The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-06
LELAND, KAPPAS HOLD LOOP LEAD
BRUNSWICK nine
DEFEATS PUR0L
Frat Club Triumphs Over Ma.
sonboro; Pepsis, Crownmen
Mark Up Victories

Leland and the Hl-kdppaS con-
tinued along the undefeated route
in play in the Cape Fear Baseball
association yesterday afternoon as
heavy hitting featured in all four
games played in the loop.
Results yesterday were:
Leland 10; Purol g..
Hi-Kappas 9; Masonboro S.
Pepsi-Cola 6; Southern Athletic
club 4.
Royal Crown Is; Jackson Bell 4.
Brew Again
In winning their fourth straight,
Lefty Ray Brew was again the VIC
tor for Leland. Although not as eff.
fective as usual, giving up II hits,
Brew was given big support from
his teammates, who raped out Is
~safeties.
Purol took an early lead but the
Brunswick boys jumped on Sweeney
Swinson in the fourth for six runs.
The Bluebirds went ahead again in
the fifth but the Leland lads came
right back in their half to shell
Swinson from the mound and mark
up five more runs Piner relieved
Swinson. Harris and Beasley caught
for Purol while Herb Brew was the
Leland receiver. Beasley led the
Purol batting attack with three hits
out Of five tries. Hollos and Lyon
Clark topped the Leland drive with
three for five.
Rally In Eighth
Gordon Hobbs, the Kappa catcher,
doubled in the eighth inning to set
off a four.run rally that enabled the
fraternity nine to go out front in
its game with Masonboro at Hilton.
Up until that inning the game
was a see-saw affair, with the lead
changing hands several times. John.
ME Carter, who has pitched the
Ramblers to their two wins to date,
went the distance yesterday giving
up Is hits, while tanning five.
Steady fielding on the part Of the
Masonboro infield prevented the
kappas from further scoring. Short
stop Junior Edwards was the main
cog in the Ramblers defense.
Jimmy Mintz started on the
mound for the Kappas and gave up
four runs on three hits and five
bases on balls in five innings. Jim
Bullock took over the hurting duties
and from there on gave up but three
hits and n run.
Hobbs and Flowers paced the
Kappa batting attack with three for
four, while Cherry and Bullock fol-
lowed with two for three. Lewis
Todd's homer in the third was the
only long distance hit Of the day.
Gore Stars
Victor Gore pitched Utrecht ball
for the Pepsis as the third-place
team beat the AS GA. Leon VIII
liams turned in a good job on the
mound for the Athletics but ragged
support by teammates marred his
best work. Two hits, one a triple
by Leonard, in the sixth enabled
the AS to push across their first
two runs. Fred Days home run in
the second and Cores triple in the
sixth we're the telling blows in the
Colas' eight-hit attack.
Extra-Base Hits Feature
Extra-base hits featured the free.
hitting affair between the Royal
Crownmen and the Jackson Bell
nine. Johnnie Edens worked on the
mound for the Crownmen, while the
JB's used four hurlers. Fletcher
Piner started and lasted one stanza.
He was followed by Allen who stay.
ed three innings until relieved by
Lefty Gray. Red Miller went in
in the eighth.
Edens gave up 10 hits but all were
well scattered and he bore down in
the pinches. Rowan and Farmer hit
for the circuit for the Crownmen,
and John Markiton hit a three
baser. Bowen was the main G in
the outfield.
Covington topped the JB's at bat
with a homer and three singles in
al many tries. Wilson was the
Royal Crown catcher and Coving-
ton caught for the losers.
AS a tribute to the leagues late
president, Father James A. Manley,
all eight clubs in the circuit lined
up for a few minutes Of silent pray.
er before game time at all the parks.
The Cape Fear board Of directors
will meet at the courthouse tonight