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BIBB’S ANNUAL Golf Tournament at the Porterdale Course drew a record 102 entries
Saturday and Sunday. Tourney Director and course manager Billy Crowell (right) is
shown welcoming the golfers at the ceremony officially opening the new nine
holes at £e Porterdale layout. James (Red) Hale, Public Relations Director
of Bibb Mfg. Company, is shown in foreground preparing to take pictures for
The Bibb Recorder, company newspaper.
Coach Crowell Tells Athletes
To "Get With Your Books”
PORTERDALE — “Get with
your books at Newton High School
for we shall be following you and
your achievements always” was
B. C. Crowell’s challenge to his
outstanding athletes at the Nine
teenth Annual Awards Banquet
held on Wednesday evening. May
24, at the Welaunee Hotel. “This
is a jet age,” he continued, “and
you must work hard, and do
everything in your power to ad
vance your education.”
The dining room was attrac
tively decorated with purple and
gold streamers marking the cen
ters of long tables beautified with
pots of yellow and purple mums
and matching bows in die school
colors.
Mr. Crowell, who is Director
of Athletics for the Porterdale
Division of Bibb Manufacturing
Company, welcomed guests: Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Shaw, Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Davidson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Thompson, Mrs. B.
C. Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Johnson, Miss Pauline Hardman,
and Miss Mae Hardman. A num
ber of parents of the students
were also welcomed and apprec
iation was expressed for their
support and interest in their
children and the athletic pro
gram.
Although boys had a losing
season in basketball competition,
Coach Crowell reminded the ath
letes that as he surveyed the
activities of members of another
losing team, they were busy in
worthwhile activities throughout
the United States, and that sports
manship and fair play will be
needed through all of life.
Eighth grade girls who were
cited were: Co-Captaln Linda
King, Beverly Duckett, Kathy
Walden, Regina Simpson, For
wards; Captain Marcia Johnson,
Linda Vining, Kathy Lowery,
Raydene Pollett, Guards; Captain
Judy Herring, Co Captain, Judy
Savage, Debra Ball, Debbie Luns
ford, Cheerleaders; Linda King,
Braves Reverse The 'Book’;
Lefties Give Them Trouble
When the season began, the
Braves hitters were faced with
one major potential weakness.
Out of the team’s eight regular
starters, there was only one left
handed batter. Theoretically, a
lefthanded batter has the advan
tage over a righthanded hitter
when facing righthanded pitching.
Since most pitchers In the Nat
ional League are righthanded, it
seemed Inevitable that Braves
batting averages would suffer.
After thirty-three games, how
ever, the team has reversed the
problem. Rather than suffering
against righthanders, the Braves
regulars have a .284 average
against them as compared to .248
against lefthanders for a .270
average.
Not only was the team hitting
better against righthanded pitch
ers, it had won 16 of 24 games
against them as compared with
two out of ten against lefthanders.
Leading the hitting against
righthanded pitchers have been
Felipe Alou at .347, Henry Aaron
at .337 and Rico Carty at .321.
Alou, Aaron and Carty are hit
ting, .189, .323 and .161 against
lefties.
The most effective Braves ag
ainst lefthanders have been Clete
Boyer at .400, Joe Torre at .343
and Aaron at .323. Boyer and
Torre are hitting .190 and .275
Tech’s Baseball
Team Set Two
Records In 1967
ATLANTA, GA. — Georgia
Tech’s 1967 baseball squad set
two records while tielng the
School Mark for victories in a
season.
The Yellow Jackets, who fin
ished 21-11, set a new standard
in double plays with 35 in 32
games. Roy Jarrett and Ken
Bonifay established a new high
in times-at-bat each coming to
bat 127 times.
The 21 wins tied the mark
set by the 1926 team.
Raydene Pollett, Kathy Lowery,
Marcia Johnson, Beverly Duck
ett, Track Stars.
Those girls from the seventh
grade who received awards In
cluded: Gail Hayes, Faye Gar
ner, Vickie Shannon, Forwards;
Mary Wells, Wllda Capps, Ter
esa Layson, Guards; Susan Cro
well, Berlene Mitchell, Substit
utes; Cathy Canup, Rita Hall,
Denise Evans, Katrina Crowe,
Cheerleaders; Wllda Capps,
Mary Wells, Pat Crowe, Teresa
Layson, Deborah Capes, Ber
lene Mitchell, Track Stars.
