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Page 12 -Griffin Daily News Thursday, August 11,1977 Close matches highlight tennis tourney action Close matches highlighted action Wednesday in the Middle Georgia Tennis tournament W Barbara Barrett gets off the ground to make a return in a tennis match in the Middle Georgia Tennis Tournament Wednesday night. She and Tom Barrett were defeated 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 by Lamar Coleman and Carolyn Harris In one of the close matches in the mixed doubles. PGA declares clubs illegal for play PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP — Tom Watson was using a dif ferent set of clubs today in his Go'Getters win games in horseshoes The Go-Getters scored double victories Tuesday in the Griffin Horseshoe League, downing Jack’s Junk and the Country Shooters. The Go-Getters defeated Jack’s Junk, 21-9, and 21-8. The team downed the Country Shooters 21-18,22-20 and 21-15 in a make-up game. The Toppers also were double victors, defeating the Rock Busters and winning by forfeit over the Square Shooters. The Toppers handled the Rock Busters, 21-8 and 21-4. In the other game Tuesday, the Country Swingers defeated the Super Shooters, 21-13, 15-21 and 21-6. ■A. Compound \ Hunting Bows Krvsi'fes' ■ being played at the courts in City Park. Final matches were played in quest for a third major tourna ment title this year—the 59th PGA Championship. Watson has won five 1977 tournaments, including the Masters and British Open, with a set of clubs declared Illegal Wednesday because the grooves in the irons exceeded legal lim its in width and spacing. He had voluntarily asked that they be inspected. Watson and Ray Floyd and Gary Player, who also had sev eral clubs disqualified, were among a handful of players in. the field of 141 who had re quested a ruling on their clubs by Clyde Mangum, deputy com missioner of the PGA tour, on the eve of the PGA Champion ship at the drought-stricken Pebble Beach Golf Links. After the initial publicity, oth er players brought their bags to Mangum for an inspection and he found that at last five others were carrying clubs that did not meet the specifications. the 12 and under boys division and the 15 and under boys division. The final will be BHEu s wBB ’a i . K ■ Jim Thaxton combined his talents with those of Sherry Stillman to win 6-2,6-3 over Damon Handley and Phyllis Henderson in the mixed doubles. Old Jones returns to defeat Braves SAN DIEGO (AP) - Al though Randy Jones was the Cy Young winner as the National League’s best pitcher last year, the wins have been few and far between in 1977. But the little San Diego Pad res’ left-hander looked his old self Wednesday night as he pitched the Padres to an 8-6 victory over Atlanta in the first game of a double header. The Padres completed a sweep when they won the sec ond game 2-1 in 10 innings. “I’m very pleased,” said Jones, 5-8, after pitching five and two-thirds innings for his first win since May 19. “Actual ly, I never really thought about the win and how long it’s been since I’ve won. The only thing on my mind was to try and get myself back closer to the way I used to be.” With that goal, Jones decided to push the arm he submitted to off-season surgery to the limit. Reportedly, the arm is nearly back to normal physically but Jones’ worry about further injury remains a hurdle. “During the first four innings, I forced myself to turn the ball over just as I did last year,” said the sinkerball specialist, Bft-4 11 < 1 u Fi § r I k&a It J* ’<l ■ R r \ r . KN! ■ k J jrft ■■ J fl i ft i ; I l imA r“ wot |g»W ■Mib' wfl Ife*. R W ' I 1 Ak R > — W a! »OwS .. rr BLg ijH & M a ■ ytiftiHrv biMBSUMIMI The above members of the Griffin Swim Team will par ticipate in the GRPS state meet in Milledgeville this weekend. Above are (1-r) Amanda Whitaker, Avery Villines, Jim Mitchell, David Mitchell, Terri Hunter, Otis Blake, David Dykes, Alan Scales; (second row), Hester Smith, Kevin Pursley, Robert Smalley, Chris Hammock, Emily Harris, Pam Lawrence, Cathy Grayson, Jeff played tonight at 6:30 in the 18 and under boys division. Other matches in Wed- “and everything clicked. I had a good sinker, the best I’ve had in a long time.” Os the 12 outs recorded during those four innings, Jones got 11 of them on infield grounders. That was his trademark last season when he won 22 games for the Padres and the year before when he won 20. His arm stiffened in the fifth inning, though he set the Braves down in order. In the sixth, he gave up four hits, including a two-run homer to Jeff Burroughs, and departed with a 4-3 lead. Jones thought he was fully recovered at the start of this year, but got spasms in his left biceps about six weeks into the season. The diagnosis was that his muscle simply needed build ing up. He has been on a re habilitation program since, spending three weeks on the disabled list when he was not allowed to throw at all. “This outing was very en couraging,” said Padre Man ager Alvin Dark. “Randy just has to pitch and pitch and pitch to build up his arm so he’ll be able to return in top shape next season.” Swimmers going to state nesday’s action were in the men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles. Action today will feature the women’s singles and the men’s doubles. Jay Bailey defeated Wade Warren, 6-0, 6-2, to win the 12 and under boys