The daily independent., 1937-07-20
Jays Play South
Norfolk Aces
Wednesday
Seven-Game Series to
BE Played Between
the Two Teams

Holding winning streak of six
straight games the Elizabeth City
Jaybirds will enter a seven game
series with the fast South Nor
folk Aces that will get underway
tomorrow afternoon at 800
o'clock on Hunsucker field. All OF
the six remaining games Of the
series will also be played on Hun
sucker field, one game each Wed
nesday afternoon. Wednesday af-
ternoon was selected as the best
day for the series games to be
played on, because all stores are
closed for a half day holiday and
therefore many fans that other
wise would not be able to take ad-
vantage of the games will be able
to attend.
The Jays have nodded into one
of the fastest and smootheSt ball
clubs in this part of the state and
in the Virginia Carolina league.
Their last six games have been
triumphs; not just easy wins but
ones they had to come from be-
hind to clinch. The Aces from
South Norfolk will advance on
Elizabeth City Wednesday after
noon in full force. Manager Mike
Smith will bring the same gang
Of players with him that pre-
formed here last Sunday after
noon.
Captain Pratt Fearing will sent
Dubby Meads on the mound
against the Aces in the first SER
les game. Dubby is from Shaw
boro and has been trouping all
this season with the locals but
Wednesday will be his first start
of the season for the Jays. Dur
ing the past year, Meads was
most outstanding as a hurier on
the Wake Forest freshmen nine.
He went we'll the entire season
there and local ball followers are
looking to him for some real speed
and control on that rounded pill.
Cadar Harris, who tailed two
base knocks Sunday against the
South Norfolk team. will again see
action at first base for the Jays;
Sawyer, lightning fielder and base
runner is slated to play second
base; Dough White, another one
of those Wake Forest ball players,
has been chosen to play the
short stop position; and Honey
Johnson, who also swatted the pill
twice in the Elizabeth City-South
Norfolk game, will carry on at
third base. In the outfield Fred
die Fearing, Tommy Lee and
Ralph Saunders will play. These
three fellows were the power of
the Jays attack last Sunday. Lee
and Saunders counted three sim
giles each and Fearing marked up
two one baggerS.
Mike Smith has the nine on
hand for tomorrow afternoon.
The starting tosser for the visi-
tors has not been stated but who
ever he is will have to be a hum
mer to hold down the JaybirdS.
These local birds really lay on
those pitched balls.
The fine crowd that witnessed
the game Sunday afternoon and
yelled their team on to victory
blew all clouds away that hung
heavy over the home town nine.
Many thought that it would be
best to discontinue play in the
Virginia Carolina league because
of the few that turned out for
the home games. Now these
thoughts are thing of the past;
the fine crowd Sunday made it
able for the Locals to stay in the
league. Fans are the making Of a
club-fanS have made the Jays
able to stay in the league, now
they must continue their support
so that they can continue to wit
ness these fast ball games and
have a winning nine like the one
they now have.
All ladies will be admitted free
to this first game of the series
As guests of the management, the
ladies Of Elizabeth City are plan
ming to attend this feature game
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