Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-07-11

two league race during the past
week as they trounced the White
vile nine twice while dropping
one decision to them.
Last Thursday night at White
vile, the locals lost a close 6-5
game after leading most of the
way. Friday night here they had
little difficulty in overpoWering
Whiteville go and eked out a
Sd win here on Monday night.
THURSDAY BOUT
In last Thursdays encounter
Tabor City took a 80 lead in the
first inning and held it until the
fifth when lVhiteville tailed
three times to tie up the contest
Tabor came back in the sixth to
go ahead 43. But in the seventh,
Whiteviile came through with
three more runs for a 6-5 margin
Tabor City scored single run in
the eighth and had tLe tying one
on base but couldn't push him
over.
Ray Reeves ard Jimmy Jernl
gan hurled the close contest for
the locals, holding Whiteville to
eight hits hut together they gave
up ten bases on halls, which prov
ed the downfall Of the locals.
Tabor City collected seven safe
ties and were paced by Joe Gore
who had three for four. Weylano
Stanley had three for four tol
Whiteville to lead their attack.
FRIDAY GAME
While his mates were pounding
out Is base knocks, including
two homeruns, Tommy Lewis
went the route against White
vile here on Friday evening ano
walked off with an easy 81 win
Three hurlers for Whitevllle
couldn't silence the long range
bats of the locals in this encount
or as Tabor broke through WITH
five runs in the second inning
and had the ball game their oWf
way throughout the contest.
Lewis hurled brilliantly as ne
gave up only eight bingles allc
pitched scoreless ball after tnf
first frame when Whiteville tall
ed their only two runs. Tommy
added to his fine pitching oI
homering down the third bas'
line with nobody on in the slxtf
when the locals scored four more
runs to ice the game.
John Morris, Tabor centertlelo
or hit the longest ball of the sea
son in the second inning uprising
when he polled a homer lnt'
right center with Barnhardt OF
base. ~ ho,
In all, the Tabor City nine hae
j. 13 hits, including four extra BASE
blows. Lam
: worth Shaw was the only loca
5 to get three hits but Scott, MOI
f ris Lewis and Potter had tw'
each.
MONDAY ENCOUNTER
In the fourth meeting OF tn
!, season between rivals Tabor Cit!
and Whiteville, Tabor pulle'
! through with a "a win here MOI
dav night to even the series a
two games apiece. The game wa
one of the best defensively play
cd bv the locals all season am
, =, except for a bad decision on ' tl'
a base paths in the ninth woul'
! have been the best home engdse
ment of the year. ,o.,
Whiteville took a two run leS'
off Pitcher Ray Reeves III ~,
third frame on two bases on Dan
and a single. Tabor scored
single run in the third anu t e.,
; al but iced the game with lou
T tal1ies in the fifth inning on d
MANY base hits and a snor'S'o'
ton Tommy Lewis relieved star
! ing pitcher Ray Reeves at III
= beginning of the sixth ana 90,
= : un five nits the rest of the way !!
liz didn't allow a run until u, 4,
e ninth when two bases on pan
I land two base knocks accouh'e
flor two runs. ~ e.
l w worth Barnhardt had three &c
!. four for Tabor City.
4 The only argument of the wv
% games here occurred in the nlnt
y y when walters grounded to Wort =,
shaw at second who tagged IN
runner Stanley and threw
,f| first for a double play. The bas
: umpire, apparently expecting
force out at second base lnstea
It Iof the tag and throw, called u
I. second base runner safe, ana
i. rounded second and was thro"
out at third. He was called On