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Jimmy Laster Is Named
'Man Os Month' in 180th Co.
PORTERDALE — Friends of
James Walker (Jimmy) Laster,
who is stationed with the
United States Armed Forces at
Bad Aibling, Germany, will be
happy that he was recently
honored with selection as Man
of the Month for the 180th
Company and later as Man of
the Month for the entire Post.
The competition was keen, and
the examination covered map
reading, current events, first
aid. classified matters, and
germ and chemical warfare.
Contestants were also judged
BLAB SLAB
The Atlanta Crackers are now on the road and will re
turn to Ponce de Leon Park on Friday, May 19 against the
Mobile Bears. After Mobile exits the Birmingham Barons
come in for a four-game series.
Bob Hope says, “Los Angeles has two baseball teams
this year, the Dodgers and the Angels. With the traffic in
LA you are either one or the other.”... Does a coach favor
his son if he is on the squad? Not so, in the case of Coach
Adolp Rupp of Kentucky. Rupp’s son was a bench - warmer
on the Kentucky team for four years . . .
The New York Yankees had the smallest crowd at their
1961 opener at Yankee Stadium in almost 7 years. Only
1.947 fans were present for the Yankees-Kansas City game
which was a re-scheduled tilt from Sunday's rain . . . .
Tommy Wiley was the guest of the Brunswick Corporation
recently at their annual Chicago stockholders’ meeting.
Two inches of snow blanketed the Chicago area and thus
Tommy saw his biggest snow while on the trip ... Dr. E. L.
(Peaches) Smith of Covington is waiting to hear just who
tied him for a radio prize for picking the winner of the 1961
Masters Golf tournament and the exact score the winner
would post (280). Station WGUN in Atlanta put on the
contest ....
About the only form of wrestling that we believe is on the
up and up is steer wrestling, sometimes called “bulldogging.”
. . . All three Atlanta sports writers (Furman Bisher, Jesse
Outlar and Ed Danforth) all missed picking the winner of
the 1961 Kentucky Derby Saturday . . . Bobby Cain of Oconee
County has won six games this year, two by no-hitters. He
blanked the NCHS nine in that string but it wasn’t a no
hitter . . .
Everyone knows that the New York Yankees have won
more World Series than any other team. But, who is the
runnerup and with how many? Just in case anyone cares,
it is the St. Louis Cardinals with 6. The Yankees have won
18 . . . College basketball coaches all favor higher education
—especially those who grow to be around 7 feet tall . . .
Ohio State's Jerry Lucas, now on tour with the U. S. basket
ball team, was one of the first Americans to see Major Yuri
Gregarin, the first spaceman. Lucas and other members of
the team chatted with the spaceman on Saturday as the
Americans beat the Russian cage team . . . Would a golfer
say that Sullivan couldn’t shoot Paar?
Newton Ram Seniors Play Final Game For Team
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
on composure, appearance,
courtesy, etc. The first selec
tion carried with it an award
of SIO.OO and a three day pass.
On being named Soldier of the
Month for the Post, he receiv
ed a $25.00 Bond and an ad
ditional three day pass.
Mr. Laster is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Tom Laster of
Porterdale. He is very fortu
nate in having his wife, the
former Miss Fran Crossett, of
Atlanta. Georgia with him dur
ing this assignment in Ger
many, for they have traveled
extensively in their free time.
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SPORTS
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Trojans, Braves Post Opening Victories
LL SCORED:
American League
Trojans 12, Mansfield 3
Braves 18, Cubs 4
National League
Braves 20. Rocky Plains 5
Pirates - Trojans, PPD.
American LL Schedule
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.
NCHS Roms Give
Sub-Region Title
To Chamblee High
The Newton County High
School baseball team acted the
part of a perfect host Wednes
day afternoon on Legion Field
as they presented the sub-re
gion title to Chamblee 1- 0
with a gift run in the last in
ning of play.
Both teams had battled
through six innings and were
going into the final frame when
the NCHS team permitted a
run to score from third base on
an ordinarily easy - out play
at the plate.
Chamblee’s Stephens, who
was the loser of the last game
of the season to the Rams on
Tuesday 9-2, came back to
hurl a three-hitter at Coach
Ronald Bradley’s boys Wednes
day. Terry Evans hurled an
even beter game as he gave up
only two bingles.
