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Runs in Eighth Inning;
er sent the visitors into the field
with a three-up, three-down in-
ning.
The crowd got a big thrill as
Shortstop Richard Diagez opened
up bottom of the frame with a
blooper back of third that fell in
for a two bagger.
The next two, Owls fell easy
prey to the right handed slants
of Mel Burgess, former Hooter
flinger, but Lindy Middleton slap-
ped a drive to centerfield that
appeared to be an easy double.
Bob Saulsberry, another former
Owl, made a frantic grab at the
last second for a sensational one
handed catch tq retire the side.
First Blood
Basey mowed down the Majors
in the next two innings without
being scored upon, and the Owls
got busy and sent their first run
of the season scampering across
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The showing at the plate was
all the more amazing when it is
remembered that it was the first
time this season that the locals
have batted against a pitcher who
was really cutting loose and fir-
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Fans who weren’t on hand for Saturday night’s opener and who
merely glance at the 16-2 probably feel that the Owls made a weak
showing, but that is not the case at all. As soom 200 followers can
tell you, the Hooters for seven innings, looked just about as good
as the Majors, who have been in training for over a month and who
have already played a number of exhibition tussles.
For seven innings the game rocked along in almost mid-season
form as the Owls took an early lead, only to fall behind 5-2 at the
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Jimmy Adair’s cohorts poured on
the steam for ten runs and a
16-2 exhibition win in Locke
park Saturday night.
The return tussle in Greenville
which was slated for Sunday
afternoon was called off because
of rain.
In Saturday night’s exhibition
lid blaster the Hooters displayed
the poise and confidence of sea-
soned veterans. For seven in-
nings some 200 shivering local
fans watched in pleased amaze-
ment as the locals held the high-
ly-regarded Majors, who have
been in training for over a month
and have played a number of ex-
hibition games, including a 4-2
win over Oklahoma City only the
night before, at bay and even
once led in the long contest.
There was a feeling of anticipa-
tion in the crowd as Earl Basey,
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An interesting safety feature of Fordomatic is that forward
and reverse positions are separated by a neutral position on
the drive selector. It is "second nature” to handle, and what’s
more, with Fordomatic there is no time in the shifting when
the car is not in perfect control. If you want to "rock” your
car to get out of a snowdrift, you can. If you want an extra
burst of speed you just step down on the gas and keep your
hands on the wheel. In short, Fordomatic gives you the power
you want, when you want it—automatically. We know for a
fact that Fordomatic is one reason why Fords bring more
money on the used car market.
What are Fords made of? Some people have the idea
that the costliest cars are made of "better stuff.” It’s perfectly
true that some high-priced cars have costlier upholstery and
patroled left field Saturday night.
The big right handed swinger
didn’t get a base knock in the
tussle, but did send Middleton
scampering back to pull down
two long drives. He also got on
base three times by walking
twice and being hit once by a
itched bail
He didn’t demonstrate much
speed in the field, but Adair said
that, he would make up for any
shortcomings in his fielding by
hitting the long ball.
This and That
Raymond Wilford was a sur-
prise starter at third, as Jim
West had a sore arm. The local
colored diamond star responded
by making several neat stops and
flashing a rifle-like peg.
Harry Scherting has signed by
Ft. Worth. The former Owl slug-
ger, who starred for Dallas last
year, was slated for advancement
into a league of higher classifi-
cation, but he failed to make the
grade at Rochester and the Cats
grabbed him. With the addition
of Jim Melton to the Ft. Worth
roster that makes two former
Hooters playing for the Cats.
fittings. What Ford has is so good, both in durability and
appearance, that you probably could not tell the difference.
You might even prefer it, because of its better design and
more pleasing appearance.
Then there’s the question of sheet metal. If you were to
measure and analyze the sheet metal structure in the most
expensive car, you most likely would find it identical in
thickness to the corresponding panels in Ford. For the most
end of seven.
Ronnie Moore, local pitching candidate, was on the mound and
in the last two innings had been touched for two runs, but it was
evident that the hard-throwing right hander was not at his best.
His control was shaky and it took a lightening quick double play
in the sixth to get him out of a dangerous situation.
