 Sunday Baseball
Will Start May 16
At Red Springs
By Tom Cope
MAXTON AIR BASE ----Sunday baseball will be available to the citizens and
Service Men in the vicinity of Red Springs this coming season. Through the
cooperation of the Maxton Air Base and local Red Robins baseball a team to
be known as the Flying Robins will play every Sunday in the Robins park in
Red Springs. A strong schedule with the leading ; teams in the. state
has been arranged with the 508th Parachute Inf. of Camp Mackall coming here
May 16th (Sunday) to open the season. Colonel A. Y. Pitts, commanding
officer of the Maxton Air Base, will throw out the first ball. and the
Maxton Air Base Band will furnish the music for the flag raising ceremonies
which will be in charge of the local American Legion Post.
With 9 members of last year's team now in service the Red Robins
were unable to place a team on the field so a plan has been worked out with
the Maxton Air Base to furnish the majority of the players and the Red
Robins to furnish the equipment and park to have a team .be known is
the Flying Robins. There are a large number of 'former professional
players now stationed at Maxton and the. Flying Robins are expected to put a
very strong team on the field. Practice is being held under the-direction of
Lt. M. K. Davis of the Maxton Athletic Office and Red Norriss local Robins
manager. Sunday May 16th will find Sergeant Olsen, of Maxton,. former
Pacific Coast League star, pitching, and Jimmy Maus former Piedmont League
Star behind the plate for the Robins [The
Robesonian (Lumberton, North Carolina) · Mon, May 10, 1943 · Page 2]
Jumpmaster Note: Maxton air base is now inactive, It
was approximately 60 miles southwest off Camp Mackall. When active
during World War II it served as an I Troop Carrier Command training
airfield. |
 Robins Will Play Strong
Parachute
Team Next Saturday
Defeated Team From Ft.
Bragg Last Sunday at Red Springs
By Tom Cope
Red
Springs, June 2 --- Before an overflow crowd the Flying Red Robins unloosed
their big bats to slug out an 8 to 5 victory over the 203rd Field Artillery
of Fort Bragg here in Red Springs Sunday. Lee Leichellie,
centerfielder for the Robins, with 2 home runs and a single led the Robins
hitting. Upchurch, Maus and Chester also had 2 hits each to their
credit.
The Robins strengthened by the addition of 2 new pitchers Lefty Bledsoe
and Slim Watson veteran Semi-Pro performers and the return of shortstop Al
Ceratoe are taking some of the strongest competition in the state, playing
the strong 508th Parachute Inf. of Camp Mackall here in Red Springs next
Sunday afternoon in Robins Park. Lefty Bledsoe will be on the mound
for the Robins.
[The
Robesonian (Lumberton, North Carolina) · Wed, Jun 2, 1943 · Page 6] [PDF] |
TO THE VICTORS went the trophy at Camp Mackall as the 508th Parachute Regiment ball club accepted the post cup after defeating the 135th Quartermaster Co in the league playoffs. Pictured are Sgt Charles Touzinsky, captain of the 1351h team, Capt Gene Sites commanding officer of the 135th,
Lt Alfred Dodd post athletic officer and Lt Francis Bolger 508th athletic officer who accepted the cup.
And do you recognize the feller in the lower right-hand corner'? Yep, it's Sgt Lefty Brewer, the former Hornet pitcher (U S Army Signal Corps photo)
[The Charlotte News, Charlotte, NC, 20 Jul 1943, Tue, Page 13] |
