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SATURDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1951
Sports In A Nutshell
By C. VAN REDMOND
Well, this first quarter at West Georgia has come to an
end, and so has the football season. Next in sight, of
course, will be basketball. The Braves played their first
game of the season last week, and after the Christmas Holi
days, the Braves will be in full swing, showing their
rivals that they are ‘on the ball.’
The team this year consists of fourteen strong and
fighting boys who will prove their ability in these on
coming games. They are:
★ ★★★★★★
Don Bonner a 6 foot, 180 pound sophomore from Rome.
Banner is a forward on the team.
★ ★★★★★★
Lamar Hamric, a 180 pound forward, stands over
six feet,’ and is a freshman.
★ ★★★★★★
Jim Bell, a sophomore, stands six feet, weighs 160 and
plays guard.
★ ★★★*★★★
Buddy Minshew, weighs 155, stands 5’9” and is a
sophomore guard.
★ ★★★★★★
Donald Brackett is a six foot guard sophomore and
weighs 165.
★ ★★★★★★
Lee Walburn plays the forward position, and he stands
over six feet. He is a 166 pound sophomore.
★ ★★★★★★
Max McCord stands six feet four and is a 188 pound
forward.
★ ★★★★★★
Jack Slayton, a freshman, is a 165 pound guard and
stands six feet tall.
★ ★★★★★★
Houston Ward is a 165 pound guard, stands STO” and is
a freshman.
★ ★★★★★★
Gary Todd, a freshman guard, stands almost six feet
and weighs 160 pounds.
★ ★★★★★★
Gibson Loyd plays forward position, weighs 170 aind
stands over six feet. He is a freshman.
★ ★★★★★★
Gerald Barge is a six foot center sophomore and
weighs 160 pounds.
★ ★★★★★★
Coach Ben Thompson said these boys were working
hard and they showed of speed. The team has
around sixteen games on schedule for the on-coming
weeks, and eight of these will be tournament games.
So now, we the sports’ writers (namely me) on the staff
of the Georgian take our leave for the Holidays. But
first, pausing to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas
and hope to see you next quarter. Be good, sports fans!
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Here are members of West Georgia’s undefeated girl basketball squad.
Maiiofi Wins Ridiculous Contest
From West Georgia 103-67
The few fans who had forsaken their studies long
enough to view what was billed as a basketball game be
tween Marion Institute and West Georgia, sat through in
stead, one hour and forty minutes of the most comical,
absurd, disgusting, wild and woolyest excuse for a sporting
event ever witnessed in this section of Georgia.
The show featured seventy
five fouls, two ejections for
fighting, and West Georgia play
ing with only four players for
the final seven minutes. The
only people present who did
not get on to the court either
as players or referees for the
fight were the Marion bus driv
er and a few of the ladies pres
ent.
N Gerald “Elmer” Barge col
lected 20 big points and a pot
full of rebounds before breath
ing too hard on a Marion play
er and departing a few fouls af
ter intermission. Rather than let
Barge get lonesome in the show
er, the refs shortly permitted
Max McCord and Buddy Min
shew to join him due to the
same offense.
Tempers began flying, and
v rather than poking the referees,
Walburn, of West Go, and Bow
den of Marion began waltzing
with \ each other and the refs,
peeved because they were not
the whole show, askd them both
to go soak thit head under the
THE WEST GEORGIAN
shower which was rapidly get
ting cold.
Don Brackett and Don Bon
ner, wishing to string along with
the crowd, retired shortly and
left only Gliry Todd, Lamar
Hamric, Gib Loyd, and Jim Bell
ot commit the remaining fouls.
Following Barge in the scor
ing were Hamric with 14 tallies
and Walburn with 10.
Sports Spotlight
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Blonde, blue eyed Fredia Col
lins .has been chosen for sports
hpot light because of her ath
letic abilities in basketball, ten
nis, volley ball arid golf.
Fredia is originally from Dal
ton She attended West Side
High and was a leading guard
on the West Side Basketball
team. In 1954 she won an out
standing medal for her -sports
manship and ability in basket
ball.
Prior to this Fredia played as
a guard on the West Georgia
team in her freshman year and
is also participating in the sport
of basketbal this year.
Fredia is an active member
of the W.A.A. where she is
chieftain of the Cherokee tribe.
