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PACK 7
Tommy Lyons
Tom Lyons Excels
As Scholar, Athlete
By SAM HEYS
Tommy Lyons is probably most well-known for being
the starting center on the Georgia football team.
Tommy Lyons is also
known for being a two-time
Southeastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling Association heavy
weight champion
Tommy Lyons also could be
known for being a member of
Blue Key. the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes and the
Honors Program.
Or Tommy Lyons could be
known for having a B plus cu
mulative average. Or for pull
ing a 4.3 average last quarter
One might wonder how a
person is able to do all these
things. A look at the average
day of such an individual will
supply the answer to this
question.
Lyons, a rising junior,
came to the University from
Woodward Academy as an end.
Red-shirted his first year, he
was given the starting center
position at the start of last
spring and has held it ever
since.
Lyons would Uke to become
a clinical psychologist after
graduate school The profes
sion attracts him since he is
interested in people and feels
that the profession is "very
satisfying and humane Pro
football is also a possibility
since he has been talked to by
several scouts
Lyons usually gets up at
McWhorter Hall in the morn
ing at 7 30. Surprisingly, the
6-3. 220-pounder does not eat
any breakfast but Ukes get
going early and get through
Third period Lyons has a
Classical Culture 301 class
Fourth period Lyons takes
Psychology 456. one of those
courses in his major that he is
interested in and does his best
in.
Out of classes by noon.
Lyons usually drops by the
Phi Delta Theta house where
he parks his Triumph Spitfire,
to see some of his fraternity
brothers Lyons regrets not
being able to be at the house
more than just before and
after classes and on the week
ends but realizes that he must
be himself around Mc
Whorter
Lyons then goes back to the
dorm (or lunch "Our meals
are different in that we usual
ly have a lot of vegetables and
can eat as much as we want "
After lunch Lyons tries to
study for a couple of hours. "I
feel that if 1 can study for
about two hours before prac
tice. 1 can keep up with my
studies."
Around 2:30 Lyons goes
over to the Coliseum to start
getting taped and dressed for
practice, which usually takes
quite awhile At 3:30 the
Brown-haired Atlanta native
goes to a meeting with the
other offensive linemen. This
meeting consists of going
over the blocking assign
ments and viewing the films
of practice.
Practice begins at 4:00. and
the first period of it usually is
an extension of the meeting
Calesthinics and agihty drills
comprise the second period of
practice.
Then, following are one or
two 15-minute periods of fun
damentals. which includes
one-on-one blocking or block
ing with the sleds or dum
mies. Practice then moves
into the 30-minute team peri
ods. The passing game is
covered first and then the
running.
During this time the of
fense either works against the
Scout Team or one of the two
defensive units. An improve
ment period follows the prac
tice. The period involves
much contact work, but Lyons
seldom has to attend these
sessions
"Practice is rough, but it is
not the worst thing in the
world It certainly takes a lot
out of your spring, especially
when you see your friends in a
convertible going down to the
river.
"It is harder than fall prac
tice because now they are
trying to find out who will hit
and they don't want to wear
you down in the fall. It's real
hard on freshmen It's rough,
but it's bearable "
After practice Lyons goes
into the steam room, mainly
for relaxation He gets back
to McWhorter between 7:00
and 7:30. Sometimes he is so
tired he can’t eat and lies
down in the room before going
to dinner, which usually is
comprised of steaks twice a
week
After supper Lyons plays
one or two games of pool at
the dorm for more relaxation
"At night I try to study for
a half an hour, but never for
more than an hour 1 usually
spend the rest of the night
talking about spring practice
Rubgy Team
Hosts State
On Weekend
By RANDY SHLNGLER
The University Rugby
Team plays host this Saturday
to North Carolina State
The match should prove to
be one of the year's most ex
citing for the Georgia team.
North Carolina State is
Duke's closet contender for
the 1969 Carling Cup, a trophy
sponsored by the Carling
Brewing Company each year
for the best rugby team in the
southeast
The Georgia Rugby Team
is currently in its first year of
competition. It has compiled
record of 4 wins. 3 losses, and
2 ties so far this year This an
outstanding record for its
first year of competition.
The match is scheduled for
5:15 Saturday afternoon at the
football practice field which
is next to the coliseum. The
Georgia-N.C State match will
be preceded by a match be
tween the Atlanta Rugby Club
and the University of South
Carolina at 4 00
David Jones, Public Rela
tions Chairman of the Georgia
Rugby Club says that both
matches should be highly ex
citing and extremely enjoya
ble He asks that as many stu
dents as possible attend and
support the team It has had
very little support in the past
field fence
runners on
All Up In The Air
Mike Harrelson is all up in the air over Tues
day’s game with South Carolina In the bottom
of the -eventh. Mike slashed a line single to left
and went to second on a balk Bill Miller bunted
safely to put runners on first and third Attempt
ing to score on a grounder by Kirby Campanella.
