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Links men Take Fourth
In Augusta Tournament
West Georgia’s golf team, a
victim of bad weather, and
limited practice time, has still
managed to fashion a winning
record this season. The Braves,
coached by Skip Yow, have a 17-
6 record in rounds played thus
far
In the Braves’ latest match,
at the Augusta Tournament in
Augusta, West Georgia finished
fourth out of seven schools in
the competition. Augusta
College captured the tourney.
For West Georgia, Tony
Farmer led the way. Farmer, a
senior from McCaysville, Ga.,
finished second overall.
"The team looks pretty good
so far. We stack up pretty well
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against the other teams in the
conference, but Columbus is
still the team to beat in SAC,”
Yow said.
*‘We still need to practice
before we will be in top match
form,” he added, ‘‘but, we need
a break in the weather. It’s
going to be two weeks before
we re in top form.”
Yow said that Farmer and
Bonnie Frichett have been
leading the team all year with
outstanding golf Prichett is a
senior from Chatsworth.
The Braves will play one
match this week against the
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga. The match will be
played in Chattanooga.
Baseball Braves Challenge
Yellow Jacket Team Today
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The West Georgia Braves,
looking to improve on their
lackluster 2-5 record, have five
tough games facing them this
week, with the big contest being
a showdown between the
Braves and the Yellow Jackets
of Georgia Tech.
The game, which is scheduled
for today at 1:30 p.m. on the
West Georgia diamond, brings
together two very different
hallclubs. The Braves have won
only two games, both of which
were forfeits. Tech, on the other
hand, is 6-0 and a very solid
club.
The Braves have been the
cause of their own downfall with
poor performances at the plate
thus far this year. West Georgia
has had outstanding pitching
and defense but the team has
managed to generate almost no
offense.
One reason for this slump,
says Braves coach Archie
White, has been the weather.
Heavy rains have cancelled
several games and even more
Tennis Team Wins One , Loses One
The West Georgia tennis
team, last year’s champs in the
South Atlantic Conference split
four matches this week to run
their season slate tc 2-3.
The Braves got into action
Wednesday with a sparkling 9-0
thrashing of North Central
College in a match played at
home. Larrv Schnall paced the
Braves victory with a pair of 6-1
Trackmen Hopeful
For Another Title
The Braves are rapidly
becoming a strong southern
power in track. The Braves last
year won the NAIA District 25
title and appear headed for
another outstanding season this
year.
The Braves, in only their
second outdoor meet of the year
at the Georgia Tech WAOK
relays, have shown some out
standing individual talent and
have continued to show marked
improvement. In the Tech
relays, which were run last
Friday, West Georgia turned in
several fine performances.
The most outstanding
showing was by the 880 relay
team. Larry Turner, Randy
Houston, Andy Middlebrooks,
and Willie Cox, sprinted to a
1:30.9 in the trial heats, which
was the best time recorded in
the trials. But, the group was
later disqualified.
Another fine showing was
turned in by Wesley Brown, a
junior from Carrollton. Brown
has impressed coach Bill Webb
all spring with his remarkable
ability and he continued to be
one of the Braves top athletes at
the relays. He captures first
place in the triple jump with a
jump of 48 feet, six and three
quarter inches. Brown then
finished third in the long jump
with a leap of 23 feet and three
''quarter inches.
Gary Matthews, a sophomore
javelin thrower from Villa Rica,
turned in his best throw ever
with the javelin in the Tech
relays. Matthews hurled the
practice sessions for the
Braves. This limited practice
has definitely hampered the
Braves, White feels. He said,
' We’re just not hitting the ball,
and I think a lot of the reason is
because of the limited practice
we’ve had.”
While the Braves have had no
luck at the plate this year, the
undefeated Yellow Jackets
have been scoring runs by the
bushel. Tech won its last two
games by scores of 41-0 and 21-2,
indicating a very strong of
fensive attack. But , these
scores haven’t been ac
complished against what might
be called powerhouses.At best,
Tech’s first few opponents are
“weak” clubs.
