The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-26
Buccaneers Play Sox Here !
Cats Blast Wilson, Tito $
JOHNSON LEADS
IN 9TH VICTORY
Wilmington Catcher Raps
Out Three Hits In
Four Times AT Bat
BY GENE
Star Shorts Writer

w. A. "Weinie" Brown and Mike
Austin are today the most out
standing players in Eastern Class
AA Conference baseball. Together
they led New Hanover High to a
IA to 5 victory over Wilson y~ester'
day afternoon at Legion Stadium
and together they are setting the
pace for the pitchers and batters
in the eastern part Of North Caro-
lima.
Austin, a junior VINO was con-
sidered just another bench warmer
at the first of the season. has
taken over the u%ndisputed leader
ship of the conference batting
race with a torrid average Of .467,
seven hits in IS trips to the plate.
Brown notched his fourth consecu-
tive pitching win of the campaign
yesterday, the highest number Of
triumphs in the circuit, and struck
out IS batters while doing so.
Paul Horton and Dicky Davis,
who were sitting on the top Of the
heap a week ago, sank to runner
up roles. Horton was held hitless
yesterday. while Davis collected
only one base knock in five at
tempts. Horton now has a 400 bat
ting average and Davis mark has
dropped to .348 since he garnered
none for four against Fayetteville
Wednesday. Bill Kennedy Of Fay
etteville and Buddy Coward OF
are Austin's closest rivals
now. Kennedy holds a .42s per-
centage and Coward presents a
.431 average.
The Wilson-Wilmington contest
Yesterday was just a duplicate OF
the Wildcat home games. New
Hanover grabbed an early leao
and ran up the score. Things start
ed off fast in the first inning as
the Cyclones racked up a quick
| to 0 lead before Wilmington coulo
get hold of their war clubs. How
ever, when the Cats did come 10
hat in. the last half of the initial
frame they got down to business
fast. After j. C. Price had ground
ed out Horton reached first Wneh
The pitcher. Wilkerson hit him. Ru-
DIV johnson singled and Herman
Vivk came through with a one-bag-
ger that rocketed into left field and
through the glove Of Wilson's Mat
tox. Two runs scored on that Que
mishap. The Cat flame burned
brighter as Austin was given a
walk and Levy Heath grounded
To the shortstop, Ham CroWder,
who tossed the ball to first Wild
permitting the third Wilmington
to be scored. After Marion
Rogers had popped out. Louis
Collie dumped a fluke hit into lev
field that drove in both Ausaln
and Heath. Brown flew out for
the final out. From that point the
score climbed and at the end Oh
the ninth frame Wilmington hao
it's seventh conference
win, 14-5.
Leading hitters were ham
crowder. Wilson shortstop, with
three for five and Rudy Johnson
of New Hanover High with three
for four. The longest hits O. tle
game wer. To-day FenneNs douoie
INTO left field and Bobby Horne's
IN the same direction. Her
man Wick, hit the longest ball, a
drive that forced the Wilson leil
fielder back up against the lett
field wall for the catch.
In another conference encouhlel
defeated Rocky Mount
SO.
Including yesterdays tilt the
wildcat batting averages a.
follows: Mike Austin .467; PAU
Horton 400; Rury johnson 3os
C, Price 1874; Herman Vlek
.32s; Levy Heath .318; Billy Haral,
son :3o8: Louis Collie .256; Marion
rogers $40; Duncan Futrelle .zao;
w A, Brown .222; Teddy Fennell
1870: Eugene Smith 600; and jim
Gibson 900.
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