Thursday, July 24, 2014

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for July 24, 2014

1971 Evergreen Chicks Baseball Team.
28 YEARS AGO
JULY 24, 1986

“Haywood Salter of Evergreen, owner and driver of Car 50, took the checkered flag in the modified heat and came in second in the modified feature race at Flomaton Speedway Saturday night, June 12. He expresses special thanks to Salter’s Transmission, Hart’s Welding Service, Travis Pate Farms, David Booker, Tommy Shipp and Mitchell Baker.”

43 YEARS AGO
JULY 22, 1971

“These Chicks won the championship of the Evergreen Jr. Baseball League’s American League. They are Richard Nix, Randy Jordan, Jeff Hutcheson, Bud Evers, Ben Smith, Darwin Nix, Wesley Langford; and Tommy Hutcheson, Chris McNeill, Tracy Weaver, Scott Dees, Mark Phillips, Allen Newton and Manager David Earl Riley. Not present when the picture was made: players Terry Peacock, Tommy Halstead and Scott Bozeman and assistant managers Larry Peacock and Hilton Dees.”

“Brown brothers win golf honors: Johnny and Joe (Jo-Jo) Brown, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown of Mobile and formerly of Evergreen, are making up a brothers team that is burning up golf circuits in the Mobile area. Both will enter the University of South Alabama this fall with golf scholarships.
“Joe, youngest of the two, recently won the Mobile Country Club’s junior invitational tournament with a three-round total of 219. His performance also gave him top honors in the 17-18 age group.
“Johnny recently won the Parkhill Men’s Tournament and guess who was the runner-up? Brother Joe. Johnny also won the consolation of the championship flight in the Isle Dauphine Country Club invitational.”

58 YEARS AGO
JULY 26, 1956

“Auburn Alumni Attend Meeting: Hear Jordan: The Evergreen Auburn club attended a joint meeting with the Brewton and Andalusia clubs in Brewton, Thursday night, July 19, at the Townhouse Cafeteria.
“Ralph Jordan, head coach at Auburn, was the guest speaker. Coach Jordan gave a very interesting talk on conditions of the current football teams at Auburn and gave brief appraisals of various players asked about by members of the group attending. He stated that the outlook for the incoming football season was very good for Auburn. Others attending from Auburn included Jeff Beard, Assistant Coach, and Joe Shaver, Executive Secretary, Auburn Alumni Association.
“Each of the clubs attending elected new officers and the following officers were elected for the Evergreen Auburn Club: Willie Tucker, President; Tal Stuart, Vice President; and Judson Gary, Secretary-Treasurer. Other alumni attending from Evergreen were M.M. Cardwell, J.F. Clements, Cecil Hagood, C.A. Jones, Guy Kelly, Henry Sessions, O.B. Tuggle, A.G. Walker and J.H. Witherington.”

“Last Week With The Evergreen Jr. League: Yankees Clip Sox 7-5: In the regular season double header Wednesday night the Yankees got off to a flying start off Claude Aaron with four runs in the first inning. Ward scored on Miller’s fielder’s choice then with two on Kelley lined thru short pushing in two and followed them home on Johnson’s single.
“The Red Sox came back in their half of the first with three runs off three walks and three hits. Moses relieved Aaron and set the Yanks down in order.
“In the third, the Yankees erupted again with back to back triples by Miller and Bullington and a scratch hit by Kelley who scored the third run on a passed ball.
“Time ran out at the end of the fourth. Winning pitcher Jackie Frazier. Losing pitcher Claude Aaron.”

“Top Ten Thumpers: Joe Bullington, slugging catcher, pitcher for the Yanks, is still leading the league at the plate for the second half. Two newcomers have banged their way into the top ten, Jimmy Kelley of the Yanks and Jimmy Aaron of the Giants.
“Joe Bullington, Yankees, .533; Bobby Smith, Red Sox, .500; Ray Granade, Red Sox, .500; Johnny Moseley, Red Sox, .500; Jimmy Weaver, Giants, .444; Eddie Lambert, Red Sox, .444; Bonner Ridgeway, Giants, .437; Jimmy Kelley, Yankees, .400; Jimmy Aaron, Giants, .312; and Leon Stinson, Dodgers, .308.”

“Monday Night Game Postponed: Rain postponed the Yankee, Red Sox game Monday night. This game will probably be played Saturday night. Thursday night most of the Evergreen Little Leaguers will be in Monroeville to see the start of the Little League Regional playoffs. All Star teams from Greenville, Brewton, Bay Minette, Jackson, Robertsdale and Monroeville will play to see who goes to the sectional playoff at Leeds, Ala.”

73 YEARS AGO
JULY 24, 1941

“Binion’s Swimming Pool Closed: To cooperate with the Conecuh County Health Department in its effort to prevent the spread of infantile paralysis, our pool will be closed until Aug. 1. (Signed) M.B. Binion.”

88 YEARS AGO
JULY 28, 1926

“A large crowd from here (London community) is taking a long vacation on a fishing trip this weekend.”


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