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AIKEN STANDARD AND REVIEWMONDAY, MAY 27, 19S7. n ■ H uavesIntorrhirdSpotinHotNLRacelutson-Elherredge EdgesEaUhlortl 11-10 in LB PlavLeague isII1K 1957 littTO)N-I;IH1:HRK1X:E TEAM of the Aiken National Little Boyshovti above, are, lirst row, (kneeling), Tim Grace, Jerry Peeler, Claude Stokes, Mike Aiken, lobbv Robertson. Seeoiul row (crouching), Bill Bebbington, Lee Pearson, Sammy Timms, Don k ardell. Third row- (standing), Coach Bobby Bobertson, Robert L. Johnston, Tommy Olson, Traci Kuhn. Billy W inters, Billy Marx, Coach Charlie Aiken. Not present when photo was nade were Steve Zelnaek, ( oaeh Charlie Grace, and Coach Nate Edmunds—Photo by Harvey.Hutson-Etherredge Team In LBLeague Competition Fourth YearHutson- EthormLc terminatedKubye V. Ratehlord.s ten-game wiuniu streak Friday night tu oiu of the most exciting games ot tue season. In this makeup game bothteams iu.il to rely on liieir younger pitchers and tlu batters wen-key men. Kn'elnoul played a fine game featured by a home run by Brothcrton and a triple play 10 slip a Hutson - Etherrcdge rad, j in the lourtb. but the winners , weie always ready to fight tin ir w .,y back into the game, finally breaking a 10-10 tie in Hie last o* me sixth with a hard hit by Bobby Robertson that scored Zi I-Wik.Hatehford started strong, scor ing four runs in the top of Hie lust on rits by (Ji ly, Burch andR. tchloVd assistiit by a couple ofH-E errors. H-K picked up one in their half when Aiken scored ona sacrifice by .Johnston. The count aid not change then until the bottom of the fourth when Hutson El non edge staged their first ral ly, scoring four time on hits by Bebbington, Olsett. Winter ami Timms.In the fourth Hatehford was able to do nothing offensively but stopped H-K abruptly when, with the bases loaded and no one out Johnston of II-K hit a hard drive to Burch at first. H-E runn r. figuring on a cafe hit, were caught off first and third by the alert Hatehford lniicld and the inning ended.iThe llutson-Etherredge team ofthe Aiken National Little Boys League is the fourth to be sponsored by the Hutson-Etherredge A-Bency of Aiken. The firm, headed by C. K. E'.'ierredgc and Lewis K. Brown is one of the original sponsors responsible for the beginningof tiie National League activities Through their interest and help between thirty and forty Aiken boys have had the opportunity tolearn to play baseball well and safely under f.he guidance of experienced coaches. Many of the alumni of the team are now playing in the Pony League and representprime material, well-schooled inthe fundamentals of the game, for the High School team.R. E, ‘ Hobby Robertson and C. R. Charlie Grace have been the mainstays of the coaching staff for the past f three years. Both are veteran basebaUers. Hobby, headClemson Athletic Dept.Honors Retiring CoachesCLEMSON, May 26 — The Clem-, in the state and was 4-2 in the con-son College Athletic Dept., honor- ference. The best showing in the id six men here tonight who have lasti decade was in 1952 when the given long service to the associa- team lost only to The Citadel in a turn either in a eoaehing or ad-1 12-match schedule.visory capacity. ..........The banquet held at Mic Clem-] a » ■son House paid tribute to two i jj *||Johnson 2-4 vs Hernandez 0-0 andStobbs 0-9.x-lsl game completion of April 21 game suspended by power failure.iThe fifth was the biggest inning. Hoberton poled his third homer of the year with one on tio start the action for Hatehford, Bodes also collected a hit and Hat-chford scored tour more runs with tin* help oi some errors and ireeoases. llutson-Etherrrdge was undaunted by a deficit of five runs however, and came back in their half to even the score, taking advantage of somebases on halls and Ims oy Timms, Kutm and Robertson. Ratch/ord was unable to get a run across in the top of the Nixtii although Mcsstck readiedthird. Il-K came back hard again and had filled the bases to set the stage for Robertson’s game -winning clout. Bebbington started pitching for the winners hut was allowed only