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VOLUME 99
BLAB SLAB
Good Luck to Our Boys and Girls!
It isn’t often that any high school has two fine athletic
teams in a given season, but that has been the case of the
Newton County High School basketball teams this year. They
are currently engaging in the Regional tournaments. e
hope this step leads to another State AA tournament for
both squads.
To earn the trip to the State AA tournament at Alexander
Memorial Coliseum on March 6-9, our boys and girls will
have to enter the finals of the Region 4AA meet at South
Hall high school starting Friday evening. The four winners
of the Friday evening games (two girls and two boys) will
represent Region 4 in the AA classic.
Both Newton squads went to the State tournaments last
year; the Rams to Atlanta and the NCHS girls to Fitzgerald.
This year could be two in a row.
The girls of Coach Stone Cooper have won 27 games this
year without a loss. That is a record in itself — an undefeated
season. The entire starting lineup is composed of seniors and
nothing would be more fitting than for the team to win the
Region 4AA meet.
Coach Ronald Bradley’s Rams, in pre-season ratings,
were not supposed to have a great year such as they have
had. The team has won 27 games and lost only two. Numbered
among the Rams’ victims was the strong Rule High team
of Knoxville, Tenn., coached by Porterdale’s Sid Hatfield.
Probably the sweetest victories of the year for Coach Brad
ley were the two wins over Winder-Barrow during the
past season.
Yes, fans, the Blue Chips are down. We just hope that
the Newton boys and girls pick up those chips because the
color matches their uniforms — uniforms that have been
worn proudly this year.
Both Newton County High School basketball teams’ rec
ords overshadowed the other teams in the sub-region 4AA
West that it isn’t even interesting to compare slates. In fact
the only other team in the sub-region having more than
a .500 record for the past year were Coach D. B. Carroll’s
Forsyth Countv squads. They both had 17-7 records. The
NCHS records were 27-0 (girls) and 27-2 (boys).
Our Newton High team records also stand high throughout
the state in AA classification. As far as we have been able
to ascertain there isn’t another AA girls team in the state
undefeated and untied. Only Hart County approaches our
girls in the season record compilation. They have tied one
game this year, that with Crescent, S. C. In S. C. tie games
are permitted in girls’ play.
Only Coffee County of South Georgia has a better season
record than our Rams. They have won 21 games and lost
only one. All other south Georgia boys clubs have lost
two or more games this past season. Hart County has also
lost two games this year.
THIS AND THATI
Jimmy Jordan made a miraculous physical recovery from
a knee injury last week, with the help of a special knee
brace, that permitted him to play almost the entire game
Friday night against the Baldwin County team. Jimmy had
been feared lost for the season by Coach Bradley, but the
brace apparently places Bradley’s team in good shape for
the 4AA tournaments ... In reviewing the past 12 years of
athletics at Newton High we find that a Laster has been
on an NCHS team (either boys or girls) every year except
1958. Jimmy Laster was a football, basketball and baseball
star in 1951-52-53, Larry Laster came along in football, basket
ball and baseball 1954-55-56-57, Monty (the third brother)
in the same three sports in 1960-61-62, and Rosemary (not
a sister) has been a member of the basketball team for the
past three seasons.
The President’s physical fitness program is many years
behind Col. R. M. Tuck’s daily walking exercises in and
around Covington. Col. Tuck and Rev. Edgar Callaway may
be seen almost anytime walking along the highways and
streets near the city limits . . . First Baptist Church’s young
men’s class attended the Georgia Tech-Louisville basketball
game Saturday night in Atlanta. They must’ve brought the
Yellow Jackets bad luck, because Coach Hyder's team lost
for the first time in 14 straight home appearances.
Otis Spillers of Covington stroked one of the longest putts
on record at the Highlands Golf Club Wednesday afternoon.
By actual measurement it was 74 feet and came on the ninth
hole. Spillers was playing in a foursome with Bonham John
son, Carl Smith and ‘Peaches’ Smith . . . Newton County
Coaches Bradley and Cooper have seen their teams win
more regular season games this year than any former year.
Thus f»r each team (girls and boys) have won 27 tilts for
an overall total of 54. Last year's combined total of both
squads was 53 (27 boys and 26 girls, not including year-end
tourneys).
