The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
|CAPE FEAR HAS
4 GAMES TODAY
Double Bill Will Be Staged BY
Loop At Legion Field On
Tuesday Night
BY r. j. POWELL

turbed atop the heap, the Cape Fear
Baseball association goes into its
tenth round of play this afternoon
with four games on schedule.
While the Bears are engaging
the aroused AS on the home dia-
moad at Leland the proud Pepsis
will be meeting the victoryless JB's
at the stadium in what is expected
to be a walk over for Snag Allen
and Company
In what looms as the game of the
day, the Hi-Kappas tied-for-third
place nine will tangle with the
fourth-Place Purol Bluebirds at Hill
ton The other tilt of the afternoon
fiads the Royal Crownmen against
the Masonboro Ramblers at the
Robert Strange diamond.
| Following in the wake of the loop S
first night bargain program which
was successfully staged last Tues
day night at the stadium, second
such affair has been arranged for
Tuesday night, at o'clock. To
avoid pitting unevenly matched
teams together, the league officials
shifted the night schedule So that
the top-ranking Pepsi Colas would
battle the fighting Purol gang in
stead of the lowly Jackson Bell
outfit, which is expected to put up
much better performance against
the slugging Ramblers from Mason
boro. Both games are slated for
seven frames.
Tickets for the nocturnal double
header are now on sale and may be
purchased from the various mem
bers of the association. 1t has been
announced that there will be a spe-
cial section Of the grandstand re-
served for the colored fans.
Lefty Ray Brew, star hurler for
Leland, who has allowed only three
hits in his last two appearances on
the rubber, is the probable chunker
for the Bears with Pen Clark, the
new-found catching mainstay be-
hind the bat. Others in the Leland
lineup will include Barnhart at first.
Lyon Clark at second, Clifford
Clark at short, Workman at third,
and the outfield will be Rodgers,
Lewis and Hollis.
| Fletcher Piner will be the AS
moundsman this afternoon with
Baton as the probable receiver.
The remainder of the lineup will re.
| main the same for the team that
has been the sensation of the loop
for the past three Sundays. When
they executed the rapid-fire triple
play against the Hi-Kappas last
| Sunday, it marked the second time
in the history of the Cape Fear
league that such a play had been
recorded, and both have been COM
pleted by the Athletics.
Cunning for the Purol Bluebirds
in the anticipated battle under the
arc lights, the Pepsis will probably
shoot the works against the JB's
| in an effort to sharpen their batting
attack. Allen aad Covington are
the likely batterymen for the PCS.
With hard-hitting John Taylor
and Pitcher Cot Melton in the line
up, the Printers feel that they have
at last found combination capable
Of overcoming the ill-luck that has
trailed them since the first game of
the season. 1t appears that it is
only matter of time before this
fast bunch of youngsters will begin
clicking and rake in their share of
the choice plums.
The slumping Hi-Kappas who
have lost two straight by one-run
margin, hope to hit the winning
road again this afternoon against
the Bluebirds and have nominated
Finger Jim Bullock to lead the way
from the pitchers mound. Gordon
Hobbs will be the catcher and the
rest the lineup will be the same
with the exception of second base
where Horace Tyler is expected to
play in the absence of injured Leon
Thomas.
Manager Roodie Farrow, of the
Purol club, is expected to hold Big
Sweeney Swinson in reserve for the
night clash with the PCS and send
fastballer Headon Piner to the hill
against the fraternity lads. Regu-
lars will prevail in the other posi-
tions.
Fresh from two close victories
over the Bluebirds and the Hi.Kan.
pas, the res are the ruling favorite
to capture their fray with the Ramb-
lers in the game at Robert strange
However, the Masonboro hovs ora 81
ways coming through when 1east
expected and therefore nav nnset
predictions and take the bacon back
home. The Colas' John Hendrix is
expected to oppose Johnnie Carter
On the slab with Ed. wilson do,ns
the re receiving instead % Of bes beftg
Sam Smith regular catcher y for refes ths
team who is sick in the hosn,ta' ~, tne
Buck Tyre will be behind tho ,oSp,.al, p,aao
for the visiting outfit and T ~ piase ~
main the same. ps Will re-