In the eighth inning the Majors---‘
exploded. Solid liners and bloop-
ers began to rattle off their bats
and a parade of runs began to
stream across the plate. Moore
Adair claiming that it had been
Smart who had missed the bag
and he couldn’t be put out twice.
After a brief exchange of words
the umpire’s original decision
stood up—as usual.
The Major’s scored in the fifth
as Carroll Newman replaced the
tiring Basey. Newman was both-
ered by wildness in his one in-
ning of work and two free
passes, coupled with a wild pitch
and a balk gave Greenville its
third tally.
In the sixth inning Moore was
called in from right field to
handle the hurling duties and he
too was bothered by lack of con-
trol. Two baes on balls and a hit
batsman gave the Majors an-
other run.
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in the bottom half of that frame
as they scored with two men out.
The first two Hooter hitters re-
turned to the dugout on strikes,
but Billy Carr put the locals in
business by gaining first on a
walk.
Diagez singled again and Sa-
malion drilled a liner in the hole
between second and first for the
second run of the night, before
Wilford dribbled a grounder to
the pitcher.
Moore was scored on again in
the seventh as the result of poor
support. Frank Scarpace gained
first as Diagez and La Monte
couldn’t decide who was going
to grab his pop fly. Diagez fi-
nally made a lunge for it, but
had the ball bounce out of his
glove.
Saulsberry sent a fly out to
right field that Carr lost in the
lights, putting two men on. Scar-
pace advanced on a long fly to
right and scored on a grounder
by Cullins.
Fatal Inning
The roof really caved in on
Moore’s head in the eighth in-
ning as the Majors’ dormant bats
finally began rattling out base
hits galore. Four bases on balls,
coupled with singles by Herman
Gomez, Saulsberry, Cullins, Car-
line and Burgess and doubles by
Scarpace and Maul sent ten runs
across the plate in the marathon
inning.
The Majors wound up their
scoring splurge in the ninth as
Cullins singled and later scored
on a long fly ball.
Diagez, who was rated as a
good fielder and a light hitter,
demonstrated that he could han-
dle the lumber by leading the
Hooters with two singles and a
double.
Samalion collected two bingles,
while the other three hits were
distributed among Manager J. B.
Grigg, Bill Mattox and Lindy
Middleton.
Cullins was the leading Green-
ville hitter as he scored four
one shots in five trips to the
plate.
Basey was the most effective
Owl flinger, giving up two runs,
one of them an unearned tally,
Herrin, if
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TOTALS
Greenville
Gainesville
Sunday Tilt Called Off
The Gainesville Owls played a colored southpaw, tossed in the
the Greenville Majors on near first pitch for the Feathered
even terms for seven innings but Flock, but that was quickly ended
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contributed to the Greenville
cause by giving four batsmen
free strolls to the initial sack.
When the third out was finally
flashed on the scoreboard in the
inning that seemed to last for
hours, Greenville had scored ten
runs to turn a close game into a
runaway.
One Week of Training
The Feathered Flock couldn’t
have been expected to do much
better, for they have only been
training for a week, and it was
their first showing under pres-
sure.
The Majors, on the other hand,
have been playing against several
Texas League teams, and only
the night before had handed Ok-
lahoma City a convincing 4-2
licking.
If Lefty Leon Basey had been
in shape and could have gone the
route, it might have been a dif-
ferent story. The cool southpaw,
who takes his time on the hill,
set the Majors down without a
score for three innings. His con- :
trol was perfect as he walked
no one in those frames. He was
touched for three hits, but in
each case was able to get out of
trouble with ease.
He notched one strike out as
he sent the cleanup slugger, Al-
len Maul, back to the dugout af-
ter firing in a beautiful curve
that had the big first sacker just
looking instead of swinging.
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rookies — Tony La Monte, Ray-
mond Wilford, Joe Riley and
Moore — and we imagine they
were pretty nervous, but the
most nervous person in the en-
tire park was Owl Owner Ernest
Shadid.
Shadid was as jumpy as a cat
as he paced nervously back and
forth from the press box to the
dugout to the concession stand.
When the game finally did get
underway and Basey zipped
through the top half of the Major
batting order, Shadid breathed a
sigh of relief.