There are no undefeated teams, either boys or girl* in
the upcoming Newton County Junior High tournament on
February 27. Billy Crowell's boys knocked off L. G. Carney’s
Ficquett team recently 43-38. All girls squads in the county
have lost at least one game . . . Charlie Spooner, at present,
is the most accurate shooter on Coach Whack Hyder's Geor
gia Tech cage team. He has a 51.7% mark in the 18 games
in which he has appeared . . . And how’s this for shaving
them close! Twelve of the 20 games Tech has played have
been decided by five points or less. Tech won 11 of those 12.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
SPORTS
808 GREER, Sports Editor
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Wilson Joins
The 230 Club
James “Obie” Wilson is the
newest member of Holliday
Lanes 230 Club. Bowling with
the Covington Auto team in
the Tri-County Mens League,
Obie rolled a 232 game.
The Holliday Lanes wrist
watch will be presented Thurs
day night at the beginning of
the League.
"Holiday on Ice” Opens al
Atlanta Auditorium Saturday
Bigger and better than ever
may be a show business cliche,
but for 18 years this statement
has been taken as a promise
by Atlantans and Georgians
whenever it comes from the
management of “Holiday on
Ice.”
Easily the most eagerly
awaited theatrical even in
Georgia, this annual Morrise
Chaifen presentation, one of
America’s greatest family en
tertainments, will open Feb. 23
at the Municipal Auditorium in
Atlanta and run through
March 3. The first performance
will be presented Saturday,
Feb. 23, at 5 p.m., and the
proceeds will go to the Rabun
Gap-Nacoochee Club and Guild
for the benefit of the mountain
school. These organizations
have sponsored the Ice Show’s
opening for 10 consecutive
years.
Tickets may be ordered by
mail by sending check or mon
ey order made payable to Holi
day on Ice, Municipal Audi
torium, Atlanta, Ga. Be sure
to enclose stamped addressed
envelope to insure prompt at
tention to the ticket order.
Tickets also may be bought
at the box office in the Atlan
ta Auditorium which will be
open from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. except Saturdays and
Sundays.
Sunday shows are at 1 and
4 p.m. In addition to the 5 p.m.
show opening day there will
be a night performance at 9
p.m.
There will be a matinee Fri
day, March 1, at 4:30 p.m. and
shows for Saturday, March 2,
are scheduled at 1, 5 and 9
p.m.
Georgians are in for a spe
cial treat since “Holiday on
lice of 1963” will have a “new
look,” due to the many new
faces that will appear in the
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On Ice of 1963 and will feature a caat of international skating champions when it begins
on Saturday February 23 at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta for a 9-day engagement
through March 3.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1963
Newton Girls Post 27-0 Record
The Newton County High
School girls basketball team set
a feminine record at NCHS
Friday night by completing the
regular season with 27 straignt
victories against no defeats.
The Newton boys team of
1960-61 also had a perfect year
with a record of 25 wins before
the regional and state tourney
action.
Coach Stone Cooper’s girls
team is now in a position to top
their 30-victory mark of a year
ago, if they survive the upcom
ing Region 4 AA action at
Cumming and South Hall this
week.
Friday and Saturday finals
at the South Hall gymansium
for the overall diadems of
Region 4 AA will pit the num
ber one team of Region 4 AA
West against the number two
team of 4 AA East. This pair
ing also applies to the boys’
action at South Hall.
The Rams racked up a 42-36
win over Baldwin County, an
arch-rival of Region 4 AA
West, at the NCHS gym Friday
night. Their season record is 27
rites who have made each suc
ceeding edition of “Holiday"
the most looked-forward-to at
traction to play Atlanta and
Georgia.
Among newcomers to the
cast are Barbara Martin, pro
fessional world's skating cham
pion, who represented Ger
many in the last Winter Olym
pics held in Squaw Valley,
California.
Hanna Walter, 1959 cham
pion of Europe, who had a
starring role in the European
version of “Holiday on Ice** for
the past two seasons.
Sandy Wirwille, just 16, who
turned professional to join the
cast of “Holiday on Ice of
1963" after an outstanding
amateur career as a member
of the Detroit Skating Club.
Other new personalities in
the cast include Ted Deeley,
The Maxwells, Susan Good
man and Deeley and Johnny
Leech as a comedy team.
