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VOLUME 98
BLAB SLAB
Just how much can a high school coach get out of a
college coaching clinic? Now that’s a good question but the
more than 500 coaches who attended the University of Ten
nesssee clinic at Knoxville last Saturday evidently were
impressed with the new Vol Coach Bob Maier.
Newton County Ram Coach Ronald Bradley was among
the high school mentors coming from some six Southern
states to attend the annual confab. Other area coaches present
were Morgan County's Ralph Penland, and Headland's T. P.
Jones.
First thing brought out in the clinic was some 50 tips
to playing the game and each was demonstrated by the Ten
nessee team. Appearing on the program were freshman coach
Tommy Bartlett and other members of the staff.
A disciple of defensive basketball is Coach Maier and
he says that a good defense can stop a fast break. He cited
the case of Cincinnati downing Ohio State in last year's
NCAA finals.
To support his theory of defence and a “good half-court
offense” he dramatically and emphatically told the high
school representatives that if “you believe in a system, and I
sincerely believe in mine, time will bear out a winning
basketball season.” He said that he has coached five years
and has vet to experience a losing season. He came to Ten
nessee from Wittenburg College in Ohio.
Those attending the clinc were guests of the University
of Tennessee at the football game between the Vols and
Wake Forest.
THIS AND THAT!
Bowl News Thia Week: Ole Miss has jumped into the
driver's seat and now appears to have their choice of the
bowl games. Four other SEC teams will get bids — Alabama.
Auburn, Georgia Tech and LSU. After the November 17th
game between Tech and Alabama the picture will clear up.
So you think a winning baseball team will pack'em in
the major leagues? Well, the World Champion New York
Yankees had a decrease in home attendance last season . . .
Rockdale County and Morgan County may meet here in a
Region 4B playoff if the Madison team downs Rabun County
this week . . . The Tennessee Vols’ band is known as “The
Pride of the Southland Band.” but Sid Hatfield’s Rule High
basketball team is known as “The Pride of Knox County.”
Hatfield played his high school basketball at Porterdale
before he attended the University of Tennessee.
Would you have given up 3 points on the scoreboard for
a chance to score a TD? Well, Tech did that Saturday against
Di ke. We think it was the right move since Duke has been
known to make a second half comeback in many of their
games this season (as in the case against Florida). Anyhow.
Tech failed to score a six-pointer but they did kick another
field goal ... A third Rutledge will be on the Newton Ram
squad this season when J. W., younger brother of Mike,
enters the lineup. The third brother, the late Billy Dean,
was a star of Coach Bradley’s first team in 1958-59.
Perry Haymore, a senior at the University of Tennessee,
is in charge of admissions to the new double-deck section
of Neyland Stadium at Knoxville . . .Mike Rutledge is the
“B” team coach of Newton High this year. Mike will graduate
from NCHS next spring . . . Kentucky and Tennessee high
schools now permit Negroes to play on their athletic teams.
Richard Moore Is Running for
Little Alt-America Honors
For a college team that hasn’t
won a game this season,
Richard Moore of Covington is
doing a Herculian job at Austin
Peay State College in Clarks- ;
ville, Tenn.
Here’s what Sherwin Clift. '
Director of Public Information
• t Austin Peay haa to say
about Moore prior to the game
last week between The Gover- ,
nors and East Tennessee State -
••When Austin Peay State
and East Tennessee State colide
Saturday night at Clarksville's
Municipal Stadium, football ;
fans will see two of the fines’
quarterbacks in the area in '
action.
"The Governors will be led
by senior R.chard Moore, while
the high-flying Sues are head
ed by junior star Jimmy Baker.
Both have outstanding statis- ,
CAREER CHART ON QUARTERBACK RICHARD MOORE
RUSHING PASSING Total Offensive
YR. Att. NYG PA PC Had Int. YDS TDa Playa NYG
1959 10 -3 16 3 1 34 0 28 31
1960 36 -29 61 30 7 505 7 97 176
1961 27 36 62 20 11 220 5 89 256
1932* 19 -45 79 38 5 462 3 98 417
Totals Si -41 218 91 24 1221 15 310 1180
* 3 Games Remaining
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
SPORTS
808 GREER, Sports Editor
tical records to back up their I
advanced billing.
