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Home Journal JP ORT S PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JULY 9. 1970 WASHINGTON |L Sports Columnist 7 || 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. ' - ’ 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.