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Thursday, March 31, 1966
Newton County Girls With Trophies At Awards Banquet
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NEWTON GIRLS with their trophies and Coach Tom Wortman are shown following the
Ram Booster Club Banquet Friday night at the NCHS Cafeteria. Left to right: Melody
Barker, Most Effort; Rhonda Jeffries, Most Improved; Pat Floyd, Most Valuable;
Priscilla Prosser, Sportsmanship; and Coach Wortman.
Rams Banquet Was Big Event Friday
The Newton County Basketball
Appreciation Banquet was held
at the Newton High Cafeteria
Friday, March 25. The main
speaker was Coach Garland Pin
holster of the Oglethorpe Uni
versity Patrels.
Homer F. Sharp, Principal of
Newton County High School,
started the program with prayer.
The welcome was given by W. A.
(Dud) Childers, president of the
Ram Booster Club.
Then came the dinner which
was served with the following
menu: sliced ham, sweet pot
atoes, green beans, homemade
rolls and butter, pickles, iced
tea. The dessert was flaky
apple pie with ice cream. The
food was prepared by Mrs. Tom
Wiley and served by home econ
omic students of Miss Ellen Dan
iel and Mrs. Walter Pope.
The introduction of Coach Pin
holster was given by Porterdale
Coach Billy Crowell.
Coach Pinholster made a fine
talk about sportsmanship. One
of his mottoes he used was that
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By 808 GREER
News and Sports Editor J *| £
Baseball and auto racing vied for the sports fan of the Atlanta
area Sunday, and we must confess that the auto racers won a re
sounding victory with 71,000 fans on hand at the AIR at Hampton,
just South of Atlanta. At Atlanta Stadium there were only 13,677
fans present to see the Braves battle the World Champion Los
Angeles Dodgers. The Braves had their ace, Tony Cloninger,
on the mound and he hung up a 4-2 victory.. .Golfers who wish
to attend the Masters at Augusta next weekend (April 7-10) should
have their badges or tickets before they go to Augusta. It is a
complete sellout!
Ram Coach Ronald Bradley said that Terry Schell is the first
lefthanded basketball player he has had at Newton High. In fact,
we can recall only one other regular lefthander who has performed
at NCHS in the past 10 years. He was Gibson Loyd. Gibson, how
ever, went to West Georgia College to star as a lefthanded pitcher
in baseball. . .Gary (Yogi) Wilkerson ended the season with a per
: game rebound average of 12.5 This fell considerably short of Allan
■ Rowe’s record of 15.2 per game.
From a list of about 40 former Ram players who had a part m
the NCHS 108 game winning streak at home only three were present
• at the Ram Booster Club Banquet Friday night at the NCHS Cafeteria
when Rep. Otis Spillers read off the names. J. W. Rutledge, Grady
• Campbell and Johnny Capes were those present. . .Bob Richardson
: led the Ram scoring this past season withan 18.4 average per game.
: Gary (Yogi) Wilkerson was the team’s leading rebounder with a per
■ game average of 12.5
: Georgia Tech has started spring football practice. The Tech T
• Night game will be played the latter part of April. . .Jim Hurtubise
: was the winner of the Atlanta 500 Sunday and took home some $17,000
• as first prize money before a Georgia sports crowd record of 71,000
: fans. . .At least one Ram cage player Friday night at the Ram Booster
• Club banquet had more “hardware loot” than he could carry home
• and he asked his parents to help him take it home. He was Bob
■ Richardson, a senior.
A leading chain motel magazine this month (March) features
: Atlanta Stadium and has interesting articles on both the Atlanta
: Braves baseball team and the Atlanta Falcons football pro team
■ of the NFL. . .Pat Riley of Kentucky’s baseball team was an All-
American high school quarterback. This past year he was the
Most Valuable player in the SEC. . .Ron Widby of Tennessee is
■ not only a star in three sports, he is a star in four sports at
Tennessee: football, basketball, baseball and golf.
