The Daily Times-News from Burlington, North Carolina • Page 12

2B ON (N.C.) DAILY TIMES-NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1965 Highlightin Sports WHAM DOUGLAS Wham Douglas Out Of Baseball, Back 'Home 9 At Saxapahaw Wham Douglas has a first name. It's Charles. But few people who know him ever use his Christian moniker; neither did his baseball acquaintances. But in the Baseball Guide, you'll find him listed as Charles Douglas. Wham, who lives in Saxapahaw, first became known to area baseball fans when he pitched for the Graham American Legion baseball team back tit the early 1950s.

Doc Mathis. now a Chicago Cub scout, was coaching the team, and the local professional team at the time was affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Legion fans of that era-and it was a great one. outdrawing the professional club on a per-game basis will recall the playoffs with Kannapolis when Douglas hooked up in some brilliant mound due's with Ron Blackburn. Branch Rickey, genera! manager of the Pirates at the time, decided thai baseball talent in this area warranted a tryout camp operation, and both Wham and Ron were signed by Rex Bowen to professional contracts.

In fact, if we recall correctly, they the two who did receive contracts. Red Fowler. the Vcal club, had seen Wham pitch, and he a bus in Rickey's ear. Pittsburgh never regretted signing either pitcher. Both advanced rapidly to the high minors, and both saw some a 'ion with Pittsburgh.

Wham tore up the league down at then a Class club, winning 27 games setting all kinds of records. Ron also went to the now is baseball coach at Western Carolina. Wham's best pitching, considering the competition, came at Columbus, Ohio, where he pitched for the Triple A Jet? and pitched very commendably. He ran into a little arm trouble and went dowp. to Macon, Ga.

in the Sally League, where he was a bull-penner there and. decided that he'd had enough. He continued to live in Ohio, where he worked at the Westinghouse plant, until a couple weeks ago. Deciding that he would rather be back on good Tar Heel soil, he gathered up his wife and two children and headed South, Wham is the only er we know of who went all the way to the majors with use of only one eye. He lost an eye when he was eleven years old when a tooth from a circular saw flew off and hit him.

But having only one eye never bothered me in the he "In fact. I could still be pitching minor ball, and I've been thinking about maybe starting a 'trivback. My arm feels real good, and I think I could help some Class A club. I have my release from Pittsburgh and could be signed as a free agent." Starting a comeback at 30 isn't easy, but the 6-2, 205 righthander is in excellent physical condition. He has applications for jobs in at several industrial firms in the Burlington area and is waitng for something to turn up.

"I've been home about three weeks now. and I really need i go to work." he said. Art Jliompson Hangs 'Em Up Another Aiamance County native has left the baseball scene, too. Arthur Thompson, who was signed by Doc Mathis ahis fella really gets around) has been in the Chicago Cub organization for the past five or six years, and he decided to call it quits this year. Like Douglas.

Thompson is a nghthanded pitcher, and Mathis says he had as much stuff as anybody in the minor league Art posted some very good seasons for the Cubs, his best coming at Wenatchee, which plays the same class of ball as Burlington. "I was becoming a permanent fixture at Wenatchee." Art said earlier this week as he pelted a golf bail around the links at Shamrock Park. "Then, I got my notice to report to spring training on March 28, and they (Cubs.) don't have very good plans for pitchers who report that late, so I just decided to stay home." Several officials of the Chicago organization had high hopes for Thompson, and one in particular felt he had the talent to go all the way to Wrigley Field. Mathis felt that the talent was there if somebody could work it out. Fans at Wenatchee liked Art.

and doubtless they would have welcomed him back another season. But after three years there, Art felt like perhaps he had worn out his welcome. When he attended Alexander Wilson High School, which now is a part of Southern Alamance. Art was All-County in football and basketball, and would have been All-County in baseball had a team been selected. Stoutenburg Sebring Winner Although he has hardly had time to properly polish a flock of silver won in the Nassau Speed Week races recently, Dr.

Raymond Stoutenburg of Burlington has added another trophy to his growing collection. Mrs. Stoutenburg, Jean, saw the race, and so did Ray's parents, and his three boosters helped handle pit chores. See HIGHLIGHTIN' on Page 3-B Don't Mind Being Says Nicklaus AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) "I don't mind being the favorite as long as it stands that way Sunday night," said Jack Nicklaus today ia stepping to the tee for the first round of the TWwle, four-day Masters Golf Tournament.

The strapping blond bomber front Columbus, Ohio, a non- winner on the winter circuit, said he is fit and ready to match strokes with 90 other leading pros and amateurs of the world fat the first prestige tourney of the year. Nicklaus, the 1963 Masters king, was a 4-1 choice in the informal odds. Right behind him came Arnold Palmer, the defending champion and record four tune winner, at 6-1. The odds drop to 8-1 for a quartet rated by Nicklaus and Palmer as their chief contenders. The four are Doug Sanders, of Ojai, only winner of two tournaments on the winter tour; Billy Casper, of Peacock Gap, the one time fat man who has thinned down to US pounds; Tony Lema, the British Open king from Can Leandro, whose game has been off lately, and Gary Player, the poised, muscular little fellow from South Africa.

