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Newspaper Page TextPage 12 Griffin Daily News Friday, June 17,1977 Little League playoffs to open with consolation Griffin Little League playoffs begin Monday with a Consolation Tournament at Patrick Park Field No. 1. The tournament opens with Dundee, runners-up in the National League, playing Commercial Bank, the third place team in the American League, at 6 p.m. Moose, runners-up in the AL, play Jaycees, the third place team in the NL, at 8 p.m. The losers of those games play Tuesday at 6 p.m. and the winners tangle at 8 p.m. in the double-elimination tournament. The Consolation Tournament continues Wednesday at 5:30. The best 2-of-3 series for the Griffin Little league Carolina toppled in series OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Col lege baseball has found its an swer to The Bird. Arizona State do-it-all Jamie Allen doesn’t talk to the ball like Mark Fidrych of the Detroit Tigers but it seemed that way as he kept the top-rated Sun Devils alive Thursday night in Falcons sign Thielemann ATLANTA (AP) - The At lanta Falcons now have seven of their 13 draft choices under contract after signing center R. C. Thielemann of Arkansas and wide receiver Shelton Diggs of Southern California to National Football League contracts Thursday. Thielemann, a second round TOYOTA I TOUGH STUFF The way ti go when hie way Io go i , rough The 4-wheel dove vehicle with lots ot standard features Ttie I |h h >yola Land Cruiser I lardtop Probably the toughest you can gel h >i Hu; mor n'y You asked Io! il You got it Toyota Standard Features: 4 2 liter 6-cyhnder engine. 4 speed full synchromesh transmis sion. 2-speed transfer case, power front disc brakes, skid plates, roll bar. tool kil and much more Toyota Os Griffin 1301 W. Taylor St. Phone 228-0090 8:30-8:30 M-F 8:30-5:00 Sat DUNDEE'S Lowell Bleachery HAS OPENINGS FOR TRAINEES IN: ★ END HEMMERS ★ OVEREDGERS ★ CLASSIFIERS BENEFITS INCLUDE: GOOD PAY AIR CONDITIONED WORK AREA DAY SHIFT JOBS GOOD EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXCELLENT TRAINING PROGRAM APPLICANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YRS. OLD. APPLY IN PERSON PERSONNEL OFFICE LOWELL BLEACHERY EXPERIMENT, GA. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F the College World Series by preserving a 6-2 victory over South Carolina. “I’m not showing off out there,” said the enthusiastic Al len, “It’s just something that helps me get ready. Most of the time, I’m more subdued. But I really bring it out for big choice, is a 6-foot-4,247-pounder who was an All-Southwestern Conference selection as a guard in his junior year and made it as a center as a senior. Diggs, 6 feet 1, 190 pounds, was selected in the fifth round. He had 37 pass receptions for 655 yards and eight touchdowns last season and had eight catches for 98 yards in the Tro jans’ Rose Bowl triumph over Michigan. Tri-County posts win in softball Tri-County Realty bombed B & PWC 21-6 Thursday afternoon in the Senior Girls Softball League. Griffin Plumbing and Heating beat Griffin Lanes 6-2 and Green Studio defeated Akin Feed and Seed 9-5 in the Junior Girls Softball League. Pam Williams blasted a home run, triple and 2 singles and Laßae Pritchard hit a home run and single for Tri-County Realty. Rhonda Stinson hit a home run and Vikki Rickies hit a triple, double and single for B & PWC. Julie Hammond hit a triple and Tracey Thomas hit a single for Griffin Plumbing and Heating. Sherry Banks and DeAnna Johnson hit 2 singles each for Griffin Lanes. Lisa Brown and Sue Bunn hit home runs for Green Studio. Phyllis Martin hit a double and single and Teresa Butler hit a home run for Akins Feed and Seed. championship starts Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at Patrick Park Field No. 1. The championship tournament sends Buick-Toyota, American League champs, against First National