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Monday, October 15. 1962
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SPORTS
NEW OFFICERS of the Men’s Ath
letic Association at West Georgia Col
lege are pictured above. These gentle
men are, from left to right, Wayne Lib
Tug-Of-War Is Highlight Of
M.A.A. Activity This Week
The lower athletic field .at West Georgia College
will be the scene of battle this Wednesday when over
200 students fight the battle of strength in the annual
“tug-of-war” tussle.
According to Coach Tom D’Ar
mi, director of men’s intramur
als at the school, tug-of-war has
become one of the most popular
events of the year.
Because of its popularity, plans
are being made to hold a con
test each quarter this year.
HIT FOR SURE
“Anytime you can get the “co
eds’’ together in a common cause
it’s bound to be a hit,” stated
Coach D’Armi last week. The
tug-of-war battle is open for
both male and female students.
In a M.A.A. meeting held last
week, the seven tribes were di
vided along with the W.A.A.
tribes into two even teams.
It was also decided that a
“round-robin” system of elimi
nation would be used to deter
mine the final winner of the
event.
Details of this elimination sys
tem were not known at press
time but will become evident as
the action moves into full swing.
CHANGE OF PLANS
This year’s tug-of-war battle
will find several changes made
from last year’s procedure.
These changes were made to im
prove the over-ail competition.
The major change is that the
big pit of water that provided the
dividing line last year will not
be used in the event this Wednes
day.
“We learn through experience
and experience this time proved
that the use of the water hole
gave too much of an advantage
to those who landed in it,” stated
Coach D’Armi.
He was referring to the situa
tion last year when team mem
bers would land in the w r ater
and use the sides of the pit to
RALPH PARKMAN Sectional Editor
brace themselves where it was
nearly impossible to move them.
This year, a large line will be
placed on the field to divide the
two teams and, in order to elim
inate the other team, all of its
team members must be pulled
across this line.
COME AND SEE
A tug-of-war can’t be explained
on paper. The shouts, screams,
bumps, and strains have to be
W omen s Tribes
Begin Soccer
Wednesday night may have
been a time filled with moans
and groans from many members
of the W.A.A. tribes as they
concluded their first day of soc
cer practice. Every tribe was
scheduled for a practice session
for the first day and there were
mixed opinions from the chief
tains as to the outcome of the
soccer season.
All of the chieftains were im
pressed by the preformance of
the freshman. “Anne Brown and
Patsy Dobison should prove to
be an asset to our backfield;
all of the girls were exception
ally good for the first day,”
stated Angie McGowen, Semi
nole chieftain. Jackie Taylor and
Nora Kalb said that they were
very pleased at the preformance
of everyone during practice; they
were fortunate enough to have
58 freshman girls join their tribe.
Because of this large number the
Comanches are planning to field
two teams. All of the chieftains
are looking forward to a good
year and the tournament which
begins October 29th.
THE WFRT GEORGIAN
by, secretary, Carl Whaley, treasurer,
Loyd Cochan, vice-president, Gary Hol
mes, president, David Cagle, sgt. at
arms, and Jim Boyd, elected delegate.
seen and heard to really appro
ciate the event.
For this reason, Coach D’Armi
has extended a special invitation
to all the students at West Geor
gia to report Wednesday after
noon at 4:00 and lend your sup
port to the program.
Top officers in the W. A. A. for 1962-
63 are from left to right; Sharon Shell,
president; Cheryl Dunn, vice-president,
and Linda Jones, publicity chairman.
WAA Holds First Meeting of Year
The first meeting of the Wom
en s Athletic Association was con
ducted in the auditorium Tues
day October 9, 1962. Sharon
Shell. president, of WAA, presid
ed over the meeting, which was
attended by some 128 women
students.
The invocation was given by
Margaret Vaughn and the mem
bers were welcomed by the
president. Highlighting the even
ing’s program was an interpre
tive dance given by Jan Hitch
cock (Shawnee). Her dance de
picted the various activites
sponsored by the WAA. Follow
ing the reading of the min
utes; reports were given by the
following: intramural manager,
Helen Moore; recorder, Nedra
Apaches Lead
Fall Football
As the first rounds of M.A.A.
football nears a close, the
Apaches, winners of last year’s
title, have a slight lead over
the second place Seminoles.
