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50-Man Squad Reports For Ram Team
A football squad of 50 boys
reported to the Newton High
coaches Monday as plans are now
underway for the opening game
at Conyers on Friday evening,
Sept. 5.
Head Coach Wilbur Fisher and
assistants Perry Haymore and
Tom Wortman, all seem to be
optimistic over the team per
sonnel this season. Fisher said
that he was especially pleased
that 50 candidates are out for the
team. This is the largest num
ber of candidates to report on
opening day in many a year.
In going over the players avail
able for the various positions
Fisher seemed to worry most
over the quarterback slot. He
has three boys aspiring for that
job, but none have any experience
at the spot. Jim Allen, the QB
for the past three years, is gone
and will be-a member of the
Lees Mcßae College team in
Banner Elk, N. C. this fall.
To fill Allen’s shoes, the NCHS
mentors will count on Freddie
Adams, Ricky Schell and Jack
Lunsford.
“We will be tough at the gu
ard, tackle and center positions
this fall,” Fisher stated. Then
he named over the players avail
able for those spots:
Guards: Billy Childers, Dilmus
Fuller, Kim Blankenship, Marks,
Kinnard and Howell.
Tackles: Tony Watson, Rusty
Creech, Paul Creech, Dial, Clegg
and Ross.
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Joe Riser - Pro Dog Trainer Now
Resident Os Newton County
We are very pleased to an
nounce that Professional Trainer
Joe Riser has moved to Atlanta
and is open for business.
Joe is one of the top profes
sional trainers in the country
and it is only fitting that the
Atlanta club should get the best.
Joe moved to Covington the first
of August, tfls kennel is at the
old Burge Plantation on Geor
gia Highway 142.
Joe was born in Saginaw, Mic
higan, and is 42 years old. He is
married — wife’s name is Joan
— and they have three children:
Mary 17, Gae 15 and Joey 10.
Joe’s background is that he
bought his first labrador retri
ever in 1953 and started running
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At end he has three boys with
experience. They are Joe Heard,
Billy Brooks and Gerry Katz.
Also, Clay, Elmore and Satter
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The fullback corp consists of
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Bulldogs 9 Press Party Aug. 28;
Football Practice Starts Aug. 29
ATHENS — Georgia’s football
Bulldogs will begin fall practice
Friday morning August 29, aspir
ing for their third Southeastern
Conference championship within
four years.
Coach Vince Dooley, in his
sixth year as Bulldog chief of
football operations, will hold his
annual press party Thursday ev
ening, following the picture-tak
ing in Sanford Stadium 2 to 4
p. m. The barbecue will be held
trials as an amateur for the next
two years as a "night rider’’
(Definition of a night rider -
one who cannot afford nor should
be going to field trials and rides
all night to keep from paying a
motel bill).
In 1955 Joe went Professional
and started training other peo
ple’s dogs for money. He was a
public trainer for two years un
til the fall of 1957 when he was
hired by Roger Vasselais and mo
ved East to train his retrievers
and manage his Long Island Hunt-
ing Preserve. In May 1958 he
went to work for Mr. and Mrs.
George Murnane, working with
Joe Schoemer. Os course, in
1959 Joe Schoemer won the big
National for the second time
with 57’ & 59’ N.F.C. Spi-
rit Lake Duke. “Duke” is the all
time high Open All-Age point dog
Tony Moon, Mike Kimbrell, Hugh
Steele, Jr., and Ward.
Halfbacks are plentiful in the
persons of Sidney Norton, Roy
Callaway, Vince Evans, Marshall
Atha, Hoke Blankenship, Dacus
Aaron, Hugh Hudson and Mike
Finley. The latter is a trans
fer student from Woodward Aca-
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in the backyard of Bulldog Sports
Information Director Dan Magill.
Coach Dooley plans to drill
the Bulldogs twlce-a-day for a
“week or so”. The players will
workout In shorts the first three
days, according to NCAA regulat
ions.
Georgia’s opening opponent Is
Tulane Saturday 2 p. m., Sept.
20 In Sanford Stadium.
with 187 points.
Shortly thereafter Schoemer
decided to move to Lincoln, Neb
raska and went out on his own
as a public trainer. Joe Riser
then became the Murnane’s head
trainer, and worked with them up
until this year having made a total
of 11 years with the Murnanes.
During that time Joe has
"MADE”, "FINISHED OFF’’and
"WORKED WITH” some of the
great dogs in retrieverdom. A
few of the more vzell known dogs
are as follows: FC Macopin
Maximum, the all time high Gol
den Retriever with a total of
86 Open All-Age points — FC
Jolor’s Compobosso — FC Win-
Toba’s Black Highpoint — FC
Mr. Mac’s Billy Boy, (the num
ber three dog last year in total
number of Open points, 27, and
tied for numbers of first place
wins (5). 1966 NFC Wygln Cork’s
Coot (number one Open All-Age
dog last year with 34 points^
The most tangible evidence of
Joe’s ability as a dog trainer is
probably represented In "Coot”
and his achievements, The Mur
nanes bought "Coot” from a bu
siness friend when he was 17
months old. "Coot” had never
gotten through the first series of
the Derby prior to this time in
either a Licensed or a Club tr-
Notional Champion "Coot” Ready For A Ride
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NATIONALLY-KNOWN Retriever trainer Joe Riser, who now resides in Newton County near Mansfield,
Is pictured with a specially-built truck for his dogs’ transportation. Coot is shown getting into his
compartment in the truck.
demy, and the NCHS coaches are
expecting a great year from him.
