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PAGE SIX
On The Ball
by
HAHMON "SCOOP" SMITH
Well, football season is about over—except for the bowl games—
and I think that all will afcree that it has been one of the craziest
gridiron seasons on record. The schedules have been full of astonish
ing upsets and crazily lop-sided scores.
Possibly the most astonishing upset of the year—for the fans of
this region, anyway—was played in Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala
bama, when the inspired Auburn Tigers tipped the powerful Alabama
Crimson Tide 14 to 13. At the beginning of the season the experts
picked the Tigers to lose every game. Instead, they won two and tied
three. Alabama supporters were asking 56 points at game time, ac
cording to the papers. What happened, Coach and Mrs. Welch???
Another astonishing upset occurred when a Marine Base played
a Naval Station from Connecticut. In this game the eighteen point
underdogs roared over their opponents for a 125 to 0 victory.
In Georgia high school circles, Lanier High School went into their
play-off game for the South Georgia Championship as seven point
underdogs. The Poets, however, were seeking their third straight Class
AA championship, so they got on the ball and led 55 to 0 at the half
against a powerful Glynn Academy. They finally took the spoils with
a 55 to 27 victory.
Possibly the craziest thing about this football year was the silly
revelation in the papers all over the country that Frank Leahy, men
tor of Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish, was considering taking over "Bear”
Wolf’s job as coach at the University of Florida.
** * *
Turning to baseball, the minor league business meetings which
took place last week brought out a number of astonishing news items.
Probably the most interesting news for this State was that Dixie Walk
er, who has a number of years under his hat in the majors, would
pilot the Atlanta Crackers next season.
BASKETBALL PRACTICE
BEGINS WITH THIRTY
TEAM HOPEFULS
Basketball practice officially got
underway at West Georgia Mon
day, November 28, with approxi
mately 30 promising cagers report
ing for the first session, it was an
nounced by Henry Welch, athletic
director.
The first game of the season will
be on December 7, when the Bra- i
ves take on Georgia Military Col- j
lege. Coach Welch stated that he
was definitely looking for revenge
for the football defeat at the hands
of the Milledgeville boys.
Following G. M. C., but not ne
cessarily in order, are Gordon Mi
litary College, Gordon Military
Academy, Oglethorpe, Berry, Sou
thern Technical Institute, Atlanta
Evening College, Jacksonville
(Ala.) State Teachers College,
Marion Institute, and St. Bernard.
More games will be scheduled
later.
Inability to get games with
junior colleges forced Coach Welch
to schedule many four year schools
the most prominent being Ogle
thorpe and Jacksonville.
Returning from the 1948-49
squad are Wales Goebel, Green
Williams, James Massey, Charles
Perry, James Howell, and Gerald
Dailey.
Coach Welch said that there
are many prospects from Class
AA, A and B high schools enroll
ed in the college this year and that
chances for a successful season
looks good.
Plans Made to Play
Intra-Mural Basketball
Tom Brown, president of the
“W” Club at West Georgia an
nounced that the “W” Club will
sponsor the intra-mural basketball
games during the winter quarter.
He suggests that anyone form
ing a team turn over to him the
name of the team and a list of the
players so that a satisfactory sche
dule can be worked out. These
games, he states, will take place in
the gymnasium during the winter
quarter. There will possibly be
two games each afternoon.
Sophomores Win Two
Fast Hockey Games
Ole man winter has certainly
been good this year, by staying
away until the hockey tournaments
were finished. The winter has
been just right: sunny, warm, fall
afternoons.
On Tuesday, November 15, the
chatter of 22 girls came from the
girl’s athletic field. This was the
Freshman “B” and Sophomore
“A” teams getting read to “Fight”
out the victory of a most exciting
game. The final score was 9-0 in
Sophomores’ favor! Immediately
after this game, Freshman “A”
and Sophomore “B” played a
thrilling game giving the sopho
mores another 4-0 victory. Yea,
sophomores!
The following Thursday, warm
and sunny, came the final clash
in the hockey tournament of 49-
50. On this afternoon, Sophomore
‘A” and “B” teams met to play off
the last game and then the Fresh
man “A” and “B” game. The
sophomores played like profes
sionals with a well-fought-for
score of 2-1 in “A” team’s favor.
