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Newton Little League Opens 1961 Season Next Week
Laster Leads Auburn Runners
In Spring Game
Newton County’s Larry Laster was the leading ball
carrier in the Auburn A-Day football Saturday on The
Plains. However, his team, the Orange eleven, lost the
game to the Blues 27-26.
Laster, bulldozing fullback reeled off a 41-yard run to
set up a fourth quarter TD. In all he had 47 yards in five
carries for an average of 9.4 yards per carry. Other leading
ball-luggers in the game and their totals were: Burson 68
for 8, Kent 50 for 7, Burgess 53 for 12, and Miller 38 for 5.
Larry is a junior on the 1961 team and is counted on to
help lug the ball from a fullback position. He was an All-
State back at Newton County High in 1957.
Lothridge Stars in Tech T-Game
Georgia Tech’s annual T-Game was almost a one-man
show as Gainesville’s Billy Lothridge passed his team to a
28-14 win over the Stan Gann team Friday night on Grant
Field. Lothridge is remembered by Newton County fans as
the quarterback of the Gainesville Red Elephant teams prior
to 1960.
Congratulations! Buddy Baker
All sports fans of Newton County were in agreement that
the Covington Elks made a most-deserving choice when they
named Y. Buddy Baker as the adult of the county who did
most for the youth of our community. Mr. Baker received
the top award at the Elks National Youth Day Banquet
Monday night at the Elks Home. Past Exalted Ruler Dr. E.
L. Smith made the presentation of the plaque to Mr. Baker.
The recipient not only is an ardent worker in baseball but
he is active in promoting basketball and football among the
youth of our county.
—
Tony Harris Pitches Right or Left
Tony Harris is one boy playing in the Newton Little
League this year who may cause a lot of eyebrows to be
raised when he takes the mound. The young man, son ot Mr.
and Mrs. Walker Harris, throws either right or lefthanded.
All he has to do is change the glove and fire away. He can
blaze that ball, too!
Hertwig To Enroll At South Carolina
Ed Hertwig will enroll at the University of South Car
olina for the summer quarter of school. Ed joins Coach Mar
vin Bass at South Carolina and is expected to help alleviate
the tackle problem at the Columbia school. Bass was assist
ant coach at Georgia Tech last year..
Sieve Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Cov
ington, will set a local Little League record this season. He
will be playing his sixth season as a regular on the Covington
Braves team. Steve started when he was seven and has play
ed regularly since. He is short-stop, pitcher and second
aacker.
Douglas Dickson of Porterdale is the choice for the Elks
Club trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Newton
Little League in 1960. This is the second year that the Cov
ington Lodge No. 1806 has awarded the trophy to the top
Little Leaguer. Doug led the balloting over three other play
ers — Tommy Christian of Livingston, Bob Richardson of
the Braves, and Danny Digby of the Stewart team.
Ficquett School Coach L. G. Carney has so many baseball
players that he has organized four teams at the school. They
play a round-robin schedule. Carney says that the tremen
dous interest among Little leaguers' is the reason so many
7-12 year old boys are wanting to play the National Pastime.
Gerald Autry Released By
Cards; Signs With Pirates
Gerald Autry, who spent the
spring training season with the
St. Louis Cardinals at Home
stead, Florida, was released re
cently by the Cardinals and
last week signed a contract
with the Pittsburgh Pirate or
ganization.
Autry reported Monday to
Shelby of the Western Caro
lina League, a Class D organ
ization. He is expected to play
either third-base or shortstop.
The Cardinals curtailed their
farm operations this year and
cut their Class D teams to on
ly one outfit. Some 63 other
players were released by the
Cardinals when Autry received
his free agent paper.
Gerald spent the 1960 sea
gon with Daytona Beach of the
Class D Florida State League.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
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SPORTS
808 GREER, Sport* Editor
He batted .181 in 56 games for
the Islanders. He had 28 hits
in 155 times at bat which in
cluded three home runs, one
triple and two doubles. Autry
batted in 20 runs and struck
out 49 times. He drew 26 base
on balls.
