behind the six-hit pitching of "Red" i.> nch, they annexed themselves a ball -ante, 9 to 4. But for a wobbly bit of support In the infield in the first Inning "Red", would have gotten away for another of his three or four hit games. * Chester tipped the bucket high wide and handsome by whaling Sumter, 7 i.) 6. Sumter had Coker, Clemson hurling ace on the hill and while the c ollege chap fanned eleven batters the Cards managed to noao out. Hits were seven each and Sumter played errorless ball. Bucharest's tattered Gypsy newsboys, long one Of the OOtOTf&l sights of the Romanian capital, were pot Into uniform last week fey King doroFa gorernment, ' 1'nen nnlfbrmf agd copy forth* shoes. - * Hartsville Piles Up Lead in Palmetto With tlurtHvlUe giving the Cheater Cardinals a 3 to 0 larroplitg Tuesday, the Sonoco Mill team Is away to a dying start in the Palmetto State baseball league with a record of three wins and no defeats. The game Tuesday found the Chester team baffled by the slants of the Sonoco hurler and the dope bucket was upset when the dual tabulation found the Cards with nine goose eggs recorded In the score book while a trio of runs had been registered by the Hartsville team. Following the Tuesday game the complexion of the league ladder found Hartsville at the top with Camden, Chester and Lancaster all bunched for second place. Sumter is next and Kershaw In the cellar. The games of Thursday will have some bearing on the standings and following the Saturday games there should be an entirely new complexion on the team lineup. The schedule for Thursday called for Lancaster at Kershaw with Lancaster a probable winner, and Camden invading Sumter with tho Issue In doubt. On Saturday Sumter plays In Camden and again the issue 1b of a doubtful nature. Kershaw goes to Lancaster and here again tho dope favors the Red Rosea. Chester goes to Hartsvltlft and it Will ho SLI1 0X011. break for the Cards to batter down the Sonoco defense aud win. palmetto state league w. l. PoL Hartsville 3 ? 1000 Chester 1 * ^?? Camden 1 1 &?? 1 1 ^?? Sumter ? * ??? Kershaw 0 2 000 Saturday's Scores Camden 9; Lancaster 4. Chester 7; Sumter 6. Hartsville 10; Kershaw A. Tuesday Score Hartsville 3; Chester 0. Girl Sport Scribe Covers League Game By MAXINE Pinchhitting For Skipper Well, thank goodness that game is over. And to quote from the woeful tones of the Skipper who sat back of me handling the score book, "ain't it something when they put the flag at half mast." That, good friends, was the first indication to me that the Chiefs were In for a defeat Thursday afternoon at the hands of the Lancaster Red Roses. The score was 2 to 0, but that dldn t tell the story. Mister Moore pitched himself a swell ball game, giving up only four hits to the Red Noses, beg pardon, Roses, but the big hole out In the right field was the spot aimed at twice and twice did the red caps out there fozzle the old apple. I asked Jack who put the flag up and he woujdh't te|l me, but he did say he thought the person became tired before be had raised it beyond the half way point. You know, a flag at half mast means death and I mean death sure was out in the right orchard that afternoon. The "story of the game can be told in two chapters, the fifth and the ninth, but with due emphasis on the fifth, for it was that lone run that gave the Red Roses the game. Camden messed up several scoring chances, due to some stupid base running and failure to hit when hits would have sent the white clad home boys over the counting block. But to get back to the fatal fifth. Gosh, when I think of it I get madder, and madder. There were two away notice how I can get that baseball touch?when Lyons connected and sent the ball on an Atlantic hop clear to the flag pole. I might as well admit that I did think Hugh Cox was playing too close In at the time, otherwise he might have pulled that one down. How am I doing folks. - But anyhow it went for a triple and when Plyler, right fielder for the Roses, connected with one of Moore's out curves, he hit it right on the seam and it started on a long tour toward the Sumter road. Wilbur Lynch raced back and got under the ball close to the fence and then?oh my shucks, he let It get out of his hands and Lyons strolled In from third with the run that beat our Chiefs. There must have been some kind of a poly scare out in that right garden because in the ninth when with one down and a man on second, Avant connected and sent the apple westward toward that area. Jack Lyles had taken Lynch's place in right and much to my disgust as well as the uncertain cussing of some big wigs seated near me, be dropped the ball and another run came ta.* Not that the second run meant a thing because our fens was Jlnxed so far as doing their Eleanor Powell an the sacks. Sure, we had some hard ittck. or TiiaMfiTif theWs can It In the'first SSrWt*Whit a drive to right ,S.. . . U j*?; ... - .yrtm 1: ihut would huve been good for two saoks. but th? bull hit foul by n toony fraction of an Inch In ili** second J Kicks and Lynch put on a demoustra-' tlon of how not to run basus. It really looked as If we were going to score in that second. Kicks had reached first on an error and Wilbur Lynch singled. There they were. two men on and no outs with Allen Caulder at bat. Does It sound like "Cioue With The Wind" or some other novel when I say that every one of those boys were put out before another batter could grab a willow and ih>so at the plate. Kicks and Lynch put on a relay race but Hicks was trapped between second and third.