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jmmmmRobertson Wins Suit For Homer-ty I. SUTI* KECCBOBBY ROBERTSON apparently believes that home-run hitters should be. well dressed. He’ll he wearing a new $100 suit as a reward for clubbing a 880-foot homer Saturday night at Gastonia, N, C.The distance of the blast had nothing to do with the prize. A suit was offered for the first Gastonia player to hit a round-tripper at home in the Western Carolina® League and the 18-year-old Sit. Savage slugger won il by whacking a two-run shot over the right-center barrier in the bottom of the first.The homer was the second of the early season for the highly-regarded Pittsburgh Pirate farmhand who belted one 430 feet over the left-field fence Friday night at Salisbury. The league opened its season Thursday.Bobby, who was with the Pirates for most of the spring-training, grind at Fort Myers, Fla., wont hitless yesterday but has five knocks to his credit. In addition to the pair of homers, he also has rapped two doubles and a single.Clyde Sukeforth the old major-league catcher and coach who is managing Gastonia, has been using Robertson at third base, same position he played at Salem last summer in the Appalachian Rookie League. Bobby has played errorless ball in his first five starts. •. . -Another Western Maryland i8-year-old, Don McKinley of Williamsport, made an auspicious debut as a pitcher for Gastonia. Don, who played,at first base last year for Salem, hurled the'first five innings Saturday, giving up only one hit while blanking Salisbury over that stretch;McKinley, also noted for his iong-bail ability, aided his own cause by flogging a soio homer over the center-field fence in the second. He left the game with a 5-0 lead and was credited with the 6-4 victory.UNLESS HE DOES AN about-face, Phil Peti will not be in uniform when the University of Mar; land football team opens its season next fall.The all-time Hagerstown quarterbacking great is in scholastic troubie, according to coach Tom Nugent, and will have to make a ‘'comeback” in the classroom to be eligible for grid-iron participation.Petry. quit spring football practice about t weeks ago to play baseball, but went back to 7 contact sport Saturday after 'he was not select by diamond coach Jack Jackson to make a thr game weekend trip. , ‘■ ’ Nugent, commenting on Petry’s status todsaid the sophomore sensation of the Terps last i is in ■Tough shape academically. It will be touch a go for him from now through the rest of the scb year. ■ v .The Maryland football mentor denied that-' he refused to allow him to plav baseball. “I merely told Phil that i didn’t think he could afford to miss 14 or 15 school days on baseball trips because of his academic trouble,” Nugent staled.. a.'5D rEveaisd that Petry reported for foball practice out of shape. A total ofilG boys turn out for pre-season drills and only three were on weight, Petry was one of them.The six-foot-one Hub City flash, who won t Starting job in the first game last fall as a resi of Kenny Ambrusko getting hurt, remained t NO. 1 quarterback throughout the season. Becai, .LTf.! °Ut„of. “ndi_tion- he lost the job in *prpractice to BUI Van Heusen. This undoubtediv hi his pride and prompted him to switch to basebaAfter being overlooked on the weekemNngenl’s off™ bright amearly Saturday to plead for another chance. Xu gent consented to take him back but remindei the husky Hub of his academic shortcoming! and warned, A-s up to sou whether you stav hI S f 0r Occomc inc!’gibie.” Pelry is sched uled to report for practice today.“ilC' il haS be™ n,mored 3ound
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Cumberland Evening Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Mon, Apr 26, 1965
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