Monday, April 18, 2022

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for April 18, 2022

General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.
21 YEARS AGO

APRIL 19, 2001

Pictured above is the Championship Women’s Softball Team from Lady Arrow. It is obvious that this photo is several years old, and we are certainly not going to say how old. Our thanks to Lois English for bringing by a copy of this photo for our use. Members of the team are (some of the ladies’ last names have changed since this photo was taken) Jean Booker, Charlotte Brackett, Betty Raines, Ruby Brown, Wyenette Manning, Kathy Powell, Ann Miller, Joy Powell, Pat Brown, Laura Adams, Lois House, Debra Williams, Elaine Grace and Becky Williams.

EverFun Golf Tourney set for May 9: The Second Annual EverFun Golf Tournament will be held Wed., May 9, 2001 at Cambrian Ridge at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Greenville.
The tournament will begin at 2 p.m. with a shotgun start and will be a scramble and four-ball mix. Lunch will be provided at noon in the clubhouse for the participants.
Entry fee is $400 per team and hole sponsorship is $100 per hole. Checks should be made payable to Project EverFun and mailed to David Gorum, Golf Tournament Chairman, Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. Deadline for entry is April 25.

The Evergreen Rotary Club, administrators of the Wendell Hart Scholarship Fund, announces that applications for the $2,500 scholarship are now available. This scholarship is dedicated to the memory of the late Coach Wendell Hart, who deeply cared for his students and desired that all deserving young men and women be able to advance their education.

46 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1976

Jim Ryan Jr. successfully defended his championship in the Evergreen Golf Club’s annual Spring Invitation Tournament Saturday. Ryan of Greenville’s golfing Ryans is congratulated by Tournament Chairman David T. Hyde Jr.

David Gorum and Paul Deason laid joint claim on this fine gobbler which they bagged Wednesday morning of last week in “Murder Creek Swamp.” The Tom weighed 19 pounds, three ounces and had a nine-inch beard.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 225, Castleberry, attended the Gulf Coast Council bicentennial encampment held April 2-4 at Ellyson Field, Pensacola.
The encampment was attended by over 2,500 scouts and adult leaders. Sam Geck, scoutmaster, accompanied the 14 boys from Troop 225 on the encampment.
Addresses were given by General “Chappie” James, U.S. Air Force, Commanding General of the North American Air Defense Command at Colorado Springs, Colo., Congressman Bob Sikes, and Vice Admiral James B. Wilson, Chief of Naval Education and Training.
Rickey Downing, dressed as “Uncle Sam,” was winner of the bicentennial costume contest in the Alabama-Florida District.

71 YEARS AGO
APRIL 19, 1951

Centerville Nips Rockets In Conecuh Loop Opener: The Centerville Rookies bunched their hits for five runs in the fifth inning to come from behind and edge the Flat Rock Rockets, 11-8, in a free-hitting game Sunday. It was the season-opener for both teams. It was played at Flat Rock.
The Rockets got away to a three-run lead in the first inning. The Rookies knotted the count in their half of the fourth and went out front to stay in the fifth.
George Gaston worked on the mound for Centerville with Clint Ward behind the plate. James Barlow hurled for Flat Rock with Huston Bailey catching.

Paul Aces Whip Shreve In Conecuh Loop Tilt: The Paul Aces opened their Conecuh Amateur League schedule Sunday with a 16-3 win over the Shreve Eagles. The game was played at Paul and puts the Aces into a first-place tie with the Centerville Rookies who downed Flat Rock in the league’s other opening game.
Harold Godwin and J.W. Windham were the Paul pitchers who kept the Shreve bats silent through most of the game. Godwin hurled the first seven innings and Windham finished it up. McIntyre started for Shreve but turned it over to Sanford in the third inning. Sanford left the mound in the seventh and Yancy finished it up. Joe McClain was behind the plate for the winners and Smith for the losers.
J.W. Windham sparked Paul’s hitting attack with four hits in as many trips to the plate. He smacked a homer in the second inning. Ray Yancy with two hits in four trips topped the Shreve sluggers.

96 YEARS AGO
APRIL 21, 1926

PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL AT MONTGOMERY – Festivities to Open With the Columbus, Ga. Club on Sat., April 24 – Montgomery, Ala., April 20 – The Montgomery Lions, Alabama’s entry into the new Southeastern League, will open festivities with the Columbus, Ga. club here on April 24.
After many years, Alabama’s Capitol City is again to have professional baseball. Knowing that the people of Montgomery and this section of Alabama wish to see real fast baseball, a promising bunch of swatters and hurlers have been induced to sign on the dotted line. Some idea of the class of sports this aggregation is going to hand out under the management of Joe Brennan, was given the large gathering which attended the exhibition game on April 11 when the Birmingham Southern Leagues went down in defeat at the hands of the local outfit by the decisive score of 5 to 3.
The opening battle will begin promptly at three o’clock on the date mentioned above, and thousands from all over this section are expected to attend and help Montgomery keep at home the handsome loving cup to be awarded by the trustees of Cramton Bowl to the town in the league that has the largest crowd on opening day.
Other towns represented in the new league are Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Fla.; Albany, Columbus and Savannah, Ga.
Citizens of Alabama will be interested in knowing that Roy “Goat” Walker, the noted young pitcher of Troy, who made such a reputation as a twirler during his high and prep school days; “Red” Stewart of Greenville, veteran hurler of the South Atlantic League, and Eddie Pratt, the latest scion of that noted West Alabama baseball family to join the ranks of professionals, will all do mound duty for the Montgomery Lions during the race for the first Southeastern pennant.

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