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Rams Meet Cairo Thursday, Mar. 9
The Rams opponent in the State Class AA Tourna
ment at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta
will be Cairo, the runner-up team in South Georgia's
Region lAA. All 16 teams (girls and boys) will play
on Thursday, March 9. This field will be cut down
to four games on Friday (semi-finals) and then to
the two title games on Saturday night, March 11.
Game time for the Rams-Cairo game Thursday is
6:25 P. M.
The complete schedule for the first day of action
of the State AA Tournament follows:
12 Noon— Forsyth County vs Appling County
(Baxley) girls
1:15 PM — Calhoun vs Central, Carrollton,
(girls)
2:30 PM — Tifton vs Madison County, (boys)
3:50 PM — West Fannin vs Headland, (boys)
5:10 P M — Cairo vs Hart County, (girls)
6:25 PM — Newton County vs Cairo (boys)
7:45 P M — College Park vs Cedartown, (girls)
9:00 PM — Campbell Fairburn vs Madison
County, (boys)
BLAB SLAB
Over the weekend we had the privilege to talk with Mr.
Marvin Perry, a native of Jasper County, who is now con
nected with the University of Georgia in Athens. Mr. Perry
has an uncanny knack for remembering names and dates.
He advised us that the University of Georgia baseball
team of 1909-12 had two brother outfielders from Coving
ton. They were Rucker and Starkes Ginn. Mr. Perry also
told us that he attended elementary school with Sherrod
Smith, probably the greatest lefthander to come out of the
South.
Mr. Perry said that he remembers distinctly the exhibi
tion games played at Athens between the Bulldogs and the
Detroit Tigers of the immortal Ty Cobb. He also refreshed
our memory that the New York Yankees once trained (for
two years) in Athens.
Georgia Bulldog “G-Day Game” will be played at San
ford Stadium in Athens Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The
annual game climaxes the 1961 spring training drills of the
University team under head coach Johnny Griffith.
Forsyth County’s Shirley Whitt broke the scoring record
for points made in a game against the Newton County girls
Friday night in the tournament at Danielsville. She had a
total of 34 on eight field goals and 14 foul shots. The former
record was held by Jean Jefferies of Henry County a few
years ago when she scored 33 in a game here at Covington.
Coach Stone Cooper had an excellent appraisal of why
his team lost to the Forsyth girls 49-43. He said that it was
most difficult to defense the spot girl and also the outside
shooters of the Cumming team. “If you stop one, the other
kills you with their shots,” he added.
Conservative guesses as to the number of basketball fans
from Newton County at the game Saturday night at Daniel
sville have ranged from 500 to 700. It is estimated that the
crowd Saturday night was about 2,300. It is safe to assume
that Newton County had a fourth of those present.
“We're Number One” was the chant of hundreds of New-
County fans during the latter part of the final game Satur
day. Clifford Branan of Covington, an NCHS fan, comment
ed a week ago. “Why play the tournament, the Rams are
the only unbeaten team in the state. They’re the best team.”
Coach Ronald Bradley has been informed that the State
Class AA basketball tournament at the Alexander Memorial
Coliseum March 9-11 will be given Atlanta newspaper cov
erage comparable to the recent AAA meet at the Big Dome.
Due to the fact that this will be the first time the AA meet
is held in Atlanta and that no other tourneys will be in
conflict with the dates the Atlanta newspapers are expected
to go all-out for a super-duper job, Bradley added.
Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Griffin were hosts tn the Newton
County Rams championship basketball team Tuesday night
at their home in Oxford for a steak supper. Dr. Griffin is
one of the most enthusiastic cage fans in Newton County.
Those 50 victories that we had hoped for this season by
the two NCHS teams has been realized. The boys team has
won 28 games thus far and the girls ended the season with
22 wins. The Rams can add sugar to the pie by winning the
state title on March 9-11. —
Georgia Tech’s Roger Kaiser ended his career at the
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Monday night. He scored 20
points against Florida and thereby ends a spectacular All-
American tenure with a Tech scoring record of 1,619 points.
Elsewhere on the News Sports Page today is an article
telling of Glenn Cunningham’s visit to Atlanta to kickoff the
1961 Easter Seal sale. Glenn was one of the greatest milers
this writer has ever seen and it was our pleasure to see him
run in the 1936 National AAU Track and Field Events in
New York. That was 25 years ago, and believe you me, the
time flies by when you look back over the years!
