26
YEARS AGO
MAY
18, 1989
“The 3rd Annual Strawberry
Festival was a success. It attracted several thousand visitors to Castleberry.
“The following is a list of
winners in their various categories:
“Bicycle Race, 7 to 9 years,
first, Kelvin Gross; second, Kenneth Gross; and third, Ron Salter; 10 to 12
years, first, Delance Deese; second, Barron Dees and third, Tim Jones.
“Strawberry Run and Walk:
Five-mile run, first, Alan Ash (30:1603); second, John Wible; third, Samual Smith;
women, Dale Ash (36:0930). Three-mile run, first, Eddie Barton (18:0930);
second, Quenton Worrell; third, Zollie Riley. Women, first, Melissa Denbow
(19:4645); second, Nell Ellis; third, Elizabeth Godwin. One-mile walk: first,
Josh Reeves (10:5852); second, Brian Crane; third, Ben Crane; Women, first,
Ginger Grover (10:2902); second, Wendy Parker; third, Shirley Hall.”
“Law Officers to have 4th
annual Torch Run: The fourth annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of the
Alabama Special Olympics will take place May 18-19, according to Lt. Col.
Harold J. Hammond, Department of Public Safety assistant director.
“Groups of runners, including
more than 50 local and state law enforcement officers from across Alabama, will
carry a lighted torch from Montgomery to Ft. Rucker, location of this year’s
Alabama Special Olympics competition.”
41 YEARS AGO
MAY 16, 1974
“Tal Stuart Jr. presents the
D.T. Stuart Sportsmanship Trophy to Bruce Hutcheson at the Sparta Academy
Athletic Awards Banquet held at the Holiday Inn Thursday night of last week.”
“Final rites held for Mr.
Moorer: James Randolph Moorer, 80, died May 8 in a local hospital. Mr. Moorer
was a retired merchant who operated his own grocery store here for a number of
years. As a young man he was an outstanding athlete and perhaps the best
baseball player ever to grow up here. He was widely known and highly
respected.”
“”The (Evergreen City)
Council appropriated $1,000 to the Evergreen Jr. Baseball League.
“Eleven building permits were
granted. Sparta Academy received a permit to construct a gymnasium and
auditorium.”
“Shakespeare, Electric
Trolling Motors, 6 volt or 12 volt, as low as $39.95 – Everything for the
Fisherman – Most complete selection of rods, reels and fishing tackle in this
area – WILD BROS. HARDWARE CO.”
“Sparta QB Club meets
Wednesday: The Sparta Quarterback Club will meet Wednesday night, May 22, at
7:30 p.m. in the school library. All members are urged to attend.”
56 YEARS AGO
MAY 21, 1959
“Aggies Lose Playoff, But Have Fine Season: The Evergreen
High School Aggies lost to Jackson in the finals of the First District playoffs
Friday afternoon in Jackson, 5 to 2. Although the team was disappointed in
losing the district championship, the boys had an excellent season.
“The Aggie baseballers compiled a season record of nine
wins and four loses on their way to second place in the district.
“Fine pitching by Ken Tucker and Billy Bateman sparked
the team. The two hurlers limited foes to 18 earned runs and gave up only 48
hits.”
“Conecuh Amateurs Form
6-Team Loop: Play is underway in the Conecuh Amateur League with six
teams entered, according to Bernard Powell, league president. First games were
played Sunday afternoon with a total of 14 games on the season schedule which
ends Aug. 16. A playoff among the four top teams will follow.
“Teams entered and managers are Bermuda, Rayford Mixon;
Evergreen, James Ansley; Lyeffion, R.J. Davis; Castleberry, Luther McDonald;
Mixonville, Mickey Mixon; and Paul, Jack Pate.
“All games will be played on Sunday afternoon. Managers
of the home teams will be responsible for having two umpires and for submitting
reports of games to The Courant."
86 YEARS AGO
MAY 16, 1929
“Aggies Leave Today On 3-Day Road Trip: The Evergreen
Aggies will leave Thursday morning of this week on a three-day road trip that
will carry them to Beatrice and Camden.
“They will meet Beatrice Thursday afternoon and should
have no trouble unless Beatrice has improved considerably as the Aggies trimmed
them here early in the season, 16 to 3.
“The Aggies will spend the night in Beatrice and then
move on to Camden where they will play one game Friday and one Saturday. This
series is likely to prove tough for the Aggies as they only beat Camden, 7 to
6, in the first game played here two weeks ago and tied them 2 and 2 in the
second.
“Hill Stallworth, Tom Stevens and Hub Sanders are
expected to do mound duty for the Aggies on the trip. Sanders, whose regular
position is third base, proved something of a sensation in his first start as a
pitcher last Thursday when he struck out 11 men in five innings and walked only
one.
“Rain Halts Brewton Game: With the Aggies leading 6 to 2,
rain last Friday broke up their game with Miller High School of Brewton early
in the fifth inning. One Brewton man was out in the fifth when the downpour
came. If the Aggies could have retired two more, it would have been a legal
game.
“’Mountain’ Stallworth was on the mound for the Aggies
and allowed only two hits. All of Evergreen’s runs except one was scored
through the squeeze play method. The exception was that run scored when
Sanders, who was on second, scampered home on Stevens’ double.
“Getting Lighter Bats: Coach Robinson provided his boys
with lighter bats Friday and the move immediately proved a wise one. The Aggies
got eight hits in the four innings in which they came up and they were pretty
evenly distributed among the nine. That’s heavier hitting in proportion to time
played than at any other time this season.
“Seeks Game With Atmore: Robinson is trying to schedule a
game with Atmore for Gantt Field next Thursday, May 23. Atmore is undefeated
and is laying claim to the championship of the southwestern Alabama district.”
“Aggies and E. Brewton Play 14-Inning Tie: Darkness ended
a 14-inning struggle between the Evergreen Aggies and East Brewton at Gantt
Field last Thursday. The score was 4 to 4, neither team being able to score
during the last seven innings.
“The Aggies had a four-run lead at the end of the fourth,
but the visitors knotted the county with two markers in the fifth and one each
in the succeeding innings.
“Sanders Whiffs Eleven: The pitching of Hub Sanders, who
ascended the mound at the beginning of the 10th inning, struck out 11 of the 17
men who faced him, and allowed only one hit during the five innings, was a
feature. In the 10th and 11th innings, he fanned five successive batters and in
the 13th and 14th, five of the six who faced him. Normally a third baseman, he
was converted into a pitcher by Coach Robinson when mound material became
scarce. ‘Skin’ Hyde failed to show up for the game.
“McCall, East Brewton pitcher, went the route and worked
effectively, allowing not more than one hit in any one inning. He did not walk
a man.
“Holman Gets Double: Payne’s three base hits and Holman’s
two-bagger were the only extra base hits of the game. Holman went out trying to
stretch his hit into a three-bagger.
“Passes Three, Hits One: In the ninth, Stallworth walked
three men and hit another but managed to keep East Brewton away from the plate.
The first man up struck out, the second walked but went out trying to steal
second, pitcher to second. Stallworth then walked Capers, hit R. Brewton and
walked D. McCall to fill the bases but Weaver struck out to end the inning.”
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