The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
CAPE FEAR LOOP
PICKUPS
By r, j, POWELL

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to effect a compromise with rebel
lious Jupiter Pluvius on Sunday
afternoon and get back into the thick
of the second half fight with these
games on schedule:
re VS.. Hi-Kappas at Robert
Strange, Casteen and Grotgen UNI
piring.
Pepsi Cola VS.. Leland at Leland,
Curley and Jackson calling.
Jackson Bell VS.. Purol at Hilton,
Bass and Watson officiating.
Athletics VS.. Masonboro at Ma
sonboro, Griffith and Peal arbiters.
Sundays docket should produce
some interesting results among the
Cape Fearers. There is an excellent
chance that the loop leadership will
fall into the hands of n club in
asmuch as Snag Aliens crew is
favored to whip the Bears and the
res are the choice to defeat the
fraternity boys. If this should hap.
pen, then the Crownmen would take
over the top seat unchallenged.
However, the situation may be re-
versed as the Lelanders are always
tough to conquer on the home lot
and the .Hi-Kappas IRE long over
due. Last, week, xle frat nine, al
though licked by the Ramblers,
turned in their best game in some
time-thus adding to the Kappas'
chances of topping the pace-setters.
The rising Athletics are the favor
ties over the Ramblers and the
Bluebirds should take the Printers
although both of these tits are ex-
pected to be close.
Series Review
Reviewing the recent series be-
tween the Cape Fear All-Stars and
the Wilmington Pirates, we note
that the simon-pures put up a gall
liant fight before falling before their
more experienced opponents.
Game number one was perhaps
the best of the two as the Kite
men were extended the limit before
edging out the amateurs. Through
out the series, strange as it seems,
the accent was OF defensive rather
than offensive capers. Hits, especial
ly lusty ones, were at a minimum.
The Stars compiled a grand total of
nine to post a team average of
.141 while the semi-pros did a little
better at Ill.
Of the four hurlers who saw &C.
ton, we would pick the Stars Snag
Allen as the outstanding mounds
man with the Pirates Norwood
Skipper running a close second.
Burney Covington was away ahead
in the hitting, getting four safeties
out of seven trips to the bat to hang
up a scorching $50 average. Cow
ington also came up with the catch
of the series, a daring stab of a
lofty foul against the screen in
front of the grandstand.
All in all, the series was a suc
cessful n from every angle.
Dots and Dashes
And did you notice the goodly
crowds that watched the Pirate-All-
Star games We wonder what
happened to the three Leland play
ers who were picked on the A1l-Star
squad softball kept the Kappas'
Billy Pieper and Red Hansley out
of the series The AS A. B.
Stokely got four for five last Sun
day, but failed to register against
Skipper . -. Snag Aliens work in
the series justified his choice as the
number one pitcher of the loop -.
Will the league offer an award to
the most valuable player in the cir
cult this season? IT'S only a
thought Snag Aliens absence
didn't help the Pepsi boys any in
their clash with the Athletics Sun.
day Pieper looked plenty hot
on the slab for the Hi-Kappas last
week and may get the nod against
the res Johnnie Edens this SUM-
day The Cape Fear infie1d COM
pleted two double plays in the Pi-
rate series and we pick the
Pirates over the Leland Bears by
three runs or more.