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JP ORT S
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JULY 9. 1970
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SLUMPING BRAVES
Back before the baseball season
opened in April, many avid Brave fans
were convinced that the Atlantans
would repeat their Western Division
championship. They felt that the addi
tion of Jim Nash and Larry Foster to
the Braves pitching staff would wrap
up the championship in a neat package
tapped with a bright red ribbon.
Here we are in early July with the
braves languishing in third place in
the Western Division, 15 games back
of the runaway Cincinnati Reds and 6
games away from the second place Los
Angeles Dodgers. Fans are now won
dering what’s wrong with the Braves.
There is much speculation about their
pitching staff, the weakness at third
base, catching and outfield positions.
Much criticism has been leveled at
manager Luman Harris for his alleged
weak handling of ball players. Even
the vendors have come under criticism
for selling stale products, watered
down cokes, burnt hot dogs, and green
beer. It all proves the old cliche,
“When you aren’t winning, nothing
goes right.” (Consider the plight of the
Chicago Cubs who were leading the
Eastern Division and all of a sudden
in caves the roof of a 12 game losing
streak.)
On the batting side of the ledger,
the Braves have a .261 average, third
in the league, with 353 runs scored,
fifth overall. Four of the Braves start
ing, eight are in the top, 28 in hitting.
So from a statistical standpoint you
can’t pin the rose of fault on hitting.
A majority of experts will tell you
that pitching is 75 percent of baseball.
If you have a strong pitching staff you
can win pennants with mediocre hits.
I think the Los Angeles Dodgers have
proven this factor over the years. The
cold hard proof of the Braves lack of
pitching can be found way down near
the bottom of the list of pitchers who
have had seven or more decisions this
season. Phil Niekro, last year’s 24
game winner, is struggling along with
seven wins and 10 losses. The knuck
leballer is apparently beating himself
widh a 4.15 earned run average and
Super Foods Win Twice
And Grabs League Lead
JR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BY MO WRIGHT
June 30
H H E
Andrew McLendon 11 9 7
Lions 77 3
Hitchers Andrew McLen
don. Phil Jones'. Lions. Ed
win Ellis.
Leading hitters: Andrew
McLendon, Arnall 2 for 2;
Smith 2 for 3. Lions. Harris
2 lor 3. Ellis and Ogletree
2 for 4
John Arnall had a 3 run
blast in the third inning far
Andrew-AicLendon.
R H E
Super Foods 874
Tolleson 5 5 3
Pitchers; ISuper Foods, Joss
Wright. Tolleson, Leslie
Bickford.
Leading hitters: Super
Foods, Honnald 2 for 4,
Wright 1 for 2. Tolleson,
Bickford 1 for I, Murphy 2
for 3, Irwin 2 for 4.
July 1
R H E
Tolleson 10 10 0
Kiwanis 0 2 1
Pitchers: Tolleson, Greg
Carroll. Kiwanis, Leonard
Barrett, Mitch Johnson.
Leading hitters, Tolleson
Fleming 3 for 3, Richerson,
has given up more hits (123) than he
, has strike outs (104). Should Niekro re
s cover from this lackluster start the
? Braves could be in for better times,
i Jim Nash (10-2) and Pat Jarvis (8-6)
are the only two Brave pitchers living
i up to their expectations.
In a recent poll to determine At
lanta’s number one “Sports Hero” the
surprising results found Rico Carty,
the Brave left fielder winning by a
landslide majority over his closest com
petitor, Hank Aaron, This, of course,
could be a problem in that the “Ham
mer” has always been on the throne of
fame while his less talented teammates
have taken the “also played” public
ity. One can only wonder if there isn’t
a degree of professional jealousy in
volved in the Braves’ sinking pennant
ship. Clete Boyer expressed this feel
ing when he casually mentioned that
the Braves have several primadonnas
who help Luman Harris run the team.
All professional players have a lot of
pride in their ability as athletes. Un
less there is a management force on
hand to properly channel this ego or
pride then you could have a lot of in
dividuals playing on a team instead of
having a team of individuals. To jump
to a conclusion that the Braves morale
is at a low ebb due to professional jeal
ousy would be strictly speculative but
could contain a certain amount of fact.
