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News-Review - June 17, 1971 -
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SPORTS
Henri Freeman
Roberto Missing
It has not happened over the past few years that the name of
Roberto Clemente did not appear in the list of battg leaders in
the National League. The Stellar Pirates outfielder, one of the
premier hitters in the Senior Circuit, has taken batting honors so
often since he joined the Pirates that is is strange not to see his
name among the leaders.
Injuries have plagued the Puerto Rican this season, thus
limiting his playing time. However, if his physical condition
improves, he’s liable to break out with a rash of base hits and
force his way into the charmed batting circle before long.
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The Big Question
Will the football schedules of Butler, Laney, Richmond and
Westside for the 1971 season call for each of them to play each
other two times a la basketball?
Cubs At Home Sunday
Against Savannah
The Augusta Cubs, after
posting two wins over
Savannah in Savannah last
Sunday, will again face the
Savannah team Sunday
afternoon. This time, though,
the Cubs will be performing
before hometown supporters.
Coleman field will be the scene
of the meeting between the
two Ogeechee League teams.
The double win over
Savannah increased the Cubs’
first place lead in the six team
league. Their record now
stands at sixteen wins and two
losses. The Savannah team will
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hold down second place with a
record of 13 wins and five
losses.
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Boating Accidents
Are Preventable
Pleasure boating accidents
and fatalities could be
drastically reduced if more
boatmen would observe a few
simple safety rules and be
more courteous, says John
Davis, Augusta Red Cross
water safety chairman.
‘‘Vessel capsizing
consistently accounts for more
lives in boating accidents than
any other type of casualty,”
said the ARC water safety
chairman. Nearly 600 persons
each year die as a result of
boats overturning.
COLLISIONS MAIN CAUSE
Largest number of boating
accidents--more than 1,250 a
year-results from collisions
with other vessels. Common
boating courtesies would have
prevented many of these
incidents.
“Best safeguard against
boating fatalities is to know
how to take care of yourself
and others who may need
assistance in the water,” said
Mr. Davis. “If we could make
every boater a good swimmer,
we’d eliminate the need for
emphasis on many other
aspects of safe boating.”
Only about half of the boat
owners and passengers in small
pleasure craft can swim well
enough to save their own lives
if they should fall into the
water, Mr. Davis observed. He
strongly urged non-swimmers
to take Red Cross swimming
courses.
To avoid capsizing, Mr.
Davis advised boatmen not to
overload or overpower their
craft. Most boats made for
outboard motor use have a
capacity plate which indicates
load limits and safe horse
power.
CHECK THE WEATHER
The Red Cross recommends
checking weather forecasts
before venturing into open
water and taking along a radio
to keep posted on changing
weather conditions.
Another safety precaution
is to forbid passengers to
stand up or sit on the
gunwales while you’re under
way, he adds.
There should be at least
one Coast Guard-approved
flotation device or lifejacket
for each person aboard. Insist
that weak and non-swimmers
wear them at all times. All
others should wear them
during hazardous weather
conditions.
If a boat is swamped or
capsizes it will usually stay on
the surface. Stay with the
boat and hang on until help
arrives, Mr. Davis advises,
unless you are in dangerous or
extremely cold water. In that
event, try to get ashore as
quickly as possible.
If a person who can swim
falls overboard, toss him a
lifesaving device. Stop the
boat. Instruct the victim to
swim to it and then pull him
aboard.
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falls overboard, first swing the
stern away from the side from
which he fell. Toss him a life
preserver and promptly
maneuver the boat back to
him. Keep a close eye on him
at all times and make the
approach as you would to a
mooring-at reduced speed and
slightly to windward, if
possible. Shut off the motor
within a few feet of the
victim, then bring him aboard.
Finally, Mr. Davis
recommends that boats be
equipped with essential
gear-anchor, oars, boat hook,
extra lines or ropes, fire
extinguisher, tool kit, first aid
kit and running lights if the
vessel is to be used after dark.
“And”, he emphasizes, “All
boat owners should know first
aid, including how to
administer artificial
respiration.”
Stone
Mountain
Millionth
Stone Mountain Park,
already the South’s largest
tourist attraction, welcomed
its one millionth 1971 visitor
Saturday, a pace well ahead of
1970, the previous record
year.
The millionth visitors, Mr.
and Mrs. S.B. White and four
children from Raleigh, N.C.,
were greeted by Secretary of
State Ben W. Fortson, Jr.
Fortson is Vice-Chairman of
the Stone Mountain Memorial
Association.
