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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1942
Beating The Tom-Tom
—By Albert Browning—
Now that the climax of the year’s athletic activity has passed, let’s go
back and note a few things that have occurred since the last issue of this
paper. The West Georgia Braves’ 'fennis Team, which had fair success with
a tough schedule this season, entered the Georgia Junior College Tennis
Tournamnt at Cochran and by some very good playing managed to attain
second place behind North Georgia College. We received a lucky draw in
the pairings and were required to win only one match in order to reach the
finals. This match was with Middle Georgia College, our hosts. All of the
team were hitting the ball well, and we had little trouble winning 5-2. The
finals were altogether another story. The North Georgians, defending
champions, were much too strong for us and we went down under a 7-0
;ore. The tournament made our score for the season stand at four games
won and four games lost. ,
I would like to express my appreciation, as weil as that of every member
of the tennis team, to our coach, Dr. Charles B. Clark, who has given so
much of his time toward directing us this year. ♦
After the last tennis match of the season, the team members met and
elected a captain for both this and next year’s teams. Bobby Rogers was
elected captain of the 1942 racquet weilders and Brown Cochran captain
of the 1943 team. Congratulations Bobby and Brown!
Highlighting the end of the season’s sports events is the softball tourna
ment. The 9:55 team copped the title. These players of the 9:55 team will
receive letters for their outstanding sportsmanship and good playing.
The line-up consisted of Merrell Wade, pitching; Richard Griffin, catch
ing; Albert Browning, first base; Roy Whitner, shortstop; Bobby Rogers,
thrid base; Bod Padgett, left field; Raymond Farr, shortfield; Roy Mc-
Graw, left field; and Larry Cauthen, centerfield.
The three leading hitters of the season were “Pee Wee’ Lang, batting
667, 9:00 o’clock clasd, and Hubert Bice batting 579, 12:40 class, and Howard
Garrett, batting 563, 12:40 class.
Much of the tournament’s success was due to the able assistance of
“Sunshine” Chancey, official scorekeeper, and Hubert Vaughn, referee.
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Climax to the softball tournament was the election of W. G. C. All
Stars, players selected on merit. This was a first and second string consist
ing of W. D. Whitener and Jesse Russell, pitchers; Richard Griffin, catcher;
Albert Browning, first baseman; Howard Garrett, second baseman; Roy
Whitner, shortstop; Ross Whatley, third baseman; Dick Crowder, short
field; Roy Malcom, left field; “Pee Wee” Lang, center field; and Herbert
Bice, in right field. The second string was composed of Hugh Brock, catcher;
Ralph Tyson, first baseman; John Justice, shortstop; Bobby Rogers, third
base; John D. Evans, short field; Bob Padgett, left field; Joe Hinsley,
center field; Dennis Souther, right field.
A number of boys were selected from the first and second strings. These
played and defeated the 9:55 class by a 10-0 score.
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West Georgia Tennis
Team Has Fine Season
West Georgia College’s tennis team
completed a successful season on
Saturday, May 15, when it played
in the finals of the State Junior Col
lege tournament. Although defeated
by North Georgia College in this
match, the team had improved stead
ily through the season to compile a
record of four victories and four loss
es. In view of the complete inex
perience of two of the men and con
sidering the difficulties of travel and
the calibre of some of the competi
tion. the West Georgia team did a
creditable job.
HI STRIDE IN MID-SEASON
The first match of the season was
played at Oxford where Emory
Junior College showed complete sup
eriority and won by a 7-0 count. In
the second engagement of the season,
played on the home courts, Georgia
Evening College, boasting another
of the South’s leading teams, played
rings around Coach Clark’s men and
also won by a 7-0 score. In the third
match of the season West Georgia
came close to winning over North
Georgia, arch rival from Dahlonega.
Bobby Rogers, playing in the third
position, won handily over his op
ponent and then teamed with Brown
ing, number two man, to win his
doubles sets. Meanwhile, Allison
and Cochran, number one and four
respectively, won their doubles to
bring the final score to 4-3. Except
for a stroke of bad luck in breaking
his only racket, Allison might easily
have copped his singles match and
thereby enabled his team to whip
North Georgia.
The fourth match of the season
was played at Douglas against South
Georgia College. Having been knock
ed out of the State Tournament last
year in the semi-finals by this team,
Allison and company were determin
ed to take the-measure of Coach
Glower’s men. After some of the
W. A. A. SPORT-O-SCOPE
By SARA COLQUITT
Martha Bulock, of Dallas, has been
elected president of the WAA to
succeed the staong and successful
Gosdin. The other sophomore officials
will be Tommy Thomas, secretary,
and Folly Johnston, recorder. The re
maining officers are to be chosen from
the incoming freshman class.
The WAA softball club, led by
Tommy Thomas, has provided one
of the most enthusiastic and energe
tic groups on the campus. School
spirit was stimulated as the Fresh
man St. Louis Cardinals, led by Miss
Sturgis, defeated the Sophomore
New York Yankees, managed by Mr.
