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Bulldog
Sportscene
By Chris Foster
A BULLDOG ON THE BALL
All was happy in Athens town Monday when the Georgia baseball crew
blasted the Tigers from Clemsonville, 4-1. The happiness was there for
two reasons. The obvious one was because the Bulldogs won their fifth
game. The other reason was one that caused joy in the heart of Coach
Jim Whatley, the genial diamond mentor for the 'Dogs.
W. I.. Hall went the distance for the team on the mound. It’s :»n simple
as that. It was the second time tills year that any pitcher for Georgia
has weathered nine innings in a game, tlic other being Jeryl Pinncll, who
went the route against Vandy and emerged with a 5-2 victory.
Hall, a junior, ha sapparently learned how !o control his erractic pitch
ing anil has developed into one of the few hurlers that Whatley can count
on for a good performance. If the Bulldogs could come up with a few
more good pitching chores, no one would find them a pushover.
YOUNG BLOOD
And it looks like we may get the strength that, we need by next season.
This year can be considered a rebuilding year, since only two regulars
will be leaving via the graduation route. With help from the frosh pitchers,
the Georgia entry in the SEC should be in the thick of the battle all the
way. This year's freshmen boast of several top-flight moundsmen. in
cluding Ronnie Eraddock and Don Woeltjen.
The Bulldogs are comparable to any other team hitting-wise, with such
formidable batsmen as Phil Ashe, Art Patchin, Jim Rogers, Tommy Lewis,
and Milledge White.
TOMMY LEWIS
Stir Georgia Athlete
HALL COES ROUTE
Bulldogs Down Clemson;
Travel To Atlanta Friday
By JOHN NEWSOME
W. L. Hall, junior right-hander from Ilinesville, cast a five-hit
magic spell over the Atlantic Coast Conference-leading Clemson
tigers as the Bulldogs triumphed
AT EMORY
Carr, Smith Pace
Track Meet W in
Georgia's tracksters raptured all
16 first places in trouncing Emory
and Berry Monday at Emory. The
Bulldogs amassed 111 *-4 points to
.19 for Emory and 19'4 for Berry.
Don Soberdnsh’s 220' 9" Jnvelin
throw was the day's top mark. He
upped his league-leading SEC fling
some seven feet from last week
Mark Carr was high point man
with 14 points. He won the high
jump, broad jump, and tied for first
in the pole vault with John Craw
ford.
Captain Doran Smith pulled the
Bulldogs' biggest iron tnnn feat of
4-1 on Ag Hill Monday.
Hall used a smoking fast ball and
a deceptive curve to throttle the
Tigers, striking out seven and walk
ing only one to become the second
Bulldog moundaman to go the dis
tance this season.
The 'Dogs drew first blood in their
half of the first inning when short
stop Joey Miller spanked a single
into right field to bring rightfielder
Wayne Exeley home from second.
• • •
THE GAME then turned Into a
pitchers' duel for six innings, with
Hall effectively muffling the Tiger
bats. All was calm until the Red and
Black exploded for one run In the
seventh and two more in the eighth.
Catcher Art Patchin started things
off by tagging a long sacrifice fly
to score Captain Tommy Lewis from
third base, and I^wis kept things
moving by sacrificing Miller home
In the eighth. Big catcher Phil ABhe
put on the finishing touches by rap
ping out a single to score Exeley.
• • *
White has been a pleasant surprise so far tills season. The Albany
sophomore has taken a firm grip on third base and is the leading hitter,
along with Ashe, the off-season gridder. White rounds out a solid in
field, along with Joey Miller at short, Harold Grady at second, Ashe at
first, and Patchin behind the plate.
LAWSON SPEAKS
TOMMY LEWIS
Baseball Captain
Varies Activities
Coach “Red” Lawson of the basketball team recently gave a speech at
the Boys High championship banquet in Anderson, South Carolina.
In this speech, Conch Lawson asked the question, “How would you nrguc
in defense of athletics?” He nskisl everybody to be ready to defend ntlic-
letics, if necessary, and I'd like to give a little defense for them right now.
I go along with the theory that a healthy body helps to make a healthy
and well-developed mind. There is no substitute for the fellowship of
others, and by participating in athletics, no matter how minor, one gets
some of the best enjoyment that is possible.
It’s hard to explain how good it makes a person feel to know that
he is on a winning team. It makes him feel proud, boastful, overjoyed,
and grateful, all at the same time. But how about being on a losing
team? Well, if he knows that he gave it everything that he could, he
should still feel these things.
A GOOD POINT
As pointed out by “Red” Canup in The Anderson Independent, "So few
athletes in Anderson or elsewhere become involved with police that it
could be considered a waste of time to check the police records here or
in any other city.”
This seems to be another good argument for athletics. By staying occu
pied with something that is wholesome and cnGn-tnining, the youth, nr
older person, for that matter, doesn't need to “get his kicks” elsewhere.
I have found that the majority of the boys that enjoy athletics the most,
have no desire to go out and “raise hell.” Of course there are people
who become angered at particular athletes and justly so. However you’ll
find that In every phase of life. There is always, it seems, a rotten apple
in the barrel.