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
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Los Angeles To
Play Exhibition
Al Poncey Park
Although the Atlanta Crack
ers, which open spring training
at Vero Beach, Fla., March 12
along with other members of
the Los Angeles Dodger orga
nization, will play all of its 13
exhibition games in Florida.
Atlanta’s Ponce De Leon Park
won’t be without a pre-season
attraction.
For example, Jasper Donald
son, general manager of the
Dodger-owned Crackers, has
announced that the Los An
geles Angels, new American
League entry, has been book
ed for two exhibition dates at
Poncey Park April 8-9. They
will take on a team of Minor
League All-Star!; from the
Dodger Vero Beach base.
There won’t be anl 1961 crack
er players in the lineup how
ever for Atlanta will open the
Southern Assn, season April 8
in Macon, which took over the
Memphis franchise. But it is
likely that some of members of
the i 960 Cracker championship
team will be playing against
the L. A. Angels, Donaldson
said.
The Crackers, again piloted
by Rube Walker, will formally
open the season at home Tues
day night, April 11, against the
Little Rock Travelers. The de
fending champions will be
shooting for an unprecedented
18th pennant in the Southern
League.
Game Season
Marred By Hunters
Carelessness
Every year the hunting sea
son is headlined not only by
the good fortune of plucky
game hunters, but also by the
tragic results of hunting acci
dents and careless gun han
dling.
The National Rifle Associa
tion, in a recent report cover
ing circumstances of 3,240
hunting accidents during 1957
and 1958, listed a breakdown
of accident causes. A number of
these accidents could have been
prevented. Careful attention to
this list could mean the dif
ference between “bagging” a
rabbit or a hunter.”
Causes of accidents included:
Victim was out of sight of
shooter 16 Pct.
Victim was covered by shooter
swinging on game . 12 Pct.
Victim mistaken for
game 10 Pct.
Victim moved into line of
fire 8 Pct.
Shooter Stumbled and
fell 9 Pct.
Trigger caught on brush
Aor other object 5 Pct.
Shooter was crossing fence
or other obstacle 4 Pct.
Firearm was defective 4 Pct.
Shooter was removing fire
arm from or placing it in
vehicle 3 Pct.
Firearm fell from an in-
secure rest .... 3 Pct.
Horseplay (“Didn’t know it
was loaded”) 3 Pct.
Bullet ricocheted 3 pct.
Shooter was loading fire-
arm .3 Pct.
Shooter was unloading
firearm 3 Pct.
Shooter inadvertently pull-
ed trigger 3 Pct.
Shooter was riding in ve-
hicle with firearm 2 Pct.
Shooter was removing fire-
arm or placing it in its
case or holster 1 Pct.
Clubbing cover or game
with firearm 1 Pct.
Shooter dropped firearm 1 Pct.
Miscellaneous 6 Pct.
TOTAL 100 Pct.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 1961
Ram Players Display Championship Trophy of Region 4AA
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NEWTON RAM players gather around Bobby Travis (holding championship trophy) Saturday
night at the Madison County gym after the NCHS five won the title over the host team 69-48. Shown
in the picture from left io right: Billy Shaw, Tim Evans, Phillip Fraeman, Jimmy Jordan, Terry
RiVledge, Monty Laster, Homer Sharp (in background), Bobby Travis, Terry Evans, Henry Bowen
and Allan Rowe.
Many Fans Sat On The Floor Saturday
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NEWTON COUNTY FANS, many of them, had to sit on the gym
nasium floor Saturday night at Danielsville due io the overflow
crowd at the Region 4AA finals. At the lower left of the photo
Mrs. E. L. and Dr. Smith are apparently enjoying talking with J.
Hoke Branham and Ben Banks of Covingion during the Rams-
Madison game.
Rams Place 3 On All-Tournament
NCHS Girls Also Land J Players
Region 4AA champions New
ton County Rams placed three
players on the All-Tournament
team as picked by the press at
the recent tournament held at
Danielsville. The NCHS girls,
losers in the semi-finals to
champion Forsyth County 49-
43, also landed three players
on the select squad.
Fourth estate writers at the
tourney also named Kenneth
Martin of host Madison Coun
ty, and Shirley Whitt of For
syth County as the “Outstand
ing Players” in the meet. Miss
Whitt’s choice was a unani
mous choice on all the ballots.