Bank, the National League champions. The second game of the best 2-of-3 series will be played Thursday at 8 p.m. following a 5:30 p.m. game in the Consolation Tournament. The third game, if necessary, will be played Friday at 8 p.m. Little League fans were reminded that the first games Monday and Tuesday begin at 6 p.m. and the first games Wednesday and Thursday start at 5:30 p.m. games.” The freshman right-hander wiggled out of a bases-loaded jam and pitched three innings of one-hit relief to hand South Carolina its first loss of the series. He stalked around the mound, jumped up and down after strikes, frequently backed off the mound and taunted batters to get in the box. “Allen really put on quite a show,” said Arizona State Coach Jim Brock. “Coming in and throwing fast balls after Mitch (Dean) had thrown so many breaking pitches kept them off balance.” Southern Illinois staged the biggest comeback of the series and up-ended California State- Los Angeles 9-7 in the night’s elimination-round game. Southern Illinois, 41-11, is matched against top-rated Ari zona State, 55-120 in an elimina- Mayfield, Forrer post wins in BR Each team had only 3 hits, but Mayfield Motors came out on top in a game with the Thomas Packers Thursday afternoon, 9- 3, in the 13-Year-Old Babe Ruth League. Mike Slade went the distance on the mound for Mayfield, striking out 11 and walking 6. Chip Davis and Chad Byne were on the mound for the Packers. Davis started and was relieved by Byne in the fourth. They struck out 12 and walked 8. All of the hits were singles. Todd Bunn, Zach Buchanan and Joe Maddox were the hitters for Mayfield. Byne had 2 hits for the Packers and Mitchell Thomas had the other. Forrer 10, TV 5 Forrer Apartments defeated Griffin Cable TV 13-5. Ray Lemons went the distance for Forrer tion game tonight with the sur vivor facing South Carolina for the series crown Saturday night. South Carolina, 43-11-1, re ceived a bye into the finals by beating Southern Illinois 5-4 Wednesday night in a meeting of then series unbeatens. Although the crowd of 10,193 seemed to delight in Alien’s performance, South Carolina Coach June Raines didn’t like what he saw. “I thought Arizona State made a joke of the game with all that stalling and delay tactics,” said Raines. “That’s not meant as anything against Allen because he pitched very well for them. “But delaying tactics like that have no place in the College World Series and shouldn’t be allowed. Coach Brock was trying to intimidate our players with those tactics.” Brock denied that. Apartments, striking out 10, walking 6 and giving up 6 hits. Lee Whelchel was charged with the loss. He struck out 5, walked 8 and gave up 5 hits. Freddie Davis and Danny Hayes hit doubles for Forrer. Lemons, Kevin York and Danny Buice hit singles. Tim Walton and Clay Morris hit 2 singles each for TV. Danny Caldwell hit a double and Whelchel hit a single. G&H nips Pig in LL G & H Glass nipped Grandma’s Pig 7-6 yesterday in the Griffin Continental League. Kenneth Boyd was the winning pitcher. Scottie Henry was tagged with the loss. Teddy Meeks hit a double and single for G&H. Ozzie Wilder tripled, Alan Hardwick, Stacey Long and Tim Duncan doubled and Todd Bethune singled. Scottie Henry and Ted Harris doubled for Grandma’s Pig. Brian Powers singled. Reds to conduct clinic at Macon The Cincinnati Reds will conduct an evaluation clinic for baseball players in Macon on June 25 at Luther Williams Field at 10 a.m. Players ranging from high school sophomores through players up to 22 years of age are invited to attend. The camp will be under the direction of Scouting Supervisor George Zuraw. He’ll be assisted by Georgia Scout Julian Mock. Medalists enter GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Olympic gold medalists Brian Goodell, Tim Shaw and Bruce Furniss are the top entrants in an open swimming meet, scheduled Friday-Sunday. A