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THK UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1900
FOSTER FORECAST
Now that baseball has officially began in both tbe National and Ameri
can leagues. I'd like to stick my neck out and give my choices for the
pennant winners.
Being the loyal Milwaukee fan that I am, I'm going to have pick the
Braves to take top honors in the senior circuit. New manager Charlie
Dressen should be the shot in the arm that they need, for he’s a fiery
competition and knows his baseball better than most of the managers
His most important talent is being able to get along with his players and
getting the most out of them.
I look for Eddie Mathews to have the best year of his career, topping
his 4G homers of last year. Last Sunday he belted a homer, a triple, and
a double to get the Braves on the winning ways.
The team that made Milwaukee famous now has an apparently healthy
Red Schoendiest back in the line-up after u bout with tuberculosis. The
hnstling take-cliarge guy has been knocking the I mi II consistently since
returning to the club. And, in case something should happen to him,
rookie Chuck Cottier, late of the Atlanta Crackers, will step in with a
ready glove and a willing bat.
STICKING CLOSE
In the second slot I’ll have to go along with the Giants of San Fran
cisco. They’ll break their spanking-new Candlestick Park in with a near
pennant, but falter toward the wire.
Heading the club will be two Willies—Mays and McCovey—and top
pitcher Sad Sam Jones. It’s a young club that will try to satisfy the loyal
coast town and will have to be reckoned with, for they are a sound team
all the way around.
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Residing in third position will be the other west coast club, the Los
Angeles Dodgers. Last year they were picked no better than fifth and
surprised the league with pennant and World Series victories.
Their old soldiers, Gil Hodges and Duke Snider, will carry the load, but
won’t be enough to give them another championship squad.
After that I see It in this order: Pittsburgh, Cincinatti, Chicago, Phlladel
phia, and St. Louis.
TRADER FRANK
In the American League I was leaning toward the Cleveland Indians
until Frank Lane, general manager of the Indians, began another of his
trading sprees. His two big guns, Herb Score and Rocky Colavito, were
recently traded to the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, respectively.
Now I forsee another pennant for the Go-Go Sox, making it two straight
and their second one since 1919. Fireballing Herb will provide ample
ammunition to bolster the Sox pitching corps, called by some the best in
the majors.
The Indians will once again reside in seeond place, a position that has
become home to them. It's hard to see the Yankees breaking through
with a pennant after the dismal season last year and the poor exhibition
given In the Grapefruit Circuit. Unless some of their younger plnyers
come through. It looks like another year of waiting for the Yanks.
Following this trio will be Detroit, Baltimore, Kansas City, Boston, and
Washington, in that order.
GLANCING AROUND
An afternoon at the baseball diamond on Ag Hill produces some inter
esting sights. There is much more than just a baseball game between
two Southeastern Conference foes to view, If you’ll pay close attention to
the other things going on around you.
Take, for example, some of the older gentlemen who probably haven’t
missed a game in years. Some of these men could have gone on the late
$01,000 Question and could have had as much success as Buford's Myrt
Power, the hasehall-wlse grandmother.
BENCH SUPPORT
Many of these elders come to the games by themselves, but always
end up Bitting with some of their cronies. They get together and ride
the players with more enthusiasm than some of the Georgia sudents, yell
ing such things as "Play ball like we used to, boy,” and “One’s all we
need, Big Phil.”
These are men who were loyalists of the diamond game when Ty Cobb
set new records every time he swung a bat or stole a base; these are men
who can recall the swatting of the mighty Babe Ruth: these are men who
remember the superb pitching feats of the Dean brothers. Dizzy and Paul,
for tbe St. Louis Cards.
(Photo by John Stephens)
"LOOK MA NO HANDS"
As Intramural Sprinter Makes it Home
THIRD SEC VICTORY
Minshew Hurls Dog Nine
To 14-9 Win Over Gators
llv KEN BARNES
Georgia's baseball nine got its third SRC victory Monday by de
feating the Florida Gators 14-9.
(Photo by Dan Keever)
“RIDE I'M COWBOY" seems to be the appropriate expression
as two Bulldog line candidates push both the sled and former Texas
Tech coach Wyatt Posey. This week marks the third week in the
extensive training program for the defending SEC champion ‘Dogs.
Georgia sent 11 men to the plate
in tbe second inning, and, when the
dust had cleared, the Bulldogs were
ahead 5-0. They increased the lead
to 7-0 by scoring a pair of runs in
the second.
Florida began pecking away at
the lead until they tied the Bcore
7-7 in the eighth inning. The
Bulldogs were not to he denied, how
ever, as they came right back in the
bottom of the eight to score seven
more runs and put the game on ice,
• • • •
COACH WHATLEY employed a new
rotation plan with his pitchers. Un
der this system, eaifh pitcher hurled
three innings. This plan was made
necessary by the inability of the
Georgia hurlers to go the distance
in the past.
Buddy Minshew, who came on the
seventh, received credit for the vic
tory.
The Bulldogs dropped a pair of
games to Auburn Friday and Satur
day by scores of 8-5 and 15-4.