Boys who were cited for their
achievements in the eighth grade
were: Captain Tommy Hailey,
Forward; Co-Captaln Ricky Cor
dell and Danny Hall, Guards;
Mark Christian, Forward and
Center; Ricky Cordell, Glenn
Clegg, Tommy Hailey, Bobby Mc-
Gee, Gary Stowe, Track Stars.
In the seventh grade the fol
lowing boys were honored: Vic
tor Smith, Phil Gordon, Ricky
Loyd, Guards; Kevin Price, Cen
ter; Kim Blankenship, Forward;
Leslie Christian and Harold
Stapp, Substitutes; Mike Clegg,
Kim Blankenship, Kevin Price,
Vic Smith, Phil Gordon, Ricky
Loyd, Track Stars.
At the conclusion of the awards
and remarks regarding-each ath
lete by Coach Crowell, Marcia
Johnson and Linda King present
ed to their favorite coach an
eagle and five decorative stars
and this poem:
To Our Favorite Coach
Some schools have coaches who
fuss and fume
When scores are not so high,
They stamp their feet and shake
their heads
And often breathe a sigh.
There are other coaches who
beam with joy
When players do their best
Knowing that sportsmanship is
against righthanders, while
Aaron has been the team’s best
overall hitter with a combined
average of .333.
Gil Gainer Has 27 Tennis Trophies
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GIL GAINER, now 11 years old, has more tennis trophies than most
amateurs garner In a lifetime. GUIs shown with 26 trophies when this
picture was made at his home. Since then he has won another trophy
given by the Newton Jaycees for his 12 and under singles title.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gainer of Covington.
Nine Holes As Bibb Manufacturing Company Has Annual Tournament Saturday-Sunday
better far
Than medals on your chest.
We have a coach who is truly
great
And his Eagles hope to soar
As high as the sky when they
leave their nest
To bring him honors galore.
Georgia Season Tickets
Are Still Available
ATHENS — Season tickets to
Georgia’s 1967 four home foot
ball games are still available,
announces Bulldog Ticket Man
ager Mrs. Virginia Whitehead.
“These season tickets are lo
cated in the new upper level
of the North stands,” says Mrs.
Whitehead.
Sanford Stadium currently is
being double-decked and will have
a seating capacity of 58,000-
plus, an increase of approxima
tely 15,000 seats.
“All of the new seats in the
upper levels are good,” says
Athletic Director Joel Eaves.
“And those on the very top row
will not need binoculars to see
the game.”
Last season, as the Bulldogs
marched to the co-champlonship
of the SEC, Sanford Stadium was
filled to capacity all four games
—first time in history.
Georgia’s four home games
New Indian And LA Dodgers
At Atlanta Stadium Monday
The Braves return home to
Atlanta Stadium Monday night to
play the Los Angeles Dodgers in
the only 7:00 p. m. home game of
the season. The four game se
ries will feature the Tuesday
night unveiling of the N.M.O.T.
(New Member Os the Tribe)--a
twenty-two foot high Indian to
keep Big Chief Noc-a-home com
pany in the outfield.
The Dodgers, who have split
four games with the Braves so
far this year, bring with them
one of the top starting pitchers
in the National League through the
first month and a half of the sea
son, Don Drysdale. Drysdale
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8188 PRESIDENT ROBERT TRAIN hits the first ball off the 10th tee at the Porterdale
Golf Course Saturday morning as the new nine-holes were opened. Train drove a Mac-
Gregor DX-Tourney golf ball down the middle of the fairway some 200 yards. Here he
exhibits his follow-through after the swing.
We may be leaving our Junior
High Days
And Coach Crowell’s help each
day;
But wherever we go through all
our lives
His influence will guide us
alway.
this season: Sept. 23, Miss.
State; Oct. 7, South Carolina;
Oct. 21, V.M.1.; and Nov. 18,
Auburn (homecoming).
Single game tickets to all Ge
orgia games (except Georgia
Tech which is a sellout already)
may be ordered by mail: P.O.
Box 1472, Athens, Ga.
