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w G. c. WINS TWO
W ‘ FROM DAHLONEGA
T l, t> West Georgia College baseball
tcalU journeyed to North Georgia and
r , Xorth Georgia the little end of
t tvo game series. The Braves had
previously split a two-game series.
Therefore, the two teams ended their
19 34 campaign with West Georgia Col
1, - e on the big end.
In the first game, the Braves had
tvi overcome a four-run lead, but when
they got thoir journey-stiffened legs
limbered up, they cut loose with a mer
(iless hitting attack. This, behind the
excellent pitching of Fields, gave the
Bravos the game by the score of 9-6.
In the second game W. G. C* almost
blanked the North Georgians. The
Braves did themselves proud, however,
and gathered 37 hits- North Georgia
pushed over a run in the ninth, thus
robbing Williams of a perfect shut
out. Staples and Webb had their bat
ting eyes open and the opposing pitch
ers couldn’t even hit them. Webb was
rather poor in batting for the North
Georgians last year and they expected
him to be an easy mark, but they were
badly fooled.
Coach Bonner was especially proud to
defeat them as they had defeated
West Georgia in both basketball games.
Too, this series was a test to see how
West Georgia stood in the rating of
junior college teams in this section of
the state.
STROZIER, NEW TENNIS
COACH
Coach Bonner, feeling that he could
not devote the necessary time to tennis
that he should, has turned this sport
over to Prof. Robert M. Strozier (oth
wise known as Big Bill Tilden, Jr.)
Tennis enthusiasts feel that Mr- Stro
zier will find plenty for the teams to
do.
Prof. -Strozier, on boing made coach
of the team, called a meeting of those
interested in the tennis club. Those
joining were: Beverly Campbell, James
Platt, Harris Hay, Harold Morris, Leo
man Simonton, Ruth Staples, Mildred
Webb, Norwood Floyd, Tom Loftin,
Tom Harding.
At the first meeting the following
officers were elected: President, Har
ris Hay; secretary, Leeman 'Simonton;
manager, Norwood Floyd.
The tennis team, composed of Oscar
Hay, James Platt, Beverly Campbell,
Harold Morris, Thelma Andrews and
Mildred Webb, has entered a regular
schedule of practice and has already
played Alabama i S, T- C. and won a
hand victory. Hay, as expected, has
shown up very favorably, and ranks
No. 1 on the team. His service is
working nicely although he has been
having trouble keeping his lobs in the
court. He is in tip-top condition now.
Campbell, the next in rank, promises
to be the other singles player. He has
a backhand lob which is practically
impossible to return. His service,
though not as fast as Hay’s, is plenty
good and aces are not infrequent from
his racquet.
Platt is the other player being used
in the matches. He has improved tre
mendously since last fall and has de
veloped a forehand lob that even Hay
cannot surpass.
Morris, as yet, has not been able to
get into his old swing. Mr. Strozier
expressed a feeling that he needs only
practice to get into his old prowess.
Millie Webb is the ace of the col
lege’s women tennisters and rivals the
gents for supremacy. Our fear of Mil
lie’s playing has kept us from going
*° the court to challenge those present-
Although we have no idea that our
protest in a past issue had anything to
do with the cheer leaders getting
letters, we were very “joyeux” that
It happened. If it hadn’t been for
-Jarjie Lee, Tillman, and Bess, the
team wouldn’t have had half the back
-ng it did have. Even tho'ugh Simon
+on was not one of the leaders, lie
■as always there and invariably won
’"he vocal contest.
TO THE TEAM
With the graduation exorcises Wed
nesday, June 6, the West Georgia base
ball team will lose four players, all of
them mainstays in the line-up.
Kelly, captain of the team, was a
heavy hitter and knew how to handle
his position on any club. He did more
than was expected of him, and he was
truly a great captain. Kelley would
have made the Carrollton league team
if he had been given a fair chance-
His place will be hard to fill-
Then Staples, at first base, was a
slugger and excellent afield. Don was
the clean-up man in the batting line-,
up, and served nobly in that place.
To show that this heavy hitting wasn’t
a fluke, Don slapped out a home-run
off Bob Hasty, former hurler for the
Birmingham Southern League team.
Don will be greatly missed.
