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Thursday, October 1, 1964
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BLAB SLAB
The Rams’ Freeman Batchelor is expected to be ready
for the Tucker team Friday. His injured ankle is respond
ing to treatment . . . Rocky Colavito of the Kansas City
A’s was awarded 300 silver dollars recently for his 300
career home runs . . The Yankees have taken the Amer
ican League like Mel Stottlemyre took Richmond (on his
way to the N. Y. club) , . .
Gate records may be broken for the five home games
of the Newton Rams. The next three games are at home,
starting with the Tucker game Friday evening ....
Bill Bruton, Detroit outfielder, says he will retire be
cause he is too old to play regularly. The record book
says he’s 34, but Bruton admitted last week that he is
39 . . . Now, I’ve found out who have the best jobs.
They’re candle-makers — they only work on the wick
ends. Catch it?
Basketball fans in Atlanta apparently got “short
changed" Monday night when the St. Louis Hawks and
the Cincinnati Royals played at Municipal Auditorium.
Reports say that the players gave lack-lustre perform
ances, and there was no scoreboard and only one 24-second
clock . . . Ordell Braase of the Baltimore Colts, speaking
in Atlanta Monday says that John Unitas is the best
QB in the NFL. Next, in order, he rates: Y. A. Tittle,
Sonny Jurgenson, Francis Tarkenton and Bart Starr . . .
Could it be that Bonham Johnson had a hand in get
ting the 1965 Georgia license plates in the colors of Blue
and White for the Newton Ram football and basketball
teams? The '65 tags will be Blue numerals on a White
background . . . Fans are reminded that a Pancake
Supper will be held Friday night at the NCHS Cafeteria
prior to the Ram-Tucker game at Sharp Field at 8 o’clock.
The Rotarians are staging the supper and the price is
75 and 50 cents . . .
Clegg Clark, the Negro trainer-manager of the Georgia
Bulldogs football team for many years, missed the Ala
bama-Ga. game Sept. 19 at Tuscaloosa . . . Tucker High
Coach Terry Hodges has continued to sing the praises
of Tim Christian. Hodges saw the Rams down the Cham
blee Bulldogs 30-19 and it was in this game that Tim
had over 400 yards passing and running . . .
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“Fish are said to be good food for the brain. They
surely improve the imagination of a man who tells about
the size of his catch.” — (The Kiwanis Magazine)
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Look for an official announcement of the major
league baseball team coming to Atlanta by October 15
. . . Chicago White Sox games are carried over radio
stations including WGST in Atlanta . . " Tech’s fresh
man basketball team this fall has only two boys from
the state of Georgia; four from Indiana .... BO Hertwig
played a fine game in South Carolina’s season opener
against the Duke Blue Devils. The teams tied 9-9.
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Jack Rudolph, former Teoh star and now a linebacker
with the Boston Patriots pro team, is on the injured list.
He is a cousin of Porterdale’s Rev. Irving Rudolph . .
Warren Spahn makes some SBO,OOO per year and thus
far this year he has won six games (as of Friday). How
ever, in 13 previous seasons he has won 20 or more
games . . . Zeke Bratkowski of the Ga. Bulldogs in 1951
set an NCAA record for passes intercepted in a season
— 29 . . . Georgia and Ga. Tech are furnishing 18 officials
for the SEC Football Officials Association this fall. Os
course these are former gridiron players with these two
schools.
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News And Sports Editor
Tech-Clemson
Clash Sat.;
Ga. at S. C.
Georgia and South Caro
lina schools of higher learn
ing will square off on the
football fields this weekend.
Clemson will invade At
lanta for a meeting with
Georgia Tech and the Uni
versity of Georgia Bulldogs
will journey to Columbia for
an engagement with the
Baby Rams-Morgan County Tie 7-7
The 1964 Baby Rams led
the Morgan County eleven
Tuesday night at Madison
7-0 going into the final min
ute and 15 seconds of the
game, but a fumble gave the
home team a chance to tie
the game and this they did,
7-i7.
The first half of the game,
the opening tussle for the
Newton Baby Rams, saw
both teams go to the dress
ing room 0-0. In the third
period the Baby Ram’s
Frank Cook went over for
the TD and Tony Moon add
ed the PAT through the
line.
