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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA. MAfcCH -g, 1962.
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BUTLER HI SCHOOL GIRLS
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were the visitors, 58-34, as each
team member contributed a great
deal to the victory.
Saturday night, the opponent was
again Roberta, who had upset Mil
ner 41-37 the previous night. How-
ver this did not appear to be the
same team that Butler had played
earlier in the tournament. The
cautious Roberta sextet played con
trol basketball and by half-time
had led 21-14; but the Bearettes
were not to be denied and came
roaring back to win 44-32.
Butler’s victories in the tourna
ment came as a result of the fine
play of Doris Peed, Linda Taylor,
Marilyn Spillers, Brenda Gassett
and Mary Lee Oliver at guard, and
also the excellent play of Elaine
Bryant, Ann Benns and Kay Dunn
at forward.
The Butler teams (boys and
girls) would like to take this op
portunity to thank the many peo
ple who gave their whole-hearetd
support during the season and in
the tournament, and sincerely hope
that they will see you in Macon
City Auditorium at high noon next
Wednesday.
GIRLS’ TEAM SETS RECORD
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much, and Bill Hornsby continued
to coach them patiently. Again all
games were played away from
home. However, the teams had a
little experience that year; school
spirit was higher, and the teams
were out to win. In the opening
game of the season against the
strong Ellaville team the local boys
won 47-37. It was the first victory
for Butler since the reorganization
of basketball teams. It was as if a
miracle that never was supposed
to come true had been realized at
last. Never has there been such a
celebration at the close of a game.
Players, cheer-leaders, and fans
celebrated for 30 minutes before
leaving the Ellaville gym. It was
the greatest thing that ever hap
pened to this little town. Butler had
won a game! The boys went on to
win six other games that year, the
girls won five.
Bill Hornsby, now known as
Coach Bill, coached the local teams
for the fourth consecutive season
in 1952-53. Still there was no gym.
However, both the girls and the
boys won nine games while the
boys lost 16 against 15 for the
girls. At the close of the season a
new era of basketball was slowly
but surely taking place in the lit
tle city of Butler. The drought of
hometown basketball was coming
to an end after 15 years. At the
first game of the 1953-54 season
the local teams were to perform be
fore the home folks in a new $75-
000 gym. As the new building was
almost completed in March 1953,
Bill Hornsby said, "I have nothing
but praise for the kids who have
turned out for basketball thru the
past years. It takes real nerve and
spirit for boys and girls to play
ball under the conditions that exist
here. Practice depends on the
weather and even under good con
ditions the youngsters get bruised
up on the outdoor court. The kids
even play the actual games under
a handicap, traveling to all games
and playing every game on a
strange court. A lot of people don't
realize just how difficult it is to
practice on the bare ground and
then try to play on hardwood
courts.”
It was a happy bunch of kids
that dressed out for the opening
game of the 1953-54 season. Their
dreams had come true, but there
were some that never saw their
dreams fulfilled. They never knew
the enjoyment and excitement of
playing a hometown game, for not
only did we lose our old dirt court
that we so faithfully worked on
for many years, but with it we lost
8 of our first string starters on the
two teams. Coach Bill had to work
with new material in a new $75,-
000 gym. Once more there remain
ed a handicap for Coach Bill.
A packed house invaded the
local gym in the first home open
er in the history of the school, but
had to sit back and watch visiting
Lee County smash the locals in a
twih bill. The boys went on to
win only four games during the
season, but the girls won 15, losing
only 11, the best record to date
ever recorded by a local team.
When the class of ’54 graduated,
leaving with them also was Coach
Hornsby and Principal D. S. Comp
ton. Mack Marchman returned to
the coaching staff in 1954-55 and
coached both teams for six consecu
tive years. During this period the
boys team won the sectional tour
nament in 1954-55, 1955-56, and in
1956-57. They were runner-up in
Montezuma in 1957-58 in the 4-C
North tournament and came back to
defeat them in regional play for
4-C honors. This was our first team
ever to compete in state competi
tion.
When Mack Marchman resigned
as Coach in 1960 to become high
school principal, Norman Carter, Jr.
was selected as our new coach. Un
der Coach Carter the local boys
were runner-up to Macon County
in the 4-C North tournament in
1960-61, and the girls won the 4-C
North tournament losing to East
Coweta by one point in region
play.
This year, 1961-62, the Butler
Bearettes have put on a magnifi
cent performance under Coach
Carter. Their current record is 29-1,
the best record ever set by any But
ler team. Their only defeat was to
the strong Warner Robins team,
winner of region 1-AAA. Butler had
defeated them previously at home,
and revenged this loss by defeating
them for the second time in the
Butler Christmas Tournament.
Last week the Bearettes defeated
Reynolds and Crawford County in
winning the region 4-C North
tournament trophy in Unadilla. On
Friday and Saturday at Roberta
they defeated Greenville and Craw
ford county respectively, thus win
ning the Region 4-C crown, and
earning the right to represent our
school and town in the state tour
nament in Macon.
Yes, the Butler teams have come
a long way since 1949-50. All
teams deserve much credit. How
ever, without the fine coaching re
ceived in the local school thru the
past 12 years we could not boast
the record we have today. We have
really been fortunate to have kids
willing to work, and coaches will
ing to teach. Therefore, we will
give credit to all of the teams and
coaches for a job well-done. Coach
Hornsby deserves credit for working
so faithfully under such severe
conditions in giving us kids some
thing we had never enjoyed In life,
the love of basketball. Coach March
man deserves credit for taking our
teams and making them into a
winning team, therefore giving our
kinds confidence in themselves to
continue to win the years ahead.
Coach Carter deserves credit for
taking our present girl’s team and
making them into one of the most
talked about teams in the history
of our county and state.
What more could we ask for?
Will we now ask for the state
girl’s basketball crown, or have we
been fortunate enough this year
and the other years? No, we will
not ask for it, but work for it! With
the continued team work, coopera
tion and sportsmanship shown thus
far, and the high spirit of the local
fans, this little town is capable of
bringing home the Girl’s State
Class C basketball trophy. However
if we do not make it, let’s not fall
back in deep disappointment on
our team. They have come too far
to receive disappointment. They
deserve only praise the rest of the
way. Therefore, if we should lose
at state, which we hope we won’t,
let’s not hold grudges on the
Bearettes or on their faithful coach.
A real lover of the Bearettes, and a
reall genuine fan would leave Ma
con Municipal Auditorium with this
attitude, “Well, maybe we were
trying to be too selfish this year.
You know we’ve already been un
usually fortunate this year, and
the others. We’re still region 4-C
champs. This can never be taken
away from us.”
Let's Join the Motorcade to
State Tournament
All aboard! Listen ball fans, thi*
is something you don’t want to
miss. If you are a lover of basket
ball then let everyone know it. Pre
pare to be a part of the giant mo
torcade that will depart for Mu
nicipal Auditorium, Macon, next
Wednesday. Under the leadership
of Sheriff Charlie Wright and City
Police Carol Peacock, the motorcade
will leave from the west side of the
local court house at 10 a. m. Wed
nesday. The sirene will be sound
ed at 9:45 a. m. giving a 15-min-
ute alert period. Paper and signs
will be furnished for your cat
when you arrive.
Let’s show the 15 other towns
and schools represented on that
day that we are proud of our team.
They will need our support all the
way. Plan now to join the motor
cade. Remember, that is next
Wednesday, 10:00 a. m.
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