Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, July 22, 1977, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextGriffin swimmers 2nd in invitational The Griffin Invitational Swim Meet concluded Thursday night with Warner Robins winning first. Griffin Swim Club came in second and Rome was third. Mark Milam of Griffin was awarded a high point trophy in the 13-14 boys division. Bb’-v * ,* v V! ’».*">,' mßwkjJUk tIP- ** ** K <aT - ***** l j* ‘ **' - * • Vv" _ ■ . ._• J"; 1 . ~ A- ■ >.'4V~ '-W w "- '. ' —-S- "' * ■ '>■ ,'■ — 'A •”•. •*»' •**- - -«5 V'SpW?? r - W>* ' ' -•'• . Paul Farr of Griffin swims in the 100 yard individual medley at the Griffin Invitational swim meet at Griffin Country Club. Susan swims in the dark Approximately 1,000 people have been attending the Griffin Invitational Swim Meet this week and one of those people was a blind participant. Susan Card, 16, of Macon was the only blind swimmer participating in the Griffin Invitational and is one of the few blind swimmers in the state who participates in competition. Susan was a swimmer for two years with a team at the Georgia Academy for the Blind before joining the Macon Waves. Nearly everyone watched the heats with anticipation of the ones in which Susan would be swimming. She used the lane ropes to guide her way in the freestyle and backstroke events. In one event, she was in lane 5 which was against the wall of the pool and she felt this was a disadvantage because she kept bumping into the edge. Susan learned to swim in the physical education program at the Georgia Academy for the Blind in Macon and her interest developed from there. With the academy team and the Waves she participates in about 10 to 15 swim meets each year. She loves the sport and plans to continue swimming. In addition to being a swimmer, Susan likes to read and play games with her friends. She and her friends used brail cards to play rummy to pass the time between heats at the swim meet. “She usually is a winner, too,” one of her friends said about the card games. Susan did not win first place in the backstroke event, but made a good showing and did equally as well in the freestyle. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Card of Macon. While attending the swimming meet here, she was led through the crowd and to the team’s tent in the shade by several members of the club. “We are proud to have Susan as a member of our team,” one of the members said. CREEKWOOD ESTATES $57,000 (Seller will pay closing costs) Truly a home of distinction, one with a simply beautiful interior designed for complete living. It features 4 bedrooms, 2% baths, formal living and dining areas, large family room with fireplace, rec room, central air, and carpets throughout This lovely home is situated on two very pretty acres, barn, garden area, with acres of sturdy fence. Exclusive Area of Homes Beaverbrook School Contact Buddy Stone - 228-9895 Al Gillespie-227-0339 Or JOHN HERBERT REALTY 1630 N. Expressway — 228-0246 Other teams participating in the meet were: Americus, Marietta, Forest Park, Tailman Pools, Carrollton, Macon, Peachtree City, Winder, Rock dale County, and Riverdale. Individual Griffin winners are: 7-0 girls — Leslie Lawhorn, first place, 25 yard butterfly. 7-8 boys — David Dykes, fourth, 25 yard butterfly, fifth, 25 yard backstroke, third, 100 yard individual medley. 9-10 girls — Cathy Grayson, fifth, 25 yard butterfly. d|l :.w w SUSAN CARD How they get accurate times at swim meets How do the officials get accurate times at swim meets? Electronic equipment has replaced the old stop watch. This week, electronic equipment was used to record times in the Griffin Invitational Swim Meet at Griffin Country Club. No one questioned the times of any of the events. The introduction of electronic equipment has not ended ties. A tie was recorded by the equipment in one of the events Wednesday. An electronic device is attached to the tip of the star ter’s pistol and starts the timing equipment. The swim mers stop the time when they touch a pad that is attached to the end of the pool. Once an event has been completed, the operator of the equipment touches a button and out comes a printout, complete with lane numbers, times, and