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RIGHT DOWN THE ALLEY
By SHORTY CASH
By SHORTY CASH
Speaking of the old days in
Summerville —There was an old
couple that some of you may re
member. They were old settlers
of the town, Aunt Lucy and
Uncle Johnny Johnson, who lived
where Myrtle’s Beauty Shop is
now. They had a little frame
house on the corner, and he sold
a few groceries. On week-ends
he had bread for sale. Some
weeks he would order from
twelve to twenty-four loaves, and
a bunch would gang up on Sat
urday night to buy it at five
ebnts a loaf, and that was all the
bread you could find in the
county. Mr. Johnson was affec
tionately called “Light Bread
Johnson.”
There was another old fellow
I think a lot about, Uncle John
Mayers, who lived where the
post office is now. He had a tan
yard where the Sinclair filling
station is now. I had a letter
from my good friend Hill Coch
ran in Tampa. Fla. He said he
enjoyed the articles about the
old town. Hill was born and
reared here. He remembered how
he used to go and watch Uncle
John make shoes, and stuff straw
in horse collars. Hill’s father was
General Cochran He moved here
from Dry Valley, and he and
John Strange opened a hardware
store where Selman Hardware is
now.
There was another business in
town that many folks remember.
The Cherry-Cola Bottling Works,
on the corner just below the
theater. A Mr. Williams ran it
first and then a Mr. Schmidt.
That was around 1912. Later
Walt Broom and his dad oper
ated the plant. Walt got up a
ball team and called it “Cherry
Cola.” We got uniforms and had
the words “Cherry-Cola" across
the front. We had a good team,
and beat every team around
here, winning about twenty
games.
Lindale was in the old Georgia
State that year. Cy Anderson
and Emmett Greenwood played
with them and through them we
got a game. Cy and Emmett lived
in Trion. Cy played with Chat
tianooga and Memphis and was
first baseman.
• One Saturday we were to play
ijefore the league game. We had
to go by train. We caught the
South-bound at nine o’clock (we
Mjere just young boys), and when
we got off at Lindale there was
a big crowd at the depot. We had
to play early so the league game
dould be played about one
cfclock. On our team we had
‘'Lefty" Patterson on the mound
ihe worked in the hank at
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Lyerly); Otis Cordle, catching;
Elmer Tucker, first base; Tim
Akins, second base; I played
short; Clayton Stanfield, third
base; Bethel Stanfield, left field;
Boyce Espy, center; and Walt
Broom, right field.
Lindale put their best pitcher
in against us. Some of you re
member Lefty Sigman. After
that year he went to Mobile and
was a great pitcher in the South
ern. When our game started it
was just three up and down.
Back in those days nearly everv
one went to the game, and did
they “rag” us! The ball park was
packed. Third base was close
to the bleachers and the fans
were on Clayton (our third base
mam. The first three or four)
batters up hit Clayton balls and
he never did stop a one! They j
were so hot, one hit him on the ’
foot and bounced into the'
bleachers. Everyone on the team
had made two or three errors,
except Boyce and me, and we i
hadn't had a chance. So when
we did get them out they had
made eight or ten scores. Boyce
and I were laughing ... So for us
it was just three up and down.!
When we went back out Elmer ।
Tucker missed two or three; so
did Tom Akins. Bases loaded . . .
I hadn't even gotten a chance.
With the pitcher up. Brown sig
naled for the infield to play in.
So that big Sigman drove one
back at me so hot that it hit me
on the foot, ran up my leg and
hit me in the mouth. I couldn’t
pick it up until everybody was
safe. I was spittnig blood, and
were the fans ragging me! I
looked around at Boyce in cen
ter and he was laughing. I said,
"Buddy, your time is coming.”
And now that big Emmett was
up. Patterson shot one over,
Emmett drove it off those liners
back in center; it was one of
those that were so hot they
would rise. Boyce came in for it
and it went over his head for a
triple! I don’t believe that I ever
did laugh at anyone like I did
at Boyce chasing that ball. They
called the game so the league
could pmy Talledega. Lindale
had eighteen runs and we didn't
score.
We spent the night in Rome
and came back on the train. I
picked up the News-Tribune that
morning and in big box car let
ters was: "Summerville Plays
Like Wooden Men.”
Primary prices rise to 116.9
per cent of 1947-49 level.
S"n°tor I’ cs sees high U. S.
budgets until world is peaceful.
AUSTRALIAN TAG TEAM MATCH HEADLINES
MENLO WRESTLING CARD FRIDAY NIGHT
An outstanding program of
professional wrestling will be
presented at the Menlo High
School gym in Menlo, Friday
night, April 5. The first match
will begin at 8:30 p.m. (E.S.T.)
