The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-05-12

ing on the field, the pitchers
warmed up on the sidelines while
their team was at bat. No war;
ups were allowed on the field,
and the teams resumed play in
each half inning as fast as they
could exchange place in the
field and at bat"
The idea has considerable mer-
it. especially with the increased
popularity of night baseball. All
sports appear to be slightly
faster at nights. due to the use
OF artificial lighting. Night base
ball also takes advantage of
more suitable temperature dur
ing the hot summer months.
One reason for the drag in base
ball is due to the normal heat
Of the summer sun. With the sun
replaced by man-made lights, a
GOODNESS factor" is introduced
that will allow more speed in
playing.
Baseball can be very pro-
longed. especially if the pitch
ers are replaced frequently, and
the infield insists upon a gener-
al throw around" after every
out. We have even seen it car
ried to extremes when the out
field is included in passing the
ball around, after every out. :"
OF course, the pitcher should
not be required to deliver the
ball in so many seconds, or
throw so many balls in a given
amount of time. However the
elimination of warmup pitches
every half inning has consider
able merit.
We expect to see more exper-
iments of this nature, and we
predict that slowly, but surely,
the time honored sport Of base
ball will be mOdernHed. Who
knows, in few years, we may
stand up for the seventh inning
stretch only to discover that the
game is over!
Higher Scholastic Standings
The State Board of Education
is currently studying the scho-
lastic requirements of high
school athletes. At a meeting
earlier this month the board
authorized DR.. Woodrow W. Viii
of public instruction, to deter
mine whether or not the board
has the authority to regulate ex-
tra-curicular activities in high
schools.
The board expressed particu-
lar concern over athletic con-
tests on week nights and the
a m / C requirements for
participating in interscholastic
sports.
The Virginia High S h o |
League has also expressed some
concern along these lines. The
league voted at its March meet
ing to increase the required
number of subjects being passed
to four. rather than three as is
now the requirement. This mat
ter will come up at the league
meeting in June, and if it is
passed again at that meeting, it
will boone official, since
changes must be approved at
two successive meetings of the
league.
Mosby G. errow, Jr., of
Lynchburg. a member of the
state board whose fame is most
wildly remembered locally as a
major member of Almond
and the Perrow-troopers," ad-
viSed his fellow board members.
that if you start tampering with
high school athletics, you'll be in
the hottest bed you're ever been
in" Once a politician, always
politician. But his advice is
worth considering.
The members of the Virginia
High School League are very
well aware of the problem of
scholastic athletics, and this
Sideliner believe the league Of
flcials will handle this situation
with its usual good taste and
popular approval.
Fishing Chart
We have in hand a somewhat
complicated "Sportsman's fish
guide, surprisingly accurate. no
luck. no guess according to the
advertisement. This guide is
marketed by Sportsnlan's, Inc,
of Fishersville. 1t is supposed to
tell the fisherman each FAY,
mot only how good ta fishing.
but also the hours fish will bite"
For the information of the read
er, the chart predicts. Friday
and Saturday will be poor fish
ing days. while Sunday through
Wednesday will be excellent. 1t
also suggests that for the eX-
cellent fishing on Sunday you'll
have to fish from midnight to
about 3 am. for the night feed
ers or from noon to about pm.
for the day feeders II also pre-