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w fIHB 1 BYHD Eporft Editor ' w J C rygfal Bali Major League Baseball finally got under way during the past week and produced, of course, its usual surprises. Montreal won three straight in the NL East Kansas City jumped in front with three straight in v the AL West. The Braves, as expected, look like last years version....maybe worst. In the light of whats happened so far heres the way I predict the rest of the season to unfold. APRIL 23 Willie Mays smashes tenth homer of season to beat Pirates 1-0 as Sam McDowell fires two-hitter. After game Mays says, “I’ve never felt better even though I got a little winded after rounding second base after the homer.” MAY 1 Phillies drop Reds 10-1 as Cincinnati bullpen fails to protect 2-1 eighth inning lead. Manager Sparky Anderson says he can’t figure out what’s wrong with his relievers....after ap pearing in every game since opening day. MAY 15 Oakland's Denny McLain loses fourth straight start, retires next day and joins Vida Blue in public relations work, "I was getting tired of baseball, anyway,” Denny proclaims to the press. MAY 25 Reds fire Sparky Anderson as manager after 15-0 loss to Montreal. It was Cincinnate’s tenth loss in a row. Anderson replies after firing, “Our hitting just hasn’t come around yet.” MAY 26 Reds hire Hoyt Wilhelm as new manager. “I’ll probably put myself in the starting rotation,” the old sarge announces after signing ten-year pact. JUNE 10 Orioles maul Yankees 11-2 to stretch AL East lead to twelve games before noisy mob of 42 fans in Baltimore. “Manager Earl Weaver proclaimed, “This was one of our biggest crowds of the season. We’re real proud of our fans here in Baltimore.” JUNE 10 Braves Hank Aaron hits first homer of season, to move within 74 of Ruth’s home run record. “I’m having an off year,” says the .211 hitting Aaron, “But I’m only 38 years old. I’ll bounce back big next year.” AUGUST 3 Orioles double-header with Cleveland postponed for lack of interest. Three fans and four Indians show up for contest. “The weather wasn’t very nice anyhow,” Weaver replies after cancellation. SEPTEMBER 3 Wilhelm blanks Cardinals 4-0 on three hits as Reds win second straight game. “My fast ball was really humming tonight,” Hoyt replies after game. SEPTEMBER 4 Reds place Wilhelm on disabled list with sore arm. “I can’t figure out what’s wrong,” says the 49 year old Wilhelm. SEPTEMBER 16 Braves win second straight game, beating Expos 9-8. Manager Harris says: “We’re ready to make a run for the flag, even though we’re in last place. This winning streak has got us real fired up.” OCTOBER 2 Braves finish season with twelve straight losses as Luman Harris signs new ten year contract as manager. Harris says the Braves will win the pennant in ’73. “We’ve got what it takes to be a winnerLuman tells the media. OCTOBER 3 Royals win AL West crown on last day of season. Concede play-offs to Orioles. OCTOBER? World Series cancelled. “There’s a good football game on TV today and we ddon’t want to miss it," says the players. ***************************** YOUTH RECREATION TRACK B Hi 11 "••V ■ Ml I t . Wmt' v 1 -v* Perry Winners Perry had ten first place finishes in the four way track meet held last week at International Stadium in Warner Robins. Four of the winners are pictured above. Front row (1 to r) Eric Thomas and Kenny Payne. Second row - Leon Green and Lynn Smith. Winners not pictured were: Carl Walker, Steve Harris and Tony Harris. (Photo by Jerry Payne) Baby Cats Blast WR The Perry Jr. High 7th-Bth Grade Panthers upped their season's total to 3-1 Monday by blasting the Warner Robins Warriors 10-0. Coach Dave Crockett’s Panthers shut out the Warriors behind the one-hit pitching of Duane Murphy. The lone Warrior hit was a single by Soles in the fourth inning. The Panthers wasted little time getting to the Warrior pifcher as they scored 5 times in the first inning as McCarty, Richerson, Hillson, and Robinson singled. There were also 2 Warrior miscues in the inning. When the first inning was over, the Pan thers led 5-0. The Warriors and Panthers both failed to score in the second. In the bottom of the third, the Panther bats boomed again. McCarty and Richerson both singled. Hillson followed with a triple bringing in McCarty and Richerson. Murphy singled to score Hillson. Catcher Phil Gentry followed Murphy with a single and worked himself to third. Shortstop Lloyd Turner then singled to score Gentry. Third baseman David Bryant followed with a hit to score Turner. The Panthers scored 5 times in the third to up their lead to KM). Pitcher Duane Murphy and the Panther defense held the Warriors scoreless the rest of the game even though the Warriors did manage to load the bases in the fourth. Murphy struck out Ramsey and Schofield to end the threat. Second baseman Johnny McCary and shortstop Lloyd Turner sparkled in the infield for the Panthers against the Warriors. The Panther hitting added up as follows: McCarty (2-3); Richerson (l-3); Hillson (2-3); Gentry (1-3) Turner (3-3); Bryant (2-3) Robinson (1-3). Score by innings; WRJH 