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BANNER -HERALD
SPORTS
808 OLIVER, SPORTS EDITOR
Greenway Starter
In All-Star Game
Everything points to the greatest North-South high
school All Star football game in the history of the classic
on Wednesday night in Atlanta, as the two squads dili
gently prepare for the big attraction,
Athens wlil be ably represent
ed in the game by its contribu
tion of Ed Greenway, who will
be one of the starting guards in
the North line-up.
Greenway, who will enroll at
Georgia next month to begin his
grid career with the Bulldogs,
has received high praise for his
work in practice drills to date.
The big ex-Athens High husky
has been keeping in top trim all
summer with daily workouts on
the Georgia football field on Ag
Hill, and it seems as if it's pay
ing off with dividends. He re
ported to the North camp at Col
lege Park, a power-packed 200~
pounder and will most certainly
be a mainstay in the Yankee for
ward wall.
Passing Contest
* Advanced notices bill up the
game as a passing contest be
Pitching Tips, Thrills
Ignore Taunis, Don’t Brood,
Keep Confident, Says Feller
BY FRANK ECK
AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor
Bob Feller, Cleveland’'s speed
ball pitcher and strikeout artist,
believes confidence is one of the
important requisites in pitching.
“Confidence is something sus
ak¥y born of experience and suc
cess,” says the 29-year-old farm
boy from Ven Meter, lowa. “You
encounter conceit in many ball
players, but this is not the same
thing.
Eighth of a Series
“Confidence is the deep feeling
that you have {earned your les
sons we'l, that you have trained
¢nd that you are better than the
man facing you.
“Don’t brood about what
"happened in your last game.
| Review the events of the game,
‘your mistakes and talk it over
{with an older, wiser head. Then
‘look to your next start.
i “Dewvelop an immunity to sights
and sounds early in your career.
Concentrate heard on the task at
hand. and shut out everying
else.
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tween Pete Ferris and George
Maloof of the North and Billy
Grant and Sonny Stephenson of
the South. .
However, the running game of
both clubs will be nothing short
of sensational, with the Yankees
getting sometwhat of an edge
with the fancy footwork of Grif
fin's Earl Rowe and West Ful
ton’s Hitchcock, two of the
meanest ball carriers in the state.
Many fans from Athens are
going to the game, which will get
underway at Georgia Tech’s
Grant Field at 8:30. You will still
have time to order tickets if you
order at once. Send your orders,
togsether with 25 cents enclosed
for mailing charges, to “All-Star
Footkall, Atlanta Journal, Atlan
ta, Georgia,” Tickets are $2 for
reserved, $1 for general admis
sion and 50 cents for children.
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No “Rabbit Ears”
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iDelco Gals
,Knocked From
State Meet
The Delco “Gals”, Athens’
girls’ softbali, team, were unfor
| tunate enough to draw one of
| the toughest opponents in the
| State Tourney, and were elimi
nated in the first round of play
Thursday night by an all-star
aggregation from Columbus.
| Playing without their regular
center-fielder, the “Gals” found
themselves handicapped by lack
of reserves, and finally lost the
game to the Columbus All-Stars,
11-2. Luenell Carnes, ace pitcher
for the “Gals,” went all the way
on the mound and gave up
about four hits. Actual statistics
from the official score book
were unavailable. Most of the
Columbus runs were unearned.
The ‘“Gals” will more than
likely play several games before
the close of the softball season,
according to' Manager Harold
Hodges. They hold previous wins
over several giris’ teams in” and
around Athens, and defeated the
IBEW Girls in their own park
in Atlanta by a 9-4 count. The
IBEW’s had taken the measure
of the Lorelei Ladies, State
champs.
Other games to be played by
the “Gals” will be announced as
arrangements are completed.
RUGGED REDSKIN
WASHINGTON, D, C.—(AP)—
Art Pollard, rookie halfback of
the Washingtor. =Redskins of the
National Football League, was
captain of the University of Ari
zopa'’s 1948 varsity boxing team.
“If you are being kidded or in
sulted by coaches or the opposi
tion bench, pay no attention. Too
many pitchers have been rai
foaded out of the big leagues be
cause they had ‘rabbit ears,” the
term. used for pitchers who listen
when they should be concentrat
ing on the task at hand.