Nicklaus demonstrated why he is rated as the man to beat when he toured the par 3S-3S-72, 6-980-yard layout of the Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday in 67. "My abort game was sloppy," the 25-year-old slugger said. This was hie first round on the course since he walloped par with 69, 68, 66 and 70 last week a week in which he waa able to concentrate on Us game without the distractions of the huge galleries that follow the stars here in practice. "My driving has been a little weak and ray putting has been off," said Palmer, winner of four Masters in the last seven years. "But I like this course and I hope my game will come around," added the 35-year-oki Palmer, who listed from Laurel Valley, Pa.

"My game is just terrible," moaned Lema. "My weight is down to 185 pounds," said Casper, who once seated 225. "But I'm stronger than ever. Just let the putts drop and we'll have some fun." ART THOMPSON' "ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS Baseball and Track Shoes BURLINGTON SPORTING GOODS 42S S. Sprtof Si.

Across From Post Office Western Nine Tops Graham 7 3 After falling behind in the top of the fourth taming, the Western Warriors rallied for four runs in their half of the frame and added three more hi the seventh for a 7-3 victory over Graham here yesterday in a i Western 3-A Conference game. The victory was the first for the Warriors in three league I battles. Freshman Steve Gilliam hurled three and two-thirds bin- ings of no-hit relief ball to pick up the victory. Gary Harris and Jimmy Chandler had two hits each for the winners and Harris sparkled in the field. The Warriors play Madison-Mayodan today at Fairchild Park at 4 o'clock.

The line score foliows: Graham 000 MO ft-3 3 Western 000 400 3--7 8 2 Underwood, Giiiiam (41 and Milliard; Aright, T. L.ndsey U) and Thacker. Smith Nine Tops Southern, 5 To 1 I GRAHAM Smith High of I Greensboro scored a 5 to 1 tri- jumph over Southern Alamance ihere yesterday, tallying four runs' in the first three frames land then coasting home to vie-1 jtory. i Jimmy Patton hurled the winj ifor Smith, although he was I touched for nine hits. Ursery, Charlie Griffin and Rus-i (sell Woody cracked out two hits! (each for Southern.

Lindy Steph- lenson and Bobby Stanley paced Shields Winner In Relief Christians Down Otterbein Nine In 6-4 Game At Elon Yesterday ELON COLLEGE The Elon College baseballers turned back the touring Otterbein College nine from Ohio here yesterday afternoon by a 6 to 4 count, staving off a threatening Otterbein rally that scored two runs and left the bases loaded after two were out in the ninth. The Christians used three pitchers in chalking the victory over the Ohio squad, with Owen The Christiana hmtped en Gary Handerfund, the Otterbein error. starter, for two runs in the first inning, with the two runs coming a sacrifice hit and an Otterbein Richard Such fanned the first four men he faced in the eighth on singles by Comar Shields and and ninth racks and forced the Gary Taylor, followed by a double by Art Davis. Otterbein tied the count in the third when two singles and a double combined with an outfield error for the scores. next man to ground out, but he ran into trouble after two were out in the ninth as he hit two batters and walked one to fill the bases.

This was followed by ia single that scored two runs, Shields coming in from center Elon moved to a commanding'and then another walk filled the field in relief to gain credit for 6-2 lead with pairs of runs in bases before Such struck out the the mound victory. Burgin Beale started on the mound for Elon and worked the first four innings, followed by Shields for three and then by Richard Such for the final two racks. Prevatte To Coach S. C. Shriners In Aug.

4 Tilt the fifth and sixth. The two Eloniinal man. markers in the came on a The Christians were to face walk and a brace of two-baggers jthe Otterbein squad again this by Art Davis and Pete and then they wind up while the counters in the week by battling the Western scored on a hit batsman, a walk, Carolina Catamounts in a pair jof Carolinas Conference games ion the Elon field on Friday and (UPI Telephoto) BRUCE CRAMPTON (L) Blasts From Water, While SAM SNEAD Shakes Sand From Shoe Blue Devils Finally Record Circuit Win CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Bob Prevatte, who has turned out championship football teams at Gaffney Senior High School, iwill coach the South Carolina I Shrine Bowl squad. Prevatte, assistant Shrine coach in I960, will lead the select high school seniors who jwill play a similar team from i North Carolina in the 29th since coming to Gaffney in 1956 after being an assistant at Fayetteville, N.C..

High. His 1961 and 1963 teams were; a 9 i unbeaten and untied. His team lost only one 19601 pornp nn ril Totals game 3 Wa i trd jSaturday afternoons. I OTTERBEIN ELON i ab ab bl 5 0 1 2 C.Shields.sj 4 1 2 0 4 1 2 4 1 1 0 Tlffary.lf 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 Kirmisin 4 0 2 5 1 2 3 Sorgenfrci.rf 4 0 0 0 Crook.rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 O.Sh'ds cf-p 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 Tugwell.lf 1 0 0 0 Weaver 3b 0 0 0 Newsome.p 4 0 1 0 Millar. 5 3 0 Ellis.2b 3 1 1 0 Bcaie.p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sucn.p 0 0 0 0 34 4 7 4 Totals 31 9 for Penrod In 9th.

