The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18
s P Q R T S
Fur Games Scheduled
By Cape Fear League
o,,&;.Colas And Leland To
T,nele AT Legion Stadium
This Afternoon
nv R. j. POWELL

Weather permitting, the Cape Fear
Wi association will present
BsS lumber four in its second half
'olp ,le this afternoon with the
'cnsa of four games in the county.
sas', tpo tits were played last Sun
July and the previous weeks the
Day was completely washed out.
F Tss Pepsi-C ola-Leland tussel at
s+od,um and the Royal Crown.
a M Kappa feud at the Robert Strange
-. are the spotlighted attractions
ps' mis- afternoons program. The re-
Oh n these games might tend to
su-., tbe league leadership into the
.a.v s nj a single club thereby break
han. ,he partnership now existing be-
my ns,an the Crownmen and the Leland.
who are pacing the loop with
ro wins against nc defeats.
sccording to the dope bucket, tie
,donders should fall before Snag AL
Nv and company while the re gang
..r;ng the measure of the STUN.
w., Hj.Kappas, who are now situat-
VI IN the uncomfortable position at
~. bottom of the ladder with three
. sa,,scks and no credits. However,
s.th the Brunswick lads and the
srsternity men have displayed the
nncannv knack of upsetting all pre-
sietiops and today may be one of
those occasions,
As Meet Ramblers
Nm the other portion of the sched-
r,o the second-place Athletics will
,ttenp. to make it three victories in
,,v when they tackle the improv-
;rg Masonboro Ramblers on the Ma
.onhoro diamond while the tied-for-
.s;rd Jsckson.Bell Printers meet the
purol BIuebirds on the Hilton dia-
mond.
srsg Allen is expected to take over
Tho hurting duties against the Bears
Lofty Brew in the stadium affair.
Allen pitched masterful ball against
Tho Pirates last week and is expected
IN continue that brand of flinging
AGAINST the pennant-mad Leland
team. As usual, Aliens battery mate
will be the colorful Burney Coving-
ton. star of the Pirate series.
Pointing to the pending game with
tbe Pirates on Wednesday night, the
Leland management is expected to
shove the strongest aggregation on
the field in an effort to gain an edge
in the heated second half race. Pen
Clark is the probable catcher for
the Brunswick nine.
John (FirebalD Hendrix, Eho
hurled seventh ball against the Pr
rates Wednesday night, is expected
10 start on the slab for the favored
Crownmen in their battle with their
old rivals from over the way, the Hi
Kappas crew. Sam Smith is the
likely receiver and the remainder of
the lineup IN probably be the same.
For the visiting fraternity club,
it will probably be that young com.
bination of Billie Pieper and Alvin
Tatum forming the battery. The in
field is expected to find Eagles at
first, Westbrook on second, Ed. Lew
is at third and Charles Cherry at
short. The outfield Wi likely con-
sist Of Flowers, Joe Cherry, and Red
Hansley.
The red-hot Athletics will send
their star Highlander, Fletcher Pin
er, to the mound against the RAM
blers' probable choice, Bobby Ed
wards, who turned in a good game
against the Hi-Kappas last Sunday.
Baton will be the AS receiver and
Rhodes will be the Masonboro back
stop. The other positions will remain
the same on both outfits.
Headon Piner will draw the start
Ing assignment for the Bluebirds
against the Printers if the heefty
highlander is in town. If Piner is
aosent, then Red Miller is the prob
able hurler for the Purol aggrega-
ton with James Baker on the other
end' Hurley Sewell is the likely
chuhker for the Jackson-Bell boys
with Manager Robson doing the