Coach Billy Crowell and
the Baby Ram staff were
pleased with the team’s ef
fort at Madison. He said
“The entire game was play
ed with a great team effort
and Newton County can be
proud of their Baby Rams.
Next Thursday the team
will go to Winder for a
game. The first home game
of the Baby Rams will be
against Morgan County on
Thursday, October 15.
Following the game Tues
day night the after-game
Rams Defensive Team In Big Test Here Friday Night
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RAMS' DEFENSIVE UNIT will get a severe test Friday
night when the Tucker team comes to Covington's Sharp
Field. Middle linemen upfront are (left to right): Andre
Bruyere, Larry King and Dave Gregg. Others, left to
BLAB SLAB
In minor league’s baseball swan song at Ponce de
Leon Park it should be pointed out that in the 25-year
regime of Earl Mann that his club won 10 pennants . . .
And by the way, Bob Elson, radio broadcaster of the
Chicago White Sox games for the past 30 years, says that
the rumors are flying thick and fast that the Cleveland
Indians are bound for Atlanta next spring . • • T ^ T l ? U ®
take a Cajun’ to pronounce those nams of the LbU iooi
ball players this fall from Tiger Stadium on Saturday
nights.
Jim Bunning of the Phillies is the only pitcher in
baseball to hurl a no-hitter in both leagues. He did it
at Detroit and this year with Philadelphia . . The LA
Dodgers have not had a baseball game postponed at home
while they have been in Los Angeles. However, the
LA Angels of the American League have had two post
ponements . . . “Stay in your own lane — if you are
either driving or bowling.” (VFW Magazine) . . . Don
Larson of the perfect World Series game in 1956, recently
pitched his first complete game in five years. He s now
with the Houston Colt .455.
Geographv may not teach us that all countries touch
the United States’' but history does.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Newton Rams Boast Two Fine Fullbacks
BY 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
For the first time in a decade of football, the Newton
County Rams have an ample supply of fullbacks In fact
Coach Milton McLaney has two of the best in Class AA
ball in the state in Dale Gordon and Reuben Whisnante.
University of South Caro
lina.
The Bulldogs hung up
their first victory of the
year Saturday nig h t m
Nashville as Coach Vince
Dooley’s team downed the
Vandy Commodores 7-0.
Tech turned back a good
Miami team from the South
ern-most part of Florida,
20 to 0.
Tech now has a 2-0 slate
for the season and no doubt,
will be favored over the
Clemson Tigers. Clemson has
failed to defeat the Jackets
on Grant Field in recent
years.
meal was furnished the play
ers through the courtesy of
Newton County Sheriff-
Elect Junior Odum.
Foot Care Is
Important
Washington, D. C. —
While many of our young
sters are active in sports and
building themselves up phy
iscally, too many others are
not, says Dr. H. Arthur Mc-
Aninch, official of the Ame
rican Foot Health Founda
tion.
But even the sports enthu
siasts neglect to take proper
care of their feet, according
to the Spartanburg, South
Carolina podiatrist. “Foot
health is not only important
to overall physical condi
tioning, it helps you to com
pete more effectively in the
sport of your choice,” states
Dr. McAninch.
He made his remarks in
connection with American
Youth Foot Care Week, Oct
ober 12- 16, sponsored by
the Foundation.
(Beat Coverage: News, Pictures, and Features)
Not only can each boy
carry the pigskin with bull
dozing thrusts up the middle,
the two can break away at a
moment's notice for that
long gain.
In pass receiving the two
figure prominently in the
Ram pass patterns as each
showed in the Rams’ 30-19
victory over Chamblee.
Gordon took a pass in the
very first quarter and ramb
led 60 yards before he was
overhauled on the Chamblee
2. Whisnante was in the
lineup in the second quarter
and received two heaves that
setup another score.
On defense both Whis
nante and Gordon are used
as linebackers and are rated
as tops by assistant coach
Wilbur Fisher. Coach Fisher
should know his defensive
play as he was a lineman
under Coach Scrappy Moore
at Chattanooga for two sea
sons.