' Although signed to a Class
B contract, Pirate Scout George
Zurrok stated that Autry would
be used at any of three posi-
• tions on the Shelby infield —
third, short or second.
I
Newton-Baldwin Line Score:
- Baldwin Co. 001 002 I—4 4 2
11 Newton Co. 221 130 o—9 8 2
, Alford, Gheesling — Blood
,; worth and Johnson. Terry
. i Evans and Lynch.
(tainijtim
Charles Stewart
Graduates From
Georgia Tech
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CHARLES STEWART
Charles Dean Stewart, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stewart of
Covington, was graduated in
March from Georgia Tech with
a degree in Textile Chemistry.
He is now employed as a tex
tile chemist with Seydel-
Wooley Textile Chemical Com
pany in Atlanta.
Charles was a lineman on the
Rams football team in 1955 and
1956.
Livingston Clips Porterdale M;
Juliette Downs Whitehall 18-$
The first battle of the year
between Newton County teams
of the Middle Georgia League,
Porterdale and Livingston, took
place Sunday as the Livingston
nine an 8 - 4 victory.
In other action of the day
the Juliette team pinned the
first defeat of the season on
the Whitehall clan 10 to 6. This
game knocked Whitehall out of
a tie for the loop lead. Monti
cello downed Athens 5 to 1 and
Oconee had a field day in turn
ing back the Monroe outfit 21-
5.
Excellent hurling by Living
ston’s Jenkins and some cost
ly errors in the Porterdale out
field paved the way for t h e
Livingston triumph. Living
ston’s Centerfielder Harper
saved the game with a “circus
catch” to rob Denny Wagner of
an apparent home run.
Blunt was the winning hurl
er for the Juliette team. Lead
ing hitters of the game were
Ben Spier and Blunt with 3
for 5, and Leon Spier 2 for 3.
Monticello scored two runs
Newton Pony League Organized;
Lewis Caldwell Is President
Four baseball teams will
comprise the Newton Pony
League which was organized
recently in the county. At the
initial meeting officers for the
new loop were chosen with
Lewis Caldwell elected presi
dent.
Teams in the
league are as
follows: Cov
ington, Oxford.
Stewart and
Porte r d a 1 e.
Team managers
are: Buddy Ba
ker, Covington;
Jack Hinton,
Oxford; Hulon
Jones, Stewart;
i and Clayton Dickson, Porter
| dale.
Other officers of the league
i chosen at the meeting were:
I Lindsey Vaughn, vice-presi-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1961
14 learns Set For Action
In Two Leagues In County
Opening of the 1961 Newton Little League baseball season
has been set for Monday, May Bth and Tuesday, May 9th.
President Billy Crowell has released the schedule for each
loop.
The American League will
open play on Monday with the
Covington Mills Trojans meet
ing the Mansfield Red Sox in
the Kickoff game at the lit
tle League park on East Con
yers Street across from the
City Hall. Second game of the
evening pits the Covington
Braves against the Covington
Cubs.
Tuesday the minor league
National loop will get the sch-
Mayor Nat Turner will
throw out the first ball Mon
day at 5:30 at the LL Park
on Conyers Street.
Lindsey Voughn, umpire
in-chief of the Little League,
has asked all persons inter
ested in umpiring in the local
league this summer, to meet
him at City Hall Friday eve
ning at 8 o’clock.
dule underway with the
Covington Trojans meeting the
Covington Pirates. The second
game lists the Rocky Plains
Nuggets against the Coving
ton Braves.
Eight teams are listed for
the American loop. The teams
and managers are: Braves,
Frank Christian and John Jer
nigan; Covington Trojans. Bud
dy Baker; Mansfield Red Sox,
Joe Marks; Oxford Dodgers,
J. R. Stowe; Porterdale Yan
kees, Blunt Patterson; Stewart
Indians, Fred Jones; Living-
Iston Giants. Mel Criswell; Cov
ington Cubs, Guy Schell and
Olin Allen.
Teams and managers in the
in the seventh inning of their
game with Athens to overcome
a 1-0 deficit. Dooley and
Grubbs added timely hits to
the Monticello attack in t h e
final innings.
