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— Griffin Daily News Friday, Novembers 1977
Page 14
Major Hoople
Bears picked
to pluck Eagles
By MAJOR AMOS B. HOOPLE
Football Expert
Egads, football followers.
It seems only last week that
the 1977 football began and now
it’s nearly over.
The end for Griffin could
come this week, barring a near
miracle.
The reason we say a “near
miracle” is because it won’t
Sports roundup
By The Associated Press
Tennis
Evert, Connors top winners
NEW YORK — Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert con
tinue to top the U.S. Tennis Association in money ear
nings, according to statistics released Thursday.
Connors, a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, has
earned $340,991 in tournaments and $652,657 overall.
Evert, the reigning women’s U.S. Open champion, has
collected $268,368 in tournaments, and a total of $318,368.
Wage Isen beats Araujo
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Betsy Nagelsen of
Chicago defeated Argentine Beatrix Araujo 6-0, 6-2 to
advance to the semifinals of the SIO,OOO River Plate Open
women’s tennis tournament.
Golf
Massey wins tourney
TOKYO — Debbie Massey charged to a runaway vic
tory in the SIOO,OOO Mizuno Classic Ladies Professional
Golfers Association Tournament, pacing a strong showing
by American players.
The 26-year-old Miss Massey fired a one-over-par 75 in
coasting to a six-stroke victory and collecting the $15,000
first prize. Her three-day total was 220, two under par.
Equestrian
The Jones Boy wins
NEW YORK — Katie Monahan, a pert 23-year-old
blonde from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., piloted The Jones
Boy to victory in the puissance (high jump) class at the
National Horse Show.
With a crowd of about 11,000 looking on in Madison
Square Garden, The Jones Boy, Mrs. Ann Leibel’s Wow
and the United States Equestrian Team’s Balbuco all
failed to get over the wall when it was set at 7 feet, 1 inch.
Youth playoffs
begin Monday
Playoffs in the Griffin-
Spalding County Recreation
Department’s Youth Football
Program will begin Monday at
City Park and Fairmont Park.
Teams in the Pee Wee League
will play Monday.
The Bengals and the
Seahawks will play at 5:30 at
City Park. The Dolphins and the
Rams meet at 5:30 at Fairmont
Park.
The Cardinals and the Jets
will play at 7 o’clock at City
Lions celebrate
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -
Memories of some of the best
Lions teams of the past, in
cluding the 1952 championship
squad, will be recalled Sunday
as present and past Lions and
some 73,000 fans celebrate the
25th anniversary of that NFL
chamionship.
Names like Bobby Layne,
Doak Walker, Les Bingaman,
Lou Creekmur, Leon Hart and
Honchy Hoemschemeyer will
be among those honored during
halftime cremonies.
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All that is needed for Griffin
to extend the season is a victory
Saturday over North Clayton
combined with a pair of losses
by the R. E. Lee Rebels.
Stranger things have hap
pened in the world of sports.
One of the basic rules taught
in coaching school is not to
claim championships before the
Park and the Red Raiders and
the Giants will play at 7 o’clock
at Fairmont Park.
Jim Skrine
bowls 231
Jim Skrine bowled a 231 game
and a 603 series Thursday night'
in the Commercial Bowling
League.
Other high game bowlers
include:
Billy Bevil 226, Mel Brown
212, Randy Crane 201, Melvin
Whidby 206, Julian Cook 211,
Wilbur Harris 211 and Harold
Hassler 209.
Mayfield Motors defeated
Accent Glass 3-1, Speir
Insurance downed Cole Drugs 3-
1, Kmart blanked Rogers No. 1
4-0, Ethridge Workshop stopped
Deb’s Cake Supplies 3-1, Quality
Food Store and Spalding Square
split, Grubbs Grocery topped
Drug and Surgical 3-1, Hillard
Service Station and Oliver
Sewing Machine split, Com
mercial Bank blanked Cedric’s
Fish and Chips 4-0.
MAJOR HOOPLE
season ends.
That’s as unthinkable as
sacking up the bats before a
baseball game ends.
Knowledgeable managers
never allow that for fear they
might be needed again. Besides,
it’s bad luck, hummph.
The Mighty Griffin Bears
play the highly rated North
Clayton Eagles Saturday night
at Tara Stadium.
While most prognosticators
rate the game a toss-up, yours
truly sees it a little different.
It’s true that North Clayton
has a good football team. It’s
also true that the Eagles are
coming off a big 30-14 victory
The lineup
Teams to end
season tonight
The Griffin High Bears will
end the 1977 football season
Saturday night against the
North Clayton Eagles at Tara
Stadium in Clayton County.
Many of the other area teams
will be closing the season
tonight.
The Pike County Pirates will
close at home as host to Taylor
County.
Other area games include:
Forest Park at Morrow,
Newnan at Newton County, R.
