34 YEARS AGO
MAY 13, 1982
Junior League opens season:
Evergreen Junior League Association will officially open the 1982 season Sat.,
May 15, at 4 p.m. at the City Park. The teams this year are as follows: Little
League – Braves coached by Mike Bledsoe and sponsored by Conecuh Timber, Inc.
and Whites Home and Auto; Dodgers, coached by Melvin Johnson, sponsored by
B&S Drugs, Inc.; Giants, coached by Tom Jones and sponsored by
Presley-Fluker; and Yankees, coached by Norman Marable and sponsored by Crispy
Chick.
Minor League – Mets, coached
by Arlton Hudson and sponsored by Phillip Harold’s Carpet; Orioles, coached by David
Thomas and sponsored by Webb’s Car Wash; Red Sox, coached by Gerald Salter and
sponsored by Powell’s Dozier Co.
Ponytail League – Angels,
coached by Sylvia Morris and sponsored by Sassers Jewelry and Hardees; Tomboys,
coached by Elaine Colvin and sponsored by Holiday Inn of Evergreen and Lady
Arrow, Inc.; Wildcats, coached by Darwin Covin and sponsored by Aubrey Padgett’s
Garage and Woodmen of the World.
T-Ball League – Athletics, coached
by Jerry Evers; Rangers, coached by Mike Faulkner; Tigers, coached by Hillary
Harper.
A smiling Eddie Salter won
both the total beard length and total weight divisions of the turkey hunting
contest at Carter’s Hardware & Supply Co. this season. Eddie’s five Toms
had beards that measured 53-1/4 inches and weighed 95 and 7/8 pounds.
49 YEARS AGO
MAY 11, 1967
Aggies nip Jackson lose to
Lanier: April 26 – Lanier – Away: The Lanier Poets proved to be too much for
the Aggies as they defeated the Aggies, 8-1. For 2-1/3 innings, the game was
tight as Homer Faulkner struck out six of the first eight batters he faced.
In the fifth inning, the
Aggies got their run when Homer Faulkner got on by an error. He advanced to
third on a single and a sacrifice. Wayne Caylor finally brought him in with a
sacrifice fly. Aggie hits were made by Grover Jackson, Leon Hinson and Homer
Faulker.
May 3 – Jackson – Home: The
Aggies picked up four runs in the first inning and made them stand up for a 4-0
victory over Jackson. Lead off batter Don Montgomery got on first with a single
and advanced to second on an error. Grove Jackson singled to right which
brought Don Montgomery home.
Homer Faulkner followed with
a home run over the left field fence that scored Leon Hinson and Grover
Jackson.
Jackson had good scoring
opportunities in the first, fifth and sixth innings, but were unable to get
hits when they needed them. Grover Jackson ended all of these threats with
strike outs.
Jack White and Bill Bailey
made good defensive plays for the Aggies. A good throw to the plate from Jack
White prevented Jackson from getting a run in the fifth inning. Bill Bailey
made a good fielding play followed by a good throw to end the game. Grover
Jackson pitched his best game of the year.
64 YEARS AGO
MAY 8, 1952
Skinnerton Tops Shreve In
Sunday Contest 17-12: The pitching of Eugene Davis and hitting of Sam Brown
gave Skinnerton a 17 to 12 victory over Shreve Sunday. Sam Brown got a double
and a triple, and Grady Booker got a double for Skinnerton. Shreve used four
pitchers in absorbing the loss.
Starlington Hits Well But
Bows To Bermuda: Starlington got 16 hits to no avail Sunday afternoon as the
Bermuda Bears used eight hits effectively to score and 8 to 4 victory. Tink
Stinson pitched well but had poor backing afield while Thompson twirled a neat
game for the Bears to gain the win. Stinson also led the Bermuda team in
stickwork, rapping out three hits.
Paul Aces Take Win From Loree
Dollies: The Loree Dollies absorbed a 10 to 7 loss at the hands of the Paul
Aces Sunday afternoon. Bertie Hassell was the winning pitcher, and Bernard
Powell suffered the loss. Cobb and McClan led the batting for Paul with three
hits each, and Charlie Brock led Loree with two safties.
Quarterback Club President
Raymond DaLee is shown presenting the keys to Evergreen High’s new activities
bus to Principal C.W. Claybrook in the top picture. Looking on are R.G.
Bozeman, Ward Alexander and Coston Bowers, QB members, and Coach Wendell Hart.
In the bottom picture, the men pose with the Aggie baseball squad just before
it boarded the bus bound for Brewton and a game with T.R. Miller as the bust
got an early “christening.” Chassis for the bus was purchased with funds raised
for that purpose by the Quarterback Club and the body was furnished by the
County Board of Education.
79 YEARS AGO
MAY 13, 1937
Century Here Today, Game With
Locals: Evergreen retained the lead in the Interstate League by winning Sunday’s
tilt from Jay, by a score of 6 to 4 on the latter’s home field. Bill Seale held
Jay to five hits to chalk up his second win of the season.
Doc Jones, cross-fire
exponent, won over Jay Thursday in a slugfest, to register his first victory.
Evergreen scored in the
third, fourth, seventh and ninth frames Sunday, combining timely hits with Jay
bobbles to take full advantage of 11 bingles.
Jay scored two runs each in
the sixth and ninth, on hits and weird fielding, coupled with Seale’s wildness
in cutting loose two wild pitches with men on the bags.
Thursday’s game saw Evergreen
scoring in the second, eighth and ninth innings, to win 6 to 6, with Jay
pushing runs across in the second, fifth and sixth. Jim Lane drove in the
winning run by slamming a scorching line drive to left scoring Seabrook who had
walked and stole second.
“Coach” Clements, who base
running has been sensational throughout early games, continued his swiping
tactics in both games last week, stealing second and third Thursday, and
purloining third Sunday to run his total to eight stolen bases.
Invitations have been mailed
throughout the county for the “Spring Dance,” which is being sponsored by the
Evergreen Baseball Club, proceeds from which will be placed in the fund for enclosing
Gantt Field.
The dance will be held
tonight, May 13, at the National Guard Armory.
94 YEARS AGO
MAY 10, 1922
Base Ball Goods – Field and
Garden SEEDS – Let Us Supply You – Conecuh County Drug Co.
The following is the
commencement schedule of the State Secondary Agricultural School at Evergreen:
Monday, May 29th,
3:30 p.m., Baseball game;
Wednesday, May 31st,
3:30 p.m., Baseball game;
Wednesday, May 31st,
8 p.m., Graduating Exercises.
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