“Park attendance is running
about 17 per-cent ahead of
last year,” Fortson said, “and
it looks very much like we are
going to come close to the
four million figure this year.”
Officials said that park
surveys show a marked
increase in out-of-state
visitation during the first five
months of this year. “More
than 21 per-cent of our guestr
have come from states other
than Georgia,” Secretary
Fortson said. “This relates to
18 per cent for the sama
period in 1970.”
The Park also is enjoying *
broadening international
interest according to Fortson.
“So far this year, we have had
tourists from a dozen foreign
countries including England,
China, Israel, Australia,
Mexico and Venezula.”
“Already in 1971, visitors
to Stone Mountain have
brought four million dollars in
travel-based revenue into
Georgia,” he said. “This also
means that more than
$120,000 in sales tax return
has been generated by the
Park.”
Fortson added that the
figures on economic impact
are based on national travel
research, indicating that each
tourist averages spending
$17.50 per day for lodging,
food, sightseeing and
associated services. At Stone
Mountain Park tourists register
visits of 6 to 8 hours, requiring
an overnight stay in the state.
“Stone Mountain has a
broad appeal to both
Georgians and citizens from
throughout the United
States,” Fortson added.
“Since 1965, Stone Mountain
Park has been host to more
than 15 million visitors.”
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The Official Report from
Georgia's Big League Team
ATLANTA (PRN) - No
matter what big leaguer you’re
talking about...a Babe Ruth or
a Dizzy Dean... they all take a
bat to the plate when it comes
time for them to face an
opposing pitcher. And you can
take the word of Braves’
Equipment Manager Mark
Gladulich, no player takes his
bat for granted.
“It’s funny how some of
the players treat their bats,”
Gladulich smiles. “They all
have a particular model they
prefer, and some of them even
have a variety of bats they use
in different situations.”
Orlando Cepeda, for
instance, generally has 30 to
40 bats in his locker at a time
during the season, and he has
been known to change bats as
many as three times in a single
time at bat. Cepeda’s bats
range from 35 to 42 ounces in
weight, and he usually goes to
the plate with a heavy one and
changes to a lighter one if he
collects two strikes.
Hank Aaron, on the other
hand, has used the same model
and size of bat for the last ten
years. He seldom orders more
than a half dozen of these bats
for a season.
Then, there’s Sonny
Jackson. Gladulich rates him
as the “king” of the bat
changers. “Sonny sometimes
orders different size bats every
two weeks and uses the new
ones a couple of weeks and
then orders another size. At
times, his bats differ as little as
a half an ounce in weight and
he has to mark the different
ones with a pen to tell which
is which.”
Hal King was in a terrible
batting slump at the beginning
of the season. Then one night
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he borrowed a bat from Dave
Marshall of thv Mets and hit a
home run with that bat to win
the game in late innings. Since
that time, King has been using
only Dave Marshall model
bats.
Shortstop Zoilo Versalles is
not particularly concerned
with the size of his bat. It’s
the wood that counts with
him. He checks the grain in
the wood of each bat as it
comes in and throws out the
ones with wood that doesn’t
meet his approval.
Even the pitchers get in on
the special bat act. Only Jim
Nash of the Braves pitching
staff has his own model bat
with his name burned into the
wood. So, all the Braves
pitchers share Nash’s bat and
use it when they go to the
plate.
But Ralph Garr says he
can’t understand so many
players being so particular
about what they hit the ball
with. “I use the same bat all
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.300 with a bat this year and
then hit .100 with it next
season, I don’t believe it’s the
bat’s fault that I didn’t hit
.300 again.”
BEEP BEEP NEWS-Ralph
“Road Runner” Garr tells
Atlanta fans that his
hometown friends in Ruston,
La., never really considered
him a baseball star: “You see,
I was never the star when 1
played back in Ruston. I was
the second best hitter in town.
Lee Chester Peavy was the
best. The team he played for
always won. One year he
played for the Eastside team
half the year, and they beat
everybody; then he changed to
the last place Northside team
for the second half, and they
won all the rest of their games.
“Lee Chester Peavy was a
more consistent hitter than
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me.” Garr, the Major Leagues’
number one hitter, continued.
“He used to be five-for-five or
five-for-six or something like
that in each game.” .
And what ever happened to
Lee Chester Peavy?
“Well,” Garr smiled, “we
got him into college with us
one day; he left the next day,
and nobody’s seen him since.”
“That Lee Chester
Peavy...he could have played
in the big leagues or done
anything he wanted to. He was
something!”
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