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Phil
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Sports
All Star break
As long as I’ve followed base
ball, there’s been an old saying
that the team in first place at the
all-star break would win the pen
nant. The key word, though, was
pennant.
Nowadays, with so many teams
in the major leagues, you’d have
to expand the phrase to say divi
sion instead of pennant.
In the old days, the saying was
perhaps true more often than it is
today, simply because there were
eight teams in each league, most
often one in each league that was
head and shoulders above the rest
on a given year.
Not so today. If the saying were
true, of course, the Atlanta Braves
would be all smiles. They have the
best team in baseball with a record
of 57-30, a winning percentage of
.655, slightly better than
Baltimore’s .647. Baltimore has
won 55 while losing 30. The
Braves enjoy a 6'h game lead in
the National Eastern, Baltimore is
seven ahead of New York in the
American East, so both teams are
in good shape.
In the National West, San
Francisco has a six-game lead, but
other division leaders don’t have as
much breathing room. It’s not about
winning a pennant now. It’s about
winning a division, then working
your way through the division play
offs, including a wild card team.
I just don’t know how accurate
the old saying would be today. But
at any rate, the Braves are in good
shape. And by the way, Atlanta is
the only division leader at the all
star break with a losing record in
inter-league play!
Once the teams get back to play
after the all-star break, fans who
come to Atlanta will have a few
more attractions to enjoy at Himer
Field. July 10, the 755 Club will
open for membership. This is
mostly for business purposes, so
don’t expect membership tribe
affordable for individuals. But if
you do get a chance to enter, you
can expect everything from
carved meats to pasta, salad, fresh
vegetables, seafood and game
dishes. In fact Chef Scotty Huey’s
specialty is wild game!
The 755 Club overlooks left
field and has floor to ceiling win
dows which enhance the view of
the field. I can’t tell you what it
would cost, though.
Expanded museum hours will
also be in effect beginning July 10
at the Ivan Allen, Jr. Braves
Museum and Hall of Fame. This is
something fans can enjoy. It will
not only be open on game days,
but non-game days as well. In
fact, the best time to tour the
museum is on an off-day, or when
the team is on the road. If you’re
going to a Braves game, and want
to tour the museum, it will open
three hours before game time and
remain open until one hour after
the end of a game.
Tours of Tlimer Field begin in
the museum and include the
Braves’ clubhouse and dugout, the
press box, club level, Coca-Cola
Sky Field and the Plaza. The muse
um itself can be toured separately.
It will contain never-before
displayed baseball relics like-the
bat and ball from Hank Aaron’s
715th home run, the Braves’ 1995
World Series trophy, even an actu
al B & B Railroad car like the one
used by the team when traveling
in the 1950 sand before.
And by the way, on non-game
days, the museum is open bom 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through
Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.
Admission to the Braves’ museum
on game days with your game tick
et is $2, and $3 on non-game days.
The Tbmer Field tour costs
$7.00 for adults, $4.00 for children,
and includes admission to the
museum. And as with everything
else, group discounts are available.
If you would like to schedule a
group to tour liimer Field, you can
do so by calling Amy Richter of the
Braves at 404-614-1328.
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ALL STARS AT PJL The Perrv Junior League 8,9, and 10 year old girls recently completed their 1997
season at Ochlahatchee Park. There were four teams competing this year in the Angels division: Hamby
Automotive coached by Gordv Grimm and Johnny Tucker, Katerings By Kelly coached by Steve Gray ana
David Yelton, Pennington 111 Plumbing coached by Ira McGehee and Pat Ellis, and Perry Hospital coached
by John Clay and Richard Nelson. Final standings for the league are as follows: Katerings By Kelly: 12-3;
Hamby Automotive:9-7; Pennington 111 Plumbing: 8-8; ana Perry Hospital: 2-13 An All-Star game was
played on June 19 with girls from Katerings By Kelly and Perry Hospital winning a close game by a score
of 17-12 against girls from Hamby Automotive and Pennington 111 Plumbing. The winners (above) are (from
left, front) Brooke Roberts, Michelle Harris, Lacy Cawthon, Lee Anne Sexton, Erica Wright, Moni Harris,
(middle) Kalla Hamsley, Katie Beth Yelton, Ashley Gray, Audrey Evans, Kristi Bemower, Dorothy
Dannenberg. Coaches (from left, back) are John Clay, David Yelton ana Steve Gray. The other all star team
included (below, front, from left) Kaitlin Ellis, Heather Tucker, Jessica Pennington, Danielle Corcoran,
Courtney Grimm, Kori Stephens, (middle) Heather Morrill, Nikki Hamby, Marissa McGehee, Tonya
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Recreation department offers midsummer activities
Special to the Times-Journal
Officials at the Perry
Recreation Department have
announced several midsummer
offerings.