Webb, shortstop, played as good in
that position as any player can in this
part of the country. Damon was the
pep of the team,, and he was a favor
ite because of his aggressiveness and
determination to win- Damon will be
missed both from the baseball squad
and as student body president.
And last, but not least by any
moans, Cansler, a chunker, is passing
on from dear ole W. G. C. Cansler
had almost perfect control and he
couldn’t be rattled in the worst situ
tions. He also substituted in the out
field. “Race Horse” will be greatly
missed.
As for liurlers we have Parker, Wil
liams and Fields. All of the men did
excellent hurling. Their texture is
shown by the fact that Parker and
Fields have already been signed to
hurl in West Georgia League, and
Williams is going to play with his
home city. Fields also played in the
outfield. All of these men hit excep
tionally well for pitchers, and Coach
Bonner didn’t send in a pincli-hitter a
single time for the pitchers.
Then the infied, composed of Sta
ples, Driver, Daves and Webb, is about
the niftiest one we have seen this year.
Three of these have been playing with
the Carrollton league team, and Daves
plays with the Calhoun team- The way
Webb and Daves throw that ball
around on second makes one dizzy.
Then in the outfield were Reaves,
Entrekin, and Fields (Glazier at times.)
Reaves was considered at the first of
the season to be the weakest man on
the team at bat, and not overly supe
rior afield. However, Grady has, since
the first tAvo games, been hitting very
timely, and we'feel easy at mind when
a fly is knocked into his territory, for
he is sure to pull it down. Then En
trekin has done some very good batting
also. Fields, playing in the outfield
when not pitching, has filled his posi
tion afield and at bat very favorably.
Then Driver has been one of the big
cogs in the batting attack.
Then as utility, Glazier has played
all over the diamond- Ho has caught
several times and did very good-
Ovid Davis was also faithful to the
team, and made one of the most spec
tacular catches of the season against
Bowdon.
Weaver, manager, has won the
friendship of all his teammates, and
lie has served very faithfully in that
capacity.
Mr. Bonner, coach, deserves a lot of
credit and our bat is off to him. He
has done a wonderful job at his posi
tion, and his team loves him like a
father. More power to them all-
However the freshman treated the
Bowdon team with less civility tKan
the regular team had done in the pre
vious game. Fields struck out IS men,
and the game went only 7 innings
(called because the Braves were tired
of running bases.)
THE WEST GEORGIAN
♦IPOETt
By JACK SMITH
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
OVERWHELMS BOWDON
W. G. (’• met her weakest opponent
in Bowdon College and defeated them
in two games. The first was by a score
of 16-2; the second by aJß*ofc of 18-1.
The Bowdon team showed the neod of
much practice and blew up in the early
part of both games.
In the first game, played at Bowdon.
the Braves expected a Hard fight bat
soon discovered their own superiority-
Then in the second game, playeid on
the local diamond, Coach Bonner play
ed an all-freshman line-up, except for
Cansler. Webb, Kelly, Staples, and
Driver, all mainstays in the Braves’
line-up, were absent.
PROSPECTS for the coming year
are very favorable although the school
will lose several excellent athletes in
June. Too, the shyness of the fresh
men will have worn off by next year-
We feel that “Thar’s gold in them
tliar mountains” even if it hasn’t all
shown up yet.
Basketball, being the first on the
schedule, is first discussed. The en
tire team with the exception of Sta
pes at center will return. After having
played together for a,' season, fthey prom
ise to put out even a better team than
this year- However, Staples was a
big cog in the wheel and he will be
hard to replace. Our guess for next
year’s center would be Glazier, unless
some other student turns out to be a
wizard. In this season, Glazier played
at center a number of times and with
a little coaching and practice in that
position should clinch it. Wouldn’t
that be a quintet —Glazier at center,
Fields and Almon, forwards; Driver
and Hearn, guards AH these are
about the same height and with enough
pep to sizzle a court. Damon Webb is
another sophomore who will be lost
from the team on account of liis leav
ing for furrin’ parts.
Then as for baseball, tho prospects
aren’t so bright. However, we know
of sevoral stars who are bashful
about showing their ability. For in
stance, Shad Callaway is death on fly
balls and has a curve that would baf
fle Major Walker.