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERRY 5 0 5 0 0 10 Perry Wins VO Events in County Trask Meet Perry boys, age 7 through 14, represented our city in excellent fashion as they participated in their first track meet ever. Warner Robins International Stadium was the scene of the meet held Thursday, April 13th. This was a Houston County Recreation Dept, four team meet composed of Perry plus the Colt, Raider and Westside teams of Warner Robins. Perry coaches were concerned that our athletes would be awed by the size of the stadium. Such fears proved groun dless as the pale, powder blue colors of Perry were in the top three finishers time after time. Little Stephen Harris, a consistent and magnificent competitor in the age 8 and under Mite category, set the tone of things to come. He blazed to a first place win as he captured the 50 yard dash, 7.7, leading from gun to tape. Perry coaches and fans could sense the excitement generating in the team as they continued to gain momentum. At the con clusion of the meet the tired, but successful. Perry team headed home with many honors as they gathered 140 points overall. There is no total winner but rather team points are kept by age group. Perry team scores were as follows: 8 and under. Third place, 31 points; 9, First place, 45 points; Age 10, Fourth, 8 points; 11 age group, Second place, 30 points; and age 12 group, second place, with 26 points. Age 8 and under were led by Stephen Harris with 16 personal points accumulated by winning the 50 yard dash with the best time, for this age, in the meet. He also had - f SB Ho if * -Xv-fcX&u ;-.< ?':•■ , y-- 11 ypH f ’WBgr . jBWMWWaBKSP ..-i- ***. ? *’ • JsPNPii*^ Barnes Slaps Single Against Ms. De Sales Cavaliers Blank Panthers 4-0; Brown Fans Thirteen Mt. DeSales righthander Jimmy Viviani pitched a brilliant six-hitter, struck out eight batters, and coasted to a 4-0 decision over the Perry Panthers Monday afternoon at Houston Field. The crafty moundsman kept the Perry batters off blaance the entire game and demonstrated pinpoint control. Viviani did not walk a batter. Perry southpaw Earl Brown, who went all the way, linked up with Viviani and held the Cavaliers scoreless for the first two frames, before the Macon visitors plated the first run of the game on two hits in the third. DeSales rapped Brown for three hits in the fourth frame, while tailing two more and closed out the scoring with another run in the sixth. Brown gave up a second place in the High Jump and took a third in the second heat of the 100 yard dash. Had Stephen been able to run in the first heat of the 100 his time was good enough for first place. Stephen also anchored his team in the 440 yard relay passing some three other runners who were ahead of him to place third. Another fine effort by an 8 year old was turned in by Kenny Payne as he took a first place in the Softball throw OlVi ft.). Kenny ran the first leg in the 440 yard relay already mentioned. He later displayed a fine second leg run as he helped three 9 year olds to a third place in a 440 relay. Whitt Smith picked up a third place in the Soft ball throw which had 13 contestants. Al Casey and Joe Thomas ran the second and third legs of the third place 440 relay and were in other events. Fred Dooley ran a strong 100 yard dash but failed to place. Hervia Ingram Jr. was in the 50 yard dash. Both Fred and Hervia were in the broad Jump. Perry’s best performance was turned in by the 9 year olds as they won first place. Tony Harris won a first heat 50 yard dash in 7.2, first in the 100 yard dash in 14.2 and had the winning Softball throw of 122 ft. In addition he anchored the 440 yard relay as they took third and later he was anchor man in a 440 relay of ten year olds, Perry completed 3 nine and one ten in this event; as they took a third place. Eric Thomas was only a short distance behind as he took a second heat, first place in the 50 yard dash in 7.3. He was second in the 100 yard dash and third in the Softball only seven hits, walked two and fanned thirteen Cavaliers. The non-region con frontation started off like it was going to be a real pit chers duel. Brown set the Jimmy Viviani Fires Shutout Cavaliers down in order in the first, while Perry could muster only a harmless thow. Eric turned in two fine 440 relay legs also. Scott Hedrick captured third in the 50 yard dash and ran a leg in the 440 relay. Coach Larry Hedrick had every right to be proud of this No. 1 team. Ten year old Keith Beckham won third spot in Home Journal ' P m. 0 R K T fk c PAGE 14-A APRIL 20, 1972 the 50 yard dash and ran the third leg in the 440 relay already mentioned. Lynn Smith and Carl Walker were the leaders of the second place finish by the eleven year olds. Lynn took first in the 220 yard run (32.2) and Broad Jump (12.3) plus second in the 75 yard dash. Carl was first in the 440 yard run (1:15.7) plus third in the 75 yard dash. Leon Green fired up the 12 single by Clarington. Brown continued to waltz through the Mt. De Sales batting order in the second inning, giving up only a walk. In the Perry half of the second, third baseman J. B. Goheen blasted a long double, but Viviani