With only one week of train-
ing behind the Owls he wasn’t
quite sue what to expect, but
we imagine that he was pleased
with the showing in the opener,
and we feel certain that the Hoot-
ers made at least 200 loyal sup-
porters Saturday night.
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We talked to Jimmy Adair in
the dugout before the game and
the friendly Major skipper said
that they were going to send
some four or five players to
Gainesville in a week or ten days.
He cidn’t know just who the
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What about automatic transmissions? It would
take the fingers of both hands to count the various kinds of
automatic and semi-automatic transmissions on the market
today. The one we offer is called Fordomatic. It is the most
versatile on the market, it represents the most profound
consideration of engine-to-wheel power transfer—and that it
does the best job for our engines isn’t even open to question.
But what do you pay for a Ford? This is an interesting
point. When designing and tooling up for a new model, Ford
spends a great deal more money than the makers of the
costliest cars. For example, the first dozen or so ’53 cars cost
just about $62,000 a copy, apart from tooling! These cars
are never sold—they’re experimental models. Then when
they are perfected and go into production Ford actually turns
out a vastly superior car in every way for the low price you
are asked to pay. This is the miracle of Ford production.
After all, then, what is the difference between a Ford and
the costliest cars?
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There’s an old saying. that a thing is worth what
someone is willing to pay for it. Well, if you could tour
the wholesale and retail used car auctions around the country,
if you could survey hundreds of used car lots you would
discover that used Fords bring higher prices than any
competitive make—and by substantial amounts.
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What about running costs? Here’s one place that
Ford’s advantages are obvious. For oil and gas economy Ford
has the big cars whipped. Ford parts cost less. Ford service
charges are less. Ford tire mileage is thousands of miles
greater. And, as any C.P.A. who looks into it will tell you,
Ford depreciation is the lowest of any car on the market—
bar none.
to tire though, and the Majors , players would be, but indicated
aided by an error, scored twice. I that one of them might be Bob
Herrin, the colored lad who
Good Hitting
The Owls showed signs of
being able to hit as they combed
the offerings of fireballer Melvin
Burgess, a former Owl, for eight
hits.
Richard Diagez ended doubts
about his hitting ability as he
banged out three hits to lead the
attack. The flashy fielding short-
stop smacked a double into left
field on his first trip. His second
attempt with the lumber resulted
in a solid liner into centerfield,
and his fourth effort was a siz-
zling drive into left field.
Joe Samalion had his eye on
the ball Saturday night as he
bashed out two singles. In addi-
tion he made some neat plays at
first-base, including a sensational
grab of a line drive that appeared
destined for a hit.
Lindy Middleton came through
with a base knock and was rob-
bed out of another by a beautiful
catch by Bob Saulsberry. Middle-
ton got his revenge in the field
by taking hits away from several
of the Majors with sensational
grabs in centerfield.
Skipper J. B. Grigg had a per-
fect night at plate as he walked
GREENVILLE—
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Scarpace, rf ..
Saulsberry, of
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I has ever built, should not be compared with cars
JL in the same price range. Not because our competi-
tors don’t do a good job—obviously they do—but because
we feel Ford Cars have more in common with the highest
priced automobiles. The similarities are far greater than
the differences.
on five base knocks. The poised
wrong hander gave up only one
base on balls and struck out one
enemy batter.
Burgess went the route for
Greenville, striking out 11 and
issuing five passes to first base.
The Owls’ next exhibition
game is to be played in Sherman
Wednesday night. Their next
home game is against the Twins
on Friday night.
GAINESVILLE— AB R H PO A E
Diagez, ss ...........4 1 3 3 1 1
Samalion, 1b ........4 0 2 12 1 1
Wilford, 3b ..........4 0 0 1 5 0
Middleton, cf ........5 0 1 4 1 1
Riley, if .............2 0 0 0 0 0
Moore, rf-p ..........4 0 0 0 2 0
La Monte, 2b ........3 0 0 3 3 1
Grigg, c .............1 0 1 1 0 0
Basey, p .............1 0 0 0 0 1
(a) Adams ...........0 0 0 0 0 0
Newman, p ..........0 0 0 0 0 0
Mattox, c ............2 0 1 2 1 0
Carr, rf .............1 1 0 0 0 0
(b) West ............1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS ......... 32 2 8 27 14 4
(a) Ran for Basey in 4th inning.
