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| 1971 Evergreen Chicks Baseball Team. |
28
YEARS AGO
JULY
24, 1986
“Haywood Salter of Evergreen,
owner and driver of Car 50, took the checkered flag in the modified heat and
came in second in the modified feature race at Flomaton Speedway Saturday
night, June 12. He expresses special thanks to Salter’s Transmission, Hart’s
Welding Service, Travis Pate Farms, David Booker, Tommy Shipp and Mitchell
Baker.”
43 YEARS AGO
JULY 22, 1971
“These Chicks won the
championship of the Evergreen Jr. Baseball League’s American League. They are
Richard Nix, Randy Jordan, Jeff Hutcheson, Bud Evers, Ben Smith, Darwin Nix,
Wesley Langford; and Tommy Hutcheson, Chris McNeill, Tracy Weaver, Scott Dees,
Mark Phillips, Allen Newton and Manager David Earl Riley. Not present when the picture
was made: players Terry Peacock, Tommy Halstead and Scott Bozeman and assistant
managers Larry Peacock and Hilton Dees.”
“Brown brothers win golf
honors: Johnny and Joe (Jo-Jo) Brown, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown of Mobile
and formerly of Evergreen, are making up a brothers team that is burning up
golf circuits in the Mobile area. Both will enter the University of South
Alabama this fall with golf scholarships.
“Joe, youngest of the two,
recently won the Mobile Country Club’s junior invitational tournament with a
three-round total of 219. His performance also gave him top honors in the 17-18
age group.
“Johnny recently won the
Parkhill Men’s Tournament and guess who was the runner-up? Brother Joe. Johnny
also won the consolation of the championship flight in the Isle Dauphine
Country Club invitational.”
58 YEARS AGO
JULY 26, 1956
“Auburn Alumni Attend
Meeting: Hear Jordan: The Evergreen Auburn club attended a joint meeting with
the Brewton and Andalusia clubs in Brewton, Thursday night, July 19, at the
Townhouse Cafeteria.
“Ralph Jordan, head coach at
Auburn, was the guest speaker. Coach Jordan gave a very interesting talk on
conditions of the current football teams at Auburn and gave brief appraisals of
various players asked about by members of the group attending. He stated that
the outlook for the incoming football season was very good for Auburn. Others
attending from Auburn included Jeff Beard, Assistant Coach, and Joe Shaver,
Executive Secretary, Auburn Alumni Association.
“Each of the clubs attending
elected new officers and the following officers were elected for the Evergreen
Auburn Club: Willie Tucker, President; Tal Stuart, Vice President; and Judson
Gary, Secretary-Treasurer. Other alumni attending from Evergreen were M.M.
Cardwell, J.F. Clements, Cecil Hagood, C.A. Jones, Guy Kelly, Henry Sessions,
O.B. Tuggle, A.G. Walker and J.H. Witherington.”
“Last Week With The Evergreen
Jr. League: Yankees Clip Sox 7-5: In the regular season double header Wednesday
night the Yankees got off to a flying start off Claude Aaron with four runs in
the first inning. Ward scored on Miller’s fielder’s choice then with two on
Kelley lined thru short pushing in two and followed them home on Johnson’s
single.
“The Red Sox came back in
their half of the first with three runs off three walks and three hits. Moses
relieved Aaron and set the Yanks down in order.
“In the third, the Yankees
erupted again with back to back triples by Miller and Bullington and a scratch
hit by Kelley who scored the third run on a passed ball.
“Time ran out at the end of
the fourth. Winning pitcher Jackie Frazier. Losing pitcher Claude Aaron.”
“Top Ten Thumpers: Joe
Bullington, slugging catcher, pitcher for the Yanks, is still leading the
league at the plate for the second half. Two newcomers have banged their way
into the top ten, Jimmy Kelley of the Yanks and Jimmy Aaron of the Giants.
“Joe Bullington, Yankees,
.533; Bobby Smith, Red Sox, .500; Ray Granade, Red Sox, .500; Johnny Moseley,
Red Sox, .500; Jimmy Weaver, Giants, .444; Eddie Lambert, Red Sox, .444; Bonner
Ridgeway, Giants, .437; Jimmy Kelley, Yankees, .400; Jimmy Aaron, Giants, .312;
and Leon Stinson, Dodgers, .308.”
“Monday Night Game Postponed:
Rain postponed the Yankee, Red Sox game Monday night. This game will probably be
played Saturday night. Thursday night most of the Evergreen Little Leaguers
will be in Monroeville to see the start of the Little League Regional playoffs.
All Star teams from Greenville, Brewton, Bay Minette, Jackson, Robertsdale and
Monroeville will play to see who goes to the sectional playoff at Leeds, Ala.”
73 YEARS AGO
JULY 24, 1941
“Binion’s Swimming Pool
Closed: To cooperate with the Conecuh County Health Department in its effort to
prevent the spread of infantile paralysis, our pool will be closed until Aug.
1. (Signed) M.B. Binion.”
88 YEARS AGO
JULY 28, 1926
“A large crowd from here
(London community) is taking a long vacation on a fishing trip this weekend.”
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