Comedy, drama, narrative,
acrobatics and sheer skating
ability again combine to make
this 18th annual edition of
“Holiday on Ice" family en
tertainment in every sense of
the word.
Conceived and produced by
Ruth Tyson the two and a half
hour ice spectacular again is
staged by Chester Hale.
As usual, there’s a happy
variety of novelty acts in “Holi
day on Ice” to go along with
the lavish production numbers
and the comedy routines,
which combine laughs with
skating skill.
Ted Deeley and Johnny
Leech do some refreshing
comedy skating in “Street
Scene,” which was a smash hit
with the European edition.
They also appear with “Holi
day” in Africa and the Far
East. They are certain to score
on their first tour of the
States with the parent unit.
wins and only two losses. Those
two losses were to two of the
finest cage teams in this area
of Georgia—Central Gwinnett
and Clarkston.
Coach Bradley’s team also
kept alive their phenomenal
home winning streak which
now has reached 57 games. The
only loss by a Bradley-coached
team on the NCHS floor was to
this same Baldwin County team
a few years ago. The win st
reak for Coach Bradley’s team
covers four years.
Final games of the rub-reg
ion tourney at Cumming was to
have been played last night
(Wednesday). As mentioned
before, the survivors will jour
ney to South Hall and the win
ners of the Friday night games
will get a trip to the Stale
Class AA tournament at Alex
ander Memorial gymnasium
March 6-9. Two teams from
each region will enter the Stale
meet this vear.
GIRLS’ 27TH WIN
Pos. Newton 40 Baldwin 13
F. —Morcock 6 Becker 8
F. —Bailey 12 Stewart 3
F.—Laster 11 Teague
G.—Lester Baum
G.—George Ethridge
G. —Jaynes McCullan
Scoring subs: Newton —Sat-
terfield 5, Maloy 5, Carter 1.
Baldwin County—Veal 2.
Halftime score: Newton 19,
Baldwin 7.
Pos. Newton 42 Baldwin 36
F.—Dobbs 8 Lingold 9
F. —Jordan 6 Downs 2
C. —Christian 8 Graham 5
G.—Smith 14 Skipper 9
G.—T. Rutledge 4 Spears 2
Scoring Subs: Newton —Cam-
pbell 2. Baldwin Co. —Edgar 2,
Battle 1, Massey 6.
Halftime score: Newton 20,
Baldwin County 12.
Bowling Records
Are Toppled a'
Holliday Lanes
Monday Night in the Jack &
Jill Mixed Couples League at Hol
liday Lanes, the new Vulcan Pins
continued to show their high
scoring power.
Mack McHugh rolling with the
Alley Cats Team proceeded to
string 9 strikes in his second game
only to leave the 5 pin in the
10th frame. Mack spared and
finished with a 272 just 7 pins
short of the City high of 279 roll
ed by Billy Banks last Thursday
in the Tri County Mens League.
This game Qualifies him for the
Century Club Award from ABC
by bowling 100 pins or more over
his average, the Canada Dry 250
Masters Club and also for the
Holliday Lanes Wrist Watch, Em
blem of his entrance into the 230
Club.
There are 9 known members of
the Century Club in the State of
Georgia, three of them have been
rolled at Holliday Lanes.
Not to be outdone, Carol
George on the staff at Holliday
Lanes as womens advisor and
bowling with the Hit & Miss team
in the same League, turned in a
628 scratch 3-game series with a
high game of 244. This is t h e
highest sanctioned game and 3
games rolled at Holliday Lanes
and sets a new high for the Cov
ington Womens Bowling Associa
tion, according to Art Booth, Man
ager of Holliday Lanes.
Cage Schedules:
NEWTON COUNTY HIGH:
Feb. 22-23: Overall Region
Tournament at South Hall
gymnasium
NEWTON CO. JUNIOR HIGH:
Thursday. Feb. 21:
Ficquett at Livingston
Monday, Feb. 25:
Palmer-Stone vs Ficquett at
NCHS
Mansfield at Porterdale
(County Tournament starts
Wednesday, Feb. 27 and
continues through Saturday,
March 2).
