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Bob Mitchell reported to the North Georgia high school
nil-star basketball squad at Georgia Tech Tuesday. The
squad, under the coaching of Head Coach T. P. Jones of Head
land and Assistant Ronald Bradley of Newton County, will
hold two-a-day drills for a week. The game is set for Wed
nesday, August 2 at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Starting Monday, August 1, the Shreveport Sports will
visit Atlanta’s Ponce de Leon Park for a series with the crack
ers. Friday. Aug. 4th, the Nashville Vols will be the home op
ponent for a three game series through Sunday.
Covington's Dr. E. L. (Peaches) Smith is still waiting to
hear from Atlanta radio station WGUN just what prize he
won from his accurae forecasting of the 1961 Masters Golf
meet and exact score Gary Player would post. Dr. Smith
said that he was one of the contestants who named the win
ner and the exact score.
Newton All-Star Little League manager J. R. Stowe and
his assistant Mel Criswell are to be congratulated for the
fine showing of the local stars in the recent Little League
tournament at Winder. This is the first year that the Newton
Stars have gone to the finals, where they lost a heartbreaker
to Winder 7-6.
Thad Holbrook of the Covington MacGregor Plant says
he well remembers playing the Newton County Rams in
football in 1955 when he was a student at Hartwell. “We
had won five straight games and Newton had lost five games.
They beat us 7-0,” he added. There’s two men in Covington
who also won’t forget that game either. They are Coach
Stone Cooper and Willie Moore. Cooper was the coach that
year and it was the only game his team won. Moore reeled
off an 88-yard run for the game’s only TD.
THIS AND THATI
Clemson will take on two Southeastern Conference foes
in 1962 that will afford local fans an opportunity to view.
B th the University of Georgia and Auburn will meet the
Tigers — at Athens and at Clemson, respectively ....
In North Carolina the age for Pony League baseball
players apparently runs through 16 years of age. Recently
Buddy Gore of Wilmington, N. C. hurled a no-hitter, but
lost the game 8-3. He walked nine, his catcher was charged
w th seven passed balls and the opposing team stole 10
b: ses . . . One of the better football-baseball prospects to
e. ter Newton High in many years will be a freshman this
f ? '| _ Jeffry Hinton. Jeffry has blinding speed, is a back
fi d man in football and an infielder in baseball . . . Here's
a big reason why everybody is seeking a college education
tcday: A high school graduate can expect to earn about
$ 165*000 in his lifetime, while a college graduate can expect
to earn $268,000. That figures up to be about $135 a day for
four 180-day college years . . .
Chattanooga is the only team in the Southern Association
who has not been host to the All-Star game ... Os all the
high school all-star football games in the nation the one
played at Grant Field in early August draws the largest
crowd . . . Ray Terry of Jacksonville, Fla., son of immortal
baseball first-sacker Bill Terry, is a topflight golfer . . .
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The Covington news
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SPORTS
808 GREER, Sport* Editor
Post 32 Meets
Carrollton
Today 4 P. M.
The second game of » best
of three game series for the
championship of the Fourth
District American Legion base
ball will be played in Coving
ton this afternoon (Thursday)
at 4 o'clock. Legion Field will
be the site of action.
First game of the series was
to have been played yesterday
(Wednesday) at Carrollton. The
third game, if necessary, will
be played at Carrollton Friday.
Coach Stone Cooper’s boys
have had a difficult time sche
duling American Legion teams
in this area of Georgia. How
ever, Post 32 has met some
outstanding teams of semi-pro
rank, and has gained valuable
experience.
Carrollton downed the local
team last year for the Fourth
District title, two games to
none.
Band Boosters
Barbecue Aug. 9
The Band Boosters will have
their annual barbecue for the
benefit of the Newton High
School Band on Wednesday,
August 9th, at the Lion’s Club
Pavilion in Covington. Barbe
cue will be served from 5:30
to 8 P.M.
Tickets are $1.25 for adults
and 75c for children, and are
available from the ticket chair
men Basil Rigney and E. L.
Rainey. Tickets are to be sold
by Band Booster members, and
they are urged to obtain their
quota of tickets from Mr. Rig
ney, Mr. Rainey, or at the Cov
ington Jewelry Company.
Quotes From
Other Papers
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invented by a royal coachman;
the Royal Coachman fly is an
American variation of it.—
Sports Afield.
owner of the company. Seated in the boat are Becky Freeman
(under the wheel) and Cathy Freeman, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Freeman. The boat, motor and trailer were valued at some
SI,BOO.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 27. 1961
National Braves Take Little
League Playoff 4-2 and 6-0
BY 808 GREER
(New* Sports Editor)
Newton National Little League Braves made quick work
of the playoffs for the title of the loop in Covington Monday
and Tuesday evenings. Manager Bobby Shepherd’s boys
took the first game 4-2 and the second tilt 6-0 over the first
half champs Porterdale Yankees.
