The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16
All Stars Top Georgia 80
Chandler Whifs
II Despite
Early Injury


the-hOur as far as FarmviEn
baseball fans are concerned.
showed the eorgia state
champs from Nil!edgeville that
he not only possesses a blister
ing fast ball and excellent con
troll, but that he has plenty of
intestinal fortitude, or in every
day language. CUTS.
Chandler displayed to the
crowd Of 800 at Presbyterian
College in Clinton, S. G.. the ant
of good old country pitchinQ. us-
ing nothing but a straight, live,
fast ball to limit Milledgeville
to four hits. all coming after
Chandler was struck on his
pitching hand in the third inning
by fast ball from Thomas
B urg am y, the first of six
Georgia hurlers. Chandler w
fused to accept a runner at first
base and stayed in the game
despite the injury. The result.
a 80 victory for the Farnville
All-stars and II stlikeouts for
the husky righthander. B ) til
Georgia runs were rmearned
and came as a result Of infield
errors by Farmville.
The Virginia champions had
opportunities galore but We're
unable to capitalize on many.
They scored single runs in the
third fifth and seventh innings
and left II baserunners strand
ed, including the bases loaded
twice. The winning tally came
in the bottom Of the seventh inn
| ing when Falmville again lead
ed the bases on a single by
CarWile, and walks to Donnie
Sequin and Charles Sinonlnl.
/ With two outs shortstop Scottle
Spillman was issued a base on
balls, giving the local stars a
one-run, extra inning victory.
Statzer Stars
A utility irflelder and out
fielder, who was inserted in
right field when catcher Bill
CAN'T was forced to leave the
game when struck on the elbow
by a pitch in the fifth. turned IN
what proved to be the game
winning play. Ronnie Statzcr
ran far to his left in the sixth
inning to make a diving catch
of a line drive off the bat Of
Lawrence Harrington with a
/ runner on second base t III
catch prevented one run and
possibly two and set the stage
for the seventh inning victory
for Farmville, instead Of sixth
inning win for the Georgians.
Milledgeville used an entirely
new angle to befuddle the Stag
ging FarmVilla All Stars by
! throwing six different pitchers,
including five in the last two
\ innings. BWgam and his team
mates did an excellent job Of
4 controlling Farmville as lon9 as
they did but with the Virginians
putting one or two runners on
! base each inning it was only a
matter Of Chandler holding them
until they could come up with a
run. This they did in the Sev-
enth inning. the last inning that
Chandler was eligible to pitch in
the game.
Farmvllle got seven hits of
the six Georgia pitchers. six
walks and had two hit batsmen
They left the bases loaded IL,
the third, wher Georgia thir(
baseman Eddie Herring saved j
run with a great play on a shot
BY Bill Gantt again in the nth
when they scored their Sec0nl
tally. and Of course again II tht
seventh when Splllman's wan
won the game.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Farmvllle had to actually VIII
the ball game twice III the s7V
arth inning With two men o.
base. CarWile at second and Sc
qlun at first, Charles Simonln
hit an infield liner. which Went
off the shin Of the Georgian
shortstop. and Carwile trottet
home with what looked to By TIC
winning run. but the umpire a
second had dropped his flao a
the pitch, meaning that CarW.lt
had left the base too soon ant
the runners had to return t
their previous position. Slnonln
then walked to load the bases
Catcher Bill CAN'T had t
leave the game in the fifth mn
ing when he was hit in the q
! bow ard then in the ribs b.