E. Lee at Rockdale County, M.
D. Collins at Henry County,
Harris County at Lamar
County, Stockbridge at Dacula,
Braves
draft
Torrez
NEW YORK (AP) - The
Atlanta Braves have drafted
Mike Torrez who played last
season with the New York
Yankees.
The Braves were second to
draft in the free agent draft
today.
Torrez won 17 regular season
games and two World Series
games including the deciding
sixth one.
Mary Reed
bowls 225
Mary Reed bowled a 541
series in the Thursday morning
Bowling League. She had a high
game of 225.
Other high game bowlers
include:
Linda Powers 173, Barbara
Triplett 178, Laura Doster 162,
Barbara Stinson 176, Chris
Hudgins 207, Kay Pursley 182,
Kay Holmes 167, Pat Gore 202,
Katherine Norton 182, Betty
Imes 166, Lun Brooks 220,
Frances Pickett 187 and Agnes
Deßenedittis 166.
Teams and points scored are:
Alley Bumps 1, Alley Oops 3,
Yoyos 0, Deadbeats 4, Jet
Setters 1, Pinbusters 1,
Muskettes 1, Cephalgias 3,
Loners 3, Lucky Strikes 1,
Honey Hill Bunch 1, Hot Shots 3,
Sleepy Heady 1, Jolly Jokers 3.
2 sign for ’7B
SEATTLE (AP) — Midfielder
Steve Buttle and defender Dar
rell Oak have signed 1978 con
tracts with the Seattle Soun
ders, Jack Daley, the North
American Soccer League
team’s general manager, has
announced.
Buttle, 24, scored four goals
and had five assists for 13 points
in 1977, sixth best in the club. He
was purchased by the Sounders
from Bournemouth in the
English 4th division prior to last
season.
over the R. E. Lee Rebls.
It’s also true that North
Clayton has Doug Bonner, who
is considered one of the finest
running backs in Georgia. It’s
also true that North Clayton
needs a victory to remain in the
running for the Division I, 6-
AAA title.
Despite those odds, Griffin
will win the football game.
Why pick Griffin, skeptics are
thinking?
There are several good
reasons.
Number one, Griffin is a good
football despite 3 untimely
losses.
Number two, pride won’t
allow Griffin to let up even in
the face of great odds.
Number three, Griffin is a
winner. If you doubt that ask the
8 other teams in 6-AAA.
While most of my colleagues
are picking North Clayton, the
Famous One will stick with the
Bears.
The slide rule and crystal ball
prove my point. They agree
Griffin will win.
The final score will be Griffin
21 and North Clayton 14.
Hapeville at East Coweta,
Barnesville Academy at
Hancock Academy in Sparta,
Fayette County at Woodward
Academy and Jonesboro at
LaGrange in a Saturday night
contest.
The Griffin and North Clayton
game could be crucial in Region
6AAA. Region Division leaders
R. E. Lee and Newnan were
defeated last week and losses
this week could change the
region picture.
North Clayton was a winner
last week over Lee and Griffin
was a winner over Morrow.
Injury-riddled Pike County
faces the high scoring machine
from Taylor County tonight.
Taylor is averaging nearly 40
points per game on offense and
brings an 8-1 record to Zebulon.
The Pirates have a 2-7 record,
but have the potential of being
spoiler.
Barnesville Academy and
Hancock will be playing a game
to settle the Region IB cham
pionship. The winner is assured
a post-season playoff berth.
Lamar County is facing an
improved Harris County team.
Harris County appears to have
become stronger as the season
progressed.
Fayette county which was in
the top 10 in AA at the beginning
of the season, will be facing the
No. 1 team in AA — Woodward
Academy. Woodward is one of
the few undefeated teams in the
state.
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Mr. QB
Charlie Conerly, once known as
Mr. Quarterback of the 1950 s
when he was signal caller for
the New York Giants, now, like
any other sports fan, spends his
weekends in front of the tv
screen and agonizes over the
plight of the punchless Giants.
(AP)
76ers
fire
Shue
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
Gene Shue, who couldn’t bring
Philadelphia a National Basket
ball Association title with a
team of millionaire superstars,
was fired today as coach and
replaced by former 76er star
Billy Cunningham, it was
learned.
Shue, fired by owner Eugene
F. Dixon, has three years re
maining on a $150,000-a-year
contract.
Shue came to the 76ers at the
club’s low point. He took over
the reins in 1974 after the team
finished with a dismal 9-73
record, the worst record in NBA
history.
But he turned things around,
and last year brought the 76ers
to the championship finals with
such talent as George McGinnis
and Julius Erving.
The 76ers were beaten in six
games by the Portland Trail
Blazers and the team had
struggled early this year. They
were 24 with a three-game los
ing streak.
The 34-year-old Cunningham,
a veteran of 11 years in pro
basketball, played under Shue
for two seasons. Cunningham
retired last year because of a
crippling knee injury.
