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Sports e-fkir-L Lewis Ag- instructor. Perry High School I July is busy month for gardeners For gardeners, the month of July can be a busy time. From harvesting vegetables to weeding and maintaining the flower beds and the lawn, there is no shortage of things to do. I have complied, from The Home Garden Handbook , by Southern Living, a list of things you may want to con sider during the last half of July. •Want to plant a new lawn? If so, there's still time to estab lish new lawns of Bermuda, cen tipede, Zoysia and St. Augustine using seeds, sprigs or plugs. •If your crape myrtles have stopped blooming, you may be able to stimulate them to bloom again by adding superphosphate to the soil around them. Use about half a cup per foot of plant height. Work into the soil and water in well. •Give trees and shrubs an extra boost now with an application of fertilizer. A July sidedressing gives plants time to put on new growth that will mature before fall's first cold spell. Apply two ounces of complete fertilizer per 1000 square feet, or if nitrogen is all that is needed, apply our ounces of ammonium nitrate per 100 square feet. •To prolong the blooming of crape myrtles during the summer, remove the flower clusters as soon as the petals shed, this will prevent the formation of seed heads. •Southern magnolias are erratic in flowering. Young trees generally do not produce flowers until they are four years old, so don't be dis appointed if yours did not bloom in June. •There's still time to root cut tings of many ornamental trees such as azalea, crape myrtle, abclia, dogwood, camellia, etc. •Layering is an easy way to propagate many woody plants. Fruit trees such as apple, pear, peach, nectarine, plum and apricot are easily propagated by this method. Ornamentals that respond well to this method are rubber plant, dra caena, dumbcanc, croton, magnolia, holly, camellia and azalea. •Discontinue the monthly feed ing of azaleas and camellias after July. •With all this rain we have been getting, it is especially important to fertilize your annual flowers on a regular basis. Rainfall leaches nitrogen from the soil, preventing continued growth of new stems and leaves, and thus flowers. So, to keep your flowers bloom ing, sidedress them with a complete fertilizer at least once a month. Youth baseball and softball parents tell of problems in Perry league By VETO F. ROLEY Sports Editor Dozens of irate parents attended the Perry Parks and Recreation ad visory committee meeting to dis cuss the shape of the youth baseball program sponsored by the program. The parents complaints fell mainly along four lines: lack of communication within the depart ment and between the various recre ation departments with whom the Perry department played, lack of equipment and old equipment, prob lems with umpires and scorekeep ers, lack of consistency with the rules, and playing with Warner Robins Recreation Department teams. The most serious concerns raised by the parents were about playing against Warner Robins teams, with several parents complaining about the rudeness of Warner Robins par ents. "At Warner Robins," said parent Mimi Johnson, "they were cursing our boys. And, the umpire told our coach our boys ought to be more aggressive." One of the players for the Indi ans, Carla, said that she would rather play on the boy's baseball team instead of playing softball in a league that included games with Warner Robins. "They cheat too much," she said. Another parent told Hamrick that Warner Robins players had ran a Perry team off the field with bats after one game had been delayed. Keppler controls Classic By VETO F. ROLEY Sports Editor After 18 holes of play, Stephen Keppler of Suwanee is making a run at repeating as champion of the Perry Classic. Last year's winner, Stephen completed the first round of the Perry Classic five strokes in front of a second place sextet, coming into the clubhouse with five under 66. Only 19 golfers were par or better on the Perry Country Club course. Peachtree City's Todd Ormsby is trying to show the professionals in the Classic that they are not the only ones who can chase the little white ball around the course. He leads the amateurs in the tournament with a two under 69, and is tied for second. Calhoun's Bob Nance is the second ranked