The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-07-19
CASE
CULLINCS
By EDGAR H. CASE

the county league. Most of the
teams getting down to the serious
task of winning the second hall
Mills River and Fletcher have
the lump on the rest. Fletcher
is the best bet to cop the honors'
but Mills R;yer. with good pitch
mo might outdo the Champs
The two teams meet Saturday.
both undefeated. The winner has
q great chance, but Fruitland
East Flat Rock and Saluda are
going to stick right in there and
fight 'em. Can't see Green River
in the race and Valley Hills team
is a Joke. Balfour will do well
to play 500 baseball.
Saluda and Balfour didn't play
off that postponed game Thurs
day. Rain prevented. Wish they
would get the thing over with Sc
the teams would know who's who
and what's what. Fletcher could
plav its postponed game with
Mills River Saturday as part OF
a dopble-header. That would
help simplify things.
Valley Hill has lost IL games
in a row. Sounds impossible
It's a county league record. But
the Fletcher Champs lost nine in
a row their first year in the lea
one And a look at 'em now.
Many of us live in the dreams OF
what we will do in the future.
Better do the best we can in the
present and the future will take
care of itself. But | can't see
how the Valley Hill team can
hold together until the season is
over. 1t is composed of young
fellows and the summer weather
is conducive to weekend camp
ing trips. fishing trips and straw
rides, not to mention romance.
And doubtless there is more sat-
isfaction in being in the company
of a charming. dark-eyed vivaci-
Gus female than being out on a
hot, dusty diamond taking a drub-
bling. Yeah, the sweet aroma of
exquisite perfume, the daring
twinkle of mischievous dark eyes,
the cooling of soft words-that's
the elixir of life, eh. boys? But
this isn't supposed to be romance.
Looks as though the Cardinals
r,;orht overtake the Giants vet.
They've won IA in a row and
the Cincinnati Reds have been
acting like cousins to them by
bowling over the New Workers.
But the Terrymen still have a
comfortable lead. vet | look for
the Cubs to trim it down consid-
erably when the two teams meet
again.
Amt so certain that the De-
troit Tigers will catch the Yanks
Schoolbov Rowe is in form now
but so is Allen and Gomez and
other Yank twirlers. Allen ha:
made a great comeback. Used tt
| watch him pitch in Asheville anc
never did think he looked so hot
Neither did Smythe or Redferr
or Alexander or Sam Byrd. Blu
thew all went up to the big show
Which reminds me-There are
few boys playing in the count!
league now who should go up
Like to see them get Ambitious
end fry That's the biggeS
thing it takes, ambition coupled
with hard work and physlca
ability. ..t
"Well." said the Disguised golf
or. eff I don't lose my clubs an
caddy or hit myself in the hea'
or fall in the lake I'll be salts
fled" He had no alibis.
Hasn't that hoy Derringer VIII
pitches for the Cincinnati Red
improved? He lost n gares las
wear. And poor Ben Cantwe,
has lost Is in a row for Bosto'
this year.
VIII IL ne ScnInelllg anu LOU
or Schcmeling and Baer or Bae
lard Louis in September? TIL
Brown Bomber NAV have ahou
1.-THE same luck Harry Wills had
t1t's the last rung on the heavy
weight ladder that's hardest t
1eootiqte. sind nublic sentimen
may be AGAINST Louis gettino
crack at the crown. Rut RICH
now despite his color. he seern
20 he ono Of the most popula
fighters in the game.
But prize fiehtino is tame
Want to hear sHmethin" roug
inst tune in on the broadcast .
the lin Henrv-Iohnnv Plumme
wrestling match in Charlotte mex
Mondav night. The two wrestle
last Monday night. What the
didn't try on each other can't h
rorrd IN the hnnk. After eac'
nod Gained fall THROUGH e,,1
\ ploying-all- the methods known t,