The main event will be a tag
match for the best two out of
three falls with an hour time
limit. Bob Shipp, at 233 lbs., from
Dallas, Ga., will team with 226
lb. Kurt Von Brawner of Munich,
Germany, against Nelson Royale.
224 lbs., of Toronto, Canada, and
Tarzan White, 230 lbs., of James
town, Ala.
A lot of wrestling fans in this
area, knowing the bad blood be
tween Shipp and White, are an
ticipating some real excitement
and play of action when these
two tangle again. The last White
versus Shipp match, about a
month ago in Fort Payne, ended
in a riot. Shipp was unable to
meet White in a scheduled re
turn match because of an in
jured ankle. In an interview,
Shipp, now back in action,
stated r “This is the match I’ve
been waiting for. When I get
through with that country
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Kenny Mitchell proudly seated at the wheel of Thunderbird he won at
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school teacher, he’ll be ready to
retire from wrestling and tend
to his teaching.”
Shipp took Ins time in find/ng
what he says is just the right
partner in Kurt Von Brawner,
the German Strong Man. Von
Brawner has made a name for
himself since entering the Amer
ican mat scene by winning 77 out
of 82 matches. He modestly pre
dicts that he will be the next
world’s champion.
White was pleased to hear that
his old friend, Nelson Royale,
was in this part of the country
and immediately contacted him
and secured him for his partner.
White and Nelson wrestled as
partners in Canada three years
ago and held the Dominion tag
team title for several months
They feel confident of defeating
the team of Shipp and Brawner.
Besides this main event, there
will be two professional prelimi
nary matches. The Menlo Quar
terback Club will also present
semi-pro and amateur wrestling
matches. Daniel Cook and Leon
Mitchell, two of the best high
school football players anywhere,
Redlegs and Senators
Play in Chattanooga
The Cincinnati Redlegs and
Washington Senators meet in a
major league exhibition baseball
game at 3 p.m. Saturday after
noon, April 6, at Engel Stadium.
Chattanooga.
Cincinnati, which tied a ma
jor league record by hitting 221
home runs in 1956, boasts many
outstanding sluggers. Five men
hit over 28 homers. They were
outfielder Frank Robinson, Na
tional League rookie of the year:
first-baseman Ted Kluszewski;
outfielders Wally Post and Gus
are undefeated in a dozen ama
teur matches. They are matched
against a Fort Payne team con
sisting of Kid Eberhart and a
partner to be selected.
The profits from these matches
will go to help support the
Menlo football team. “Come
early, get a good seat, and don't
miss the fun and excitement!”,
sponsors urge.
Bell and catcher Ed Hailey, of
Knoxville
Manager Birdie Tcbbetls also
has the National Leagues All-
Star second baseman and short
stop, Johnny Temple and Roy
McMillan
Washington has many former
Chattanooga players, including
Jim Lemon and Pete Runnels,
and such other American League
standouts as Roy Sievers and
Eddie Yost.
This is the only pre-season
game in Chattanooga this tear
I The Lookouts, now in spring
training at Winter Garden. Fla .
break camp this week. They open
the Southern Association cam
i paign against Nashville at Engel
Stadium Friday afternoon. April
12.
A special pre-season offer on
tickets is now being made at the
ball park. A book of 11 general
admission tickets sells for $lO. a
saving of $3.75. This offer ends
April 11.
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SUBLIGNA NEWS
Mrs. Billy L. Jones and girls,
Janet Teems and Nancy Hix.
visited Mrs. Jones' relatives in
Rossville Friday afternoon.
Wayne Tate, of Carson-New
man College, Jefferson City,
Tenn., is spending the spring
holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Tate.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Scog
gins had dinner Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Z. E. Holcomb, and at
tended the hymn singing at
South Summerville Baptist
Church in the afternoon.
Mrs. Ruby Jennings and chil
dren. Hayes Odell and Mozell
Smith spent Sunday with Mrs.
W. M Jennings.
Mr and Mrs. Carl Stephens
and children, Carolyn and Carl
Baker, spent Sunday afternoon '
with Mr. and Mrs. Tom White.
Mr and Mrs. T. H. Cordle and
David visited Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Mills and family near Naomi
Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. Billy Reece and
Mux visited Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Reece Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Lee White visited
Mr and Mrs. Bence Keown in
Chickamauga Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Plunkett ।
and children and Mrs. Dock !
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1957
Scoggins and children were din
ner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Plunkett.
Mr. and Mrs. George Teems
and Janet, Mrs. John D. Ken
drick and Shirley attended the
singing at South Summerville
Baptist Church Sunday after
noon.
Rev. and Mrs. Billy L. Jones
and girls were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hix and
family.
Miss Odell Smith spent Mon
day night with Miss Susie Kin
sey, and Susie spent Tuesday
night with Odell.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shields
and children, of LaFayette, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. George Teems
Sunday afternoon.
U. S. aid is urged to keep
U. N. in Gaza.
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