This must be the year’s of “Firsts”. Kentucky lost its first
game ever in a championship NCAA final game, The Boston Celtics,
after nine straight Divisional titles, lost out this year to the Phila.
: 76’ers, and the Seminole County ‘B’ girls lost their bid for a fourth
: straight State title Saturday to Stone Mountain. . .Maybe you hadn’t
; stopped to figure but Georgia Tech football home attendance last year
: at Grant Field averaged 49,946 fans at the seven tilts. Georgia
J had an average of 44,553 at thir four home games at Athens.
: Terry Smith was a visitor in Covington over the weekend and he
: reported that the Tennessee Vol baseball team had taken a trip
: into Middle Tennessee and North Florida over the past week.
: Terry has been used at shortstop, third base and rightfield for
: the Vols this season. He has banged 5 hits in 10 times at bat,
: one of those being a homer and another a two bagger. . .Sid Hat
: field, baseball coach at Tennessee Tech, has a prized pitcher
; that the Major Leagues are very much interested in. He is Dave
• Pratt, a junior from Napoleon, Ohio.
: Coach M. P. Malcom has been at Seminole County for the past 12
' years and he has a phenomenal won-loss record there. His victories
• number 387 against only 21 losses in that span. . .One of the most
: pleasant surprises Thursday night in the Rams’ spring game was the
: punting of David Parker, 197-pound junior. He had one kick that
; traveled 55 yards in the air and rolled for another 12 yards. . .
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; “My bowling is much better than my golf,” said Charlie.
: “How you figure that?” asked John. “You bowl 110 and your
; golf average is 110.” . ...
“Yeh, but I bowled all evening and didn’tlose a single ball. ’
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he would “rather lose to a good
team than win over a sorry
team.”
Representative Otis Spillers
of Newton County read a special
resolution which recognized the
Ram basketball team for its 103
straight victories at home. He
explained that the record is now
108 at home since the resolution
was passed by the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly. He gave copies
of the document to each of the
present Ram team and said that
other copies would be mailed to
the members of the NCHS teams
since 1959 who had a part in
the home string.
The next part of the program
was by Coach Tom Wortman
who gave letters to the girls
team. They were: Pat Floyd,
Rhonda Jeffries, Helen Parker,
Kathy Bennett, Melody Barker,
Faye Carter, Theresa O’Kelley,
Priscilla Prosser and Judy Clay.
Then Coach Ronald Bradley
made the awards to the boys
team. Letters were awarded to:
Bob Richardson, Richard Allen,
Wayne Hall, Steve Smith, Terry
Schell, Eddie Hinton and Gary
Wilkerson. Other than letters
the boys were given Region pat
ches, State runner-up patches,
golden basketballs and jackets.
Three of the boys who were
seniors, Wayne Hall, Steve Smith
and Bob Richardson, were
awarded plaques with their names
engraved on them.
Next came the Ram Booster
Club awards given by Olin Allen,
vice-president of basketball.
Sportsmanship, Priscilla Pros
ser and Terry Schell; Defensive
Award, Eddie Hinton; “B” Team
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Assembly Resolution Praised
Rams’ Home Victory Record
Newton County Rep. Otis Spil
lers read a copy of a Georgia
House of Representatives Reso
lution commending Coach Ronald
Bradley and the Newton County
Ram basketball teams for amas
sing a record of 103 straight
victories on the home court.
(The document was dated Janu
ary 27, and since then the num
ber of home court wins is now
108).
Rep. Spillers gave copies of
the resolution to Coach Bradley
and each member of the present
Ram team and to the three mem
bers of former teams who were
present at the banquet Friday.
The Resolution stated in part:
“The Newton County High School
Rams basketball teams have been
Masters All Set For 1966
Tournament On April 7-10
Final touches have been given
the Augusta National Golf Club
for the 1966 Masters Tourna
ment, April 7-10. The largest
field of linksmen in the history
of the event will tee off on
Thursday, April 7, according to
Cliff Roberts of the Masters.