The change from tag to flag
football hasn’t changed th e
Apaches will to win as they
have taken victories over every
opponent they have faced with
an exception of the Seminoles.
When the two top teams met
in combat a week ago, neither
the Apache nor Seminole offense
was strong enough to penetrate
the defensive play of both
squards.
Ihe game ended in a 0 to 0
tie. This was the second game
the Seminoles had played that
ended in a deadlock, and the
two ties alone have given the
Apaches their present lead.
Following close on the heels
of the two leaders is the Mo
hawks who have lost only one
game, this to the Apaches.
The first round of the football
season comes to a close this
Thursday when all cancelled
games will be made up. The
second round will get underway
the following week.
Vickery Names
Chieftain Staff
This year’s Chieftain staff has
been appointed by editor, Wanda
Vickery.
Staff appointments are as fol
lows: the associate editor is Sue
Jarman, a sophomore from At
lanta and the business manager
is Patti Parkman, a sophomore
from Carrollton.
Others working on the Chief
iam are: Jimmy Lee Ridley,
Carol Ann Mowell, Janice Rol
lins, Sandra Crowley, Mike
Neal, Gary Holmes, Margaret
Vaughn and Cheryl Butler.
With all of these experienced
workers, this year’s annual will
surely exceed all others.
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All officers, with the exception of the
president, were selected at the W. A. A.’s
first meeting of the year.
White; treasurer, Diane Golden.
The nominating committee sug
gesed names for the office of
vice-president and publicity
chairman. These two offices are
Comanches Reach Membership High
The Comanches, newly-formed
tribe in 1961 and with the small
est tribe enrollment, took top
honors in membership this fall
as some fifty-eight girls joined
this tribe. Nora Kalb and Jackie
Taylor are co-chieftains for the
Comanches and it is largely
through their efforts that so
many girls selected their tribe
The Sioux, led by Sue Jar
man and Carol Smith, ranked
second in membership. Other
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Varsity Courtmen
Plan Full Docket
For New Season
The '62 Brave court squad will
undergo a schedule of 16 games
and two tournaments this fall
and winter under the direction
of Howard Corder, head basket
ball coach.
The Braves open their new
court docket on November 23
when they travel to Williams
burg. Ky., to partiepate in the
Southern States Tourne>. This
will be a two day affair.
The ’62- 63 season will come to
a close on February 23 when the
Braves close-out their final night
of competition in the Huntingson
Invitational Tourney in Montgo
mery, Ala.
The varsity basketball sched
ule, in its entirity, is as fol
lows:
Nov. 23 Southern States
Tourney Williamsburg.
Nov. 2f> Georgia State
Home
Dee. 3 Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, Ala.
Jan. 5 Georgia State
Adanta.
Jan. 8 Tennessee Temple
Home.
Jan. 10 Piedmont De
mot est.
Jan. 14 Berry Rome.
Jan. 18 Valdasta State
Home.
Jan. 22 LaGrange Home.
Jan. 24 Piedmont Home.
Jan. 28 Jacksonville State
Home.
Jan. 30 Berry Home..
Feb. 2 Shorter Rome.
Feb. 5 LaG range La-
Grange.
Feb. 8 Valdosta State
Valdosta.
Feb. 12 Shorter Home.
Feb, 19 —• Troy State Troy,
Aia.
Feb. 21, 22, & 23 Hunting
don Invit. Montgomery.
taken from the freshmen class
and the membership at large
and are elected in the fall of
each year. Elected into these of
fices were Cheryl Dunn and Lin
da Jones respectively. Follow
ing adjournment refreshments
were served by the Sioux tribe.
tribes enrolled adequate num
bers and will be able to field
two and three teams in the re
spective WAA activities. The
Apaches signed a number of
highly acclaimed athletes and
feel they are strong contenders
for this year’s championship
. . . there are ofhers who feel
differently so it would appear
there is much in store for us
this year in the women’s intra
mural program.