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Spirited Contact Work
Enlivens Westfield Fall
Football Practice Here
With less than three weeks
left before their first football
game, the fledgling West
field Hornets are hard at
work, engaging in two-a-day
drills (at 8:30 A.M. and 4:00
P.M.) Westfield’s first op
ponent is Monroe Academy
of Forsyth. The Hornets
baptism under fire will occur
on September Ist.
Fall practice started on
August 10th, with drilling in
full uniforms starting last
Monday. Head Coach
Marvin Arrington has his
team on a vigorous schedule,
trying to solve the gigantic
problem of molding the
green Hornets into a
cohesive unit before Sept.
Ist.
Arrington knows his
football and is using
imaginative drilling that
keeps his charges putting out
one hundred percent and
enjoying every minute of it.
In one typical practice
session, the young coach
barked, “Dancing is a
contact sport. What is
football?” The spirited
answer was, “A hitting
sport.”
Rain somewhat hampered
Monday practice as an early
afternoon downpour forced
the Hornets inside for black
board drilling, also known as
“chalk talk.” After about 30
minutes inside, the team
emerged to practice on the
soggy, muddy field.
Tuesday afternoon’s drills
were delayed shortly while
assistant coach and team
physician Dr. Mike Gran
tham of Fort Valley
physically examined each
player. One encouraging
Perryan Named
Bowling President
Mrs. Lynda Williams of
Perry has been named
president of the Robinettes
Summer Bowling league for
the 1973 season. The new vice
president of the league is
Mrs. Ouida Robertson of
Warner Robins, and the
secretary-treasurer is Mrs.
Earlene Deßona.
Mrs. Williams is an em
ployee of Pabst Brewing
Company and bowls on a
team sponsored by Pabst
against other company
sponsored teams. She was
captain of her team for the
1972 season.
The Robinettes are af
filiated with the Women’s
International Bowling
Congress with headquarters
in Greendale, Wisconsin.
They bowl weekly at Houston
Unes in Warner Robins.
The fall league season
opens September 11. Pabst
sponsors a team in each
league, composed of women
employees and wives of male
employees.
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Westfield QB candidate Marc Ethridge takes a snap from center Charlie
Ray in a Tuesday afternoon practice session. Ethridge is recovering from a
knee injury.
note was the return of senior
quarterback candidate Marc
Ethridge who had missed
most of this spring’s work
with a damaged knee.
“Ethridge has a brace
support on the knee which
hasn’t hampered his
mobility too much,”
Arrington said.
The Hornets have added
several players to their
roster since spring practice,
the most notable of which is
perhaps Matt Mallette, a
transfer from Illinois. The 27
man roster has swelled to 32
which as Arrington in
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New Westfield Head
Football Coach Marvin
Arrington is in the midst of
his second week of drills with
v his squad. Arrington cames
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county High School in
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math and served as assistant
football coach and assistant
girls’ basketball coach.
Coach Arrington is 34
$ years of age and is married
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PCC GOLF NEWS
The Pro-Lady Tournament
held Tuesday at the Perry
Country Club, had a field of
fifty amateurs and ten
professionals.
The team of Mrs. Ann
Powell and Jimmy
Hazelwood took first place
honors with a low ball of 62.
Second place honors went
to Mrs. Jo Dunning of
Houston Lake and pro Buddy
Hansen of Albany, formerly
of Houston I.ake.
There was a big tie for
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
seventh places with a 65.
These winners were Buddy
Hansen and Lucy Collins,
Wiltz Bernard and Millie
Smith, Buddy Hansen and
Cycle Hopkins, Buddy
Hansen and Pat McCall, and
Jean Parker and Charles
Sorrell.
The low pro for the day
dicated, “represents around
40 percent of all eligible boys
at Westfield.”
Arrington was highly
impressed with his boys on
several points. He related
"that even with the summer
work schedules and long
distances to travel to
practice, practically all of
them are on time, ready to
go.” He also has been
favorably impressed with his
teams’ enthusiasm for hot,
hard work. “These guys like
to hit,” the affable coach
reported.
The coaching staff was
to the former Jeanette
Seabott of Alamo. Arrington ;£
is a native of Americus and g;
played both football and g;
baseball for Coach Jimmy
Hightower. Arrington later
graduated from Georgia ¥
Southwestern
where he earned a BS degree g
in education, with a major in
mathematics and a minor in
physics. |:J
The Arringtons are |i|
currently residing at 1413
Elizabeth Avenue, having
moved to Perry on July Ist. |:j
They have three children, $
Donny 10, Tim-6, and Janet $
3. jj
In addition to his coaching
duties at Westfield, he will
also teach math. Jeanette g
Arrington will teach typing, g
shorthand and other g
business courses.
Jeanette Arrington is no ¥
stranger to the sports world,
having played basketball at
Wheeler County High and
earning All-State honors |:j
there. She also played on the gj
girls’ squad at Brewton- gj
Parker Junior College.