places of finish. It also gives backup times. Several of the coaches were around the pool checking times of their swimmers with conventional stop watches, but non were as accurate as the electronic equipment. Tennis tourney scheduled at park The Griffin-Spalding County Recreation Department will host the Middle Georgia Tennis Tournament August 8 through August 14 at the courts in City Park. Age groups for the tour nament will be 12 and under, 15 and under, 18 and under and men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Pre-registration is being conducted at the Community Center in City Park. The entry fee will be $3 for singles and $6 9-10 boys — Otis Blake, first, 25 yard butterfly, fifth, 25 yard backstroke, fifth, 100 yard in dividual medley; Paul Farr, first, 25 yard backstroke. 11-12 girls - Kathy Hard castle, fourth, 50 yard butterfly. 13-14 girls — Laura Eubanks, third, 50 yard backstroke, third, 100 yard individual medley, second, 50 yard butterfly; Terry Hunter, fourth, 100 yard in dividual medley. 13-14 boys — Mark Milam, first, 100 yard individual medley, first, 50 yard butterfly; Jonathan Slade, third, 100 yard individual medley. 15-17 girls — Susan Brooks, second, 50 yard backstroke, second, 100 yard individual medley, fourth, 50 yard but terfly, third, 50 yard butterfly, fourth, 100 yard individual medley. 15-17 boys — Jeff Schenk, fourth, 50 yard butterfly. Griffin winners in the diving events at the Elks Club are: 11-12 girls - Kathy Hard castle, fourth. 13-14 — Nat Watkins, fourth; Mark Milam, fifth. 15-17 boys — Jerry Gibson, first. for doubles. The deadline for entering the tournament is August 4.< ORIENTAL PEARS $5.00 Bushel WILDE ROOFING COMPANY 715 East Taylor Phone 227-5132 ——— ~— I Baa EfeflM «v . ■»*-. —— «•— —— * '**• —-—•£** MMi.wlib ii- r - -* Lt J2Lrr 'mL JMWwFyj LL-- ••■' ~-- 1 11 Hnk 1 1 1 p| More than 1,000 people were at Griffin Country Club for the Griffin Invitational Swim meet. Ten teams par- 14-15 Stars beat E. Columbus, remain unbeaten in tourney Griffin defeated East Columbus, 3-2, Thursday night in the State 14 and 15-Year-Old Babe Ruth Tournament in Columbus to remain the only unbeaten team in the tourna ment. If the Griffin team wins tonight, the team will bring home the state trophy. If Griffin loses tonight, a Saturday game will be necessary. Griffin will be playing the winner of the East Columbus- North Columbus game at 8:30. East Columbus and North Columbus will be playing at 6 o’clock. Mark Gilreath was Griffin’s winning pitcher Thursday night with Joey McGee recording a save. 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And Page 9 — Griffin Daily News Friday, July 22, 1977 ticipated with Warner Robins winning first and Griffin placing second. walked 3 and gave up only 3 hits. Henry Miller, Mark Stewart it would have been a good 72, not an easy one. “I’ve got to start hitting the ball better if I hope to do any thing.” Trevino, trying to rebuild his game following major back sur gery last winter, one-putted 11 times and once holed a 45-footer to save par on his way to the five-under-par effort that put him one stroke in front of nine players tied at 68. Heading that group was Jack Nicklaus, designed of the tough, hilly, leg-straining 7,090-yard Glen Abbey Golf Club course that is being played for the first time and will be a permanent site for this national cham pionship. Nicklaus, who has yet to win the Canadian title, shared the and Mark Gilreath hit 2 singles each for Griffin. Victor Perdue also hit a single for Griffin. No. 2 spot with Bruce Lietzke and Tom Purtzer, each of whom had two eagles on his back nine, George Archer, Tom Kite, Mike Morley, George Cadle, Jimmy Wittenberg and rookie Jeff Mitchell. Tom Weiskopf, winner of two of the last four Canadian na tional titles, was at 69, Al Gei berger at 70 and defending champion Jerry Pate at 71. In a large group at 72 were Arnold Palmer, Gary Player afd Ray Floyd. Ben Crenshaw blew to an 80. Trevino, whose rags-to-riches saga includes five major cham pionships and a blitz of the American, British and Cana dian national titles in 1971, has had to restructure his game fol lowing the surgery. And he hasn’t won in more than a year.