The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
; GAMES SLATED
IN BASEBALL LOOP
Four Clubs Are Sharing Top
Rung In The Cape Fear
Association
By r. j. POWELL

With four clubs sharing the top
rung, the second round of play In
the Cape Fear Baseball associations
1910 campaign gets under way this
afternoon with three games sche-
duled in the county and n at Le-
land. All tits will begin at 3 o'clock.
Last years champs, the Pepsi
Cola team, winners over the Purol
gang last Sunday will remain at
the stadium to tangle with t h e
Masonboro Ramblers who fell be-
fore the Lelanders in the opener.
The Brunswick nine will be at home
against Jackson Bell while the Hi
Kappas are entertaining the Athle-
tics on the home lot at Hilton. Last
week the frat nine edged out the
Printers and the AS lost to the
r. C. Cola outfit. The res meet
the Purolmen at Robert Strange
today.
With the exception of the Purol
have the same starting lineups as
were used last Sunday. Pepsi's Vic
Gore, who BANKED the Garagemen
on four hits last week, will prob
ably oppose Masonboro's Ed Far
row or Johnnie Hines in t h e af-
fray at Legion field. Tyre W i |
catch for the Ramblers and Baker
will probably receive for the PCS.
Others in the Pepsi Cola lineup are:
Horton at first, Paige at second,
Smidt at short, Stands at third
and Day, Reese and Lee in the out
field.
Baby Ray" Brew is expected to
get the call to stop the invading
jackson Boilers this afternoon at
Lelanl. Fletcher Piner is expected
to start for the Printers with color
full Barefoot" Burney Covington
or the receiving end. In the absence
of Woody Brew, Pen Clark will be
behind the bat for the home club.
The rest of the Jackson Bell line
up will find Blanton at first, Deal
at second, Tyler at short, Carter at
third, and Batson, Stevens and
Beatty in the gardens.
At Hilton it will be Leon Will
liams VS.. Jimmy Mintz on t h e
mound and a pitchers duel of the
first water is expected to ensue. In
an effort to put more punch into
their offensive attack, the Hi-Hap-
| mos will shift Clbrro~ CLi~o proI
shaw from the second to the out.
field with Billy Davis taking over
the keystone sack. The rest of the
lineup will remain the same with
Hobbs behind the bat, Eagles on
first, Thomas at short, Billy Pep
er in the hot corner, and Flowers
and Hufham teaming with Brad
shaw in the outfield.
The AS will look like this: Augie
Brown catching, Rich playing at
first, Stokely playing second, Jack
Brown holding short, Anderson at
third, and Beasely, M. Stokely and
Lennon in the outfield.
Macmillan and Cameron's entry,
the Purol Bluebirds viii present a
different appearance to May as they
take the field against the highly :
rated Royal Crown nine. The Blue,
birds have cut loose a host of
players and have added such we'll
known performers as Sweeney
Swinson, pitcher for the 1889 Pi-
rates, who will probably draw the
starting assignment with Wristy
Laffateau, another recruit, behind
the plate. Mig Herring, former
Jackson Beller will be at his old
post, the shortstop position and Ro.
yal, Henry Taylor, and Jiggs Gore
will round out the infied, playing
first, second and third respectively.
The hard-hitting Taylor Brothers
and John Cameron make up the
garden patrol. This club will def.
nately not be the same outfit that
fell before the Pepsi team Just Sun.
day.
Manager James O fthe r. c. az.
gregation will likely call on Headon
Plner, fast-baller from Morehead
City as starting chunker with Capt.
Ed Wilson as backstop. The rest of
the lineup will find Farmer at
first, Joe Marketon at second, John
Marketon at third and Linwood
Rowan at short. sandlin, Cherry
and Hawkins will compose the out.
field.