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Fiery Battle Expected Between Philco, Covington IVj
Trojans to Visit
Griffin Saturday
For League Tilt
Locals Down ---- Monroe Club j
Saturday 7-1; Beat
Thomaston, R-3.
Covington MilF's Trojans de
feated Monroe last Saturday at
Monroe. 7-1 and thus attained
front rank of the Central Georgia
League for the first time this
season. Jacson, in a tie for first
place honors with Covington Mill
all the season, were scheduled to
play Stgwart, bottom place dub,
Saturday, but the game was rain
ed out
Saturday Covington Mill will
.journey to Griffin for a league
game The next Saturday, Stew
art will end the first half of the'
pennant chase at Covington Mill
park. If the locals can bump Grif
fin off Saturday the road to a
first half pennant should be easy
pickngs with Stewart the only
thing between them. (This is not
a Rill Terry statement, so don't
get hot and bothered about it,
Sevvart). On the other hand.
Jackson must play their r; aincri
out game with Stewart, heat
Monroe and Lithoma in the lat
-er's home yard.
Sunday the Covington Mill team
went on a hitting spree and smear
ed East Thoma'ton at Trojan Park.
8-3. Buddy Baker was on the
hillock for the locals and didn't
get. up a sweat during the whole
nine innings.
Fortner, lead-off man for East
Thomaston. singled, stoic second,
tagged up and took third on an,
outfield fly hall and scored on a;
wild pitch. Thus the visitors took!
a 1-0 lead over the locals Sunday.
However, in the third frame Cov-i
ington Mill cut loose with a three
run barrage. With two away A. j
C Arnold walked; Baker doubled!
and Arnold scored. Day was on
by shortstopper's error and A1
BLdsoe singled to score Baker j
a d Day, putting the Trojans in;
the lead, 3-1, Thomaston didn't j
score any more until the eighth i i
inning, Two singles and a base
on balls were the scoring points.
With Baker away in the fourth ’|
Day singled, A. Bledsoe singled
Smith grounded to third and W,
Bledsoe was hit by a pitched ball.
Joel Bowen hit a long double al
most to the fence, which scored
Day, A. Bledsoe and W- Bledsoe.
E, Arnold singled t o.score Bowen,
and Brown ended the spree by
grounding to short.
After two were away in the
fifth, 'he Trojans added another
tally to their already seven. Day
drew a base on balls, stole sec
ond and scored on A1 Bledsoe’s
single. It was Bledsoe's third
bing'e of the day. He got three
for four.
Beaddy Hackctt hurled the j
Trojans to a 7-1 victory over;
Monroe last Saturday at Monroe
The Monroe boys were able to I
collect only three scattered hit
eight ^batters. T^e ru^Mon^
scored came as a result of the
ball being lost behind first base
in some grass. The batter cir
cled the bases,
Manager Ty Willard was out
standing at the plate for the lo
cals. He pounded out two doubles
and a ingle for five trips. Joel
Bowen got himself a triple and
single for four visits to the plat
ter. Olin Rowe banged out three
singles for four times up with the
stick. His brother, Edward, also
hit hard. He got two doubles for
four trips
Shortstop Preston German was
at Kingsport, Tenn., trying out for
that bareba'l club over the week
end. but A1 Bledsoe tilled in dandy
at the shortstop position. He did
not make a bobble in the two
game' he played.
Boxscores
E Thomaston ah r h p« » r
Fortner, rf 4 1110 0
Turner, ss-----4 12 13
Huston, cf---- 3,0 2 0 0
Rsy, 3b 4 0 1 2 4 0
Stuart, 2b____ 3 0 0 1 3 1
Moon, c _____ 4 0 0 2 0 1
Scott, lb 4 0 111 o
Goodman, p 4 0 111 o
Howard, If 3 0 0 2 0 o
Totals 33 3 5 24 11
Covington ab r h po a
Day, 3b 4 3 1 1 0
A. Bledsoe, ss. 4 1 3 -34-GGW31CN3W 2
Smith, c 5 0 1 1
W. Bledsoe, 2b_ 4 1 o 1
Bowen, If 5 1 n; 0
F,. Arnold, lb _ 3 0 ►— 0
Brown, rf____ 2 0 o 0
Rowe, rf .... 1 0 o 0
A. Arnold, r-fcf 3 1 ® 0
4 1 0
Totals ____35 8 co 27 4
Score By Innings
E. Thomaston loo ooo
Covington 020 410
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i BY TOM KINNEY ?
