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Last Friday night something almost happened that
would have shocked the sports world in this section. It
would have cause basketball fans far and near to sit up
and take notice.
Covington High School girl* almost won a game.
For the whole season Coach Brooks has insisted that
his girls are not as bad as scores to their games might
lead you to believe. He has been saying all along that
the unexpected might happen any time.
It seemed for three quarters of the Rutledge
game Friday night Coach Brooks was not to be de
nied. The Covington lassies got themselves an early
lead and were on top of the Rutledge team until a
red-headed, freckle-faced girl went wild.
It was a touching scene, watching those Covington
High School girls walk off the court with their almost
“certain" victory' shot to pieces by a frail but spirited
little Rutledge forward. They had wantedvictory so,
badly and had fought so hard it seemed a bit unfair tob j
our stouthearted little girls to drag their tired bodies to
the dressing room with just another defeat as their reward,
The game Friday nigh showed that Coach Brooks
is working with his team. He has the girls practicing
and they are learning a great deal about passing the
ball around.
Mainly what is wrong with the Covington girls is that
their goal getting is far below par. Once the locals get
to hitting the netting they will be hard to beat in any
kind of company. They have a pretty fair defense and
can handle the ball all right, but they just miss the basket
too often.
Perhaps by tournament time the Covington girls
will be in their stride. It would certainly be a fine
tribute to the coach as well as the girls if they should
hit a winning streak just before the tourney begins. j
Covington basketball fans are a loyal people. Ine>
have seen the local girls lose every game on their sched- ;
ule this season but Friday night they were all behind
them to win. Everyone felt a little “let-down” after ;
Rutledge snatched the game. Better luck next time, girls.
Just keep v your J chin up, Covington fans are still behind
you.
WATCHING THE GAME
It is uplifting to attend a lofcal basketball game. j
There you see your friends and neighbors. People who I
come to see the game because they like to watch it.
People who come because their girl friend plays and vice
versa. And too, you see people who come just to be seen.
During the wait between the girls and the boys
games, your reporter scanned the crowd and jotted
down a few people that he knew. Just a few who
caught the eyes in a hurried look:
“Hot” Hill with a good-looking mama . . . Sam Dietz
and one of the Robinson boys laughing while watching
the boys make practice shots . . . “Doc” Vining making a
late arrival and calling for someone named Ed . . . where
was Mrs. “Gawgia”? . . . Prof. Hawkins enjoying the
game with a big mouth full of gum . . . Mr. and Mrs. Lint
Smith watching Bill Heard play . . . Mr. and Mrs. Rainey
wearing great big smiles . . . Officer Joe Lassiter, with
his badge shining as w r ell as his teeth . . . Buck Callaway
looking the crowd over and Tommy Callaway making a
late arrival.
ATHLETIC CLUB WINS
It seems that the Covington Athletic Club has finally
struck a combination that will produce some victories on
the court. Joe Heard and Bonham Johnson were the two
point twins that wrecked the hopes of Athens Monday
night on the local court, 45-27.
The locals had the visitors completely outclassed
from the start until the finish. The score at the half
was Covington 27, Athens 10.
Johnson and Heard at forward, Bray at center and
Ramsey and Bearden guarding the basket seems to be
the best clicking team that has been in the lineup thus far
this season. Herbert Vining and Jimime Gardner made
two good substitutes. They work together just dandy.
Mftn Monday J av _• night u f was Daddy s Night at of fj,. the gym
and a good crowd turned out. It was one of the best
crowds of the year. J
It might have been a stroke of good fortune that the
lnrnl i°T Ca Arnleric Athletic Club L1UO gOT, trot to TO clickimr Clicking before oeiore a a gooa trend crowd crowd.
Most i everyone who saw the game IS convinced that
ington can and will keep on winning basketball games
this season.
Before you have a chance to crawl me, let this
point be brought out: The locals have lost but one
game this year. The defeat was at the hands of the
Bible Class team of Atlanta.
However, what is meant by the team not
before the Athens game Monday night is just what
word itself means. The locals won the other games,
they were not playing smooth ball such as was the
Monday night. They managed to wun, but it taxed
to the limit. I believe they would have beaten the
Bible Class team Monday night.
Stauffacher ant/ "White
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Rotary To Play Kiwanis In Burro Ball Gam
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Covington High
Beats Rutledge;
To Play Conyers
Mary Sullivan is “Flies in
The Covington Girls’
Soup.”
BY PUG McLEROY
j Sullivan, ace forward for
^ Rutleci g e High Sch00l basket
t> a n teami kept Covington High
from winning a double-header at
the new gymnasium Friday night.
The local boys won, 17-12 and had
it not been for that girl, Mary, the
Covington girls would have been
victors instead of losers, 16-13.
It was the closest the Covington
girls have come to winning a game
this season. The locals got an ear
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flrst one t0 the other Until two
minutes before the final whistle,
With victory almost within their
grasp, a freckle-faced gin with a
good shooting eye. snakY her way
through the Covington defense and
‘‘an® up enough points to lake the
Rutledge boys put on the steam In
the final stanza and turned a one
sided game into something of a
thriller. However, their steam
popped off at the one-dozen mark.
