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— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, January 5,1977
Newnan stops
Griffin Bears
the Griffin varsity boys and
rls resumed the 1976-77
sketball season last night like
'ey ended it prior to the
lidays — on the short end of
e score.
The Newnan Cougars shot
|,wn the Bears 66-58 after the
idy Cats beat the Griffin
tssies, 45-42.
All wasn’t lost at Newnan.
(Griffin’s “B” team girls won
t-17 and the *‘B’’ team boys
fought home a 68-50 victory.
(The Cougars jumped on the
.ears for a four point lead in the
>cond quarter after the first
ided in a 12-12 tie.
'Newnan was ahead by seven
fter three periods and won by
ght.
I Mark Andrews was Griffin s
bp scorer with 13, Jeff
readway made 11, Calvin
Burroughs 9 Braves
are squared away
ATLANTA (AP) - The At
mta Braves and Jeff Bur
bughs are “squared away,”
ays Braves owner Ted Turner.
Burroughs, who balked at
eing traded from the Texas
[angers to Atlanta because of
n apparent promise from the
Angers that he would not be
-aded, apparently renegotiated
ps contract while visiting At
inta Tuesday.
' Turner indicated that the
lugging outfielder’s two-year
ontract was extended probably
') five years, along with “other
ejustments.” He did not elabo
te but this could mean a no-
I'ade clause was added to the
'ight-handed hitter's contract.
' “He’s like a barnacle,” said
, urner. “He wants to latch onto
.omething and hang on. That’s
ood, too. I like that. He just
'ants to settle somewhere,
lake good, solid friends and
stablish some roots. Nothing
rrong with that at all.”
Burroughs arrived in Atlanta
londay night, staying at Turn
r’s home. He was given a
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Dixon 10, Curtis Holmes 8,
Tommy Joe Coleman 8,
Reginald Touchstone 6 and
Craig Nelms 2.
The Griffin girls trailed by 17
points, 29-12, at halftime then
returned to play one of their
best second halves.
The girls almost overcome
the huge deficit, pulling to
within two points of tying the
score late in the fourth.
Newnan’s last four points
came from the free throw line
when Griffin tried to gain
control of the ball with seconds
remaining.
Both teams hit 18 field goals
but Newnan outshot Griffin 9-6
from the charity stripe.
Mary Lyons had her best
game, scoring 20 points and
blocking at least a half dozen
shots. She hit eight of 10 field
whirlwind tour of the city and
Atlanta Stadium Tuesday by the
owner and a former minor
league teammate, Kris Krebs,
now in the Braves’ sales de
partment.
"This is my first visit here,”
Burroughs said. “I like what
I’ve seen, especially the ball
park.”
There was no indication of
salary terms for Burroughs,
who hit 102 homers the last four
years but whose average
dropped to .226 last season. His
Rangers contract reportedly
called for $130,000 in the coming
campaign, escalating to
$150,000 next season.
Burroughs, 25, was accom
panied to Atlanta by his fiance,
Deborah Gorham of Provi
dence, R.I. He was traded to
Atlanta during the recent win
ter meetings at Los Angeles in
exchange for outfielders Ken
Henderson and Dave May and
pitchers Carl Morton, Roger
Moret and Adrian Devine.
Burroughs reportedly was
stunned by the deal, claiming
goal attempts in the second half
comeback.
Tammy Parks made 18
points, Lisa Green 2, Tracey
Pharr 6, Tami Smith 1 and Dale
Martin 5.
Newnan was no match for
Griffin’s “B” team girls, who
built a 19-6 half time lead and
were ahead 30-9 after three
periods.
“The first three quarters
were the best we’ve played all
year,” Coach Joe Grubbs said.
Phyllis Price scored 8 points,
Nancy Grant 7, April Butler and
Melanie McMichael 6 each,
Mickie Jackson 3, Jenny Neel 2
and Julie Hunter 2.
Griffin’s “B” team boys
whipped Newnan 68-50. Tim
Ogletree scored 20 points, Don
Blanton 19 and Henry Miller 13.
his contract included a no-trade
clause.
But apprently he is satisfied
now. He checked the possibility
of purchasing a condominium in
Atlanta Tuesday and placed a
call to his adviser, Marvin
Demoff, in Los Angeles.
Shortly after that, Turner
said, “We’re all set."
In meeting with Burroughs,
Turner was apparently taking
advantage of a grace period
permitted him by baseball
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn,
who has suspended Turner from
baseball for one year because of
alleged tampering with free
agent Gary Matthews.
Turner is to meet with Khnn
Jan. 18 to discuss the suspension
and has been told by the
commissioner to continue nor
mal Braves’ activities until
then.
Joe Melton
bowls 246
Joe Melton had a 246 game
and a 632 series to pace the Doc
Craddock Bowling League
Tuesday night. Melvin Whidby
had a 224 game and a 611 series.
Team results were posted as
follows:
D & B Bottle Shop 3, Millican
Oil 1; Forrer Rental
Apartments 3, Marie’s Gift and
Flower Shop 1; Prato’s 3,
Louise & Son’s Cafeteria 1;
Griffin Cable TV 3, Mortel 1;
Western Auto 4, Harris Service
Station 1; Fisher Hardware 3,
Griffin Auto Parts 1; Buckalew
Electric 3, Team One, 1.