Harrelson was trapped between third and home
He made it back to third safely, only to see Mill
er trapped between second and third Harrelson
took off for home again, was trapped again, and
finally barreled his wav in to score
Cannon Shoots,
Tech Falls, 3-1
By TOM CRAWFORD
R AH Sports Kdilor
Breaking a two game losing streak. Georgia turned
back Georgia Tech Monday in Athens, 3-1.
Bob Cannon fired a two- over the center
hitler at the Yellow Jackets,
striking out eight and walking
four The victory improved
his record to 3-2 for the sea
son
Cannon s barrage led to
Tech's scoring only one run in
the fourth
With two out. Dennis Davis
and Phil Cardwell walked
First baseman Lloyd Harris
punched a single to right,
driving in Davis with the tal
ly
BRADSHAW BLASTS
Kit Bradshaw promptly
tied the game up in the bot
tom of the inning Bradshaw
connected with a Jerry Owen
fastball and drove it on a line
Conference Records Broken,
Wolf, Sutton, Elkins Excel
Topps Company
Gives Awards
For Baseball
Collegiate and prep base- •
ball will have their largest ■
awards program in history
this season
In an expanded program
sponsored by Topps Chewing
Gum. awards will be present
ed in 1969 to All-American
players in five categories
according to Sy Berger,
sports director for the compa
ny.
All - American baseball
teams will be selected for the
University Division and the
College Division and there
will also be awards for the
All-Amencan team of the
NCAA.
In addiuon Topps will spon
sor awards to players selected
for the 1969 Junior College
All-American baseball squad
and to the 1969 High School
All-Amencan baseball team.
Outstanding coaches will
be selected in all five divi
sions and awards will be pre
sented to them.
Topps has set up a com
plete series of trophies,
awards and citations to be
given to the players and
coaches selected.
Very few Southeastern
Conference track records
have been threatened this
year, although more compeU-
tors than ever before are
turning in good times and
distances
Of the 17 events which de
termine SEC cliampionships,
only four have been exceeded
| Trep Athletes
\ Si fin Grants
Two more high school ath
letes entered Georgia's fold
last week Baseball coach Jim
Whatley and baskethall coach
Ken Rosemond both inked
prospects
Tom Abrahamson. 6-9 and
210 pounds from Montvale.
New Jersey, is Rosemond's
newest recruit Sought by
more than 100 colleges. Abra-
hamson cast his lot with the
Bulldogs
Abrahamson holds 17
school records at Pascack
Hills High, among them car
eer points (1.121 in three sea-
wons), career field goals
I44U and career rebounds
(7841.
Alan Salmon, a rig.t.-hand-
ed pitcher out of Robinson
High School in Tampa. Fla ,
signed a tour-year scholarship
last week as announced by
coach Whatley.
Salmon had a won-lost re
cord of 28-7 over his three
year varsity career and
struck out more than 350 hat
ters. —
in the dozens of dual meets
and relays
Ron jourdan of Florida, a
consistent 7-foot high jumper,
recorded an outdoor leap of 7-
to break the SEC record of
6-10'j set bv Randv Geyer of
LSU in 1966
John Morton, also of the
Florida Gators, threw the
discus 189 feet 4 1 * inches in
the Texas Relays, bettering
his own distance of 180-2. set
in 1967
Bill Skinner, Tennessee,
tossed the javelin 250 feet
three inches in the Florida
Relays, almost 12 feet past his
SEC record set last year.
Georgia trackmen are also
making their mark in the SEC
this year.
Sam Sutton turned in a 15-3
pole vault against Furman
last week, placing him third
in SEC distances through
meets of April 19
Howard “Moose" Elkin? is
sixth in javebn with a throw
of200-2
John Wolf, the school re
cord holder in the mile, ran
his specialty in 4 14.1 for fifth
spot in the best SEC times
Larry Fenley. a junior
from Powder Springs, ran the
sixth best time in the 440 in
termediate hurdles. 54.3
Georgia's mile relay team
has the fourth best mark in
the SEC this spring, 3:15.7
The 440 relay team has posted
a time of 42.6. seventh best in
the conference
There were no
base at the time.
Kirby Campanella unknot
ted the 1-1 tie in the fifth stan
za
Jimmy Carter reached
first on a boot by second base-
man Bobby Gibson Bob Can
non walked and Mike Harrel
son loaded the sacks with a
bunt single
Bill Ms’ler reached first on
a fielder's choke, forcing
Carter out at home
Capanella poked a groun
der down the third base line
for a double driving in Can-
nun and Harrelson
Georgia had threatened in
the third with Bob Cannon
walking and Mike Harrelson
beating out his first infield
hit Miller and Campanella
grounded out to end the
threat
■DOGS THREATEN
The Dogs threatened again
when Donnie Clark singled
and stole second in the sixth.
He was cut down on a throw
from the pitcher to the third
baseman and another poten
tial score went bv the boards
Mike Harrelson and Don
Clark went two for four at the
plate
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That's what the System is all about.
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or
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