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY:
Thursday, Feb. 21:
Georgia Southern at Atlanta
Saturday, Feb. 23:
Belmont Abbey (there)
Monday, Feb. 25:
Athens College at Atlanta
GEORGIA TECH
Saturday, Feb. 23:
Georgia at Atlanta
Monday, Feb. 25:
Florida at Atlanta
UNIVERSITY OF GA.:
Saturday, Feb. 23:
Ga. Tech at Atlanta
Monday, Feb. 25:
Vanderbilt in Nashville
Go!d Crown Lanes
Defeat Maconites
Gold Crown Lanes was host to
Bowlers from Bowl-A Mat Lanes
in Macon Sunday afternoon as 6
teams from Macon howled against
the house teams at Gold Crown
Lanes.
The Macon Bantam Girls de
feated the Gold Crown Bantam
Girls, 1703 to 1673. Teresa Walden,
of Covington, was high game win
ner with 136.
The Macon Bantam Boys de
feated the Gold Crown Boys, 1994
to 1832. Jim Gainer was high
game for the Gold Crown boys
with 178.
Gold Crown Junior Girls defeat
ed Macon Junior G'ris, 63! to 512.
Becky Banks was high game for
Gold Crown with 145.
Gold Crown Junior Boys defeat
ed Macon Junior boys. 2411 to
1920. Danny Clower was high
game for Gold Crown with 246
Gold Crown Mens Team de
feated Macon Mens Team, 2542 to
2339 Willie Savage was high game
for Gold crown with 215.
The Gold Crown Ladies House
Team defeated Macon Ladles
team, 2132 to 2037. Vennie Moore
was High game for Gold Crown
with 196.
The match will be returned in
Macon at an early date.
Bowling Notes . . .
The Grand Winner of the
Sunday Evening Bowling Fair
at Gold Crown Lanes was
Walter Pretzer, of Conyers. Mr.
Pretzer received a gift certifi
cate of $15.00 for groceries at
Haralson’s Super Markert here
in Covington.
Mickey Davis was winner of
free games for hjgh score for
the men. Mrs. Norman Walker
was high game winner for the
ladies.
Other winners of free games
for the Gold pin strike and dif
ficult splits were: Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
M. D. Bledsoe, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Pretzer, J. C. Sidwell,
Steve Shaffer, Kenneth Peters,
Wade Knight, Elvin Knight,
Richard Jones, Danny Knight,
Mickey Davis, Tom Skinner,
Leigh Jay, Lewis Holder, Don
ald Robertson, and Bobby
Knight.
Spinning reels were first used
in England, around 1900 —
Sports Afield.
When making tapered leaders,
you will find that a 5-1/2-turn
barrel knot is strongest. — Sports
Afield.
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for Crippled Children
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Bowling News
On Page 22
Newton Students, Players and
Fans Commended by Clarkston
Homer Sharp of Newton High has passed along to us
the following letter he received from the Principal of Clark
ston High, Ray Jackson. The letter was highly complimentary
of Newton County players, coaches and spectators at a rec
ent basketball game at Clarkston. The letter stated:
Mr. Homer Sharp
Newton County High School
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Sharp:
Since you were not at the game the other night, I wanted
you to know that your players, coaches and spectators dis
played the best of sportsmanship. This was especially true
of your spectators for the game was fast and there were
numerous times when their conduct or attitude could have
been different. Following the game, no one showed any dis
play of feeling toward officials or toward this school. Please
commend everyone concerned and 1 certainly feel that it
was a result of your excellent work in the school and com
munity over the past years.
We enjoyed playing your teams and I hope that we can
continue these relationships. I also hope that my school
and spectators can show the same sportsmanship in defeat.
Good luck to you in the tournaments. 1 hope you go all
the way.
Sincerely,
Clarkston High School
Ray Jackson, Principal
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Billy Banks Rolls
A Record 279
One of Covington's newest mem
bers of the Canada Dry 250 Mas
ters Club is Billy Banks. Bowling
in the Tri-County Mens League at
Holliday Lanes Thursday Night he
rolled the City's Highest Sanction
ed game a 279; he also tied t h •
house Sanctioned series record of
651.
These are new high's in his 2-
year career of bowling. He car
ries a 178 average and bowls in 3
Leagues a week. This qualifies
him for the Century Club Award
from A. B. C.
Billy is employed by the REA
as an Apprentice Lineman here in
Covington, Georgia.
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