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Page 12 ! —Griffin Daily News Friday, October 7, 1977 Bear defense faces test tonight The Griffin High defense, which has the best record in Region 6-AAA, faces a stiff test tonight at Memorial Stadium. Jonesboro will bring a high scoring machine to Griffin. The Cardinals' 2-3 record is a little misleading. Two of the losses Sports roundu] By The Associated Press Tennis Billie Jean King advances ATLANTA — Eighth-seeded Billie Jean King of New York advanced to the quarter-finals of the $75,000 Atlanta Women’s Tennis Classic defeating Francoise Durr of France 6-2, 6-4. In other quarter-final action, top-seeded Chris Evert beat Kathy Kuykendall 6-3, 6-1, Australian Kerry Reid scored a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Romanian Virginia Ruzici, unseeded Ann Kiyomura upset fifth-seeded Rosie Casals 7-6, 6-3 and Virginia Wade took Janet Newberry 6-3, 6-4. Vilas defeats Vladimir TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. Open champion Gsillermo Vilas of Argentina defeated Vladimir Zednic of Czechoslovakia 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the $175,000 Aryamehr Tennis Tournament. Okker defeats Scanlon AMSTERDAM — Dutchman Tom Okker beat Bill Scanlon 6-2, 6-1 in the SIOO,OOO World Star tennis tour nament, played in several Dutch cities. In other matches, Vitas Gerulaitis of New York beat Marc Cox of Great Britain 6-3,6-4, Hie Nastase of Romania defeated Italian Adriano Panatta 7-6,6-3 and Jaime Fillol of Chile ousted Ix>ek Sanders of Holland 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. Mayer wins in Classic KAANAPALI, Hawaii — Eighth-seeded Sandy Mayer defeated Terry Moor, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in the SIOO,OOO Island Holidays Pro Tennis Classic. Mayer will face third-seeded Raul Ramirez on Friday. Ramirez beat Bernie Mitton of South Africa in the quarter-finals. College Western Carolina suspended KANSAS CITY — Western Carolina University has been hit with a one-year suspension for violations by its basketball program, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced. The university's basketball team will not be allowed to play in any post-season competition or on any NCAA con trolled television program during the 1977-78 season. Golf Ballesteros wins VIRGINIA WATER, England — Severiano Ballesteros of Spain scored a 4-and-3 victory over Tom Watson in a 36- hole quarter-final march of the $225,000 World March Play Golf Championship. In the other quarter-final matches, Hale Irwin crushed Hugh Baiocchi of South Africa 8-and-7, Australian Graham Marsh defeated Spaniard Manuel Pinero 3-and-2 and Ray Floyd birdied the final two holes to beat Lanny Wadkins 1-up. Smith, Morley share lead GOTEMBA, Japan — Americans Bob E. Smith and Mike Morley fired three-under-par 68s to gain a share of the first round lead with two Japanese players in the $300,000 Taiheiyo Club Golf Tournament. Baseball Carew named AL Player NEW YORK — Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins, who hit .439 in the final month of the season, was named the American League Player of the Month for September, AL President Lee MacPhail announced. Carew, who won the league batting title with a .388 average and 239 hits, drove in 17 runs in September and scored 21 times. He easily outdistanced Mitchell Page of the Oakland A’s in the voting. Page hit .393 with five homers and 15 RBI in September. Ski I Chain Saws Close - Out Special! 10 Inch Size 14 Inch Size 16 Inch Size ’79™ *lO9 ’ll9 West Building Material Center 1303 North Expressway - Phone 227-0907 were to Newnan and R. E. Lee, both super powers in 6-AAA. Jonesboro scored 22 points against Newnan and 12 against Lee. Griffin’s super defense has allowed only 16 points in 5 games. The Bears’ string of 17 quarters without allowing a TD was snapped last Saturday at Forest Park. The Bears’ starting defensive team is intact for tonight’s game. Chuck Scott and Cyrus Jackson will be at end. Kent Head and Eric Jackson at tackle, Robert Vaughn at nose guard, Bobby Willis and Jeff Jackson at linebacker and J. C. Davis, Reginald Warren, Marvin Curtis and Tommy Joe Coleman in the secondary. The offensive unit received a boost this week when tightend Bubba Andrews rejoined the squad after missing almost 3 games with a neck injury. He will open at tightend. Andrews may get some relief from Bobby Willis and Jeff Auburn, N.C. State eye tough battle AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Both North Carolina State and Au burn are looking to be the Cin derella teams of their confer ences this year after dis appointing seasons last year. And a win here Saturday for either would bring that team closer to the rags-to-riches suc cess story they hope for in 1977. Auburn, 3-8 last year, and North Carolina State, 3-7-1 in 1976, both have enjoyed quick getaways this season. The Tigers are 3-1 and shar ing the top of the Southeastern Conference standings, while North Carolina State