Other individual high scorers
were: Paul Phillips 204, James
Hollingsworth 211, Kenny
Thompson 209, David Swain 203,
C. W. Thompson 210, Freddy
Bethune 203, Ray Johnsdon 223,
Hayward Shaw 226, Wilson
Bevil 200, B. C. Ward 212,
Gordon Wheeless 221, Edwin
Morris 226.
Football
NEW YORK - The Univer
sity of Pittsburgh captured the
national collegiate football
championship in the Associated
Press poll, getting 59 out of a
possible 62 first-place votes.
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Ted Turner (r) Tuesday night became the Atlanta Hawks’ number one cheerleader. The
new owner is shown with Mike Storen, the Hawks’ new general manager.
Ted Turner now
Hawks 9 cheerleader
ATLANTA (AP) — Flamboy
ant Ted Turner, the exiled own
er of the Atlanta Braves, drew
cheers when he arrived late for
his debut as proprietor of the
Atlanta Hawks, then led the
cheering when his new National
Basketball Association club
trimmed the Denver Nuggets
Tuesday night.
Turner also inspired the 9,194
fans—the second largest home
crowd of the season—with a
halftime speech before the
Hawks edged Denver 113-109,
snapping an eight-game losing
streak.
Atlanta was led by Lou Hud
son with 25 points while Dan Is
sel had 29 for the Nuggets and
David Thompson added 23.
It was the first Atlanta ap
pearance for Thompson and
Marvin Webster, the Hawks’
No. 1 draft choices in 1975 who
chose Denver of the then
American Basketball Associ
ation instead.
“I hate to say this, but ap
parently we don’t need David
Thompson and Marvin Webster
after all,” Turner jokingly told
the crowd during his halftime
speech with Atlanta ahead 54-
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pended by baseball Cornrnu
ssioner Bowie Kuhn Sunday for
his overzealous pursuit of free
agent Gary Matthews, pur
chased the Hawks Monday.
He arrived at the arena with
1:34 gone, admist cheers, sat at
a midcourt seat and led the
cheering during the contest and
was one of the first to arrive in
the Hawks dressing room to
congratulate his new employes.
“He’s a beautiful guy, incred
ible,” said Atlanta Coach Hubie
Brown. “It was a great win for
the new organization. The team
played spirited and held its
composure. It was an in
spirational win for us.”
“I think he’ll be good for the
fans,” said Hudson. “He was
walking around all night, cheer
ing and jacking up the fans.
They seemed to like the show.”
Thompson was disappointed
in his showing, hitting on only
six of 22 shots. He laughed
about Turner’s halftime re
mark.
“They need somebody like
that here to create enthusiasm.
He’ll be good for Atlanta and
good for basketball.”
Webster, who played only 12
minutes and scored three
points, agreed.
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Super Bowl has
a dream plot
An AP Sports Analysis
By WILL GRIMSLEY
AP Special Correspondent
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunday’s Super Bowl might
well stack up as a scenario from an old Western movie on
the late, late show. No Hollywood script writer could
dream up a better plot.
There’s Fran Tarkenton, the Minnesota quarterback.
He’s the grizzled gun-hand still looking for the man with a
faster draw. But he’s getting up in years as football
sharpshooters go — just short of his 37th birthday — and
the guys in the saloon wonder how his nerves and skills
have weathered the ravages of time.
Let Henry Fonda play the part.
Then there’s this young buck who just blew into town
itching for a fight. Quarterback Ken Stabler of the
Oakland Raiders, strong and quick, rambunctious, with
the brass and boldness of a stage coach bandit.
Give Clint Eastwood a month’s growth of beard, pull
him out of the spaghetti westerns and let him wear
Oakland jersey No. 12.
The old guy is the town legend. Every passing record in
pro football has fallen to his smoking gun. Covering 16
years, he has gone eyeball-to-eyeball with the best —
Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach and Joe
Namath — and walked away each time intact.
Through it all, he has remained untouched by scandal or
controversy. He is football’s gentleman destroyer.
The tough kid is impressed but unawed. His theory is
that records were made to be broken.
“Tarkenton has been great,” Stabler says. “But when I
take the field I think there’s no better quarterback in the
world. I want to prove it by winning the Super Bowl."
Tarkenton is clean-cut, closeshaven, unprententious,
moderately reserved. Stabler flaunts a sinister growth of
shaggy beard, exudes confidence and acts like a restless
wrangler anxious to get inside the joint and start busting
mirrors.
The contrast carries over to the two teams they
represent, the National Football League survivors who
meet in the game’s great extravaganza.
Bud Grant, the Minnesota coach, could be the town
marshal. He is a strict law-and-order man —a stickler for
discipline and decorum. His crewcut gray hair stabs like
porcupine quills into the air. His steel blue eyes could melt
an anvil.
The Vikings pride themselves on their conservative
stance. They tuck their shirts into their pants, wear
jackets and ties to dinner and would rather die than be
caught picking up the wrong fork. They are determined to
defend the town against the “rowdies”.
The “rowdies” are the Raiders. Their trail boss, or
coach, is John Madden, a massive man with lusty tastes.
He speaks with a raunchy tongue. His shirt tail is always
hanging out. He looks as if he could kill a keg of beer with
a single swallow.
He presides over a team of renegades. One third of the
squad is made up of castoffs from other teams. They play
the game with gusto —a free and unfettered spirit — and
they play rough.
So it goes down to a shootout Sunday on the chalk
striped turf of the famed Rose Bowl.
