The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-24
Pepsis Defeat AS To Hold Lead In League
PUR0L TRIUMPHS
OVER LELAND, 7-6
MasonborO Club Tops Kappas,
rs; Crownmen Win Over
'JB's, II To 3

Heavy hitting marked play in the
Cape Fear loop yesterday afternoon
with the lea~gue-leading Pepsi-Colas
showing the way with a 22.htt bonn
bardment that showed under the
AS, Is to 8, while the second place
Leland Bears were bowling to the
Purol Bluebirds, 7-6.
In the other tits of the day, Ma.
sonboro's upward-bound Ramblers
made it two in a row with a 7 to S
conquest Of the Hi-Kappas and the
Royal Crownmen won with ease over
the last place J.-B.'s, II to 5.
Covington Stars
Paced by Burney Covington, who
raped out five hits out Of six trips
to the bat, the Pepsi boys went to
work from the start and grabbed a
lead that was never overcome. First
Baseman Blanton garnered three for
four and Beatty registered four for
six in the assault on Fletcher Piner,
the Athletics star hurler. Sal.dlin
led the losers with three out of four
The AS collected 10 safeties off
Snag Allen. who went the distance
for the Pepsi.Cola club.
Two big innings in which they tai
lied seven times proved ] lst enough
to give the Bluehirds their upsetting
victory over the Bears en- the Le-
gion diamond. Until the fourth when
the Purol lads got to Lefty Brew,
on the slab for the visiting outfit,
for four hits that accounted for four
runs, the Lelanders were coasting
along with a three run advantage
marked up in the second and fourth
frames. Leland's futile rally in the
ninth netted them their two other
markers.
Brew went the route for the Bruins.
wick nine, allowing eight base blows
while tanning 10 and walking two.
Headon Piner, the Purol pitcher,
was nicked for two more hits than
allowed by Brew, but except for the
fourth chapter all were harmless.
Piner whitfield eight and granted one
pass to the initial sack. Baker
caught for the Purol club and Pen
Clark was the Leland receiver.
Shortstop Robert Fowler's three
for four topped the Bluebirds with
the willow. Jiggs Gore followed
with two out Of four. Woody Brew
led the Bears with three for four.
Rally In Fourth
After wasting numerous scoring
chances in the first three stanzas in
which they left eight runners strand
ed, the Ramblers woke up in the
fourth to bang out five hits that
sent four men across the pay sta.
ton which enabled them to rack up
their close win over the frat nine
The Ramblers picked up one run
each in the third, fifth and eighth
rounds while the Kappas scored
three in the seventh and each
in the fourth and fifth innings.
Johnnie Carter. on the rubber for
the Masonboro clan, held the visiting
club to seven safeties while Jimmy
Mintz, the frat hurler, was touched
for eleven knocks and issued five
Annie Okley's to first base.
Backstop Buck Tyre was the man
with the stick for the Ramblers.
smacking out two singles and one
double in three chances. ]. B. Ed.
wards, Jr.. trailed with two for
three. Red Hansely and Leon Thorn.
as got two for four to lead the Kap-
pa attack.
Hendrix Fans IA
In the contest at Hilton, the Royal
Crown team chalked up its fourth
straight behind the usual alright
pitching Of Long John Hendrix,
who let the opposition down with
seven scattered hits while whiting
IA batters. Ed. Wilson was the
Crown catcher. Lewis Wells worked
on the mound for eve innings for
the tail-enders, giving up fifteen
safeties that produced all of the
Cola tallies. Red Miller relieved
Wells in the seventh and granted
one bingle in going the rest of the
way. Robson was the J.-B.'s catcher
Charles Cherry, with four for siz
times at bat and Wilson with three
for six led the Crownmen attack
Manager Robson and Hardy topped
the Printers with two for four.
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