three innings because he had pitched earlier in the week, lie was followed by Grace, Marx and Kuhn. Mcssick started lor the losers and was relievedby Burch.The Box Score: ltubve V. R. 400 060 10—8Ilutson-E 104 051 11—11The league standing at tlie endof t lie past week's play was:WRubyc V. Hatehford 10 State Bank and T. Co. 5 Hutson-Etherredge 4 Hobby House 3The games this wee’Monday, Hobby House vs. State Bank and Hatehford vs. Hutson -Etherrcdge; Wednesday, Hutson-Etherrcdge vs. State Bank and Hatehford vs. Hobby House; and Friday, games rained out May 15thHutson-Etherredge vs. Hobby House, followed by Hatehford vsState Bank.L 1 678willPet.910 .455 .364 .278 beNow! Highest natural octane in history Icoaches w ho are retiring at the end oi the school year and to four men who have recently retired after serving many years on the athletic council.Two coaches who are retiring at ♦.he end of the school year are A.*FMBankSnlilcoach, has coached Little League* W Rock Norman, and Hoketeams for ten years, here and in Greenville. North Carolina. Charlie played semi-pro ball in Delaware before being transferredhere. Both men have sons who are regulars on the team, and Hobby has already graduated one son to Pony League. Charlie Aiken who also itas a son on the team has assisted with the coaching for thepast two years, lie is a native Carolinian and came here from Columbia.Sloan Council memtiers who have j recently retired and being recognized are Dr. Lee W. Milford. J. H. Mitchell, Sam R. Rhodes and J. C. Littlejohn. Each honoree was j presented an engraved plaque with name, title and years of service to the college.DoubleheaderBlt; Hht04e*fyexgoe rulev the Hut*son-Etherrcdge squad is made upof five twelve-year* old. five eleven years-old and the remaining five eight to ten years olds. The old-timers who are playing their last season this year are Brad Kuhn, Tommy Olsen, Don Vardell.Biily Winters and Steve Zelnak. Brad is a regular sorting pitcher and he. Tommy and Billy are a-rnong the top ten of the League's.Don also pitches and shares thecatching burden with Steven andNorman is retiring as head track coach, freshman basketball coach, cross country coach and head of the intra mural sports program The veteran will be 65 in early fall andAiken Federal and Farmers and Merchants splits a double header at Little Boys League field Sat. May 25.Farmers and Merchants taking the opening game by 7 to 5, Berry Johnson and Pete Nuessle led the attack with 2 for 3 at the plate while Berry Hunter stood out for the losers with 2 for 3 at the plate.In tlu* second game Aiken Fed-'Fft ft a* ft ft a114H of ins years have „bcen *pcint[ .buunced back with a thrillingc! her as a student or coach of 5 (0 4 v|etory going 7 innings.the game. j p*dden R.ad the hitting attackSince coming here 111 1940 he has for Aiken Federal along witha . o sci veil as freshman football j0jm Mancroff playing a spectacu-eoacli However, he has gained |ar fielding job also had a good dayniie oi 11s fame 111 track and has- yu, „iate. Madison Canady wie ketball. He served at the old Bailey Military institute in Greenwood. Furman, the University of South Carolina. The Citadel andU curw#g Verv nieelv ( Icnison. lie won state basketball Brackett was the leading manfan' /*•' r,i,aln* j . , , .ar? !,l,a Farmers ami Merchants who and llit* Ci adel and state Lack tit- ( seein |C have started off slow1 ilk lit If II I* I I ft * t ft I ti It Vftiuft I It f ft W . . ■ _ . ‘ - -Greater for every car on the road ... yet noincrease in price! Only Greater Amoco-Gaiguarantees: longer car life ... greater mile*age per gallon thun ever before poNsihle ...100% power... no lead fouling!• \the winning pitcher after coming In the 4th allowing only one hit the remaining game mixing in hisAmoco’a new Yorktown, Virginia refinery plugnew facilities at Amoco’a other refineries makepotable new Greater Amoco-Gas!but
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Aiken Standard and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Mon, May 27, 1957
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