And, the Braves will offer the
Jackets their first real test of
the season. While the Braves
have problems putting men on
base, they have had no trouble
stopping their opponents. The
club’s pitching has been out
standing thus far, and looks as if
the pitchers will continue to
wins over Pete Lagar. Schnall,
a sophomore from Marietta,
has been described by coach
Tom Learning as one of the best
players in the conference.
Schnall is the number one seed
on the Braves team.
The best performance of the
day was turned in by sophomore
Judson Adamson of LaGrange.
The number four seed for the
javelin 183’5”, a throw which
placed him fifth in the relays.
The throw by Matthews was the
third best ever recorded by a
West Georgia athlete.
Joe La Boon, called one of the
best athletes on the West
Georgia squad by Coach Webb,
also placed fifth in the meet in
the pole vault competition.
Laßoon topped the bar at 14 feet
two and one-half inches.
The Braves have one meet
this weekend in their drive for
the South Atlantic Conference
title. The squad is in
Gainesville, Fla., for the
Florida Decathlon Relays.
Softball Rosters Due;
Managers Meet April 2
BY RICK LITTLE
The Soccer Club is preparing
to begin their spring season this
Sunday as they travel to Athens
and take on the Bulldogs of the
University of Georgia for their
season opener. The Braves will
participate in the University of
Florida Invitational Tour
nament at Gainesville, Fla. on
April 26.
On their return trip, April 27,
the club will stop by either
ABAC College or Georgia
College at Milledgeville before
returning home.
The Intramural softball
season has been set up to start
on April 3. All rosters must be
submitted to the Intramural
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improve. White says, ‘‘As you
can easily see, we have the
pitching.”
Friday’s game is shaping up
as a real challenge for both
West Georgia and Georgia
Tech. For the Jackets, they
have yet to prove they can stop
a strong club. Ti e Braves must
prove to themselves they can hit
the ball and score some runs.
Overall, the game could be a
replay of last year’s Tech-West
Georgia clash, which the
Braves won 11-10 in extra in
nings.
After the Tech game, the
Braves have four more tough
games scheduled. On Saturday,
West Georgia goes against
Elmhurst College on the West
Georgia field. Game time is 1:30
p.m. Then, on Monday, the
Braves will hit the road to play
Shorter at Shorter. West
Georgia returns home Tuesday
and Wednesday for games with
Hope College and Piedmont
College. Both games will begin
at 3 p.m.
Braves thrashed his opponent,
Dave Sivinski, 6-0 and 6-1 in the
singles. Adamson then teamed
with Schnall in the doubles
where the two easily defeated
Sivinski and Gerry Wiatrowski
6-3 and 6-1.
Following the shutout victory
over North Central, the Braves
dropped two matches, one to
Florida Tech by an 8-1 margin
and the other to Flagler College
by a 9-0 pounding during a
Florida swing last weekend.
The Braves bounced back
Monday against California
State of Pennsylvania with a 9-0
victory.
Schnall and Adamson again
helped lead the Braves along
with Steve Holmes, a
sophomore from Carrollton,
and Rick Highsmith, a
sophomore from Atlanta. The
two, who are seeded numbers
two and three respectively on
the team, turned in fine per
formances in the singles
matches and then joined talents
for an easy victory in the
doubles match.
Monday, the Braves will
begin the defense of their SAC
West Georgia will travel
south to Columbus for an im
aortant match with the
powerful Cougars.
office by 4 p.m. Monday, March
31. A mangers’ meeting will be
held on Wed. April 2. All teams
must be represented if they
wish to play this spring. The
program is set up for both men
and women and all rosters must
be accompanied with a $5 forfeit
fee.
A Basketball Free Throw
Contest has also been set up for
spring intramurals. It will
consist of a one evening event
scheduled for April 8.
Only three predesignated
members of each organization
may count for team points. The
deadline for rosters will be 4
p.m. Wednesday April 2. No fee
will be required to enter.
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