“By all means guard against
a feeling of inflation promoted
by the cheers of fans. Often
times you may not deserve
them,
“As an example, I have never
been particuiarly proud of the
first no-hit game of my career. It
was against the Chicago White
Sox on opening day of 1940. 1 was
luhkier than good, for my stuff
wasn’t up to par that day and I
needed sensational support.”
“I knew I had great stuff that
day and that y pitched well,”
says the American League’s fop
pitcher. “Mental attitude is im
portant. Keep in condition and
be honest with yourself over
the results.”
(Next: Larry Jensen,
Industrial
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Bowi Maich
An upset was registered in the
Banner-Herald Pin Association
Friday night as the Athens Re
frigeration and Appliance Com
pany turned back Industrial
Laundry 1201-1191 at the Bull
dog bowl.
The defeat sent Industrial to
third place in the league stand
ing, one and a half games off
front-running New Way Laun
dry. Piedmont Motors, as the
result of the Industrial setback,
moved into second position, one
full game behind the leaders.
Rouston Stars i
Rouston’s 114 average and 130 |
high line paced the Betrigeratorsi
to their victory, which pulls them
up to a .500 percentage at 8-8.
Llewylan had a 100 average for
the winners for runner-up hon
ors. while Norris with a 107 was
high for the losing Industrial
club.
Bush Jewelers turned back‘
AFHW No. 176 Reds in a second.l
match Friday evening, the final
count being 1086 to 1042. A. ‘Har-l
vill was high for the winners,
registering a 96, while Pauline!
Wilkes had a 97 average for the
lady aggregation. ‘
In another mixed match, the|
Police Department defeated Sea
graves Barbecue 1099 to 997.
; Standings
Men w. Lk pct.
New: Way .oco. 004 3 806
Plédmont ' ... oho. 188 812
Industrial “a%s w 0 3308 BT
Cosby-Hodges ..... 12 4 .750
Chokes Cleaners ... 11 5 .687
Normal Grocery .... 11 5 .687'
Dick Fergusons .... 10 7 .590
Starehl .. b 0000 X 008
Sihts TR o ocuin.. 9T 063
Keller Machine .... 10 8 .555
Banner-Herald ...... § 4 .555]
Athens Refg. ....... 8 8 .500{
AFHW No. tlB ......7 b . 438]
Royal Typewriter .... 7 9 .438
Downs Motors ...... 7«9 .438
Gallant-Belk . ....... 610 .375|
Bush Jewelers ...... 611 .353
Cocg-Colll - ...%n..,..,.0.190 333/
Roberts Electric .... 2 12 .143
Police Department .. 1 9 .111}
Ladies 5
AFHW Reds ........ 9 0 1.000
Remington Girls .... 3 0 1.000
Seagraves Barbecue T 3 .700
Beat Sigma Phi ..,. 8 4 .667
Southern Bells ...... 2 6 .250
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Joe Slugs 25th
'Yankees
Slaughter
lAthletics
The revamped New York Yan
kees scored eight runs in~ the
second inning yesterday and went
on to crush the Philaageipnia Ath
letics, 14-3. Joe Dimaggio and
| Yogi Berra paced the Yankee
onslaught with three and four
hits, respectively. One of Dimag
gio's hits was his 25th homer of
the season. '
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The St. Louis Cardinals snap
ped a five-game Pittsburgh win
streak, defeating the Pirates, 6 to
3, as Harry (the cat) Brecheen
notched his 14th win of the sea
sn against four defeats.
Del Rice hit a grand slam
homer to account for four of the
five Card runs scored during a
big fourth inning rally.
... Bosox Move Up
The Boston =wd Sox moved in
to second pl=== in the American
League, clustering four runs off
Mickey Haefner in the eighth in
ning to defeat Washington 4-3.
Mickey Harris, second of three
Boston pitchers, received credit
for the_victory, his fourth.
Roglfie Don Mueller’'s two run
single and Walker Cooper’s 12th
homer of the season sparked the
New York Giants to a 3-1 vic
tory over the Philadelphia Phil
lies. Sheldon Jones limited the
Phils to seven hits in posting his
11th triumph. Eddie Miller’s 12th
homer in the second deprived
Jones of a shutout.
Tribe Takes Pale Hose
The Cleveland Indians scored
all their runs in the first inning
to defeat the Chicago White Sox,
4-2, for the American League
leaders’ tenth victory in 12 games
against the home team.
