The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29
Cape Fear Loop
Pickups
BY r. ]. POWELL

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-Four red-hot games are antic-
lpated in the Cape Fear circuit
Sunday afternoon as the eight
clubs take to the field in the 18th
round of play with the following
Schedule:
Leland VS.. Pepsi Cola, Griffith
and Peal, umpjring.
Royal Crown VS.. Hi-Kappas at
Hilton, Singleton and Jackson call.
ing.
Athletics VS.. Masonboro at Rob-
ert Strange, Hale and Page arbit-
erS.
Purol VS.. Jackson Bell at the
Stadium, Watson and Casteen Of
floating.
Looking over the broad shoulder
OF our pal, Mr.. Matt U. Mates,
we note that only four teams
Pepsi Cola, Leland, re Cola, and
Hl-Kappas-remain in the fight for
the first half bunting, with the
last named outfit having the least
nance of all and the Pepsi gang
the favorite to repeat last years
performance.
BY capturing two of their three
remaining tits, the PCS will lust
ABOUT stow away the flag or one
win will assure them of at least
a tie for the top post. The best
oct is that the current leaders will
take the cake with two victories
out OF the three. Leland can stay
in the scrap by topping the PCS
Sunday and taking one more con
test during the rest of the half,
-Four wins (including the rain-out
affair with the Ramblers) will set
the Bears high and dry on top with
one other club if not alone. The
RES must beat Leland and PEPSI
Cola to hang on, but by keeping
their slate clean of setbacks the
Crown men have a chance of COP
ping the prize if the PCS lose
three times and the Lelanders are
defeated twice. To end the half
in first place the fourth place fra
ternity nine will have to accom-
plish the almost impossible task
of sweeping all of the big three
while the PCS are biting the dirt
three times, and one game on the
debit side will put the Hi-Kappas
clearly out of the running.
And there you have what should
make the tail-end of the first half
produce some of the best and most
exciting baseball yet exhibited by
the Cape Fearers.
Last Sundays Stars:
Burney Covington, Peeled his
club in hit barrage against the AS
by ripping out five long-distant
clouts out of six trips to the bat.
John Hendrix, re - Scattered
seven hits end famed IA in de-
feating the B's.
Johnnie Carter, Masonboro-
Held the Hi-Kappas to seven safe
ties as the Ramble1s edged out
the frat lads.
Charles Cherry, RC-Slapped out
four hits in six attempts against
JB's.
Robert Fowler, Purol-Garnered
three for four off Lefty Brew.
Off the Record
The Hi-Kappas chances G e w
simmer with the absence of Jim
Bullock They still have three
hurlers in Mintz, Pieper and Leon
Thomas Ralph Parnell is now
with the fraternity team -. Buck
Tyre is sure catching a whale of
a game for the Ramblers these
days Reports have it that
the Bluebirds are still on the hunt
for a readable thirdsacker .
Snag Allen wants another pitch
er The Hi-Kappas uncovered
another feet-footed outfielder in
Red Hansely of softball fame 80.
Sam Smith, hefty catcher, is still
out of the re lineup -. Leland's
best chance of beating the PCS
lies in the fact that the game will
be played on the Brunswick dia-
mond If Bullock is on the
mound, the Hi-Kappas have a good
chance of winning over the James
men come Sunday 80. M h
comment has been heard
in reference to the efficient and
business-like manner in W h C h
Johnnie Casteen and his staff OF
umpires have been conducting the
Cape Fear loop contest -. Only
one protest has been filed by the
teams this season, and that
protest has been withdrawn. 81
RORDER RIFT WEED