This game showed strong offense
and defense, outstanding dribbling
and passing, and every few fouls
on either team.
The freshman A and B teams
j played an excellent game, demon
strating all their fine qualities.
Again the “A” team was the win
ner of a thrilling game.
It was from these two games,
that the captains made their de
cisions as to who would partici
pate on the ’49-50 Varsity Team.
The girls chosen were the follow
ing:
Becky Price, Willa Jane Teel,
Elizabeth Black, Ann Traylor,
Myra White, Jo Anne Floyd, Jean
nine Malcolm, Martha Boling,
Julia Cole, Clara Jernigan, Mary
Jane Clarkson.
The time has come to pack away
the skin-guards, pennies, sticks,
and balls, until next fall when
another exciting "breath-taking”
hockey season rolls around at
W. G. C.
Live always in the best com
pany when you read.
—Sidney Smith
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Braves List Several
Excellent Players
Even though the West Geor-;
gia Braves have not had a very.
good season, they have, never-j
theless, had a number or out-;
standing players throughout the |
year.
Possibly the player to deserve;
the most praise is Jack Morris,
WGC tackle from Calhoun, Ga.
Jack has played his heart out in
every game and has been pos
sibly the key figure in the line.
Even though he was injured
during the latter part of the sea
son, he has been in there fight
ing every minute. His play has
been suberb throughout the
year and he is one of the most
promising candidates for a posi
tion on the All-Conference team.
He was chosen Lineman of the
North in the October issue of
West Georgian.
Another definite statement in
the Brave line is Ray Sarrett.
Sarrett is a small player, weigh
ing only 155 pounds, but he
doesn’t let that worry him when
he is throwing a block or mak
ing a tackle.
It would be unfair to leave
out the Braves two star ends,
Burnell Payne and Bill Reed.
Both have done excellent jobs
and deserve plenty of credit.
Their ability to pull in passes
that seem destined to fall in
complete has been a sparkplug
in the Braves’ offense.
Other members of the Brave
line who have done a wonderful i
job this year are Johnny Han
son, guard; Tom Brown,
Walt Dgvis, center; Tip Mizeli,!
tackle; Jimmy House, guard;
Gaines Wilbanks, tackle; Har
olci “Tallapoosa*’ Smith, end;
George Peacock, tackle; Bill
Hall, center; Lane Slaughter,
guard; Donald Rampley, guard;
Bob Garrett, end; Joe Byrd,
tackle and Ronald Skelton,
guard.
At the quarterback slot Gro
ver Cleveland “Hot Shot”
Adams, Junior, has been the out
standing signal caller as well
as a suberb passer. His passing
has set up quite a number of
TD’s for the Braves. “Hot Shot”
has done a grand job and de
serves plenty of credit.
The other two quarterbacks
for the Braves must not be over
looked. Green Williams and Bill
Allison have both shown plenty
of ability. Allison did not really
show up to be a quarterback I
par excellence, however, until
the Hiwassee game. He was a
bit grem at the first of the sea
son but has improved lately in
to one of the best quarterbacks
on the team. This 130 pound
freshman will undoubtedly be
seeing plenty of action next
year.
It is impossible for anyone to
point out two or three particular
halfbacks and designate them
as WGC*s best, because all are
good players. But the line must
be drawn somewhere so let it be
said that J. W. Greenwood was
the outstanding halfback on the
roaster. His swivel-hipped runn
ing and power plung.s have ac
counted for one third of the
Braves’ scores this year. Other
halfbacks deserving plenty of
credit are James Massey, Billy
Hayes, and Arthur Boyd.
In the fullback slot, Billy Cole
is the outstanding figure. His
driving power has b.en going
consistently for long runs and
always a substantial gain. Oth
er boys doing a wonderful job
in the fullback position are Jack
| Powell, Charles Perry, and Wal
; ter Pope.
Practice Teachers Visit
“Oracle” of Heard
By DORIS ALEXANDER
In what was probably an at
tempt to see if starvation, “spinist
erhood,” “bachelorhood” or a hap
py life ever after was to be their
lot, the Sand Hill practice teach
ers pulled a sneak visit to a little
two-room shack in the hills of
Heard County. The journey was
for the purpose of having a pri
vate consultation with the nation
ally famous “oracle” of that coun
ty.