Whatever the problems are, I for
one would like to see them straighten
ed out. I too take a great deal of pride
in the Atlanta Braves and their success
is a source of satisfaction for all Geor
gians.
JUGGING
Even the long hairs and hippies in
Byron were sports conscious. Their fa
vorite sport, I’m told was “jugging.”
The promoters hauled in hundreds of
gallons of water to the hot and thirsty
youngsters. When the water truck ar
rived the “freaks” would run down to
till up their containers and “jug” back
to their tents.
1 realize that this isn’t humorous
but it’s the only thing I could find on
the lighter side of a degenerate situa
tion.
Irwin, O'Neal 2 for 3. Ki
wanis, Tucker. Barrett. 1 for
2
R 11 E
Beavers 13 11 1
A ndrew-i\k London 3 6 1
Pitchers: Beavers. Mickey
Dtnnard. Tracy Brambletl.
Andrew .McLendon, David
Leveret to. Bucky Howe.
Leading hitters: Beavers.
Clifton 2 for 2. Dennard 3
lor 4. Brambletl 2 for 5 An
drew .McLendon. Tavlor 2 for
3.
Tracy Brambletl and Mic
key Dennard both socked
homers for Beavers.
July 6
R H E
Tolleson 4 7 4
Lions 012
Pitchers: Tolleson, Leslie
Bickford. Lions. Phil Gentry.
Leading hitters; Tolleson,
Fleming Richardson 2 for 3.
Lions, Gentry 1 for 3.
R H E
Super Foods 10 4 2
Andrew-McLcndon 5 6 1
Pitchers; Super Foods,
Jess Wright. Andrew-McLen
don, Phil Jones. David Lev
erette.
Leading hitters: Super F.
Willard. Bullock. 1 for 2, J.
Wright 1 for 1, J. Vogt 1 for
4. Andrew McLendon, Taylor
2 for 3. G. Wright 2 for 4.
Junior League Standings
as of July 6
W L
Super Foods 8 3
Beavers 6 3
Andrew-McLendon 7 4
Tolleson 7 5
Lions 3 7
Kiwanis 1 9
Home Run Hitters
Tracy Bramblett, Beavers 6
Mickey Dennard. Beavers 4
Bobby Irwin, Tolleson 3
.less Wright, Super Foods 3
John Arnall. And.-McL. 2
Mitch Johnson. Kiwanis 2
Brian McDonald, Kiwanis 2
Duane Murphy. Tolleson 2
Leonard Barrett, Kiwanis 1
Kent Fleming. Tolleson 1
Gary Giles, Kiwanis 1
Phil Jones, And.-McL. 1
David Levcrette, An.-McL. 1
Jim O'Neal, Tolleson I
Len Taylor, And.-McL. 1
Tony Theus, Beavers 1
Jeff Vogt, Super Foods 1
Lions Blast Tigers
The Centerville Lions beat
the Perry Tigers 12 to 2 in
Centerville Wednesday night
Mai Gore led the Lions
hitters with three home duns
in three trips.
The game featured three
home runs in succession in
the fourth inning by Leon
Wynn, Gore and Jesse Bur
nette.
Milton Walker and David
Perry Broncos
Lose Twice In
Senior League
Derrick McKaughan pitched
a three-hit shutout Friday, June
26. for the Warner Robins
Hawks against the Perry Bron
cos and took the win with a 5
to 0 decision.
McKaughan sat the side
down in order in the first, sec
ond, fourth and sixth innings.
He retired the side by strike
outs in the second, third and
fifth frames.
McKaughan struck out 17 and
walked only one. He gave up
doubles to Horace Gilbert in
the third and in the fifth and
a single to Danny Overton in
the seventh inning.
Lynn Howdeshell slammed a
two run homer for the Hawks
in the fourth inning.