"Moore, the Covington. Ga.,
passing sensation and Little
All-American candidate, broke
seven school records Saturday
night despite the fact that the
Govs bowed to Jacksonville
State by a 23-13 count. The
sturdy signaicaller broke in
dividual single game marks of
most pass attempts, 38; most
completions. 19; most yards
gained 233; most offensive
plays, 41; and most yards on
total offense, 218. He also
erased career records in the
most passes attempted and
completed departments by vir
tue of his brilliant performance I
He has completed 91 of 218
tosses to date and hold-
ELEVEN school records witn j
(tamgtntt ■Kims
Bowling
Bantam Blister League
(At Gold Crown Lanes)
Team W L
Roodies Doodies 14 4
Gold Crown AU Stars 12 6
The Strikers 11 7
Unstr ikables 8 10
Spares 6 9
Strike Outs 2 13
Team No. 7 12
High Game: Smitty Calla
way 173.
High Series: Jim Gainer 445.
High Team Game; Gold
Crown All Stars 576
High Team Series: Gold
Crown All Siers 1530.
Junior Single Classie
(At Holliday Lanes)
W L
Gary Freeman 4 0
Tony White 4 0
Thomas Whelchel 3 1
Tommy Bowen 3 1
Danny Sammons 2'* I’4
John Whelchel 1 3
Barry King l’/4 2'/4
Tim Exley 1 3
Steve Austin 0 4
Ad Terry 0 4
High Individual Single
Game: Thomas Whelchel 194.
High Individual Three
Games: Thomas Whelchel 513.
Gold Crown Juniors League
(At Gold Crown Lanes)
Team W I.
Pros. 15 3
Crown Jewels 13 5
Alley Gaitors 10 8
Ramettes 6 9
.Angels 6 9
High Game: Dennis Hooten
191.
High Series: Dannv Clower
512.
High Team Game: Pros 622
High Team Series: Pros 1781.
Carol George
Tuesday Morning House Party
(At Holliday Lanes)
Series
Annie Bo Jackson 443
Beverly Walters 431
Marie Speans 400
Mary Newsome 393
Estelle Eidson 365
Mary Ann Lewi* 359
Betty Christian 335
Chris Lam best 318
Vivian Booth 314
Thankful Crowe 313
Jane Thomason 307
Doris Atkinson 303
Jackie Pennington 267
High Individual Single
Game: Annie Bo Jackson 189.
High Individual Three
Games: Annie Bo Jackson 443.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
another six in reach with three
games remaining.
“Moore's 1962 record is even
more impressive when one
considers the fact that he has
started only three games and
seen very, very limned action
in three others. He missed the
Western Kentucky tilt and
played only two offensive plays
in two others. Throughout his
career he has had to split the
a 11-import ant quarter backing
duties with Robert (Cobb)
Parker. Loser of seven con
secutive games, the Govs have
used two other quarterbacks in
an attempt to find the winning
combination. Unsuccessful,
head mentor Art Van Tone ha-'
called upon Moore and he had
led the Govs to their most
.sustained drives of the season."
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1962
REGION FOOTBALL
Monroe at Newton Co.
Chamblee at Douglas Co.
Elberton at Hart Co.
Baldwin Co. at Jones Co.
North Gwinnett at Forsyth Co.
Stephens Co. at Winder-
Barrow
St. Joseph at Rockdale Co.
Warner Robins “B” al
Monticello
High School Scores:
Baldwin Co. 32. Newton Co. 0
Hart Co. 12. Winder-Barrow 6
Rockdale Co. 20. Roswell 6
Morgan Co. 3, Washington-
Wilkee 0
Monroe 27, Cartersville 12
Monticello 48. Oglethorpe 0
Jackson 61, Harris Co. 0
Rams Cage Team Prepares for
Defense of Region 4AA Crown
By Bob Greer
(News Sports Editor)
“Ram tradition is the one
big thing we have going for us
| this year,” stated Newton
County boys basketball mentor
Ronald Bradley as his team
prepared for defense of a great
record and the past two Region
: 4AA crowns in tournament
play.
“As usual we don't have
height and this year we have
less experience than at any
time during the past four years
when the Rams have won 101
games and lost only 13 in regu
lar season and tourney play,”
added Bradley. Tnis record is
the best in the state over a
similar period of play, he might
have added.
