Playing their final game of the season here Friday afternoon the Shelby Highs won the county championship and Mull baseball cup by defeating the strong Kings Mountain team 9 to 2.
It was the swan song in high school baseball of several of the local players, among them being two that carried Shelby on to the state championship last year. Jack Hoyle, Peeler and Grigg we in their final appearance, and Hoyle left the field with many strike outs to his credit and a fine game for his last Shelby appearance. Peeler hit and fielded as usual in his consistent gait, while Griff shot in as a pinch hitter delivered twice in the pinches.
For five frames it was an interesting hurling duel between “Skeeter” Skates, speed ball artist of Kings Mountain, and Hoyle, Shelby’s hook ball expert. And for the five frames, may it be said, Skates had the Shelby hitters at his mercy, while Hoye gave up only one run. But near the midships of the box core the young Shelby hitters began to get their war clubs in the way of the fast ones and runs rained in thick and fast with Lee and Cline leading the hitting.
Hoyle’s slow curves kept the visitors baffled when runners were on and three times Skates returned to the bench by strike-outs and Hord, one of the best high players seen here this year, fell once before breaks of the youngster doing his game for his team. Features were frequent with both teams. In the Shelby line-up weak hitters vied with the strong ones in driving out base blows when they were needed. Feilding thrills were numerous, the two outstanding being by Sparks, local right fielder, and Kings Mountain’s center gardener, although Hord of Kings Mountain was up to his usual tricks in getting the fast one all about him.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Monday, May 17, 1926
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