Hawks: David Stembridge 2-0,
Derrick McKaughan 3-1, Mel
vin Howard 3-1, Mike Hunter
2-0, Paul Siegfried 1-0, Neal
Swartz 3-1, Doug Roles 0-0,
Spunky Criger 1-0, Lynn How
deshell 2-1, Danny Williams 1-0,
Chris Cross 1-0, Tony Dykes
2- Marc Huston 1-0, Arnold
Hampton 2-1.
Broncos; Mo Wright 3-0, A1
Solomon 3-0, Curtis Booney 3-0,
Lynn Bacon 3-1, Danny Over
ton 3-0, Johnny Poole 1-0, Lar
bert 3-2, Carlton Gilbert 0-0,
ry Hardwell 2-0, Horace Gil-
Ricky Mangague 1-0, Clarence
Smith 2-0.
Southpaw Summie Wilson
of the Warner Robins Astros
pitched a no-hit, no-run
game in his teams 20 vic
tory over the Perry Broncos
Wednesday night, June 24th.
Wilson struck out the first
three men he faced. Then
he forced the next two to
ground out. A walk ruined
his bid for a perfect game,
but the man was caught try
ing to steel.
Wilson then fanned the
Broncos in order in the
third. He struck out the
first two men in the fourth,
then walked his second bat
ter. However, he fanned the
next batter.
Wils' n proceeded to whiff
the side in the fifth and got
the first two on strikes in
the sixth. He walked his
third man and forced the
next batter to ground out.
The heady port-sider pro
ceeded to strike out the
next three men to end the
game.
Wilson wound up striking
out 17 of the 23 men he
faced.
The Astros scored a run
in the first when Ronny Law
tripled to deep center and
scored on an error.
They got a second run in
the third on an error, stolen
base and single to right by
Lew Bush.
Lynn Bacon, the losing
pitcher gave up three hits.
He fanned five and walked
one.
Astros Jim Marrone 3-0,
Mike Henry 1-0, Ronny Law
3- Mike Donigan 1-0, Lew
Bush 3-1, Pete Long 2-0, Pat
Kilraine 10, David Carpen
ter 1-0, Richard Pieroe 1-0,
Summie Wilson 3-0, Terry
Knight 3-0. Stan Bush 2-i,
Jay Creamer 1-0, Gray
Koonce 2-0, Joe Lee 1-0.
Broncos Mo Wright 2-0,
A1 Solomon 3-0, Lynn Bacon
2- Danny Overton 30, Hor
ace Gilbert 30, Johnny
Poole 1-0, James Attaway 2-0,
Clarence Smith 2-0, Larry
Hardnatt 1-0, Carlton Gilbert
1-0.
Eagles Overcome
Panthers 12-9
Fred Maleons three-run
home run in the bottom of
the sixth inning proved the
difference in the Centerville
Eagles and Perry Panthers
dash Thursday, July 2 with
the Eagles winning 12 to 9.
It was an uphill victory
for the Eagles, who had tied
the game in the bottom of
the fifth on David Lothrid
ged two-run romer. Malcolm
had earlier hit a three-run
homer to right field in the
second inning. Jeff Jordon,
with three for four including
a triple, led the Panthers at
tack, while Malcolm had
three for four to pace the
Eagles.
Eagles: Stan Bryant 1-1,
Richard Thigpen 10. David
Fountain 4-2, Bobby Platt 3-0,
Fred Malcolm 4-3. Mark Ste
wart 0-0, William Davis 1-0,
James Crosby 0-0. Joe Slo
wick 1-0, Art Washburn 1-0,
Jeff Adams 1-0.
Panthers: Chris Mitchell
3- Kenneth Collins 3-1,
Charles Hill 1-0, Jeff Jord
an 4-3, Bernard Lasseter 3-2,
James Lester 4-3, Robbie
Burgess 3-0, Marion Solo
mon 3-0. Lawyer Jordan 0-0,
Ray Johnson 1-0, Curtis
Flournoy 1-0, Alvin Boone
4-
Redley led the Tigers hit
ting each going 2 for 3 at the
plate.
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LIONS CLUB TEAMS of Perry Junior Baseball Lea
gue. Front row, I. to r„ Jack Ragland, Billy Jones, Greg
Gentry, Wayne Roughton, Lee Williams, Daniel Rainey.