“This year’s field will be
somewhat larger than anticipated
but our tournament procedure
can be adjusted to accommodate
the requirements,” Mr. Roberts
stated last week. Ninety-one
golfers teed-off in the 1965 Mas
ters won by Jack Nicklaus with
a record score of 271. This
year a total of 104 golfers are
expected for the event. The
rise in number of entries this
year is due to a five-way tie
for Bth place in the 1965 PGA
Championship, and a four-way
tie for Bth place in the USGA
Amateur Championship.
In a roundup article from the
Masters headquarters it is re
ported that the course condition
is good. Nurserymen say that
the flowers (especially Redbud
and Dogwood) should be in full
bloom during the week of the
tournament. Azaleas are also
expected to be as beautiful as
they were last year.
It was also announced that
Commission Sets
Hunting Seasons
New hunting regulations for
the 1966 fall season were an
nounced today by the Georgia
Game and Fish Commission.
Basically, there are no major
changes in the regulations from
last year. Most notable of the
changes was the setting of deer
season a week later than before.
Deer season in coastal counties
will be October 29 through Jan
uary 5, in northern and middle
Georgia counties November 5
through November 28, and in all
other counties that are open, from
November 5 through January 5.
Hubert Handy, coordinator of
game management for the Com
mission, said the season was put
a week later in an effort to coin
cide with the breeding or rutting
period.
“Deer are more active during
their breeding season, and it’s
easier to hunt bucks at that
Coaches At Ram Booster Club Basketball Banquet
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THESE COACHES and Ram Booster Club President had a prominent part on the Fans
Appreciation Banquet for the Newton High basketball teams Friday night. From left
to right: Tom Wortman, coach of the NCHS girls team; W. a. (Dud) Childers, pre
sident of the Ram Booster Club, master of ceremonies; Billy Crowell, Porterdale coach
who Introduced the main speaker for the banquet; Coach Garland Pinholster of Ogle
thorpe University, main speaker; Ronald Bradley, coach of the Newton County Rams.
Most Valuable, Kathy Hitchcock
and Tony Moon.
The Key Club Awards were
delivered by Billy Shepherd, club
president. For Most Effort,
Melody Barker and Steve Smith
captured these trophies.
Robert Hodges, Im mediate past
Exalted Ruler of the Covington
Elks Lodge, made the presen
tation of that club’s annual awards
as follows: Most Improved,
Rhonda Jeffries and Gary Wil
kerson; Most Valuable, Pat
Floyd, and Bob Richardson and
Wayne Hall (tie).
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ably coached by Coach Ronald
Bradley and Coach Bradley has
been able to instill the desire to
win in all of the players he has
coached at Newton County High
School ...”
It also stated: “The different
teams coached by Coach Bradley
have established a reputation for
battling down to the last minute,
never admitting defeat or accept
ing victory until the last whistle;
and these teams have cast honor
upon their community and the
State of Georgia, both in quality
of their play and in the sports
manship they have exhibited while
on the basketball court . . .”
The document has the seal of
the State of Georgia, House of
Representatives and the signa
ture of the clerk, Glenn W. Ellard.
Arnold Palmer
CBS will broadcast the tour
nament on both radio and TV.
The Saturday and Sunday shows
will be done in color this year.
However, they will not be shown
over an Atlanta outlet as this
will be a blackout area.
In picking a winner of the
1966 Masters, it must boll down
to the “Big Three” of the fair
ways: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold
Palmer and Gary Player. In
fact, one of these players has
been in the battle for the title
right up to the end for the past
five years.
time,” he explained.
Squirrel season will be October
15 to February 28 statewide this
year. The limit will be 10 daily.
Coon season is October 29
through February 28. O’possum
season is October 29 through
February 28, escept in Coweta
County, where the season is Oct
ober 1 through January 21.
Quail season will be November
19 through February 28, rabbits
November 19 through February
28 and grouse, October 15 through
February 28.
Spring Turkey seasons were
announced earlier. Seasons for
hunts on all game management
areas, especially deer, will be
announced later.