induced Joe Andrews to fan, Glad felter to ground out and Brown to strike out, ending the threat with no damage being done. In the Cavalier third, Sammy DiNardo singled to center to lead off the inning, stole second base, advanced to third on an infield groundout, and scored on Johnny Henderson’s single. Viviani filed out deep to William West to end the inning. In the Perry third, Mark Shugart rapped a one out double, but was stranded as Clarington and Barnes grounded out and filed out respectively. The Cavaliers put on their hitting shoes in the fourth. Bud Butler led off with a single and took second on a Perry error. Brown fanned the next batter, but gave up a run producing single to Tim Jackson, who advanced to second on the throw to the plate. Another single by DiNardo produced the second run of the inning, as *★★**★★★**★★★** Perry Girl Thinclads Win On Saturday, April 15th at high noon, Perry girls wearing their bright red colors, met in competition with two other Houston County Recreation Dept, teams in Warner Robins. The Mite team girls (age 8 and under) took first place with 45 points. Perry’s “B” leaguers (age 9 and 10) won a second place as they scored 47 points. Our 11 and 12 year old girls scored zero points. The Mites were lead by Pamela Walker as she took a first place in both the 50 yard dash and the Softball throw followed by second place wins in the 75 yard dash and High Jump. Alnita Lasseter placed in five events as she took a second place in the Broad Jump and four third places as follows: 50 and 75 yard dashes, High Jump and Softball throw. Jada Harris had winged *************** year olds with 17 points plus five points for his anchor man job taking second place in the 440 yard relay. He was first in the 75 yard dash (9.6) and was second in both the 220 yard run and Broad Jump. William Hill placed third in the 75 yard dash. Leon, William plus Bernard Lasseter and Grady Vance sewed up second in their 440 relay. Alfred Dixon represented Jackson crossed the pay station. Brown fanned the next two batters. Perry, down 3-0, started an uprising of their own in the bottom of the fourth, but could not dent the I! IB Goheen Slams Two-Bagger scoreboard. After Booney went down on strikes, Goheen laced a single to left and made it to third, one out later, on a single by Glad felter. Viviani bore down and fanned Brown to end the threat. ★ *★★★★★★★*★★★★★ feet as she placed in five events for her “B” team plus being the anchor runner on the 440 yard relay team which captured a third place spot. Jada was first in the 50 and 100 yard dashes plus the 220 yard run. She tied for second in the High Jump and placed third in the Broad Jump. Myrtis Walker placed second in both the 50 yard dash and the Broad Jump plus a third place finish in the 100 yard dash. Myrtis ran the third leg of the 440 yard relay. Pamela Walker and Sharon Williams were also runners on the relay team. Coaches Laveme Harris and Mary Walker are real proud of these girls who represented Perry so well. These girls had another meet yesterday, too late for this edition, so read next week’s Home Journal for those results. ***♦★★★★**★**★★ Perry as a 14 year old but had no competition so he ran for the experience but was not allowed any points. Perry coaches feel the team is strongest in dashes, runs and Softball throws. Improvement must be made in the baton passing part of the relays plus Broad & High Jumps. Perry will be competing again today in another meet in Warner Robins at 5:30 pm. Perry’s strong armed lefthander put the Cavaliers down in the top of the fifth giving up only a walk. The Panthers could do nothing with Viviani’s servings in the fifth and went down in order. Mt. De Sales picked up their final run in the sixth as Jackson singled, stole second and crossed the plate on Gary White’s one base hit to left. Perry got the leadoff man on in their half of the sixth as Barnes dropped in an op posite field single, then stole second base. Booney was then called out on strikes. Barnes, still at second base, tried to steal third and was thrown out. Goheen grounded to third to end the inning. In the DeSales half of the seventh, Brown set the Cavaliers down in order and recorded his thirteenth strikeout. Panther first sacker Joe Andrews helped the Perry lefthander record the first out of the inning by robbing Henderson of a hit. The Cavalier catcher lined a shot that had “hit” written all over it, but Andrews leaped high and came down with the ball. Perry continued to have trouble with Viviani’s serves and went down 1,2,3 in their final at bats. Third baseman J. B Goheen led the Panthers hitting attack with a double and single in three trips to the plate. Mark Shugart had a double in three tries. Cath cer Jerry Barnes rapped a single in two official at bats. Barnes also recorded a sacrifice. Lawrence Clarington laced a single m three attempts and played a fine defensive game m center field. Van Gladfelder knocked a single in three trips. The Panthers are scheduled to play Macon County today at 4:00 m Montezuma. CAVAUERS 001 201 (M-7-0 PANTHERS OOOOOOWHH WP- Viviani ( 3-1 ) LP- Brown (1-1)