Monroe, the only winless
team in the circuit, still has
problems until the University
of Georgia adjourns, when
Tommy Vandiver and company
will be with the team.
STANDINGS:
Team W L
; Oconee Co. 4 0
Monticello 3 1
Whitehall 3 1
Juliette 2 2
’ Porterdale 2 2
’ Athens 1 3
' Livingston 1 3
’ Monroe 0 4
* • » •
Games Sunday. May 7
(2 Games)
, Monroe at Livingston
; Porterdale at Oconee Co.
. Juliette at Diamond Hill
: Monticello at Whitehall
' dent; Tom Wiley, secretary;
j W. A. Childers, Jr., treasurer;
Tommy Smith, player agent.
| Directors of the loop are:
George Jolley, Earl Tribble,
J. W. Gunnell, Billy Crowell,
Bob Greer, Tom Bates and
Wendell Crowe. The umpire-in
chief will be Billy Jones.
Last year the league operated
with three teams in Newton
I County and two in Walton, in
! eluding Monroe and Social Cir-
I die in the latter. Pony league
boys are in the age group 13
and 14 years old.
‘ The Covington team, man
aged by Buddy Baker, was the
winner of the 1960 title.
Another meeting will be held
in the near future before the
first games of the season are
played, according to Secretary
I Tom Wiley.
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Caldwell
National League are: Rocky;
Plains Nuggets, Charles Moody; I
Covington Trojans, John Rooks; i
Covington Braves, Bobby She- j
pherd; Covington Pirates, Bob;
Ballard and Bobby Patrick;
Mansfield Red Sox, Larry Par
nell; and Porterdale Yankees,
Harold Patterson.
The 14 teams in the two
leagues this year marks an
increase of one outfit from a
year ago. The new team is the
Mansfield club to be managed
by Parnell. The Mansfield team
of a year ago moved up to the
American loop. The manager
of the team is Joe Marks. An
other newcomer to the Ameri
can loop is the Covington Cubs
from the 1960 National league.
The Cubs won the playoffs
over the Mansfield team at the
end of the season in the minor
league.
New managers in both loops
include Frank Christian and
John Jernigan taking over the
Covington Braves for Jimmy
Gardner, Blunt Patterson for
Clayton Dickson at Porterdale;
Bobby Shepperd for Earl Trib
ble of Covington Braves; Bob
Ballard and Bobby Patrick for
John Gasaway with the Cov
ington Pirates; and Harold
Patterson for Seaborn Farmer
at Porterdale.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SCHEDULE
Mon. May 8 — Trojans VS
Red Sox, Braves VS Cubs.
Wed. May 10 — Yankees VS
Dodgers, Giants VS Indians.
Fri. May 12 — Trojans VS
Braves, Red Sox VS Cubs.
Sat. May 13 — Giants VS
Yankees, Indians VS Dodgers.
Mon. May 15 — Cubs VS
Trojans, Braves VS Red Sox.
Wed. May 17 — Yankees VS
Indians, Dodgers VS Giants.
Fri May 19 — Trojans VS
Yankees, Cubs VS Indians.
Sat. May 20 — Giants VS
Braves, Dodgers VS Red Sox.
Mon. May 22 — Cubs VS
Dodgers, Red Sox VS Giants.
Wed. May 24 — Indians VS
Trojans, Braves VS Yankees.
Fri. May 26 — Giants VS
Trojans, Yankees VS Cubs.
Sat. May 27 — Dodgers VS
Braves, Indians VS Red Sox.
Mon. May 29 — Trojans VS ;
Dodgers, Cubs VS Giants.
Wed. May 31 — Braves VS
Indians, Red Sox VS Yankees.
Fri. June 2 — Red Sox VS
Trojans, Cubs VS Braves.
Sat June 3 — Dodgers VS
Yankees, Indians VS Giants.
Mon. June 5 — Red Sox VS
Trojans, Cubs VS Braves
Wed. June 7— Dodgers VS
Yankees, Indians VS Giants
Fri. June 9 — Braves VS
Trojans, Cubs' VS Red Sox.