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Young doesn’t think
Norton is toughest
By ED SCHUYLER JR.
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) -
Jimmy Young, who is being
paid $1 million to meet Ken
Norton in a scheduled 15-round
fight, doesn’t think the bout
against the top-ranked heavy
weight contender will be his
toughest. That, he says, was a
six rounder against Jasper
Evans for which he was paid
$l5O.
“He was on my case all the
time,” Young said of Evans,
whom he outpointed in 1972.
Young thinks—actually
hopes—that Norton will try and
be on “his case” all the way
Saturday night at Caesar’s Pal
ace.
“If he can knock me out look
in’ at me, he’s gonna try,”
Young, a clever boxer ranked
No. 2 among heavyweights, said
Thursday. “He’s gonna try to
hurt me.”
But Young believes he has the
answers for Norton’s power and
strength, saying: “I like those
punchers. They can’t think too
good.”
“He’s a mechanical man,”
Young said of the man he
served as a sparring partner
when Norton was preparing for
his second world championship
fight against titleholder Mu
hammad Ali, which he lost, in
1973.
“He’s an experienced ama
teur, that’s what he is to me,”
said Young. It was a remark not
especially appreciated by
Norton.
Then, Young kept his needle
sharp with a barb about Nor
ton’s penchant for wearing
necklaces and bracelets. “He
looks like Uncle Sam’s pawn
shop,” said Young.
Rhythm section
defeats Aces
The Rhythm Section defeated
the Aces Thursday night in the
Griffin Volley Ball League.
Spalding Concrete defeated
the Mixed Nuts 154 and 16-14.
Mayfield Motors topped
Varsity Sports Center 15-11 and
15-12.
“I can see myself losing if I
get careless,” said Young. It’s a
fleeting vision.
A much more pleasant vision
entertained by Young is the one
in which the fight is stopped be
cause Norton is cut.
Norton, like Young, doesn’t
have a history of cutting. But
Young said he got the idea he
could win that way when he saw
Norton after Norton’s 58-second
knockout of Duane Bobick.
“I looked at him real close
when I said ‘Congratulations,’”
said Young. “I saw he had thin
skin. I thought, ‘This guy can
Flop teams rush
into showdown
By The Associated Press
Somehow it wasn’t supposed
to be quite this way—but by
being this way, it’s even better.
Before the National Football
League season, the Cincinnati
Bengals were being touted as
the heirs-apparent to the Pitts
burgh Steelers in the American
Conference's Central Division.
And the Cleveland Browns ...
well, despite their turnaround
season of 1976, they were some
what ignored. Just a fluke, the
insiders said.
Now, halfway through the
season, it’s the Browns on top
and the Bengals on the bottom—
and both of them rushing
toward a showdown Sunday in
Cleveland.
“This is an awful big football
game for both tarns,” said
Cleveland Coach Forrest
Gregg, whose team shocked the
Bengals 13-3 in Cincinnati in the
season opener. “We’ve played
them once this season and we
play ’em twice every year, so
we know it’s going to take an
outstanding effort to beat the
Bengals.”
In other NFL games Sunday,
Green Bay will be at Kansas
City, Buffalo at New England,
Dallas at the New York Giants,
Pittsburgh at Denver, Chicago
at Houston, Miami at the New
York Jets, New Orleans at
Philadelphia, St. Louis at Min-
cut.’”
The winner of the fight, which
will be nationally televised by
ABC—the telecast will run from
9 p.m.-ll:30 p.m., EST—will be
a prime contender for another
shot at Ali. Both lost disputed
decisions to Ali in championship
bouts in 1976.
Should Ali refuse to fight the
winner by April, according to
Joss Sulaiman, president of the
World Boxing Council, the WBC
would strip Ali of title recogni
tion and Young or Nortqn would
fight another contender for the
championship.
nesota, San Diego at Detroit,
San Francisco at Atlanta,
Seattle at Oakland and Tampa
Bay at Los Angeles. Monday
night’s game is Washington at
Baltimore.
The Browns are coming off
perhaps their best game of the
season, a 44-7 rout of Kansas
City last Sunday. The day after
the game, Chiefs Coach Paul
Wiggin was fired.
Cincinnati, meanwhile, had
another nail-biting game last
Sunday, battling Houston into
overtime before beating the Oil
ers 13-10.
Instrumental in the victory
was Cincinnati’s rookie full
back, Pete Johnson. He caught
four passes for 42 yards—half
the number of passes he caught
in his entire four years at run
oriented Ohio State. “I knew I
could do it,” he said. “I was
really glad the coaches had
enough confidence in me to
throw me the ball. In the past,
they always sent in Lenvil El
liott when they wanted to pass
and the defense knew what was
going on.”
In Kansas City, Tom Bettis,
formerly the Chiefs’ defensive
backfield coach, will get his
first shot at directing the team
which has managed only one
victory in seven games this
season.