CAPTAIN SCOTT HENSON RETURNS TO FSE OPPONENT
In netters match Monday afternoon
All-around Tommy Lewis of De
catur will close out a fine Univer
sity of Georgia career come gradua
tion In June.
In the sports world he Is known
well to Bulldog fans in both foot
ball and baseball. Coaches Wally
Butts and Jim Whatley of the foot
ball and baseball teams, respective
ly, have said that they will miss his
great athletic ability and good
sportsmanship which have always
marked his character.
However, his achievements have
not been limited to the sports fields.
Included in his many honoraries are
Gridiron, Sphinx, Blue Key, Kappa
Alpha fraternity, G-Club, Cadet
Wing Commander in ROTC, and Ar
nold Air Society.
In football, Lewis lettered three
years as quarterback and fullback.
He made All-SEC in baseball last
year as a junior and is captain of
this year's aggregation.
The likeable 6' 2", 190-pounder,
who starred in high school at South
west DeKalh, said his greatest thrill
was "the Auburn football game last
year in which we won the SEC cham
pionship.”
Lewis is a business major with a
“B” average. He plans to enter the
Air Force In September as a second
lieutenant.
Despite his many activities, Lewis
finds time to fly and water ski. He
is known affectionately to his friends
as “Sky King” because of his avid
flying interest.
’Dog Netmen Battle
To Draw With FSU
The Georgia and Florida State
tennis teams battled to a 4 Vi-4 Mi
tie on Ag Hill Monday, as darkness
called a halt to the third and last
doubles match.
The Bulldogs won three singles
matches and one doubles context,
while losing a like number. Joe Man-
derson defeated FSU’s Ed Fasula,
6-4, 6-4; Zuhair Nejlb downed the
Seminoles’ Buddy McClain, 6-4, 6-2;
and the Bulldogs' Guy Arnall put
down Bill Fields, 6-2, 6-2.
In the doubles activities, Nejlb
and Georgia Captain Scott Henson
triumphed over FSU’s Fasula and
McClain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Bulldogs Hill
Griffin and Arnall were tied 6-6 with
Seminoles Fields and Alex Sutor
in the last set of their match when
darkness fell.
The Bulldog freshman team cap
tured a 2-1 victory over the FSU
fledglings.
the season by winning both the mile
and two-mile and running second in
the 880.
J. M. Aycock captured the high and
low hurdles and was on the winning
4 4 0-yard relay. John Crawford tied
for first in the pole vault and tied for
second in the high jump.
David Cleghorn won the 440 and
was on the winning mile relay. 8teve
Squires captured the 880 nnd also
ran on the mile relay unit. Field
man Joe Scarbrough was first in the
discus nnd second in the javelin.
Other Bulldog point-getters were
Robert Whitton with 6V6, Luke
Glascock with 6, Doug Hawley with
5, and Alan Wexler with 4 V4.
Itnllfloi! Golf Sqnutl Downs
Clcm-on, Auburn LinksniPii
Two victories in a span of 4 8
hours gave Georgia's improving golf
team the confidence they might he
needing for next week's SEC golf
tournament.
Clemson 125-2) Monday, and Au
burn (26-1) last Saturday, represent
the two victories which lipped the
'Doga seasonal record to 11-5.
Leading the charge against Au
burn's Tigers was John Brim's 68.
A1 Bell was the second high scorer
for the locals with his 72.
Against Clemson, Eddie Sams led
the team with a 68. Following close
behind was Brim with a 70.
Team Captain Cobby Ware didn’t
play due to his participating in the
North-South Amateur tournument in
I’lnehurst, N. C.
COACH JIM WHATLEY is look
ing for some more route-going hurl
ers this weekend as the Bulldogs,
now 5-11 for the season, travel to
Atlanta to meet arch-rival Georgia
Tech In two contests.
The Engineers bring a 12-6 won-
lost record Into the series, and a
7-3 SEC report card. They boast
plenty of power at the plate in Buch
sluggers as catcher George Inman,
.362; pitcher Eddie Chambliss, .385;
and second baseman Mike Thomas,
.297. Chambliss also sports n 3-0
record on the hill, after working 32
innings nnd whiffing 37 batters.
• • •
THE BULLDOGS will go with
Hall in the Friday contest against
the Engineers and on Saturday will
probably pitch either Max Staples
or Mac Tully.
In addition to Chamhless, the
Techsters will be counting on Joe
Chambers, the left-hander from
Carrollton, who handcuffed Auburn
In two weekend encounters. His Sat
urday victory was a 12-0 shutout.
The only Injury reported by
Whatley this week is Tommy Van
diver, sophomore centerflelder, who
may miss both games due to knee
trouble.
IViinis 4IIiiIt lo Hold Tryouts
Tennis Club tryouts will he held
Monday, May 2, at the Women's
P.E. Courts.
Present members of the club will
Judge each participant on Individual
skills Tlie points that will be graded
are divided into seven categories
consisting of volley, forehand, back
hand, serve, smash, lob, and strategy.
THIRD BASEMAN MILLEDGE WHITE
Prepare* for Tech enrountert thit tceekend