Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback - May 26, 2011

24 YEARS AGO
MAY 28, 1987

“Jeremy Merrills, 13, son of Mrs. Debra Merrills, 246 Riley St., Evergreen, received this Best Shooter Trophy for the ‘B’ team at Southern Normal High School, Brewton. He is in the seventh grade.”

39 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1972

“Barbara Gantt won the first place trophy in the first Powder Puff race held at the Brooklyn Speedway recently. Her car was sponsored by Mrs. Bessie Cook, Standard Oil distributor, (Goldenaire Radial Tires) and Miller Trading Co. Keeping it a family affair, Barbara’s father, J.W. Coburn, won first place in the Spectator Class.”

54 YEARS AGO
MAY 23, 1957

“In the first round of the Evergreen Golf Club Summer Tournament the Scramblers went ahead by three points after a number of close matches. The Scramblers were led by Elmo Grace, No. 5, and Joe Martin, No. 13, who gained nine points each for their team. Herman Bolden, No. 2, led the Hackers’ scoring with nine points.
“In the only challenge match of the day, Bayne Petrey defeated Dr. Bill Turk to move up from No. 4 position to No. 3. Bonnie King was low scorer for the day with a one par, 73 for the 18 holes.
“Bill McGehee was elected captain of the Scamblers, and Bonnie King was elected captain of the Hackers.”

“The Conecuh County Amateur League has been organized this year with six teams and league play began Sunday.
“Two new teams are in the league this year, Castleberry and Evergreen. Garland, Buck Creek, Lyeffion and Paul played in the league last year.
“In league opening games, Evergreen defeated Lyeffion, 8-3, and Paul took Castleberry, 4-2. The Buck Creek-Garland game was not reported.
“Jumping off to an early advantage, Evergreen was never headed in the game against Lyeffion, scoring six runs in the first three innings.”

69 YEARS AGO
MAY 28, 1942

“The Epworth League was delightfully entertained on last Friday night when Mrs. A.S.J. Nettles invited the members and a few guests to a lawn party at her home. After enjoying outdoor games and contests the hostess served light refreshments.”

“About 30 young people went to Pensacola by school bus Saturday for an outing. All went swimming at Bayview and after enjoying a picnic lunch they went on a tour of important places around Pensacola.”

84 YEARS AGO
MAY 26, 1927

“Coach N.C. Henderson leaves Thursday for his home in Starkville, Miss. We are sorry Mr. Henderson is not coming back here next year. He has accepted a position with Investors Syndicate Co. and will be located in Texas.”

Compiled by Sports Reporter Lee Peacock from past issues of The Evergreen Courant. To read The Courant’s weekly Sports Flashback feature online, visit leepeacock2010.blogspot.com.

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