(b) Got on on fielder’s choice for,
Wilford in ninth.
In our opinion, the difference is largely a matter of dimen-
sions, weight (and the power required to move it) plus the
distinction of owning a car that not so many other people
own. The desire for these things is understandable . . . and
probably justified for people who are willing to pay the price
to satisfy it.
As to comparing Ford with other cars in its price range, by
all means do so if you wish. But, as we said before, you’ll get
a better picture of Ford value by comparing with cars that
are most like Fords—those that are priced up to twice as
much. As a matter of fact, we think you’ll quickly begin
comparing the other cars with Ford—because the 1953 Ford
has really established the New Standard of the American Road.
’53 FORD
What you can see is also important. Here again
Ford Cars lead not only in their price field but in the medium
and upper brackets as well. Ford visibility is Full-Circle
Visibility. This means huge, curved unobstructed glass area,
front and rear, plus side windows that allow all passengers
what the hotels call "room with a view.” And, it might
interest you to know that, inch for inch, very few cars costing
thousands of dollars more can beat Ford for window area.
What about ride? Here’s another Ford similarity with
high-priced cars . . . Riding Comfort. One of the misconcep-
tions of automobile buyers for many years has been that
weight—sheer weight—is what it takes to make a car ride
well. But the railroads have disproved that, as any one who
has ever ridden a modern, lightweight streamlined Pullman
knows. It’s how you use weight—how you spring and balance
it that counts. Ford has found, for example, that you can
make a 3000-pound car ride softer and hold the road better
by far than many cars that weigh a full 1000 pounds more. In
our ’53 car, for example, front end road shock has been
reduced up to 80%. We say it compares most favorably with
the heaviest cars sold today. Chances are you could not tell
the difference.
Appearance? A higher price, of course, does not make a
car more beautiful. Conversely, beauty in a Ford comes "for
free.” Ford has found that it costs no more to develop a
.beautiful car than one that is less pleasing in appearance.
You can drive up to the most exclusive doorways in the world
and feel perfectly at home in your Ford. It’s done every, day
and if you don’t believe it just stand in front of the Waldorf,
for example, the next time you are in New York. Or the Mark
Hopkins in San Francisco. Fords "belong” ... in exactly the
same social category as the finest, one-of-kind creations. After
all, a Ford is a custom creation multiplied.
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second straight hit, a rifle-shot
into centerfield. First Baseman
Joe Samalion was issued a free
pass by Burgess, but Raymond
Wilford, a local colored candi-
date, went down swinging after
two unsuccessful sacrifice at-
tempts.
Cleanup hitter Lindy Middle-
ton loaded the sacks as he sent
a hard grounder skipping be-
tween short and third. Leftfielder
Joe Riley drew a base on ball to
force the initial run home.
Here Burgess settled down and
struck out Rightfielder Ronnie
Moore, another local colored
candidate, and Second Sacker
Tony La Monte to put down the
uprising.
The Majors came rampaging
back in the top of the fourth for
two runs of their own. First Base-
man Allen Maul got a life as
Samalion let a hard grounder
elude his grasp at first.
Former Owl Bob Cullins
smacked a clean hit down the
third baseline, and Bob Herrin
walked to load the bases. Don
Carline lined to Diagez, who made
a great rolling catch.
Rubin Smart laced a long
drive to left center that sent all
three runs homeward. A quick
relay nailed Smart at third, and
La Monte called for the ball at
second saying that Herrin had
missed the bag.
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country have V-type, 8-cylinder engines. Ford Cars have had
this exact same type of engine for over 20 years. Ford has
made more V-type, 8-cylinder engines than all other manu-
facturers combined and no other low-priced car has a V-8 yet!
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What’s more astounding, the current Strato-Star V-8, a
full 110-horsepower, high-compression V-8, delivers all its
high-test performance on "regular” gas and sells for hun-
dreds of dollars less than several other makers charge for a
six-cylinder car. Now there’s nothing wrong with a Six but
they do cost less to make. Ford makes a Six—the most
modern overhead valve Six in the industry. And if it’s a six-
cylinder car you want, Ford has it and for less money than
the V-8, which is as it should be.
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