amateur, finishing the first day one under par. Also in second place, overall, with a 69 are professionals Brian K. Hamric, Phil Taylor, Brian Dixon, Louis Brown, Bill Robinson and Joe F. Turner. Amateur golfer Joe Andrews is the leading local golfer in the tournament, seven strokes behind Stephens with a 73. He is tied for 30th with 13 other golfers. The Perry Classic is not the only tournament being played at Perry Country Club this past weekend. The Classic week kicked off with a Saturday sponsor member scramble, and a Sunday pro-am. Mark Daniel, Jimmy Collins, Don Pund and Don Chandler took first place in the Saturday scramble. Robert Spainhour, Henry Miller, Carl Slocum and Martin Beeland took second; while Mike Cain, Wayne Miles, Alma Dayton and Trevor Aiken took third place. :■> t 'rV• " . •• Stephen Keppler putts during the first round of the Perry Classic Monday. Fall sports registration 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 Please see Parks, page 7A Susan Crook, coach of the Indi ans, said that her team, which fin ished with 7-2 mark, should have been declared the number one team in Division I, since it had the best record. However, she said the Warner Robins Recreation Depart ment refused to recognize the Indi ans as the top team in the league. Many of the parents said that many of the problems could have been avoided, particularly in Warner Robins, if a staff member from the Perry Parks and Recreation Depart ment had been at the games, with several parents saying that they had not seen Parks and Recreation De partment Director Ben Hamrick at the games. "The director should at least back the program by trying to show up at some of the games, especially when there was only two teams (girls' softball) out of Perry playing in the Warner Robins tournament," wrote Indians' coaches Crook and William Walton in a letter given to Hamrick at the meeting. "The only time I've seen Ben Hamrick, other than at the office, was at the boys' tryouts." Communication between the various recreation departments also became an issue in the aftermath of the Mite League tournament held with teams from Millcdgcvillc. Milledgcvillc, said Hamrick, was supposed to send four teams of players that did not make the all star team to play each of the four While Loyd Arthur (fifth hole), Jimmy Beeland (ninth hole), James Faircloth (13th hole) and Bill El more (15th hole) recorded excellent approach shots to the holes, winning top honors for closest to the pin on each hole, the best shot of the day belonged to Jason Arthur, who accd the 18th hole. Millie Smith had the longest drive for the ladies on Saturday, teeing off from the seventh hole. John Shaginaw teed off from the 10th hole for the mens' longest drive. The team of Jeff Baggett, Lyle Fineis, Henry Miller and Lois Andrews took first place in the Sunday pro am. Finishing behind them were Rodney Lamberth, Denis Hanson, Jimmy Sheffield and Rodney Bridges, Sr. Taking the show position were Charlie Moller, Rodney Bridges Jr., Jim Thomson and J.D. Brown. Terri Dicks had the longest drive for the women on the number seven hole, while Robert Spainhour regis tered the longest drive for the men, teeing off from the number 10 hole. Jim Birdsong (fifth hole), Jim Bohannon (ninth hole), Dan Shelton (13th hole), Carl Pierce (15th hole) and Denny Dicks (18th hole) had the won the closest shots to the pin. Among the professionals, Frank Hines had the best day Sunday, completing the 18 course tournament in 70 strokes, winning 5262. Louis Brown and David Dixon were two strokes back, winning $lB4 each for the second place tie. Phil Taylor was fourth, with a 73, re ceiving $126 for his efforts. A foursome of Jeff Baggett, Chris Asbell, Mike Reynolds and Ed Everett Please see Classic, page 7A Park & Recreation Fail Registration Fees Football - City: S2B (1 Child) $56 (2+ Children) County: $42 (1 Child) SB4 <2+ Children) Cheerleading - City: $8 (1 Child) sl6 (2+ Children) County: sl2 (1 Child) $24 (2+ Children) Soccer: City: sl3 + 11.50 (1 Child) $26 + 11.50 (2+ Children) County: $19.50 + 11.50 (1 Child) $39 + 11.50 (2+ Children) regular Perry Parks and Recreation Mite League teams in a post-season tournament. The members of the four Milledgeville teams were to come from players other than the top 60 players of the league, which had almost 200 Mite players. However, Milledgeville