The clincher game Tuesday
saw the Braves’ Jerry Yow
hurl a four-hit shutout to nail
down the 1961 flag. Don Floyd
hurled the Monday game for
the Braves.
Porterdale's Tommy Moore,
a fine backstop for Manager
Harold Patterson's team, garn
ered three hits in the game
Tuesday. He also threw out
four would-be base stealers in
the fray.
Wielding the big sticks for
the Braves were Jimmy John
son and Buddy Wilson. John
son had a double and a single
to drive in four runs, while
Wilson banged out two doubles
and had two RBIs. Catcher
Robby Autry also had two
hits for the winners.
Larry Allen of Porterdale
and Yow engaged in a tight
hurling duel for four frames
before the Braves pushed over
two runs in the fifth. After
Wilson’s double and two walks,
Johnson rapped a single to
leftfield to score the first two
counters. Porterdale threaten
ed to score in the sixth with
two men on and only one out.
However, Yow rose to the oc
casion and got the final two
outs on easy taps to the infield.
The Braves now are back in
the champions’ throne room
they have occupied since 1957
with the exception of last year
Newton Little Leaguers Are
Defeated in Finals 1 to 6
Newton Little League All-
Stars lost in the finals of the
District LL Tournament at Win
der Sunday afternoon 7 to 6.
The team had won two games
in the meet, posting an 8-2 win
over Monroe and 5-0 over
Gainesville.
Newton started off the
championship game with 5
runs in the first inning. Bang
ing out home runs were three
local players, Ricky Dalton,
Billy Shepherd and Steve Mc-
Mullen.
Going tort me last half of
the fifth frame the Winder
team scored another marker in
the sixth on a single by Alvin
Whisnante, a double by Billy
Norton and a sacrifice bunt by
Eddie Hinton.
Newton used three hurlers
in the game starting off with
Steve McMullen. Alvin Whis- j
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when the Covington Cubs took
the title. The 1957-58-59 team
was managed by Earl Tribble.
The 1961 champs have been
under the guidance of Bobby
Shepherd and R. T. Floyd.
Braves (6) AB R H
Yow, p 300
Floyd, ss 3 0 0
Autry, c 2 12
Woodward, lb 2 10
Wilson, cf 2 12
Hudson, rs 3 0 1
Dawes, 3b 2 2 0
Hill, 2b 0 10
Johnson, If 2 0 2
TOTALS 19 6 7
Yankees (0) AB R H
Moore, c 3 0 3
Price, lb 3 0 0
Sears, 2b 2 0 0
Evans, ss 3 0 1
. Fincher, 3b 3 0 0
. Thomson, If 2 0 0
. Holifield, cf 2 0 0
Lord, rs 2 0 0
' Allen, p 2 0 0
TOTALS 22 0 4
SUMMARY: RBI — Jimmy
1 Johnson 4, Buddy Wilson 2.
• 2BH — Moore, Wilson 2, John
■ son. Stolen Base — Autry. Base
> on Balls (off) Allen 6, Yow 1.
• Strike Outs by Yow 7, Allen 9.
i Passed Ball — Autry, Moore,
i Umpires — Crowell, Ballard,
’ Christian and Smith. Atten
■ dance — 289 (approximately).
nante and Steve Smith follow
ed McMullen to the mound.
In the Thursday victory over
Monroe the local hurlers were
Alvin Whisnante and Steve
Smith. Ronnie McCart chunk
ed the shutout over Gaines
ville on Friday evening.
Leading the Newton hitters
was Billy Shepherd with six
hits in 10 trips to the plate in
all three games.
This is the first time in three
tries that the Newton team
has gone to the finals. Man
ager J. R. Stowe and his as
sistant Mel Criswell handled
the team in the tournament.
Newton (8) AB R H
McCart, 2b 3 2 1
S. Smith, rs-p 4 11
Walden, 3b 4 11
Shepherd, ss 4 2 2
Hawkins, cf 4 12
McMullen, lb 4 12
Whisnante, p-rs 3 0 0
Norton, If 3 0 1
Edge, If 0 0 0
Hinton, t 2 0 0
Totals 30 8 10
• • » •
Monroe (2) AB R II
Rice, 2b 4 0 0
Stephens, 3b 2 0 0
Holder, rs 3 0 1
Carson, e 3 0 0
Bolton, cf 111
Wood, ss 110
Moore, lb 2 0 0
Prickett, lb 10 0
Martin, 3 0 1
Totals 22 2 3
I Newton - Rockdale
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breaststroke, 25-yard one-arm
side stroke.
50-yard free style. Rescue,
under water swim for distrance,
75-vard individual relay (back
stroke, breaststroke, and free
■ style), 75-yard medley relay
I(3 Scouts), 200 yards free
j style relay (4 Scouts), diving.
Next will follow the water
safety show and the crown
ing of the Explorer Queen.
