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★★★★★★★★★★★★★A************ SPORTS *★★★*★★★****************** Coaches rate Armstrong best By United Press International Although South Atlantic Con ference basketball coaches have tabbed Armstrong State to win the conference champion ship this year the coach of last year’s titlist says his team “will be good again this season.” Armstrong State will have last year’s leading scorers Ike Williams and Sonny Powell returning along with 6-foot-B Sam Berry, who sat out last year because of accademic problems. One conference coach said “Armstrong State has to be the favorite, they are loaded with talent. West Georgia won the confer ence championship last year and then went on to win the National Association of Inter collegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament in Kansas City, Mo., The Braves have only one regular returning but Coach Roger Kaiser said he expects to field a good team again this year. “I think we will have the best pair of guards in the state this year in David Edmonds and Tony Stroud who trans ferred from Western Kentuck y,” Kaiser said. The Braves lost Clarence “Foots” Walker, who was voted the most valuable player in last year’s NAIA tournament in Kansas City, Mo., and top scorer Tom Turner through graduation but have two blue chip transfer students to go String may end for Cowboys By United Press International The Dallas Cowboys have appeared in the National Football League playoffs for the last eight years but that string could end Sunday against, of all people, the Houston Oilers. The Cowboys, who lost 28-21 to Washington Sunday, are 5-5 and simply cannot afford to lose if they hope to make the playoffs for a ninth straight time. St. Louis leads the National Conference East with an 8-2 record and Washington is 7-3. There is very little love lost between Houston and Dallas, Texas’ pro clubs, and it has manifested itself over the years EDUCATION: Associate in Arts Degree from Gordon Military College. MILITARY SERVICE: Honorable Discharge from U. S. Navy. RESIDENCY: Life-long resident of Pike County. Virgil Brown is a capable young Pike Countian who is abreast of the problems and opportunities facing Pike County. He would like to serve as your sheriff. Virgil Brown has no political alliances formed through previous public office holding. He is not obligated to any special interest groups and is sponsoring his own campaign. 1974 is not the year of yesterday, but the year of tomorrow. We need a capable young sheriff able to adapt to these changing times in order to meet tomorrow’s challenges effectively and for the greatest benefit of each citizen. It’s time for a change. ELECT VIRGIL BROWN NOVEMBER 26 "A Young Man... An Effective Worker” (Paid Political Adv.) ~~ along with regular guard Edmonds. Stroud, along with Sam Christian, a 6-8, 260-pound junior college transfer student, are two newcomers Kaiser is counting on to make the Braves a contender. Christian was voted the outstanding junior college player in Georgia last year and Stroud was voted the outstanding high school player in Chicago his senior year. Valdosta State is also expect ed to field a strong contender with regulars Don Reason, who averaged 24.6 ppg last year, 6-6 Kenny Alston and guard Larry Miller returning. Augusta will depend on 6-7 Mike Shea who scored at a 16.1 clip last year to improve on its 1974 fourth place finish. James Mitchell, who ave raged 20 rebounds a game last year will return for Columbus who finished in fifth place last year. Southern Tech was hit hard by graduation and conference coaches have picked the Tech men to finish last in the conference again this year. Conference coaches have picked North Georgia to win the Georgia Intercollegiate Ath letic Conference. The Saints, second in the GIAC last year, returns four regulars, including 6-5 senior forward Jim Hyder, the leading conference scorer the past two years, from the team that won the post-season conference tournament and lost with a number of fights, both on the field and in the stands. The big difference this year is that Houston is playing winning football. The Oilers were 1-13 the past two years but have won four in a row to pull to 5-5 this season and actually have an outside shot at a wild card berth in the American Conference. “The Oilers have improved every week and right now they’re playing as well as anyone,” Staubach said. “They’ve got a lot of things going for them now and that makes for a great attitude. They believe they can win. We’re not out of it (the playoffs) but we can’t think VIRGIL BROWN CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF of PIKE COUNTY QUALIFICATIONS: AGE: 30 years to National champion West Georgia in the finals of the NAIA District 25 tournment. Shorter College is picked to finish second with last year’s champion in third place. Shorter returns three starters from last year’s team. The Hawks will depend on 6-4 senior Elgin Kendall who scored at a 21.5 points per game average to lead them to the conference championship. Morris Williams (17.2 ppg and 11 rebounds) should regain his eligiblity for the second semester. Another starter back for the Hawks is Lanny Hamilton who averaged 10.7 points per game last year. LaGrange returns three starters from last year, includ ing 6-7 Floyd Mack, and guards David Rainey and Terry Kingston. LaGrange is expected to build its team around Mack, the leading rebounder and the second leading scorer in the GIAC last year. Berry, with four starters returning, was picked to finish fourth, Georgia Southwestern, with all-conference Calvin Hunter returning, is picked for fifth place. Oglethorpe, returning to the GIAC after a long absence, is picked for sixth, with Piedmont College and Georgia College