Gone from the team of a
year ago is two-time ail-state,
all-classification Billy Shaw,
who is now at the University
of Chattanooga; Henry Bowen,
lan excellent playmaker and
i free throw artist; Mike Rut
j ledge, one of the best all-ar
round players the Rams have
ever had; and Butch Farr, a
demon under both baskets.
The Rams face an exciting
' schedule, one which offers five
j strong AA teams and the sen
sational Rule High team of,
I Knoxville. Tenn., coached by |
former Porterdale star Sid Hat- I
i field. Headland. Forsyth Coun-
I ty, Central Gwinnett, Winder
and Clarkston, are a’l Teport
■ed to be loaded thi* year and
no doubt will be gunning for
the Rams.
Headland, one of the featur
ed teams in the “Bovs Big 4”
doubleheader here. has gone to
the State AA finals the past
bwo years and as local fans will
remember, plastered the only
defeat on the Rams in the 1961-
62 season. Coach T. P Jones
• has another state contender
' lurking in the wings for this
season's show.
Winder's team has been in
the State A finals two of the ।
past three years and now they I
move up to AA. They downed
; the Rams a year ago at Winder ’
in an overtime-curfew en
counter.
This seems to be the year for i
I Forsyth County teams as their j
, boys' outfit lost only one play- |
er from a year ago. Th s aggie- '
gallon is annually one of thei
Newton High Basketball Schedule 1962 63
Nov. 20 Social Circle at Social Circle
Nov. 21 Loganville at Loganville
Nov. 27 Clarkston AT COVINGTON
Nov. 30 Mary Persons AT COVINGTON
Dpc. 4 Rockdale County at Conyers
Dec. 7 Monroe AT COVINGTON
Dec. 8 Baldwin County at Milledgeville
Dec. 11 Forsyth County AT COVINGTON
Dec. 14 Jackson at Jackson
Dec. 18 Loganville AT COVINGTON
Dec. 19 Winder at Winder
Dec. 21 Big 4 (Boys) AT COVINGTON
7 00 Hart County vs Headland
8:30 Newton County vs Rule High of Knoxville
Tennessee
Dec 22 Big 4 (Boys) at Hartwell
7:00 Newton County vs Headland
8:30 Hart County vs Rule High
Jan 2 Rockdale County AT COVINGTON
Jan. 4 Central Gwinnett at Lawrenceville
Jan. 8 Social Circle AT COVINGTON
Jan 11 Mary Persons at Forsyth
Jan. 15 Morgan County AT COVINGTON
Jan 18 Central Gwinnett AT COVINGTON
Jan 19 Forsyth County at Cumming
Jan. 23-26 Newton Invitational Tournament at
COVINGTON
Jan. 29 Morgan County at Madison
Feb. 1 Monroe at Monroe
Feb. 5 Clarkston at Clarkston
Feb. 8 Jackson AT COVINGTON
Feb. 9 Winder AT COVINGTON
Feb. 15 Baldwin County AT COVINGTON
Rams Final Grid Game Here Friday
The curtain on the 1962 football season at Newton County
High School will be drawn Friday night on Sharp Field
when the Rams will entertain the Monroe Purple Hurricanes.
Baldw in County defeated the
Rams Friday evening at Mil
ledgeville by a 32-0 score. The
NCHS seasonal record in now
three wins, five losses and one
tie.
The Baldwin Counttans had
a spectacular first half against
the Rams as the Indians ran
up aIJ their points in the two
first periods of play. Thirteen
belter teams of Region 4AA
Central Gwinnett, newest
arch-rival of the Rants, comes
into this year's campaign with
the Class / title under their
belt. Any team, defending a
championship, ii always dan
gerous and this Central team
is certainly no exception.
Clarkston, with the sensa
tional Dwight Rainey and his
24 points per game average,
will be among the strongest
teams in this area of Georgia
“It may be a long season lot
us this yeai,” Bradley empha
sized and he shuddered when
he looked at the upcoming
schedule that gets underway
on November 20th at Social
Circle. Many of the Rams’ rec
ords will be in jeopardy this
year such as only one Loss on
the local floor in four seasons,
40 straight victories at home,
five losses in a single season,
two straight Region 4AA
crowns in tourney play, team
average over 60 points pet
game in past four years, and
two losse* in a row in regular
season
Bradley says it is up to his
boys to surprise him and tne
loyal Newton County fans.
