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1 EMILY STAPLER
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Team s
bats
controversy
Whenever a team has a lagging season, all kinds of
rumors and idle musings crop up regarding the teams’ lack
of success. With the baseball team, it scents that the debate
has been over the lack of hitting power and more than one
individual feels it’s because Georgia uses the wrong brand of
bats.
The Georgia baseball team uses Hanna bats that are
made in Athens by the Hanna Manufacturing Company.
These bats have been used ever since Coach Jim Whatley
has been coaching here, Coach Whatley says.
According to Coach Whatley. Georgia buys about 12
dozen bats and the Hanna people donate seven or eight
dozen more each year.
Mr Broadnax, who works for Hanna Mlg. Co., said this
has been the policy for years and is a local thing. In other
words, this is not done for any other colleges that they
supply.
Broadnax said that Coach Whatley tests bats for the
company all year round. These “test" bats arc used not
only for practice but in regular season games as well.
The players don’t have much faith in the Hanna bats; in
fact, the majority ol Georgia s leading hitters don't even use
them.
Catcher Jim Carter, who is leading the league in doubles
and triples, uses Ins own Adirondack bat.
Sammy Iskew, who is tied for the team lead in
homcruns, uses a Louisville Slugger I skew obtained the bat
when the team played in (Icmson One of their players
broke the bat and Lskcw took it and tacked it together to
use. He also collected a bat at Vanderbilt by trading one of
his Hanna bats for a broken I ouisvillc Slugger which lie
taped together for use.
According to I skew, Andy Johnson, who is batting
thud on the team, uses Ins Lousiville Sluggers instead of the
Hanna bats, breslinian Phil Baker lias lus own Louisville
Slugger.
One of the gripes is about the excess breakage of the
Hanna hats.
“I broke three Hanna hats in a row when the hall hit on
the handle, I skew said “I haven't broken either one of
the Louisville Sluggers and I have hit them on the handle
too.”
“It might he a psychological thing,” one player
commented. “The wood seems harder in the Louisville
Slugger and Adirondack hats. Most of the guys would
rather use them than Hanna hats."
C oach Whatley said, “Louisville Sluggers and
Adirondack hats are breaking just as much as Hanna bats
Hanna is the oldest hat company t he same type of wood is
used."
"There is no difference in hats ” he continued "Half
the bats are broken because the hoys hit it incorrectly.”
Most college teams with comparable schedules use
anywhere Irom 10-14 dozen hats in a season (ieorgia's
purchased bats (10 do/ according to Broadnax) plus the
donated ones (seven or eight do/cn) total approximately 18
dozen bats, which lends some support to the players’
argument
It seems unlikely that so many of the players would
dislike the Hanna hats it there were not some truth to their
arguments. When a player prefers to use a broken hat of
another brand that has been taped or tacked together,
perhaps it is time loi someone to reevaluate the present
product.
Best overall grgup^Joins
professional ranks in July
Rv R AY
GEORGIA ALL-AMERICA ROYCE SMITH
Bulldog could xnn for the Sxinls
By RAY BOSS
Swimming, softball,
girl-watching and other popular
springtime activities currently
occupy the thoughts of most
students, but violence,
gruelling work, and a dream
take first place with 12 stars of
Georgia's outstanding 1971
grid squad.
Called “the best overall
group that we’ve ever had” by
head coach Vince Dooley, the
players will attempt to make
the jump into the pro ranks
when practice begins in July.
Will they make it?
”OF COURSE, I'm
prejudiced." said Dooley, "but
I feel all should be able to play.
A lot depends on being at the
right place at the right time. It
just depends on the team and
what they need. Some may
have to be on the taxi squad at
first.”
Royce Smith topped the list
of draftees. The consensus
All-America at defensive tackle
was New Orleans first round
pick and the seventh player
selected. Others drafted
included linebacker Chuck
Heard (New York Giants),
tight end Mike Greene (San
Francisco), tackle Tom Nash
(Philadelphia), and defensive
back Phil Sullivan (New York
Jets).
John Jennings, Jimmy
Shirer, and Steve Kitchens all
signed free agent contracts
with Calgary of the Canadian
need for himight away,” said
Dooley. “A free agent’s
chances are slim, but some
have made it and gone on to
become great players." John
Unitas of the Colts proves that.