She also is a representative on
the student council for Melson
Kail and secretary of the house
council.
Fredia’s hobby is collecting.
She collects mostly, small things
with little value but of great
importance to her. Each object
in her collection is a token of
remembrance of some special
event or occasion.
Fredia is majoring in Secre
tarial Science and plans to start
her working career after gradu
ating from West Georgia Col
lege.
Fredia’s sportsmanship, lead
ership and natural love for
sports makes her a perfect ex
ample for sports spot light.
_My Neigflpors
“Hey, Mom! You remember
that pillow that was miss
ing?”
Tech Edges
Braves 72-61
Although big Max McCord
had the best night of his career,
sacking 18 points and snatching
16 rebounds, the Braves could
not put up a final scoring punch
and faded in the final 3 min
utes to lose to Southern Tech
72-61.
Dut to the rebounding of Don
Bonner and especially McCord
and Gerald Barge, the * boys
from West Georgia College had
managed to hang with the fire
at random Techsters for 37 min
utes. But, four quick points on
a jump shot and then a stolen
ball did the Braves in, for they
failed to recover from this sud
den outburst with three minutes
remaining.
Buddy Minshew continued his
fine play at guard, pumping in
eight points and playing a good
defensive game. Jim Bell played
a steady if not spectacular
game and lefty Gary Todd con
tributed four markers as well *.s
a cool flor game.
Many Locked Doors
By GLENDA L. WIRT
j When the door of life is locked,
j there is but one key which will open
it: that is the Key of Life.
Vlit! There are many locked doors but only
? * jy But man is foolish, he thinks there
| jy .il are mainy keys which will open the
I locked door. He searches the four
corners of the earth until his death to
find the key to turn the lock. How he
wastes his days searching for a key that will not fit!
Man is foolish, he thinks the key to popularity will
open the door. But he cries with dispair when he finds
it will not. He tries the key of wealth, but finds that he
is indeed poor. He tries the key of poyer but finds that
he has no strength. Foolish man tries all the keys but
none fit!
Man is blind of the truth, for the key which will turn
the lock is near. He need only turn from the valleys of
sin, and climb the mountain of truth and there upon the
highest most point lies the Key of Life. There dwells the
Son of God, the Key that will turn the lock and open the
Door of Life.
There are many locked doors but only One Key! Have
you found that Key?
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Max McCord racks up two of his 18 points as
West Georgia loses to Southern Tech.
Braves Drop Heartbreaker
In Cage Season Opener
It is hard to find joy when a team loses a game by
one point, but Coach Ben Thompson could hardly keep
from showing a little satisfaction with his scrappy charges
who fought such a gallant battle against a very good La-
Grange squad only to lose 49-48. The winning margin was
provided by a jump shot by the Panther’s Jerrell Under
wood with twenty seconds remaining in the game.
The Braves actually outscored
the heavily favored Panthers,
having two free throws nullified
because West Georgia jumped
into the lane too soon on the
shot. The fans, most of whom
came to see the shooting wizard
ry of Ralph Johnson, Under
wood, and Cos. were treated in
stead to a defensive gem by the
scrappy Braves. The defense,
led by Buddy Minshew, com
pletely frustrated LaGrange, a
team which had been averaging
85 points per outing. The re
bounding by the smaller Braves
was great. Bix Max McCord,
Gerald Barge, and Mose Wal
bum gathered over 40 rebounds
among them. Steady Don Brack
ett played a fine game from his
guard position gathering 9
points and setting up many
more.
Gerald Barge, took up where
he left off last year leading the
Braves with 15 big markers.
Mose Walburn had 15 points
also, followed by Brackett’s 9
points, Minshew with 5, Ham
ric 2, and Todd and Loyd with
one each.
Things look bright for the com
ing season, and it can be attrib
uted directly to the reserve
strength of the Braves. Any
man on the second team is cap
able of stepping in at any time.
W. A. A. CHATTER
By NANCY DAVIS
At the half of the Fall quarter the W.A.A. brought
their soccer practice to an end with a tournament between
the different tribes.
The first game was between
the Apaches and the Cherokees.
ackie Miller and Barbara Hen
derson are the Apache chieftains
+ Sports Spot +
by REDMO
r
' jj
Robert Turner, a 220 pounder,
from Rome, Ga., steps into the
spotlight as co-captain of the
West Georgia Braves, during
their 1956 season.