“They can do it, but I don't be
lieve it until they show me,”
■ he gestu ed.
Opening the season on the
I 20th, which is only 10 days af
ter the footbalJ season closes,
will be three regulars from the (
1961-62 team. They are sen
iors Jimmy Jordan and Terry
Rutledge and sophomore Tim
Christian.
James Knig»ht. a senior, and
Terry Smith, junior, saw a lot
of action last year and they
figure prominently in Coach'
Bradley's plans. Denny Dobbs.
Stanley Harris and Grady
Campbell have also shown a
lot of improvement and will I
see much action this year. The
■ latter has a sprained ankle at
; this writing.
Others wtio will play s lot
I o.f ball for the next four
I months are: Bob Travis, J. W
Rutledge, Jeff Hinton, Jimmy
Wiley, Wayne Hall, Bob Rich- .
ardson and Tim Prosser.
j After brie team meets Social
। Circle and Loganville on the
I road the first home encounter
I will be Novembet 27th with
1 the Clarkston teain furnishing
i the opposition.
points weie put on the seore
, board in tne first quarter and
* 19 in the second.
Monroe will bring to Cov
ington one of its best teams
since the tamed 1954 squad.
Last week they journeyed to
Cartersville and downed the
I North Georgia team 27 to 12.
I Eight seniors will perform
।on the local field for tihe last
Friday. They are the three co
captains, Ronnie Lynch. James
Knight and Terry Rutledge;
Dennis Hammonds, Walker
Birdsong, John Chesnut, Alva
Spillers, and Hubert White
An added feature will be the
spectacular halftime show of
the famed Monroe Girls Corp
and the Newton County Blue
Rambler Band The local band
has been lauded at every game
in which they have taken part
at the halftime activities, while
the Monroe Girls outfit has
I been invited and taken part in
■ parades and events all over the
i Eastern United States.
BOWLING
l.adie* Fobloe League
(At Holliday Lanes)
W L
Evans Rx Pilis 31 5
Hardmans Prescript* 22’/4 13 lx
Covington Mig. Co. 17 19
Cow Palace 15 21
Jack Morgan
Grading Co. 11 V 4 24 lx
Sealtest 11 25
High Individual Single
Game: June Banks 186
High Individual Three
Games; June Banks 537
High Team Single Game
Covington Mfg. Co. 915
High Team Three Games.
, Covington Mfg. Co. 2591.
Business Women's League
(At Gold Crown Lanes)
W L
Lithoma Lighting
No. 2 25 4 «'x
Newton Federal 24 8
McGuire Motors 22 10
Bank of Covington 20 12
Home Builders 17 15
Gold Crown Lanes 17 15
Haralson's 13 lx 18 4
I Lithon a Lighting
No 3 13 19
Covington Mills 13 19
' Lithonia Lighting
I No. 1 12 20
Ox r ord Flowers II 21
Belk's 4 24
Mightv Mite* League
(At Holliday Lanes)
W I.
Russell Repelslw 14 1
Rhonda Payne 11 4
Beverlee Booth 10 4
Rhonda George 7 5
' Joey Smith 6 9
Cheryl Georg® 4 2
Pam Johnson 2 1
Beverly Starr 2 1
Winners of Local Punt, Pass and Kick Contest
_____
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1962 PUNT. PASS AND KICK Contest winners are shown in the photo above. Third
place winners on the front row wearing their jacket! are. left to right: Doug Ivey. Jr.. Chan
McDougal. Darrell Huckaby, Gary Massey and Joo Heard, Jr. Second row winnore of
second place helmets sret Wallace Edwards. Jr., Bruce Wayne Lynch. Wayne Stinchcomb.
Corky Ballard and Kelvin Howell. Back row first place winners with their football* aret
Bobby Burnette, Richard Moore. Clay Sammons, Donny Moore and Bonny Rider. The co«*
test was sponsored locally by the Covington Auio Service, local Ford dealer.