- Then when Caulder rolled to the third basoman, Lynch loafod too long at second, enabling the Ked Hose tlrst sucker to shoot the ball to the third baseman and get Lynch. The first baseman pegged right back to tlrst and Caulder was out. Nice double play eh what? In the fourth we had runners on second and third with two down and Wilbur Lynch rolled an easy one to the pitcher and wus out at tlryst. After that wo did not even say hello to a sack until Dock Russell lifted a Texas leaguer over short which went for a double when It fell between the shortstop and center fielder. The crowd was disheartening in point of numbers. The game was well worth a turnout ton tlmeB the number actually on hand. While the Chiefs lost the K&mo and the affair was somewhat ragged in Bpots, It was well worth two bits for the men and zero for the dames. It was a tough game for Moore to lose. He only allowed four hits while Rogers, also a nice hurler, was hit six times. Both lads retired seven batters by strikeout. Moore Issued the only walk of the game. The thought uppermost lu my mind after the game was that the team really missed Larry Staley, not only by reason of his good fielding but he Is a reliable hitter. VAH right .Skipper?take It away. ] 1 , Nice work Maxlne. Wonder how you fans dike the way this staff's girl Friday can handle the jargon of the diamond. We find that the girl reporter has covered the opening game of the Palmetto league season very nicely and pointed out unerringly just why Camden lost. We would like to add that the boys out In the right garden sure played In tough luck. That smack of Plyler's that soared almost to the fence made it necessary for Lynch to go back fast but in as much as he got his mitts on it, there was little exchse for messing It up. And the other error out there by Lyles, while not figuring in the direct defeat of the Chiefs, was Inexcusable. The I^ncaster lads chalked up but one error while the Chiefs rang the boot bell just five times. The score: R H E Lancaster 2 4 1 Camden 0 6 5 Batteries: Rogers and Warren; Moore and Russell. Summary: Three base hit, Lyons; two base hits, Russell, J. Caulder; stolen bases, Hicks, Jackson, Callahan. Base on balls, Moore, 1; struck out, by Rogers. 7 "Red" Lynch, Cox, W. Lynch, A. Caulder, Russell, Moore, Taylor); by Moore, 7 (Jackson, Nev1ns, Lyons, Rogers 2, Hlnson). Umpires?C. Russell back of plate. Moseley on bases. Hartsvil le DeFeats Kerahaw Hartsville, June 3.?Sonoco made it two in a row Saturday in the Palmet-' to league by getting eighteen hits and ten runs to defeat Kershaw, 1U to 4. j W. Norwood got four for five and Parker three for five lead Sonoco j at bat. Suggs and Truesdale led Kershaw geting two each. Bruton and Brown pitched effective ball, allowing seven hits. Hartsville Shuts Out Chester Chester, June 6.?In a Palmetto State Baseball league game Sonoco team of Hartsville shut out the Chester Cardinals, 3 to 0. at Eureka park at Chester this afternoon. The visitors tallied in the third on a walk and a double and twice In the sixth on an error and a homer by Mullis. For Sonoco, Oates got two for three and Mullis two for four. For Chester, Roberts cracked two doubles for three Oates hurled a steady game for Sonoco, fanning seveft. Lefty Thomason and Major Thompson both hurled excellent ball for Chester. Lefty struck out five and Major whiffing five. i Five prisoners in the Burke county, Jail, at Morganton, N. C., picked on a lock on a cell door, strolled casually downstairs thru a hall way and retreated laughingly^to their cells when Jailor Ralph Thompson came rushing back In the belief that they were trying to make their escape. Calvert Anderson, of Georgetown Ky., told police he was riding In a truck driven by a friend, when a boy ran Into the street, failed to aee the truck and plunged Into the aide of the Cab. Tfea Ibog- waa unhUrt. Anderson's arm, hanging out of the cab wtadow. was broken. Chiefs Hit Hard; ! Wallop Lancaster Lancaster. Juno 5 -Combing (In- of ferlngs of two Lancaster butlers for a total of fifteen hits t ho Cam don I Chiefs evened up (In* work's series 1 with On* laincastei Uoil Roses horo lust Su tut day. taking tho so ootid gafno in to 4 "Red'' Lynch, tho fiery-topped* hurler for tho Chiefs, hurled a beautiful six hit game and would have hold tho Lancaster score to a lono run but for some weird hobbling on tho part of the Chief's infield iti the first Inning when the Hod Kohos scored throe runs The Hoses played good baseball, getting but two errors during the pastime, but they were unable to hit Lynch and that tells the whole story of the encounter. Lluny Smith, playing tlrst base for the Chiefs did tho major sticking for' the Camden