The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 28, 1959 Page: 4 of 4
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Pony Sports Views
by J. C. Kelly
This week for the benefit of
many who have asked me person-
ally about what various letters
represent in our PONY SCORE
BOARD, I shall try to explain a
few. Take for instance the name of
Vesteir Smith who is the leading
Pony batsman. The “AB” stands
for the number of times he has
officially come to bat. In this case
he has been at bat officially thirty-
eight times. Walks and sacrifices
and hit by the pitch do not count
as an offical time at bat. The “R”
in the column represents the num-
ber of runs he has scored. In this
case eleven. The most important
asset to a player is what he has
in the “H” bracket. This stands
for the amount of hits he has got-
ten. In this instance sixteen. The
“AVG.” of course is his personal
batting average. A batting average
is figured by dividing the amount
of hits by the amount of times at
bat.
Girls ask frequently about the
Runs Batted In. This signifies the
amount of runs that a player has
knocked in. Either by hits, hom-
ers, sacrifice flies, walks and
squeeze plays.
The pitching records sometimes
get very confusing. The “IP” col-
umn under the pitching records
stands for innings pitched. The
amount of runs scored against the
pitcher is enumerated in the “R”
column. “ER“ represents the
amount of earned runs which the
particular hurler has given up to
the opposition. “H” signifies the
amount of hits given up. In scor-
ing “K” always stands for strike-
outs; hence, the “K” points out
the number of strikeouts. Bases on
balls is represented by the “BB”.
This feature is always a definite
hindrance to a pitcher’s record.
“ERA” is the earned run average.
This is figured by dividing the in-
nings pitched by the number of
earned runs. This figure will be
the amount of earned runs per in-
ning. By multiplying this by nine
innings you will get the ERA.
I hope you are not confused even
more. Nevertheless that is how the
baseball statisticians figure the
percentages and averages.
Now all we ask is that the Ponies
give us something to work on both
in batting and pitching.
Softball Team Wins
The independent softball team
formed by Panola College students
started their season off right down
ing a sharp club of independents
from Timpson fifteen to two.
The team collected a total of
eleven hits with every man on the
club managing to get at least one.
James Weaver and Johnny Graves
led with two hits each.
James Weaver, the club’s star
pitcher, struck out fifteen of the
Timpson squad and allowed the
Timpson players exactly no hits.
James was relieved in the fifth
inning when his arm began to tire.
J. H. Oliver came to his rescue
and finished the game.
Catching for the Panola team
was Oscar English. Dan McNair
covered first base. Jimmy Bates
played at second; Rodney Edge
was at third; “Batam” Graves
went errorless at the shortstop
position. A fine outfield consisted
of Bill Eldridge in left. Willie
Herndon in center, and Sidney
Scott in right.
Pony Scoreboard
(Thru April 20)
Name
AB
R
H
Av.
Bazer
40
9
17
.423
Smith
42
12
17
.405
Blevins
35
12
13
.371
Clark
23
3
7
.304
Eberlan
35
9
9
.250
McElroy
21
3
6
.290
Mitchell
30
8
8
.267
Wilson
37
7
8
.216
Pennick
27
5
6
.257
Lee
32
9
6
.187
Hart
3
4
2
.666
Griffith
15
5
3
.200
Carpenter
12
4
3
.250
Moore
4
1
1
.250
Runs Batted In
Smith—16
Wilson—12
Blevins—8
Home Runs
Smith—2
Lee—1
Wilson—1
Pennick—1
Blevins—1
Pitching Records
Carpenter—1
W
L IP
R
ER
H
K
BB
ERA.
Smith 5
1 41
13
7
32
55
14
1.53
Griffith 4
1 35 2/3
25
12
36
44
11
3.03
Conference Record
W L
Panola College 3 1
Scores of Conference Games
Panola 12, Henderson County 7
Blinn 7, Panola 0 (First Game)
Panola 6, Blinn 5 (Second Game)
Panola 3, Navarro 0
Team Batting Average
AB H Avg.
349 101 .289
Where Do You
Wear Your Rings?
From earliest times ring adorn-
ment of the human race has been
universal. Rings have been worn
on the finger, nose, ankles, arms
and lips.
