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A Little Head -
By Ed Lorenz
It is very unfortunate that this is what it all comes down to.
You, the lazy student, and your lazy intramural department have decided to
play mediocrity. Or worse, uh,er,... what the hell is worse than mediocrity?
Monday night, in the basketball playoffs, my team lost Okay we go home.
The season is over and we can concentrate on our w ork and families. But no, my
work and family are one and the same words. These words today may cost
me some friendships though I w ould rather that they open some eyes.
I’ve got a reputation as somewhat of a referee mauler. In any sport, w in, lose
or draw. I’m not blaming the refs for our loss, a few points maybe, but not the
whole shebang. What I am saying is that for the most part, the officials haven’t
got the guts i or whateveri to do their job as they are supposed to, and neither
does any one else in the intramural department. In the game Monday night. I
was warned tw ice by the officials, tw ice by the assistant director of intramurals
and once by the director, to control myself along the sidelines.
That’s more damn warning than God gave Noah before the deluge. Of course
I should have been tossed from the gym early on, but no, no one did it. I should
have been tossed from the gy m a couple of times earlier in the season.
No guts.
And it’s not just the basketball program either. In our little soccer program,
God knows where the refs came from. Ten to one some of them can’t spell soc
cer. They 're killing the grass with their lack of flow in the play.
How many times do I have to tell you about your mother and sisters before
you do something How many doors and benches and walls do I have to kick and
punch before you do the job y ou're paid (I can't believe they pay youl to do.
In an attempt to carry the latest line, standings, schedules and scores of the
intramural games, this paper w aits until the last nunute to try to get in as much
as possible We’ve tried to cooperate. Two weeks ago the intramural officials in
the office, i strange place to find them) decided that they were too busy to offer
some scores. So be it We did w hat we could. Intramurals had more coverage by
inch than any other single item in the entire paper.
This week, after our game. I was bent. In keeping with the impartial code of
journalism, I asked my assistant to attempt to ascertain whether the in
tramural official could give us a call after the games so that we would have the
latest scores possible, given our deadline.
The response from Tim God bee was, "It’s your job, not mine. I
don’t give a damn about the paper.”
Jim Docherty, director of intramurals stood idly by w ith nary an interjection.
I agree. Why get involved when the program is going to seed.
I-ast week I suggested, in part, that Docherty may be over extended in his
responsibilities. He’s not around to take the flack. God bee is. Godbee has been
intimately involved with the intramural programs at West Georgia for at least
three years. We’ve worked together well before. Something has gone wrong. I
believe Tim is simply fed up with all the crapola he catches from the par
ticipants and referees. 1 w ould be too. Along with the fact that I'm too busy, that
is the main reason I’m no longer involved with the daily operation of the pro
gram. Then there are some personality conflicts, but that is another story.
I said that if I didn’t get some actual response to my column of last w r eek, I
would give up on riding the intramural department.
1 lied
I got a few responses in writing from students. Not a single word of defense
from the intramural department though. I consider that an insult, not personal
ly, but as a whole to the student body. I guess they reckon that the students are
apathetic. I give a damn. Even if you don’t. Too, I received many verbal
responses from students. Of course you didn’t want your names used.
Cowards.
lazy cowards.
No wonder the remedial English
classes are full You can’t write. You
don’t care to write. Deal with that in the 5 m ag*"" •
real world. Iff
I will continue this one man crusade, JK
it you will, until somebody somewhere
does something. President Townsend, * Jp SPHHi
Dr Denney. a janitor, someone in plant op, a music student, a little sister, your
mutha!
Get with the damn program I
Cowards.
Intramurals
Playoff
Picture
The Tastebuds, the number one
ranked team in the West Georgia poll,
staked their claim for the top spot
with an easy 58-34 massacre of the
Long Distant Runners. I>ed by Chris
Anton the Buds built a big lead early
and were never threatened. In the
quarter-finals the Buds will face the
Frat Kappa Alpha Psi. In other games
the Athletes Foot came away with a
major upset over number six ranked
Row Crackers. Down by one point
with less than a minute remaining the
Foots Dwayne Tutwiler hit a fade
away jumper to win at 4544. They will
face Omega Psi Phi in the quarter
finals OPP was a 64-37 victor over
Gunn BMD I. The Cosmic Blazers,
The number four ranked team, came
away with a slight upset of the Row
Cavaliers 41-36. Row had a 18-15 half
time lead but were unable to hold
back the determined Blazers. Pi Kap
pa Alpha winners over number seven
BSU 43-36 will be opponents to the
Blazers.
The second day of action saw Cobb I
defeat Strozier 41-38 Cobb. leading 22-
12 at the half Strozier initiated a
furious comeback but were unable to
sustain the lead with the closest
Strozier came to the lead was two with
:30 seconds remaining. In the final
guys game saw UFO, stay close for a
half before Alpha Phi Alpha ran away
in the second half for a 61-33 victory
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Baseball Braves Are Back;
Anxious to Begin Season
If the weather ever gets right, and
Coach Archie White is praying for it,
the West Georgia baseball team will
play seven or eight games between
now and next Wednesday. Games
from thus weekend were cancelled due
to inclement weather and travelling
difficulties.
