MAY 5, 1994
“John C. Monroe, 70, of Savannah, Ga. died Friday, April 22, 1994 at Candler Hospital after an illness.
“Mr. Monroe was born in Montgomery, Ala. and was a longtime resident of Savannah. He was employed by Sears Roebuck and Co. for 37 years, where he retired as manager of the Savannah Store in 1984.
“Mr. Monroe was the former president of the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame, Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, The Better Business Bureau of the Coastal Empire and United Way of Savannah-Chatham.
“He was vice chairman of the Salvation Army Building Fund Drive and was a former captain of the Savannah Quarterback Club.
“Survivors include… his mother, Ola Meacham, Castleberry…”
“The Hillcrest Boys Track Team finished in sixth place and the Hillcrest Girls also finished in sixth place at the 5A Sectional Track Meet held April 28 in Troy.
“Individual results were as follows:
“400m – Lasharon Johnson, sixth place;
“Discus – Blake Anderson, sixth place;
“Shot put – Steven Snell, fourth place;
“3200m relay – Chad Smith, Charles Thomas, Jonathan McEwen and Equardo Thomas, fourth place;
“State qualifiers – Steve Snell, shot put; Chad Smith, 3200m relay; Charles Thomas, 3200m relay; Jonathan McEwen, 3200m relay; and Equardo Thomas, 3200m relay.”
34 YEARS AGO
MAY 3, 1979
“The Monroe Academy Vols cruised to an easy 11-1 win over the Sparta Academy Warriors behind two-hit pitching Monday afternoon at The Murphy Club field.
“Tommy Hutcheson and Ronny McKenzie collected one hit each to account for Sparta’s attack. Mike Mixon scored the only run for the Warriors after getting on base on an error in the third inning. Jeff Johnson was the losing pitcher.
“Sports Information Director Byron Warren Jr. states that through the 11 games played these three players are leading in batting statistics for the Warriors: Terry Peacock, batting .363 with eight RBI; Tommy Hutcheson, batting .357 with six RBI; and Ronny McKenzie, batting .357 with 11 RBI.”
From “The Colyum” by Bob Bozeman – “Keith Pugh, outstanding wide receiver for Alabama’s Crimson Tide and much-loved Evergreen son (although he prepped at Monroe Academy), was kind enough to drop by the office the first of the week and let me take a look at his National Championship Ring. Needless to say, Keith played an important role in the Tide’s march to that 14-7 win over Penn State in the Sugar Bowl that earned the National Championship… and, of course, he was proud as could be of THE RING.
“I can’t blame Keith for being proud of THE RING. It is a beauty, having the year, University of Alabama, Sugar Bowl score, etc. engraved on it, and a 1/4-carat diamond in the middle. That’s about as descriptive as I can be, so just slow Keith down, next time you see him, and ask to take a look.”
49 YEARS AGO
MAY 7, 1964
“To introduce the thrills of dog racing to everyone, we’re opening the 1964 season with a special offer – never made before! FREE TICKETS FOR ANY PROGRAM MAY 8 AND 9: These two tickets will admit you to a full racing program featuring the world’s fastest greyhounds at one of the nation’s most beautiful race tracks. Use them during any of the first three programs of the 1964 season… Friday night, Saturday matinee or Saturday night. Exchange them at Greyhound Park through May 9 for 30-day season passes. Offer not good after May 9, 1964.
“Let’s go racing! The racing season returns to the Gulf Coast Friday night with the grand opening of Greyhound Park. Racing nightly except Sundays and Thursdays at 8:15 p.m. with matinees Friday and Saturday afternoons at 4 p.m. Win, Place and Show tickets plus Quinielas every race. Daily Double, first and second races, and the fabulous Big Q on the last two races of every program. General admission 50 cents. Clubhouse $1. Round-trip buses from downtown Pensacola (75 cents) or Mobile ($1.50) including track admission.
“PENSACOLA GREYHOUND PARK - Play the Big Q for BIG PAYOFFS – William Georgantos, Manager – Highway 98 West at Millview, Fla. – By law no persons under 21.”
64 YEARS AGO
MAY 5, 1949
“Aggies Whip Castleberry 11-4 Take County Title: The Evergreen High Aggies downed the Castleberry Blue Devils, 11-4, on the Castleberry diamond Wednesday afternoon to take the county title for 1949. Coach Wendell Hart’s charges will enter the district playoffs, the date and site of which will be set later.
“Complete details were not available late Wednesday afternoon, but a complete resume will appear in next week’s COURANT. James Ryan turned in a neat two-hit, six inning pitching performance for the Aggies with Pete Wells and Jack Cunningham pitching the last inning.”
“Junior League Team To Be Fielded Here This Summer: The Ford Motor Co. and its Ford dealers throughout the nation are preparing to help the American Legion make 1949 the greatest in 22 years of Junior Baseball history, company officials announced today.
“Commander Wallace Ward of Post No. 50 of the American Legion and Mr. C.P. Deming, President of the Evergreen Motor Car Co., have completed negotiations to co-sponsor a team of boys who will not have attained their 17th birthday before Jan. 1, 1949 (a boy born prior to Jan. 1, 1932 is not eligible). Contact Mr. J.J. Finklea, principal, Evergreen High School, if you are interested in enrolling in this activity.
“Evergreen Motor Car Co. has made available 15 uniforms for use by the local team, and through their cooperation the same uniforms are being used by the Evergreen High School team.
“Also, from the national level, three movies have been produced to facilitate the promotion; namely, ‘Play Ball Son,’ ‘All Out For Baseball,’ and ‘It’s Your Team.’ As a companion piece, the booklet ‘Play Ball Son,’ has been made available and over two million copies have been distributed through Ford dealers.”
79 YEARS AGO
MAY 3, 1934
“Evergreen Will Play Florala This P.M.: The local baseball team will journey to Florala this afternoon to play the team of that place in the third game played this season. The game which was scheduled to be played here last Sunday between the locals and Florala was not played due to a number of Florala players not reaching here in time. It is said that the car on which they were riding broke down enroute and they were not able to get another to finish the trip for several hours. This game will be played here at a later date, probably as one of a double bill.
“Evergreen has only played two games thus far, winning one from Luverne and losing one to Greenville.
“There is not another game scheduled to be played here until May 13, on which date Chapman comes here. Evergreen plays Greenville in Greenville next Sunday.
“Local fans are much indebted to the Evergreen Theatre for installing a large score board on the local field which will help them keep up with games in the future. The board is a large one, well lettered and easily read from the stands. Messrs. Hanna, operators of the theatre made a real contribution to the pleasure of baseball enthusiasts when they installed this board.”
“BOY SCOUTS: The Boy Scout Troop 80 of Evergreen met Monday night at 7:00 for their weekly meeting.
“The business was on the scout baseball team and initiation. One new scout joined, William Chapman.”
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