TOLLESON SUPPLY TEAM of Perry Junior Baseball
League. Front row, I. to r., Leslie Bickford, Greg Carroll,
David Howard, David King, Jeff McCuan, Kenneth Bick
ford, Tim English. Back row, I. to r., Mark Montgomery,
Darts, Eagles, Dodgers and |
Giants Win In ’A’ League Action j
The Centerville Eagles fell to
the Perry Darts 21 to 14 in Cen
terville Monday night, June 29.
James Helson led the Darts hit
ters with three home runs in
live trips to the plate while
teammate Derrick Solomon also
homered, for the Eagles. It was
Gene Estep going two for four
while Freddy Remick connect
ed for a home run.
Darts: Claude Jordan 2-0,
Randy Rush 1-0, Robert Solo
mon 2-0, Keith Thompson 3-0,
James Hillson 5-3, Steve Rob
erson 5-2, Derrick Solomon 4-1,
Shelton Thomas 4-1, Jeffrey Mc-
Kenzie 1-0, Samuel Johnson
2- Tommy Jackson 2-0, Steve
Miller 0-0, Bobby Copeland 2-1,
Michael Jackson 0-0, Jeff Mc-
Kenzie 1-0.
Eagles: Gene Estep 4-2, Steve
Buchanan 4-0. Freddy Remick
3- Gregory Albert 4-1, Rogers
Griffeth 4-1, D. J, Defoor 3-0,
Ricky Kelley 3-0, Jeffrey Albert
1- Hughslon Fortenberry 0-0,
Benjie Knight 2-0,
The Perry Panthers lost their
fourth straight game in A Lea
gue East competition Monday
night, June 22, as the Center
ville Eagles rolled by them
with an 18-8 win.
Centerville had a more than
healthy first inning by scoring
10 runs and allowing 15 men to
come to the plate, Roger Grif
feth hit a three run homer and
a single while tammate Stew
Buchanan singled and doubled
in the inning.
Gregory Albert struck 12 bat
ters, walked seven, and allow
ed only four hits in the five in
nings.
The Panthers are 0-4 and the
Eagles are 2-3 for the season.
Ken Lumpkins led the hitting
for the Panthers, 2 for 4.
Eagles: Gene Estep 2-0, Steve
Buchanan 4-2, Freddie Remick
2- Gregory Albert 3-1, Roger
Griffeth 4-2, D. J. Defoor 4-2,
Ricky Kelley 3-2, Jeff Albert
0- Benjie Knight 2-1, Mark
Marlin 0-0, Houston Fortenber
ry 2-0.
Panthers: Eric Knoll 3-0, Ken
Lumpkin 4-2, James Richard
son 3-0, Dan Code 2-0, Ron
Bramlett 3-1, Mel Etheridge
1- Steve Mitchell 2-0, Milton
Garrett 1-0, Hickey Garrett
1-0, Stanley Lester 0-0, Dave
Hickey 1-0.
The Warner Robins Dodgers
A edged by the Perry Tiger A *
8-7 in a Western League game J
held Wednesday night, June 24. J
The winning two tallies for the ]
Dodgers games in the bottom |
of the fifth. i
The Dodgers were behind 6-1 *
going into the fourth inning, 'j
They scored three runs on two
hits, a walk, and an error. Ray
Wright and John Steele hit
singles.
In the fifth, they got two
runs on hits by Lander Stin
son, Ron Broussard and Randy
Traylor, who slammed a dou
ble.
The Tigers had taken a 6-0
lead when they scored one in
the first on Calvin Askew’s
homer and five in the third in
ning on five hits to two walks.
Askew led the Tigers eight-hit
attack with two for three.
Dodgers: Randy Traylor 3-1,
Randy Rosenberger 2-0, Ray
Wright 2-1, John Steele 3-1, Dan
Steele 3-0, Lander Stinson 3-1,
Ron Broussard 3-1, George Rob
ertson 0-0, Pat Clark 2-0, Rob
ert Hall 1-0, Robert Berry 1-0.
