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THE CHRONICLE, CUnton, S. C., August 15, 1968—7 50 CHS Grid Candidates Report About 50 boys reported for practice Monday at Clinton High School and began a week of con centrated conditioning drills. Coach Claude Howe reported, “The first week, we’re doing lots of running and are putting in our offensive and defensive plays. We’re concentrating mostly on conditioning. Most of the boys reported in pretty good shape but it’s been hard to tell too much because the weather has been so cool.” Of the 50 candidates, 10 are lettermen but all lettered in a reserve capacity last year. There are no starters returning from last year’s team. Howe also reported there were no transfers reporting for the team. Howe said that about 10 of the varsity candidates will probably play on the junior varsity since he plans to dress out 40 for the varsity. He said, “Our boys are bigger than usual, for us, but I don’t know if the big boys will be the ones who will be playing.” #***#**#*»*«*** ! SPORTS FANS! ! The team works out at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day at the high school. This week, they’re work ing out in shorts. Next week, they’ll put on pads. BELL STREET Bell Street High School had 42 prospects out for the opening day. There are nine lettermen returning, according to Coach Willie Little. He says the top prospects are expected to be Richard Scott, Ralph Young, Melvin Higgins, Wendell Wilson and Grady Boyd. The team works out each day at 5 p.m. THORNWELL There were 32 candidates out for the Thornwell football team Monday. Fourteen of the candidates are lettermen and Coach Ben Crab tree has at least one letter man at each position. Coach Crabtree said, "This group has excellent spirit. They have tieen working without com plaint and 1 l>elieve their atti tude this season will le very good.” Thornwell works out at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW * By Tom Plaxico « * Here’s a true story about # what happened one day to * the great golfer Bobby Jones* -- and, this is a story that* illustrates the real meaning* of the word “sportsmanship” * . . .Jones was playing in* the National Open of 1925 * at Worcester.. .His ball went * into the rough, and then acci- * dentally moved very slightly* when Jones’s club touches* a nearby blade of grass. . . * Reporters later said that* NOBODY saw the ball move * . . . Jones, however, asked* that he be penalized a stroke * . . .Everyone tried to talk^, him out of taking the penalty * because no one saw the ball * move. . .But Jones insisted* and, as it turned out, that* stroke cost him the title that* year. . .Someone later asked* Jones why he’d done it. . .He^ said, “That’s the only wayto^ play the game*. . .Is there* a better definition of sports- * manship than that? * What was the longest fight* record?. . .Most boxing* cords show that the longest* )ve fight ever was between^ dy Bowen and Jack Burke^ New Orleans in 1893. . .* eir bout lasted 110 rounds,* 7 hours and 19 minutes!* .It ended as a draw when* ither man could continue.* * The writer of this column* * played some basketball for* * Sharon High School in York* * County in the early thirties.* * In the first game he started * * he was high scorer for his J team. The final score was^ * Edgemoor High--27; Sharon^, * High—2. You-must remem-* * ber this was during the great* * depression and people were* * accustomed to low figures in* * everything! * J We still have a good selec- J * tion of 68 cars and trucks # * INCLUDING cars with air.* * See us to-day for a good deal* * on a car worth owning. * * Piaxko Chevrolet« 40J WEST^MAIN^ SEE BRAVES PLAY — The South- west-Lydia champions of the YMCA Small Fry League are shown above. As a reward for winning the cham pionship, they were given a trip to Atlanta to see the Braves play the St. Louis Cardinals. They were accom panied by Coach and Mrs. Bill Nel son ; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gregory; Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitts. Shown above are, front row, left to right, Ronnie James, Tommy Reese, Danny Young, Ben Pitts, Kenny Hamilton, Robbie Hughes; second row\ Lamar Patter son, Mike South, Jirmmy Hairston, Jimmy Gregory, Jimmy Miller ; third row, Ben Stewart, Tom Davenport, Kerry Nelson, John Lane. In the background is Coach Bill Nelson. Marty Harris was absent when the picture was taken. Hunting Seasons Set In Game Zone Two Open seasons for hunting in South Carolina for 1968-69 have been announced by James W. Webb, director of the Wildlife Resources Department, Division of Game. The seasons for Game Zone Two, which consists of Laurens, Anderson, Abbeville, McCor mick, Greenwood, Newberry, Sa luda and Edgefield counties in clude: RACCOONS and OPOSSOMS - October 1 - March 1 QUAIL - Thanksgiving Day - March 1. RABBITS - Thanksgiving Day to Feb. 15 but rabbits may be hunting without guns and with dogs only from Sept. 1 to Thanks giving Day. It is unlawful to trap rabbits in Game Zone Two, ex cept that a landlord or tenant may use not more than five rabbit traps on lands on which he has exclusive control during the open season for rabbits. No rabbits other than p6n raised domestic rabbits may be sold in Game Zone Two. SQUIRRELS - Oct. 1 - Feb. 15. The bag limit in Game Zone FOXES - No closed season. (No firearms between Jan. 2 and Aug. 15. Two includes: Quail, 10 per day; Squirrels, 10 per day; Rabbits, five per day. Bell St. Grid Schedule Set Bell Street High School’s foot ball team will open a nine-game scheduled Aug. 30 at Gallman High School in Newberry. Willie E. Little is head coach of the Wildcats and Harold L. Williams is the assistant. The first home game is Sept. 6 against Beck of Greenville. The remainder of the schedule: September --- 13, at TwinCity in Batesburg; 20 at Sanders in Laurens; 27, Clearview at Bell St. October --- 11, Blue Ridge of Seneca at Bell St. (homecoming); 18, at Jefferson High in Bath; 25, at Bryson in Simpsonville. November 1, at Emmett Scott High in Rock Hill. WASHINGTON — Trucking employes in 1966 earned an average wage of $8,363. This was 40.2 per cent higher than the aver age for all private industry Commandments Of Safety 1. Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun. This is the first rule of gun safety. 2. Guns carried into camp or home, or when otherwise not in use, must always be unloaded, and taken down or have actions open; guns always should be carried in cases to the shooting area. 3. Always be sure barrel and action are clear of obstructions, and that you have only ammuni tion of the proper size for the gun you are carrying. Remove oil and grease from chamber be fore firing. 4. Always carry your gun so that you can control the direc tion of the muzzle even if you stumble; keep the safety on until you are ready to shoot. 5. Be sure of your target be fore you pull the trigger; know the identifying features of the game you intend to hunt. 6. Never point a gun at any thing you do not want to shoot; avoid all horseplay while hand ling a gun. 7. Unattended guns should be unloaded; guns and ammunition should be stored separately be yond reach of children and care less adults. 8. Never climb a tree or fence of jump a ditch with a loaded gun; Rogers, Nelson Named To Pro Taxi Squads Phil Rogers and Billy Nelson, both of Clinton, have been placed on the taxi squads of their re spective National Football League teams. Rogers has made the taxi squad of the St. Louis Cardinals and Nelson is on the Washington Red skins’ taxi squad. A “taxi squad* in professional football is a team’s reserve man power. Each team can have 40 men on its regular team but may also have 13 men on its taxi squad. Members of the taxi squad practice with the regular team and are paid salaries. If one of the regulars is injured, a player will be brought up from the taxi squad to bolster the strength at that position. Last year, the entire taxi squad of the Cardinals was activated before the season was over. Until members of the taxi squad are activated, they do not par ticipate in the weekend games. Rogers made the Cardinal taxi squad asacornerbackondefense. He played flanker on offense at Clemson last year so this is his first experience at corner- back. Nelson also has switched posi tions this year. He was an offen sive lineman at the University of South Carolina two seasons ago but has been switched to defensive tackle with the Redskin taxi squad. IV Hopefuls Report Monday Clinton High School’s junior varsity football candidates will report Monday at 7 a.m. Candidates will report to the Clinton High School gymnasium at that time. State Has Longest Deer Season COLUMBIA - The longest deer season in the nation, August 15 through January I, opens Thurs day in 16 Palmetto State counties, according to the South Carolina Wildlife Resources Department. The initial segment of the up coming season opens in Zones Three and Six. Deer hunting in most other sections of the state -- Zones Five, Seven and Eight -- opens September 15. Zone Three includes Aiken, Calhoun, Lexington and Richland Counties. Zone Six consists of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg, and Wil liamsburg counties. The S. C. Wildlife Resources Department has also announced that it is accepting applications for group deer hunts on seven management areas in the state. Group hunts on the management areas are offered for party-type drives and the groups must con sist of at least ten hunters and not more than 30. Interested groups may apply for permits to be issued after a public draw ing which will be held September 6. Individuals and groups in terested in “group deer hunt* applications and other general statewide hunting regulations may write the South Carolina Wildlife Resources Department, P. O. Box 167, Columbia, S.C. 29202. Federal Truck Taxes WASHINGTON—More than $1.7 billion in federal highway use taxes collected annually from the organ ized trucking industry goes into the Highway Trust Fund to pay for the 41,000- mile federal system of in terstate and defense high ways. Due for completion in the 1970’s the highway system has been hailed as the greatest engineering ef fort of all time. never pull a gun toward you by the muzzle. 9. Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface or the sur face of water; when at target practice, be sure your backstop is adequate. 10. Avoid alcoholic drinks be fore or during shooting. HANGING ON — Clinton’s Gary Campbell (dark jersey) hits Dwayne Wyndham of Sumter after he had caught a pass in the North-South All- Star game Friday night in Columbia. Wyndham fell into the end zone for a touchdown seconds before the end of the first half. In the background is Field Judge Truman Owens of Clinton. The South won 22-M. 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