Chamblee now meets Gaines
ville for the Region 4AA title
and a shot at the State AA ti
tle. In the first game of their
playoffs Monday the Chamblee
team turned back the Red Ele
phants 5 to 2.
Line Score:
Chamblee 000 000 I—2 1
Newton 000 000 o—30 —3 2
Stephens and Morgan, Terry
Evans and Lynch.
Harold Callaway of the
Braves started off the season
as if he may break the league
home run record now held by
Tim Christian. Tim hit 13 in
1959. Harold blasted two long
round-trippers in the first
game of the season against
Mansfield.
team are shown in the picture above with Coach
catcher; Coach Bradley; Terry Evans, pitcher and
The NCHS nine met Chamblee yesterday (Wed
i title.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1961
Jim Walton, H. Callaway
Pace Hitters At Ihe Plate
BY 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
The lid was blown off the 1961 Newton Little League
season Monday on the Covington field as the Covington Mill
Trojans and the Covington Braves walloped their opponents.
The Mills team downed the Mansfield team 12-3 and the
defending champion Braves took the measure of the Cubs
18-4.
Mayor Nat Turner threw out
the first ball from a sideline
position to start the season of
ficially. On hand was League
President Billy Crowell, team
managers Buddy Baker and
Joe Marks, Umpires Blunt Pat
terson and Tommy Smith, and
Covington Mills Manager
George Jolley.
First run of the game w a s |
scored by First - baseman Bai
ley of the Trojans. He tripled
and came home on a passed
ball. However, Mansfield came
back in the first to add two
runs on a single by Hodges, and I
doubles by Bill Marks a n d ।
W. C. Moore.
In the third canto Manager I
Baker’s team broke the game
wide open with seven mark
ers. In that frame Jimmy Wal
ton and Tommy Bowen bang
ed home runs. Walton was the
big - stick man for his club as
he had a homer and two dou
bles and drove in five runs. Al
vin Whisnante had three safe
ties to lead the Mansfield hit
ters.
Harold Callaway, first-sack
er for Managers John Jernigan
i and Frank Christian, topped
all hitters of the evening with
four-for-four. Two of his blows
were towering home runs over
the fence. He batted in five
runs in the game and had a
perfect night at the plate.
Not far behind Callaway in
offensive honors was Billy
Shepherd, sleek-fielding Brave
shortstop. Billy had three for
four and batted in four mark
ers. His hits included a single,
double and triple. Joseph Ivy
also had three hits in the'
game for his Brave teammates.
He too, plated four runs with
his barrage of base blows.
For the losing Cubs it w a s
Ricky Smith, first-baseman
who led his team at the plat
ter. He banged a line - drive
home run and a double. His
RBl’s totalled three of h i s
team’s four counters.
Two hurlers in the opening ।
games Monday showed mid
season form. Tony Hawkins of
the Mills’ Trojans and Mike
Myers of the Braves each
went the route and gave up
three and four hits respective
ly. Hawkins fanned 13 and
Myers sent 12 back to t h e
bench carrying their wood.
Mansfield 3 AB R H
Hodges, 2b 4 0 1
Bob Marks, ss 3 0 1
Whisnante, p 4 13
Savage, rs 3 0 0
Spears, c 2 0 0:
Bates, c 10 1
M. Hodges. 3b 3 12:
Sams, lb 3 0 0
Bill Marks, cf 3 10
Moore, lb 3 0 1
TOTALS 29 3 9
Cov. Mills 12 AB R H
Hawkins, p 4 11
Walton, 3b 4 2 31
Bailey, lb 3 2 3
Bowen, c 3 11
Rooks, ss 3 11
Howell, rs 12 1
Adams, 2b 2 2 1
Sammons, lb 2 10
Pratt, cf 2 0 1
TOTALS 24 12 12
Pony Leaguers
May Register Sat.
Registration and tryout for'
boys 13 and 14 years of age
will be held at the Covington
Mills Pony League Park Satur
day, May 13 at 11 a. m. All
players are invited to come to
the field at that time.
A “Hamburger Dinner” will
be served at the Covington
Mills Little League ball park
(across the road) from 11 a. m.
until 1 p. m., according to an
announcement by Manager
Buddy Baker.
