The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Binoelech Fauored To Win Preakness Race
Galento To Appear
On Mat Card Next Week
CAPE FEAR
LOOP
BY r.. j. POWELL

BY II. j. POWELL
A busy day is forecast in the
Cape Fear league tomorrow as eight
teams meet on diamonds all about
the county in a battle for loop SUI
premacy.
Tomorrow's schedule:
Hi-Kappas VS.. Royal Crown at
Robert Strange, Hale and Grotgen
umpires.
Leland VS.. Pepsi Cola at Legion
Field, Watson and Flora calling.
Purol vs.. Jackson Bell at Hilton,
Singleton and Jackson arbiters.
S. A. C. VS.. Masonboro at Mason
boro, Griffith and Peal umpiring.
1t looks like the two league lead.
ers, Hi.Kappas and Leland, will have
their hands full in trying to dispose
of the two Cola clubs. All we can
say is the law Of averages is sure
to catch up with the fast-traveling
co.leaders, and tomorrow may be the
day. However, we favor the Aears
and Fraternity men. The Purol club
is due a win, and should upset the
j. BIS. On the home lot, the Ramb.
lers seem to have the edge over the
visiting Athletics.
Luminaries Of last Sundays tits:
Vic Gore, Pepsi-Pitched three
hit ball against AS to rack UP Sec
ond win of season.
Junior Edwards, Masonboro -
Starred on defense for Ramblers
against Hi-Kappas.
Burney Covington, Jackson Bell
Raped R. C.'s Johnnie Edens for
homer, and three singles in four
trips to the plate.
Gordon Hobbs, Hi-Kappa-Started
rally that led to victory over Ramb'
lers.
Bill Bowen, R. C.'s-Played bang
up defensive game for his club.
Last week the pruning AK fell on
several Cape Fear clubs and when
the spirited trading, signing, re-
leasing an all-around shakeup ceas-
ed here were some Of the topsy-tur-
Wy results:
Lappy Williams, long the out
standing member of the AS mound
crew, went to the last place Jack
son-Bell outfit which in turn cut
loose Pitchers Fletcher Piner and
Jack Hall, Infielder James Carter,
and fly-chasers Stephens, Beatty and
Williamson. Piner and Hall were
grabbed by the AS and James Car
ter became the property of the Mac
MILAN and Cameron aggregation
The Purol team dropped Catcher Ed
Flora and Infielders Harold Herring
and o. T. Royal, while the Ramb'
lers chimed in with the release OF
Fulton Allen and the signing Of
Gardener E. T. Hancock, 1889 In
dian. other newcomers joining the
Cape Fear circle last week include
r. S. Walters, owen Barefoot, M. E.
johnson, and ]. D. Hufham, for the
AS: Ralph Parnell and Robert Rob
son for the J. BIS; Edgar Vause and
L. D. Wallace for the Purol Blue
birds.
Thanks to Jimmy Wade and the
board of county commissioners, the
Hi-Kappa diamond is getting a much
needed top layer of clay. Jesse Sci
lers, president of the Hi-Kappa fra
ternity, deserves some credit for this
project also. . . Add Junior Edwards,
of the Ramblers, Clifford Clark
from Leland and Bill Bowen of the
R. C. outfield to your list of prom
Using youngsters. Eddie Lowell,
pitching for Bert Kites Pirates this
year, was the mainstay of the Hi
Kappa mound staff last season. .
John Taylor, Purol outfielder, who
was one of the outstanding players
last year, has been benched by Man.
ager Rhode Farrow. He should
be in the Bluebird's lineup to help
John Cameron, who is leading the
club in hitting. . . Jimmy Eagles,
veteran Hi-Kappa first baseman,
continues to swat the apple at a 500
pace. The j. BIS Burney Gov.
ington is rated one of the best catch
i ers in the circuit. Hi.Kappa Jim
Bullock got credit for his third pitch
ing triumph last Sunday. =. Lefty
Brew of Leland has won a quartet
of games. Attendance continues
to rise all around the loop, and to-
morrow's cards are expected to
bring out record crowds. . Well see
YOU at one of the games.