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Tennessee Bumps
Georgia Tech, 59-48
By United Press International
Ole Miss scored a 71-70 upset
victory over Mississippi State
on the jump shooting of sopho
more guard Eddie Miller and
Auburn turned an extended cold
spell into a 62 to 49 victory over
Georgia in Southern Conference
games Wednesday night.
In other action, Tennessee
boosted its winning streak to
seven games in a non-confer
ence contest with Georgia Tech.
The score was 59 to 48.
The game at Starkville mark
ed the first victory by Ole Miss
over Mississippi State since
1964.
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NEW YORK—(NEA)—Let
Dice guy Wes Westrum be
the one to declare open sea
son on speculation for major
league baseball, 1967.
of Westrum, the after all, was one
three most successful
major The league managers of
1966. other two won pen
nants. Westrum brought the
Mets out of the cellar.
politely, “Well,” “in Westrum National began
the
League, I see Pittsburgh as
the team to beat. Possibly the
Giants and possibly the Reds,
but I have the utmost respect
for those Pirates, yessirree.
“In the other league, well,
ft looks to me like that Balti
more dub will be awfully
tough to beat.”
What about all the trading
and Koufax’s retirement?
Which teams have been
helped by trades? Which ones
are worse off?
“Hmmmmm • a • Ifhinkthe
New York Mets have been
helped most by trades. Yes
cirree, I do.”
the Aha! The man who brought
Mets ont of the cellar
should not be taken lightly,
The key, he said, is Tommy
Davis.
“I of plan Davis. to make In 1967, maximum he will
use
bat at least 500 times, hit
over .300 and drive in 70 or
80 runs.
“Davis Is a proven major
leaguer. he will Playing regain regularly his
again, lead this con
fidence and team,
along with Kenny confidence Boyer. I
mean regain his as
a fielder; he already knows
he’s a hitter.
Being one of the three most
successful managers of 1966
had made Westrnm a bolder
man, or at least brought out
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for Saturday’s gun for the 24
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Ole Miss took the lead from
the start and was behind only
once thereafter, when State
forged ahead 70-79 with 22 sec
onds left.
Then Miller hit a 15-foot jump
shot with 12 seconds left. Gary
Washington tried a desperation
shot with two seconds remain
ing but the ball rimmed out and
Ole Miss nailed down the vic
tory.
Georgia went seven minutes
and 14 seconds without a bas
set in the Bulldogs’ losing cause
at Athens and when they finally
did score the game was nearly
two minutes old in the second
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Look Out Firs Division,
The Mets Will Rise Again
By MURRAY OLDERMAN
Newspaper Sports Editor
Enterprise Assn.
the boldness in him. He
could needle some of his col
leagues now whereas he
might do have the been reluctant to
so at same time last
year.
“We plan to use Tommy
Davis properly”—a barb
aimed at Walter Alston, Dodg
er manager, for not playing
the twice National League bat
ting Lou champ Davis in favor of
Johnson.
And one for Durocher, the
nonnice guy who finished
last with his Cubs.
“Old Leo hasn’t been talk
ing too much this winter, has
he? Heh, heh, heh.”
Westrum doesn’t see the
Sandy Dodgers repeating without
Koufax. He thinks that
even the though the Pirates are
League team is to in beat, the National
for its craziest
scramble ever.
‘The reason for this,” he
said, “is the second division
teams have improved them
selves tremendously,
“Houston has done a whale
of a job this winter. Chicago
(duck Leo) should be better,
heh, said, heh, heh... shooting And, as I’ve
we’re for the
first division and 1 think
we’ve got the men to get ns
there.”
bled, Perhaps, someone mum
success had gone to
Westrum’s head. His answer
to the question gave him a
chance to use his favorite ex*
pression: “That remains to
be seen.” And then, “Yes
sirree, this could be a pret-tee
ways.” surprising year in many
It already is.
How else could yon explain
Hank Bauer’s using—on TV
no less—a hair spray to keep
his crew cut in place.
turing top sports cars and driv
ers from all over the world.
Dan Gurney, the country’s top
International performer, and
former Indianapolis 500 winner
Parnelll Jones, will pilot factory
Cougars in the $10,000 ”300”.
Dr. Dick Thompson of Wash
ington, eight times a National
Sports Car Club of America
(SCCA) champion, will be in a
Mustang, and Bob Johnson, one
time ace of the Shelby Ameri
can Cobra team, will handle a
Falcon.
Other drivers entered include
Bob Tullius, Bruce Jennings,
Walt Hane, Jim Baker, Charlie
Kolb, and Australian ace
Moffat.
half and Auburn held a 32-25
lead.
Jim Youngblood was high
point man for Georgia with 21
points while Charlie Millsap led
the Auburn attack with 16.
At Knoxville, Tennessee sur
vived a second half rally by
Georgia Tech and won mostly
on the Volunteers’ rebounding
ability in which they had a 31
to 17 edge.
Volunteer sophomore Bill Jus
tus led both teams In scoring
with 15 points.
Tennessee, co-leaders in the
SEC chase with Vanderbilt, now
has a 13-3 overall mark. Geor
gia Tech has a 11-7 record.
