The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
RambIers Roll On Unbeaten
In Mems SoftbaII Circuit

Grady Abernethy's Rambler
still have not tasted defeat in ths
Mems Softball League after si1
complete weeks of league play. Al
present they are leading the
League with IL won and 0 lost
rcord. They have more league
games to play on the regular
schedule this summer.
State Farm is holding on tC
second place in the League Stand
ings by 1I2 game margin, won 8
and lost 3; while the Lions Club
is close behind with Z won and
8 lost record.
MONDAY GAMES
Results of last weeks games
are: Monday night, the Lions
roared on to a 90 to victory over
Glenn Mill in the first game OF
the double header. Sam Sigmon
registered another win on the
mound for the Lions while Long
got credit for the loss. Glenn Mill
managed but 3 hits off the offer
ings of Sigmon with Mark Boyd
getting two of the three. For the
winners at bat, Sigmon had 3 for
3, B. Hayes, 3 for 4, Jack Brown
and Toad Hayes each had for 5
In Monday nights second game
Payseur pitched Long Shoals to
a one-sided % to Swim over the
JayceeS. j. C. Alexander was the
losing hurler. Top batSman for
the losers were Barringer and
Tommy Rash, each with 2 for 4
Big men at bat for Long Shoals
included pitcher Payseur with a
perfect 5 for 5, including a HR,
Terry Gates with 4 for 6, Jerry
Gates with 2 for 4, one being a
HR, and Craig Gates with 3 for
6.
TUESDAY GAMES
The Ramblers won an easy
game Tuesday night by way of a
forfeit, 7 to 0, from the V.F.W.
The v. F. w. failed to field a
team by game time. In the second
game State Farm won a close
4 to victory from Seth Lumber.
Gene Ledford was the winning
pitcher and Bill Abernethy the
losing hurler. Leading hitters for
State Farm were j. L. Hallman
and Bill Bondurant, each with a
2 for 4 average, including a HR
each. Jr. Taylor was best at the
plate for the losers, getting 2 of
Seth's hits.
WEDNESDAY GAMES
Two make up games were played
Wednesday night, with Long
Shoals and Glenn Mill meeting in
the first and State Farm and
Jaycees in the night cap. Long
Shoals won the first game 9 to
Z, in an extra inning game, over
Glenn Mill. PaySeur got credit fol-
/ his second win of the week on
the mound for Long Shoals, while
Mark Boyd suffered the Glenn
Mill loss. Donald Rash with
for 5 and Gene Whitesides with
2 for 4, led Long Shoals hitting
For the losing Glenn Mill team
at bat, Billy and Donald Faulken.
bury each had for 4 and Gard
ner and Childers each had fol
5.
State Farm defeated Jaycees by
the score Of 13 to IL in the
second game, with Bill Bondurant
{ on the mound for the winners and
Walter Lineberger for the losers
Big men at bat for State Farm
were Bill Watts with for 3, Gene
Ledford and Chicken" Travis
each with 2 for 4. Dan Stroup
had 4 for 5, Ause Harvey and Bob
Poluchko, each had 3 for for
the JayceeS at bat.
THURSDAY GAMES
Glenn Mill came back to win a
close S to victory over the
National Guard in the first game
Thursday night. Vernon Carter
received credit for the win on the
mound for Glenn Mill, while
Buddy Beam was the losing hurl-
er. Manager Fred Huffstetler got
the only two hits registered by
his club. Donald Faulkenbury was
best at bat for the winners with
3 for 3, one HR. League leaders
The Ramblers. won their second
game of the week Thursday night
this time at the expense of Good