Newspaper Page Text
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1939
SPORTS
HARLEY BOWERS, Editor
L. Blackwell - M. Morgan - J. Collum - J. Pinson
G. E. S, Routs West Georgia
Netiers In Match Here
The Georgia Evening School
tennis team journeyed over to Car_
rollton Saturday, October 21 to
make a complete victory over the
boys and girls from West Georgia.
The boys lost 7 matches to none
with the girls taking no victories
out of 2 matches.
The number 1 boys singles were
played between Travis Ellison,
West Georgia and Jack Bledsoe
with Bledsoe winning 6-3, 6-3. The
number 2 singles between Norris
Newell, West Georgia and Smith
was taken by Smith 6-4, 5-7 and
6-1. Harley Bowers representing
West Georgia in number 3 singles
was beaten by Brown 6-0, 6-4. The
number 4 singles between Cleghorn
and Dreger went to Dreger, Georgia
Evening School 6-1, 6-2. In the
number 5 match John Henderson
was beaten by Duncan 1-6, 6-2 and
6-1.
In the boys number 1 doubles
Bledsoe and Dreger defeated Bow
ers and Newell 6-2, 6-3. In the num.
ber 2 doubles Smith and Brown
beat Henderson and Cleghorn
6 2, 6-0.
In the 1 girls number 1 singles
Jane Thompson was beaten by
Miss Ninette Payne, of the Georgia
Evening School 5-7, 6-3, and 6-0
Catherine Gibson, number 2of
West Georgia met defeat against
Anne Ashhurst 6-3, 6-2.
Return matches have been sche
duled between these two teams and
will be played in Atlanta, Novem
ber 4.
The University of Maine has a
new wind, tunnel that develops a
110-mile an hour gale.
Students Jackets
of genuine goat skin
10.95
Approved by the \
r ~
ELLISON WINNER
IN COLLEGE TENNIS
TOURNEY HERE
Consistent Playing and Teas
ing Cut Runs N. Newell
In Finals.
(By Red Blackwell)
Travis Ellison, gangling freshman
from Monroe defeated Norris New_
ell, from Birmingham, Ala., in
straight sets Wednesday afternoon,
October 18, in the finals of the
West Georgia Intramural tennis
tournament. The scores were
6-3, 6-2.
Displaying the same wizardry at
putting a crazy, teasing cut on the
ball that had carried him to the
final round, Ellison crashed New
ell’s service in the second game of
f he first set. This proved to be
the deciding factor in that set as
the other games strictly adhered
to the principle of the server win
ning his game. Ellison made sev
eral beautiful returns of Newell’s
smashing drives all over his court.
The second set started off much
the same as the first with Ellison
cracking Newell’s service to win the
first game. The blond Birmingham
boy then rallied momentarily to
break Ellison’s service and then
win his own. Just when he seem
ed to be coming back into the
match, Newell again fell victim to
Ellison’s strategy. The Monroe boy
mixed up an assortment of crazy
twists, lobs and smashing drives to
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Braves Open Third Season With
Taylor Head; Prospects Bright
Braves To Begin Practice November 13 For
Probable Game With Southern Union.
Basketball interest is beginning to mount with the
season rapidly drawing near. Practice will begin Nov
ember 13 with the Braves running plays and working on
the fundamentals until Thanksgiving.
After holidays, practice will begin in earnest with
one game being played before Christmas, probably with
the Southern Union College of Alabama as the opponent.
Last year the Braves defeated Southern Union 53 to 32
in their opening college game.
It is hoped that the new gym
nasium will be ready for use after
Christmas and plans are being
made to that effect.
Coach Taylor announced last
week “The Braves of 1939-1940
promise to be a very interesting
and colorful team.” With new ma.
terial to line up with returning
stars the Braves should have a suc
cessful season. Lettermen returning
from last year’s team are: Captain
Seth Whittemore, Gakman; Co
captain Glenn Whittemore, Oak
man; Hubert Brooks, Dallas, and
Eugene Evans, Acworth. Seth
Whittemore ran second in total
scoring last year, shaking the net
for a total of 120 of his teams
points and played a hangup game
at guard throughout the entire sea,
son. Glenn Whittemore was an
other of last year stars shooting
113 points during the season and
netting 18 points in the only tour
nament game in which th® Braves
participated.
Brooks and Evans, although not
seeing as much service as the Whit
temore brothers played consistant
basketball throughout the season
and should prove valuable members
of this year’s team. The Braves
last year won ten games while los
ing eight and we hope this year’s
team will better this record. The
1939-1940 schedule has not been
completed but will be announced in
the near future.
win the next five* straight games
and cinch the match.
