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Sports jm Sports editor If I were commissbner: changes to the all-star game The Major League All-Star game is over. This time the good guys (National League) beat the evil em pire 8-7. This may have been baseball's last big show in 1994, with the players threatening strike and the owners seemingly willing to give up the revenues from the post-sea son and 1995. Once again, while the spectacle was there, the all-star game showed that changes were needed. And, if I were commissioner, there are sev eral changes that I would make to the all-star game. First, there has to be something done about the manner the starting teams are chosen. As it stands now, the selection of the starting team is a popularity contest that encourages ballot-box stuffing. It is no longer only the city of Chicago that tells voters to "vote early and vote often;" but, also Major League baseball. I'm not saying eliminate fan vot ing; but, there has to be a balance found. Perhaps the fans vote should count one-third, a player’s vote one third and a managers/owners vote one-third. Or, what I would like to see, is that all three groups vote on the team, with top vote getters in each position from each group being named to the team. Let's say, for a moment, that the fans voted for Fred McGriff for the all-star team, the players Andres Galarraga and management Jeff Bagwell. All three players would be named to the all star team. The balance of the team would be named by the manager of the all-star team. Which brings up a second change: the numbers of players on the teams need to be increased. 1 think, at this point, we need to re member that the all-star team is not the Hall of Fame, nor is it a collec tion of future Hall of Famers. It is a collection of players who are, or who should be, having very good or great seasons. If you did the voting the way that I think the voting needed to be done, than the all-star teams would have to be expanded to put all the ;different players that could be named on the team. I also like the idea that each team in the Major Leagues get at least one player on the all-star team, and there are 14 teams in each league. How many players should be on each team? I would like to see 30 position players and 15 pitchers named to the all-star teams. That would give enough room to allow each team a person on the team, to allow the three voting groups their choice on the team and to allow the leagues to honor life-time all-stars, those players who will probably be in the Hall of Fame in less than a decade, but who were at the end of their careers and did not make the all-star game on performance. And, when you really stop to think about it, 45 players are not that many players. Remember there are 14 teams in each league. There will only be an average of three players going to the team. With 30 position players, there should be no problem getting a Ryne Sandberg on the team, or no players like Galarraga being left off the team. Of course, there is no way to eliminate the gripes of be ing left off the team unless every one was put on the all-star team; but, this move would eliminate most of the legitimate gripes. Each position in baseball, first base, secondbase, etc., would re ceive no less than two players. Cer tainly the top two players at each position in the league should go to the all-star game. There would be a limit on outfielders to 10, since Please see Roley, page /a Update In the July 13 issue of the Houston Times-Journal, it was re ported that Houston Lake Road was closed between Houston Lake Country Club and Perry. The road has since opened, allowing golfers a direct route from Perry to Houston Lake Country Club. BOE discusses more pay for cheerleading coaches By VETO F. ROLEY Sports Editor Recently, the Houston County Board of Education gave raises in the supplements paid to coaches of Crossroads wins regular season Kellwood was the only problem for Crossroads in the Ochlahatchee Junior League Baseball League, giving them their only two losses. However, no other team beat Crossroads, allowing them to take first place in the regular season standings with a 12-2 record. Kellwood, finished with an 11-3 record, losing the championship on the final day of the season with a loss against Harold's Amoco. Harold's Amoco prevented Crossroads from taking both parts of the Junior League Championship, beating Crossroads 6-2 in the championship game of the post season tournament. Crossroads advanced to the championship game by beating Kellwood, only the ,vs|ip§i! ’ 188 l . |ll \!jEnHBSr j it,. mBBBk c -» - - jF \ ft H 9T 1 fIHHI WBmHm nwunß .'jHQgB SHfll .St % i 'V' Members of the Crossroads Bank team are (front row, l-r) Chris Mattox, Griffin Hamsley, Josh Rackley, Jamey Stocks, Nathan Skinner, Presley Rice, (second row) Phillip Gentry, Jimmy Gray, Christopher Brown, Joey Parker, Henry Elliot, Josh Mathias, (third row) Phil Gentry, Gene Owens, Eric Skinner. Park facilities survive flood By VETO F. ROLEY Sports Editor Rozar Park and Crcckwood