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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1947
Wright Barracks
Take Intramural
Open Tournament
The strong Wright Barracks
quintet captured the Intramural
Open tournament February 27 by
37 to 14.
In the first game of the tourna
ment, the Hotrocks were victorious
over the Cabin 46 to 39 as Hollings
worth led the team to victory.
The next game was a wide open
contest between Hamm and Storms
barracks. These teams were very
evenly matched with Hamm hold
ing a slight edge. Final score:
Hamm, 37 —Storms, 28.
The third game of the day
brought the Hotrocks against the
favored Calhoun Celtics. It was the
Celtics all the way as the Hotrocks
never revised from a first quarter
lag. Score: Celtics, 50—Hotrocks,
59.
The semi-final bout brought the
power packed Wright Barracks
five and the boys from Hamm to
gether in a rough and tumble
game. Wright immediately grabbed
the lead and held on to it all dur
ing the contest. Wright, 39 —Hamm,
17
This victory carried Wright into
the final game of the tournament
and a chance at the Calhoun Cel
tics.
The Celtics were never in the
game as the Wright quintet romp
ed on to victory in a 37 to 14 tri
umph. Coleman was high point
man for Wright, while Fox took
honors for the Celtics.
Braves Finish Season
In Triumph Upset
Over Tech B’s
Finishing up the season in a
blaze of glory, the West Georgia
Braves upset the highly favored
Georgia Tech B’s 46 to 42 in a
thrilling close to a topsy-turvy
season.
The W. G. Braves showed their
strength in an area of points that
marked the practically all-freshman
team as a serious threat to any op
ponents next year. The game was
close and thrilling with the score
tied 22 times during the contest.
Hugh Hudsputh played his usual
excellent game under the basket.
Wilkinson held high point honor
(15) and Yates followed closely
with 14.
“Dinkie” Bowen, the football
star, showed his excellence in bas
ketball also as he netted 9 points
for the B’s and played a very good
game at his guard position. Hardin
took scoring honors for the Engi-
neers with 10 tallies.
In a previous game at Georgia
Tech, the Braves were hopelessly
outplayed by a 73 to 44 score. The
comeback was a real surprise to the
unprepared Tech lads and receiv
ed praise from several of the play
ers.
Girls* Varsity
Sextet Announced
After tourney play was complet
ed the six most valuable players of
the season were chosen for the
West Georgia girls’ basketball var
sity.
The following were chosen: Sara
Whittemore, Jane Wright and Mar
ion Moon, forwards; and Evelyn
Entrekin, Carolyn Parker and Em
madeanne Brison, guards.
SPORTS
Brewton Parker
Eliminate Braves From
State Tournament
In a last minute victory, the Dea
cons from Brewton-Parker sent the
W. G. C. Braves back to Carroll
ton mourning the loss of their
chance in the State Touranment at
Macon on February 7. The Brew
ton-Parker lads came from behind
in the last 5 minutes to capture
the game after the Braves had led
them during the entire game.
Score: 62 to 51.
The Braves kept the lead all
during the first half and up until
the time Hugh Hudsputh fouled
out. Robbed of their man to get re
bounds, the Deacons soon tied up
the score and then edged ahead to
complete their hard fought victory.
Blankenship, Wilkinson, and
Burch played an exceptionally good
game along with Hudsputh, but
lacked their accuracy on basket.
Final score: Deacons 62—Braves 51.
“B” Team-Varsity
Victorious Over
LaGrange Teams
Both the “B” team and the var
sity won their game from two
teams representing Callaway Mills
of LaGrange. The “B” team took
their game with a 65 to 34 score,
while the Varsity romped over Val
way 64 to 43.
Neither the Hilside or Valway
Mills were any potential threat to
the West Georgia teams as the
scores indicate, but gave the Tribe
good and hard practice games.
In the “B” team game, Coleman
stood out with 20 points, Yates 13,
and Pinson and Thweatt 8 each,
while Anderson accounted for 18 of
Hillside’s tallies.
In the Varsity game, Valway’s
points were very evenly divided,
whiles Charles Blankenship, a La-
Grange boy, sent 12 markers
through the net for the Braves.
Pinson, also playing in the Varsity
game, put 10 ringers in the hoop
and turned in a good night’s per
formance for his team.
Freshmen Take
Cage Honors
The Freshmen A Girls’ basket
ball team captured first place in
the tournament recently after hav
ing defeated the Sophomore A
team, 29-15. This victorious group
was led by Wright, Whittemore,
and McClain, who sored 11, 10 and
8 points,respectively. Moon tallied
13 points for the Sophs.
Leading up the final game the
Sophomore B’s defeated the Frosh
cagers by a score of 26 to 14.
Dukes was top scorer for the win
ners with 14 points.
The Sophomore A sextet trampl
ed the once defeated Freshman
B’s, 26-6. Ringing the basket for
16 points was Moon, whose scoring
was the highest made in the tilt.
Wright led the Freshman A’s to
a 63-to-20 triumph over the Sopho
more B team by scoring 33 of the
63 points. Whittemore was high
with 22 points.