The trip down was one of sus
pense and doubt. It seemed as if
the roads were endless. Everyone
was on the edge of his seat, won
dering what Mahaley would tell
him. When the bus pulled into the
front yard, the tension began to
lessen.
They learned many things from
this visit. Many superstitions
manta great deal to Mahaley. She
never swept the trash out the
front door, always into a corner
where it was burned. Everyone
got the surprise of his life when
Mahaley came out to greet them—
faded dress, army hat, brogans and
wool jacket. Her hair was tsringy,
and she had a glass eye. She dis
closed quite a few things to them
—a wedding in June, a representa
tive in Washington, a wreck on a
bicycle, and many assurances that
they would meet a tall, dark, good
looking ™*rson in their near fut
ure.
The return was quite a differ
ent story. Miss Mahaley had added
another group of staunch support
ers to her long list of clients.
Everyone was much enlighten
ed, and the rosy prospects for the
future elated everyone. Who
knows? We would all like to know
what fate befalls us. But, if we
knew, some of us would jump off
the Washington Momiment or hang
ourselves on the nearest light
cord.
Learning, A La Weaver
By FLETA CREWS
Now that the fall quarter is
coming to a close, let us take an
account of what we have observed
about the campus. Sure, you’ve
noticed (in mere passing) the front
campus and the course it has to
offer, and the heart of dormitory
life with its little corpuscles who
dart about you, and last —but most
popular—the post office which
bears thee glad tidings.
But in this space I wish to call
to mind the obscure little building
located way down on the far end
of the campus. Of course you have
had some dealings or other with
our Sanford Library.
Until recently, my scant know
ledge of Miss Weaver’s hangout
was limited to a dash in at the
last minute in search of a book
whose contents I know nothing of
and whose name I could not dis
tinguish from Greek. Perhaps
your experience has been a mad
hour of study (??) being interrupt
ed periodically when someone pre
sented you with a healthy slap on
the back that in turn laid a nice
ink blot on the term paper that
was due the following 8:00 a. m.
Whatever your encounter might
THE SHAMROCK
22 Maple Street
"We fill the man, but never empty the
Pocketbook.
For anything from a sandwich to a meal,
eat here and you will be satisfied."
FOUNTAIN AND CURB
SERVICE
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1949
be, I doubt that it was none less
educational.
Did you ever go to the library
just to look around? I confess that
here-to-fore I couldn’t direct you
to the newest funny papers.
Some homesick day, when there
doesn’t seem to be anything book
ed, just take yourself on a library
tour. You might be surprised.
Over the magazine rack you’ll
likely notice a picture and a pla
que that has on your life never
been there before! You’ll wonder
why no one has ever mentioned
anything about the Gordon Baily
Award to you. Who was he any
way? And what is this award
business about? It doesn’t take
much effort to find out.
And the trophies—there is no
nothing new about them. You have
probably seen them a dozen times
or more, or have you? Have you
ever stopped to look at them, to
read the inscriptions? There are
two very impressive ones for foot
ball, year ’47, and several for bas
ketball. They are all something
to be proud of. Take a look at
them sometime.
In speaking of trophies, wee an
not overlook the one that isn’t ath
letic. You know, the one present
ed to the West Georgian by the
Savannah Morning News and
Evening Press for the best junior
college paper in the South. Bet
you’ve never noticed it.
Trophies are not the only show
things you’ll see, although they do
command a lot of attention. We
have an excellent assortment of
pictures scattered about the li
brary. The one over the trophy
case is borrowed from Miss Jane
Woodruff. And, as for the others,
you, yes, you, yourself, bought
them! So don’t feel too badly about
the book that was due at nine
o’clock as you sit in a 2:25 class.
Someday there’ll be another pic
ture in the library for somebody
to look at.
What is there to see in the li
brary? Trophies, plaques, paint
ings, and a complete file of Chief
tains and West Georgians, not to
mention the other things of stu
dent interest. Maybe you wonder
why there is such a variety of
matter in the library. Well, you
see, it’s like this: here at WGC
there is a variety of interest, and
seeing the Sanford Library will
attempt to appeal to every student
activity on the campus.
Take a good look next time you
go down there. It isn’t so much
like a morgue, after all.
Trusting in human life is more
to be lamented than that a wise
man should have so little influ
ence.
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