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Sex has no bearing whatso
ever on a bird dog’s hunting
ability. — Sports Afield.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Little League
Meeting Monday
A meeting of all persons In
terested in the Newton Little
League is scheduled for Mon
day, April 4 at the Covington
City Hall Court Room at 8 p.m.
Tom Wiley is president of the
Newton LL and he especially
invites all team managers, and
sponsoring organizational re
presentatives to be present for
the meeting Monday.
George-Banks
Win State
Doubles Title
Carroll George and June Banks
won the Class A Doubles In the
11th Annual Georgia Woman’s
Bowling Association State tour
nament which was held in Athens.
This is the second time these
young ladies hkve brought this
honor back to Covington with
them. Back in 1964, In Colum
bus, they won the same title.
Their competition was from all
over Georgia.
June Banks rolled a fine
scratch series of 627. Her games
were 226, 220 and 181.
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The smallest mammal In the
world Is a shrew. — Sports
Afield.
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Ram Players Honored At Basketball Banquet Friday
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NEWTON RAMS, State AA runner-up team and Coach Ronald Bradley are shown In this
group picture at the Ram Booster Club Banquet Friday night with their trophies. Seated,
left to right: Wayne Hall, Most Valuable Player (tie); Steve Smith, Most Effort; Terry
Schell, Sportsmanship. Back Row: Gary Wilkerson, Most Improved; Bob Richardson,
Most Valuable (tie); Eddie Hinton, Defensive Award; and Coach Bradley.
Rams’ Baseball Team Opens
Season Tuesday At Porterdale
BY 808 GREER
(News and Sports Editor)
Baseball returns to the Newton County High School calendar next
Tuesday afternoon as the NCHS Rams meet the Baldwin County Braves
at Porterdale Field. Game time is set for 4 o’clock.
Coach Ronald Bradley has only
two starters for the team back
from last year’s aggregation,
with the exception of the pitch
ing staff of three men — Tony
White, Terry Schell and Mike
Hodges. Bill Ellington Is the
fourth man on the hurling corp.
The regulars returning are Billy
Shepherd, who will be used as SS
this season, and Alvin Whlsnante,
centerfielder.
However, Coach Bradley has a
regular starter back from the
1964 State runnerup team Jimmie
Jones, an outfielder. Jimmie did
not play on the Ram team last
season.
Bradley said that the starting
lineup Tuesday would probably be
something like this:
Tommy Bowen, catcher; Tony
White, pitcher; Terry Schell,
first base; Bob Richardson, se
cond base; Ronnie Jones, third
base; Billy Shepherd, short stop;
Jimmie Jones, left field; Alvin
Whlsnante, center field; and
either Dennis Prickett or Terry
Hyatt, right field.
The 19 6 6 Ram schedule
follows:
April 5 —Baldwin Co. at home,
4 p. m. (Porterdale Field).
April 8 — Walker High at home,
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To Meet Tuesday _
The Newton County Sports- i ~"
men’s Club members will meet nnfl
on Tuesday evening April sth, at
the Snapping Shoals EMC Build-
Ing Auditorium at 8:00 p. m., XT A
for a regular business meeting (: A /I
and program. -* 1 bJ 4 / I
A most interesting film will be £ t !
shown describing camping in the
Great Smoky Mountains. The pr KW
ladies have a special invitation to i Sw.#
attend this meeting and bring any J ,
interested people along with you. '
Allen V. Johnson is president ■■
of the Newton County Sportsmen’s “Yes — she’s home, are you
Club. .. a girl-friend or a boy-friend?”
4 p. m. (Porterdale Field).
April 12 — Baldwin Co. there
April 14 — Tucker, there.
April 19—Forsyth Co. at home,
(Porterdale Field).
April 20 — Walker High, there.
April 22 — Chamblee here,
(Porterdale Field).
April 27 — Forsyth Co. there.
April 29 — Tucker at home
(Porterdale Field).
May 3 — Chamblee there.
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