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About The West Georgian. (Carrollton, Ga.) 1933-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1937)
BRAVE COMMENTS... By DICK GRACE Slowly ho faced the batters, : Deaf to each jeer and howl. Mancuso went down swinging; Ott was out on a foul. Leiber, a heavy hitter, Missed the next three slow ones fed, So Lefty Gomez came through on time — Came through on his heart and head. Well, well, another World Ser ies has come and gone, or so they told me when I returned from a very strenuous week end. And tiiey also told me that the heavy hitting Yankees copped the hunt ing for the second consecutive year. I don’t know why I couldn’t have gathered these facts for my self; it seems that yours truly was in a stupor during the entire ser ies. The reason is that our last erkle was riding high on the ill fated Giants. As the athletic activities on our own campus have not begun as yet, this correspondent is endea voring to take up as much space as possible with outside activities. Have you ever stopped to think of the true meaning of the word athlete? If you care to consult Mr. Webster on the subject you will find the following definition given: athlete, n. One trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength. I would suggest that the members of the recently organized Carroll County Bloodhounds read and pay particular attention to the little word trained. It might serve as a reminder that strong bodies can not be built up by late hours and too many sweets. G. E. A. Discussions Made By Faculty President I. S. Ingram, Miss Net tie Brogdon and Miss Katie Downs represented West Georgia at the district Georgia Educational Asso ciation Convention at Gainesville, Rome, and Griffin on October 13, 14, 15, and 18. Speaking on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 13, in Griffin ECONOMY CLEANERS “Carl’s Place” ***** BEAUTIFUL DRY CLEANING EXPERIENCED WORKMEN MODERN MACHINERY ***** Telephone No. 432 BEN FRANKLIN STORE ***** sc, 10c, SI.OO And Up C. E. MARTIN, Prop SPORTS 1 think that the afore mentioned Bloodhounds have suffered enough with their Charley horses, pulled muscles, and numerous other ail ments, so we will dismiss them from our column. I dislike to say “I told you so,” but this seems to be an appropriate time to do so. If you cared enough to read our last article you noticed that this writer attempted to pre dict the winners in several grid iron contests of that week. Well, to be modest, we checked up and found that we actually did guess the victor in eleven out of thirteen attempted. We quit with that record. I would like to mention the new athletic program here on our cam pus. We find that the students really like the methods used by our new athletic director with the exception of one thing. Having always been a very unscrupulous person I do not hesitate to say that the group dancing class of this year does not compare with those of the previous years. My idea, and I think that this goes for the entire student body, of a group dancing class in letting the students go to the gym and en joy an hour of dancing. This has been done in the past and we hope that it can be carried on in a like manner this year. I can think of no better way for the boys and girls to become acquainted than a good, old fashioned group danc ing class. Hoping that I have not bored you with my aimless prattle and utter nonsense, I hope to remain, Your hair-brained sports corres pondent, Dick Grace. Mr. I. S. Ingram addressed the convention, the general theme of which was “The Development of Unity in Our Program of Educa tion.” His talk concerned a closer relationship between secondary and higher education, from a col lege viewpoint. On the same af ternoon Miss Katie Downs discuss ed the selection of material for the lower elementary group. Then Miss Nettie Brogdon spoke on the selection of material for the upper elementary group. Each speaker was given fifteen minutes for his topic. W.W. MAC STORE The Store That Helps Students Say: “They have what I want and there’s where I’ll get it.” SOUTHEASTERN MOTOR LINES Bus Schedule FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA One-Way Ticket SI.OO Round-Trip Ticket SI.BO Leave CARROLLTON Arrive ATLANTA 5:45 AM DAILY 7:25 AM 7-30 AM DAILY 9:15 AM 10:00 AM DAILY 11:45 AM 11-00 AM . . . SATURDAY ONLY ... 12:45 PM !*3O PM DAILY 3:15 PM 3.30 PM DAILY 5:15 PM 6-00 PM DAILY 7:45 PM THE WEST GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1937 Large Variety Of Sports Offered Athletic Classes ATHLETIC SYSTEM The new athletic system is in fullswing now. All Physical Edu cation classes are well organized and are working smoothly. As announced before by Coach Taylor these classes are met regularly by each student just as other classes are. However, there have been a few misunderstandings among the students who have changed classes; but these errors will be ironed out and everybody will be working smoothly. SPEED-BALL The speed-ball classes are work ing hard and should have some well-shaped teams soon which will afford all speed-ball fans some real excitement. There will be several games played between the differ ent teams and then the tourna ment with its fireworks will be held. This tournament will deter mine the “Brave” speed-ball champs. RIFLERY AND ARCHERY The riflery and Archery teams are doing their part also. The crack of a gun or the twang of a bow can be heard all during the Physical Education days. One not knowing what all this noise was would thiink that the “Brave” riflery and archery teams were waging another “French and In dian War.” BASKETBALL Every Monday afternoon a bas ketball class is held. This class consists of about seventy-five boys, who will either be on the Varsity team or on the intra-mural teams when basketball season comes around. This class will afford the boys the chance to get used to handling the basketball before the season arrives. TENNIS The tennis classes are getting into full swing of the raquette. Students may be seen on the courts throughout the day, getting in shape for the tournament which will be held in a few weeks. Each student of each class is working hard to learn more about tennis. The tournament which is to be held should arouse the interest of the entire student body. CLASSES FOR RAINY DAYS On days when the weather does not permit the classes to be held on the outside, games are played in the gymnasium. These games in clude ping-pong, basketball, and other games of interest. SECURITY FEEDS A Feed For Every Purpose! Sports Library Open To All Students Unknown to a large number of the students on the West Georgia Campus is the Sports Library. In this section of the library are many helpful booklets on the vari ous activities one may indulge in. Here are books on archery, quoits, riding, swimming, diving, badmin ton, tennis, baseball, volley ball, and riflery. No matter what your favorite sport is, you will find a full discussion of it in this fully equipped section of the library. Among the books on sports in general are: “The Fun Book-Weis ter, Phunology” by Harbin, “How to be an Athlete” by Hammet and Lundgnen, "The Art of Photo play Making” by Truburg, and "How to Out Think Your Op ponent.” To the ones interested in archery there is Sumptons book ‘Archery for Beginners. To the ones interested in riflery there is "Letters to Young Shooters.” Kerr’s book “Riding”, should in terest anyone who is fond of hor seback riding. Among the offical manuals by Spalding there are books on Badminton, Tennis, Base ball, Volley ball, quoits and Swim ming and Diving. In addition there is a manual on Lawn Tennis by Wright and Hardy. Little known among American sports, but one of the English men’s favorite is ‘Cricket. Among the Volumes is Dalton’s handbook of "‘Swimming Scientifically Taught.” In addition to the afore named books, there are the following books on the reserved shelf: The Typical American Sport Riflery and pistolry. How to Hustle—Tombs. Archery, Golf, Tennis. Official Track and Field Hand book for 1936—Quoitennis. Lawn Sports (Roque, Croquet, Clock Golf, tether ball, pin ball, basketball, hand ball, wicket polo and hood polo). Women’s Basketball, Soccer, and Volley Ball. How to Play Handball—O’Con nell. Men’s Volley Ball for 1937. Speedball. How to punch the Bag. Knotly Problems of Baseball. Trapeze, Long Horse, and Rope Exercise—Cromie. Exercises with the Medicine ball —Cromie. Basketball and Volley Ball Rules 1936-1937. Athletic Handbook. Don 9 t Cuss! Call Us! ! 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