The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for May 29, 2014

27 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.”

42 YEARS AGO

MAY 25, 1972

“O.F. Frazier has decided to retire after 40 years with the Conecuh County Board of Education. His first position was as assistant principal, coach and science teacher at Conecuh County Training School.”

Under Frazier, “the school basketball team won the South Alabama District tournament at least 10 times and won the State Basketball tournament in 1958. Marshall had outstanding football teams during his years as principal at Marshall.”

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

57 YEARS AGO

MAY 30, 1957

“Jr. Baseball League Announces Rosters; Play Starts Monday: The Evergreen Junior League released player rosters this week and announced that play will begin next Monday night at 6:30 p.m. First game is a Minor League affair with the Chicks taking on the Hawks.

“Second game of the evening is a Major League affair pitting the Yankees against the Giants.

“In the only major trade of the season thus far John Brock and Johnnie Snowden were sold to the Red Sox last week for an undisclosed sum of money. The rosters are as follows:

“Red Sox-Hawks: Don Hansen, Andy Moses, Lewie Nall, Ryan Granade, Billy Hammond, William Sessions, Mickey Fountain, Vernon Crosby, Claude Aaron, Johnny Snowden, Bill Snowden, Glenn Tatum, Claude Johnson, Frankie Sharpe, Larry Sharpe, Robert Reymundo, Larry Morrison, Billy Tolbert, Bobby Tolbert, Charles Pierce, Kenny Harper, Benny Hammond, Bobby Hammond, Ronnie Driver, John Brock, William Johnson, Johnny Huggins, Bobby Brittain.

“Dodgers-Chicks: Ernest Sheffield, Sidney Lambert, Wayne Tolbert, Clint Ward, Ed Briggs, Eddie Thornley, Reginald Pruett, Don Holcombe, Malcolm Croft, John Croft, Orman Jackson, Grover Jackson, Ronald Jackson, Leon Adams, Homer Faulkner, Steve Briggs, Joe Glass, Byron Kelly, Joe Sasser, Bobby Sasser, James Ellington, Rodney Mitchell, Dennis Pruett, Marshall Dees, Billy Brooks, Heywood Salter, John Vickery, Van Davis.

“Giants-Pelicans: Jimmy Weaver, Ronald Byrd, Peter Thorpe, Dennis Huggins, Stan Coker, Larry Yeargan, Steve Baggett, Eddie Moseley, Lavon Congleton, Allison Gaston, Peter Wolff, Robert Mininger, Jerry Rue, Jerry Adams, John Vickery III, Moreno White, Carl Dyess, Judson Stinson, Knud Nielsen, Edward Harper, Marvin Salter, Jack White, Larry Lee, Larry Cobb, Leslie Lassiter, Donnie Pittman, Robert Williams, Don Brewton.

“Yankees-Orioles: Mike Moorer, Jimmy Warren, Jackie Frazier, James Ward, Scott Cook, Jerry Johnson, Jerry Brundage, Alvin Dees, Terry Salter, Robert Rigsby, Billy Kendall, John Cloud, Ronnie Hayes, Glen Bolton, Tommy Hartley, Mike Brooks, Rusty Brice, Edward Boley, Freddie Coleman, Keith Pugh, Eddie Messer, Joe Wright, Harold Wright, Robbin Cox, Dempsey Coburn, Michael Covin, Russell Lee.”

“Golf Club to Sponsor Jr. Handicap Tourney: The Evergreen Golf Club will sponsor a Junior Handicap Tournament starting on June 12 and to be completed in five weeks.

“Anyone interested in entering the tournament should contact Paul Pace, Bill Ivey or Brown Boykin.

“Entries so far are Palmer Smith, Paul Pace, Bill Ivey, Conner Warren, Howard Claybrook, Bert Tuggle, Joe Bullington, Jimmy Warren, Billy Grace, Bobby Kendall, Ronnie McDonald, Ashley Bradberry, Jackie Frazier, Tal Stuart, Billy Melton, Brown Boykin Jr., William Sessions, Jimmy Kelly, Everette Price, Bill Ansley, Russell Deason, Wayne Frazier, Ceylon Strong, David Hyde and Jimmy Bell.”

From “As Seen From No Man’s Land” by Marshall Brittain – “It was a pleasure this week to talk to Chester Martin, who was here on a visit. Chester is manager of the B.C. Moore & Sons store in Adel, Ga., and he tells me that they have gotten a Little League started there this year. He was very active in sports in Evergreen, playing on a team in the Conecuh County Amateur League, and managing a team in the Little League, as well as playing a mean brand of softball.”

72 YEARS AGO

MAY 28, 1942

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

87 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.”

“Fish Pond For Sale: Seventeen acre pond stocked with government and native fish. Eight miles from Evergreen on Evergreen and Castleberry road. Nice two-room camp house and two good fishing boats. Price $1,000. Would sell half interest to right party. John Cunningham, Evergreen, Ala.”

“PROF. SEXTON RESIGNS AS HEAD OF S.S.A.S.: It is with a deep sense of regret that the people of Evergreen and Conecuh County will hear of the resignation of Prof. W.B. Sexton as principal of the State Secondary Agricultural School. Mr. Sexton is ending his third year in Evergreen and during these three years the school has gone forward in a very splendid manner. Standard of scholarship and athletic achievement have been brought to the attention of the people of the whole state, and it is not an extravagant assertion to say that whether the contest be literary or athletic, the S.S.A.S. has gained the reputation of always being a real contender.”