Tigers: Calvin Askew 3-2,
Tim Miller 1-0, Edwin Allen 1-0,
Milton Walker 4-2, David Rid
ley 4-1, Robert Noble 4-0, Mar
lin Raleford 3-1, Wendell Vance
1-0, Desmond Culler 2-1, Ricky
Thomas 2-1, Keith Hudson 3-1.
The Warner Robins Giants
defeated the Perry Darts 13-8,
Wednesday night, June 24.
Steve Roberson led the Darts
hitting with two for three while
teammates James Hillson and
Samuel Johnson got one hit a
piece.
Jeff Cusick and Larry Valcn
sky were the big bats for the
winners, each going one for
two.
The Giants scored their runs
on two hits, 16 walks, and three
errors.
Giants: Jeff Cusick 2-1, Larry
Valensky 2-1, Brian Davis, 1-0,
Phil Munroe 2-0, Tony Evans
1- Wayne Davis 1-0, Howard
Gardner 1-0, Ricky Crenshaw
4-0, Jimmy Fleming 3-0, Ken
Hicks 2-0, John Kukla 0-0, Bar
ry Braud 0-0.
Darts: Robert Solomon 1-0,
Claude Jordan l-O, Keith Thom
son 2-0, Bobby Copeland 2-0,
James Hillson 4-1, ..Steve Rob
erson 3-2, Derrick Solomon 2-0,
Shelton Thomas 3-0, Jeffrey
McKenzie 1-0, Tommy Jackson
2- Michael Jackson 0-0.
wvnmar-f i I n llllnil m iji IHWi IHW iiIPEP Wf Wi llii t ■■l
Back row, I. to r.. Coach Jack Ragland, Bud Ogletree,
Phil Gentry, Bert Brown, Roger McNutt, Chuck Odom
. and Coach Ralph Gentry. (Home Journal Photo).
Kent Fleming, Mark Pryor, Bobby Irwin, Jim O'Neal,
George Richerson, Duane Murphy. Coaches Bennie Den
nard (left and Jimmy Smallwood. (Home Journal Photo).
1 Outdoors |
2 WITH TOM DANIEL S
Bowhunters now is the time for you to get ready for
the upcoming season. A few minutes practice each day
can mean the difference this fall in making a hit or a
miss.
To begin with your first few sessions should be
spent relatively close to the target with consentration
on aiming point, form, proper release and good follow
through. This should be practiced until a good group
ing is obtained with'each half dozen arrows fired.
This practice will tone those muscles that have not
been used since last season and will produce the
ability to hold the bow at the drawn position until the
proper aiming point is found with unnessary tiring.
Once you become relatively profecient at close
range begin to vary the range and get used to the
different aiming points needed. As you progress it is
gopd to shoot at targets placed in a wooded area and
life size of the animal you plan to hunt most. ]f you
plan to hunt from a tree stand then some of your
practice should be from one.
A couple of weeks before season switch from field
points to broad heads. Even though the field points
weigh the same as the broadheads and are attached to
the same shafts there will be considerable difference in
the way they shoot.
A newly discovered salt water fishing area has
been plotted and marked by the State Game and Fish
Commission to assist fishermen in locating it. The
reef, off Sapelo Island, is 16 miles due eash of Cabretta
Inlet, and has been marked by four spar buoys.
The presence of the reef was suspected by local
fishermen, and its location was confirmed last year
by Game and Fish research vessel “Anna." Attention
was directed to this area by large catches of fish
which normally inhabit reef areas.
The Sapelo Reef is composed of a wide variety of
sea life of a tropical type, including corals, sponges,
sea cucumbers, crabs and shrimp. Game and Fish
biologists have confirmed the presence of black sea
bass, king mackerel, cobia, amberjack, bluefish, and
even sailfish in and around the reef are*
The buoy system over the reef will serve as a
navigational aid to commercial and sport fishermen in
trying to locate the area. The buoys are white with
International Orange bands and black numbers. A
brochure describing the reef and buoy system is being
prepared by the Game and Fish Commission.