tabbed for seventh and eight respectively. about a rematch with Washing ton or anybody else.” The Cowboys play Washing ton again on Thanksgiving Day but a loss to Houston would make that game practically meaningless for Dallas. In other games Sunday, Minnesota is at Los Angeles, Detroit is at Oakland, St. Louis meets the New York Giants at New Haven, Conn., Miami is at the New York Jets, Phila delphia at Washington, Buffalo at Cleveland, San Diego at Green Bay, Kansas City at Cincinnati, New England at Baltimore, Chicago at Detroit and Atlanta at San Francisco. Pittsburgh is at New Orleans Monday night. Minnesota and Los Angeles are both 7-3 and a victory would clinch at least a tie for their division titles. Both are coming off losses. Jackson rolls 231 Ray Jackson rolled a 231 and R. 0. Burnett had a 203 last night in the Commercial Bowling League. Other leading bowlers were: Mickey Patton 200, Harold Hassler 211, Herman Bannister 202, Billy Bevil 204, Jimmy Wilkerson 210, Julian Cook 220, Edward Sharp 214, George Evans 214 and Paul Phillips 212. Straw Hat Pizza beat Capitol Loans 4-0, Ben Franklin’s beat Spalding Amusement 3-1, Commercial Bank beat Tom ■ my’s Used Cars 3-1, Graduate , Shop beat Drug and Surgical 4- 0, Rental Uniforms and VFW tied, Jones-Harrison and Ken’s Pizza tied. WALLPAPER Is Something New With Us. We have a large selection to choose from. An exciting new way to brighten up your home. VISIT WITH US SOON CARPETS OF GRIFF IN, INC. 1137 Meriwether St. • 228-8843 Leonard G. Ogletree, Jr. bagged this four pointer in Pike County. Knicks nail Hawks ATLANTA (UPI) - New York’s Earl Monroe grabbed a loose rebound and stuffed in two points with 15 seconds remaining in the game to ice a 101-95 victory for the Knicks over the Atlanta Hawks Thurs day night. The game was glove tight throughout the first half until Atlanta assumed a six point lead three minutes before intermission. Here, however, New York ran off 12 straight points to take a similar six point lead into the half. Knicks defense prevailed in the third quarter with both NHL standings I By United Press International Division 1 w. 1.1. pts gs ga Phila 12 5 3 27 66 46 Atlanta 10 7 4 24 57 53 NY Rangers 8 6 4 20 68 52 NYlslndrs 87420 67 56 Division 2 w. 1.1. pts gs ga Vancuvr 13 4 3 29 75 51 Chicago 8 7 3 19 63 45 St. Louis 6 9 3 15 59 66 Minna 610 3 15 51 75 Kan City 313 17 43 73 Division 3 w. 1.1. pts gs ga LosAng 10 2 7 27 61 34 Montreal 9 5 7 25 88 64 Pittsbgh 8 8 2 18 80 67 Detroit 6 9 2 14 53 75 Wash 216 2 6 43 102 Division 4 w. 1.1. pts gs ga Buffalo 14 4 2 30 92 66 Boston 9 5 5 23 84 60 Toronto 5 9 3 13 63 76 Calif 314 4 10 48 100 Thursday’s Results Boston 4 California 2 Vancouver 4 Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 3 St. Louis 2 Friday’s Games Toronto at NY Islanders Buffalo at Atlanta Montreal at Kansas City Mary Reed bowls 511 Mary Reed bowled a 182 game and a 511 series yesterday in the Thursday Morning Bowling League. Other leading bowlers were: Evelyn Britt 178, Lou Stover 156, Fran Gordon 159, Ople Popwell 172, Kay Maddox 164, Debbie Gibson 152, Laura Doster 165, Bebbie Harrell 154, Betty Imes 164 and Carol Cox 159. The Corner Pins beat the. Mixups 4-0, the Beginners beat the Smilies 3-1, the Pros beat the Alleyoops 3-1 and the Sleepyheads beat the Streaks 4- 0. teams trading 20 points apiece. New York maintained its lead in the final quarter until the Hawks closed to within one point with 3:40 remaining. After trading several baskets, a missed Knick shot gave Atlanta a chance to tie at the 20 second mark but the rebound was tipped out by a Hawk to Monroe who quickly put the ball back in to make the score 99-95 and seal the Hawks fate. Monroe’s 28 points led the Knicks while Bill Bradley contributed 21. Tom Van Arsdale had 23 points to pace the Hawks. HONORS SHARED BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (UPI) — Jerry Smith of Pan American, Jim Holt of Stephen F. 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Washington 11 5 .688 - Houston 10 5 .667 Ms Cleveland 8 7 .533 2Ms Atlanta 7 9 .438 4 New Orleans 1 16 .059 lOMs Western Conference Midwest Division w. 1. pct. g.b. Detroit 10 9 .526 - KC-Omaha 8 9 .471 1 Chicago 8 9 .471 1 Milwaukee 3 13 .188 SM: Pacific Division w. 1. pct. g.b. Golden State 12 6 .667 — Seattle 9 7 .563 2 Portland 9 8 .529 2M> Phoenix 7 9 .438 4 Los Angeles 5 9 .357 5 Thursday’s Results Buffalo 98 Philadelphia 95 Cleveland 106 Golden St. 74 New York 101 Atlanta 95 Milwaukee 106 KC-Omaha 96 Friday’s Games Phoenix at Boston Atlanta vs. New Orleans at Baton Rouge Houston at Los Angeles Washington at Portland Chicago at Seattle NEW HEAD COACH NATCHITOCHES, La. (UPI) — Former successful high school Coach A. L. Williams will take over the faltering N or thwestern Louisiana Univer sity football program. The university said Thursday Williams would move up from offensive coordinator to head coach immediately after the season finale against Southeast ern Louisiana Saturday. He will succeed George Doherty who will keep the post of athletic director. Doherty said he asked to be relieved of coaching responsi bility and suggested Williams as his successor. — Griffin Daily News Friday, November 22, 1974 I wl W ke Al • < Kerry Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Smith of Oakdale drive, bagged this eight point buck last week in Monroe County. Goldup to Ahl MONTREAL (UPI) - The Montreal Canadiens Thursday shipped rightwinger Glen Gold up to the Nova Scotia Voya geurs of the American Hockey League. Deer Heads Mounted. BELVIN’S TAXIDERMY Just Off Williamson Rd. In Dunlap Subdivision Call 227-2992 Goldup was the second Canadiens player to be sent to the Halifax club in less than a week. Defenseman Rick Char traw was optioned to the Voyageurs Monday.