The locals had already collected 16
points.
Ka y Lunsford was the wheel horse
Co ! ing l on “ the
£* ^“d t , waVSrTtS
Covington st *am-roiler drive which
saw the locals in the lead, 14-4 at
the half-way whistle
The Covington team, with a nock
°f substitutes in the game, couldn’t
solve ,he Rutledge defense in the
!ast balf of the bat <- le - They were
able to score only three points on
the visitors, while on the other
hand Rutledge mustered nine points
in the last part of the frafas.
L™L°VI pLay ish n>erS Sch ° ort o1 " boys osamps and
night.
Line-tips.
Rutledge 12 Covington
Crew -------------F___B.HSmith 4
Edwards 1 F__ __ Wiley
—Floyd 3 ____C___ McCord 1
Dickson 3 ____G___ E. Smith
Brown 4 ------G____.. Lunsford 6
Subs.—Rutledge: Stanton 1. Cov
ington: Swann, C- Smith Faulkner,
Tuck, Norris. Cochran, Vardeman,
Porter, Mobley, Bruce. Allen.
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Livingston Quintets
BY FRANK CHRISTIAN
j Livingston lost both games of the
! double bill with Palmer-Stone Fri
day night. The Palmer?Stone teams
are both good, fast ball teams. Liv
ingston girls played a good game,
but they were outplayed. The for
wards on Livingston team were
1 heavily guarded, but they played
a
good game. The loss Friday night
made it four victories and four de-
SPORT SPOTS
-By PUG WdlllOY
i ust isnt the books for £Z in ? t0 r tZ?V ch 01 gl rls as ’
ketball team to win a game . . . They had j Rutledge u beat , for p three + u
quarters of the game last Friday night at the local gym. only to lose
in the f i na i minutes of the game, 16-13 . . . Mary Sullivan, ace
forward on the Rutledge outfit did it with her all-fired shooting
• That § al can Wally make those points . . . This basketball is hard
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to fi § ure • • • The Covington High boys lost to Porterdale the other
we€k n _ 10 _ . . The Rutledge Club looked a lot faster, taller and
everything over Porterdale, but they were completely outclassed by
the C. H. S. boys ... No matter what the odds are we still like
Georgia Tech over Missouri in the Orange Bowl game New Years
day . ■ . And to stick with the good old South might as well pick
Tennessee over the Southern California Trojans in the Rose Bowl
tilt .... Selecting these two teams—Tech and Tennessee—might put
us behind the eight ball, but by golly we like ’em . . . And, speaking
of eight ball—There will be a fancy short billiard player here in Cov
ington next Wednesday . . . It is Clarence Anderson . . . All the
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skin of «charUe” Peter
SO n. veteran star of carom pyro
technics. Wherever the click of
ivor ^ is anri cues are
chalkedi ‘ Pete , , ar
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i knowledged to be the champion
) fancy shot playe rof the world at
i I billiards . . . The man who reigns
supreme in the pocket billiard
1 game at trick and fancy shots,
Clarence Anderson, will show cue
fans of Covington and vicinity why
he is world’s champion fancy shot
artsit on the rectangular table
with the six pockets ... He is “the
Peterson of pocket billiards,”
; knows and plays more fancy
I strokes than any player in the
I game,—and misses less—astound
i ing onlookers with his limitless
repertoire, and the rapidity with
which he sets up an dexecutes
i . . . Anderson’s work is a distinct
departure from the usual exhibition. He plays no opponent, but de
! votes one full hour to fancy shots, after which he will instruct all in
I the fundamentals of pocket or carom billiards. Fancy shot instruc
j tion is not given, since Anderson’s mission is to improve the begin
j ner’s stance, stroke, and teach him the fine points of the game . . . .
j j This Program, is Anderson’s he having second toured year previously as an exhibitor instructor, on the National and appearing Billiard
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as a special attraction during world championship matche sand tour
naments. Anderson’s exhibition will commence at 7:30 p. m. sharp.
All are invited. Seating accommodations being limited, Manager
Edgar Wood, of the Triagr)£ Q Room, where Anderson will show, ad
i vises “avoid the rush.”
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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In celebration of its 50th All-America Collier’s picked an All-Time
team, with Thorpe of Carlisle, Grange of Illinois, Nevers of Stanford,
and Strong of N. Y. U. The Colliehs’ 1939 All-American team, the
50th, was announced in the December 8th issue of Colliers.
feats for Livingston girls. They
played fine ball the first part of
the season but they seem to be in
a slump now, but they are hoping to
win their next game, which will be
with Social Circle, thereby winning
over half of their games in the first
half of the season- We believe that
Livingston girls will go a long way
in the tournament. The boys’ game
Friday night was a fast game with
Kitchens being high point man from
Palmer-Stone, scoring 18 points.
Hooper was high point man from
Livingston with 6 points.
The girls’ lineup:
Livingston 19 Palmer-Stone 36
Bowden___________F------ ___ Ellis 12
Wilson 7 ____F_____ _ Ewing 11
Gray 11 C . Butler 11
Moss ___ G Summerour
B, Hollingsworth G___ ____R. Dial
L.Hollingsworth G ________ ___ Hamby
Subs. — Livingston: English 1.