Robert stands over six feet
and is 19 years old. He is a
sophomore and plans to transfer
to Auburn later as a chemistry
major.
Previous experience in foot
ball came from playing with the
Braves last year, and also play
ing three years in Rome, Ga.
Turner likes tennis and has
proven his skill in track.
Football awards include hon
orable mention in All State and
he was voted best blocker in
high school.
with Carolyn Rogers and Fredia
Collins as the Cherokee chief
tains. The Apaches defeated the
Cherokees with a three, one
score.
The second game was between
the Sioux and the Seminoles.
The Seminoles chieftains are
Evelyn Bryant and Martha Hush
with Marianne Jackson and
Sylvia Richerson as the Sioux
chieftains. The Sioux defeated
the Seminoles with Wirt scor
ing four points and Shell two
points. Hush scored the only
point made by the Seminoles.
TJie third game was between
the Sioux and Apaches with the
Apaches winning with the only
two points made in the game.
These points were made by
Jackie Miller.
The Seminoles played the
Cherokees in the fifth game and
won with a score of 3-0. These
points were made by aJne Sum
merville of the Seminole tribe.
The final game was a close
game for the championship.
Each team displayed their abil
ities to the utmost. The Semi
noles and Apaches met for this
game. Hush of the Seminoles
scored two points and Steadman
and Mahoney scored the winning
points for the Apaches. The
final score was Seminoles two;
Apaches four.
PAGE THREE
Student
Writings
World Through
A Haze
It was a cool, crisp morning
in the last days of October
when I left the house. The sky
was changing from the morn
ing’s pink to the daytime’s blue.
The weather was perfect for
just about everything, except
for the thing I was going to do.
Iwas to undergo an appendec
tomy.
While I was being taken to
the hospital, I noticed the once
dormant city stirring and
stretching, ready to continue its
everlasting cycle of life. Leaves
were whisked by an icy breeze
around a milkman making his
last delivery of the morning.
Office workers, after taking
those last sips of coffee, were
dashing from this house and
that house. A few children,
wrapped in their new fall coats,
received the parting kisses from
their mothers and began their
way toward school. It was a
day of routine for everyone, ex
cept me.
As I opened the doors of the
hospital and walked in, the fa
miliar putrid smell of alcohol
and anesethesia filled my lungs
and started a fluttering in my
stomach. I checked in and was
shown to my room where I pre
pared for the operation. I was
given a plain, flimsy * white
nightgown; it resembled an old
sack. I took off my clothes and
donned that very silly-looking
thing which awkwardly came
down to my hips. I felt like an
idiot with it on, but I crawled
'into bed and waited for the next
thing on the agenda.
The nurse came in and gave
me a shot of something to relax
me. I found out very soon that
the hypo the nurse gave me not
only relaxed me, but put me
upon a cloud as well. The drab,
white room turned into a bright
gray. I thought I was going to
pass out, but the haze did not
darken; it remained like a veil
across my eyes. I found myself
grinning stupidly and, trie<L to
stop.
I could not stop my idiotic
grinning, but I decided to note
and remember how I felt and
how things appeared to me
while I was under the influence
of dope. The giddy feeling con-,
tinued as I gazed drowsily
around the room. My clothes
were being put away by a wom
an in a white, yet gray-looking,
dress. Her movements were slow
and, flowing, very graceful. As
she passed by me and smiled,
her angelic face seemed to come
almost invitingly very close to
mine. I distinguished at that
time that it was the nurse and
then she walked out.
The intern came in and wheel
ed me into the operating room.
I cannot remmeber exactly how
long it took me to get there
from my room; it seemed as
though I went through some
dimension of time and appeared
in the operating room. But at
any rate, I was in there and
waiting again for someone to do
something.
I did not wait* long, because
another smiling nurse came
over, gave some inaudible in
structions, and put what seemed
to be a flour sifter with cotton
stuffed in it over my face. I be
gan to spin around and around.
The fragrance of too-sweet flow
ers filled my lungs sickeningly
and I could here the nurse’s
voice far in the distance. I was
swirling and sinking when I
looked at the clock on the wall;
it read twenty minutes past
eight. I then closed my eyes and
forgot everything.
Gerald Sanders
Everything Sweet
For College Cuiies
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