There are other players who
will play a lot of ball this fall,
many of whom are freshmen and
sophomores. The squad will go
to football camp at Lake Jackson
on Friday, August 22 and return
Saturday, August 30.
5 Georgia Golfers
In US Am Tourney
ATHENS — Five University
of Georgia golfers — three for
mer stars and two current stand
outs — have qualified for the
United States Amateur champion
ships starting August 27.
They are current Bulldogs Al
len Miller, senior-to-be of Pen
sacola, Fla., and Lloyd Liebier,
soph-to-be of Portsmouth, Va.
The former stars are Vinny
Giles, Lynchburg, Va.; Arnold
Blum, Macon, Ga., and GaryHol
lomon, Athens, Ga.
ial. To say the least, he had a few
rough edges. He was wild as an
Indian. Hie Murnanes’ purchase
of "Coot” was primarily based
on friendship with the owner as
opposed to "Coot’s” track record
to date. Joe took over training the
dog and "MADE” him into one
of the great retrievers running
today. This was climaxed by
"Coot” winning the 1966 Na
tional. Joe is the only person who
ever laid a hand on "Coot” and
all of the credit for this great
National Champion, who now has
well over 100 Open All - Age
points, must go to Joe Riser.
Ace of Southwood has qualified
for the big National. Joe has qua
lified four dogs for the National
this Spring. FC My-Criss sai
lor, one of the "great” young
dogs running in Open All-Age
competition today. "Sailor”, un
der the expert guidance of Joe,
was qualified before he was two,
along with being ranked number 8
in the country in the Derby last
year, plus being qualified and
going eight series in last year’s
National at the ripe old age of
2 1/2 years.
Welcome South, Joe. The At
lanta Retriever Club members
are anxiously looking forward to
working with you in the years to
come.
"Sailor” Has Remarkable Record
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“SAILOR” is delivering a training bumper to Joe Riser after
making a retrieve. He is one of the youngest dogs to ever qualify
for a National Retriever Trial.
TRAINER JOE RISER is shown above with four of his Labrador
retrievers (left to right): Field Champion Ml-Chrls Sailor, 1966
National Retriever Champion Whygln Cork’s Coot, Field Champion
Falcon Games
On Atlanta TV
WAGA-TV and Cotton States
Insurance are teaming up to pro
vide coverage of the Atlanta Fal
cons pre-season schedule on TV
5. Cotton States Is one of the
co-sponsors of the pre-season
schedule. Hugh Steele and Johnny
Prescott, Covington’s Cotton St
ates representative, Is one of the
more than 100 Cotton States At
lanta viewing area representat
ives who are participating In the
Falcons coverage.
The remaining games will be
television on the following sch
edule:
Sunday, August 24, 1:30-4:30
p. m., Falcons vs. Washington
Redskins from Atlanta Stadium
in color. This will be a taped
replay of the game played the
night of August 23.
Saturday, August 30, 9:00-
11:30 p. m., Falcons vs. New
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Clinic Cancelled
The Atlanta Hawks basketball
clinic scheduled for the Newton
County High gymnasium for to
night (Thursday) has been can
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of the top Hawk stars have other
commitments tonight In New
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Georgia Football Brochure.
Available To General Public
ATHENS — Georgia’s 1969
football brochure Is off the press
and available to the general pub
lic.
Brochures also may be pur
chased over the counter at The
Coliseum Ticket Office In Athens.
Members of The Georgia Bull
dogs Club are entitled to FREE
copies of the brochure, but must
enclose twenty-five cents In st
amps If ordering by mall.
The 72-page magazine features
sketches on all Bulldog players,
coaches and athletic department
staff; past results, individual and
team records. It also has num
erous photos of present and past
Georgia players, coaches and
teams.
The general public may order
by mall. A $2.00 check, made
payable Georgia Athletic Assn.,
should be sent to Sports Infor
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University of Georgia, Athens,
Ga. 30601.
Mr. Mac’s Billy Boy and Ottley’s Jazzbo. Sailor, Coot and Billy
are owned by Mrs. George Murnane of Syosset, L. 1., New York;
and Jazzbo is owned by Dudley Ottley of Atlanta.
lister, Public Relations Director
of the Atlanta-based NBA club.
It is hoped that a future date
(probably in November) will be
available for the top Atlanta play
ers to come to Covington and
stage the clinic.
Wrestling Rematch
Here Sat. Night
A rematch has been scheduled
for the Covington Fairgrounds
Wrestling Arena Saturday night.
Paul DeMarco will meet Big
Bill Dromo and the building
should rock when these two men
enter the squared ring. Last
week they wrestled to a draw
here.
In the other matches Saturday
night at the Legion Fairgrounds
Arena, Joe Scarpa and The Pro
fessional were the winners over
The Assassins. Joe and The Pro
lost the first fall but the Assas
sins were disqualified In the se
cond fall and lost the last fall.
In the DeMarco-Dromo feud,
each grappler had a fall and the
third fall was a draw. Paul
asked for an extra five minutes
and it was still a draw.
In the first match on the card
Saturday, Ronald Fuller defeat
ed El Toro. It was the first
appearance in Covington for Ro
nald. He’s Buddy Fuller’s son.