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BULLPUP-TO-BE SMILEY
HONORED
ATHENS—JuIian Smiley of Sa
vannah High, who has accepted a
Georgia football grant - in - aid,
has been awarded the coveted
Ashley Dearing Trophy as Sa
vannah’s most versatile high sc
hool athlete of the 1966-67 sc
hool year.
He starred in three sports:
football (rated best ballcarrier
in Georgia in poll of coHege
scouts); basketball and track (di
scus, 100).
has recorded a 4-3 record for
the Dodgers in sixty-nine inn
ings, has struckout 47 and walk
ed just 14 while giving up 54
hits for a 1.43 earned run av
erage — the lowest for all st
arters in the league.
Other Dodger stars to be in
Atlanta for the series are All
star second baseman Ron Hunt,
outfielder Willie Davis and one
of the most effective relief pi
tchers in baseball, Phil Regan.
Stan Musial Team
Seeks Baseball
Players, 19 Up
DeKlab - Decatur “Stan Mu
sial Baseball Team” will kick
off 1967 with their first game
June 17th with all home games
played at McCoy Field in De
catur and at DeKalb Memorial
park.
All boys and men 19 years
old and over are needed for this
team and are welcome to try
out since this team is looking
for more and better players.
This same team, with Bobby
Willis as the manager, won the
Georgia State Stan Musial Cham
pion for the past two years and
have been Invited to Savannah,
Ga. for the fourth of July week
end along with eight other State
champs to play in a six-state
tournament. This same team has
had four boys signed to major
league baseball in the past two
years. They are as follows:
Randy Carroll, 2nd baseman
with the Cleveland Indians;
Butch Crook, pitcher with Hou
ston;
John Duffy, pitcher with the
Dodgers; and Larry Groce,
outfielder with Detroit Tigers
All boys 19 years and older, if
they make the team, will be given
a new uniform along with cap and
sox and will play around 35 ga
mes. Winner of the League will
play for the state champ in Day
tona Beach in Augusta.
There are nine Stan Musial
teams this year in the greater
Atlanta Stan Musial League. They
are DeKalb-Decatur team; Buck
head, Jonesboro, Newnan, Dorav
ille, Norcross, Marietta, Wel
come All, and Fort McPherson.
All teams will play one time
through the week and at least
one time on Sunday. If you want
to play ball or know someone who
is good enough to play this fast
ball, call: J. D. Berry -JA
3-9840 or 284-9427 or Bob Ma
her-378-2926.
Bulldogs Land
State Junior
Tennis Champ
ATHENS—Georgia has award
ed a tennis grant-in-aid to Rocky
Huffman of Darlington School,
Rome, Ga., the 1966 Georgia St
ate junior singles champion.
He ranked no. 2 in the South
in boys’ 16 singles in 1966 and
currently ranks no. 11 in the south
in boys’ 18 singles and no. 1 In
boys’ 18 doubles with James Ward
of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Brave Notes:
The Braves have signed 19-
year-old David Dalton Harris,
Jr., to a contract with Sarasota
of the Gulf Coast League. Harris
is an infielder-outfielder. He
bats right, throws right and re
sides in San Antonio, Texas.
The west Palm Beach Braves
have already been declared cha
mpions of the Florida State Lea
gue in one category. Research
by the Florida State University
chemistry department has con
cluded that the peanuts sold to
West Palm fans are “beyond
all doubt” superior to others
available around the league.
West Palm Beach second base
man Julius Rlzzotl Is the small
est man in professional baseball.
He is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and
weighs just 135 pounds.
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OFFICIALS OF 8188 MFG. Company are shown on the 10th tee at the Porterdale Golf
Course Saturday morning as the new back nine was officially opened. Tourney Director
Billy CroweH, Vice-President B. B. Snow, Bibb President Robert Train, and Porterdale
Agent M. B. Shaw (left to right) enjoyed the two-day annual tournament for Bibb employees.
Shaw Wins 1967 Bibb Golf Tourney In Sudden Death Playoff
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PHIL SHAW (left) receives congratulations from B. B. Snow (center), Vice-President of Bibb Mfg.
Company after Shaw won the 1967 Bibb Golf Tournament at Porterdale Sunday in a sudden death play
off with former champion Howard Sullivan. Billy Crowell, course manager and tourney director, is
shown at right. The annual Bibb Tourney drew 102 entries from Chicago to Florida.
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