Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for June 27, 2013

Evergreen boxer Clint Jackson
22 YEARS AGO
JUNE 27, 1991

“Steven Bledsoe is pictured receiving the Sportsmanship Award from Babe Ruth League President David Rabren. Also pictured are league officer Jesse Rodgers and Erwin Scott.”

“Sportsmanship awards were given to four players in the Babe Ruth league Saturday night with one player being chosen as the overall winner of the Sportsmanship Award. The award winners were Eric Owens, Sedrick Fluker, Steven Bledsoe and Greg Shehan.”

“Presley-Fluker won the 1991 championship in the Babe Ruth League in Evergreen’s Municipal Park. Pictured from the winning team are Jesse Rogers, Henry Holt, Kevin Riley, Reggie Boykin, Isaac McMillan, Sedrick Fluker, Marlo McDaniel and Terry Holt. Not pictured are Rhett Wilson, Shannon Sims, Edward Evans and Michael Bradley.”

“Giants take title in Little League: The Giants captured the 1991 Evergreen Little League championship Saturday night with a 7-4 victory over the Dodgers in an action-packed contest.
“Rod McIntyre and Dedrick Locke scored in the top half of the first inning giving the Giants a 2-0 lead.
“The score remained 2-0 until the bottom half of the third inning when Eugene Nevlous and Lyle Bell crossed the plate for the Dodgers.”
Other players in that game included Chris Etheridge, Alvis Griffin, Dedrick Locke, Ryan Meeks, Jennifer Meeks and Don Ray Mixon.

37 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1976

“Clint Jackson, a native of Evergreen, is currently training for the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team at the University of Vermont in Burington. Saturday night the final box-offs will be held to determine which 11 of the 24 boxers will represent the U.S. at the competition in Montreal. This event is being filmed by ABC’s Wide World of Sports and will be telecast the following day. Clint, 147 pounds, 5-11 welterweight, is the only boxer ever to win three straight National AAU and Golden Glove titles. Twice he was the North American Champion and has also won the Pan American and All American championships. He was named the U.S. Olympic athlete of the year for all sports in 1975. His record of 149 wins against 13 losses includes 80 knockouts. He is a graduate of Evergreen High School.”

“Little gridders register Tuesday at Castleberry: Registration for Pee Wee and Tiny Mite football will be held in Castleberry this Tuesday night from six to eight o’clock. All interested persons are asked to meet at the Conecuh County High School gym. Registration fee is $5 per player.”

“Evergreen High QB’s meet tonight: The Evergreen High School Quarterback Club will meet tonight at seven o’clock in the school lunchroom. Plans for the coming football season will be made, and all members are urged to attend.”

67 YEARS AGO
JUNE 27, 1946

“Evergreen Wins Two Games From Niceville by John Law Robinson: Evergreen handed Niceville two defeats last week to make its record 11 wins and one loss. The scores were 7 to 2 and 9 to 1.
“In the first inning, the Greenies jumped on Bridges, Niceville pitcher, for six hits and five runs. But here the Greenies were stopped. They were held to six hits and two runs for the remaining eight innings. Hart held the visitors to 10 hits and two runs.
“Page led the locals at bat in this game with three hits. Johnson, Barfield and Hart had two hits each.
“In the second game, the locals played the best brand of ball that they have displayed this season. Clowers, opening pitcher for Niceville, held the locals in check for three innings before White started a rally. Bridges relieved him and checked the Greenies attack at this point. Windham started for Evergreen and was relieved by Hart in the sixth frame.
“Johnson led the locals in hitting with a double and two singles. Bolton, second baseman, and White, catcher, looked good defensively for Evegreen.”

“Brewton’s Second Annual Horse Show: Athletic Field, Brewton, Ala. Promptly at 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 10, Free Barns! Free Care for Horses! Sponsored by Brewton Lions Club.”

82 YEARS AGO
JUNE 25, 1931

“Locals Win Game From Garland Thurs.: The local baseball team continued its winning streak last Thursday by defeating Garland in a fast game by the close score of 4 to 3. Despite the rain the attendance was good.
“The next encounter on the local diamond will be Thurs., June 25, when Evergreen will meet Castleberry. The players and manager will greatly appreciate a good attendance of the baseball fans of town. No subscriptions have been taken to finance the expenses of the team, thus it is dependent upon the gate receipts to defray these expenses. Those who have seen both Evergreen and Castleberry in action predict that this game will be another fast one.
“On Thurs., July 2, Evergreen will again meet Garland on the local diamond. Come out to the games and give your support to the team.”

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