This team will lose four of its best
men by their graduation. Kelley, cap
tain and catcher, was a good key man
and did more than his part to make
the team a success. Staples at first
base did a good job, good enough to
make the Carrollton (West Georgia
League) team, as did Kelly and Webb.
Webb, at short stop, flew around the
ball like a fly after honey and always
got it. Cansler pitched only one game
so we can’t tell so much about him, but
his remarks to the stands while on the
coaching line made him a joy to the
spectators. Prospects were bad at
the first of the season this year, but
look what a team it turned out to be.
Perhaps we will get some freshies that
will shine in the places vacated by
those four men- The Braves lose their
two best hitters in Kelly and Staples.
* • •
West Georgia College lias the undis
puted claim to the Junior College
Championship in North Georgia.
Coach Bonner challenged the South
Georgia champions, Norman Park
Junior College, for the state champion
ship, but they refused to play because
their school was getting out before we
would have had time to play off the
games.
# * *
W. G. C. split a series with the Bow
don team of the West Georgia League
and also split a series with the Doug
lasville League team. The Mandeville
Mills team was completely overwhelm
ed in 2 games with the Braves. Bre
men defeated West Georgia, in Bre
men 21 to 9, but the West Georgians
turned the tables completely in the
return game on the local field-
Wh jd
WEST GEORGIA’S TENNIS
TEAM BEATS A. S. T. C.
The West Georgia tennis team,
coached by Robert \T. Strozier, trav
eled to Jacksonville, Ala., Friday. May
18, and gave Alabama State Teachers’
College a severe licking. The West
Georgians won six out of six matches,
three boys’ and three girls’ matches.
In one of the boys’ singles, Hay, W.
G. C.’s number one man, defeated Wil
liams, of A. S. T. by a score of
6-4, 6-5. This match was never in
doubt as Hay bad Williams in tho palm
of his hand the entire game. Williams
had a good chop shot, but this gave
Hay no trouble-whatever, llav would
work ,Ins opponent to one side of tin
court and then place a lob on the
other side completely out of Williams’
reach. Hay served doubles a number
of times and the larger number of
games lie lost were on his own service.
He served four doubles on match point
while attempting to ace Williams. Hay
and Williams were undoubtedly tTie
best two men on tlio courts.
In the other boys’ singles match,
Campbell made a wonderful comeback
to defeat 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, af
ter a two hour battle. Campbell was
badly off form in the first set, but
improved in the second. However, lie
played with anew racquet, and was
nover at his best* Watterwood had a
very easy service compared with
Campbell’s bullet service. In the first
of the match, Watterwood rushed the
net, and being very la 11, made It prac
tically Impossible for Campbell to put
ono by him. In the final set, how
ever, Campbell placed his shots deep in
Wattenvooid’s court; thus keeping his
taller opponent front rushing the net.
Watterwood got the final set to match
point in his favor once, but Campbell
rallied and ran through the remaining
games to take the most hard fought
games of the day.
In tlie“ boys’ doubles, won by Hay
and Platt, neither pair overexerted and
the losers, Williams and Hall, seemed
completely disheartened and worn out.
Hall’s service seemed to worry Platt
considerably, but aside from that, the
West Georgians outclassed the Teach
ers altogether. The score was 6-3,
6-5.
In the first girls’ singles match, Mil
lie Webb defeated Miss Lane 6-4, 6-0.
Millie (having slight stage? fright)
and playing with anew racquet, got
off to a bad start and her opponent
took an early lead of 4-1* Then Mil
lie suddenly took pn her old form and
won 11 consecutive games to take the
match. Millie outclassed Miss Dane
aftor she got going and by the final
game her most deadly weapon, a chop
ped drive, was working practically
perfect.
In the other girls’ singles match,
Thelma Andrews defeated Miss Will
iams 6-3, 6-0. M’iss Williams had a
good lob and a good drive, but Thel
ma would return each hand drive with
an easy drive and finally Miss Will
iams would error. Thelma’s steadiness
seemed to rattle Miss Williams and
she blew up in the last few g&mes-
In the girls’ double match, Miss
Webb and Miss Andrews defeated
Miss Lane and Miss Williams by a
score of 0-6, 6-0, 8-6- The pair from
A. S. T. O. trounced the West Geor
gians during the first set, but the lat
ter returned the compliment in the
second, and went on to take the third
set and incidentally, the match.