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Something Should Be Done
About Softball Crowds
Unless something is done about the softball situation
here Covington merchants stand to lose on (heir invest
ment !
This corner feels that night softball can be made to
bring profits if worked out in a wav which blends with
fhe desires of the public,
Right now it seem* one of the chief drawbacks
is the Class B league. People do not want to sit and
watch two clubs kick and boot the ball around for
more than an hour just in order to see the “fast”
teams play their game, which end* somewhere around
eleven o’clock at night.
The one-hour comedy between the Firemen and Ki
wanis Club Monday night was the pay-off. Kiwanis won,
16-14 and each team committed something like a dozen
errors, The game left what few fans were present with
a desire to go home and rest.
Monday night the Kiwanis Club didn’t have
enough players present to start the game. Even the
manager of the team wasn’t at the park. Leo Mas
ten had to round up a team of some sort in order to
furnish a game for the spectators.
Now, if memory serves correctly, the B league WHS
organized for the. benefit of business men and hoys who I
cou i dn ’ t p | ay in the fast league. So if interest has fallen j
to the ,, level , - of r Monday night comedy , the , _ R , league should;
s
he disbanded completely.
Another thing that might be holding back attend
ance is that we might be having too much softball.
Four nights per week call* for eight games. If the B
league were disbanded the A league teams could play
two games each week, Tuesday and Friday nights.
Other nights in the week would then be open to sched
ule games with out-of-town teams, which might prove
more interesting as a gate attraction.
There remains one certain fact—something must he
done about the softball situation in Covington. If attend
ance keeps falling off there won’t he enough in the strong
box to pay for the burning of the lights much less to buy
balls with.
It might be worked out where two more clubs
could be added to the Class A league. If interest in
the Class B loop has dwindled to where the players
won’t show up for the game then enough good play
ers who want to play might make up two clubs good
enough to play in the fast company.
'
This corner is not attempting to solve the softball
situation but merely making suggestions. At least efforts
of some sort should be made to drum up gate attractions
down at the Athletic Field. Else we will be playing soft
ball in the daytime again.
THE NEGRO ANGLE 15 OKAY
Two fast Negro softball teams have been practic
j nj? around town and it has been suggested that Wedna=
<*»>' "* hts ^ ^ball
If the colored boys play softball along the line
they use in baseball the Wednesday night games
should prove very interesting.
It will be something different and should draw well
at the gate. Anyone who has ever watched a negro base
ball game will tell you the colored boys display ability
that has never been shown by the white race.
At least it could he tried.
LOUIS INSIDE OF SEVEN ROUNDS
Despite a good build-up by New York sportwriters for
Arturo Godov, Joe Louis still stands out over the heavy
weight boxing world as black as the war clouds in Europe
Godoy „ d the , Jmit wJth Lou j, b , for , be .
, c fought ... low , crouch. ...... H.s style of , f.ght- ,
m a
,n ^ bad Louis guessing every time the Chilean
bobbed. It is doubtful if the white hope will carry
this same battle plan into the ring with him tonight.
He probably ha* worked out another method where
by he can befuddle Louis.
Most all the writers who saw the other scrap say
Louis don't get Godoy in the early rounds the Chilean
might turn the tables and win a decision. However, most
of these hoys are writing for a “gate” build-up but all still
remember the Max Schmeling upset The German kayoed
Louis in 12 rounds while every writer in the world had
predicted a knockout for Louis.
This corner can’t forget what Louis did to Max
Schmeling on their second meeting. Schmelling still
• carried that hard right just as he did in the first fight.
Louis had to take a chance by beating Schmeling to
the punch. And, he did. The negro did away with
NSchmeling in less than one round of fighting.
Louis has been warned this time to make quick work
of Arturo Godoy or suffer in the later rounds. Louis knows
that Godoy has a better chance of tagging him in the late
rounds and will be out for the kill as quick as possible.
Godoy is plenty tough but no matter how tough
they get it is hard to take hard right* and left* on the
button and Louis will be swinging for the bingo to
night in New York.
My guess is that the fight won’t go over seven rounds.
If it does I still believe that Louis will have piled up
enough points in the early round to get the nod. The scrap
might end in the third round. Godoy just isn’t our White
t Hope yet.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
CCC Boys Pushing
s tatowi :j e work
On Quail Program n
12 Boys Already Graduated
In Elementary Course
Of Quail Raising
If and when Georgia's army of
CCC boys begin drilling for what
might be called rough work
around gun powder, they hope to
be doing ther squads right to the
accorrv animent of the cheerful
whistling of bobwhites.
