The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-03
Shelby Juniors Guests
At Coming World Series

clinched when they scored a AZ
decision over Trenton, N. j., here
last night in the finals before 10,-
600 approving spectators.
Silver matched, soft spoken
B. E. Pops" Simmons, Cleveland
county school teacher who has di-
rected Shelby to two state titles
and one national crown in his four
years there, successfully steered
his boys through to the title by the
simple method of forcing the op-
position to throw the ball around
and eventually beat itself. And it
paid off Saturday night when five
Trenton errors and some timely
hitting gave Shelby its 18th
straight victory.
The Cleveland county lads had
three hard scraps on their hands
before they gained their place atop
the heap. They nosed out Tucson,
Ariz., 80, in the ninth: n:pped Oak
Park, 81, in the 10th and edged
Trenton, AZ. The pattern made
their claims to the title conclusive
as they defeated each of the other
three entries.
Shelby was the only one of the
clubs that survived regional, Sec
tional and finals play without a
setback, winning three straight in
each bracket.
When Coach Simmons sounds
the call for practice next season
seven of this years championship
lineup will respond-first baseman
Don Cheek, second baseman Bill
Megginson, shortstop Allan Wash
burn, catchers Jack Bridges and
Al Bumgarner, outfielder Furman
Weber and pitcher Floyd Cook.
Of course, the main task will be
to replace the two-man dose OF
pitching poison, Harry Mckee and
Boots Kent.
Mckee and Red Hutchinson, who
beat Tucson with a ninth inning
single and played a lot of third
base, are reported to be interested
in professional baseball careers.
They gave the scouts on hand
plenty to look at.
Extra innings-pending a check
in his official records at Indianap-
oils, R. Worth Shumaker, tourna.
ment director, said Shelby S
Boots Kent may have set a
finals record with his Thursday
one hitter against Oak Park. A
couple of two-hitters are on the
books that he knows of. .Tren.
tons George Uyhazi was in such
control of the situation against Oak
Park Friday night that the Jersey
outfield had only three putouts. All
three, oddly enough were turned
in by Lou Strzelec in center field
in the eighth inning. Jack Lee
Bridges, Shelby's capable catcher,
appeared on hillbilly program
over Charlotte station Saturday
afternoon and delivered a heart.
throbber in professional fashion. .
Oak Park certainly got the utmost
mileage out of it's 10 hits and four
runs in % innings, making that
slim fare carry it to the semi
finals before heading home.
Steve Kalapos, brilliant fielding
shortstop for Trenton, whose only
error of the series opened the
gates for Shelby's seventh inning
deadlocking rally, was a standout
despite the fact that all through
the year he had played only part
time, alternating with Tom TYR
rell. .Shelby's first baseman Don
Cheek walked four of his last six
times at bat. In five of the six
games the team batting last was
beaten. Shelby's so victory over
Tucson in the ninth inn;ne Of the
second game being the exception
The unofficial six1night attend
ance was $500, with the three
Shelby games accounting for 81.
500 of that total.