Coming W
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To Clima
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“Y” Program
BY GEORGE ABNEY, JR.
The summer program at the
Athens Y. M. C. A. will be cli
maxed the middle of this week
with a “Little Giants” and “Lit
tle Worlds” Series. *
Members of the Cub class will
compet2 in the “Little Giants”
Series and the Prep class mem
bers wili be in the “Little World”
Series.
Two Out of Three
Winners of twe out of three
games will be considered the
class champions. The games will
be played ol Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday nights. The Cubs
play at 6:30 on Wednesday, 8:00
on Thursday, and 6:30 on Friday.
The Preps play at 8:00 on Wed
nesday, 6:30 on Thursday, and
8:00 .on Friday.
The Friday games won’t be
played if a team wins on Wed
nesday and Thursday nights.
Summer Award .
Before the 8 o’clock. game on
Thursday night the Y. M. C. A.
Summer Program Award will be
given to the one outstanding boy
in each class that has displayed
the following characteristics dur
ing the summer competition:
Sportsmanship, getting along with
his classmates, mental attitude
toward worker and classmates,
personal achievement (progress
in class), behavior, respect
shown those in charge, and lan
guage used during class and in
building.
The teams and the players
that will compete in each lea
gue's series are:
CUBS
“AGGIES” — James Allman,
Carlton James, Tommy Matthews,
Kenneth Chance, Guy Bigsgs,
Bobby Thompson, “Cotton” Rou
tenberg, Donald Gill, Don Shack
elford, Duane Hall, Floyd Milnel,
Joe Carlisle, Tommy Guisto,
Graddy Hubbard, Frederick
Schuster, Harry Saye, Karl
Stumps, Bob Osteen, Ben Wof
ford.
“PILOTS” — Edward Haneson,
Billy Carter, Emmet Bondurant,
Thomas Rogers, Valdon Smith,
Bob Doster, Cleveland Garrison,
James Perteet, Billy Bowman,
Warren Lanier, Billy Styron,
Richard Guisto, Charles Smith,
Jimmy Lowe, Louis West, Hugh
Inglis, Ray St. John, Bobby
Town, Mahlon Spears.
PREPS
“HUSKIES” — Jack Prather,
Tommy Williams, Calvin Win
frey, Carl Epps, Louis LeConte,
Jimmy Martin, Elmer Chapman,
Onnie Moseley, James Hanson,
Weyman Hanson, Bobby Pattillo,
Herman Nash, James Shackel
ford, Larry Jones.
“TERRORS” — Jimmie Cook,
Lou Lanard, George Upchurch,
Bobhby Wallare, Winston Wig
gins, Allen Ecker, Fain Siaugh
ter, Ernest Brackett, Ralph
Keene, Jimmie Mercer, Bobby
Duncan, Dicky Mendenhall,
Bradley Poulnot, Edward Thomp
son, Jim Hadaway, “Buck” Up
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“Coffee” Hurler
Fans 16 W hile
Blanking Choke's
Sambo Elliott of Atlanta's
Bailey Supreme softball aggre
gation, fanned 16 men and gave
up but three hits as his club
shut out Choke’s Cleaners here
last night at Legion Park by a
2-0 score.
Uke Cape turned in a great
game himself, relinquishing but
tive hits and striking out ten.
Croe collected two of the three
hiss made off the “Coffee”
moundsman. S ;
‘Y’ Camp In
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BY BILL SIMPSON ‘
The forty-ninth season at Ath
ens “Y"” Camp is rapidly drawing
[to a close and in some of the last
ymajor sports events Athens boys
' have led the field.
Home town boys took ten out
of twelve possible places in the
Senior Boys (over 12) track
meet and won several other spots
in other units. The finals in that
unit were: 50 yard dash—C, W.
Marlow, Athens; “Sonny” Sud
dath, Athens; Jerry Michael,
Athens; 100 yard dash—Marlow,
Suddath, Michael; shot put—Max
Bond, Athens; Michael, Suddath.
Broad jump — Cuyler Findley,
Macon; Marlow, Willie Valls,
Havana Cuba; and cross country
—Harris Simpson, Athens; Mich
ael, Emmitt Cabaniss, Maxeys.