The highest scorers of the tour
nament were Wright, Whittemore,
Moon and Dukes, with 44, 34, 29
and 26 points, respectively.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Intramural Gym Class
All-Star Basketball
Team Chosen
After the intramural gym class
basketball tournament, Coach Earl
Wheby announced the selection of
an All-Star team picked from per
formance during the tournament
by the individual players. The se
lections of Coach Wheby are as fol
lows:
Forward—Chamble.
For war d —P hilli ps.
Center—Salmon.
Guard—Perkins.
Guard—McEntire.
Fred Nesbit and Joe Burch—
Honorable Mention.
ADAMSON RINGS
28-20 VICTORY
The Adamsonites crushed the
strong Melson Morgue team, 28-20
in the dormitory competition. The
winners had Wright, Moon and
Dukes, tallying the points for them.
However, Hughie copped top scor
ing honors for the evening with 11
points.
In an earlier game the Melson
gioup downed the Madeevilliams by
a score of 21-10. Whittemore rang 8
for the winners and thus led the
scoring.
Over DL %t
Many students witnessed the fin
al game of the Girls’ Vollyball
tournament when the Freshman A
team took the final game from the
Soph’s A, 57-24. Excitement in the
crowd of spectators was high.
The members of the winning
team are Lewellyn Pope, Betty
Staples, Clara Crawford, Virginia
Hitchcock, Roberta Jackson, Sara
Marlowe and Frances Gilespie.
In the other tilt ot the evening
the Freshman B team took a win
from the Sophomore B group.
This time by a score of 38-34.
In previous games, the Sopho
more A’s defeated the Frosh B, 48-
29 and the Frosh A's trampled the
Sophomore B’s 65-20.
Highest scoring in the tourney
was done during the service of
Lewellyn Pope.
J^ol’ulayfplcinS
At the regular meeting of the pa
per staff, I was struck with the
rather usual idea of interviewing
various members of the student
body and faculty, with a view—dim
view, that is—of learning their
plans for Spring Holidays, or
haven’t you heard? Anyhow, the
brilliant answer I got when I pop
ped the question went something
like this: “Oh,” (yawn), “I don’t
know; just sleep and eat, I guess.”
Plenty of variety! Finally I secur
ed a few confessions. Here’s a
sample:
After twisting his arm, Bill An
thony—on bended knee and face
lined with pain—admitted that, fi
nances permitting and sufficiency
of certain beverages occurring, he’d
return to dear ole Alma Mater with
a hangover, plus. Who’s he kiddin’?
Frank Griffith confessed to hid
den talents —architecture! Seems
that he plans to complete a house
that has long been under construc
tion.
Joe Broadwater —you’d never
guess—plans to spend every avail
able minute wooing his girl.
Nadine Ashmore, apparently tir
ing of our “beautiful” weather, is
Florida bound.
Sammie Ray Pledger is going to
return (provided she gets by on
certain finals) with a complete new
wardrobe. Bet that singer sewing
machine will be smoking when she
leaves home.
At last! Success!! An answer to
a writer’s (or am I being a little on
the assuming side?) prayer. I
found someone who is going places
and who’ll be seeing things. HAR
OLD COLEMAN. Friend Harold is
going clear jap to South Carolina.
He’s going visiting, “social and rel
atives,” to quote Harold.
Our sympathy goes out to Sara
Fossett. Hope her tonsil operation
won’t prove too painful.
Margaret Ann Church, per usual,
will skate miles at the Bremen
Skating Rink.
John Morris is thinking of a trip
to New Orleans. When asked his
plans, he stated that the title of the
Dramatic Class’s new play fits
pretty well.
Several of the people whom I
interviewed mentioned marriage
plans, but all refused to let me
quote them.
Rumor has it that Don Lewis and
Bill Breed plan to march to Day
tona. West Georgia should be well
represented—about half the stu
dent body is going there. Lucky
people!
Hilda Ayers will spend her days
trying to get Richard to open that
door. Good luck!
Evelyn Entrekin will be here at
W. G. C., slaving away in the of
fice. Poor girl!
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contemplate a high ole time at
Daytona Beach. Plans are subject
to change without notice, we hear.
Mr. Rowe’s plans are centered
around a spring garden. Now, we
know whom to contact for a supply
of spring vegetables—optimism,
huh?
Pauline McNally, with a starry
look in her eyes, mentioned 8i11...
and then her thoughts drifted on to
tennis. The first item sounds like
a big scoop, or is that old news?
If chemistry doesn’t leave Sue
Quinton in too weak a condition,
North Carolina will be her destina
tion, come March 19.
Rowena Hyatt is going to concen
trate on getting her mother to pol
ish her saddle oxfords. I’ll say, lazy.
(Suppose she’d do mine, too?)
Lewis Adams will be studying—
of all things to do!
In case you see some poor guy
selling apples for 5c each on a
street corner, please don’t pass him
by. On second glance you’ll see
that it’s Hugh Crawford. Give him
a break, folks; he’s trying to pay
for a car he wrecked a while back.
After living through these varied
and somewhat, shall we say—no
don’t say that, answers, can’t you
guess where I’m spending my
spring holidays? That’s right—and
I don’t mean at G. S. C. W.
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