'...all should be able to play. It just
depends on the team and what they
need." -Dooley
Lady netters reach state finals
By DENDY DAVIS
I he Georgia Women’s
lennis Club placed two players
in the doubles and singles finals
of the Georgia Intercollegiate
Tennis Championships at
Macon two weekends ago The
Georgia team of Beth
Hamilton-Rosemary Hill came
away with the doubles title,
while Hamilton placed second
in the singles
The tournament, which was
held two weekends ago at
Macon Jr. College, hosted
fourteen schools. The
participants included Georgia,
Ga. State Agnes Scott, Fort
Valley State, Mercer, DeKalb,
West Ga., and Macon Jr.
College There were a total of
74 singles players. This large
number required several
preliminary rounds.
In singles play,
Dollar (Georgia) drew
Penny
first
round bye. She then defeated
Martha Jones (North Ga.)
6-1,6-1. Kim Lees (Georgia)
received a first round bye also.
Lees d Missy Smith (Wesleyan)
6- 3,6-2; thus landing in the
next round opposite teammate
Penny Dollar. Lees d. Dollar
7- 6,6-7,6-3. The two
tiebreakers in this match were
rarities in this or any other
tournament. Lees next lost to
Dielan (Ga. State) 1-6,1-6.
After a first round bye,
Rosemary Hill (Georgia) d.
Linette Sachett (DeKalb)
6-1,6-0. Ann Rumble (Ga.
Southern), next fell victim to
Hill 0-6,4-6. Cynthia Hall
(Mercer) stopped Hill
4-6,6-2,6-3. Beth Hamilton
(Georgia) also waited out the
first round with a bye. She
beat Jan Vanderkley (North
Ga.) 6-0, 6-0. Chris Henson
(Mercer) fell to Hamilton
0-6,0-6, while Kilpatrick
(Emory) followed 0-6,1-6.
Reaching the quarterfinals,
Hamilton defeated Cynthia
Hall (Mercer) 6-1,6 1.
Hamilton gained a berth in the
finals, beating Molly Shephard
(West Ga.) 6-0.6-2. Hamilton
played in both the singles and
doubles semifinals and finals.
She played Dielan (Ga. State)
in the finals, losing 4-6.S-7.
IN DOUBLES play,
Lees-Dollar (Georgia) d. Janet
Knox-Joy Francis (West Ga.)
6-2,6-0. Lees-Dollar d. Sacha
Bunge-Charlotte Gillis (Ag.
Scott) 6-3,6-4. Laurie
Dun-Cynthia Hall (Mercer) d.
Lees-Dollar 6-4,6-0.
Hamilton-llill (Georgia) d.
Carol Goodlow-Nina Ellis
(Wesleyan) 6-0,6-0.
H a mil ton-Hill d. Gail
Baker-Liza Griffin (Middle Ga.)
6-1,6-1. They next defeated
Jinny Farmer-Marty Banks
(Ga. College) 6-4,6-0. Now in
the semifinals round,
Hamilton-Hill d. Dun-Hall
(Mercer) 7-5,6-1. The two
UGA players won the finals,
defeating Virginia
Bellson-Lynn Bates (Ga.
College) 6-3,7-5.
The UGA lady netters
played their final match of the
year at the Georgia courts last
Wednesday. The match was
scheduled against Converse
College of S.C.
Football League. Paul
McPipkin, Billy Brice, Mixon
Robinson, and Kendall Keith
signed pacts with Green Bay,
Philadelphia, Dallas, and
Houston, respectively.
The overall total tops the
previous record, although the
1968 contigent had six drafted,
including Miami Dolphin
standouts Bill Stanfill and Jake
Scott.
AS MIGHT BE expected.
Smith probably has the best
chance of immediately making
the grade.
"Usually,
drafted high
if
the
a player
team has
Dooley does not feel the
change in weather will affect
the players in Canada. “The
important part comes early and
it’ll be hot in Canada in July.
They’ll certainly be used to the
weather and may even have an
advantage over the
other players. They'll gradually
get used to the cold weather
when it comes."
How well the players do will
not be determined for several
months, but if past
performances provide an
accurate indicator, Georgia
could well lead the nation in
rookies that had their lifelong
dream come true in 1972.
Hockey series
BOSTON (DPI) The
president of the National
Hockey League says he expects
a wave of player sentiment will
convince the circuit’s 14
owners they should permit
NHL stars to paiticipate in an
international series against
Russia ncxl September
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