The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-07-17
PHELPSSTAYS
With LOCALS
This Week Sees Many Changes
However on Elizabeth City
Team

Baseball developments this
week lind that Bill Phelps is
still manager of the Elizabeth
CITY team. contrary to an an
nuunccmcnt carried in these
columns last week. Altho
Phelps presented his rcSigna-
ton it was not accepted by the
directors.
Also this week will be the last
week uf "IIalf-pint' llewells with
It's. lie has been recalled by Dave
Robertson. manager of the Norfolk
team. and will bc farmcd ont to the
EaStun (MdD club Of the Eastern
shore League This is class { base
ball. considerably faster than the
Srmi-pro ball in this section.
IIcwclrS departure will greatly
weaken the locals and lines are now
out on Sccurin. fast ShortStop 10
take his place. Announcement Is
also made this week from Winston
Salem that lIulShuuScr. star pitch
cr Of the locals early in the season,
has been signed 10y the y. \. Giants.
His career will he closely watched
hy his many friends in this section
who are expecting great things from
this Is wear old college pitcher.
The signing of Racy. pitcher
who has performed with the Hope
well. Va. team and the y. X W.
team of Crcwe. Va. will undoubted-
Iv bolster up the pitching stan OF
the locals. With Creath. Bond,
WaIIacr and Racy-the- locals nave
, pitchiu- staff Of class seldom
f,,ud i'm amateur bail. This, COM
hiurd with the heavy hitting ability
which has developed during the past
twn week. should make it rather
r1>v for the locals 10 cope with any
team they meet.
The main accomplishment OF the
Elizabeth City Base Ball team Tor
the past week was the defeat ot
Ucrtford Monday by the score OF D
tn5. Hcrtford had run her winning
| streak to seven games before DOW
i'm, tn the locals. In this game
"Uuodoo" SandersOn was chased OF
the mound in the second inninS'
not due entirely because he was oe-
! iny hit but because the poor sup
mort afforded him made him dere
Ion wild streak. Wallace pitch-
cd for the locals and performed
creditably until the ninth wheh
Hortford pushed across two runs.
pr this time. it was 50 dark thaC
,hc ball was hardly visible to the
rI,verS and less visible to the large
crowd in attendance. The game Ill
Ucrtford We lnc>tiay af' Hrao0r re-
shifted in / t. . victorJ Tor iielI-
ford. Ra V, the new hurler WIS Wfd
I and had 10 be taken OFT &!'er the
! first inning. White twirled a good
.ome for HertfOrd. the locals being
unable 10 bunch hits i'll any one III
ming.
After having defeated the last
Smith Norfolk team Friday OF last
week. the lm alS jOurneycd 70 C?F-
rain where Fey won by the Store
of 10 to :. The winning runs were
scored in the ninth inning when
Phelps tripled with the bases JAM
med. Colerain played a return
; rame here Tuesday and were again
; nm the short end of an s to 1 score.
:, this came Creath showed more
: form than in any previous game OF
tha seoSon. not being helped by the
Irmpiring which was decidedly OH
,plor. Garden caught his usually
.rod game, after having had d day
rost on account of giving a catcher
bv name of Coward from Weldon
! tryout. He didn't stick.
, Renuse of the fact that the
lorals have been showing good FORM
the anvil chorus" is now paying
marked attention to the umplrlhs
Needless to say, besides the t"o
- umpires who officiate at each game
; they are helped by conslderapie
= number of the patrons. There Is
: generally a feeling of appreciation
toward DR.. Nixon and Tom Nelson
who have worked hard. SOMETIMES
, at a great sacrifice. to give hii~
: abeth City a baseball team Tor the
summer months.
= Due to the disorganization OF tne
Hertford and Edenton teams, mex
week will be the last of the season
= Five games will be arranged VIII
Helrford, three of Thi"h ElE D&