team, getting three for live. 11. Robinson. Moore, Jiiu Cauld-j er and "Red" Lynch gathered two hits each. The remainder of the team ill-i vided up the balance with one each. The Chiefs staged their big inning in the tilth when hits and a walk not-' ted live runs. One run was scored, In the second Inning, one in tho sev-' enth and two In the ninth. Lancaster scored three runs In tho tlrst Inning' on two hits mixed with a galuxy of; | errors by the Camden Infield r in addition to the sticking of thei entire Camden team, tho game was! featured by the brilliant fielding of j Moore who coverod the loft field for the Chiefs. In the second Moore went! back agadnst tho fence to take what' was ticketed for a certain double or triple and which would "have lot In several runs. Camden h 15 6 I-Aiicaster 4 tl 2| Batteries?Lynch and R u s s e 1 1; Smith, Graham and Warren. Chester Downs Sumter Chester, June 5.?The Palmetto State league baseball season was Inaugurated locally Saturday afternoon at Eureka park, Chester, when the Chester Cardinals defeated the Sum-1 ter Gamecocks 7 to 6. J, Cooper for Chester got two for j four, one being a triple in tho third) Inning with tbe bases loaded. Atkln-i son for the Cardinals made the most' sensational catch seen at Eureka^ park. James for Sumter led the hitting for his team with two for four. Coker fanned eleven Red Birds. Chester plays Hartsvllle here Tuesday. Sumter 6 7 0 Chester . . 1 7 7 3 Coker and Brunson; Gregory, Thompson and Williams, Langley. The United States navy, making a tremendous spurt In the world race for sea power, placed orders Friday for two 45,000-ton battleships and 22 other vessels. The new armada is expected to cost $350,00t),000. I VACATION TIME IS HERE! - FISHIN'S GREAT!' | Yep, they tell us those big fellows are on the move ?hungry and a-fightin'. Better get around in the | next day or two and size up oUr line of Rods, Reels, Lines, Lures, Hooks, Corks, Leads and Canes. A complete stock to choose from. Also, a complete line of Thermos Jugs, Camp | , Stools, Deck Chairs, Flashlights, Sun Hats, Electric || Fans, Ice Cream Freezers, Garden Hose, Nozzles, Rain || King Snrayefi. SOFTBALL and BASEBALL EQUIPMENT, TENNIS RACKETS and TENNIS BALLS. BARRINGER HARDWARE CO. Phone 21 - ^ Epworth Orphanage Wins State Title Here Epworth orphangae high school nine was in Camden Friday and brought home tlie bacon in the form of the state Class C high school championship. They defeated the strong Mace(lonia-Angelns high school team, 4 to 1, to turn the trick. Epworth came near scoring a grand slam in Class C athletics <this year missing by a scant two goals in basketball. Besides the diamond laurels the lads from the Methodist institution swept through gridiron opposition last fall with tornadic fury to take that crown also. In yesterday's contest Epworth scored In the first inning on a twobagger by Vance, a base on balls to Beach and a stinging single by Gossett. Again In the fourth inning the Orphans pushed over a counter when Leonard poled a triple into deep center field and then romped in on Fowler's hit to right field. Busbee, on the mound for the Or phans, wan deserving of a Bhutout but bin support wobbled In the ninth frame and Macedonia-Angelus scored their only run when Jefffcoat and McLaurln erred. Tho big follow managod to strike out twelve battors and walked only two. Sullivan. the Maccdonla-Angelus catcher, exhibited a phenomenal peg to second throwing out /our runners at that corner. Clark, MacedoniaAngelus pitcher, fanned ten batters. It was the llrst baseball championship Epworth has over won. They concluded tho season with eight games won, two lost and two tied. They have played all classes of contestants, A, B and C baseball.?Saturday's Columbia Stato. Pin tables reappeared In Charlotto late last week after a two-year enforced absence under legal bans which were lifted Thursday night. The owners of the machines, all of the nickel variety, paid a license charge of J20 each to the state government under a law enacted at the recent session of the general assembly. f <QU0(3 (J&53?(3G)9 '?oiFactsiTJup' Concern Ho. 8 of a oerle*.| ^ *813,251.69 the RESCUE I And that's just the beer tax revenue thia state itself collects... to lift the burden of direct taxation from your shoulders. Nationwide, beer contributes over a million dollars a day to the cost of government. Think what that means in paying for relief, in public works, ins old age assistance right in your own community. - Then think of the million new jobs that beer made. And ffyn add to that a 100 million dollar market for farmers' crops! How can we keep these benefits . .. for you and for us? Brewers of America realize this depends on keeping beer retailing as wholesome as beer itself. They want to help public officials in every possible way. Thdy cannot enforce laws. But they can?and will?cooperate ! May tea tend you a booklet telling of their unusual self-regulation program? Address: United Brewers Industrial Foundation, 19 East 40th Street. New York, N. V. I*Do?o from Sovlh Carolina To* Commiuion. BEER... a beverage of moderation