Should plans of the Division of
Wildlife ultimately materialize,
there will be a pen of quail for
every camp in the states. First
steps toward this restocking pro
gram nederi last week at the
State Game Farm on Bria. cliff
when 12 CCC enrollees were
graduated in an elementary course
of quail raising.
Nobody can learn all there is to
know about quail propagation in
a week. Nor for a lifetime, for
that matter. But these boys have
an egg-shell degree—a background
and an armful of printed inform
ation to carry back to their camps.
They will pass this along to groups;
at 12 camps in all parts of the.
state with a view' of setting up
small quail “farms”.
The yattended 4-hour classes
conducted each day by Edwin C,
Gaither, game farm superintend
ent; H. E. Ashe, and Charles S.
Davis, district educational direc
tors of the Wildlife Division. They
have studied everything about
the quail from the egg to the ma
ture bird.
In August young birds will be
released to fhe camps represent
ed at this school. Each will be
gin wolk with in pairs, making
a total of 120 pairs in widely sep
arated areas.
Softball
Boxscores
PORTERDALE
Player and po*. ah r h
Adams, If ___1 0 0 ®
Shropshire, 2b __ ________ 2 0 0 ®
Crowell, sf ___ _____ 2 1 0 O
Burnett, rf..... ________ 2 0 0 ®
Brooks, ss , ________ 2 0 0 OwO^O
Buckalew, cf. _______ 2 2 1
Newman, lb ...... 2 0 0
Sowell, 3b _________ 2 0 0
Patternson, c ___________ 2 0 0
Baker, p _____ 1 0 0
Totals 18 3 1 1
PHILCO
Player and pos. r r S’ p
Vinng ' 2h 1 ts5
Faulkner, sf S3 2 1 0
Walden, c tO o o
Johnson, ss N- o o
Masten, lb 1 l o 0
Arnold, 3b 3 0
Heard, cf _ M O 0 9
C.. Smith, rf M ® 0 1
Polk. If J ® l 0
Hill, p fO O n 0
Totals Ji -fx 4 1
COVINGTON MILL
Player and pos. ab h e
McLeroy. If _________ 4 ® o
W Day, 3b ______ 4 ►— 1 1
Carter, sf __ 3 ►-* 1 0
Hackett, c 3 ® 1 1
T. Day. rf ___ 2 O 0 <i*A0*-*0000®00
Bledsoe, lb _. 2 1 0
Morten, lb 1 0 0
P. Smith, rf _ 1 0 1
German, ss CO 1 2
Smth, 2b ^3 1 1
Watkins, p 1 o 0
Rowe, rf-p___ 2 o 0
Arnold, cf 3 1
Totals 32 r- 7
RED CROSS
Player and pos. ab r BP e
R. Cowan. 2b 5 2 ® 1
Gardner, sf _____ .21 1 1
C. Cowan, lb___ 5 o hOMNJWMOO C
L. Cowan, c____ 4 © O
Bray, ss 4 ec
E. Smith, cf________3 «
Carroll, 3b _ 3 o 1
C. Smith, If 3 c 1
Tribble, rf _ 3 cvi 0
Johnson, p ---------- 4 l 1
Totals 35 13 11 6
PHILCO
Player and pos. ab r h e
Vining. 2b ________ 4 1 1 0
Rainwater, sf_______4 0 0 0
Faulkner, sf ------- 1 1 1 0
Walden, c _ -------4 1 0 1
Johnson, ss _______4 2 1 0
Masten. lb -------4 1 1
Weigle, 3b _ ------ 3 1 0 1
Heard, cf__ _______ 2 1 0
Polk, rf _______ 2 0 0
Lunsford. If _______2 0 1 1
F.. Hill, p ______3 1 1 9
Totals 33 9 6 3
RED CROSS
Player and pos. a 4= r h e
R. Cowan, 2b cc 0 0 0
Gardner, sf _____1 0 1 0
C Cowan, lb ____3 1 1 0
L. Cowan, c _____3 0 0 1
Bray, ss _______3 1 0 1
r of _______ 2 1 0 0
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„ b ______3 1 0 0
/‘nm , if _______3 l 0 1
1 Waddleton Totals' p ________ 3 0 0 1
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Yankee Bomber Silent
Big Joe DiMaggio, outfielder for the New York Yankees, along
with his mates is biting the dust of Cleveland and Boston in the
.can League pennant race. Connie Mack, at the first of the season,
lagged the Yankees as a third place club this year. If the bombers
don't quit dropping double-headers the wise old man might ha\«
something there.—Constituton Photo.