Sat. June 10 — Yankees VS
Giants, Dodgers VS Indians.
Mon. June 12 — Trojans VS
Cubs, Red Sox VS Braves.
Wed. June 14 — Indian VS
Yankees, Giants VS Dodgers.
Fri. June 16 — Yankees VS
Trojans. Indians VS Cubs.
Sat. June 17 — Braves VS
Giants, Red Sox VS Dodgers.
Mon. June 19 — Dodgers VS
Cubs, Giants VS Red Sox.
Wed. June 21 — Trojans VS
Indians, Yankees VS Braves.
Fri. June 23 — Trojans VS
Giants, Cubs VS Yankees.
Sat. June 24 — Braves VS
Dodgers, Red Sox VS Indians.
Mon. June 26 — Dodgers VS
Trojans, Giants VS Cubs.
Wed. June 28 — Indians VS
Braves, Yankees VS Red Sox
Fri. June 30 — Trojans VS
Red Sox, Braves VS Cubs.
Sat. July 1— Yankees VS
Dodgers, Giants VS Indians.
League will not operate July
2 - 9th.
Mon. July 10 — Trojans VS
Red Sox, Braves VS Cubs.
Wed. July 12 — Yankees VS
Dodgers, Giants VS Indians.
Fri. July 14 — Trojans VS
Braves, Red Sox VS Cubs.
Sat. July 15 — Giants VS
Yankees, Indians VS Dodgers.
• • • •
(National League Schedule
1 Will Be Printed Next Week) I
Award Winners At Elks National Youth Day Banquet
COVINGTON ELKS YOUTH BANQUET MONDAY was the occasion for presentation of two special
awards during the program. Buddy Baker (second from right) and Douglas Dickson (third from left)
were honored. Shown in the picture from left io right are: Billy Crowell, member of Elks Youth
Committee and 1961 president of the Newton Little League; Bob Greer, Covingion News Sports
Editor who presented the trophy io Dickson; Douglas Dickson. Outstanding Little League Player
in 1960; Buddy Baker, Elks choice for adult who has contributed most io the youth of Newton
County; and Dan Clower, 1960 President of the Newton Little League. Dr. E. L. (Peaches) Smith,
immediate Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks, was not present for the picture. (See other picture on
Front Page).
Stan Edwards' Hitting And
Hurling Vans Ram Win 114
Stanley Edwards of the New- '
ton Rams rose to the occasion
Friday on Legion Field as he
hurled and batted his team to
I a Region 4AA win over Briar
cliff High 11-6.
Edwards was the only play
er in the game with three hits.
He batted in two important
runs and scored three times
himself. Bob Wheeler and Ray
mond Parish tripled for other
vital blows of the game for
Coach Ronald Bradley’s nine.
Edwards gave up six hits,
and only one of those was an
extra base blow. Shortstop Bat
tle banged out a triple for his
team in the third canto. In
that inning the visitors took a
momentary lead, 3-1.
The Rams big inning was the
fourth when they scored seven I
runs. Four of the local players
batted twice in that inning. I
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NUMBER 18
TirebalT Enters
Darlington 300
Fireball Roberts, the only
two-time winner of the Rebel
;300 convertible classic at Dar
i lington Raceway, has joined
Joe Weatherly, defending win
pier, under the colors of Spar
i tanburg, S. C. mechanic Bud
I Moore in his bid to capture the
fifth running of the holiday
classic May 6.
This surprise move places the
two drivers, Weatherly and Ro
berts, who battled each other
the entire distance last year
in the famous “green flag” race,
on equal footing.
Roberts, called the most ex
citing and competent stock car
driver today, has driven for
Daytona Beach mechanic
Smokey Yunick during the past
two years. Yunick, a three
time winner of the Southern
500 at Darlington, under terms
of his re instatement into USAC
cannot work in NASCAR pits.
Roberts, however, will drive a
new 1961 Pontiac prepared by
Moore.
All former winners of the
Confederate Memorial Day
classic are now in the field.