division. Ronnie Bailey and Scott Brown won the 15 and under boys doubles with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bruce Sanders and David Courtoy. Yogi Sanders and Henry Walker will play tonight in the final in the 18 and under boys singles match. Sanders defeated Allen Adams 6-3,4-6,6 3 and Walker defeated Mike Estes, 7-5, 6-2. Butch Dixon and Paula Westmoreland, the top seeds in the mixed doubles, routed John Head and Ann Summer of Atlanta, 6-0, 6-0, in the mixed doubles. Lamar Coleman and Carolyn Harris defeated Tom Barrett and Barbara Barrett, 4-6,6-2,6 1. Walter Peacock and Mrs. Walter Peacock defeated Sonny Shockley and Rita Lawhorn, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Grant Guess and Tarma Ash worth of College Park defeated Dave Caswell and Kathy Coleman, 14, 7-6, 6-3. Jim Thaxton and Sherry Stillman defeated Damon Handley and Phyllis Hen derson, 6-2, 6-3. Terry Hatchett and Paula Woods defeated Larry Wix and Peggy Cobb, 6-3, 6-4. Longi Vickers and Norma Hewell defeated Tom Campbell and Betsy Tennant, 6-0, 7-5. Butch Dixon and Valdon Smith defeated Lamar Coleman and Dean Roberts, 6-0,6-2 in the men’s doubles. Winners in the women’s singles matches Wednesday advance to the semi-finals. Paula Westmoreland defeated Sharon Allen, 6-1, 6-0. Lucy Reynolds beat Drew Thomas, 6-0, 6-0. Gloria Bernard downed Ora Jackson, 7-5, 6-2. In the quarter finals in the men’s singles, Butch Dixon defeated Jack Rolf, 6-0, 6-1. John Head of Atlanta defeated Keith Carlisle, 7-5,5-7, 7-6. Mark Marriman defeated Bruce Cabot, 4-6, 6-2 and 6-0. Nick Basinger defeated John Gunn, 6-1 and 6-2. Sonny Shockley defeated John Weldon, 6-2, 6-0. Dave Caswell defeated Kim Beaty, 6-2, 60. Pat Childs defeated Lin Hayes, 6-1 and 6-3. Richard Peacock defeated Jim Thaxton, 6-3, 6-4. Play in the tournament will continue into the weekend. Moyer; (third row), Jerry Gibson, Nat Watkins, Jonathan Slade, Julia Eubanks, Susan Brooks, Laura Eubanks, and Mark Milam. Not pictures are: Elizabeth Colvin, Kathy Hardcastle, April Huckaby, Tami Early, Dee Copeland, Leslie Lawhorn, Lloyd Farr, Flynn Carlisle, Phillip Quinn, Clay Huckaby, and Dickie Mullins. JX Butch Dixon posted victories in three matches in the Middle Georgia Tennis Tournament Wednesday. In the men’s doubles, he and Valdon Smith teamed to defeat Lamar Coleman and Dean Roberts, 6-0, 6-2. In the mixed doubles, he and Paula Westmoreland defeated John Head and Ann Summer, 6-0, 6-0, and in the men’s singles, he defeated Jack Rolf, 60, 61. Only thing ordinary was Boston’s victory By The Associated Press Mix together two of baseball’s best pitchers in Boston’s Fenway Park and most the time Fenway Park will emerge as the winner. ‘ ‘When the wind is blowing out like tonight, you see some crazy things happen here,” Boston Manager Don Zimmer said Wednesday night. The only thing which didn’t seem out of the ordinary in the Red Sox’ 11-10 victory over the California Angels was Boston’s victory. It was the Red Sox’ 11th straight win, the longest in the American League this season, and extended Boston’s longest winning streak since 1950. The game, which had been billed as a pitching duel be tween California southpaw Frank Tanana and Boston ace Louis Tiant, was anything but that. Both pitchers had entered the game without surrendering a run in their last 16 innings of work, but both were hit hard. Tanana gave up five runs in as many innings, while Tiant was battered for six runs on 10 hits in five innings plus. In other American League action, Cleveland defeated Chi- cago 61, Detroit beat Mil waukee 5-3, Kansas City nipped Texas 4-3, Baltimore edged Seattle 5-4, New York whipped Oakland 6-3. "Mil ft Jk-Jl fig J Getting ready Griffin High Bears’ interior line coach, Sam Marra, got into the act Wednesday afternoon as he demonstrated to some of the players how they should hit. The Bears began practice this week and will put on pads next week during the first week of camp at Indian Springs. Marra is showing his players how to use a “sled” during practice sessions. RACES SENOIA RACEWAY SATURDAY NIGHT AUG. 13 • 75 Lap Late Model Sportsman • Limited Sportsman • A & B Cadet Adults Admission 500 Children Under 10 FREE GATES OPEN 6 P.M. RACES START 8:30 P.M. LOCATED 3 MILES W W. OF SENOIA ON HWY. 16 ★★★★★★★★ SPORTS ★★★★★★★★ Tech loses Bessillieu for 2 games ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech hasn’t even begun its foot ball season, and already the Yellow Jackets’ starting free safety, Don Bessillieu, is side lined for the first two games of the year. Bessillieu underwent knee surgery this week and will be sidelined for at least six weeks, missing the team’s fall practice and games against South Caro lina and Miami, Coach Pepper Rodgers said Wednesday. Rodgers had been counting on the 193-pound junior from Kendrick High School in Colum bus, Ga., to beef up what al ready was one of Tech’s weak points. “Our defense was already suspect, and now with Don out, it’s even more suspect,” Rod gers said. “He could do so many things well and we were counting on him at free safety to be one of our leaders on de fense.” Bessillieu returned 23 punts for 205 yards last season, inter cepted two passes, recovered three fumbles and made 80 tackles. Indians 6, White Sox 1 Wayne Garland fired a five hitter for his fifth consecutive complete game as Cleveland defeated Chicago-