Summaries
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Clubs W v Pel.
American Legion ^ NS .667
Kiwanis ______ ^ M 667
Rotary _________ w M .DUU .500 j
Firemen 1 ^ .164
THURSDAY NIGHT
Philco vs. Covington Mill.
Kiwanis vs. American Legion
FRIDAY NIGHT
Red Cross vs, Porterdale.
American Legion vs Rotary.
MONDAY NIGHT
Philco vs. Red Cross,
Kiwanis vs. Firemen.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Covington Mil! vs. Porterdale
CENTRAL GEORGIA LEAGUE
Clubs w f" Pel
Covington 3) N3 270
Jackson . 3) txi 714
Lithonia A ^ 500
Monroe _ M yi 375
\ Griffin _ A yi 375
Stewart^ (O ji 2851
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Covington. 7; Monroe 1.
Lithonia 7; Griffin 6
Stewart at Jackson (rain)
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
Covington at Griffin.
Monroe at Jackson.
Lithonia at Stewart.
BOX SCORES
Covington ab r h
Day, cf 5 1 0 c
A. Bledsoe, 3b 5 1 n c
Willard, c 5 2 3 O'.cq
W. Bledsoe. 2b 5 1 2
E. Rowe, rf 4 0 2 c
O. Rowe, 3b__4 1 3 cr
Bowen, If 4 12 G
Arnold, lb____4 0 * 1 f
B. Hackett, p _ 4 0 0 C
Totals 40 7 12 27
Monroe ab r h po
Little. 2b 3 0 0 2
Kendell. ss ;____3 0 0 0
Peppers, cf____4 0 1 4
Brown, rf 4 0 e 0
Harris, lb _____ 3 0 11
Pratt, p ______ 3 0 ooo 0
Butts, p 1 0 0
Brooks, c ____3 0 9
Weldon. If____2 1 1
Lott, 3b 3 0 o (t
Totals 27 1 ^ 27
Score By Innings
Monroe ___________ 001 000 000—1
Covington _____ 110 113 000—7
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Philco 3 2
Covington Mill 2 3
Red Cross 2 4 .333
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By: HANES ALLEN L East
Tonight Philco will tangle with (' '"•ingtod Eton:
fhe local softball field in the second – Piper
game of tu wry
Kiwanis will engage American Legion in the fjJ house
which will get underway at eight o’clock. u B A
Philco is right along with Porterdale in the]
leadership wins against of two the American defeats (games League, through Porterdale] Mondl
Philco is riding in second place with three vi thrj ( J
two defeats. While CV ington Mill has lost
they beaten remain Philco a and threat Porterdale. to any team in the loop fj
Friday night Red Cross will
lock horns with Porterdale. In i
their only other meeting Porter
dale was the victor, 9-8. Their
game Friday night should be
chock full of interest. American)
Legion Will play Rotary Friday
night in the first game.
Monday night the Philco team'
defeated Red Cross. 6-2,
the five-hit pitching of Ed Hill,
His performance in this game,
however, was shaded by the ex
ecllent hurling he did last Thurs
day night against Porterdale. His
team was leading, 4-1 and he had
given up only three hits whan
the Porterdale team walked off
the field. Doc Churchill, the ball
and strike umpire had stepped to
the side of the plate to call them
as the result of the conduct of
the Porterdale catcher (he had
been letting fast balls sail over
his head and strike the umpire).
Philco was awarded the agme
on forfeit, 7-0.
Last Friday night Red Cross
defeated Covington Mill 11-7.
Edward Rome hurled fine ball for
the Mill team for four innings,
^ut the Red Cross team got cross
Watkins ^ pitched '■'! the final frame
for Cvington MU1 and yielded four
( bases on balls and four base hits
which accounted for four of Red
Cross’ runs.
This was a week of upsets ki
the National league for both the
Kiwanis and American Legion
teams were defeated by second
division clubs. Kiwanis was de
feated by Rotary 8-7, but they
bounced back Monday night and
defeated the Firemen, 16-14.
Last Friday night “Ole Two Hit”
; Kinney returned to the mound
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and chunked the Firema
first victory of the se , *1
Two Hit yielded onlv
in his 3-2 victory 1 %
batters to face the \>\
man went out in ordd * ft
judged fly hall to short
the eleventh man on
the next three went out 1
The Legion team did
either of the two n i
scored. When will 01«
decide to pitch u* I
It looked like it last Fri
for five innings,
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