The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for June 14, 2021

Wayne Frazier of Evergreen, Alabama.

59 YEARS AGO
JUNE 14, 1962

Former Auburn Center Wayne Frazier and Tackle Billy Wilson Saturday were named to the 50-man College All-Star squad which will meet the Green Bay Packers Friday night, Aug. 3, at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
Wayne Frazier, 225-pound son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Frazier of Evergreen, has signed with the San Diego Chargers in the American Football League.

The Lyeffion High School will sponsor a recreation program in the Lyeffion gymnasium during the summer. The first recreational social will be Friday night, June 15, 7:30 until 10:30.
A color film of the 1962 Senior Bowl will be shown Friday night.
Coach Shirley Frazier urges everyone, young and old, to come out each Friday night and enjoy the friendly fellowship.

EVERGREEN SENIOR LEAGUE” by Malcolm Craft – “Indians vs. Tigers: The Tigers, after falling behind 4-0 in the first inning, came back with a five-run third inning which was flanked on either side by three-run outbursts to take an 11-5 decision from the hapless Indians.
Bubba Faulkner started for the Tigers but lasted only one third of an inning. Mike Fields replaced Faulkner on the mound and after the second inning held the Indians scoreless. Bob Ivey lasted until the fourth when Paul Deason took over the losers.
Joe Sasser, Calvin Smith and Mitch Kilpatrick each contributed two hits apiece to the Tiger attack which was aided considerably by sloppy Indian defensive work.

66 YEARS AGO
JUNE 9, 1955

W.E. (Bill Parsons) Named Head Football Coach At Tuskegee High School Last Week: Announcement was made here the latter part of last week by Prof. Claybrook, principal of the Evergreen High School, that Bill Parson has tendered his resignation as assistant coach to accept the position as head coach at Tuskegee High School.
He has held the position as assistant coach and director of the city recreational program for the past two years.
Parsons… is a native of Americus, Ga. He was an all-state fullback-center on the 1944 Georgia State Champions. Following graduation, he accepted a football scholarship at Auburn. But a two-year hitch in the Navy ended his Tiger career. After receiving his discharge, he entered South Georgia Junior College and earned Little All-America recognition. Later, he led the South Georgia 11 to a victory in the Little Rose Bowl Game.
When Wyatt Posey moved from SGC as head coach to Tulsa, he took Parsons and four other players with him. As a senior at Tulsa, Parsons scored 16 touchdowns and averaged 5.5 yards per run, gaining 713 yards.
In 1952, following graduation at Tulsa, Parsons accepted the head backfield coaching job at Southwestern State Teachers College, while recovering from a knee operation.
He resigned from Southwestern to sign a professional football contract with the Chicago Cardinals in 1953, but reinjured his knee and returned home. He was immediately sought after by Evergreen and joined Wendell Hart there as assistant coach and summer recreational director for the city.

73 YEARS AGO
JUNE 10, 1948

The Evergreen Greenies had to come from behind to win a thriller in Frisco City Sunday, 7-6. In the tenth, Ottis Johnson crossed the plate with the game-winning tally.
Page, E. Johnson and Tolbert wielded the big sticks in the Greenies nine hit assault with two safeties each.
Wendell Hart hurled for the Greenies giving up nine hits and striking out a like number.

The Evergreen Greenies jumped on two Flomaton pitchers for 16 hits here last Thursday to win their fifth league game of the season, 17-4.
George “Lefty” Gaston had his fast ball working nicely as he whiffed 12 batters in the abbreviated seven inning contest.
Glenn “Sleepy” Hart, Cliff Harper and Georgie Brown collected three hits each to pace the Greenies powerful plate attack.

The Evergreen Men’s Softball League is now in full swing with each team having played two games. Last Thursday night, Southern Coach overpowered the Evergreen Equipment Company by a 21-2 score with Hal Standley on the mound.

86 YEARS AGO
JUNE 20, 1935

The pennant for the first half of the 1935 season was salted away Sunday afternoon in a mud battle when Evergreen defeated Opp on the local baseball lot, 15 to 1.
The win made it impossible for Andalusia to overtake the flying Evergreen nine, and assured the local entry of a share in the post season series, to be played after a winner for the second half is decided.
The race had become a dogged affair between Evergreen and Andalusia with the locals holding a slight advantage, although the gap was closed by the Covington County lads in late games. Evergreen, after getting off to a bad start, came down the back stretch with a rush and held the lead to the wire for the first half.
The two games played last week were split, Andalusia defeating the locals at Andalusia last Thursday, 5 to 2, behind “Red” Paschal. Doc Jones hurled for the locals and although hits were scarce, the Brooklyn star was wild and got himself into trouble by donating passes.
Skin Hyde suffered an attack of ptomaine poisoning and was taken to an Andalusia hospital for treatment Thursday afternoon. The hard-working Skinny was on hand at the park for the game and hurled the last three innings of the Thursday game despite illness.

97 YEARS AGO
JUNE 12, 1924

Evergreen defeated Chapman Thursday afternoon by a score of 11 to 3. Evergreen scored seven runs in the first inning, but the balance of the game was well played by both sides.

35 Students Arrested: Kalamazoo, Mich. – Thirty youths, 15 of whom are high school students, including several members of the Central High School football squad, have been arrested following investigation of reports that a vice ring exists here. Various charges have been made against nine of those arrested. Charges of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles have been made against some of the others. Eight girls are in the custody of the county juvenile agent.

Prize Fighter Fatally Shot: Omaha, Neb. – Jack Lawler of Oklahoma, a prizefighter, who at one time called himself featherweight champion of the South, was fatally shot here by Patrolman N.E. Neilson of the Omaha police department.