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808 GREER
I News And Sports Editor
Bruyere Signs Football Pact With Presbyterian
ANDRE BRUYERE signed his football scholarship papers with Presbyterian College at his home at
Porterdale, Monday afternoon. Looking on (seated, right) is PC Assistant Coach Joe Nixon. Standing,
from left to right; Newton High Coach Milton Me Laney, Michele Bruyere (brother of Andre), Mrs. A. J.
Bruyere and Rev. Bruyere, parents. Andre is a linebacker and guard. He will be eligible for varsity
action at Presbyterian in the fall.
Youngblood Seeks Go. Records
In Shooting Percentages
ATHENS — Jim Youngblood,
Georgia’s sharpshooting 6-3 ju
nior forward of Mayfield, Ky.,
has his sights set on two Bull
dog school records: season field
goal and free throw percentage.
Currently the sizzling south
paw is better than both old marks:
field goal percentage, 55.0 by
Dick Mclntosh in 1965-66 on
117 x 213; free throw percen
tage, 81.4 by Jimmy Pitts in
1963-64 on 127 x 156.
Youngblood’s percentages now
are 61.0 on 69 x 113 FG at
tempts and 83.3 on 75 x 90 FT
tries.
Against Florida Youngblood
made 15 x 15 TF shots, second
best in Bulldog annals. The re
cord is 16 x 16 by Morris Din
widdie vs. Ole Miss in 1955.
Coach Ken Rosemond’s Bull
dogs are 6-8 overall, 2-5 In SEC
play. They meet Auburn Saturday
night and Alabama Monday night
(Jan. 30) on the road, return
home for a second battle with Au
burn Wednesday night Feb. 1.
You see a lot of handguns
aboard sport-fishing boats: .38s,
.44 magnums and of course Army
auto .455. Guys will unlimber
them from time to time for a
try at shark shooting.—but most
are kidding themselves.
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Jones, Schwall
Sign Contracts
For 1967 Season
Centerfielder Mack Jones and
pitcher Don Schwall have become
the ninth and tenth Atlanta Braves
to sign contracts for the 1967
season in Atlanta Stadium.
The announcement was made
today by Braves’ Vice-President
Paul Richards.
Injuries kept both Jones, a
28-year-old native of Atlanta,
and Schwall, six-foot-six right
hander who was the American
League’s Rookie of the Year with
Boston in 1961, away from much
of the action last season.
Jones had a bone chip removed
from his shoulder on opening day.
He missed a month, but still hit
23 home runs, enough to keep him
in the company of other Braves’
bombers like Hank Aaron, Joe
Torre, and Rico Carty.
“My shoulder is completely
well now, and I’m anxious for
spring training to start,” Jones
says.
Schwall, who came to Atlanta
in a trade last June 15th from
the Pittsburgh Pirates,
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; By 808 GREER
* News and Sports Editor
Rams Rated Tops In In State AA
Our Newton Rams have taken the top spot in the State AA basket
ball ratings as listed in the Atlanta Journal, Tuesday. Russell
High is in second place behind Coach Ronald Bradley’s team ...
Once again, here are the tournament sites and dates: BAA Sub-
Region at South Hall, Feb. 16-17-18; Region Finals at Hartwell,
Feb. 24-25; and State AA at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta,
March 7 through 11.
*+ * *
Gym Flooded By Cage Fans
Never in the history of the Newton County High School gymnasium
has there been such an overflow of cage fans as were present for
the NCHS-Griffin game Saturday evening. A conservative estimate
of the throng present would have to be about 2,700 in an 1,800
seating-capacity gym.
In fact, so many fans were turned away at the two doors that an
FM radio was installed in one of the school’s classrooms and several
fans listened to the Griffin Radio station play-by-play. Jim Mcßee
was the announcer. His perch in the gym was on the last row in one
corner of the structure.
** * *
Gary (Yogi) Wilkerson’s fine game Saturday evening and his
performance on Friday night at South Hall were nothing short of
phenomenal. In the two games he shot from the field 22 times and
made good on 17. That’s better than a 77% average. Add to this a
total of 23 rebounds in the two games and you get a picture of Yogi’s
value to the team’s success.
♦* * ♦
Rev. Edgar Callaway, pastor of the Covington First Baptist
Church, referred to the NCHS victories as results of a “Super
Saturday” here. Rev. Callaway made the reference in his sermon
Sunday.
*♦ * *
Druid Hills Coach Roger Couch “scouted” the game Saturday night
but he had to stand during the clash. He said it “was a good game.”
** * *
Another standee was Covington Mayor Walker Harris. He was
in the third row of standees under the west goal. Harris is the father
of Tony Harris of the NCHS team at the present time. Walker is
also the father of Stan Harris, a regular on the Middle Georgia
College team this year.
** ♦ ♦
Pat Washburn of the Atlanta Journal Sports Department, covered
the game for his newspaper. On the way to Covington he had to fix a
flat tire, and after the game when he returned to Atlanta he dis
covered he had lost his billfold. He called back and Ram team man
ager Robin Booth went to the gym and found the wallet.
