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News-Review - June 17, 1971 - THE NEWS-REVIEW i 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. ******************** 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 I ZnX I | Warehouse Sale | ® H | Bell Auditorium | I I {Saturday June 19th| | i I I >.v. 1 8 A.M. To 6 P.M.| f I | All nearby parking | Lfree | Page 6 hold down second place with a record of 13 wins and five losses. PROTECTION BURGLAR AND HOLDUP ALARMS LOWEST PRICES' MIGHTWATG ALARM COMPANY 733-0939 FREE ESTIMATE 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. If a weak or non-swimmer SPENCE | “THE MOVING KING” | 733-8055 "THE COMPANY THAT CARES" I WE TRY A LITTLE HARDER— ■ —BECAUSE WE ARE BLACK !!! 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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.” ALK 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 TlflfrOl KITCHENS \ 11*11 >7 CUSTOM \JLLAJJUU/ CABINETS \ y PRE FINISHED POST & ROLL TOP (ITCHEN REMODELING “We finance at low bank rates’’ 1740 ■road M. 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H •"■ *• “«p«v- A 1 ll Am "h«< "to “• * yw'r» ■ wieeer. 1225 WALTON WAY • PHONE 722-5371 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 ANDERSON BAR j 144112th ST » OPEN FROM RSW'l' 7:30 to 2 A.M.* > “Dot” ‘•Hattie" Phone 722-7896 Partners "We are happy to serve you” No Worries Come enjoy our pleasant BAf !■ All J U I surroundings and linger VVC wCISiI AllOWed Here, with your favorite brew ■ I and good companions. ■ W11t»%“3 the time,” Garr said. “If I hit .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 SAND BAR PLAZA 200 BLOCK OF SAND BAR FERRY ROAD THRIF-TEE SUPER MARKET g|B GROCERIES MEATS-BEVERAGES 'MsS- > JOHNSON'S LAUNDERMAT W NEWLY OPENED - ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT riC BLACKMON'S BARBER SHOP '■y t HAIRCUTS - HAIRSTYLES - BLOW OUTS 'W AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Sip 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. 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