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Amateur captures first place at Perry Classic
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sport* Editor
Stephen Keppler likes to play at Perry Country Club.
Last year, he took it all, winning the Perry Classic. This year, Keppler
spent the first day of the Classic staking out his argument as owner of the
greens and the holes, burning up the field with a first round score of 66,
three strokes better than any other golfer.
But, a repeat was not to be. While back trouble could not force him out
of the tournament, it did cause him to have a bad second day. Keppler
finished the second 18 in 79 holes, taking 13 more strokes than he did the
previous day.
Keppler finished the tournament with a 145, tying him for 20th at three
over par and 10 strokes off the winning pace.
Into the void left by Keppler's injury, stepped amateur Todd Ormsby, a
senior on the North Carolina State golf team. After the first day, Ormsby
was tied for second with a 69. On the second day, Ormsby tied Keppler for
the Classic's best round, shooting 135 over the two day event.
The 135 was good enough for a three stroke win over Louis Brown,
who took home the $2,500 first place check as the leading professional in
the tournament.
However, Ormsby just made the tournament, getting in the tournament
only when the field was expanded to a record 205 golfers.
Perry Country Club head professional Bill Hobbs said the tournament
was expanded due to the floods that hit the area around the cut-off date.
The flooding caused the mail to be slow, preventing many golfers from
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Jerry Rogers of Edwards-Harper puts the winners jaci<et
on the back of Todd Ormsby. Orrnstoy. a tefe enf/y /n
the Perry Classic, won the tournament after shooting a
66 on the second day.
Perry Hospital offers
free sports clinic for
area school coaches
Perry Hospital will hold its sec
ond annual free seminar on athletic
injuries for high school and middle
school coaches, said Chip McCarty,
next Tuesday and Wednesday, July
26-27, 1994.
McCarty said that Tuesday will
be spent covering American Heart
CPR Course C. The seminar will
start Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., and last
until 12:30 a.m. Tuesday afternoon
will feature a golf tournament at
Houston Lake Country Club. Mc-
Carty said this was the only event
of the seminar that carried a fee.
On Wednesday, the seminar will
feature talks in the morning, fol
lowed by a breakout session giving
practical experience with athletic in
juries, said McCarty.
Mike Slater will speak on safe
athletic equipment, John Hayne
will speak on Stretching and flexi
PHPC members ring awards
at summer/spring banquet
By PAUL FELTY
Special to the HTJ
Five members of the Perry
Horseshoe Pilchers received special
certificates and patches at the
summer/spring league awards
banquet last week. Club members
also selected Jerome and Joanne
Kennedy to represent them at the
World Tournament in Syracuse,
New York later this month.
Pat Kovak was recognized for
having the highest average in
league play. John Racklcy tossed
the high game in league play.
Joanne Kennedy pitched the high
game over average. Club officers
selected Bob Ackley as most
improved player.
Maravclle Jenkins was selected
by vote of the club members to
receive the league’s sportsmanship
National Fairgrounds and Ag Center
bility and Keith Webster will speak
on head injuries.
The break out session will con
sist of six 20 minute sessions.
Monroe Abrams will talk about an
kle injuries, Stan Robinson will
talk about c-span injuries, John
Haye will talk about turf toe and
Paul Hicks will talk about shin
splints, among others.
After a catfish dinner, Bob Bof
fen, a certified strength trainer, will
talk about strength and condition
ing, Quinton Lawson will talk
about sports nutrition and Roy
McWilliams will talk about speed
training.
The seminar will take place at
the Houston County Ag Extension
Office at 733 Carroll Street.
McCarty said the only charge
was $23.10 for golf at Houston
Lake.
Sales and Marketing Representative
Don Nelson in Syracuse to promote
attendance at the 1995 World
Tournament which will be in Perry.
Several thousand competitors will
attend the two-week event.
Club President Davis Cosey
reminded members of the important
role in being the host team for the
1995 World Tournament. He said
that approximately 5,000
competitors and their families will
be in Perry for the event next July.
Cosey informed the local year
old club that it is not only the
newest club in the state, but also
the largest. The summcr/fall league
pitching will begin Monday at 7
p.m. at the horseshoe courts at the
Ag Center.
Anyone desiring information
about the club may contact Cosey
at 987-2443 or Perkins Jenkins,
league director at 987-2132, or visit
the league play Monday.
getting their entries for the Classic in on time. Hobbs said, under the
conditions, it was difficult to establish a fair cut-off for the tournament.
The field was first expanded from 136 to 156, and, then to 192. When
the tournament kicked off Monday, July 18,205 golfers teed off.
"We wanted to bring in the top players in the state," said Hobbs. "It
was a fortunate situation for Todd (Ormsby). He got in through the
expansion.
Marlins perfect in senior league
By VETO F. ROLEY
Sports Editor
While the Florida Marlins strug
gle to be competitive in the Na
tional League East, the Ochla
hatchee Marlins have created his
tory, being the first senior league
team to finish a season undefeated,
finishing the year with a perfect 14-
0 record.