** ♦ *
Griffin apparently paid little attention to the Newton Cheering
section’s big banner that read: “Score, Score, We Want More.”
The Eagles froze the ball for the first quarter as they led at the
first stop 4-2.
♦* * *
Coach Bradley preserved another of his many records here
Saturday. His teams have not lost to anyone twice in the same
season. Even Avondale, the great Gainesville teams and Hart
County haven’t accomplished that feat in past years.
*♦ * *
Instead of an SRO (Standing Room Only) sign for the Covington
gym maybe Mr. Sharp should have one painted that reads: “NMR”
(No More Room). By 5:45 the gym was full Saturday. The first
game started at 7 p.m. and prior to that main doorkeeper L. M.
Burke was busy explaining that the gym was filled.
** * ♦
There were so many people standing around the edge of the basket
ball court that Ellis Adams was forced to move back off the bounds
marker although he was standing on the very edge, policeman Blunt
Patterson came by and told Adams he would have to stand back.
Adams replied, “I’m not on the playing court. My toes are exactly
on the line.” Patterson retorted, “Yes, but your stomach extends
over the playing area.”
** * *
Hart County Coach Bill Ensley still holds a University of Georgia
basketball record of most rebounds in one game. He hauled down
25 against Georgia Tech in 1956 . . . Eddie Mathews has signed
his 1967 contract with the Houston Astros. It is understood that
he becomes the highest paid Houston player in history . . . Three
Southern golf courses are listed in the “Best 18 Gold Holes In
America” in the Jan. 30 issue of Sports Illustrated. Augusta Nat
ional Golf Club is 12th; Seminole Golf Club, Palm Beach, Fla. and
The Dunes Golf and Beach Club of Myrtle Beach, S. C. are among
the 18 listed.
Rev. John Lance of Atlanta, former pastor of the porterdale
Baptist Churcli, and an avid sports fan, has an interesting letter
in the Covington News today. Rev. Lance’s letter is on Page 2
. . . Andre Bruyere’s future football home, Presbyterian College,
Clinton, S. C., is the co-champion of the Carolinas Conference.
PC shares the title with Lenoir-Rhyne . . . Tuesday night the Rams
will journey to Druid Hills. The DH gym is small and it may
be a good idea to go early.
Rams Victory Over Griffin
Was 120th Straight At Covington
BY 808 GREER
(News And Sports Editor)
Newton County basketball fans are calling the Rams’ 56-45 victory
over AAA Griffin here Saturday night the biggest win in the history
of local cage action. The triumph was comparable to the Rams
winning the State AA championship in March of 1964 in Atlanta.
To make the evening a com
plete success, the NCHS girls
downed the visiting sextet 72-56,
before a throng estimated at
some 2,700 persons, many of
whom came to the NCHS gymn
asium by 4:30 p. m.
The visiting Eagle quint, loser
of only one game and that to
Catholic High of Nashville, Tenn.,
had aspirations of ending
the Rams phenomenal home court
win streak at 119 straight over a
seven-year period. The last
time a Ronald Bradley coached
team suffered defeat at Coving
ton was in December of 1959.
In fact, that is the only game an
NCHS five has lost here since
Bradley took over in the fall of
1958.
Enough cannot be said of the
prowess and dedicated play of
every member of the Rams’ team
Saturday evening. The starting
five of Eddie Hinton and Thad
Blankenship at forwards, Gary
Wilkerson at center, and guards
Terry Schell and Richard Allen
played practically the entire
game. Blankenship fouled out
with some two minutes left in
the encounter. Mike Hodges fi
nished out the clash.
It would be unfair to single
out high scorers in the game and
not list the all-around work of the
five players on the Ram team.
However, Yogi Wilkerson had 17,
Terry Schell 16, Eddie Hinton 9,
Thad Blankenship 9 and Richard
Allen 6. For the visiting Eagles
Larry Webb and Tommy Lynch
had 14 apiece and Richard Tur
ner scored 12.
Coach Bradley, in evaluating
the victory said, “All the boys
played a great pressure game.”
When asked If he didn’t think
that Eddie Hinton’s three-point
play at the end of the third quar
ter might have been the turning
point Coach Bradley said “It was
one of the big plays of the game.”
This made the score read 38-34
at the end of the three-quarter
period.
Bradley commented Monday
that the next two weeks could
present problems to the Rams
and their journey towards the
upcoming Region and State AA
tournaments.
“Next Tuesday night will be
the great Druid Hills game at
Druid Hills, and on February
11 the Avondale quint will come
to Covington,” he stated. The
latter game will end the regular
season and then the work will
start for the sub-region meet
at South Hall and the Region
finals at Hartwell. The two top
teams at Hartwell will get the
trip to the State AA tourney as
representatives of our region.
GIRLS’ GAME:
NEWTON 72: Floyd 33, Jef
fries 29, Clay 10, Fisher, Par
ker, Barker, Carter and Morris.
GRIFFIN 56: Bell 34, Dawn
18, Williams 4, Searcy, Jones,
Daughtry and Rissman.