Orientals wear rings on their
toes. Married women wear them
on the big toes of the left foot, and
men wear them on the big, second,
and third toes.
The ring worn on the finger
originated with the Egyptians. This
type of ring evolved from the sig-
net.
The Roman Senators and ambas
sadors were the first to wear gold
rings. Their slaves were allowed
iron ones. The wedding ring of the
Carthage Drug
Bring us your film to be
developed.
5-day service.
Matthews
Clothes and gifts for all
occasions!
Phone OX 3-4484
Romans often had a household key
attached.
In olden times it was customary
to bequeath friendship or memorial
rings to: one’s friends, as is shown
in many wills. Richard II left a
gold ring to each of his nine execu-
tors.
Young maidens’ deaths were
memorialized with rings in white
enamel. Hair from the head of the
deceased was often encased in the
ring.
In medieval days certain shapes
of stones and metal were consider-
ed to have great powers. Zodiac
signs often appeared on rings.
An Egyptian doctor used a green
jasper ring which had in it a dra-
gon surrounded by rays. This sup-
posedly cured digestive ailments.
Poison rings were also used dur-
ing this time. It was a custom for
a captured soldier to take the dead-
ly poison in his ring rather than
to go through torture.
Birthstone rings are quite pop-
ular. For each month of the year
there is a birthstone around which
some special significance is at-
tached.
January is represented by the
garnet which denotes constancy;
February is known by the ame-
thyst which means sincerity;
March signifies wisdom with the
aquamarine stone; April is known
by the diamond which means in-
First National Bank
Carthage, Texas
Member F.D.I.C.
Jobs In Europe
Available
Want to work this summer on
German farm in Bavaria, at
resort in Sweden, on the Freni
seacoast looking after children, i
construction in the Rhineland, i
reforestation in the mountains,!
in the fishing industry of Norwai
Well, these and many other joi
in Italy, Spain, England, and Si
zerland are open by the consent]
the governments of these com
tries to American university si
dents coming to Europe the sin
mer of 1959.
Last year, the first group
American students made their »
across the Atlantic to take parti
the actual life of the people i
these countries. The success
this project last summer has can
ed a great deal of enthusiastic i
terest and support both in Amt
ica and Europe.
This year, the program has bes
expanded to include many moi
students and jobs. American-Euii
pean Student Foundation (a no:
profit organization) is offerii
these jobs to students for German;
Scandinavia, England, Austri
Switzerland, France, Italy, ai
Spain. The jobs consist of forest
work, child care work (femali
only), farm work, hotel woi
(limited number available), ca
struction work, and some othi
more qualified jobs requiring moi
specialized training.
The purpose of this program
to afford the student an opportu
ity to get into real living conta
with the peoples and customs
Europe. In this way, a concrei
effort can be made to learn somi
thing of the culture of Europe. 1
return for his or her work, tt
student will receive his or her rooi
and board, plus a wage. Howevei
students should keep in mind tlii
they will be working on the Eun
pean economy and wages will na
urally be scaled accordingly. Tl
working conditions (hours, safel
regulations, legal protection, woi
permits) will be strictly con troll'
by the labor ministries of tl
countries involved.
In most cases, the employe!
have requested especially for A®
ican students. Hence, they are pai
ticularly interested in the studei
and want to make the work i
interesting as possible. They ai
all informed of the intent of tl
program, and will help the studei
all they can in deriving the mo
from his trip to Europe.
Also, this year, the Foundatii
has been allowed the ability 1
obtain voyage tickets for the sti
dent at a 10 per cent reductioi
This has to do with all travel#
to Europe and back, and whi
there.
For further information on tl
placement services and trav
arrangements, write America!
European Student Foundation, f
Box 34712, Vaduz, Liechtensteii
Switzerland.
nocence; May depicts love with#
•emerald; the pearl depicts weal
for the month of June; July'
represented by the ruby whi'
conveys freedom; the peridot in
plies friendship for the month'
August; September is express'
through the sapphire which meal
truth; the opal stone, represent!
October, stands for hope; Novel
ber is known by the topaz wh!
refers to loyalty; and December
remembered by the lapislaza
which denotes success.
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Allen, Olive. The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 28, 1959, newspaper, April 28, 1959; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507873/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Panola College.