Park survived the flood last week in great condition, said Perry Parks and Recreation director Ben Hamrick. At Rozar Park, the two ponds went over their banks, but did not do any damage to the construction going on at the new community center or other facilities at the park. Hamrick said water reached the pic nic tables along Keith Drive before they receded. Only one major facility was flooded, the ball field next to Perry Middle School. Floods at the field forced the postponement of the Perry A's double header Sunday. Hamrick added that despite the bad weather and flood, construction at the community center is still on schedule. The community center will be the home of the Older Americans Council and the Perry Parks and Recreation Department. The center is scheduled to open in Nov., 1994. Donations are still needed to pay for construction on the new center. People interested in donating to wards the center can contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 988-8131. Clarification In the July 13 issue of the Houston Times-Journal, the pitch ing statistics of Stephen Baxter and Brandon Spainhour were left out of the account of the Ochlahatchee Junior League Baseball Tournament championship game. Baxter started for Harold's Amoco against Crossroads. He pitched two-and-one-third innings of no-hit baseball. He gave up one hit, while striking out four. He allowed the first Crossroads' run, and was not involved in the decision. Spainhour closed the game, pitching four-and-two-thirds inning. In his time on the mound, he gave up two hits and one walk. He struck out nine batters, including the final three Crossroads' batters to bat in the bottom of the seventh to end the game. He gave up one run, earned, and was credited with the win. Step Aerobics Sponsored by the Perry Recreation Department Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 - 8 p.m. • Saturdays 9 -10:30 a.m. Perry High School Cafeteria Deborah Hamlin ACE Certified Instructor 10 Weeks - S3O (This is an on-going program) varsity high school sports. How ever, cheerleading coaches did not receive a raise. Cheerleading is sanctioned by the Georgia High School Athletic first time they did so all year. Nathan Skinner led the way for Crossroads at the plate, hitting .475 over the course of the year. Presley Rice (.415) and Jimmy Gray (.405) also hit better than .400 for Crossroads, while Phillip Gentry and Joey Parker both hit .380, just missing .400. In addition to his bat, Gray was the leading pitcher for Crossroads this year. He was 8-1, threw to shutouts, including one no-hitter, and had one game where he struck out all 18 batters. Crossroads manager Gene Owens said that his team won the championship by manufacturing runs, noting that all four homers hit by Crossroads were solo shots. "I am super-proud of them," said Owens. Outdoors Floods hurt fishing holes in three county area The lloods of 1994 will leave their mark on Georgia for many lifetimes to come. Never, in my 51 years, have I seen such a happening. All you have to do is look in one direction or another to see just how much damage water can do. Right here in our own area, not only are we able to look at damage done to homes, but also to farm lands, roads and bridges. Also, there is the total loss of many ponds and lakes. This loss will also take years to bring back to a condition even close to what it once was. In Peach, Houston, Macon and Pulaski counties, the total number of farm ponds that were lost is un believable. Houston Lake, Lake Joy, Lake Juliette, High Falls and Lake Blackshear have been all but wiped out. sPvT'''"' 1 " ~ ~ > -> * ft ft • ■ Ljatk-iSfe*? *'■ V ft ' I S V' Willie Coleman and Clyde Coleman stand in front of their catch, which Included a 16 pound and 35 pound Appaloosa catfish. I Houston Times-Journal Association, said Chris Rowers, cheerleading coach at Houston County High School. She noted that her squad had performed in competitions on the region and # 1 < uj "*''' - 'd&r. " I - ~_ - -^»—-' Area fishing ponds and lakes and farm ponds were wiped out by the recent flooding in the area. Shown Is Houston Lake. Gone Fishing David and Susanne Andel In most of these areas, the fish ery is totally lost. In some cases, as in the farm ponds, they may be lost forever because of the cost of re- Page 6A Saturday, July 16,1994 "Houston Times-Journal state level last year. Flowers said cheerleading coaches were responsible for their teams year round, spending 15-20 hours a week coaching their teams. Currently, the cheerleading coaches are paid out of fund allo cated by principals. Flowers said that cheerleading coaches in Hous ton County received SBOO-1,000 a year for their services. She added Perry Classic starts today The 1994 C.B.