to tal of 20 defending champions return. WEEKEND SPECIAL Monroe Shocks Reg. 9.95 Now s ß’ s All Popular Brand Spark Plugs Resistor 97* Ea. Regular 87* Ea * Cash & Carry Prices Good June 17-19 GRIFFIN AUTO PARTS 430 E. Taylor OPEN 7 DAYS / • .1 wj X JU SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle’s Carlos Lopez, 8, flys by third base but keeps a hand on the bag as he gained an Softball Spalding Square wins squeaker Spalding Square edged Fayette Mortgage 7-6 Thursday night in the Commercial Softball League. Dundee bombed Southern States, 17-2. Greg Edwards hit a home run and 2 singles and Randy Bannister his a single for Spalding Square. Terry Baxter and Danny Gilreath each hit a double and single for Fayette Mortgage. Steve Little hit 2 home runs and 2 singles and Jess Patterson hit a home run, double and single for Dundee. Women’s League The Griffin Aces beat the Black Panthers 5-3 Thursday night in the Griffin Women’s Soft ball League. Jester-Hooper defeated Capital Motors 4-2 and Griffin Suzuki edged the Bobcats 9-8. Margie Vickery hit a triple and single and Lanell Combs hit a double for the Griffin Aces. Mercer Akins and Linda Williams hit 2 singles each for the Black Panthers. Monte Gilford hit a double and Tommie Blalock hit a home run and single for Jester- Hooper. Liz Young hit 2 singles anywhere, J ' .... Bp 2 ■ ■ i gfl F|i i I i M u zj xmIII 5 ■W fl ■■'T* t ' I 1 \lB w| t ■n^' < fn . t —? —i i \ \w VW s il j §■*#ll I —* s s JZBBP - -Wl W? CTffwIEPW Osmose pressure treated lumber gives you the freedom to use wood anywhere the advantages of pressure treated lumber are required or desired: indoors or outdoors, above ground or below ground, in contact with water (including salt water) or imbedded in concrete. It is unexcelled for docks and piers, Also discover osmose flameproof* bulkheads, playground structures, pole barns or Fire Retardant Lumber! greenhouses. CMcfc adnntagM; □ LONG LASTING. Highly effective against — — decay and rot, termites, and marine borers. •' REDUCES REPAIR 4 REPLACEMENT COSTS. Service K*33 pressure life is extended 5-10 times that of ——untreated lumber. MOSE D CLEAN, ODOR-FREE, GREEN TONE COLOR. 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Wildwood Baptist edged Southside Baptist 7-6, First Wesleyan beat First Presbyterian 8-4 and Sacred Heart downed Union Baptist 10- 7. Steve Biller hit 3 singles and Jeff McCullough hit a triple and single for Calvary Assembly. Bobby Griffin hit 3 singles and Fred Tatum hit 2 singles for Midway Methodist. Lonnie McCormick and Harold Betsill hit 2 singles each for Wildwood Baptist. Terry Dunn hit 2 doubles and 2 singles and Carrell Chapman hit a double and single for Southside Baptist. Brent Martin hit a home run and 2 singles and Larry Bishop extra base on a deep fly ball to left field Thursday in Seattle. Oakland’s Wayne Gross missed the tag. (AP) hit a double and single for First Wesleyan. Danny Ray hit 2 singles and Fred Smith hit a triple and single for First Presbyterian. i Ais****?! ’"" WCT-Strre °" | (I World °* Tennis * I I Presents Summer Tennis Camps at 6riffin Cily Park 5-9 1. Women’s Morning Session: 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. $65 Per Person. 2. Children’s Afternoon: 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. $65 Per Person. 3. Working Men’s and Women’s Evening Session: 7 to 9:30. $65 Per Person. WCT • Peachtrees proven method of teaching will be ; supplemented by video tape replays &by WCT film library. X Participants will be placed in appropriate ability level by ft our staff of professionals. S To register for camp please send a S3O deposit along with name, address and phone: Gery Groslimond 6200 Peachtree Corners West Norcross, Ga. 30092 | 404-449-6064 ft Bill Cross hit 2 doubles and Joe Burns hit 2 singles for Sacred Heart. Jepp Childs hit 3 singles and Mike Thaxton hit 2 singles for Union Baptist.