The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
CAPE FEAR LOOP
PICKUPS
BY r, j. POWELL

By r. j. POWELL
The Cape Fear Baseball association
starts play in the second portion of
it's 1910 season tomorrow afternoon
with the following games on tap:
Pepsi Cola VS.. Purol at stadium,
Hale and Watson umpiring.
Leland VS.. Masonboro at Mason
boro, Casteen and Grotgen official
ing.
Hi.Kappas VS.. Jackson Bell at Hill
to-, Jackson and Jefford, arbiters.
res VS. AS at Robert Strange,
Peal and Griffith, calling
Now that the first-half bacon has
been sailed away for the second sue
cessive campaign by Snag Allen and
his gang of sluggers, the wise ones
are beginning to speculate as to how
the race will unwind itself during
the remainder of the season. A few
venture to proclaim that the pow
erful Pepsi machine will continue
it's supreme reign and walk off with
the 1910 championship without hav-
ing to engage in a playoff. However,
while some of the outfits have been
weakened, others have been grad
ually growing in strength and con-
fidence-thus giving the prospects
of presenting an even closer fight
this half than was the case during
the first portion Of the season.
Referring once again to the quaint
game Of guessing, we pick the PCS
to top the Bluebirds tomorrow and
the res to win over the AS al.
though this will not be easy. TIE Hi
Kappas may find trouble doing away
with the high spirited Jackson Bell
Printers and the Bears from Leland
r not expecting a pushover in the
Masonboro Ramblers. However, we
take the frat nine and the Leland
ers.
Around the Circuit
Top-ranking pitchers are putting
on the fade-away act to the discom-
fort of several Of the pennant con-
tenders, according to latest gossip
-. Jim Bullock C of the Hi-Kapps
plans to leave town and Is seeking
his release from the Fraternity out
fit in order to play a couple of games
with his old alma mater, the Leland
team, before he says goodby
John Hendrix, of the re staff, is
nov %patrolling the cea blue for
Uncle Sam 80. And Headon Piner
mainstay of the Purol hurlers, has
gone back to his home in Morehead
=. Sweeney Swinson, of the same
crew, has long succumbed to his all
ing wing and retired Fletcher
Piner, who has chunked for both
the AS and the JB's, is reported on
the free list And on top of all
that, the deadline for signing new
players was last Monday night .
Too bad il. . Linwood Rowan, of the
res, has hit safely in all of his
tams tits this season and at a .33a
clip, too 80. Up to last Sunday the
Hi-Kappas Billy Pieper was batting
$40, but Lefty Brew cooled him off
considerably -. Lappy Williams is
rocking the apple at the amazing
roto If AK Tho Loo oI1a Vonr or G
last week started selecting two all
star teams which may meet under
the lights at Legion stadium soor
|. So the Lelanders finally snap
ped the jinx held over them by the
Hi-Kappas Including this an6
last season, the fraternity lads have
taken the measure of the Brunswick
boys eight times Gordon Hobbs
is lost to the Hi-Kappas for the re
mainder Of the season and in hi
stead the frat nine has drafted
Austin Mcdonald into the first-strine
catching position -. Watch this lac
behind the bat, but look some place
else when he is up there with thu
willow . Charles Cherry is nov
with the Hi-Kappas 80. Sam Smith
is still out of the re lineup -. The
loop officials have granted J. B. Ed
wards, Jr., of the Ramblers, specia
permission to try out with Der
Kites Pirates if he can make thu
grade -. To which we say splendid
doings . The softballers are Ger
tainly improving the Robert Strang'
diamond in more ways than n