The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-07

IL as 1IIolly O4oAAAOllUS Ill Vic
underway at 8 o'clock.
Topping today's menu is the Hi
lKappa-Pepsi Cola dish which will
be served on the grass.turfed dia-
mond at Legion field almost
matching this one in interest is
the Royal Cown-Leland feud which
will be unreeled on the r o b e
Strange field.
Leaving the big four to fight it
out among themselves, the second
divisioners have a little tea party
arrang ed for their own select group
with the birthplace Masonboro
Ramblers playing hosts to their
nearest neighbor. the chirping Pur.
oil Bluebirds on the Masonboro
grounds, and the down-under Jack
son Bell Printer nine meeting the
seventh.pegged Athletics at Hilton.
Now that the PCS have just
about slowed away the hrst half
flag, the fight has q%uickened for
the next choicest berth, the run
ner-up position. A win for the Pep
sis today would assure them Of at
least a tie for the top posts, but
the squabble the second place
notch is far from being settled.
Leland holds that rung just now.
but a setback for the Bears would
set them back in third place be-
hind the res and the Hi-KappaS
provided the latter team gets by
the PCS.
The Hi-Kappas strikeout artist,
Jim Bullock, who has famed over
100 batters this season, is expected
to mount the hill in an effort to
keep the Pepsis from clinching the
first half banner with Heggie
Flowers, last years outstanding
catcher the probable receiver. The
rest of the fraternity lineup will be
the same.
Snag Allen is the probable start
err for the league.leaders with the
loops leading backstop, Burney
Covington behind the plate. With
the exception of third base where
Rack Casteen may be stationed
instead of Red Beardon, the PC
lineup will be the same.
The affair at Robert Strange is
expected to be featured by the
hurting of Leland's Lefty B r e w
against the res long John Hen
dirk. The last time these mound
warriors met, the game turned out
to be one of the best played in
the circuit with the Bears finally
emerging victorious, 4-3 in III e
fourteenth inning. Pen Clark will
be the Leland catcher and Ed Will
son is expected to bear the burden
of the re backstopping. No
changes are anticipated in either
lineup.
Back on the home lot, the Ram
blers hope to increase their fifth
place margin over the Bluebirds
and have nominated steady Johnnie
Carter to show the way from
the pitchers box. Facing the Purol
boys under the arc lights at Le-
gion field in the loops last night
games, Carter kept the Bludbirds
eating out of his hand to turn in
a deserving triumph over the Far
rowmen. Buck Tyre will be the
Masonboro catcher.
Headon Piner, the Bluebird's
fastball finger, who clamped down
on the JB's for a close 2 to l
victory last Sunday, is the likely
starter for the Purol aggregation.
Piner was the losing hurler in the
night clash against the Ramblers
and is therefore anxious to make
up for that setback at the hands
of the Saunders. Baker will catch.
for the visiting Purol club and the
rest of the lineup will be the same.
Playing their best game to date
last Sunday, the JB's are confident
that today's scrap with the AS
will be the one to start them on
the road upward. Their newly ac-
quired pitching star, Elmo Reese,
formerly of the Pepsi Colas, will
be the probable starting finger
with Manager Robson on the re-
ceiving end.
Fletcher Piner and Baton is the
probable battery for the Athletics
with the remainder of the lineup
remaining the same as last week. 3