The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for May 23, 2022

Wendell Hart

22 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 2000

Wendell Hart Scholarship applications now available: The Evergreen Rotary Club, administrators of the Wendell Hart Scholarship Fund, announces that applications for the $2,500 scholarship are now available.
This scholarship is dedicated to the memory of the late Coach Wendell Hart, who deeply cared for his students and desired that all deserving young men and women be able to advance their education.

47 YEARS AGO
MAY 22, 1975

Jr. League begins play: The Evergreen Junior Baseball League opened the 1975 season with two games Tuesday night. The games were played before a large crowd of fans at Ward Alexander Memorial Park.
The Orioles edged out the Pelicans 12-11 in the opening game, and the Giants blasted the Yankees 13-4 in the nightcap.

The Farm Bureau Softball Team, sponsored by Conecuh-Monroe Gas District, won first place in the Andalusia Invitational Tournament on May 10. Shown are Keith Pugh, Reggie Smith, Lavon Tolbert, Sid Lambert, Jimmy Lambert, Gary Faulkner, Tommy Johnson, Mike Turner, Ed Smith, manager of Conecuh-Monroe, Doug Williams, Roger Faulkner, Wayne Peacock, Homer Faulkner, Gary Smith, Donnie Brewton, Jack White and Jerry Johnson. Not shown: Buddy Monroe, Stanley Aaron and Pete Hicks.

72 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1950

Greenies Play Atmore Here This Afternoon: The Evergreen Greenies will try to get back on the victory trail again this afternoon, but they must overcome some tough opposition to do it. The Greenies have a matinee engagement with the second place Atmore nine in a Dixie Amateur League game here in Brooks Stadium.
Last Thursday night, the Greenies suffered their second loss at the hands of the undefeated, league-leading Monroeville team in Monroeville 8-2. Sunday’s game here with Jay was rained out.
Sunday afternoon the Greenies play a doubleheader with Bay Minette in Bay Minette. Bay Minette is the only team in the league that the Greenies have not yet played. Their first game was rained out.

C’vill, Flat Rock Tie; Shreve Whips Paul 6-2: The Shreve Eagles scored early to defeat the Paul Aces 6-2 Sunday behind the steady pitching of Ferrell Smith. The Eagles bunched their hits to score three runs in the first and a like number in the second. The Aces rallied to score single runs in the fifth and seventh innings, but couldn’t catch up.
Harold Godwin settled down after the first two innings and blanked Shreve the rest of the way. Leroy Smith caught for Shreve and Bertie Hassel was behind the plate for Paul.
The win pushed Shreve into second place in the Conecuh Amateur League. The loss shoved Paul further into the cellar. The Aces have lost five in as many starts.
Flat Rock almost upset the undefeated, league-leading Centerville Rookies in the league’s other game Sunday. The Rockets scored a single run in the fourth and that was all the scoring until Centerville pushed across a counter in the eighth to tie it up. That’s the way it ended, 1-1, after nine innings.
The game featured a tight pitching duel between Flat Rock’s James Barlow and Centerville’s J.W. Windham. Delano Smith and Jim Windham shared the catching chores for Centerville. Huston Barlow was behind the plate for Flat Rock.
Flat Rock slipped into third place from a second place tie with Shreve. Sunday Shreve plays Flat Rock and Centerville meets Paul in Paul.

Bonnie King, Junior White Win EHS Golf Tourney: Evergreen High School’s first intramural golf tournament was won by Bonnie King and Hobson “Junior” White last Saturday. The nine-hole matches were played at the Evergreen Golf Course. Bonnie won out in the eight-man senior flight and Junior bested the 16 juniors. Players from the 10^th, 11^th and 12^th grades made up the senior flight and those in the 7^th, 8^th and 9^th grades were in the junior flight.
The tournament was organized by Coach John Lockwood as part of the Evergreen High physical education program. Coach Lockwood has been giving instruction in golf in his P.E. classes for several weeks. The tournament was run under the direction of Coach Wendell Hart.
(Other players in the tourney included Wayne Bell, Dickey Bozeman, Pace Bozeman, John Henry Brantley, Don Cunningham, Jimmy Frazier, James Indindoli, Leslie Johnson, Norman Johnson, Billy Mudge Lee, Billy Lewis, Gillis Morgan, Pete Moseley, Don Pate, Roger Peacock, Bayne Petrey, John Greel Ralls, James Ryan, George Salter, Clarence Smith, Bobby Frank Snowden and Charles Williams.)

122 YEARS AGO
MAY 27, 1925

Baseball fans are delighted with the intelligence that Grady Vaughn will have charge of the Evergreen team again this season.