The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-20
ISLANDERS And
E, FLAT ROCK
tied FOR first
Fletcher, Saluda Play Shut
Out Ball While BalfOur
:. Beats Fruitland
" BY E. H. CASE

The mighty Green River lslanf.
ers. baseball warrirS from the land
of "big plenty aqua, trounceG
East Flat Rock by 3 to 4 scor"
Saturday afternoon and went INTO
a tie with that team for first place.
The game was well played with
good pitching on both sides, o4t
the Islanders exhibited a little
too much power and run-ma&iE&
punch at the plate for the FI"'
Rock team. -
Rob Erwin was the big cog IN
Green Rivers winning attack. NJ
led off in the very first inning WIN
a long home run and in the nlnIi'
he cracked out a two-bagger Una.
scored two men with runs IH''
gave the Islanders victory.
After Green River had drawn
first blood. East Flat Rock came
hack to tie the score and later 20
one run ahead. The Flat ROCK
team was leading the Islanders 01y
"a 10 3 count when Erwin smack
ed out his double with the corne-S
crammed. r,l,,.
and did a nice and careful Joo OF
i He didn't give his opponents
anything good to hit at. :,
F Phillips was East Flat Rocks
moundsman. He pitched good 6a!
hut his teammates made a few bad
pIays that helped bring about MS
defeat.
Y, Drake hit a triple for East
Flat Rock. Bane, Green Rive
Ieftfelder, made a sensational
catch of E. Gibbs smash IN the
ninth to prevent East Flat RocH
from tying the score.
The game was played at East
Flat Rock and was witnessed by
great crowd of avid fans.
FLETCHER AT VALLEY HILL
There is very little to say about
this one. It was defeat No. II toG
the Killers and the score was 10
10. O. Fletcher hit the ball and
scored at will and could have done
better, but the Champs didn't
want to hurt anybOdy's feelings.
Perhars they would have let the
Killers run the bases a little more
hut it was a hot day and they
didn't want to see any of the
Youngsters get sunstrOEe. Besides,
they gave them exercise aplenty
chasing hard hit balls in the out
field and infield.
Moore and Justice pitched Tor
Fletcher and everybody around
took a turn on the hill for the
Killers, including Quinn, Drake,
Roper. Station, Manning, Smith
and others who are a bit modest
and had rather that their fame
was not spread.
FRUITLAND AT BALFOUR
After a very bitter and disap-
pointing defeat at Green River a
week before, Balfour came back
Saturday and beat Fruitland 20
3 in a tight contest at Balfour,
Aside from the nice pitching of
Briggs for Fruitland and Stewart
for Baffour it was a two-man ball
game. Parker and Bill Vaughn
won the game for Balfour with
their big bats. Parker hit a home
run and a triple and Vaughn drove
out a homer in the eighth inning
that won the ball game for keeps,
SALUDA AT MILLS RIVER
Not a single detail has been
heard of this game, but it was re-
ported that Saluda shut out the
Riverians by a 3 to 0 score. tt"
game was played at Mills River, 1
ground upon which Mountain Top,
pers are always at their best.
Pm sorry that Mills River was
too modest to report the details
of this game because the Noun.
tain Toppers deserve a nice write
up for holding the mighty Riveri,
ans scoreleSs on their own
grounds, even if the RiverianS do
not merit credit for holding the
tough and fast stepping Mountain
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