The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-20
AS, PURoL WIN
IN SUNDAY PLAY
Pepsi-Cola Beats Kappas 4-3
In Is Innings; Bears Defeat
RC Nine In 18th Frame
By r. j. POWELL

De1Or6 nOSluS OUT lie Il1'IAdpPdS, +
to and the Leland Bears were ex-
tended to IA frames before conquer
ing the Royal Crown nine, to 2.
The Pepsi and Leland victories
put those clubs into two-way tie
for first place in the league stand
ings.
In the other games of the day, the
Athletics continued their winning
ways with an II to 9 triumph over
the last place Jackson Boilers and
the Purol Bluebirds won over Mas.
onboro, 3 to 2.
Allen Triples
Snag Aliens triple in the fifteenth
was the blow that ended the mara
thon at Hilton. To open that fatal
frame, Horton got life On Leon
Thomas error and scored on Allen 8
clout to left field. The Kappa lads
came back in their half of the same
chapter to come within an ace Of
tying UP the ball game once more.
In this futile rally, two Kappa run
ners were erased at the pay station
for the final outs.
Bullock Fans IS
Burly Jim Bullock went the full
distance and added to his strikeout
record as he pushed the third one
by NO less than Is of the Pepsi
youngsters. He space the 10 Cola
hits, and ct no time during the
fray showed signs of weakening.
Hobbs was the frat nine receiver.
Vic Gore started for the visiting
club and pitching steady, he allow
ed three markers while tanning five
and yielding a like number of base
knocks until the eighth inning when
he was replaced by Allen, who finish
ed the game in grand style, whiting
13 while holding the Hi-Kappas
scoreless and hitless. Rhodes was
! the Pepsi catcher.
The Cola team took an early lead
| by ta1lying one In the second and
added two more in the first Of the
eighth. The frat nine scored one
in the fourth and two in the einghth
which pushed the battle into extra
frames with the score deadlocked at
sail.
Pieper for the Hi-Kappas and AL
len for Pepsi were the batting stars
of the game. The Kappa thirdbase.
man led his club with three for five
and Allen topped the Cola attack
with two out of three.
Pitchers Duel
1t was another pitchers duel
over Leland way. With Lefty Brew
of Leland and John Hendrix Of the
res in the starring roles, the two
teams put on a performance that
had the huge crowd applaudirg at
the finish.
Brew famed eighteen, walked two
and issued seven safeties while the
RC moundsman issued nine hits and
five walks. two of the free passes &C
counting for two of Lelands marx
ers. H. Brew was the Bears re-
ceiver and Sam Smith worked be-
hind the plate for the visitors.
Wilson with three for four anc
Rowan with two for six. led the
Drink boys at the bat. Workman
|C. Clark, and P. Clark topped
the home lads with the willow.
The Crownmen started the scor.
ling by ringing up one in the open
ing stanza and added another ir
the eighth. Two walks and d hit
batsman permitted the home team
i to knot the score in their half Of
the eighth. Two successive hits anc
a stolen base gave the Lelanders
u the winning marker in the four
Iteenth.
i Score In Ninth
i At the Legion stadium the Puro
aggregation scored one in thu
ninth inning to top the Rambler:
lfrom Masonboro. Up It'll that round
Johnnie Carter on the rubber fol
the Ramblers, hurled one hit ball
, Three bunts and wild pitch pu
' 1.-The game in the ice box for thu
Bluebirds. The Ramblers tied th'
game with a two run spree II
, their half Of the last inning. Catch
er Buck Tyre Of the losers lea'
, in the hitting department garner
ing two for four.
Woody Sandlin's revived Ath
, letics slapped out 13 safeties of
the offerings of their old team
mate, Lappy Williams, to hang VI
their second win Of the campaign
Fletcher Piner, formerly Of tn
vanquished JBs, went the rout
for the winners, granting five hits
e and tanning II while giving ou
four Annie Oakleys to the initis
:, hassock. The Jackson Bell hurle
n whitfield seven.
2 Baton caught for the AS an
ler Covington and Robson were tn
T. losers catchers. J. D. Hufhal
IN with three for five, led the A
attack. Robson got two for tt
tail-enders.
The standings:
Pepsi Cola ------5 1 3.
y Leland ----5 9.
Hl-kappa --------4 2 6