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When people play Monopoly fS 0 ^l
for entertainment, it’s fun. But when a corporation RAILROAD GRAB
plays watch it out! for The keeps rules by throwing out when out monopoly a competitor- l i ii w,
are moves
in. When the stakes are state properties such as
the Western and Atlantic Railroad—caution! The Some industries have warned
rough hand of such a monopoly chokes competition of possible shelved plans for expansion, and others
to death, leaves men jobless, withers property val
ues, and abuses power. It endangers freedom and have said the economy of the entire state, indeed
liberty. It kills free enterprise. the South, would be damaged if competition were
sucked away by the octopus of monopoly.
Who believes in competition? Who else worries about monopoly
You might think Southern Railway President and its ril-take-this-and-I’ll-drop-that method of
Brosnan does. He has said: “monopoly creates op- operating? The working man, of course—the 950
portunity for misbehavior or misuse of power. And employees of L&N on the leased W&A who KNOW
there aren’t many of us who are smart keep enough to that the future of their families is secure. So, 15
use a lot of power well. We need to within labor unions have joined hands with big industry
bounds. Competition is a valuable restraint, but in opposing any new hands on the lease contract.
when you remove competition, then you have re
moved the chief restraining influence.” And who else?
right, Mr. Brosnan. Communities along the state-owned line who
All KNOW that their prosperity, in which L&N is a
Lease of the Georgia state-owned W&A Railroad by paying partner, is here to stay.
Southern Railway would create exactly the situa
tion which you have described. Your railroad, All of these groups f and more f
which already controls the other two lines linking are saying to the Legislature, “Let’s Stay On The
Atlanta and Chattanooga, would then grab the Right Track” and the lease to L&N—its
only presently competitive line. Why does South- renew
ern WANT all three parallel lines through North- faithful keeper for 3-quarters of a century.
west Georgia? Would it treat them all the same? All Georgians are champions of Constitutional
government. So, please carefully read this . . • •
Let’s look at the record. AN EXCERPT FROM THE CONSTITUTION
Why did Southern lease a competing line in Vir- OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
ginia and then ask permission to abandon it? And ARTICLE IV, CHAPTER 2-2701, PARAGRAPH 1
then paid 3 million dollars in settlement with suing “Contracts to defeat competition. — All
stockholders to avoid facing them in court? contracts and agreements which may
4 have the effect, or be intended to have
the effect, to defeat or lessen compe
Big industries and shippers tition, or to encourage monopoly, shall
have publicly warned of the economic evil of be illegal and void. The General Assem
monopoly if the L&N loses its vital role of giving bly of this State shall have no power to
authorize any such contract or agree
healthy competition to Southern in industrially ment
sensitive Northwest Georgia.
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Philadelphia 76ers
Hearing Footsteps
By United Press International
The Philadelphia 76ers better
not look around because some
body sure as the hot-shootin’
Boston Celtics Is gaining on
them.
Philadelphia appears to have
the National Basketball Associa
tion’s Eastern Division race all
wrapped up as recently as two
weeks ago but those footsteps
behind them are growing louder
with each passing day.
Boston, which once trailed by
as many as 10 games, cut that
deficit to 5 1-2 Wednesday night
by beating the Baltimore
Bullets 111-107 for its 11th
consecutive triumph while the
76ers were suffering their third
loss In the last five games, a
143-133 thumping administered
by Los Angeles.
The Detroit Pistons snapped
an eight - game home court
losing streak by edging the New
York Knlcks 104-101 in the only
other NBA activity on the
schedule.
Sam Jones, the game’s high
scorer with 29 points, tallied six
of Boston’s last nine points to
preserve the Celtics’ 40th
triumph against 12 losses.
The sizzling Lakers rolled up
82 ponits in the second half to
erase a 64-61 halftime deficit
and pin a defeat on Philadelphia
for the first time this year. Elgin
Baylor scored 31 of his 44 points
after intermission.
Wayne Hightower, playing his
second game for Detroit since
being acquired from Baltimore
to fill a void at forward,
dropped in a field goal with two
seconds remaining to preserve
Detroit’s win. Joe Strawder
scored 20 points, including 16 in
the first half to pace the Pistons
while Walt Bellamy of New
York led all scorers with 34.
REORGANIZE TEAM
ATLANTA (UPI) Norb
Hecker, coach of the Atlanta
Falcons, Wednesday named
former pro tackle Bob Fry
assistant offensive line coach in
the first step of a reorganiza
tion of the National Football
League team’s coaching staff.
The 36-year-old Fry played his
collegiate football at Kentucky
before Joining Los Angeles and
Dallas in the pro ranks.
Griffin Daily Newt
Fry Appointed
Falcon Coach
ATLANTA (UPI) — Atlanta
Falcons coach Norb Hecker
took the first step Wednesday
in a reorganization of the
team’s coaching staff.
He appointed Bob Fry, the
former pro tackle who has been
assistant director of player per
sonnel, to offensive line coach.
The reorganization was
gered by two Falcons coaches
going to the ney New Orleans
Saints.
Falcons offensive coach Tom
Fears went to the Saints first,
then took offensive backfield
coach George Dickson.
Hecker noted Fry’s post is a
new one for the Falcons, add-
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ing he may actually replace
the two department coaches
with three new coaches.
Pry, 36, played college foot
ball at Kentucky under Paul
(Bear) Bryant. He was offen
sive tackle for the Los Angelea
Bams from 1953 to 1959, then
played for Dallas from 1960 to
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Although Fry has no previous
coaching experience, Heck e r
said “he has a solid NFL back
ground."
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