Coach Arrington’s Hornets
are slated to open their first
season of competition
against Monroe Academy in :j:
Forsyth on September Ist.
was Buddy Hansen with a
39+30 for a 69. Wiltz Bernard
was second with a 73.
The clubs represented
were Forest Park of Atlanta,
Double Gate in Albany, Tara
Country Club in Jonesboro,
Robins Air Force Base,
Demons Played Well
Despite 3-8 Record
Although the Perry
Demons had a difficult
season in the Houston County
Jr. league (age 13 and 14) it
was not the fault of Jess
Wright. Jess co-led the team
in hits with 9 along with
James Richardson. Jess led
the Demons in the following
categories: a fine .391
somewhat reluctant to single
out individual players for
praise because as one coach
remarked, “It’s too early to
tell. We’ve got to find out
who wants to really play
football.”
This Friday afternoon at
4:00 the team will be dressed
in game uniforms for
photographs. The team
picture will appear in next
week’s Houston Home
Journal. Also in next week’s
paper will be more practice
highlights and a profile of
another member of the
coaching staff.
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Americus, Reynolds and
Statesboro.
Everyone is reminded to
sign up and reserve electric
carts early for the Sid
:j: Clarke Memorial Golf
x Tournament to be held
August 26 and 27. The event
will be a handicap tour
nament with shotgun starts
at 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
x The entry fee is SIO.OO per
player. A memorial trophy
will have the winners name
engraved on it and a smaller
trophy will be awarded the
winner. Gift Certificates will
also be awarded.
A plaque will be given to
Mrs. Sara Clarke in ap
preciation for the con
stributions that her husband
made to the Perry Country
Club.
average, 12 RBl’s, 7 runs and
8 extra base hits. He had 2
doubles, 2 triples and 4
homers and was always both
an aggresive hitter and
baserunner. Jess proved to
be a tough out and was
especially hard to strike out.
James Richardson hit a
solid .300 loved to take his
cuts and was the most dif
ficult Demon to fan as he
struck out only 5 times (one
in every seven at bats).
Roy “Boo” Mathis turned
in several fine pitching jobs
during the year, including a
nifty 3 hit win in the season
finale. Kevin Smith, Demon
centerfielder, turned in
several exciting catches
during the season plus
having the next most hits
behind Wright and
Richardson.
The Demons had several
young, inexperienced
players as well as losing
Edwin Allen and Dennis
Little during the season,
however, their last two
games showed they had
begun to get things together
and with most of the
youngsters returning next
year this should be a
challenging ballclub. Its to
their credit they never gave
up in spite of a 3-8 record.
Demons were managed by
Willie Allen and Coached by
Lee Releford.
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Hornets Kayo Hayneville
The First Baptist Hor
i nets, using a tenacious
defense and superb pitching,
knocked off the high-flying
Hayneville Baptist softball
team, 6-3, last Thursday
night at Perry Elementary
School field and jumped out
to a 1-0 lead in the Perry
Church League playoffs.
Game two of the best of three
for the National division title
was played Tuesday night.
During the regular season
the Hayneville crew rolled
up a brilliant 14-1 record and
were tabbed by many to
sweep the series, but a
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determined First Baptist
Hornet team, that had
finished second to
Hayneville with a 13-3 slate,
was unbeatable in the opener
against Hayneville.
lefthander Hay Mims of
the Hornets silenced the
Hayneville big sticks to the
tune of only four hits, with
two of those coming in the
final inning.
The Hornets jumped out in
front early with a run in the
first inning on a single by
David Crockett and a two
bagger by Ricky Vance.
Hayneville took the lead
PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUG. 17, 1972
for the only time in the game
in their half of the first on a
single by Tubby Fowler and
a long home run by R.
Spainhour.
First Baptist grabbed the
lead again in the second
frame and were in front the
remainder of the game.
Singles by Don Simmons,
Billy Irwin, Ray Mims and
David Crockett produced
two runs,and a 3-2 ad
vantage.
The Hornets gathered
single runs in the fourth,
sixth and seventh innings for
the final 6-3 score.
HORNET IlITTING: D.
Crockett (3 for 4), Ricky
Vance (2 for 4), Lynwood
Barrett (o for 3), D. Shelton
(2 for 3), R Harper (1 for 4),
D. Simmons (2 for 4), B.
Irwin (2 for 3), T. Todd (1 for
2) Ronnie Vance (2 for 3),
Ray Mims (1 for 3).
HAYNEVILLE: M Fowler
(0 for 3), N. Bedgood (0 for
3) T. Fowler (2 for 3), R.
Spainhour (2 for 3), W. Huff
(0 for 3), D. Fowler (o for 3),
C. Hamsley (o for 2), D.
Hamsley (o for 2), J. Adams
(o for 2), M. Yansom (o for
2).