The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-08
FLETCHER: IS
STILL WINNING
Defeats East Fat Rock by
6 to 0 Score on
rr,.g Saturday .
By E. H. CASE
Beneath overcast skies and in-

Eeneath overcast SKIES ana nl-
Vigorated by exhilarating au-
tumnal breezcs that made one
think of falling .chestnuts, ripcn-
ing corn fields and glowing fire.
places. all the county league
teams played ball Saturday after
neon.
Fletcher and East Flat Rock
hooked up on the formers dia-
mond in what was slated to be the
star contest of the Gay. But
Fletcher, Gisplayinm Z brand Of
baseball that is unbeatable. turn
ed the game into 4 Cnn-Sidad at
fair by holding East Flat Rock
scoreless while they thcms lives
annexed six runs. However, East
Flat Rock has protested the game
on a ninth inning outfeld catch
that didn't look all Mccoy.
J. Baldwin, tall slender port
slider. pitched for Fletcher and
held East Flat Rock to four hits.
But he was accorded hawlesS sup
port by his teammates.
J. Jackson worked on the slab
for East Flat Rock and pitched
good ball. but. besides their fail
IRE to score behind his twirling,
his teammates aided in his loss by
making five errors.
Mills River and Fruitland put
the old horsehide agate in action
on the formers spacious diamond
and Mills River, continuing to
slug the old apple to all corners
of the park. as they have done j.
every contest in the second hail,
took the decision by 8 to Is
score. The game was played in
nice. orderly fashion. every play,
er displaying clean craftsmanship.
Fruitland used three pitchers in
the contest, Fisher, Pittillo and
Griffin. They yielded II hits to
Mills River batSmen.
J. o. Stevens and !. Stevens did
mound duty for Mills River and
gave up only eight safeties. Fruit
land was rather erratic Mt f:!d,
making six miscues. while Mills
River made only three.
Down at Green River the Gree"
River boys crashed into the win
, column by downing Boylston, &
to l. The high spot of the game
was the pitching Of G. CorPcninE
for the visitors. He struck oul
| is Green River bat5men and with
little scoring punch would havo
won. But Boylston. having lost
all. their star players from the
Pisgah camp. is rather weak with
the stick. P. Thompson pitched
for Green River.
On the Laurel Park diamond
Valley Hill and Balfour went
through a nine-inning struggle
which the Killers won By a 10 to
A decision. The Killers showed q
reversal of form and performed
we'll both afield and at bat. They
smashed out Is hits and commit
ted only three errors. all the mis-
cues coming in the first inning.
Balfour led the Killers 4 to ,
at the beginning Of the sixth in.
ming. But in the sixth the whole
Valley Hill team seemed TO find
their batting eyes and start
smacking the ball to safe spots in
the field. They slapped out eight
hits in that frame which, with two
walks and one error, Melted eight
runs. Fourteen men came to bat
in the uprising.
Ermando Horatius Cascarindo
pitched for Valley Hill and after
the first inning settled down ami
held Ralfour to a lone run in the
last eight frames. He also had Il
perfect day at bat, getting three
hits and walk out of four trips
to the plate.
Real Crisp got a triple and Il
double for Balfour and Taylor
and Anders, two of his team
| mates. got two-baggers.
For Valley Hill, +. Gibbs hit
two doubles and a single, while