The 10-player squad of boys
includes: Allan Rowe. Bob
Mitchell and Billy Shaw of
Newton County; Kenneth Mar
tin and Ken Whitehead of
Madison County; Ronnie
Smith and Comer Gheesling of
Baldwin County: Preston Rid
lehuber of Gainesville: Sam
Carroll of Forsyth County; and
Mac Morgan of Chamblee.
Girls named to the All-
Tournament squad: Shirley
Whitt. Linda Hughes and Di
ane Tallant of Forsyth County;
Dianne Moore, Betty Faith
Jaynes, and Carol George of
Newton County; Melba Year
gin, Brenda Bartlett and Con
nie Sadler of Hart County:
Jean Jones and Sarah Busby of
Elbert County; Hilda Hennen
of Gainesville.
To catch more fish, the Mer
cury outboard company says
learn what fish feed on and
select your lures to duplicate
this natural food Then cast
them in the logical watery spot.
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Georgia House
Says No Harm
Sunday Fishing
Enforcement of the no fish
ing law on Sunday in Newton
! County may soon get official
action from the Georgia Legis
lature as the house has already
passed a bill to permit fishing
on Sunday in Georgia.
Rep. Bill Kimmons of Pierce
County, self-styled last of the
wool hat boys, sold a sympa
thetic House Monday on the
notion that Sunday pursuit of
fish is just as wholesome as
pursuing “them little white
golf balls or looking for a hog."
The House voted 107 to 32 to
legalize Sunday fishing.
“I want you to vote your
conscience.” the elderly legis
lator urged in an infrequent
; speech on the House floor. “I
don’t see a bit more harm in
■ fishing on Sunday than I see
,in chasing one of them little
white golf balls around.”
Rep. Louis T. Raulerson of
Echols County arose to oppose
I Sunday fishing and Rep. Kim
mons immediately took him to
task.
“Is there any difference be
tween fishing a little and look
ing for hogs on Sunday?" he
demanded.
“We’re not trying to legislate
hog hunting,” countered Rep.
Raulerson. But he retired and
the House voted with Kim
mons.
• ♦ * *
Poem Written
To Rams 7 Team
This poem was read in cha
pel last week by the Pep Club
President, Patsy Loyd, honoring
the Rams basketball teams.
Each player and each Coach
was presented with a wish bone
trimmed in blue and white
ribbon and wished the best of
luck in the Regional Tourna
ment. Os course everyone rea
lized that the team's fine coach
ing would play a bigger part
in their success than luck.
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true —
Or that’s the way the saying
goes
And we believe it, too.
We know we’re very fortunate
To have you as you are;
For all us loyal Newton fans
Know each of you is a star.
So here is concret evidence:
We make our wish on you.
These wish-bones are a symbol
Os our faith in what you’ll
do.
Some folks say it's supersti
tion;
Others call it truth.
if we have made the wrong
decision.
Blame it on our youth.
As you go into the tournament,
The thought may reach your
head:
"How can this bring me good
luck?
The poor old chicken’s dead!”
But think of our great love and
trust
And let your pulses quicken
We know the wonderful things
they are—
And Newton's players ain’t
chicken.
Written by
Eddie Najjar
Car Speed At
172.166 Miles Per
Hour Is Clocked
A Chrysler 300 F driven by
Andy Granatelli of Santa Mon
ica, California, has streaked
down the beach faster than any
production car in history, to
set a new NASCAR improved
series production car record of
172.166 miles per hour at Day
tona Beach recently.
The special Autolite - igni
tion - equipped car traveled
179.372 mph with the wind and
165 441 against it. The two
runs averaged out at 172.166.
G rana te 11 i manufactures
superchargers. He fitted the
otherwise-stock Chrysler with
two of them to produce 813
hor.-epower. The car has a 413-
cubic-inch engine.
The same car recently broke
the Class B record at the Bon
neville Nationals by more than
24 miles per hour.
—
Fishermen planning to ply
lake waters in Minnesota, Wis
consin and Michigan this spring
should write the U. S. Corps
of Engineers, the Mercury out
board company advises. The
government agency has map- ■
ped a number of these lakes'
and the maps are invaluable
for fishing or outboard cruis
ing.
