40 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 2, 1976
Repton Bulldogs blast Red Level; at home Friday: The
Bulldogs of Repton High School displayed a romping offense and a stingy defense
Thursday night as they whipped the Red Level Tigers, 52-0.
Outstanding player in the game was Alvin Watkins, who had
a total of 153 yards rushing in 12 carries.
The Bulldogs scored two touchdowns in the first quarter,
the first by Alvin Watkins, who broke for paydirt on a 71-yard run. The second
came on a 45-yard pass from QB Donnie Reed to receiver Fred Rudolph.
(Other top Repton players in that game included Reggie
Bonds, Randy Booker, Keith Givens, Steve Harris, David Nall, Ted Watson and
Jerry Welch. Hugh Wilson was Repton’s head coach.)
Warriors lose opener 19-6 to
Greenville: Mike Bledsoe’s debut as head coach of the Sparta Academy Warriors
in Greenville last Saturday night was disappointing. His team lost 19-6 to a
bigger, more experienced and faster bunch of Greenville Tornadoes.
Bobby Johnson legged 59 yards
on 19 carries, Andy Skipper 41 on 14, and Jerry Peacock 20 on 11, including a
touchdown from a yard out. Peacock also passed 20 times, completing seven for
73 yards, in his first start at quarterback. His brother, Terry, a freshman,
pulled in four catches for 67 yards. Johnson grabbed two and Gray Stevens one.
(Other top Sparta players in
that game included Hugh Bradford, John Cook, Bobby Padgett, Kent Cook, Tim
Johnson, Joey Rayfield, Ronnie McKenzie, Steve Dubose, Jamie McKenzie and Greg
Anthony.)
55 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 7, 1961
Spurring the Aggies on this
season will be these pretty cheerleaders: Sandra Lowrey, Jackie Thornley,
Sandra Brooks, Brenda Ellis, Elaine Kindig and Barbara Stinson. They’ll try out
their lungpower at the opener in Atmore Friday night at 8 p.m.
Aggies open Friday night at 8
in Atmore: Light, fast and determined, the Evergreen High Aggies travel to
Atmore tomorrow night for their season opener with the Blue Devils. Kick off
time at Byrne Field is 8 p.m. and a large crowd of Evergreen fans is expected
to be on hand.
Coach John Law Robinson and
line coach Lewis Ramsay will unveil their first edition of the Aggies against
an Atmore team that is rated one of the best in South Alabama going into the
season.
Up front, Coach Ramsay will
probably start these boys, left end, Ronnie Jones, 165; left tackle, Jimmy
Kelley, 160; left guard, Bobby Lynch, 165; center, Louie Nall, 145; right
guard, H.W. Ward, 145, or Bill Hinson, 140; right tackle, Donnie Jones, 185;
and right end, Leon Stinson, 175.
Coach Robinson has two
newcomers at quarterback, Mike Ward, 145, or Sid Lambert, 135, to start.
At left half, Bonner
Ridgeway, a top reserve last season, will probably start. Jimmy Weaver, a first
string end last fall, is listed at right half. Duncan Roberts, 135-pound
speedster, is the backfield veteran.
Top reserves are James Ward,
Don Holcombe, Dwight Pate, Winston Pugh, Donnie Bolton, John Lowrey and John
Pierce. Young players pushing hard for starting positions are Alvin Dees, Mike
Mininger, Stan Coker, Jimmy Warren, William Sessions, Paul Deason and Robert
Rigsby.
Only two injuries are
bothering the Evergreens. Playing status is listed as doubtful for H.W. Ward
and Legraw Lynch.
Frazier Smiling Out At
Lyeffion: Lyeffion’s new coach, Shirley Frazier, is pleased with prospects
after putting his charges through early drills. His team opens in Beatrice on
Sept. 22.
Top candidates on the line
are Shelton Cook, 140; Patton Brown, 145; and Larry Smith, 150; tackles Elmer
Gaskey, 172, and Donnie Hamrac, 155; guards Wadie Salter, 150, Harold Wilson,
135, and Allen Chavers, 155; and center Keith Holcombe, 225.
The light, speedy backfield
has Ronnie Golson, 120, at quarterback; Bobby Salter, 150, and Charles Salter,
150, at the halves; and Don Garrettt, 140, and Mickey Fountain, 100, at full.
Top reserves are Hayward
Salter, 135, Guy Chavers, 120, Homer Chavers, 125, Mike Burt, 125, Larry
Blackmon, 115, and Don Slater, 140.
70 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1946
Football Practice Begins At
Evergreen High: Labor Day held true to its name at E.H.S. Monday as Coach
Wendell Hart greeted some 25 football candidates with an opening drill of
passing, punting and calisthenics. Two drills a day are on schedule for the
rest of the week.
Mickey Logue, James Carpenter
and R.E. Ivey were passing the ball while Rex Carpenter, R.E. Ivey, Harold
Potts and James Carpenter were also getting off some long punts.
All boys are urged to attend
these practice sessions due to the short time remaining until the opening of
the season with Hayneville on Sept. 20 at the High School Athletic Field.
85 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 3, 1931
Terrapin Race Will Attract
Many Visitors Here Saturday: The stage is all set for the great International
Terrapin Race which is to be run in Evergreen next Sat., Sept. 5, at three o’clock.
This race has attracted interest from far and near, and every indication is
that there will be thousands of people from Conecuh County and other parts of
Alabama present to see the race. The race begins promptly at 3 p.m. and all
terrapins which are to be entered in the race must be delivered to the
committee in charge at the race track at Gantt’s Field not later than 2:30 p.m.
The rules of the race state that no terrapin shall be eligible which is not
entered at the race track by 2:30 p.m. and officials in charge of the race have
stated that this rule must be absolutely respected. So to all who have
registered entrants in the race, be sure to have your racer there on time.
As has been stated before in
these columns, there will be an admission charge to see the race, that is,
children five cents, adults 10 cents. This admission fee all goes to the Boy
Scout funds.
It is now certain that the
number of entrants will exceed the 100 mark. This means that the first prize
will be 50 dollars or more, the second prize 30 dollars or more and the third
and fourth prizes will exceed 10 dollars each.
All terrapins must be
numbered to correspond with the registration cards and in order that they may
be properly numbered all persons having entrants should take their racer to
Lion Joe Kingsbery at the K&M Garage who will number them with a lacquer
paint which won’t rub off.
The people of Evergreen
invite their friends from all over the county and elsewhere to come to
Evergreen next Saturday. The race should be a very interesting event. A number
of the merchants will cooperate in this event by putting on special bargains
for that day.
‘Crooked Flea’ Wins In
Greenville Turtle Race: Greenville, Ala., Aug. 31 – “Crooked Flea,” owned by
“Crook” Haygood and “Flea” McRee of this city, was victorious in a turtle race
staged here Saturday by the Lions Club to determine the official entrant for
Greenville in the International Turtle Derby at Evergreen Sept. 5.
A large crowd gathered at the
City Park to witness the races. Prizes were awarded for the largest and fastest
turtles taking part in the races and “Crooked Flea” won both titles.
115 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1901
Our fishermen have been much
perturbed by the scarcity of bait. Catawba worms, the favorite bait, have been
all the season very scarce, and now, there are none to be found although the
trees have luxuriant foliage. This is unprecedented. Usually at this season,
the trees are full of worms. Even the grasshoppers have failed to appear.
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