Among them is a 10-week
modeling program with three
groups of classes. Lollipop model
ing is for ages 5-10 years.
Modeling and social skills is
offered for those 11-18 while
advance modeling is offered
Classes will include photo
modeling, nutrition, wardrobe
character grooming and develop
ment of self confidence. A fashion
show is part of graduation.
The fee is S3O. Terry Wilson is
the instructor.
A summer youth arts and crafts
program is offered every
Junior League team wins
Special to the Times-Journal
MONTICELLO Members
of the 7-8-year-old Perry Junior
League All Stars picked up a win
in the opening round of the Dixie
Youth League District tournament
here July 7.
The team, according to Mark
Schlag, outscored Jackson
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Wed. 7, 1997
Wednesday during the summer.
The majority of the classes are
held in the Community Center
arts and crafts room. Prior regis
tration is required and a small fee
is charged for supplies.
Officials said parents are wel
come to attend the classes and
help their youngsters.
Gymnastics is offered for pre
school and school ages each
Wednesday. The pre-school class
is from 6-6:30 p.m. with a month
ly fee of S2O.
The class for ages 5 and older,
in school, is from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
with a monthly fee of S3O.
Michelle Cupp is the instructor.
Registration for fall activities
has opened at the recreation
department. Fall soccer leagues
National 5-4 on a key hit by
Jerrod Jackson. Robby Taylor
pitched for PJL, recording 14
strikeouts along the way.
The team was to face
Shurlington National July 8 after
press deadlines. Competition in
the double-elimination tourna
ment continues all week.
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for those ages 4-15 continues
through Aug. 8 or until leagues are
full. The micro soccer program is
for children age 4.
Registration for football and
cheerleading, ages 5-12, continues
through Aug. 8 or until leagues are
full.
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City files lawsuit over
gym floor problem
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
As part of the ongoing dis
agreement of who is responsible
for the replacement of an appar
ently defective gym floor at Rozar
Park, the city of Perry has filed a
lawsuit against a Milledgeville
contractor.
City Attorney David Walker
said a lawsuit has been filed
against Dyer & Fordham. The
lawsuit seeks to have that compa
ny replace the existing floor with
the type of the city’s choosing.
Former recreation director Tom
Dominey was forced to close the
gym to basketball play at the com
munity center just months after it
opened in September 1995.
The rubberized floor began to
develop large ‘bubbles under the
surface which made it impossible
for use, said Dominey.
Christie, Tyson and Spainhour win
at Waterford, advance to national
junior golf tournament
Special to the Times-Journal
WARNER ROBINS
Whitney Christie, Clint Tyson,
and Brandon Spainhour each won
their respective divisions at the
Optimist Junior State
Championships held at Waterford
Golf Club on June 26.
Asa result of their victories,
the junior golfers advance to the
National Tournament in Palm
Beach, Fla., at the PGA Grand
National Resort.
Christie shot at 75, but had to
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NEARLY FREE BICYCLE HELMETS OFFERED The Perry Paries and
Recreation Department is offering practically free bicycle helmets dur
ing the summer. Officials say a 20-ounce soft drink bottle filled with
pennies will purchase the new helmets. The helmet will be fitted prop
erly when it is obtained. The program is sponsored throughJke SAFE
KIDS Coalition.
City officials began discussion
of how to solve the problem.
Fingers were pointed between
the city, Dyer & Fordham, sub
contractor Burgess Carpets and
architects Piedmont, OUen and
Hensley.
Now, almost two years later,
apparently the only way to solve
the question of who will pay for
the new floor will have to be
decided in the courts, said Walker.
“They (Dyer & Fordham) have
30 days to file an answer,” said the
attorney.
“We tried to negotiate with
them,” Walker added.
Price for the type floor desired
by the city will probably come in
at about $40,000, according to
Building Official Steve Howard.
The community center is locat
ed at J. Frank Rozar Park, 1060
Keith Drive.
defeat Diana Ramage in a playoff
to advance in the girls 14-15 divi
sion. Spainhour shot a 69 and fin
ished two strokes better than
Waterford’s Michael Grabowski
to win the boys 14-15 division.
Tyson also shot a 69 and defeated
Bryant Odom and Vance Embry
on the second playoff hole to win
the boys 16-18 division.
The National Tournament to be
held in July, will include players
from 48 states, Canada and 20
other countries.