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IN THE COVINGTON NEWS |
Whitehall, Monroe
Take Opening
Playoff Victories
Whitehall and Monroe post
ed opening round wins in t h e
Middle Georgia League play
offs Sunday as the former won
over Porterdale 10 to 0 while
the Monroe took a forfeit game
from Oconee County 9-0.
At Watkinsville, the Oconee
Countians failed to have t h e
sufficient nine players present
to start the game.
The second and third games,
if necessary, will be played
Sunday at Porterdale and Mon
roe. The present series is a
best of three - game scrap.
Game time at both sites is 2
P. M.
Newton (5) AB R H
McCart, p 2 2 1
S. Smith, 2b 3 0 0
Walden, 3b 3 2 1
Shepherd, ss 3 12
Hawkins, cf 3 0 1
McMullen, lb 3 0 0
Whisnante, rs 2 0 0
Norton, If 2 0 0
Hinton, c 2 0 0
R. Smith 0 0 0
Fisher 0 0 0
Edge 000
Marks 0 0 0
Totals 23 5 5
• • • •
Gainesville (0) AB R H
McGee, c 2 0 1
Smith, 2b 3 0 0
Jarrard, If 3 0 0
Bloodworth, ss 3 0 1
Grant, 3b 3 0 1
Odell, lb 2 0 0
Herrington, cf 2 0 0
Jordan, rs 3 0 0
Magness, p 10 0
Totals 22 0 3
• ♦ ♦ »
Newton (6) AB R H
I McCart, 2b 3 11
Dalton, lb 4 11
Walden, 3b 3 0 0
Shepherd, ss 3 12
Hawkins, cf 2 11
McMullen, p 2 11
Whisnante, p 111
S. Smith, If-p 3 0 0
Norton, rs 3 0 1
Hinton, e 2 0 0
Totals 26 6 8
» • » •
Winder (7) AB R H
Shedd, If 2 0 0
Shepply, si 3 2 3
Wall, ss-p 2 11
Hall, 3b 3 11
Savage, lb 2 11
Bray, 2b 3 12
Parker, cf 3 12
Clarke, rs 3 0 0
Bramlett, t 3 0 0
Totals 24 7 10 I
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Arnold of Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., Stephenson is a winner of a Leadership Award
given by the Gardens. Arnold is a performer in the FSU Circus, which is at the Gardens for the
^summer.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Mrs. Weigel Attends Pilot Convention
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MRS. EDNA WEIGEL (left), president of the Covington Pilot Club,
confers with Mrs. Mary Virginia (Mrs. Joseph R.) Anderson (right)
of Joplin, Mo., newly-installed president of Pilot Club International.
Mrs. Weigel was a delegate to the 40th annual convention of the
classified civic and service organisation of 13,000 executive busi
ness and professional women in the Denver Hilton Hotel, Denver.
Gold Crown Lanes To Feature
Latest Brunswick Equipment
A sparkling array of Bruns
, wick Gold Crown equipment
, designed for the convenience
of bowlers and spectators alike
is being built into Covington’s
Gold Crown Lanes on Highway
278 across the street from , the
Buck-N-Kid Restaurant.
Proprietor, Harold Hoffman, 1
said in addition to Brunswick t
Automatic Pinsetters, Cov
ington’s Gold Crown Lane
bowlers will be provided with
Brunswick’s latest devices for
automatic foul detection, rapid
and unseen ball return, air -
flow hand drying and at-a
glance score projection.
“Brunswick’s Tel-E-S core
system also will be a boon to
spectators who will be able to
follow the progress of games
without leaving their seats,”
Hoffman said.
The Tel-E-Score system con
sists of a lens and illuminating
unit mounted on each scoring
table. The scorer uses a crayon
pencil to mark the results of
each frame on a plastic score
sheet. The Tel-E-Score light
and lens box p'cks up the image
of the entire score sheet and
projects it on a slanted screen
mounted above the approach
area on each pair of lanes.
“Everybody will be able to
see and know what is going on
with the Tel-E-Score without
NUMBER 30
creating traffic jams around
the scoring tables,” Hoffman
said. “Bowlers and spectator!
will know at a glance who is
bowling, what frame is being
bowled, who bowls next and
how scores compare.”
Brunswick’s Subway Ball
Return units eliminate the dis
traction of returning balls by
• speeding them back to the
1 . bowlers on under-t h e-floor
rails. The exclusive power lift
feature guarantees positive re
turn. No balls can be trapped
beneath the surface.
The Subway Ball Return will
leave almost five feet of unob
structed approach area for
bowlers who indulge in t h •
extreme leg “kick” during their
delivery.
Built into the terminal end
of each ball return unit is a
Brunswick electric hand dryer
which provides a sure and
sanitary way for bowlers to
keep their fingers free of mois
ture.
Foul detection at Covington's
Gold Crown Lanes will be
handled automatically by
Brunswick Tel-E-Foul units.
Each consists of a light source
and electric eye receiver which
will activate a red light at the
foul line and sound a buzzer
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