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THE GASTONIA GAZETTE, Mon., Aug. 2, IMS—3-*LAMB HURLS TWO HITTER, 1-0.Pitchers Come t hrough, Bucs Near FirstBy DWIGHT FKADY GaxUa Sports EditorExcellent pitching ever the weekend has elevated ihe Gastonia Pirates to within a single game ot the Western Carolina® League lead.Following righthander Julm Lamb's brilliant 1-0 two-hitter here Stmday against Thomas-vitle, the Bucs of Clyde Suke-furlii have a chance to takeWEST4gain? Finalsinning, and then, in Ihe eighth inning Mike hit a grand - slam homer which gave Raleigh the 4-1 nod.It also gave Raleigh a lead of three games against one in the best-of-seven series for the eastern North Carolina Legion championship. The fifth game is to be played tonight in Wilmington.charlotte wound up by beating Gastonia four games to two. Last year it took Post 9 seven games to defeat the Gastons.Gastonia had battled back for a tremendous 5-4 win over Charlotte here last Friday, scoring four runs in the last of the ninth to pull it from the fire.Greensboro had clone t h e same thing to Charlotte in the fifth garni! in Greensboro. Cone scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth for a ?-G win after Post 9 had gone into the inning with a 6-3 lead.The following night, Charlotle blasted Greensboro, 10-0. They won over Gastonia by the same 10-run margin Saturday, cracking out 15 hits in the process.over first tonight should they whip tbs Bi-Toms away in a doublehcader and if Shelby beats Rock Hill.The Cardinals are currently 22-13, Gastonia 20-13. I,exington is right behind at 19-14 and Thomasville in the fourth spot with an JF-14 record.In the first of two seven-inning games tonight at 6 o'clock, Joe Knutson will pitch. Phil Cunningham is slated to hurl the second game and when Spartanburg goes up against the Bucs here, tomorrow night. Richard Merglcr will take the hill.The Bucs started their move Saturday here with a 2-1 win oyer Salisbury behind the combined seven-hit pitching of Harold Clem, Roger Brown and ace fireman Bob Bauman.As fcr Lamb, the lanky onewas in coranwin all the way against the Hi-Toms Sunday.* ★ *UNTrK T1!K ninth, John had permitted a harmless second-inning single by catcher Dick Littlejohn. .Meanwhile, his teammates were getting 10 hits off Larry Bohannon, but were ■ -able to score except for a second inning run.Eq Hie game was on pins and needles, especially so in the ninth when leadolf batter John Glover singled to left and took second as Conard Brown iut the ball get past him for an error.Lamb was equal to Hie occasion, however, by gelling John Livingstone on a groundout, Rich Ashcroft on a popup and cleanup man Bob Alexander on a swinging third strike. Lamb fanned six and walkedonly one. 11 was a quick game (an hour and 40 minutesi. made so by the fact that Bohanncn didn’t walk a batter and a lot of the time the batters were going after the first pitch,Gastonia missed a golden opportunity to pad its lend in the bottom or the seventh against Bohannen. Consecutive singles by Brown, Roy Foster and Wayne Golden loaded the bases. * *• *BROWN, HOWEVER, tried to score from third on a shallow fly ball by catcher Joe Little and was thrown out by riglit-fielder Ashcroft for a doubleplay.Then Lamb went down swinging lo retire the side. Little, however, came up with the game's big hi;. In the bottom of the second, Brown got thefirst nf his two Sunday hits on a double.After Foster and Golden had been retired, Lillie lined a mn-scoring single (o center.The next promotion for Sims will be held Friday night when it will tic Hotdog and Suu-Drop Cola Night.” Bath will sell for half-price.The third annual Oldtiiners Game is slated for Sims August it) at 0:45. It will be a three-inning game between former pro and semi-pro stars of this area. That's the night Lexington invades.★ ★ROCK HILL was bumped off Sunday on a three-run homer by Shelby’s Jim Strickland andBuc BoxE—Brown. PO-A—Thomasville 21-12; Giistonlu 27-8. LOB—Thomasville -i; Oastonlu 6. 3B—Brown, SB — Thoma.s. S — Glover. DP-—Free. Glover and vidcUch; Ashcroft aim Littlejohn.nti-hcr IP H It Er RU SoBotiansien ......8 in l 10 2a two-run single by .‘dm Pam-layne. Rock Hill lost the game despile outhilting the Rebels m.Spartanburg downed Lex in g-lt;nn 5-4 on a seventh-inning single by Doug Pautz which scored Dick Hoover. Bobby Bonds hit his 22nd home run and also a triple Tor Lexington.Bonds moves closer to league-leading and record-breaking Bob Robertson of the Pirates, whohas slammed 25 out of the Jot. _ Two Salisbury players, right-fielder Fd Mosey and center-rieliler Lurry Bingham, scuffled briefly as their team defeated Greenville 13-10 in a wild one. They had a ‘'disagreement after Ihcir teammate, Icftfielder Bob Watson, ran into the wall going after a ball and was stunned.Salisbury and Shelby are tied for fifth place in the standings with 16-15 records.THOMAS ViLLBahRitBIOliver, .Vi ......................0i0Livingston, cf ...............tn(1Ashcroft, rf ................4uo000IIVideUch. lb ..................II00A—Weldon ....................O0fl(1Jlerkm*r. Jb ..................30IIIIFrirt, 2b ......................300IILlltlcjolm, c ..................3010Bob art non. p ................:i000Doolvy, lb ....................... 0000Totals ..........................29020GASTONIAATTRIIwThonmy, cl ...................02IICook, ss ..........................02uOliver, lb ......................401cRoberUon. 3b ..............4(1lt;1IIa row n, ir.......................3\2nFoster, rf........................01IIGolden, 2b ....................ftnkittle, 5 ..........................:in1Lamb, p ....................30IIDTotal* ..........................3111(11A—Ron for VidetlchinJth,Scurw bi- In nines:TTHOMASVILLE ............uastonm ....................000010000 ouo—lt;:•003 OOx—1USE OUR EXPERT BILL CONSOLIDATION PLANPAY ALL YOUR BILLS THROUGH A 2nd or 3rd MORTGAGE LOANCut Your Payments by 80%Up To 7 Yean To Pay—Low Monthly RatesCashion Consolidation Co,IT Von Have Been Tamed Down See V* Anyhow 204 Realty Bldg. I 114 Court SquareGastonia, N. 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Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Mon, Aug 02, 1965
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