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m ^4 r i r' 1 ’• V ^ -■ Vt - *■ . >- - if' I • ‘f 'A, / :;.r4’ —: ttT- — I '■ ' I S' »' ■I ■' ^■v.':, R»y -V^ V 1^^ V From The Sports Desk GIANT KILLERS SLAUGHTER FLORENCE RED CAPS 13-1 Of FRANK H. HEATa SPORTS EDITOR I S*Ten PitclMn Sm Actioii In Thre* Hour Battio At Some yetrt ago this writer ren- tored to remark that Camden wonld wpport a winning bnaeball club with the tame gusto and en- thuslaam that ther followed the fortunes of the Bulldog football machine. The good folks thought we were crasy. The baseball pro gram In Camden this season, and especially In the past week or ten days has proven we were right. At tendance at the games la only lim ited now by the lack of seating facilities. We admire the en thusiasm of the hundreds who fork over their admission fee and have to watch the game standing Washington Senators. Horton wUl ctmtlaue to pitch for BlshopTflle the balance of the preeent season and report to Washington In the Lagioa dhm H«m Palmetto Sdiednle The Camden Chiefs, giant killers spring. He probably will he aa*'of the Palmetto loop, dusted off Mmm To Be DiahMl Up To Fans Ourinf First Half Of July signed to some farm tesuu. [the Florence Red Caps here Tnes day night 13 to 1 in a game in The recent splurge of the Lake which seven chunkers saw action City Truckers who halted the rush of the Chiefs last Friday at Lake City has given Harold MeNlnch Smarting under the 16 to 1 trimming handed them June 12 by the Florence sluggers on the local We hope that some kindly geni will locate an Aladdin lamp that when rubbed will produce the necessary masuma to carry on the present fine team that wears the uniforms of the Camden Chiefs. Take It from this writer, If wo get into the playoffs, some kind of arrangements WILL HAVE TO BD MADE to handle the Jam that will feature the playoff games here. It costa money to operate a ball club like the present Chiefs. The financial problem of the team man agement isn't any picayune affair. It’a mighty serious and if we are to continue this outstanding team, there will have to be some jeans digging. and this writer a lift on their re- lot, the rejuvenated ChMs staged cent prediction that the Truckers a field day at the expense of the would finish liiht up near the top Rag Cap hnrlers last night. The In the loop. The Truckers have rlsltors literally fell apart at the been a real Jinx to the Chiefs, wal loping them in all but one game this season and that loss, unfor tunately for us, was an exhibition affair which we won 16 to 1. Then we got defeatism Infection. Now that we have scanned the various pastures in the Palmetto league we realize that the Camden seams before the vicious slugging of the ChMs. A crowd of some 1,200 fans, one of the largest of the season, sat through three hours of pastimlng to see their favorites play near errorless ball b^lnd the fine hurl ing of Scott, Lasorda and Wilson Scott was Injured and after the visitors had gained their lone tally diamond and outfield offenthe best, of the evening In the fourth. La- playing surface in the/ circuit, sorda relieved him and retired the Joe Landrum has Joined the Brooklyn Dodger mter. The Bums management will give him a try out and then probably ship him to some farm team for seasoning. Joe Hazel, another Clemson a^e, was also signed by Brooklyn and has been sMit to one of the B leagues. The Clemson students and gra^ are in the depths of gloom over the action of the two boys, for all has visioned another cham pionship team next year. John Dan Horton, who chunks for the Blsbopvllle Palmetto cel lar champs, has signed with the Florence and Sumter hkve the outstanding Seating facillnes. Cam den also leads in the lighting sys tem. The poorest layout in the league is at Lake City. The dia mond and outfield are rough and the fence is something to look at, consisting as it does of scores of bags hung on a wire. We hesitate at being critical of the 'Trucker pasture, especially in view of the fact that they do have one sw^l team—and after all, that is what adds op in the percentage column. When we went down to our own park last week Saturday and noted what Jim Raley had done in clean ing up the area outside the park and also within