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— Griffin Daily News Saturday, April 16,1977 Page 8 Bears defeat ’Boro despite error-itis The Griffin High Bears suffered a case of error-itis in the seventh inning Friday afternoon and yielded four runs to the Jonesboro Cardinals, but held on to take a 9-6 victory, their seventh in a row. The Bears committed four errors in the seventh inning, the major cause of Jonesboro ■UMBHKSi Jeff Treadway was one of the big bats for the Griffin High Bears Friday afternoon. He was. 2-for-4 in Griffin’s 9-6 victory over Jonesboro. Fishing report O The Department of Natural Resources’ fishing forecast lA. 3 for the week of April 17-23 includes: I WrOd’- ’ HIGH FALLS: High ’ muddy - Catchlng a few catflsh - JACKSON: Rising, muddy. Good for bass using plastic worms; fair for others. — ' SINCLAIR: High, full, muddy. Good for crappie and bass; catching a few white bass and striped bass. [Sears] FENCE BARGAIN qjBI KMLM ■" KSgrl y — _ 12%-GAUGE 32 PW 14607 48-IN. HEIGHT OUTFIT WITH 3V|||| GALVANIZED « ■V > STEEL CHAIN LINK MESH ■ perft ‘ • FREE PLANNING, MEASURING • FREE ESTIMATING OF COST • INSTALLATION ARRANGED • SEARS HAS A CREDIT PLAN 'Catalog price does not include transportation or installation. Gates, terminal posts extra. PRICE GOOD TIL MAY 10, 1977 Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back SHOP AT SEARS Fq 539 W. Taylor and save Sears 227-9402 SCABS, BOBBUCX AND CO. collecting four runs in the inning. Coaches said the Bears apparently lost their concentration on the game. Danny Gilreath picked up his third victory of the season, going six innings. Gilreath gave up five runs on two hits. He struck out four and walked seven. Tony Shockley came on in relief in the seventh inning, giving up one run. He struck out one and yielded a hit. Shockley was credited with a save. The Bears were holding a 9-2 lead going into the seventh inning. Two runs scored in the first inning on a two-run homer by Curtis Holmes. Two runs Track girls suffer defeat The Griffin girls track team was defeated by Newnan, 56-43, this week. First place winners for the Griffin team were: Octeria Verdell, 440,64.5; Denise Murray, 880, 2.51; Octeria Verdell, 110 low hurdles, 17.3; Gail Johnson, Barbara King, Octeria Verdell and Deborah James, 440 relay, 52.4. Expansion SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Seating at Syracuse Univer sity’s Manley Fieldhouse will be expanded to accommodate 9,500 spectators in time for the next basketball season. Manley Fieldhouse currently has a capacity of 8,200. The expansion is part of a sl.l million renovation of the fieldhouse and will include more comfortable seating, uni versity officials said. Tourney Dick Slade wins singles match Dick Slade defeated Dean Roberts, 74,74, Friday night in the men’s A singles of the Griffin Tennis Association tournament. In other men’s singles matches, Larry Wix downed Tom Barrett, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2; Lamar Coleman defeated Frank Heflin, 6-0, 6-1; Butch Bethel topped Mike Goldstein, 64, 6-4. Dru Thomas defeated Elaine Farr, 6-1, 6-0, in the women’s singles. Phyllis Henderson scored a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Blanche Easley and Peggy Cobb defeated Linda Skinner 6- 0, 6-1. Jim and Judy Thaxton defeated .Dean and Eleanor Roberts, 6-3, 6-3, in the mixed doubles. The tournament will continue scored in the third, three in the fourth and two in the sixth. The Bears scored on 11 hits. The Bear pitchers yielded only three hits to the Cardinals. Kenny Barrow and Curtis Holmes were the big guns at the plate for the Bears, collecting three hits each. Barrow was three-for-three and Holmes was three-for-four. Jeff Treadway was two-for-four and Pierce Barkley, Danny Gilreach and Jesse Stewart each had 1 hit. Four games are on tap for the Bears next week. Monday afternoon they will play a non region contest against Jackson in Jackson. Jaycees 9 Drug & Surgical, Commercial, Garment win The Jaycees held Spalding Knitting Mill hitless in winning a National Little League contest Friday, 17-3. Drug and Surgical blanked Kiwanis 14-0 in the other National contest. Commercial Bank shutout Pomona 9-0 in an American League battle. Griffin Garment defeated Grandma’s Pig 6-3 while Mays Printing Company and G & H Glass Company battled