Carpenter.
When put to bat in the dormitory
tournament, Adamson Hall hit the
home runs and became the victor.
The fine women’s physical educa
tion classes have just completed a
class softball tournament with the
12:40 class winning.
From this series of tournaments
the following girls have been named
members of the varsity team:
Dot Woodruff, Louise Floyd, Loma
Anderson, Genelle Loughridge, La-
Veme Bedgood, Tommy Thomas,
Mary Jo Malcom, Elizabeth Leake,
Mary Rusk and June Hart.
Although the scheduled intercollegi
ate tennis matches were never play
ed, the WAA Tennis club sponsored
several intramural tournaments from
which the following players were
chosen as the varsity team:
Carolyn Carruth, Sarah Hensley,
Sara Colquitt, Hughie Majors, Eli
zabeth Leake, and Genelle Lough-1
ridge.
Alumni Association Held
Annual Meeting Saturday
Rogers And Chochran
Chosen Captains Of ’42
And ’43 Tennis Teams
In a double election the five ten
nis letter men, Allison, Browning,
Rogers, Cochran nd Folger, chose
captains for both the 1942 season and
next year. Bobby Rogers was the
choice of his teammates for the pre
sent. year, while Blown Cochran was
named to lead the 1943 team.
• Bobby Rogers played for two
years on the team, and was the most
successful of this year’s team in
singles play. He won matches from
five of his eight opponents. Teamed
with Albert Browning, he formed a
good doubles combination that won
four times during the season.
Cochran had a good season during
his first year of collegiate tennis.
Although he played best when team
ed with Allison in the doubles, he
played smart tennis throughout the
season and should make a fine play
er and leader for next year.
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West Georgia Goes On
Full Time Schedule
West Georgia College, alert as al
ways, is speeding up the program to
meet the requirements of the emer
gency caused by the war. Beginning
on June 8 and terminating on August
19, a full quarter of work will be of
fered during the summer. This quar
ter will be the regular fall term.
Already many applications have
been received and rooms have been
reserved by the entering freshmen,
returning sophomores, and teachers
who desire work in the educational
field during the summer. The first
term of the quarter will end July 14;
the second term will begin on July 15.
best tennis of the season West Geor
gia came out on the long end of the
count, 6-1. Allison, Browning, Rog
ers, and Cochran, playing in that or
der, each won singles matches and
Folger lost in a three-set tussle in
the number five position. Folger
was replacing Lang and played fine
tennis in his first competition of the
season. Allison and Cochran took
their doubles matches, while the even
smoother Browning-Rogers combi
nation won with ease.
WIN TWO FROM GORDON
The highlight of the season’s play
was the double victory, on the same
day, over Gordon Military College.
These matches were played on the
excellent Griffin Country club courts.
In the morning, West Georgia won
5-2, with Browning, Rogers, and Fol
ger winning their singles play, and
the two doubles combination winning
without too much trouble. In the af
ternoon Allison again played excellent
tennis in the number one spot, but
lost to Coker, fighting captain of
Gordon. Browning, Rogers, Cochran,
and Folger each won their matches,
and the team repeated its morning
triumph in doubles with Allison and
Cochran playing together, and Brown
ing and Rogers teamed again.
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PAGE THREE
SPECIAL TRIBUTE
PAID GORDON WATSON
The Alumni Association of West
Georgia College held its annual
meeting last Friday afternoon.
The business meeting of the Alumni
Association, of which John Mande
ville, of Carrollton, is president, was
held in the afternoon. Special tribute
was paid to the memory of the late
Gordon Watson, professor of English
since the founding of West Georgia
in 1933. Mr. Robert M. Strozier, of
the University of Georgia and a mem
ber of the West Georgia College
faculty while Mr. Watson was here,
was the memorial speaker.
V
Public Speaking Class
In Charge Of Vespers
“Eternal Life,” a drama in one act
by Fred Eastman, was given by the
12:40 Public Speaking Class at Ves
pers on May 17.
The cast included Jimmy Hendrix,
who played the part of Stephen Hall,
a high school teacher of biology;
Gladys Howard, who was his daugh
ter; Martha Jo Williams, who was
another daughter, the owner of a
dress shop; Louise Floyd, who was
his granddaughter; Jesse Russell,
who was a wonded flyer of the R. A.
F.; Dickey Crowder, who was Hale’s
young grandson.
V
L. C. Roberts Receives
Doctors Degree From Duke
Professor L. E. Roberts, head of the
Social Science Department, received
his Doctor’s degree from Duke Uni
versity on May 29. Dr. Roberts, who
has been away the past two quarters,
returns to the campus to resume hifl
duties during the summer quarter.
Professor J. C. Bonner, of the
Social Science Department, will con
tinue his study at the University of
North Carolina during the summer.
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