Rams Win 4AA
Continued From Page 1
Covingtonian and now in busi
ness in Commerce. Ga. attend
ed the tournament games each
night and really “rooted” for
the Newton High teams.
Gerald Autry was one of the
many spectators at the semi
final games Friday night and
it seemed if he enjoyed the
Rams’ victory over Gaines
ville. It was Gainesville in
1959 who eliminated the Rams
in Region play. Gerald was a
guard on that team along with
the late Billy Dean Rutledge.
The Madison County gym is
only about four years old but
it sprang a leak and students
with towels had to wipe the
playing floor everyone a time
out was taken. Faulty skylights
in the top of the gym let the
rain trickle through.
Jordye Ruth Bailey uncorked
a long shot near the centerline
in the NCHS-Forsyth County
game Friday night. It zipped (
the net just as the gun sound- ।
ed. ।
Terry Rutledge played such,
a stellar game Thursday night
against Hart County that he
was designated as the team’s
captain in the game Friday
night. “Stump” and “Jody”
Bowen have played fine ball all
' year for Coach Bradley.
Mrs. Pitts Robertson i« the
mother of cheerleader Marjorie
of Newton High. Friday night
'at the semi-final games she
purchased a box of “Cracker
Jacks”. The little souvenir
trinket in the box was a Ram.
believe it or not. And to cap it
off. the Ram was white, one of
the colors of Newton High.
Coach Bradley said Saturday
afternoon that he would be
satisfied if Madison County’s
Kenneth Martin scored only
20 points against his team in
the finals Saturday night. Mar
tin had 21, which was a low
total for his three games in the
tournament.
Miss Carolyn Miller, former
coach of the Elberton High
girls team, has given up the
coaching reins but remains on
the faculty of the school. She
organized an independent wo
men’s team at Elberton and is
the coach-player.
NCHS GIRLS FINALE
1 Newton 43 Forsyth Co. 49
F—Moore 17 Bagley 8
F—Bryant 15 Whitt 34
F—Jeffries 8 Holbrook 7
G —King L. Hughes I
G—George R. Hughes i
G—Jaynes Tallant I
Score at half: Forsyth 28,
Newton 20.
Subs: Newton — Masten 1,
Bailey 2, Lester. Forsyth—Hill.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
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SUNSHINE ON ICE— is imported from Hollywood, California in
the person of lovely GAIL MARLOWE -a featured performer in
HOLIDAY ON ICE of 1961 showing in Atlanta on March 9 thru
19th at the Municipal Auditorium. Performances nightly at 8:30
except Sundays. There will be Matinees each S .iday at 1 P. M.
and 4:30 P. M. On Sat; lay. March 11 there will be a 2:30 Matinee
and on Saturday, March 18 there will be performances at 1:00 5:00
and 9:00 P. M.
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
i 1960
Better Newspaper
Contests
Famous Miler To
Launch Easier
Seal Campaign
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GLENN CUNNINGHAM .
Glenn Cunningham, former
Olympic track star and one of
the greatest American milers
of our time, is in Georgia this
week officially to open t h •
1961 Easter Seal Campaign.
Seriously burned when he
was 8 years old, Cunningham,
was told that he would never
walk again. By remarkable
perseverance, he not only
walked but ran to set new
world records. His record for
the mile held for a decade be
fore it was broken. Some of
his other records have yet to be
broken.
Since arriving in Georgia
last Sunday, Cunningham has
been on a busy schedule for
Easter Seals. He spoke to Eas
ter Seal volunteer leaders Wed
nesday morning in Atlanta. He
was a guest at the Atlanta Ro
tary Club and Kiwanis Club
luncheons and has made a series
of personal appearances on
television and radio.
Today, Cunningham is in Al
bany, Ga. on behalf of Easter
Seals. He will be guest speaker
at the Southwest Georgia Eas
ter Seal campaign breakfast.
He will also speak to the Al
bany Rotary Club at t h • i r
luncheon.
Glenn is one of seven na
tionally known speakers who
are touring the country on be
half of the 1961 Easter Seal
campaign.
Region Champs
To Attend Church
Together, Sunday
Coach Ronald Bradley will
bring the Newton County High
School Basketball team in a
group and worship together- at
1 Covington First Methodist
। Church Sunday, March 5 at 11
a.m.
This team recently won tha
Region 4AA Tournament
Coach says, “We have play
ed together and I think it if
fitting that we should worship
| together.”
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