A Little League game will be
played at 10 a. m. between
I McDonough and Covington
Mills Trojans. i
6 HOME RUNS IN
LL OPENERS
A record for opening night
of the Newton Little League
was set Monday as the two
games produced six home
runs at the local LL Park.
Harold Callaway of the Bra
ves had two; and Billy Shep
herd. Braves; Jimmy Wal
ton, Trojans; Tommy Bowen,
Trojans and Ricky Smith,
Cubs, each had one round
tripper during the evening.
Cubs 4 AB R H
Allen, 2b-p 3 11
(Martin, cf 2 10
Bates, If 3 0 0
R. Smith, lb 3 12
T. Moore, ss 3 0 0
McCullers, 3b 111
Schell, p-cf 2 0 1
Tillson, c 2 0 0
Patrick 10 0
Lassiter, rs 2 0 0
I Fincher, 10 0
TOTALS 23 4 5
Braves 18 AB R H
Autry, c 3 3 2
, Hunt, 3b 3 2 1
S. Smith, 2b 3 3 1
. Shepherd, ss 43;
Callaway, lb 4 4 <
; । Ivy, cf 4 2;
Myers, p 4 0 2
Parker, If 2 0 1
|C. McDaniel 10, 0
Hill, rs 110
A. McDaniel 2 0 0
TOTALS .. .. 31 18 18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SCHEDULE
Tues. May 9 — Trojans VS
: Pirates, Nuggetts VS Braves.
Thurs. May 11—Red Sox VS
Yankees, Braves VS Trojans.
Sat. May 13, Cov. Mill Field
— Pirates VS Red Sox, Yan
kees VS Nuggetts.
Tues. May 16 — Trojans VS
Nuggetts, Pirates VS Yankees.
Thurs. May 18—Yankees VS
i Braves, Red Sox VS Trojans.
Sat. May 20, Cov. Mill Field
—Nuggetts VS Pirates, Braves
VS Red Sox.
Tues. May 23 — Trojans VS
Yankees, Nuggetts VS Red Sox.
Thurs. May 25 — Yankees VS
Red Sox, Pirates VS Braves.
Sat. May 27, Cov. Mill Field
— Braves VS Nuggetts, Pi
rates VS Trojans.
Tues. May 30 — Trojans VS
Braves, Red Sox VS Pirates.
Thurs. June 1— Nuggetts
VS Yankees, Red Sox VS Bra-
I ves.
Sat. June 3, Cov Mill Field —
I Yankees VS Pirates, Nuggetts
: VS Trojans.
Tues. June 6 — Trojans VS
I Red Sox, Pirates VS Nuggetts.
Thurs. June 8 — Braves VS
Pirates, Yankees VS Trojans.
Sat. June 10, Cov. Mill Field
— Red Sox VS Nuggetts, Bra
ves VS Yankees.
Tues. June 13 — Pirates VS
■ Trojans, Braves VS Nuggetts.
Thurs. June 15 — Yankees
VS Red Sox, Trojans VS Bra
i ves.
Sat. June 17, Cov. Mill Field
| — Red Sox VS Pirates, Nug
getts VS Yankees.
Tues. June 20 — Nuggetts
VS Trojans, Yankees VS -Pi
rates.
Thurs. June 22 — Braves VS
Yankees, Trojans VS Red Sox.
Sat. June 24, Cov. Mill Field
— Pirates VS Nuggetts, Red
Sox VS Braves.
Tues. June 27 — Yankees
VS Trojans, Red Sox VS Nug
getts.
Thurs. June 29 — Red Sox
| VS Yankees, Braves VS Pirates.
Sat. July 1, Cov. Mill Field—
Nuggetts VS Braves, Trojans
VS Pirates.
Off Week July 2 - 9.
Tues. July 11 — Braves VS
Trojans, Pirates VS Red Sox.
Thurs. July 13 — Yankees ;
I VS Nuggetts, Braves VS Red
Sox.
Sat. July 15, Cov Mill Field
— Pirates VS Yankees, Tro
jans VS Nuggetts.
j Tues. July 18 — Red Sox VS
Mayor Turner Throws Out First Ball Os LL Season
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NEWTON LITTLE LEAGUE started its 1961 season Monday on ihe Conyers Street field in Covingion.