Former Cheerleaders Io Attend
Football Game Friday Night
On October 31, the Newton
Pep Club held its monthly,
meeting in the school auditor
ium. The meeting was called to
order by Vice-President, Nancy
Spears. All business was taken
care of. The variety cheerlead
ers taught the dub a new cheer
and then led them in some
ot hers.
• ♦ • •
The Newton Pep Chub has
planned a reunion for the past
cheerleaders of NCHS. A copy
of the following letter was
sent to 75 of them.
October 4. 1952
Dear NCHS Cheerleader of—:
The veils you led for Newton
st ill ring in our ears;
And we think it's high time
to give YOU a few cheers.
The Pep Club is eager that
you start the show
On the 9th of November in
our game with Monroe.
Please be on Shaip Field at
the west goal post
Al 7:15 so the crowd can
toast
All the past cheerleaders of
old Newton High
Whom we love and remem-
The Jack And Jill
Mixed Couple League
(At Holliday Lanes)
W L
The Alley Cats 22 10
The Buckaneer's 21
The Cowhands 19 13
The Hi-Lo's '8 14
The Bull dog's 17 15
The Foul-outs 12 20
The Hit and Miss 12 20
Th- Striker’s 10 22
Hgh Individual Tree
Games - L O Taylor 514, Rip
Repetske 578
200 Games L. O Taylor 201,
Charley Crowley 224, Rin Re
petske 222. Jim Sizemore 206
Merchants I '•a "tie
(At Gold Crow Lanes)
Team W L !
Covington Elee. 26 6
Collier 24 8
Bledsoe Hdwe 21 11
Meadors Freight 20 12
R^y Jewe'ers 17’-x 14’-4
National Neon 17 15
Meadors Laundry 17 15
Covington Furn. 15 17
Kroger 13 19
Home Rldrs. ’3 19
Piper Hdwe ’2 20
Southern Disc. ' l '4 ? n, 2
Ginn Motor 11 21
Austex 6 26
200 Games: Rooks 202.
Mulkey 210, Tomlin 209 Wo
mack 206. Bledsoe 211-226.
Cowan 223. J. Meadors 201,
Conley 208
In the hands of a careliil sho*
a .234 can be used mainly for
'■ armints. yet be heavy enough
for deer and black bear.—
Sports Afield.
A Prize-Winning
k Newspaper
1961
r Better Newspaper
Contests
ber as years ro by.
11 is our inlention that euo
guest YOU will he
We regret not asking th*
whole family,
But do bung them with vo*|
when the ballgame ends
To the school cafeteria where
you'll meet your friends
Over coffee and donuts and
chatter and such.
PLEASE try to make if
we want you so much”
RSVP
Mrs. James Gardner
Newton County High School
Covington, Georgia
You can tell from the letters
received from the past cheer
। leaders that there is much ex
citement in the air. Everyone
is waiting for the big night
when they will meet their old
friends again.
The following are examples
of the letters that are coming
in.
October 17, 1962
Dear Mrs Gardner and
NCHS Pep Club:
1 received your invitation
and think you're fine
To invite us back home on
Noven ber nine
I'd be honored and proud t»
attend that night
Thanks so much for your
kind invite.
Sincerely,
Anita Millwood
Dear Newton High Pep Club:
1 accept with pleasure your
cute invitation and anticipate
renewing each by gone rela
i tion.
; ' Will look forward to seeing
> you. e-eh and all. and hope our
team w.il carry that ball!
I am so, so grateful yew
thought of me is the West
goal pole where the wheel
chairs will be?
i Sincerely.
Dotty Childs ('54)
—
Deer's Death
Is "Puzzler"
Wildlife officials couldn't
understand how Mrs. Bertie
Bell Miller and three of her
friends “held a deer tn death.”
Mrs. Miller, age 45, was
picking cotton in a field near
Norwood when her husband,
Ruben, was attacked by a buck
deer. Mrs. M Iler rushed to her
husband's rescue, but the en
raged deer turned on her and
knocked her down.
Then. Bertie Bel) said, she
and her busband and two
friends, Annie Howard an!
Pauline Franklin, both of Nor
wood, grabbed the deer find
“held" it to death.
State Game and F h Direct
or Fulton Lovell said the deer
died of strangulation.
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