is 4-1 and leading the Atlantic Coast Con ference. Auburn Coach Doug Barfield has warned his Tigers to expect a tough contest when they clash with the Wolfpack at 1:30 Sat urday afternoon in Jordan-Hare Stadium. “Believe me, they’re good,” Mary Reed bowls 193 Mary Reed bowled a 193 game and a 520 series this week in the Gene Maddox Construction Co. League. Other top bowlers were: Kay Maddox 191, Linda Keen 185, Norma Head 182, Fab Manning 171, Betty Blackwell 167, Lun Brooks 165 and Kay Pursley 162. The Screwdrivers beat the Putty-Buddies 3-1, the Sore Thumbs stopped the Body Builders 3-1, the Firm Foun dations beat the Saw Dusters 3- 1, the Studs and Homewreckers tied 2-2 and the Hammerheads beat the Nuts and Bolts 4-0. Hogan bowls 207 game • Margaret Hogan bowled a 207 game in the Thursday Morning Bowling League. Mary Reed bowled a 194 game and Chris Hudgens bowled a 191. Other high bowlers: Linda Powers 177, Barbara Triplett 163, Brenda Cordeiro 189, Janet Cayse 160, Gail Bush 184, Kay Pursley 181, Laura Doster 161, Barbara Stinson 175, Penny Winstead 171, Faye Holmes 162, Lee Wood 162, Nancy Gloege 166, Brenda Bailey 163. Teams and scores are: Pin Busters 2, Lucky Strikes 3, Alley Bumps 1, Hot Shots 0, Loners 3, Muskettes 4, Jet . Setters 2, Jolly Jokers 1, Honey Hill Bunch 1, Sleepy Heady 1, Yo-Yos 3, Alley Oops 2, Dead Beats 3, Cephalgias 2. Jackson, who alternated at the spot in Andrews’ absence. Andra Reid will open at quarterback for the second game in a row. The sophomore was at the helm in Griffin’s 21-6 victory over Forest Park. He’ll operate a backfield consisting of Kenny Barrow at fullback, J. C. Davis at wingback and Russell Miller and Ricky Williams alternating at tailback. Willie Gault and Fred Miller will alternate at split end. Bart Mills is scheduled to start at center. Keith Mathis and Victor Perdue are the guards and Keith Barrow, Barry Bunn and Zack Holmes will operate from the tackle positions. Kick off time is 7:30. says Barfield, noting that the Wolfpack is averaging 26 points a game and “getting well over 400 yards in offense each time out.” The War Eagle mentor, now in his second year, says North Carolina State’s Johnny Evans is “the best quarterback you’ll see all year at Auburn.” Evans, says Barfield, “is tru ly a triple threat. He is very difficult to rush because he is so quick and has such great speed. He is also an outstanding passer and a 40-yard plus punter.” Barfield says if the Wolfpack doesn’t have the best offense the Tigers have faced all year, they “certainly have the most ex plosive.” Barfield’s formula for beating a team that “can score from anywhere on the field at any time” is “to make them work for everything, and then keep the ball for awhile ourselves.” And North Carolina State Coach Bo Rein knows one Tiger who’ll try to make the Wolfpack work for every inch of real estate — Auburn linebacker Freddie Smith. “We can’t say enough about Freddie Smith,” says Rein. “You people are lucky you can watch him week after week.” Smith, a sophomore, led the Tigers to a 21-15 victory over Ole Miss. Broncos, Raiders, Rams, Packers win The Broncos bombed the Seahawks 48-0 Thursday af ternoon in the Pee Wee Football League. In other Pee Wee action, the Rams edged the Bengals, 7-0, and the Red Raiders defeated the Jets, 41-6. The Packers defeated the Buccaneers 20-13 in the Senior League. Ozzie Wilder and Teddy Meeks each scored 2 touch downs and an extra point for the Broncos. Kenneth Byrd scored 2 touchdowns, Wayne Harps scored a touchdown and extra point, Davie Roberts scored 2 extra points and Rodney Johnson scored an extra point. Terrance Wimbush scored the ■* - ▼ICwl Federal judge rules against GHSA football eligibility rule MACON, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia High School Association cannot enforce a rule which says athletes can play football only four seasons, or eight semesters, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Wilbur Owens ruled in the case of Ronald Ashley, a Fayette County High School pupil who was declared ineligible by the GHSA this year because he had used up his eight semesters of eligibility. Ashley, who failed the 10th grade, may rejoin his team, according to Owens’ temporary order restraining the GHSA from enforcing the eligibility rule. The rule is supposed to equalize maturity of players competing against each other, Owens wrote in his opinion, “but it obviously doesn’t do so. The rule just has no ex pansion and contraction possibilities. It’s embedded in concrete. “I think that to arbitrarily apply such a rule to every child regardless of when they started to school, how many years they have been in school, what age they are, how many years they have actually participated in athletics in Bearcubs roll to 48-6 victory over Jonesboro Tim Turnipseed, Harrison Price and Keith Head scored 2 touchdowns each and Wayne Curtis scored one Thursday in the Griffin “B” team’s 48-6 victory over Jonesboro. Tumipseed scored from 52 yards out on