The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-27
Reds Win 9TH Straight
Game By Beating Pills
CAPE FEAR LOOP
PICKUPS
B YR. j. POMELL

b YR. j. POMELL
The second round of play in the
Cape Fear loops second half sche-
dule gets underway tomorrow with
the following teams in action:
Purol VS.. re at Robert Strange,
Casteen and Grotgen umpiring.
Jackson Bell VS.. Leland at Le-
land, Griffith and Peal calling.
Athletics VS.. Hi-Kappas at Hill
ton, Watson and Bass officiating.
Masonboro VS.. Pepsi Cola at stad-
ium, jackson and Jefforos arbi-
tiers.
Now that two long awaited events
"a jackson Bell victory and an
unexpected defeat of the Pepsis-
have become history, the prospects
of a real old fashioned blitzkrieg
finish in Wilmington's own anna.
+eur circuit have become bright in
deed. All around the loop, they are
whispering, can it last?-PC losing
and JB winning. Tomorrow's festi-
vities should shed some illumina-
ton upon the subject. If the JB's
can maintain their great spirit and
tame the Bears in their own Ball
wick, then the Printers have a
chance Of stamping out a good i'm
preston among the rest of the boys
for the remainder of the season.
S this much to say about TiRbboei
is this much to say about Robbie
Roboson's yearlings, they outplay-
ed the Hi-Kappas completely last
Sunday-both in spirit and in pure
baseball.
AS for the PCS, don't underrate
them. In meeting the Purol gang
last week, the first half champs
were against a foe that cam close
ions his sson. Jus how much h
Blubirds hive gained from heir
initial triumph of the half will be
the theme of the story that will be
unreeled on the Robert Strange dia.
mond omorrow with the res as
the party of the second part. In
the other games on the bill, the
Hi-Kappas should snap out of their
tagging ways and turn back the
AS and the PCS are favored tc
down the Ramblers from Mason.
boro.
Last Sundays Stars
Headon Piner, Purol - Limited
the PCS to two ~safeties in the
Bluebirds triumph.
Elmo Reese, JB's - Granted the
Hi-Kappas only four hits in bestine
Jimmy Mintz in mound duel.
Hawkins, res - Lead his team
with the willow by cracking out
four hits in five trips.
Lefty Brew, Leland - Pitched
his club to a win over Masonboro,
Lappy Williams, res - Scat
tered six base knocks against AS
Short Takes
Johnnie Edens became the I'm.
disputed home run king of the Cape
Fear group when he banged ou'
his fifth round tripper of the yea
in last Sundays play The
CroWnmen aggregaged eight stoler
hassocks against catcher Baton Of
the AS last Sunday. . Here's wish,
ing Linwood Rowan much luck with
the Pirates - but in our opinion
he would look better at sor)rt OF
second than third Strange sights
- Jackson Bell in the first divis.
ion and the PCS in last place. .
What is the matter with the listles:
Hl-kappas-they have lost three il
a row. =. New umpires in the lool
include skinny Speed Jeffords ane
poundorous Bill Bass. :. Jim Bull
lock is playing outfeld and battin,
In the clean up slot for the Bear:
-. Red Miller is once again knock
ing the cover off the pill for tn,
Bluebirds. .. P. Clark is CATCHING
a bang-up game for the Lelander!
according to latest reports from
the Brunswick center. . Since the
departure of Johnnie Carter. Left,
Qalter VIM has been promoted t,
the head of the Rambler's h,1rlins
class. :. No more players a b,
signed by any of the Cape team,
this season. =. Manager S K % % /
James predicts that his boys will
be in the thick of the fight for tn,
second half ~alurels. So doe
every other manager in the lea one