Perfect Record
Billy Johnson, Augusta lad,
who has continually won every
track meet of the Junior Unit
(11-12) - this summer, captured
four out of five firsts and one
second to keep his record un
blemished. The final tallies in
this unit showed: 50 yard dash—
Johnson; Billy Lee, Hampton;
Marcus Gandy, Macon. 100 yard
dash—Johnson: Lamar Ellis, At
lanta; Leey Shot put—Lee, Johr~
son, Hal Marshall, Athens. Broad
jump—Johnson, Ellis, Lee; and
ersos country — Johnson; Davis
Adams, Macon; Gordon Smith,
LaGrange. 3
The results of the Pioneer U=®it
(9-10) meet which featured only
four events showed: 50 yard dash
—Jimmy Estes, Gay; “Squeaky”
Simpson, Athens; Bud Callier,
Atlanta. 100 yard dash—‘“Squea
ky” Simpson, Callier, Estes.
Broad jurmnp—Estes, Roger Mayes,
Hampton; Frazier Driver, Thom
asville: and cross country—Cal
lier, Jim Mayson, Lakewood,
Ohio; Estes.
In the Younger Boys Unit
(7-8), the finals ended thusly:
50 yard dash — John Wakeman,
Orlando, ¥la.; Remson Voorhis,
Augusta; Phil Gandy, Macon. 100
yard dash—Phil Gandy, Voorhis,
Pat Little Savannah. Cross coun
try — Voorhis, Tommy Wilkins,
Athens; Little; and broad jump—
Gandy, Phil Durden, Athens;
Warren Wakeman, Orlando, Fla.
Some of the best and most gn
tertaining boxing of .the camp
season highlighted the past week
end's ring card. In the evening’s
opener Jimmy Fitzpatrick, 47
pounds of energy from Pensaco
la, Fla.,, won his second fight of
the year from smiling Tommy
Freeman, 49 pounder from La-
Grange, in a three-round go for
the Gnat-weight title of AYC
that featured a double-knock
down.
“Squeaky” Simpson Wiss
The second bout saw Athens’
Phil Durden pound out a victory
over his fellow townsman, Clif
ford Scrutchins, in a 70 pound
clasif. Then in the third match,
“Squeaky” Simpson of Athens,
made up for a slow and losing
fight of the week before by
smashing out a win over Jim
Mayson, . Lakewood, Ohio, in an
81 pound tussle. In the semi
final affair, Gordon Smith, 98
pounder from LaGrange, came
from near defeat in the first
round so win, nearly by a TKO,
from Doue Maveon, 95 pounds,
of Lakewood, Ohio.
The final bout of the night
was a grudge match and had
everyone madly yelling befare it
was over. Willie Valls, Havana,
Cuba, lad weighing in at 109
pounds, after taking the first
rounds on points, brought quite
a few laughs with his ring comics.
He boxed according to Hoyle
enough, however, to down For
ester Hodges, 103 pound Ameri
cus camper,
Water Carnival
The: Water Carnival, postponed
from several weeks back due to
rain, took first place as the -ai*™
tention getter Sunday afternoon.
The many visitors in camp that
day saw quite a show. After a
few trick stunts, there came ex
hibitions of diving and swim
ming, and to cap things. off, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Glancy of Atlan
ta, former Olympic swimmers,
performed. v
With only a week more of
camp left, things are really ac
tive. Hikes and canoe trips rain
ed out in the past few weeks
have been made up. Plans are
now being formulated for the
annual banquet which closes
camp next Tuesday night.
Everything’s buzzing up where
“God and Good Times Are
Friends.”
The population_of Canada was
estimated at 12,307,000 last year.
Grapefruit is also kfiown as
“Pomll&”
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Georgia Power Annexes City
Softball Title With 7-4 Win
By CURTIS DRISKELL, Staff Writer
Georgia Power Company broke a 2-2 tie in the top of
the tenth inning Friday night at Legion Softball Park and
then staved off a last ditch rally by Bell’s Food Market,
to win the City League title game, 7-4, ;
Towering home runs by Johu
Henry Bridges and Cecil Wilkes
were hit in succession over the
centerfield fence in the bottom
of the tenth, adding two more
runs to the Grocers’ lost cause,
but their attempted rally fell
short.