sent down four all-star teams to play the Perry teams. All four Perry teams lost to the all-star teams. Another problem faced by coaches was the lack of rule books. Even where there were rule books, parents said that rules were often changed just before the game. Crook, who is a first year coach, told Hamrick that the Perry recre ation department did not have a copy of the USSSA rulebook. The USSSA is a governing body for softball. "If the USSSA rules are used," wrote Crook and Williams, "there needs to be a book in the recreation department for reference." Another problem cited by the parents was inept officiating. "During the season," wrote Crook, "the umpires asked us what the rules were for our games." Parents also complained about the lack of equipment for the leagues, with several parents saying that many of the uniform pants used by the players were too large, too small, or too worn out. "The program is not working," concluded Crook in her letter to Hamrick. "It needs immediate atten tion." Houston Times-Joumal Even Hamrick conceded that the shape of the baseball and softball program was "poor." "Every bit of it falls on my shoulders," said Hamrick, who added that he would directly super KL£gLgPI ... <0- / -x . l **■« • /'w S ■ ...... .!. Several parents of youth softball and baseball players meet with Ben Hamrick and other members of the Perry Parks and Recreation Advisory Board outside of the of fices of the Perry Parks and Recreation Department at Rozar Park Monday. Page 6A Wednesday, July 20,1994 "Houston Times-Journal Georgia PGA CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia Perry Classic Periy Country Club Perry Classic Scoring Summary- Through Round One Place Name Out In Tbtai +A Ist Stephen Keppler, Suwanee 35 31 66 -5 2nd Bill Spannuth, Stone Mtn. 35 84 39 *2 Paul Nolen, Savannah 36 S 3 69 >2 (a) Tbdd Ormsby, Peachtree City 34 35 69 -2 Ed everett, Albany 35 34 69 -2 David Dixon, Carrollton 36 33 69 -2 Drew Pittman, Jr., Statesboro 34 35 69 -2 Bth (a) Bob Nance, Calhoun 38 32 70 -1 Brian K. Hamric, Cordele 35 35 70 4 Phil Taylor, Atlanta 34 36 70 4 Brian Dixon, St. Simons 35 35 70 4 Louis Brown, Newnan 36 34 70 1 Bill Robinson, LeGrange 37 33 70 4 Joe F. Turner, Duluth 38 32 70 4 15th (a) Mark Lemons, Greensboro 38 33 71 E Danny Elkins, Lawrenceville 35 36;...* 71 E Craig Stevens, Powder Springs 37 34 71 E Mark Anderson, Alpharetta 85 36 71 E Gregg Wolkff, Metter 36 35 71 E 20th (a) Mike Pass, Peachtree City 37 35 72 +1 Louis C. McHughes, Cairo 37 35 72 +1 David Nelson, Clarkston 37 35 72 +1 Mike Gill, Savannah 35 37 72 +1 Chris Asbell, Duluth 38 34 72 +1 Mike Cook, St. Simons Is. 36 36 72 +1 Gregg D. Hemann, Augusta 36 86 72 +1 Randall Couch, Atlanta 40 32 72 +1 Peter T. Persons, Macon 37 35 72 +1 Mark Hirschey, Lithonia 35 37 72 +1 30th (a) Joe Andrews, Perry 36 27 73 +2 43rd (a) Jason Griffin, Perry 86 38 74 +8 (a) Jason Arthur, Perry 36 38 74 +8 57th Mike McCollum, Perry 39 36 75 +4 65th (a) Cater Pierce, Perry 38 38 76 +5 Bill Hobbs, Perry 39 37 76 +5 91st KragA-Woodyard, Bonaire 38 39 77 +6 llSthßryanK. Roberson, Perry 38 41 79 +8 Scot B. Carnley, Perry 38 41 79 +8 138th (a) Austin Abney, Perry 39 41 80 +9 Eddie Wilson, Perry 43 37 80 +9 149th (a) Bobby Harrison, Perry 43 38 81 +lO 152nd (a) John Shaginaw, Perry 40 42 82 +ll 166th (a) Otis Stocks, Perry 44 40 84 +l3 Horseshoe tourney on Sat. By PAUL FELTY Special to the HTJ The Perry Horseshoe Pitchers Club (PHPC) will sponsor a Publicity Tournament Saturday at the Perry Ag Center Horseshoe Courts. Pitching will begin at 10 a.m. "This is a ’just for fun’ tournament,” said Davis Cosey, PHPC president. "Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes is invited to come out and participate. They'll have some fun and meet our club members.” There is no tournament entrance fee. The local club will award First, second and third place trophies. All entrants are to register by 9:30 a.m. when names will be drawn for Please see Tourney, page 7A vise all programs in the immediate future. He also called on more par ticipation in the program from par ents, with parents serving on over sight committees for each of the sports. "We have major league problems that need to be solved," said Parks and Recreation committee chairman Tom Whitten. However, some of the parents Please see Problems, page 7A