The pre-game ceremony featured Mayor Turner of Covington throwing out the first ball in the pic
ture above. Watching the Mayor make this loss to ihe mound are, from left to right: Joe Marks,
Mansfield manager: Buddy Baker, Covingion Mills manager; Billy Crowell, Little League Presidents
Blunt Patterson, umpire for the game; Mayor Turner; and George Jolley, Covington Mills plant man
ager. The Mills team downed ihe Mansfield club 12-3 in ihe niitial contest.
Porterdale, Livingston Beaten
In Middle Georgia Games
Both Newton County teams
in the Middle Georgia baseball
league were beaten in games
played Sunday in the loop
Monroe racked up the Livings
ton team twice by scores of 7-4
and 11-2, while Oconee Countv
downed Porterdale 2-0 and
then played a 4-4 tie before the
clash was called due to dark-
I ness.
In other action Sunday
Athens and Juliette split their
twinbill with Athens taking
the first game 4-3 and losing
the afterpiece 3-2; Whitehall
and Monticello also divided
their games as the Monticello
team came back to win the
nightcap 3 - 2 after dropping
the first encounter 9-7.
The league standing now
shows that Oconee County has
yet to lose a tilt. They have
won five straight games. White
hall and Monticello are tied so
the second slot, each with a 4-2
record.
Monroe pulled out of the cel
lar Sunday by their two vic
tories.
Lefty Blunt of Juliette is the ’
winningest pitcher in the lea
gue at the present time as he i
has won all three of his games
Trojans, Nuggetts VS Pirates.
Thursday July 20 — Pirates
VS Braves, Trojans VS Yan
kees.
Sat. July 22, Cov Mill Field
— Nuggetts VS Red Sox, Yan
kees VS Braves.
Wendell W. Crowe Honored At Oglethorpe Cage Banquet
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WENDELL W. CROWE received a framed picture of the 1960-61 Oglethorpe basketball team
from Coach Garland Pinholster (right) at the Stormy Petrel banquet at Cherokee Town
and Country Club April 25. Looking on are Steve Schmidt (left) Oglethorpe Booster Club
President; and Earl Mann, former owner of the Atlanta Cracker baseball club. Crowe is
a 1925 alumnus of Oglethorpe and Mann is a 1928 graduate of the university. Each of
these Booster Clubbers was honored for his support of the basketball program at O. U.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Ifor his club.
Two former NCHS chunk
ers — Larry Parnell and Stan
ley Edwards — pitched bril
liantly for Porterdale Sunday.
i Edwards went the entire 11
' innings for his club against the
league - leaders Oconee Coun
ty.
Mid-Ga. Standings;
Oconee Co. 5 0
Whitehall 4 21
Monticello 4 2
Juliette • 3 3
Porterdale 2 3
Athens 2 4|
Monroe 2 4
Livingston 1 5
Games Sunday:
Porterdale at Monroe
Juliette at Monticello
Livingston at Athens
Whitehall at Oconee Co.
Game Notes —
LL Notes: (
LL President Billy Crowell
and Covington Mills Manager '
Buddy Baker put in a half day 1
of labor Monday on the Little 1
League ball field to get it 1
ready for the opening game at 1
5:30. Albert Parker checked 1
the lighting system and install- 1
ed some bulbs after the games :
were played later in the even
ing-
Last week in our run-down 5
of the various managers of the (
teams in the National league
NUMBER 19
we left out the name of Rod
ney Floyd of the Covington
Braves. Rod and Bobby Shep
herd are the managers of the
Braves.
Here's one suggestion to the
team members, managers and
umpires: Speed up the games.
. There is no use taking three
. to four hours for two Little
- league games.
' Oglethorpe
Alumni Day
Set May 13th
One of the largest pilgrim
ages to their Alma Mater is
expected on Saturday, May
13th when an anticipated 400
alumni of Oglethorpe Univer
sity will return to the campui
to attend Alumni Day.
A full day of activities is
slated for the occasion begin
ning with a tennis match with
Georgia State College at 9.00
A.M. and ending with two one
act plays at 8.00 P.M. In be
tween events will include a
rifle match at 10:00 A. M„ an
nual meetings of alumni
groups, visits with faculty, a
baseball game at 2:30 with The
Citadel, and a University spon
sored smorgasbord on the lawn.
The Spring Choral and
Chamber Music Concert will
begin at 3:00 P.M., and an art
show, courtesy of the New Artj
Gallery, will be on dispky
throughout the day.
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