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| Auburn All-American Fob James. |
17 YEARS AGO
AUG. 1, 2002
Beginners luck held true for Gaston Bozeman last week when
he went on his first deep sea fishing trip. He landed his first fish on his
first trip and it turned out to be a tuna weighing 100 pounds. The young angler
was included on a trip last Thursday aboard the Fishing Fool out of Zeke’s
Marina in Orange Beach, Ala. Gaston, who appears to be one of the lucky ones
that are not prone to boat sickness, said he is ready to go back anytime his
dad got ready.
42 YEARS AGO
AUG. 4, 1977
James speaks to Rotary Club next Thursday: Fob James, the
former Auburn All-American halfback who in only 15 years developed a basement
business into a $50-million-a-year success story, will be the guest speaker
Aug. 11 at the regular meeting of the Evergreen Rotary Club.
James, 42, is founder, president and board chairman of
Diversified Products Corp., makers of consumer physical fitness and
recreational products as well as industrial products.
It seems appropriate that a man with a glory-filled athletic
background should become a successful manufacturer of goods designed to keep
other Americans fit. In 1955, James was named the Most Valuable Player in the
Southeastern Conference as a halfback for the Auburn Tigers.
He graduated in 1956 and tried his hand at Canadian
professional football, playing one season with the Montreal Alouettes before
joining the Army in 1957, giving Uncle Sam a chance to take advantage of James’
training in civil engineering at Auburn.
While serving as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in Fort Belvoir, Va., James was named the Outstanding Soldier-Athlete
in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The Evergreen Rugby Team beat Auburn in their last match at
Auburn, 34-0.
Auburn was no competition for the much-improved Evergreen
Club as the “Greentown Yard Apes” (as we are known statewide) scored almost at
will.
Auburn never even threatened to score. Without Rick
Tehliard, former football meanie, it would have been a boring affair. However,
he made it quite interesting. When one of us picked up a loose ball or received
a pass, Tehliard was right there to knock your head off. He hit Greg Still (150
pounds of pure granite) one time, and Still flew 10 yards through the air
before crashing into a barbed wire fence and crumbling to the ground.
Bruce Hutcheson caused a lot of excitement as he scored
twice. In doing so, he was constantly running from one side of the field to the
other with Tehliard and his buddies in hot pursuit. Darwin Cook also scored two
trys, but there was nothing spectacular about either one of them.
Walker Scott scored once, but I was told by him to elaborate
on this score as it is one of only three that he has ever scored. Scott caught
the ball on his 40 and took off like a rabbit (Bugs Bunny). He side-stepped one
or two before being cornered at the sideline on their 25. His swivel hips went
into action and their feet went out of control as he walked into the end zone.
Magnificent!
Greg Still added six points as he scored one try and made
the extra points. Jim Andrews, Stanley Johnson and Jeb Barron added some extra
points.
Let me say something about those fellows who did not score.
These include Don Owens, James Holland and Mike Niven.
67 YEARS AG
AUG. 7, 1952
Castleberry Team Wins Pair Of Games: The Castleberry nine
registered a pair of wins over the weekend. On Saturday, manager Luther
McDonald’s club blasted Starlington, 12-1, behind the two-hit pitching of Mason
Alford. The Castleberry club pounded out 14 hits to back up Alford’s sterling
performance. Andrews was behind the plate.
Hunter Skipper with a triple and two doubles, manager
McDonald with three singles and Ivey with two hits were the leading hitters.
The game was played on the Castleberry diamond.
The Castleberry team got another two-hit pitching
performance Sunday, this time by J.W. Windham, and clubbed Centerville, 12-3,
at Castleberry. William Andrews was Windham’s batterymate. Windham struck out
13 and walked only one batter.
The leading hitters in Castleberry’s 11-hit attack on two
pitchers were Lavon Lee with four for five and William Andrews with three for
five. Joe McClain started for Centerville and was relieved in the fifth by
George Gaston. Clint Ward did the catching. The two pitchers struck out six and
walked five. Ward and Homer Riley got the two hits for their team.
The Shreve Eagles went on a batting spree Sunday to down the
Skinnerton team by a 22-3 score. The Eagles sprayed base hits all over the park
with every man in the lineup getting at least one hit. Cook and Bentley with
five hits each in six trips led the hitting and each of them scored four times.
92 YEARS AGO
AUG. 4, 1927
Dempsey-Turner Mixup In Chicago: Chicago, Aug. 1 – Gene
Tunney and Jack Dempsey will fight for the world’s title Sept. 15 at Soldiers
Field here, an announcement will be made this afternoon by Tex Rickard, New
York promoter.
140 YEARS AGO
AUG. 7, 1879
CONECUH-ESCAMBIA STAR
We learn that the
young men of Pollard have organized a baseball club. Come up, boys and try your
hand with our crowd. You will be treated well and besides Conecuh is a first
cousin of Escambia any way.
Mr. Elijah Beasley, who lives across Pigeon Creek in
Covington County, had 65 panels of fence destroyed by fire during the recent dry
spell. Mr. B. was out squirrel hunting, and the fence caught from the wadding
fired from his gun.
Fishing has about played out in these parts.
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