Professor was highly elated over
the team’s success in this, its first
match, especially because A. S. T. C
is a well known school.
The editor of this department wishes
to express his appreciation to “Scree
chy” Daves for his aid to this section
of THE WEST GEORGIAN. He has
been a great help and deserves credit
BASKETBALL SUMMARY
Although basketball is gone for this
yoar, we can’t help but say something
about the team and its excellent rec
ord. The regular team, composed of
Staples at center. Almon and Fields
(captain) at forwards, and Hearn and
Driver at guards, was a smooth work
ing quintet, and when it got started
was almost impossible to stop. The
substitutes were Webb, Glazier, Cans
ler, Williams, J. Taylor, N. Taylor, and
Campbell. The Braves won ten games
and lost six, one by only one point.
The Braves amassed a total of 613
points against 522 for opponents- The
games and their scores are:
Douglasvillo A. C 12 W. G. C. .. 60
Tallapoosa A. C 22 W\ G. C- .. 27
Fort Henning 36 W G. C. .. 35
Southern Union .. .. 29 W. G. C- .. 44
Ala. 8. T. C 44 W. G, C. .. 9
Tallapoosa A- (’. .. .. 24 W. O. C. .. 44
Birm. Southern .. .. 32 W. G. C.. 38
Tate C. C. C, 19 W. G. C. .. 28
N. S. B 19 W. G. C. .. 42
Warm Springs (’OC .. 31 W. G. C- .. 37
Dalilonega 35 W. G. C. .. 32
Fort Henning 25 W. G. C- .. 61
Ala. S. T. C- 61 W. G. C. .. 43
Itoinhardt 29 W. G. C. .. 30
Dalilonega 48 W. G. C. .. 35
Bowdon 33 W- G. C. .. 46
The manager of the team was
“Screechy” Daves, and he served in
this capacity to an admirable degree
of efficiency.
West Georgia Tennis Team
Blanks Emory Junior College
The West Georgia tennis team jour
neyed to Covington, Georgia, Friday,
May 25, and defeated the Emory Jun
ior College’s tennis team three matches
to none. All the matches were be
tween boys. The opposition was
stronger than that found at Jackson
ville the previous Friday.
In the first match Hay licked Sew
ell in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. Ock
was ill, but nevertheless defeated his
opponent with apparent ease. Sew
ell’s racquet seemed to handicap him
greatly, but there was no doubt as to
who was the better player. Sewell had
a rather fast service, but it was not as
consistent as Hay’s.
Then Campbell defeated King in
three out of four sots in the other sin
gles match by a score of 6-1, 5-7, 6-1,
6-2. Campbell got over several niee
shots in the early part of the game and
this rattled his opponent considerably.
In the socond set, King rallied and
won. However, Campbell was taking
it easy and returned to win the next
two sets and the game. Campbell play
ed the most spectacular tennis of the
day in the last set- Bis backhand was
working perfectly and his drives were
practically unreturnable-
In the doubles match Platt and
Campbell defeated Sewell and King
6-4, 8-6. The West Georgians were
never fully extended as Sewell was
fully fatigued from his match with
Hay.
This was the last match of the sea
son, and Strozier is very proud of the
team’s record in this first year.
W. G. C. Revenge* Itself
Of Former Defeat by
Camp Meriwether
The West Georgians did the C. O'. C.
boys from Warm Springs as they them
selves had been treated in the famous
bathing center the week previous-
The Braves won out behind the ex
cellent hurling of Parker by a score
of 9 to 3. Parker allowed the C. 0. C.
boys only 3 hits, and only one of these
accounted for a run, as the other 2
were scored on errors- Entrekin was
the hitting star of the game, driving
in 6 runs- He blasted a homer with
2 men on. The C. C. C. hurler was no
puzzle to the Braves even from the
start, and was hit freely throughout.
The hard-hitting first baseman of
Warm Springs was helpless against
Parker and struck out twice. The C.
C. C. team was one of the best met by
the team this season.
for being one of the silent but inval
uable members of the staff.
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