Palmer-Stone: K. Dial 1, Martin,
Butler 1, Rollins
Referee—Tubble.
Boys’ lineup:
Livingston Palmer-Stone
Hooper 6 -------- ----- ___ Cowan 6 31
Hammons ZZcZ _____ Budd
_ Byrd 5
Christian 1 _____G__ H Kitchens 18
Bowden G________ Williams 4
Subs:—Livingston: Ramsey. Bates.
Chestnut. Palmer-Stone: Kitchens.
Owensmith 3. Ellis, Meadors. Bel
lamy.
Referee: Tribble.
The University of Georgia will
award the first doctor’s degree ever
! to be awarded in Georgia next June
1 at. graduation exercises,
Royal Crown Set
For Youth Games
BY J HOPE BRANHAM
Royal Crown girls and boys bas
ketball teams go into action Thurs
day night against the Youth Ath
letic Club on the Palmer - Stone
court. Friday night the Royal
Crowns will battle the Milstead A.
C. at Oxford.
Wednesday night, December 20.
the Royal Crown boys team will
meet the Covington Athletic Club
in a return game. In the first meet
ing of the two teams Covington was
victorious, 22-21 in one of the best
court battles that has been staged
in this section thus far this season.
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Palmer Quintet
Humbles Social
Circle 39-17;22-8
Palmer - Stone Basketball
Team Chalks Up 10th
Win.
BY FREDDIE TANNER
On the home court Tuesday night
Palmer-Stone resumed her winning
streak by overcoming Social Circle
in two hard-fought, high-spirited
ball games
In the girls’ game the fans were
on their toes for three full quarters
In the final quarter of play, after
a blazing offensive drive, the lassies
ended the game by a score of 39 to
17 and resumed their title as the
undefeated sextet of the Yellow
River League. There was only a
slight, difference In the score for
three full quarters. Palmer led at
the end of the first quarter by a
score of 6 to 4, at the half 13 to 9,
during the third quarter 23 to 13,
and when the final whistle blew',
the score stoqd 39 to 17. Although
Clara Butler and Ruby Ellis led in
the offensive drive, no individual
player seemed highly outstanding
for the Wildcats. The team clicked
as a smooth machine and every
player seemed entirely dependent
on the others.
Social Circle played a very fine
brand of ball and every player
seemed very high spirited.
The boys’ battle started with a
flash, as Social Circle got the tip
off and Maicom flipped a high-leap
ing, one-handed shot through the
netting from the side lines for the
first score of the ball game. Palm
er came back on the return and the
old pass work produced results. On
ly two long shots were attempted by
the Wildcats, and every player
scored at least once.
Coach Stephens, of Social Circle,
also presented a smooth working
machine, the only defect being in
accurate shots
Through the Palmer player's co
operation. Palmer led at the first
quarter, 8 to 2, at the half 15 to 4.
during the third quarter 17 to 5, and
when the final whistle blew, the
score stood 22 to 8. Below are the
line-ups:
Unique Game to
Begin at 8 P. M.
In Gymnasium
Thursday night Covington spor'
fans are in for a real treat. Two of
the leading civic clubs of the city,
namely, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs,
will meet on the field of combat.
Or rather, the court, of struggle.
Burro ball will be introduced
Covington. It is basketball played
on burros. The donkeys will be
equipped with rubber shoes and
the game will be played in Coving
ton’s new gymnasium. The game is
scheduled to get underway at eight
o'clock
Palmer-Circle Line-up
Girls.
Palmer Social Circle
Ellis 11 _________F________ Sigman 7
Butler 25 ___F____ Lane 8
Euing 3 .—F_______Upshaw 2
Hamby G____ Ellis
C. Polk _. ___G___________ Spirey
R. Dial G _____ Worsham
Boys.
Cowan 4____ F Maicom 2
Budd 3____ ... F Worsham
Byrd 5 ------ C _____ Hawkins 5
H. Kitchen^ 7 o ------- Hewell
Williams 3 "V o Moses
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Thursday, December 14
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Sears Overpow
Porterdale StJ
BV SCOOP st atham
The Bibb Ail-St, arS| °f
both men and Porterd
girls tost basketj
games to strong ^ars-Sod,
teams, Saturday night » the o.
Porter gym.
The Porterdale lassie,
en for th <‘ first time th«
,
a strong sextet that can
move around on a basketball
The Porterdale sirls raj lied
second quarter in
but the Seatj
chine rolled on over the locate
third and fourth period. The
found j
gun the Porterdale on
trailing end of a 22-14 count.
The girls have won fom
,and lost u
one. Susie Mood*
Mary Chesnut paced the fw
Porterdale with six points Z
The men's game was soateJ
faster, the final score being J
37 and Porterdale 23 The J
led at the half 13-11, but the d
turned in the fourth and finald
iod and Sears really went to J
The brilliant playing of Bid
Kelly for Porterdale was quite
ticeable. The playing Kelly hung up six rSmile! nj
of Jewel!
Burnette was quite magnific
keeping the visitors guessing)
his mystifying passwork