In reaching the final round Elli
son disposed of two of West Geor
gia’s better players in the persons
of John Henderson and Harlev
Bowers in the quarter-finals and
semi-finals respectively. Newell
reached the finals by virtue of his
victories over Strickland and Cleg
horn.
West Georgia College Alumni
Association has a membership of
over nine huhdred people.
There are twenty-seven varieties
of shrubs on the West Georgia
College campus.
Candies
Fruits.
Cigarettes
Fresh Meats
The A. & P. Store
PEOPLES
HARDWARE CO.
Beit Furni&hkigs at
Best Prices!
Furniture, Rugs, Cedar
Chests, R_asios
Newr.ah : Bnone 243
Thompson Wins Over
Gibson For Tennis
Title At W. G. C.
Jane Thompson, only returning
letter winner, last Thursday won
the Girls’ Tennis Tournament by
defeating Catherine Gibson in the
finals 62, 4-6, 6-1. “Tiny Tiger”
Thompson pounded Catherine’s
backhand to take the firts set easily
but <‘Hebe” Gibson used a fine
forehand to good advantage in
winning the second set. After a
short rest period Jane returned to
capture the last part. On her way
to the finals the “Tiny Tiger” de
feated Hazel Jolly, June Culver and
Frances Barker. “Hebe” advanced
to the finals by defeating Martha
Chappell, Merrill Traylor and Ann
Appleby.
Elbert F. Corwin of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute has invented
anew device to aid airplane safety.
It determines the “up and down”
winds high in the skies.
CARROLLTON HARDWARE CO.
, , CROSLEY RADIOS
UNION AND ROULFAST SKATES *;■ .
Tennis Balfat Wilsoil , Golf Balls
,n . • . f{ ] .tf'r r 1 )’ ■ * ~,j 9 fir ft < ' C; V ■
"ON THE SQUARE” " : ’
Come to ; . '
BONNER
GROCERY CO.
... TfT bed >r: - '
Candies, CaJees, Fruits,
?^-Ci^arettfes rji ' , ; ' ■
: AIABMa 'street ' : .
txWl ','ti ■
SOUTHEASTERN MOTOR LINES
, 'rT'o *>stett -Kj yi !
: [AfW. 'vtl2lSv!f! r ßtls ; &hfedule ”' r ''"'if - **
It *
/ LEAVES CARROLLTON; GEORGIA 5
y - ——* sW— IM V'-t uoT .-''/.•err:
FOR ATLANTA— v .~
gptVAANI^ 7 |3AA- M.-g.-lw A^rM. u , n ,
l:6(fP. P. M.—6:00 .. ..... or ...
FOR A. bn& 99aaw?m i '
P. v M. —5):1|5 P< i'r'-r r
M 32 I 'T. .v- ...t
A. M.— e{ , Icn -t v -.-d
FOR MACON FOIJ. HEFLIN-f- N.cr? ''FQK'CRIFFIN—
' :5(? £ls a: M.-43:t0- P.-M.' - 6 230 &:m.
br.i) tJhurj : ; ntJwn .- - . I 0j dWiT f'i-jK '
for 1
PAGE FIVE
Speed Ball Tourney
Scheduled for Second
Week In November
Speedball interest is running high
in Physical Education classes in
anticipation of one of the best
tournaments in years.
Speedball has been a favorite
sport of West Georgia for a num
ber of years, and is directed by Mr.
Taylor, head coach of the college,
and under his supervision it will
be entirely possible to have teams
that equal, and possibly surpass,
those of years gone by. With ap
proximately ninety boys going out
for speedball it seems reasonable to
state that good teams will develop.
The speedball tournament ivill be
held on the sixth, seventh, eighth,
and ninth of November. Letters
will be given to the twelve parti
cipants who play the most on the
winning team during the final
game in the tournament.
The third president of Fordham
University was a cousin of Mrs.
James Roosevelt, mother of the
President.
The University of Virginia has a
special Bad Check Committee to
eliminate the issuance of “rubber
paper” by students.'
In the Miami University chemis
try laboratory there is a special
shower for use when students’
clothes catch fire during experi
ments.
WATCH REPAIRS
Expert! jdQne,. on
Watched .an4fr .<Jewelry
at Lowest Prices
snyLtamoa won |fld xroh:i<*c rdo
Lester Reeves -
c juodn Mffttii yoy o'
■cnor; on I#?# It? ."> *
worfa NEWNAN -STREET