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Epilepsy tournament raises over $1 OK
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sports Editor
The team of Ed Chapman, Sissi
Gann, Herb Wells and Jimmy Fair
cloth shot a 54 to win the first an
nual Middle Georgia Golf Classic
for Epilepsy at Houston Lake
Country Club Friday, May 20. The
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Keith Wimberly signs a scholarship offer with
Wyoming's Sheridan College. Looking on are Elizabeth
Wimberly, Phil Smith and Carl Thomas.
Wimberly signs with Wyoming juco
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sports Editor
The Macon Telegraph Middle
Georgia Player of the Year will
continue his playing career at Sheri
dan Junior College in Wyoming.
Keith Wimberly signed a schol
arship offer from Sheridan Friday.
"I 'think it will be better for me
to go away for college," Wimberly
said of his decision to sign with the
western junior college, adding that
he would be able to concentrate on
his classes in Wyoming
"I'm looking forward to playing
with better people,” said Wimberly,
who averaged 13.5 points per game
and 4.5 while playing point guard
or shooting guard for the balanced
scoring Panthers this year. "I can
help them as a point guard penetrat
ing and kicking the ball out, or as
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winners took home SIOO gift cer
tificates.
However, the win was anything
but easy, as the foursome had to go
to regression, to the 15th hole, be
fore finding out they had the win,
scoring higher on the 15th than the
foursome of Gary Bishop, Floyd
the number two guard, rebounding
and shooting."
Wimberly was a three-year
starter for Carl Thomas' team, lead
ing the Panthers in scoring his
sophomore season.
"He offers tremendous athleti
cism," said Thomas, head coach for
the Panthers. "His assets are
tremendous quickness and athletic
ability."
Thomas said Wimberly needed
some work on the half-court game.
"He is best at the transition game
where he can use his athleticism,"
said Thomas.
"I'm excited about it," said Eliz
abeth Wimberly, Keith's mother.
"He's worked so hard."
Keith Wimberly said he was still
undecided about his future major.
Gregory, Ed Garfield and Fred
Klein.
"It was great," said tournament
organizer Jackie Klein. "We made
over SIO,OOO.
"Everybody had a good time, and
we had good participation," said
Klein. Over 60 golfers, and 16
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Perry doctors do 649
physicals on Saturday
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sport* Editor
Perry physicians saw 649 ath
letes Saturday morning, as students
from Perry High School, Westfield
Schools, Perry Middle School and
Houston County High School re
ceived their physicals for the 1994-
95 school year.
"It went extremely good," said
Perry Hospital administrator Jim
Peak. "Any time you have 649
kids, you are going to have some
problems in scheduling; but, (this
year's physicals) was probably one
of the most efficient ones we've
had."
"We had a few problems that we
had to get straightened out at the
beginning," said Chip McCarty,
athletic trainer at Perry Hospital,
who organized the event. "But, once
teams, participated in the tourna
ment.
Klein said the money raised by
the tournament would be used to
start an epilepsy support group in
the Middle Georgia area. She said
anyone interested in the support
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we got that out ot the way, every
thing went as planned."
McCarty said early problems
caused a delay of 30 minutes. How
ever, the physicals ended 30 min
utes ahead of schedule.
The physicals cost each student
$5, with all proceeds going to the
Houston County Board of Educa
tion for athletic needs, which are
not covered by regular board out
lays. A physical done by a private
physician in his office can cost as
much as SIOO.
McCarty said the physicals de
tected several serious problems such
as heart mummers with students
who wanted to play sports next
year. He also said the physicals
showed that several students at the
school needed glasses to correct vi
sion problems.
In order to participate in high
school athletics, state law requires
that all students have a current
physical on file.
The physicians, Perry hospital
and other workers donated their time
to do the physicals, said McCarty.
He estimated that Perry Hospital
spent $5,000 on the physicals.
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Nine physicians donated their
time for the physicals, said Mc-
Carty. "We couldn't have done it
without them. The physicals aren't
valid unless they are signed by a
physician."
Doctors who donated their time
to do the physicals include Luther
Vance, Quincy Jordan, Horatio
Cabasares, Derrick Phillips, Edward
Strickland, Gene Weems, Bo
Arnold, Gerald Brantley and
Thomas Locke. Additionally,
Robert Graham designed t-shirts
given to participants, and worked an
additional four hours Saturday
morning, allowing another doctor
to participate in the physicals.
McCarty also had help from
Monroe Abrams, Kathy Haskcw
and se"cral student trainers from
Troy, Ala., State University, Par
ents from the Perry High School
Booster Club, Westfield Quarter
back Club and Houston County
High School Booster Club were
also on hand.
The Macon College Student
Nursing Association sent 27 volun
teers to help with the crowds.
"Overall," said McCarty,
"everything went very well."