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53 YEARS AGO
JUNE 27, 1963
Sr. League Results: The
Tigers downed the Indians, 9-5, Monday night to strengthen their grip on first
place. The winners now boast a 5-0 slate.
A triple by Jerry Johnson was
the big hit of the Tigers’ seven-run first inning.
Singles by Clint Ward, Jimmy
Warren and Paul Deason helped put three tallies across the plate for the losers
in the third.
Wayne Pate was the winner on
the hill although he was relieved in the fourth by Bubba Faulkner. Bill Snowden
and Knud Nielsen were the Indian moundsmen with Snowden taking the loss.
Braves vs. Pirates: The
Braves whipped the Pirates, 5-2, Monday night to take over second place in the
Senior League pennant race. The Braves record is now 3-2 while the Bucs have a
2-3 mark.
The Braves scored three runs
in the first frame on only one hit, a single by Terry Coleman.
Three errors in the Brave
infield gave the losers two runs in the fourth.
Grover Jackson took the hill
win, with Johnny Brown pitching the last inning for the victors. Chastain was
the loser although Steve Baggett took over after two outs in the first inning.
Brave shortstop Terry Coleman
was injured when struck in the eye by a throw in the fourth inning. He was
taken to the Conecuh County Hospital for examination.
The Tigers vs. Pirates: The
Tigers stretched their winning string to four Thursday night with a 4-1 win
over the Pirates. Bubba Faulkner was the winning hurler while Steve Baggett was
tagged with the loss.
68 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1948
Cliff Harper Resigns EHS Post To Become AHSAA’s First
Full Time Secretary: J. Cliff Harper resigned his post as principal of
Evergreen High School last week to accept the position of full time secretary
of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Mr. Harper will assume his new
duties on July 1 when he relieves Sellers Strough who has served in a part time
capacity as secretary for 25 years.
This is a big step forward for the Alabama High School
Athletic Association. This full time post has long been needed to bring the
state’s high school sports organization up to par with other states such as
Texas, Georgia and New York.
Mr. Harper and his staff of workers will have offices in
Montgomery. Mr. Strough will work with Harper for the first month acquainting him
with his new duties.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper and Mr. and Mrs. Strough of
Birmingham are attending the national meeting of the Executive Secretaries of
the State Athletic Associations in Piquot Lake, Min. They will be there for a
week during which time rules, regulations, etc. for the next year will be
discussed and voted on.
Mr. Harper has served as principal at Evergreen High
School for the past two years. He is a native of Pineapple, Ala. and earned his
A.B. at Birmingham Southern where he played end on the football team. After
having coached two years at Sardis High School, Harper earned his M.S. at
Auburn in 1939. He then served as principal and coach at Spring Garden High for
four years and at Georgiana for one year before entering the Army.
Mr. Harper entered the Army as a private and was
separated from the service as a captain. While in the Army, he served as a
director of athletics and physical training.
Harper’s record at Evergreen High School has been
outstanding. A firm believer in a strong athletic and physical training
program, he organized an excellent intra-mural program at Evergreen High. He
also set up and directed a summer recreation program for the City of Evergreen.
No one in the state has worked harder as an individual to
strengthen the state athletic association than Cliff Harper. He long ago saw
the need for a full time secretary and has urged the addition of this office.
It is fitting that one of his qualifications and experience should become the
first to fill the office.
Brewton Pro Baseball Club Will Hold Evergreen Night:
Officials of the Brewton Millers entry in the professional Class D Alabama
State League, announced this week that they would hold an “Evergreen Night” on
Wed., July 7. Plans have been completed to reserve around half of the seats for
Evergreen fans.
Businessmen in Brewton and Evergreen have purchased
several hundred tickets to the game and will distribute them in Evergreen. Half
the grandstand and half the bleachers will be roped off for Evergreen fans and
a large attendance is expected to represent the city.
The Millers will play the Greenville Pirates in the game
that will feature the events of “Evergreen Night.” Game time will be 7:30.
Greenies Play Brewton Here Sunday At Three: The Evergreen
Greenies will play Brewton here Sunday in a Tri-County Baseball League game.
This is a change in schedule. Evergreen originally would have played in Brewton
Sunday and a home game here next Thursday. To avoid conflict with the
professional Millers, the games were changed. Evergreen will play Brewton in
Brewton next Wednesday night.
The Greenies play Booneville at McCullough today. Their
game here Sunday was rained out.
The game here Sunday will be a crucial one. Brewton is
the only team in the loop that has defeated Evergreen this season. Game time is
three o’clock, place, Brooks Stadium Sunday afternoon.
83 YEARS AGO
JUNE 29, 1933
Evergreen Increases Lead In
Pennant Race: With Doc Jones registering his second shutout in a row, the
Evergreen baseball club took Greenville into camp on the Butler countians’ home
lot Sunday afternoon, 2-0, to give them a four-game lead over the second-place
Crenshaw County team from Luverne. The locals had defeated Ft. Deposit Thursday
in both ends of a double bill, the second game of which Jones pitched for his
initial scoreless effort.
Evergreen’s fighting Irishmen
went out for blood in the Thursday doubleheader, which was transferred here
from Ft. Deposit so that a protested game could be replayed, and they got it in
copious measures. The first game was won easily behind the five-hit hurling of
Skin Hyde, by a score of 16-2, while the second affray was a close and tightly
played affair, resulting in a score of 4-0, Doc Jones hurling.
The Greenville affair Sunday
was nip and tuck with Jones getting the call when Manager Murphy decided the
long boy was ready to go after his great work Tuesday. Drawing Hester, one of
the best in the league, as his opponent, Jones knew he had to work hard if he
won the ball game, and he promptly went to work.
(Other players on Evergreen’s
team that season included Skeeter Amos, Archie Barfield, Gaston, Joe Hagood, Hanna,
Tom Kendall, Tom Melton and Moorer.)
98 YEARS AGO
JUNE 26, 1918
D.L. Long left here
(Castleberry) the first of the week on a fishing trip on the Yellow River in
Florida.
113 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1903
The game of ball between
Brewton and Evergreen played here on Friday was one of considerable local
interest, though there was ragged playing on each side, neither of the teams
having had very much practice. For the first six innings, it looked as if the
game would result in a victory for Evergreen, but some bad playing on the
infield by Evergreen lost the game to Brewton. The game ended in a score of
nine to six in Brewton’s favor. The second game will be played in Brewton on
Friday next.
Robert Powell and wife of
Montgomery, after spending several days fishing here (Garland), have returned
home.
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