The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-07-10
BASEBALL FANS
DEFY THE HEAT
No Let-Up In Interest, AS Folk
Broil, Bake and'Criticise,
Phelps Resigns

Despite the intense heat of
the past week. there seems to
| be no let up in the interest
manifested in baseball here this
/ season. Large crowds are at
! tcudiuT every game. 4 lone eN-
I ccptiun being the game with
Culerain last Tuesday. This
/ game followed game on Mon
dav with lIcrtiord in which
( tn locals were badly off form
and cuitcrcd 4 singing defeat.
The game with Culcrain was won
lay the locals. : to =. and incidcn-
tally waS about the best game stag
cd on the local diamond this year.
In this game was the first home
, run uf the season, it being made
. by Cook. local ccntcrfielder, who
drove the ball To the fence between
center and left fields.
The fourth of July celebration
SAW the locals win two games from
EdCntOn. the EdentOn team being
badly shot To pieces due 10 loss of
some of their regulars. 1t is said
that some of the Edcnton players
are holding out until more cquit-
able salary scale is arranged ac-
cnrdin= To Il mans playing ability
and not according tu the geoSra-
phical location of his home town.
The attendance record for the Sea-
son WIS broken III the afternoon
game here while in Edenten on the
morning of the Fourth: the crowd
wasn't very large. due, it is said. to
large number of regular fans not
returning from Norfolk where they
had been attending Il celebration at
the Fair Grounds the night before.
Two games scheduled with Hert-
ford on last Monday found the
locals on the losing end of each
came. the morning game bcin" call
rd at the end of the fifth inning
because of the heat. The afternoon
came went the regulation nine in
ninSS. hut it was quite evident that
the locals were still under the i'll
flucncc of heat.
This week finds the locals with
many changed faces. Pitchers Allen.
Puvnrr AMI KeetOn have been re-
leased. The first two named have
really shown no signs Of rounding
into Shap" while keeton has pitch
rd consistent ball until he receiv-
cd an injury Ia his throwing arm
last week. And his one days trip
. To Nays Head on the eve OF MS
defeat 10y Hertford Monday WASH
80 acceptable to the management.
Wallace. former Mauray High
school pitcher has been signed anu
= pitched .ond game against Cole
rain. Also Mcmillan and webb OF
Edcntun have been filling Ill for
' the locals in place of Hewea ana
Smith. who were out Il few days
ON account of injuries.
Since the building of bleacher
seats along the first and third base
= lines. the anvil chorus has many
new faces. 1t is quite evident that
. there was much dissatisfaction
, among the blcachcrS regarding
pIaycr- manager Phelps and there Is
l hardly Il game played in which ne
| didn't draw some criticism. MIR,
D Phelps accordingly resigned on
| Thursday morning to give the
+ critics and the anvil chorus u free
hand.
+ The return of 'Half-pint" Hewell
to his position as short has done
Il much To- revive the local infield.
r. This rIashy little shortstop, who Is
!. property of the Norfolk League
Il Team. keeps his eye on the ball ana
Il is in practically every infield play
y Resides his classy fielding. his pres
once has a Steadying effect on the
+ other players. something which Is
+ ALWAYS necessary in semi-profes'
p SionaI baseball. All in all. the locals
!. now have Il we'll balanced team
g. with the exception of the pitching
: staff, Creath. Richmond University
>. star. being the lone survivor OF the
seasons crop of hurlers.
Il Wednesday of this week the locals
! were defeated by Edenton u TO :
@ Rose another Maury High SchoO
Il pitcher, WAS on the mound for the
! locals. The loose fielding by the
Il locals. combined with the addeo
s. strength of EdentOn was the cause
Il of our defeat. A. Cook contributed
his second home run Of the Weeh
! in this game.
n Fridays game is with the strong
o South Norfolk team. which claims
.. to he The fastest -"atcEr tcar y
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