&T. Bank of Middle Georgia Perry Classic starts today, continuing through Tuesday, at Perry Country Club, announced Bill Hobbs, head professional at Perry Country Club. Over 300 golfers will participate in one of the three tournaments at the course, with 100 professionals and 50 amateurs taking part in the Parks and Rec holds signup The Perry Recreation Depart ment announced today the registra tion dates for the Fall youth pro grams. Registration begins Monday, July 18, for football, Cheerleading and soccer. Football and Cheerlead ing will be for children age 5-12, while soccer will be for children age 5-16. Registration will continue until August 19, or until the teams are filled. Soccer will be affiliated this year with the Georgia Youth Soccer As sociation, and there is a mandatory $11.50 per player state registration fee in addition to the regular regis tration fee. Information will be provided about soccer at the time of registration. The age control date for football building. The farmer might not be able to handle the cost of losing his crops or home and rebuild a pond. Therefore, the ponds will be the among the last things that will be rebuilt. When something like this hits a cohimunity, there is not very much anyone can do except pray that ev eryone survives and pick up the pieces when it's all over. Everyone has to pitch together and help one another, and we are able to do that. But, what about our wildlife? SOLUNAR/LUNAR TIMES Perry Ceo rff 1 a Area SOLUNAR TIMES LUNAR TIMES 1004 A. M. r. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28 Jtll Minor Major Minor M.lor Sunrl.o Sumel Moonrlse Moon Up Moon Down 1 rri 12:20 08:42 12:53 01:03 08:30 08:43 1:23. 1:33. Btllp 2 S.l 01:12 01:23 01:34 01:43 08:30 08:43 1:38. 8:30. 0:0lp 3 Sun 01:52 08:04 02:15 08:21 08:31 08:43 2:32* 0:24. 0:41p 4 Mon 02:33 08:43 02:31 00:00 08:31 08:43 3:11. 10:10. 10:34p 3 Tue 03:18 00:28 03:40 00:32 08:31 08:43 3:33. 10:30. ll:2«p 8 Wed I 04:00 10:12 04:23 10:38 08:32 08:43 4:40. 11:40. 1 Thu I 04:48 10:30 03:12 11:23 08:32 08:42 5:31. 12:39p 12:14. I Prl • 05:35 11:48 08:01 08:33 08:42 1:23. l:30p 1:05. 0 S.t I 04:28 12:14 08:51 12:30 08:33 08:42 1:23. 2:21p 1:35. 10 Sun I 01:10 01:08 01:44 01:31 08:34 08:42 8:22. 3:10p 2:48. 11 Mon 08:13 02:00 08:31 02:25 00:34 08:42 0:22. 3:SOp 3:35. 12 Tu. 00:01 02:33 00:31 03:10 04:33 08:41 10:23. 4:48p 4:23. 13 Wed 10:01 03:40 10:28 04:14 08:35 08:41 11:25. 5:38p 5:12. 14 Thu 10:38 04:43 11:21 03:08 08:38 08:41 12:28p 8:28p 8:01. 15 Fr 1 11:30 05:31 08:03 08:31 08:40 1:32p !:18p 8:32. 18 S.t 12:10 08:30 12:43 04:31 08:31 08:40 2:31p 8:13p 1:45. 11 Sun 01:08 01:22 01:31 01:31 08:38 08:40 3:44p 0:10p 1:41. 18 Mon 01:00 08:13 02:30 08:44 08:38 08:30 4:40p I0:00p 0:30. 10 Tub 02:33 00:08 03:23 00:38 08:38 08:39 5:51p l!:08p 10:38. 20 WBd | 03:48 10:01 04:18 10:31 06:40 08:38 8:49p 11:31. 21 Thu I 04r40 10:35 05:00 11:23 06:40 08:38 l:40p 12:01. 12:36p 22 Fri I 05:34 11:48 06:02 06:41 08:31 8:28p 1:04. l:31p 23 S.t 0 04:21 12:16 06:54 12:41 06:41 08:31 0:06p 1:58. 2:23p 24 Sun | 01:22 01:10 01:44 01:34 06:42 08:36 9:43p 2:48. 3:13p 23 Mon I 08:14 02:03 08:31 02:26 06:43 08:33 10:!lp 3:36. 3:30p 26 Tue I 00:03 02:34 00:28 03:11 06:43 08:33 10:50p 4:22. 4:44p 21 Wed 00:55 03:44 10:11 04:00 06:44 08:34 1!:22p 3:04. 5:21p 28 Thu 10:43 04:32 11:03 04:34 04:45 08:34 U:3sp 5:49. t:llp 20 Frl 11:30 03:10 11:52 05:41 04:45 08:33 6:33. B:5Sp 30 S.t 08:04 12:14 06:21 08:48 08:32 12:30. 1:18. 1:40p 31 Sun 12131 00140 01:01 01:12 06:41 08:31 UQ.I» titHk »Hlp M.Jor-2 hours/Mlnor-1 hour Accur.t. within 1 minute O - Full Moon • " Wow Moon g - Pe.k activity period ot week Tines edju.ted for DST Moon Times Solunar/lunar times accurate within 1 minute that cheerleading coaches also paid some expenses from their own pockets. However, there were some ques tions from the board about the qual ity of the coaches coaching cheer leading. "How do we know people in (cheerleading) coaching are a cer tain caliber," said board member Tiena Fletcher. Please see Pay, page 7A main tournament, a 36 hole event starting Monday, July 18. The tournament will kick off to day with a member-sponsor scram ble. Sunday, golfers will be able to participate in a member-sponsor Pro-Am. For more information about the tournament, contact Hobbs at Perry Country Club, 987-5147. and cheerleading is the age prior to Sept. 1 of the current year. For soc cer, the age control date is the age prior to Aug. 1 of the current year. Individuals registering for the first time with the Perry Recreation Department need to bring a copy of their birth certificate to keep on file. C orrection In the July 13 issue of the Houston Times-Journal, it was incorrectly reported that Jimmy Gray was the Ochlahatchee Junior League Baseball Pitcher of the Year. There is no such award in the Junior League. The Times- Journal regrets the error, and any inconvenience caused by the error. The influx of water has disrupted the homes of the wildlife to the point that they have been driven out of the woods and river bottoms. It is nothing to see a wild hog or bear crossing busy intersections near the base, or see a little fawn killed on the highway. When the lake and pond dams broke, millions of pounds of fish went downstream. Many people say that fish swim upstream when something happens to the dam; but, Please see lskos, page 7A