Penrod.p ELON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sophomore Jim Liccardo has Smiths rune-hit attack with; cornp lete game of his three and two hits, respectively. co llege career and Duke's Blue at ii have something that Southern faces Eastern Fairchild Park tonight at 6:30: jo'clock, while Western plays! Reidsville in a 4 o'clock en-ibaifVictory' counter at the same field. thpm all snrinp- an Conferene base Lonierence oase- Sco-t by innings Smith So Aiamance Palton, Coffin and Doss and A'oody. Nunn; Marietta, Sellers Netters Beaten 4 To 0 Liccardo pitched a five-hitter Wednesday as Duke opened its MI ooo tf ojACC season with a 2-0 victory 'over N.C. State at Durham.

The Blue Devils had won only one i of eight non-conference warm- ups. State is now 0-2 and 1-3. Duke's chances depend somewhat heavily on sophomores and Liccardo and second baseman John Hines got them off to a Fred Roth scattered four Shrine Bowl game in Charlotte i 1962 and 1964. Dec. 4.

The annual game bene-! He is a former star at Wof- j- 'J "Ji UU Ml i WOn the State Championship. In, Panned for Monger in 7th 1964 his team won the title, losing only one game. i Prevatte was named Triple-A Coach of the Year in 1960, 1961, 00 000 002200 022 OOx-t PITCHING SUMMARY ip er bb to Handerfund 5 2 2 0 Period if 4 4 4 2 3 2 Beale 4 5 2 2 0 4 0. Shields (A 1 Such 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 E-Viers 2, HiaM-nith. 2BH--Harris, Davis 2.

Crook C. Shields. 6 6. E.on 9. HBP-by: Crook' by Penrod (Ellis), by a en games.

Danny Talbot. a sophomore, led the Tar Heels with two singles in three trips. Harvard's John Scott and Billi Macandish combined to limit! Una's most successful prepi coaches, has a record of 79-17-9 Virginia opener, to eight but Ed hits in the Carrington! Golfers Whip Western hurled a three-hitter and drove in both Cavalier runs with a triple in the second game. College Baseball Duke 2, N.C. State 0 Camp Lejeune 4, North Caro- Gibson vi He Defeated, 3-1 ALLEN JAY Allen Jay scored three runs in the third M.

V. Long Gets His Hole-In-One Venwn (You Won't Go Wrong Waiting For) The Graham High School ir and went on to score a has been playing golf for 15 team nipped their counterpartsj3-1 victory over Gibsonville years and has witnessed six from Western Alamance yester- yesterday in a Guilford County holes-in-one at the Shamrock day at Shamrock Golf Conference baseball game. Golf Course here. Yesterday 14 to 13. i Dennis Jones drove in the good start.

Hines tripled in na 2 the Virginia Tech 8, Wake Forest "Fox" Sellars netters dropped their'State had to choke off other 6 season opening match to Devil rallies with four High of Winston-Salem yester-'double plays. i day by a score of 4 to 0. The! Elsewhere, Wake Forest! match for the Tigers willibowed to Virginia Tech 8 6, 'be April 9 against Carolina lost a 4-2 deci-l ffi of Wilton at North Park courts in Burlington. Cockerharn (A) Jan-its (S! 6-0, 4-1. Miller (A) Defeated Darrit Ligaini (S) I sion to Camp Lejeune, and Vir ginia split a doubleheader a home with Harvard, losing 4-0 winning 2-1.

Wake ran up a 6-0 lead or iVPl but the Gobblers scorec Harvard 4-1, Virginia ft-2 East Carolina 3, Brown 2 High Point 2, Appalachian 1 Lenoir Rhyne 3. Newberry 2 Elon 6, Otterbein 4 Graham's Sharp was medalistjlone Gibsonville run in the first with a 79. Jim JvIcDonald had; inning with a double. Harold low score for the Warriors-- an Billings took the loss for the 83. Vayes (G) ovtr McDonald, 2 and Sharp over Robertson.

3 and Be? Ban- Graham 3 and 0. WiiMker (G) over Terrell, 3 and V.aybfrry (Wl Black, 3 and Ball Graham, 3 and Sharp A over MassenBill, 3 and Luniford (Wi over 3 and Best Bill: WcsSern. 3 and 0. 'Yellowjackets. who now stand 1 2 in the conference.

0 5 Gibsonville loo noo 0--i 3 2 Allen Jay 003 000 x-3 6 4 Billings and Sutton; White and Shiveiy. he witnessed another his own. Long used a seven iron to ace the 149-yard No. 11 hole here. The ball took one bounce into the cup, and the hole-in- one was witnessed by Pruett Kelly Sr.

and Howard Wm- frev. A) lMte(1 Enoch (S! the Deacons helped with three (A; Defeated Vera Shaw (51 Goore (A) Defeated Veronica Dayt (jj A Defeated Fall Stephens I (Si t-4. other games called of darkness. errors and messed up three dou bleplay attempts. Wake's Rom my Cole homered for one of the Deacons' 10 hits.

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