the enclosure, we felt rather chesty. It really looked beautiful. In a few years when we can replace the present grandstand and bleachers with a modern seat ing plant, we'll have the best lay out in South Carolina or any other state for that matter. All in all, we feel that Granger Komegay, Sam Karesh, Beck Rus sell, ^e coterie of Shebeen boys. Maxis Berry, Harold McNinch, side. Wilson then went into the game in the fifth and yielded up but one hit in the five innings ho worked. Wilson had 7 strikeouts and Scott 6. Florence started Saunders on the firing line and he lasted Just a third of an inning, Cox then took over and went four innings. Kinston was rushed in to check the Chiefs in the sixth but was Jerked out after pitching to four, batters to give way to Perry who finished the game. Camdmi scored 2 runs in the first, 3 in the second, 7 in the sixth and 3 in the eighth. There were but four errors during 'the game, 3 being made by the visi tors. The line score: Camden 13 14 1 Florence 1 6 8 Scott, Lasorda, Wilson and Stone; Saunders, Cox^ Kinston, Perry and Owens. Giant Killers Trample Caps By 11 to 8 Score Tho rovised Palmetto 1 schedule for the first half of the month of July follows: * Tuesday, July 1 — Florence at Camden; Bisbopvllle at Lake City; BenaettsvlUe at Florence. Wedaenday, July 2—Sumter at Lake City; Hartsville at Camden; BtshopvtUe at Florence. Friday, July 4—Camden at Sum ter; BennettsvlUe at Bishopville; Lake City a't Hartsville. Monday. July 7 — Florence at Lake City; Hartsville at Bennetta- ville; Camden at Bishopville. Tuesday, July 8—Lake City at Camden; Sumter at Florence; BishopviUe at Hartsville. Wednesday, July 6—Bonnettsville at Lake City; Sumter at Harts- vllle; Florence at Bishopville Thursday, July 10—Camden at Bennettsvllle; Hartsville at Flor ence; Bishopville at Sumter. Friday, July 11—Lake City at Sumter; Hartsville at Camden; Bennettsvllle at Flbrence. Monday, July 14 — Sumter at Camden; Bishopville at Bennetts- viller HMitsville at Lake City. Tuesday, July 16 — Camden at Florence; Lake City at Bishopville; Bennettsvllle at Sumter. BETEVNE MiOa S&iOOL TEAM MANfS VE FINS -i % 1^%-, ' M't 1,1 mt * j. i V-'. * r AX-' Reading from left to right: First row, Supt. S. C. Hiott; Tritwia Kellv (Alji J. L. McGee (ootfinlte); Billy Wages (first base); Jloha Dan Horton (pk^i HtMrtoQ (shortstop); Rob^ Pl^we (ontfielder); Frank Hall (outfisJderlf dell, coach.* Scond row: Manrin McCashill (catcher); Paul Wsdldns (second hssel- < Kmg (outfield); Johnnie Jones (outHald); and Ted Wa&ms (outmld). * Bethurie Hi School Team Honored With A Chicken Supper ! Csunden Trounces Florence TIRES THAT OUTWEAR PREWAR TIRES AT USS THAN PRKWAR PRICES At least there is one product your moocy will buy that performs b^er and costs less than before the war. It’s the new B.F. Goodrich Silvertown that oeKceerj prtwttr $irts for lest prtu'sr pricts. New technical developments and public de mand have combined to give car owners this new tire (1) with improved quality, (2) at reduced prices. Economy Auto Supply Broad St Phone 11 USfRAl fUADg^H *U.OWANCt Sl.50 DOWN ***ss A wnic B.F.Goodrich FIRST IN RUBBER Behind (aood Chunking By Riiba Wason The Camden Chiefs continued their role as giant killers by knock ing off Florence. Red Caps, 11-8, in a Palmetto league baseball game here last Thursday night. Earlier in the week they toppled Sumter's Piskateers, the loop leaders and Sonoco of Hartsville, the second placd team. Rube (Lefty) Wilson hurled for Camden and struckout 14 men al though he was touched for 10 safeties. Florence, trailing 1-11, finally Francis Nolan McCorkle, George Stuart and all the rest of the gang that had anything to do with the baaeball revival here, deawrea all. credit scored in the fifth and added tyo runa in the sixth before tallying five In a big seventh inning up- liaing. Camden, however, had blade three in the ffarat, one in the second, t'wo in the fifth and five in the .sixth for what proved to be too iarge a lead to over come. Clyde Jeffers was having a big night' while other Florence bats men were being fooled by WHson's slants. Jeffers n^iped out four solid snutshes out of five bats, while Keith Grimsley and Robert Hill had two for four each. Claud Stone for Camden rapped ont three hits, while Bill Mims. Al len Laktont and Jhn Denby each had two hits ont of five efforts.