SECOND HALF PLAY-BY-PLAY OF RAMS' VICTORY:
Here is the last half scoring in the Ram-Griffin game Saturday
at the Covington gymnasium. The halftime score was Griffin 22, FOURTH QUARTER:
Newton 19;
Schell, 22 ft. (40-34)
THIRD QUARTER: Allen, 10 ft. (42-34)
(42-36) Lynch, 15 ft.
Schell, 25 ft. (21-22) Hinton 5 ft. (44-36)
(21-23) Lynch, free throw Hinton, 5 ft. (44_36) Webb> 10 ft .
Schell, 20 ft. (23-23) (44.40) Turner, driving
Wilkerson, tip „ ln „ Allen, 15 ft. (46-40)
^^-25) Turner, 10 ft. Wilkerson, 5 ft. (48-40)
Blankenship, 15 ft. (27-25) Schell, free throw (49-40)
Blankenship, 5 ft. (29-2a) Hinton, free throw (50-40)
29 - 28 webb ’flee throw Hlnton > free throw < 51 " 40 )
’ Schell, free throw (52-40)
Wilkerson, tip (31-28) Schell, free throw (53-40)
Lynch, jumper (53-42) Turner, 10 ft.
Schell, 20 ft. Wilkerson, crip (55-42)
Hi nton » <3a-30) 5 (55-43) W ebb, free throw
(35-33) Webb’ free throw (55-44) Turner, free throw
35 34) Webb lee throw < sr ” 4 ^ Tufner - free throw
-34) Webb > free tbrow Wilkerson, free throw (55-45)
Hinton, crip (37-34) Final Score: Newton 56, Griffin 45
Hinton, free throw (38-34)
Phil Wagner
Adds Spark To
Tech Attack
ATLANTA—WhiIe All-Amer
ica candidate Phil Wagner was
on the sidelines, the Georgia
Tech basketball team was able to
win only one of five games. But
since Wagner’s return the Yellow
Jackets have shown signs of be
coming an independent team with
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THE BIG WIN;
GRIFFIN (45) — Webb 14,
Turner 12, Lynch 14, Strickland
4, Griffin 1.
NEWTON COUNTY (56) —Hin-
ton 9, Blankenship 8, Wilkerson
17, Allen 6, Schell 16.
WHERE’S THE BALL? There were a lot of tense moments in the girls game at Newton High gym
Saturday night as NCHS met Griffin, a AAA team. Pat Floyd (right), with outstretched arm, had just
taken a shot late in the third period when this photo was taken. The ball is just beyond the basket and
was one of the few that Floyd missed in the snne. Other NCHS players (in white) in the picture are
Rhonda Jeffries (left) and Rita Fisher (No. 52). The Griffin guards are (L to R) Cathy Daughtry,
Pat Jones and Diane Searcy. The NCHS girls won the tilt 72-56. (A full page of game pictures is in
The NEWS today).
post-season aspirations.
With Wagner back at his guard
spot, the jackets have reeled off
four wins in five starts with
Wagner tossing in 105 points
since his return. The 6-1 1/2
junior backcourter is currently
averaging 19.9 points per game
for the ten games he has played
in and the Jackets have lost only
twice with him in the lineup.
“Phil helps this ballclub in so
many ways,” Tech head coach
John “Whack” Hydersaid. “He’s
not just a scorer. The boys de
oend on him for rebounding, de-
HALFTIME: Griffin 22, New
ton County 19.
** * *
NEWTON 71: Blankenship 4,
Allen 11, Schell 23, Wilkerson
30, Hinton 3.
SO. HALL 59: Page 24, Bagby
3, Fillingham 5, McGee 5, Camp
bell 16, Jordan 6.
sense and just about anything
we need done to win, Phil cando.
He’s no doubt our finest all
around player since Roger Kaiser
(Tech All-America in 1960 and
1961).”
To back up his statement of
Wagner’s value, Hyder pointed
out Tech’s two meetings with
Clemson. While Wagner was
side-lined with an injured elbow,
Clemson downed Tech in Atlanta,
76-55. But two weeks later with
Phil scoring 20 points, the
Jackets revenged the earlier
game with a 88-77 victory on the
Bulldogs Begin
Three-Game
Home Stretch
ATHENS —Georgia’s basket
ball Bulldogs, 7-9 overall and 3-6
in SEC play, begin a three-game
home stretch Wednesday night
(Feb. 1) against Auburn, followed
by Alabama Saturday night (Feb.
4) and league-leading Vanderbilt
Monday night (Feb. 6).
Coach Ken Rosemond’s men
broke even on their recent road
trip, bowing to Auburn 73-64
and upsetting Alabama 73-66.
Tigers home floor. This was his
fourth straight game with 20
points or better and the seventh
time this season. His low game
has been 14.
The Cynthiana, Ky., junior has
gotten ample support from Pres
Judy, and Ted Tomasovich aver
aging 18.1 and 14.3 points per
game and from Pete Thorne (9.9)
Stan Guth (9.8) and Dave Clark
(8.5).
Cotton is one of the oldest
fibers known to man.