49
YEARS AGO
DEC.
16, 1965
From “Front Page, Upper Left
Corner” by Bob Bozeman - “The Evergreen Quarterbacks have pulled one off the
top shelf in getting Richard Williamson as speaker for the football banquet on
Jan. 7. Richard is one of Bear Bryant’s top young assistants, in fact he was
put in charge of preliminary planning for Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
“I’m sure most of you will
remember Richard as a fine pass receiver and very tough defensive end for the
1961 National Championship team at ‘Bama. I understand he doesn’t rate any way
but at the top when it comes to saying a few words after dinner too.
“Tickets for the banquet go
on sale Friday morning. Only $2 for men and $1 for boys. So, buy early and plan
now to hear Richard Williamson, one of America’s top young coaches and a fine
young man along with it.
“Incidentally, he plans to
bring with him John Moseley, the fine safetyman and sideback on the Tide’s
defensive team last year and this year. Bear says that John handles punts
better than any player he has ever coached. You might not know this, but John
was coached in high school by none other than our Evergreen High principal,
Morris Ward. Morris was coach over at Thomaston for 10 years and one of the
state’s finest.”
“Holiday meet is underway at
Evergreen Hi: Evergreen High School’s annual Holiday Invitational Basketball
Tournament ends tonight with games scheduled at 6:30 and 8 o’clock at Memorial
Gymnasium.”
64
YEARS AGO
DEC.
21, 1950
“Douglas Potts Named On News
All-State Team: Douglas Potts, 197-pound Evergreen High Aggie tackle, was named
to a tackle post on the second string of The Birmingham News Class A All-State
Football Team announced Sunday. The News selected two all-state teams this
year, one for the big schools and one for schools with less than 400 enrolled
in the senior grades.
“Being named to this team was
quite an honor for Douglas and for the Aggies. He is a senior and has already
signed a scholarship with the University of Alabama.
“The only other Aggie to get
mention on any of the all-state selections was Max Pope, husky senior guard,
who received honorable mention on The Montgomery Advertiser-Journal team.”
“Aggies Edge Lyeffion For
Third Straight Win: The Evergreen High Aggies edged the Lyeffion High Yellow
Jackets, 27-22, Monday night in Memorial Gym here for their third straight win
of the season.
“Jeff Moorer was the key man
in the win for Evergreen. Battling Jeff topped the Aggie scorers with eight
points in addition to doing about 90 percent of the rebounding for the short
Aggie squad. Gwyn Daniels basketed seven points and Ed Hooks six. Gillis Morgan
shot four, and Bobby (Pistol Pete) Wells two to finish up the scoring for
Evergreen.
“Miller Dees tossed in three
field goals and as may foul shots to account for nine points of the Lyeffion
total. George Waters had six, Hilton Dees four and Jack Jones three.
“In a preliminary contest,
the Lyeffion Bees took a close 29-25 decision over the Evergreen junior
varsity.
“Charlie Brock furnished the
punch for Lyeffion, dropping 14 points. Pace Bozeman collected nine points
before leaving the game on five personal fouls to lead the Aggies.
“Officials were Harvill and
Lewis of the Central Alabama Officials Association, Montgomery.”
“NEW FULLBACK BREAKS INTO
LINEUP AT EVERGREEN HIGH: A new fullback broke into the lineup at Evergreen
High School this week. Although his program weight, seven pounds, 10 ounces, is
a little light for line-bucking chores, it’s understood that the newest Aggie
can really throw his weight around. The new fullback probably won’t get the nod
to open a game until the fall of 1966 or 1967.
“Giving this back more than
the usual amount of attention is Coach Wendell Hart, who is also father of the
newborn Aggie. The birth took place at Stabler’s Infirmary Monday afternoon.
“Coach and Mrs. Hart, the
former Gerry Godwin, have named their son James Wendell Jr.
“Local football fans hope the
Aggies will only do as well when young Wendell is playing as they have done
since Coach Hart became headman in 1946. Evergreen has won 35, lost seven and
tied five under Coach Hart.”
“Lyeffion Losses To Miller;
Defeats Repton by 28-20: The Lyeffion Yellow Jackets broke even in a pair of
games last week losing to T.R. Miller, 33-19, in Brewton last Wednesday and
beating Repton, 28-20, in Repton Friday night.
“Jerry Woods pushed 16 points
through the cords to pace Coach Hal Wyatt’s Millers to their second win of the
season over the Jackets. Bobby Long and Bill Rowell each had five.
“Hilton Dees hit for 10 points
as he joined with Miller Dees to furnish most of the scoring punch for Coach
Morris Ward’s Jackets. Miller Dees had six points, George Waters two and Jack
Jones one.
“Friday night the Jackets
tripped Repton, 28-20, in the Repton Gym to avenge a close, 29-28, loss handed
them by the Bulldogs a week earlier. This game was close and exciting
throughout.
“Miller Dees led the way to
the win by basketing 10 points. Jack Jones had six, George Waters and Hilton
Dees, four each; and Frank Burt and Billy Booker, two each.
“Coach Charles Pouncey’s
Bulldogs were led by James Andrews and Junior McMillan with six points each.
Burt had five; Holley, two; and William Ivey, one.
“The Jackets wound up their
Pre-Christmas slate Tuesday night playing Castleberry at Lyeffion. They return
to action Jan. 9 playing McKenzie at Lyeffion.”
“Evergreen Eagles Trounce
Andalusia 105 to 20: The Evergreen Eagles girls and boys basketball teams
opened their 1950-51 basketball season here last Fri., Dec. 15, by running up
record scores against Andalusia’s girls and boys teams.
“The girls played the opening
game and defeated the girls from Andalusia by a score of 48-7.
“The Eagles with one of the
best teams in the school’s history completely outclassed Andalusia. Outstanding
players were Herbert Rankins with 42 points; Leonard Goldsmith, 19; James
Welch, 18; Louis Ingram, 16. The game ended 105-20 in favor of the Eagles.
“Coaches Kennedy, Cheatham
and King will test their teams this week by engaging in two games with Atmore.”
“Aggies Lose First Game To
Frisco City By 44-42: Coach Wallace Joiner’s Frisco City Whippets snapped at
three straight an early-season undefeated string of the Evergreen Aggies in a
touch-and-go contest here Tuesday night in Memorial Gym.
“Gwyn Daniels, Evergreen’s
leading scorer in all but one game, had a ‘hot’ third quarter in which he
racked six field goals as the Aggies all but overcame Frisco’s halftime lead.
He had dropped four points in the first half and added four in the final frame
to total 20 and top the scorers.
“Center B.B. Barnes furnished
the big blows in the Frisco offense and totaled 18 points to lead their
scorers. Pugh and Gulsby had eight each, Baas, seven, and King, six, for
Frisco. Jeff Moorer bagged eight; Ed Hooks, six; and Gillis Morgan and Pete Wells,
four each.”
79 YEARS AGO
DEC. 19, 1935
“Former Evergreen Boy Dist.
Scout Executive: Roscoe E. Stevens, formerly of Evergreen, is the new executive
for the Southeast Alabama area, Boy Scouts of America, according to a newspaper
article published last week in The Abbeville (Ala.) Herald.
“Stevens is a graduate of the
Evergreen Agricultural School and is a nephew of L.M. Stevens of this city.”
94 YEARS AGO
DEC. 15, 1920
“Visitors to our community
(Fairfield) must not forget to ask Gordon Nichols the latest method on catching
and keeping opossums, as he’s having much success lately.”
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