The Rams had week off
during the past week (Sept
ember 25). This week the
Tucker team of Coach Terry
Hodges will be here for a
game at Sharp Field on Fri
day night. Kickoff time is
8 o’clock.
Tucker moved into the
ranks of AA teams this year
and into Region 4AA (West)
with Newton County, Cham
blee and Baldwin County.
Forsyth County, the other
gridiron team in our section
of Region 4AA, does not
play a regional schedule in
football this fall.
“The modern girl wears
just as many clothes as her
grandmother did —but not all
at once.”
right are: Jeff Hinton. Jimmy Wiley. Billy Shepherd.
Reuben Whisnante. Elliott Hewitt. Freeman Batchelor,
Steve Norman and Dale Gordon. The Rams are unbeaten
thus far this season.
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solve the rocky bottom problem
by filling tobacco sacks with
sand. Soft bag slips over rocks.
Trouble with this tip, you got
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new bag supply. Try it on a
windy beach with wet hands
someday.
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101 Lunch At
Big Apple For
Booster Club
The Newton County Ram
Booster Club will be a big
winner Friday and Saturday,
October 2-3 when the Big
Apple Supermarket at Mea
dows Shopping Center, stag
es a 10c Dinner-Lunch for
the benefit of the club.
Serving will be from 9 a. m.
until 7 p. m. each day.
The bargain Lunch or
Dinner will consist of a
Swift hot dog with mustard
and catsup, Mrs. Kinser’s
Cole Slaw, Jake’s Potato
Chips, and a Coca Cola.
Lewis Caldwell, Booster
Club President and Hulon
Piper, local Big Apple man
ager, said that half of all
proceeds will go to the Ram
Booster Club.
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REUBEN WHISNANTE
Gordon Military
College Enrolls 3
From Newton Co.
Barnesville — Gordon
Military College opened Fri
day, September 4, for the
one hundred and thirteenth
year with the largest enroll
ment in the history of the
school.
Barrett Taylor King, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
King, Covington; Curry
Thomas Haynes, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Haynes
of Oxford; and Wendell
Maier Tarkenton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dallas M. Tarken
ton of Oxford, are among the
boarding students enrolled
at Gordon for the 1964-65
school year.
Colonel Woodrow Light,
President, officially we 1-
comed new students and new
faculty members at the first
chapel assembly Friday,
September 4. He pointed out
that the addition of several
new faculty members will
greatly strengthen the facul
ty staff for this year. Colonel
Light also cited numerous
improvements to the campus
during the summer months
amounting to more than a
quarter of a million dollars
among which was the com
plete renovation of Powell
Hall, making it one of the
most modern dormitories on
any college campus.
Gordon is not only a junior
college, but also a prep
school with four years of
high school. Students from
twenty-five states and two
foreign countries are enroll
ed for the current school
year.
“The 20th century liberal
ism (so-calledi in the United
States thrives on depression.
Being political, its base is
political action, including a
wide variety of federal pa
ternalism.” — Julian Starr,
Jr., Chester (S.C.) Reporter.
Tickets Still
Available For
Tech-Navy Tilt
Atlanta (Special) — Good
sideline and end zone tickets
are still available for the
Friday night, October 9.
football game in Jackson
sonville’s Gator Bowl Stadi
um which will bring togeth
er two of the nation’s top
ranked teams, Georgia Tech
and the U. S. Naval Acad
emy.
The Navy team, featuring
last year’s Heisman Award
winner, Quarterback Roger
Staubach, is rated the best
team in the East even though
Staubach has been hampered
by injuries. Navy authorities
say he’ll be back full streng
th for the Tech game in
Jacksonville. Georgia Tech
Coach Bobby Dodd will
counter Staubach’s many
talents with the swiftest and
most colorful backfield in
Yellow Jacket history. The
game can’t miss being a
thriller, right in the tradition
of seven former Tech-Navy
meetings which brought four
wins to the Jackets, three to
the Middies.
Tickets to the game may
be ordered from the Georgia
Tech Athletic Association,
190 Third Street N. W., At
lanta, Georgia 30332. Sideline
tickets are $5.50 each and
those in the end zone $3.00
each. Orders will be filled on
a first come, first served
basis as long as the tickets
last.
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“The best recipe for after
dinner speaking is shorten
ing.”
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