"Anytime you have an unde
feated season, you have to have had
some breaks," said Marlins head
coach Neal Pope. However, Pope
also pointed out that the Marlins
had some talent to go around.
"We did have some good
ballplayers," said Pope. "Our 13-
year-olds helped us a much as any
body's (13-year-olds) did. They re
ally carried us through."
The Marlins had three batters to
hit over .600, with two finishing
above .700, as the team compiled a
.500 team batting average.
Joey Pope paced the Marlins of
fence, hitting .733 with four home
runs. He also scored 45 runs, lead
ing the Marlins in trips across the
plate. Ben Hulbert was close be
hind, finishing with a .711 mark
and five homeruns. Burke Murph
was third on the team batting lists,
finishing with a .656 mark.
Three Marlins finished above
.500 on the season. Matthew Hul
bert led the second group with a
.576 average. Joe McDaniel chipped
in a .560 average, while Shawn
Outdoors
Fishing provides relaxing fun
Have your ever just wanted to
run away from it all; go way back
into the woods, to the old creek and
just sit and watch the ripples and
leaves go floating by? I can
remember when (about a hundred
years ago) when I was a
snot...opps...runny nose kid in the
country; I would walk down to the
creek that formed just behind our
farm and flowed toward highway
341. Back then, I didn’t have to be
afraid of anyone bothering me or
trying to do anyone harm. I just
kinda roamed around the
neighborhood. I remember quite
well that 1 would start out on
Saturday morning early to go
hunting. I must have been no more
than 13 or 14 at the time. I would
get my old bird dog and we would
start out toward the back of the
farm. Eventually, I would end up
on that old creek making our way
to Mrs. Charlie Harper’s house.
Mr. Charlie had died some time
back and she always seemed to look
for our company.
I would always get there about
the same time each Saturday and
she would have have a coke waiting
for me. If I had been lucky on the
way over, I would always offer her
the quail that me and my old bird
dog Sue were able to scatter. Of
course, this visit would also serve
another purpose since at that time I
was kinda sweet on a girl who lived
in Perry. This way I could call her
ELBERTA
PEACHES
William L. Brown Farms
Monday - Satuday
8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday 1:30 - 6:30 p.m.
472-8767 • Montezuma
Second pecan orchard on right
Highway 49 North
Houston Times-Joumal
Padgett finished with a .537 mark
and five dingers, including a 370
foot shot.
Normally, Brent Owens' batting
average would lead a team, but he
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Members of the 1994 Ochlahatchee Marlins are Billy Hughes, Matthew Br °°*s>
Bobby Baker, Ricky Garza, Josh Willard, Joey P °^ e, ,nhn Hulbert
an* ine McDaniel Not ohotoed are Shawn Padgett, John Scott, Matthew nuioeri
and BurkeMurph Coachesfor the Marllns are Nea, Pope, Skeet Hulbert and Gene
Owens. The Marlins finished with a 14-0 mark.
Gone
Fishing
David and
Susanne Andel
without calling long distance from
my house. As long as we talked,
me or my parents couldn’t have
stood the pressure.
Yes, those were the days that
will no longer come to past. I’m
not certain if I really miss them or
not. There were some real bad
times for us during that phase of
our lives. Dad had a terrible time
trying to beat out a living farming
and it took all we could muster to
keep food on the table and clothes
on our backs. A lot of people
laugh today,, not believing that
those times could really happen.
Even today, I sometimes have
the urge to just go to some creek or
fish pond and sit and look at the
water and try to completely void
my mind of all the problems and
headaches. If only for a little while
you are able to do this, I think is
some of the best therapy in the
world.
Fishing has been that type of
outlet to a lot of people, including
myself, in the past. Today, a lot of
psychologists are finding out this is
a very worth while therapeutic tool
- Saturday, July 23,1994 "Houston Times Journal
Page 6A
"Everybody looks forward to coming to Perry," said Hobbs, who added
that the Perry Classic was the second largest tournament in the state.
Ormsby also had to survive a two-and-a-half rain delay to take the win.
"I didn't think we were going back out," said Ormsby of the rain delay.
After making eagle on the sixth hole, Ormsby had just hit his approach
shot on the seventh hole when the tournament was delayed.
Please see Classic, paqe 8A
brought up the rear of the Marlins'
regulars, finishing the season with
a sterling .449 average.
Pope and Ben Hulbert paced the
Marlins on the mound. Pope fin
in getting people to relax from a
stressful environment. I don’t
know if there is some sort of
chemical reaction that seems to
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Dropping a baited hook in the water provides relief from
a stressful day as well as giving a lifetime of fun memo
ries and experiences.
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ished the season with seven wins,
recording 50 strikeouts in 45 in
nings pitched. Opposing batters
managed a slim .225 batting aver-
Please see Marlins, page 8A
relax the individual but I do know
from personal experience that it
works. I can go “fun fish” as
Please see Fishing, page 8A