Playing their third straight game
in as many days, the Bulldog pitch
ing corps began to show the strain
in Lho late innings Friday. Going
into the seventh inning with a two
run lead. Max Slaples began tiring.
With one out in the ninth, runners
on second and third, and the score
Frcsihmaii Golfers Trounce
Georgia Slate for Sixth Win
Making its record 6-0, the Univer
sity of Georgia freshman golf team
slashed the Georgia State College
varsity by a score of 25*4-1% in a
match played at the Athens Country
Club last Thursday afternoon.
Boog Layton, Waycross, and Jim
my Blanchard. Columbus, led the
Bullpups in the victory. Each of
them shot three-under-par 69’s.
Coach Howell Hollis says that this
is by far the best freshman team
ever assembled at the University and
that he expects all of these boys to
make names for themselves in col
lege and amateur golf ranks.
The next match for the frosh links-
men Is April 21 against Augusta Col
lege in Athens.
lied, Staples was relieved by Wyatt,
who gave up a single which brought
the winning runs home.
Meet Success
Finding fair skies and warm tem
peratures to their advantage Monday
in the annual tntrnmurnl truck meet,
l’ht Delta Theta and Sigma PI romped
lo victories in their respective lea
gues.
The Phi Delts picked up 22%
points to win the Governors League
while the Sigma Pi’s chalked up 27 %
markers to take first In the Presi
dents League.
In the Professional League, Alpha
Psl copped first place with 33 points.
The P. E. Majors were second with
23, followed by O.T.8. with 14.
independent League action snw the
Baptist Student Union capture first
with 37 points, while the Wesley
Foundation trailed behind with 7,
followed by Fain Hall with 5.
• • *
FOLLOWING I'HI BELT in the Gov.
ernors League were KA, second, 20
points: Lamba Chi Alpha, third, 18;
Siginu Chi, fourth. 13: P! Kappa
Alpha, fifth. 12%; SAE and Kappa
Slgtnu, tie for sixth, 11 each; 8igma
Nu, eighth, 8; and ATO, ninth, 4.
Cht Phi did not enter the meet.
The Chi Pel's were second In the
Presidents League with 26% points.
Others Included the following: Delta
Tau Delta, third, 26; Tau Epsilon
Phi fourth, 21%; AEP1. fifth. 18%;
and PI Kappa Phi. sixth, no score.
Intramural Director Frank Bowers
said the meet "was definitely one of
the host we've had, both spectator-
wise and participation-wise. It was
right on schedule, and everything
came off like clockwork."
FIRST BASEMAN Phil Ashe was
linnlly summoned lo put the fire out.
He retired the last two hatters to
end the game.
Tommy Lewis, with a double and
triple, and Phil Ashe, with a home
run, led the Bulldog hitters.
The Bulldogs seemed to come apart
at the seams In the Saturday tilt.
The pitchers gave up 15 runs and 15
hits, while six errors were being com
muted afield.
Bobby Cagle, who started and
went six Innings, was charged with
the defeat. He was relieved by John
Nuckolls In the seventh.
BOWERS CITED some of the win
ners In the Governors League who
were outstanding In their Individual
events. These Included FeltC’i Jen
kins (Phi Dolt), first In the 120-yd.
low hurdles with a time of: 15.5;
Lawton Johnson (PIKA), first In
the 100 yd. dash: 11.1; Ray Dan
ner (SAE, first In the 880-yd. run,
2:17.9; Jimmy Wright (Phi Delt),
first In tho 220-yd. dash: 25.7; and
the KA 440-yd. relay team which
captured the first marker.
In the Presidents League, Sigma
PI victories copped the 100-yd.
dash, 220, and broad Jump. David
Anderson won both the 100 and the
220 for the Sigma Pi's, while Bill
O'Callahan won the broad Jump
for the victors.
GOLF CAPTAIN
Ware Leads "Dog Linkmen
in the opinion of Georgia golf coach Howell Hollis anil the mem
bers of the Bulldog golf team, Cobby Ware is a brilliant athlete on
the links and a true gentleman off.
Commenting on the 1960 team
captain, Hollis says, "Cobby is mak
ing a fine captain and leader. He is
an above-average collegiate golfer
and a credit to the team."
Ware, who planH to enter the min
istry after finishing college, Is the
only senior on the Bulldog squad,
which has compiled a 4-5 chart this
season. He is averaging 72.5 per
round this year, and his 65 against
Clemson last month is the lowest
round turned In by the current
team.
His latest triumph is a 206 total
Sunday to capture the P. L. Shaefer
Spring Memorial at Carrollton. His
one-round 31 tied the course record.
Hollis places Ware in the same
category wtih past Georgia golf
greats such as Lester Kelley, Hal
Spears, Hugh Royer, and Bob Moser,
all of whom won either SEC or
Southern Intercollegiate crowns.
Ware hopes to step into this elite
circle when the annual SEC-S1C
BULLDOG GOLF CAPTAIN tourney Is held at the Athens Coun-
Auousta’i Cobby Ware try Club May 5-7.
tilje ant J3lack Sports
Bulldog
Sportscene
By Chris Foster
Phi Delt, Sigma Pi Take
Intramural Track Titles
Bowers Terms