Griffin’s second Prep lineup The Jonesboro Cardinals will be in Griffin tonight for a 6-AAA contest. Other encounters this week in 6-AAA have North Clayton at Forest Park, LaGrange at Rockdale County and Newton County will play Morrow Saturday night. R. E. Lee is idle this week and Newnan will play non-region Baker tonight. Pike County will be playing Harris County tonight at the Pike County field in a Region 3A contest. In another 3A matchup, Manchester will be at Jackson. Lamar County is idle this week. Other area games find Stock bridge at College Park, Henry County at Troup County, Brookstone at East Coweta and Fullington Academy at Bar nesville tonight at 8 o’clock. The time for all other games is 7:30. Flint River Academy will not play this week. touchdown for the Rams. David Daniels added the extra point. Cedric Jester scored 4 touch downs for the Red Raiders. Clifford Jester scored a touch down and an extra point, Pop Ellis scored a touchdown and 3 extra points and Vincent Sims scored an extra point. Dennis Hall scored for the Jets. Vincent Thomas scored 2 touchdowns and an extra point for the Packers. James Hightower scored a touchdown and Perry Wilson scored an extra point. Joe Goodson and Jeff Gibson scored touchdowns for the Buccaneers. Johnny Castaneda scored an extra point. play from scrimmage. Quarterback Wayne Curtis hit tightend Keith Head with a 21 yard TD pass on the Bearcubs’ second possession. Harrison Price made the score 20-0 at halftime with a 63 yard td burst. Curtis scored on a 33 yard run early in the third and a few minutes later Price scored on a 14 yard jaunt. Punter Keith Head ran 75 yards on a fake punt for Grif fin’s sixth touchdown. , Tumipseed made the score 48-6 when he intercepted a pass at his own one yard line and returned it 99 yards for a TD with 3 seconds left in the final period. Griffin finished with 535 total yards. . .460 rushing and 75 passing. The Bearcubs’ defense played a tremendous game, forcing 7 turnovers. Griffin recovered 3 fumbles and intercepted 4 passes. Besides Turnipseed, John Talley, Rodney McDowell and Mike Miller had interceptions. “Our offensive line played a super game,” Coach Joe Grubbs said. “You just can’t gain that much yardage without great blocking. The line made it ® £» IM/JW Hi < \M> ■■ \T ' gk» 1 i v , tgggpsjiy | | ■ * <"X«+-"' Vv^W’H - 5 M ■M^ f A ?y C«yfe t Bi a life ? v --V 2~xr.vZ - : " '•■'■?2 •',-•-h’ z '*A j *.\ 4|h Chevrons—British Style ERE! (£iß9 for The Mon in Wool Kfiißl W v by London International A contemporary version of the classic chevron —or herringbone —pattern in a British-woven cheviot suiting that combines two fall-favored colors, blue and gray. Pure Wool. London International styles this princely fabric in the Stuart suit: soft shoulders, hacking pockets and a vest with its lower pockets smartly piped. British through and through. ’150“ (oxfnrii Fifth & Solomon Spalding Spare any way, shape or form, is in effect to expel that child from this part of the educational world without any due process of law,” Owens said. The association can adopt a new eligibility rule which Owens will accept, it can ask him for a permanent ruling or it can appeal his decision to a higher court. There was no immediate reaction from the GHSA. Owens’ ruling came in a preliminary hearing on the case brought by Ashley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Atkins of Fayetteville. They had been told by the school’s coach and principal and by GHSA executives that there was no way to fight the eligibility ruling, and Owens said that was one reason he decided the case as he did. “Frankly, it appears to the court that at such time as this case is finally resolved that the plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the question of whether or not due process requires some type of hardship committee hearing as to the application of the eight-semester rule,” Owens wrote. easy for the backs to run,” he said. The defense played an extra strong game. Jonesboro made only 146 yards and most of that came in the first half. “Our “B” team coaches, Sonny Carlisle, Irvin Ross and Blaine McElfresh, really had NOTICE The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education wishes to offer two vehicles for sale. The automobiles listed below are in running condition and can be seen at the school bus shop on Flynt Road in Griffin on Monday, October 10 through Friday, October 14. The vehicles will be sold by sealed bids. All bids must be at the school superintendent’s office by 12:00 noon on Monday, October 17. Successful bidder will be notified by mail or telephone. The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Your Bid $ $ Make of Vehicle Yr. Model Motor No. Plymouth Valiant 1963 63811116 Ford Station Wagon 1904 4A74C177518 the players ready for this game,” Coach Grubbs said. Every Griffin player saw action. Second and third teamers played most of the 4th quarter. Griffin now has a 4-1 record. The Bearcubs play Newnan here next Thursday.