White’s diamond crew is anxious to
begin the season and show what they
can do. According to assistant David
“Doc” Fowlkes, the Braves have not
only teen impressive in practice, but
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Lady Braves Repeat State Championship
By Tommy Forest
Coach Nancy Moseley was pleased
last weekend. Her lady Braves won
the GAIAW Division II tournament at
Armstrong State College Gym
nasium.
In the semifinals of the tournament
West Georgia routed Shorter College
86-57. After the first few minutes
Shorter was out of the game. West
Georgia led by 12 at the half 42-30.
Everyone on the team played, in
cluding Mary Fletcher who has been
out with a knee operation, and accor
ding to Coach Moseley everyone
played very well. ”We shot well
against Shorter!" exclaimed Nancy.
Sonya Dickerson led the lady Braves'
scoring with 19 points. Cindy Nicholes
' followed closely with 18 points. Pam
Worthham led Shorter in hoops with
17 pouits. West Georgia out rebounded
Shorter with 60 compared to Shorter’s
43. Karen Garrett, Brenda Potts, and
Cindy Nicholes led rebounds with 10
boards each.
Saturday afternoon West Georgia
won the championship game against
Armstrong State College 70-57. The
lady Pirates started off with a 4-1
lead over the lady Braves. But, with
15:53 remaining in the first half West
Georgia got the lead 8-6. The lady
Braves stayed on top for the rest of
the game. However, Armstrong was
only a single digit behind 25-24 with
4:18 left in the first half.
Pate Named Georgia College Coach of Year
By GEORGE AGNOS
Bobby Pate, who has brought a
great deal of pride to Carrollton, has
been named Georgia Coach of the
Year in a banquet honoring Georgia
sports leaders.
Over 1000 people attended the giant
ballroom at the Marriott Motel in
Atlanta to see the awards presenta
tion.
Pate won his award despite the
stiff competition in the form of
Georgia’s coach, Vince Dooley. Pate
made his acceptance speech on
behalf of Dr. Townsend, the West
Georgia coaches, and the football
team. “It was an honor not for me,
but for the entire program,” Pate
said.
have shown themselves to be ready to
compete with the best. Last weekend,
the Braves handily swept exhibition
matches with DeKalb junior college.
The schedule calls for the Braves
home opener to be versus Tuskegee
Institute on Saturday, March 6,
followed by a game on Sunday with
Huntington. However, with the latter
foe facing Georgia Tech in Atlanta on
Thursday, the Braves may face them
on Friday and then travel to Alabama
for a return engagement on Sunday.
In the second half West Georgia’s
defense was cooking. The lady
Braves were able to score 10 points
before The lady Pirates could score
any. During this three and a half
minute period every lady Brave on
the court scored.
'We Shot Well Against
Shorter'-Moseley
Although the lady Braves won in
point, they were behind in rebounds.
Armstrong put up 61 while West
Georgia had 58. “Armstrong has as
good of rebounders as we have faced
this season,” commented coach
Moseley. 1 ady Brave Sheila Mitchum
did a good job of rebounding with 15.
Sonya Dickerson led the game in total
points with 20. Sonya Dickerson and
Gail Williams were picked for all tour
nament. Pam Wortham of fourth
place Shorter College took the most
valuable player.
West Georgia along with Armstrong
State will play March 11th in the South
East Region tournament at the
University of Central Florida. Teams
from Florida, Mississippi, and
Alabama wll also compete. The
Braves will play Florida’s 2nd place
team.
After the banquet, Pate and his
wife celebrated with a delegation
from Carrollton including Dr. Town
send, Mayor Tracy Stallings and Car
rollton High School Coach Charlie
Gresham, a hall of famer himself.
Can the football Braves match last
season’s miracle season? That is a
question going through many peo
ple’s minds. According to Pate, West
Georgia “should have another fine
team.” Most of the players will be
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Braves. Coach Nancy Moseley’s cagers swept the state tourney in Savannah'
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back and they will have more game
experience.
For the Braves (without the benefit
of scholarships), recruiting is a long
process of waiting for who’s
available. Georgia Southern’s new
football team will play in Division 11.
Therefore, they have offered scholar
ships to their players and are doing
well in recruiting. However, accor
ding to Pate, it is premature to
decide whether West Georgia should
enter Division II and offer scholar-
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ships. The cast would be high, not on-;
ly in actually giving out the
ships but also in competing with]
other schools in attracting players. <
Considering the controversy that)
occurred when West Georgia
established the present football pro-)
gram, the question of entering Divi
sion II is a sticky one at the leasts
Nevertheless, Pate is “very positive"
with West Georgia and the football)
program as a whole. *
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