* The line score: Camden 11 12 2 Florence 8 10 2 Brrora: Keane, LaMont, Perry and Cpx. Runs betted in: Stone, LaMont 8, W. Mims 3, Hayea.i Perry, Jeffers. Cox snd Ponder 2.i Two base, hits: Wilson, Hill and Ponder. Three base hit: W. Mims.' Sacrifice: Hayes. Stolen bases: B. Mims 3. Doubleplays: Samela and Jeffers; Samela, Perry and Jeffers. Left on beaeR: Camden 8; Florence 1. Bases on balls: off Wilson 8, off Severance 3. off Cox 6. StmekdUt, by Wilson 14; by Cox 7. Wild pitch- Wllson and Cox. Losing pitcher. Severance. Umpires: Cooper and Matthews. Coach June Tmeedell and Mrs. Truesdell, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hiott, Miss.Carolyn Bethea and Ira Horton, entertained the Be- thune high school baseball boys with a delldoua chkken anpper last Tuesday evening in the high school library. Souvenirs and candy favors marked each place. The menu consisted of: chicken, home-made buttered rolla, slaw, pickles, ked tea and coffee, lee cream and chocolate-cake. A moat interesting and inspiring talk was made by Arthur Jones of Kershaw. He atresaed four, points ^o be followed by boys who have aaphrationa to become protesaional ball players. 'Thaae were clean liv ing. ability, brain and determina tion. Ho t<rid the boys of some of his experiences while he was iday- ing profeaakmal baaeball. He men tion^ several baaeball Idola and told something interesting about each one. About 26 enjoyed this affair.- Games won and scores: Bethone 17, ifayeevllle 8; Be- thune 18, Lornchburg e- 16, Lynchburg 2; Shaw 0; Bethune iT^ Bethnne 8, Pageiaag i- 1«. MayesvUle 1; Bstimi caster 4; Bethun* 5, Nmr Bethune 8, New Zloa ;• 7, Pageland 1; BethweiV Bethnne 16, EUm t; m Rains 4', Bethune tl’ Bjgi thune 8. Branch villa 4; ig BranchrlUe 1; Bethn# 1, vllle 2 (8 tunings, not tm LIADINQ HI Travis Kelly .441; ton .406: Rota Hori Wages .842; Marvin; but two hits in the^ balance of the game. John Shanahan went the en tire route for the 'Truckers. Bish op of Lake City got two, triples. Turbevllle a homer and a alngle and Chief Marsella a alngle and double to pace the TVuckera. For the Chiefs, Lea Robinson rapped out a single and Blalock a double. Lake City gathered IS hits and Camden 9. Bach team re corded two errors. 18 to 1 trimming at the Hartsville. Imt, Hunk of While Lake City was ehellhig Camden, Sumter was duplicating the Job with Florence as a target, the score being 11 to 4. At Blshop- ville the haplees Bishops took a Expert.... Radio and Small ^Wlimte .... Hcjpii SoMotifk InstmoMirta Uoad 90 DAYS SERVICE GUMIANTEE BLYTHER RADIO SERVICB W. Rutiadfa Starisat OppoiBa RaiWmjr girls >%g6tiiiagtedralef Aam fvEcHontl paWbd/c p9tn Bata 6aa to Beniy ttOBil PMMH €M ,srit] mm LAKE CITY 11, CAMDEN 4 Lake C^ty—'The Camden Chiefs invaded the lair of the 'Truckers here last Friday and without the aid of their Fort Jackson reserves, fell easy prey to the home team. It was the sixth straight win of the Truckers over the Chiefs this sea son. Camden started an ailing Joe Blalock on the mound and he was promptly shelled to a first baae Job in the second when the Truckers batted the ball to all corners of the lot and scored six runs. Tay lor went in for the (^lefs In the third > and he laated two rounds when five more rune were scored. Scott then took over and gave up NOTICE All Court House OfDces Be Closed Al a Day Friday, Fourth of July Mrs. Lena Clybum Oerit ef Court Money Is A Commodity: Just like a sofa or a rug, or a sack of potatoes. When a man enters a finance company or some other lending institution to borrow some money to buy an automobile or appliance, he is a customer going in to buy the use of a certain amount of cash, just as much as if he were entering a shoe store to buy a pair of shoes. HappUy, in this business of, buying and selling the use of cash, it is still a buyefs market. The de mand for money has not met nor passed the supply available for loan to Reputable individuals. a Kershaw County rmance Co. Uttfo BMh^ W. DitKAlk 9t SOLO $7250 Includes 8 hours of instruction, sufficient to. sedo I students, and yinur first sido m FLYING PHONE 641J SWIBN PAIB in AOVANCa