The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
Wildcats Open Baseball Season Against Cycle
PLAY WlLS0NITES
THIS AFTERNOON
Contest Scheduled To Get
Underway At 1880
O'clock AT Wilson
By GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

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New Hanover High Schools de-
tending Eastern Conference base
hall champions open their 1947
campaign this afternoon at Wilson
where thew play the strong Wilson
High Cyclones at the Municipal
Stadium at $3.50 o'clock.
Today's game will revive the
baseball rivalry between Whining
ton and Wilson that has existed
over the years and fared into the
sports spotlight last season, when
MINIS trounced the Cyclones three
times, twice in Wilmington and
once at Wilson.
1t will be a stronger Wilson team
that faces MINIS this afternoon.
Nathan Hawkins, a member Of the
1914 squad. is back at his old ba ok
stop post. Billy Beamon, a big gun
In the 1914 team, has resumed his
cleanup duties again. And Ernest
Horne, Clyde Sullivan, and Dickey
Davis are all back from the strong
1916 outfit, raring to 60.
The Cyclones proved their
strength by running wild over
Goldsboro's Earthquakes, 11-2. last
week, in a game played at Colds.
boro. Now, battling in their own
back yard. the W~ilsonites are ex-
pected to be wen tougher.
Hank Madden, skipper of the
Wilson State champion football
tenn, and pilot of the basketball
outfit is not the head in Wilson
baseball. The pilot is Red Benton.
who played under Coach Leon
Brogden while the local skipper
was at Wilson, and went on to par.
ticipate in the Coastal Plain League
last season. He is now awaiting the
start Of the Carolina League in
which he will work for a post on
The Raleigh club.
Coach Benton is expected to
start this lineup: first base - Bill
ly Beamon; second base - Dickey
Davis; 3b - Ernest Horne; IS -
Ham Crowder; If - Kenneth Mat.
tox; ct - Clyde Sullivan; IF -
Bull Newsome; c - Nathan Hawk
ms; p probably Fred Wilker'
son.
For New Hanover High Coach
Brogden is undecided about his
starting crew. He will put either
hefty Herman Wick, a fine right
handler, or w. A. "Weinie" Brown,
4 little southpaw, on the hill al
xametime. The infield is definite.
Duncan Futrelle, a big. left-hand.
ed smuggling first baseman, is sci
for the initial sack which was
handled last season by lean Ken
meth Rogers. Levy Heath, reserve
catcher in 1916, has second base
under control as little Paul Horton
is visiting Washington. Third base
belongs exclusively to Billy Hardi.
son, while ]. c. Price is sure tc
patrol shortstop. In left field will
be Louis Collie, all-conference il
1916. In center is To-day Fennen
the star basketball player and z
neet-footed outfielder in baseball
And in right will be either Marion
''rinkey'' Rogers or big Jim Glib
son. Rudy johnson, VINO has pokee
five balls over the 315 foot righf
field fence at 18th and Ann park,
Is certain to start at catcher.
The only other conference game
today finds the Raleigh Caps play
ing Rocky Mount at Rocky Mount
The probable batting lineups fol
the Wilmington-Wilson game are:
pos. WILMINGTON WILSON
ss-J. c.. Price 49, Ham Crowdel
2b-Leyy Heath ---- Dickey Davis
e-Rudy Johnson Nathan Hawkins
p-Herman Wick Fred Wilkersor
1b-Duncan F'utrelle Billy Beamor
cf-Toddy Fennell Clyde Sullivan
h-Louis Collie - Kenneth Mattoa
rf-Marion Rogers Bull Newsome
sb-Billy Harrison Ernest Horne