to an Il li tie. The tie game will be continued. Marty Bradford pitched a no hitter for the Jaycees against Spalding Knitting. He struck out 16 and walked 6. Bobby McClelland went 4 innings for Spalding, striking out 5 and walking 4. Bobby Brown pitched an inning, striking out 3 and walking 6. Kenny Ayers hit a homer for the Jaycees and Gary Harris hit a triple and double. Doug Peaden and Ray Whelchel had triples. Davey Jones had 3 singles. Brian Bailey and Marty Bradford hit singles for the Jaycees. ■■ k < fl 'TV ■ u & iMt 9 Hustlin’ home SAN DlEGO—Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose charges home to score a ran on a fly ball hit by Ken Griffey in the first inning of a game in San Diego against the San Diego Padres Friday night. Rose displayed his usual hustle in his 500th consecutive game, more than any other active major leaguer. At left on the play is catcher Gene Tenace. (AP) through the weekend and is expected to be completed early next week. Home run memorable for player Friday’s Little League game between G & H Glass company and Mayes Printing Company should be a memorable one for Ik-year-old Stacey Long. In his second little League game, Stacey hit a 185 foot homer out of Patrick Part. Hitting homers out of the park by 9-year-olds is not common. The two teams squared off to a 11-11 tie. Stacey is the sot of Mr. and Mrs. Lavem Long of Morris Mill road in Griffin. ■ 'M. 'X - .-*•* MRP ’** “ ■ '••• ’'<'.*.-■'• ” * A 1 __A AB. —. !*■■ —_ * TAVBAffKAMA vra«MWAB« Griffin High third baseman Derrell Jeffcoat received a perfect throw from right fielder David Wells Friday as- Jeff Jenkins had a no-hitter going for Drug and Surgical until Jimmy Hill hit a double for Kiwanis. Jenkins struck out 10 and walked 4. Tommy Jones went 3 innings for Kiwanis, striking out 7 and walking 5. Jimmy Hill came on for an inning, walking 5. Alvin Jester finished on the mound. Jeff Jenkins had a double and single for Drug & Surgical. Rodney Askins and Mark Berry had doubles and Frank Smith had 2 singles. Keith Gilbert struck out 12 and walked 3 in leading Commercial Bank to its 9-0 win over Pomona. Ira Butler started for Pomona, striking out 3 and walking 3. Wade Griffin came on in relief then gave way to Darran Hayes who struck out 2 and walked 1. Keith Gilbert had two doubles for Commercial Bank while Marshall Woodall and Jerry Alston had one each. Von Cato and Mark Greer hit singles. Darrin Hayes had the single for Pomona. Jonathan Eady picked up the 6-3 win for Griffin over Sunday is Family Day Get a —All for only Pilcher of Soft Drink _ _ Family Salad and * ® a LARGE pizza... Ahh. What aPizza! 1456 North Expressway 228-5022 Grandma’s Pig with 16 strike outs and 2 walks. Ted Harris started for Grandma’s Pig, striking out 2 and walking 6. Scotty Henry came on in relief, striking out 1 and walking 1. Scott Tackett had a triple for Garment followed with singles by Rodney Greer, Bruce Scott and Tim Mcßride. Scott Bennett had 2 doubles and a single for Grandma’s Pig while Randy Colwell had a single. Timmy Peeples handled mound duties for Mays Printing in their 11-11 tie with G & H Glass. He struck out 8 and walked 3. Alan Hardwick went 3% innings for Glass, striking out 9 and walking 4. Kenneth Byrd finished on the mound with 3 strike outs and 3 walks. Greg Thompson had 2 triples and a double to pace Mays. Mark Smith had 2 singles, Mike Hammond a double and Larry O’Neal a single and a double for Mays. Stacey Long hit a circuit clout for G & H Glass while Todd Bethune had a double and triple. Roan Berry and Alan temoon and put the tag on a Jonesboro runner. Hardwick had triples while Kenneth Byrd had 2 doubles. Ozzie Wilder got a single. Sports on teevee SUNDAY 1:00P.M. (D — World Series Os Women’s Tennis 1:30P.M. ffi - N B A Basketball Playoff Doubleheader 3:00P.M. (D — Wide World Os Sports 4:30P.M. (D — Tournament of Champions 8:00P.M. 0 — Celebrity Challenge Os The Sexes 0 — NHL Hockey MONDAY 8:30P.M. til — Major League Baseball: Regional Game 10:00P.M. 0 — National Tractor Pull SATURDAY 2:00P.M. o — Grandstand 2:15P.M. 0 — Major League Baseball: Baltimore vs. Detroit 4:30P.M. 0 — Sports Spectacular 5:00P.M. (D — Wide World Os Sports build it .. right.J-Al ■ JwxKi w/f! if tv? ■ ■wfj// F \ Ji .'B onceWcH and for all. 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