Bell’s, plagued by injuries and
handicapped by the absence of
two starters, fought gamely all
the way and led the Power clib
until the fifth inning. Three clean
hits and a Power error gave the
Grocers a 2-0 advantage in their
half of the first frame, and they |
clung to that lead until the fifth
inning. I
Power Club Strikes Back
The Power club struck back in|
the fourth, tallying once on “Red”
Young’s triple and J. B. Farr’s
single, and again in the fifth,
when Armanda Ponce de Leon
hit, mace his way around to
third, and scored on Bill Dar
den’s perfect bunt.
After the scoring in the fifth,
the two clubs fought on even
terms and forced the game into
extra innings, but in the top of
the tenth frame, the explosion.
came. Herbie Johnson, just re
cently returned to the Power '
lineup, walked, and was followed
by Ponce de Leon and Cal Long,
who beat out good bunta and !
loaded the sacks. “Red” Young}
came through with a scorching
single that brought in two runs. !
and was followed by Farr, Ger
«ld Hooks and Charlie ' Owens, '
who hit in succession. The score
book showed six hits and {five
runs for the inning. :
Attempted Rally i
With a five-run lead in his
Ind d |
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Today’s Game
BY BILL HUFF %
Two games top the agenda to
day as the Independent loop
winds up its schedule for this
season.
Watkinsville, the top team in
this half, will be threatened to
day by Colbert on the Watkins
ville diamond. Watkinsville has
only lost one game this half but
they will have to put forth
everything they've got to keep
Colbert from giving them their
second defeat. Today will be Col
bert’s last chance to get off their
five game losing streak and since
this is the last game, they will be
out there trying hard to take
Watkinsville,
The starting hurlers for this
game will be Brock for Watkins-,
ville and Logan for Colbert, n'
VFW in Shane |
The local VFW will clash with
Whitehall today on the local’s
diamond at Princeton. i
The locals dropped their game :
with Monroe last Sunday but
they will be in top shape today to.
try to knock off Whitehall, the
winner of the first half. White
hall was upset last week by the
much improved Nicholson nine
but they will be out there fight-!
ing today Yo try to get revenge, |
The loggals will start Willis.
Panter on the mound while
Whitehall will start John Mar
shall. :
Nicholson-Comer g
Nicholson will’ journey over to,
Comer to take on the Comer nine.i
Nicholson has shown great im
provement in the past two games
and will be all out today to take)
the Comer nine into their hands.
Comer took Colbert into their
hands last week but they will!
have to play hard today to take|
this strong Nicholson team.
Comer will start Lord on the
mound while Nicholson will start
Pete Davis.
Diamond Hill Battle
Farmington will travel to Dia
mond Hill today to take on the
Piedmont Motors nine.
Farmington will be seeking re
venge today from their ,shut-out!
defeat by Watkinsville last week[
but they will have to play hard
to take it from this strong Pied- |
mont Motors nine. Piedmont |
dropped their game with Stathami
last Sunday in a game that went !
fourteen innipgs. ;
Farmington will start either |
Harvey or Fowler on the hill!
while Piedmont will start Strick-l
land or Thompson. !
Walton Mills of Monroe will’
move into Statham to encounter
a strong Statham nine.
Monroe Is Second
Monroe is now in second
place but they will have to play
hard today to get by this Sta
tham team and stay in second
placg and maybe win this half.
Statham has shown improvement
this half and they will be all out
today to try to take this Monrce
nine into their hands.
Monroe will start Mosley on
the mounidd while Statham will
start either Pete or Boice Holli
day.
All league games start at 3 p.
m., and the price of admission is
25 cents.
If kept in a cool place, the po
tatoes, which are treated with a
vreserving fluid that is teasteless
but keeps them from oxidizing,
will keép a week or more.
favor, Charlie Owens, who went
all the way on the mound for
Georgia Power, returned to the
hill to protect the margin, and
was greeted with two heme runs
by Bridges and Wilkes, hit in
succession over -the centerfield
fence. The Power infield was
there to put out the fire, how=-
ever, and the game ended with a
sensational stop and throw-out
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KUNDAY, ADGUST 15, 1948,
by Cal Long, ‘Georgia Power's
versatile third sacker and candi
date for “mogt."valuable player”
in the League.
Aubrey Simmons, pitching for
the third time in the last sou:
nights, went ‘the route for Bell’s,
and turned in an exceptional job
until the Power hitters found the
range in the deciding tenth
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i Both teams will be in Griffin
Tuesday night for the State
Tourname®\ . As in other years,
the Athens City Softball League
will send the two teams finish
ing highest in the League.