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In Up-State Quarterfinals
Juniors Host Greenwood Tonight
Clinton Evens Series Tuesday
COME ON IN—Clinton's Stun Elrod
waves a runner into home during a
six-run Clinton uprising in the third
inning of Tuesday night’s American
Legion win over Greenwood. Elrod,
who lives in Whtimire, had just scor
ed himself.
THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., July 30, 1970—7-A
BILL CURRIE
Mouth
of the South
Cassius Clay
Cassius Clay, alias Mohammed All, is an affront not only to
every man who has ever served In the Armed Forces of the United
States, and more particularly thoseinVietNam.bathe is a further
insult to the hundreds of other Americans who are serving time in
the Federal pokey for draft evasion. For these reasons, I am un
able to muster much in the way of tears for his plight in failing to
get a boxing license anywhere.
Clay is as fickle as a vagrant wind. One time he says he is
not interested in boxing because he is so filled with the spirit,
or whatever people of his religious persuasion get filled with.
Then the next minute he is trying to get about with Joe Frazier.
Frankly, 1 would like to see them flight Actually,Frazier could
not carry Clay’s intimate professional lingerie when Clay was
in the pink. But now, after a long layoff, it is doubtful if tl* former
champ could cut it Frazier might well beat Ali’s brains into a
scramble, and that would not be a disservice to anyone I can think
of.
Of course Clay has been cruelly used by a whole slimy raft of
people who ruined a splendid young athlete by filling his not too
weightly mind with a lot of political garbage. Claycould have done
a great deal more for disadvantaged black people as heavyweight
champion of the world than he can do for them as a convicted
federal felon. As a matter of fact, I have never read anywhere of
anybody black or any other color who has been helped by Clay
except those who have exploited him and if they were helped it
was no credit to him.
I personally felt a decided rising of my gorge when I read the
tearless battler quoted as saying he was making more money than
he could spend, what with his college lectures, a book and the pros
pect of a movie about his life. It is inconceivable that Cassius Clay
would be asked to speak on any kindergarten campus, let alone at a
college. The very intellectual snobs who look down on football and
basketball are precisely the ones who would think to have him talk.
The only thing he ever accomplised was to win the heavyweight
title, and he threw that away. His other attainments are in the field
trf law violation, and in this he might be considered an expert How
ever, I am still so hidebound and reactionary that it is decidedly
difficult for me to regard a maL-vho refuses to fight for the United
States as a hero.
Only last year Joe Louis was in my office during a personal
appearance tour, and I asked Joe how he would feel about it if
he were subject to draft today. Joe responded, “I am always
ready to fight for my country.’ Joe Louis--there. was a real
champion, and a sure enough man. The onsetdeable argument
about who could win in the ring between Louis and Clay can
never be resolved, but as a person it is an insult and totally
inappropriate to mention Clay's name in the same breath with
a guy like the Brown Bomber.
All of this adds to the fact that Cassius Clay, alias Mohammed
All, or whatever he may be calling himself this week, is getting
to be a very tiresome commodity. He is no more a minister than
I am, and even the religious order which he claims to have em
braced has expeUed him for misconduct He is a misfit and a sad
shadow of what be was and might have been.
From now on everybody ought to yawn widely and ignore the
poor loud mouth who is mostly hot air now that he can’t get into
the ring, ever for an exhibition sparring match.
Two Record
Fish Caught
Last week will be remember
ed by two South Carolinians for
a long time to come. Both of
these fishermen brought home
flab that made it possible for
torn to establish new state re
cords and to have their feats
established in the records of the
South Carolina Wildlife Re
sources Department.
Carl Hood, Jr.,ofSuberRoad,
Route 4, Greer, has fished the
Horse Pasture Area in Pickens
County many times for small-
mouth bass. One day last week,
with spinning gear and crickets
as bait, he tried the Devils
Hole and from this beautiful
•notion of the river came a 6 lb.
nmallmouth bass. This is anew
■tate record for this species.
Bobby Norman of Clover,
fishing in a public pond near his
home, had every intention of
providing a meal of fish. What
he did not know was that one of
these pan fish would turn out
to be a 2 lb., 12-1/2 ounce
shellcracker, 14 inches long and
with a 15 inch girth. This also
is a new state record fish. Mr.
Norman stated, "On that light
spinning tackle it felt like a
whale and I wiU always believe
that catalpa worms are the best
bait for sheilcrackers’.
BY ERNE SEGARS
The Clinton American Legion
baseball team evened their
playoff series with Greenwood
Tuesday night with a 10-6 vic
tory at the Clinton Mill Ball
Park. The two teams played
in Greenwood Wednesday night
and will play in Clinton to
night, Thursday, in the best-
of-flve series. The game at the
Clinton Mill Ball Park tonight
will start at 7:30 p.m.
The Clinton - Greenwood
series winner will play the
Anderson-Rock Hill series win
ner for the Upper-State Champ
ionship.
In Tuesday night’s game,
Buzz Tedards was the winning
pitcher, giving up nine hits,
six runs, four walks and strik
ing out five. Tedards also drove
in four runs with a single anc
a double.
Clinton scored first in the
bottom of the first inning. Stan
Elrod lead off with a walk.
Tommy Shields was safe on an
error. After Bridges flied out.
Matt King walked to load the
bases. Tedards then lined a
double over the left fielder’s
head to drive in two runs.
Greenwood took the lead in
the top of the third on a single,
a walk, a passed ball, a double,
and a sacrifice fly, resulting
in three runs.
Clinton put the game out of
reach with a six run rally in
the bottom of the third. Bridges
singled to center, and Matt
King was safe on an error on
the second baseman files. A
passed ball put the runners in
scoring position, and Arnold
Lietzsey singled to drive in
Bridges, tying the score. A
wild pitch moved the runners
up, and BUly McNinch singled
to drive in Lietzsey, making
the score 5-3. Tony Bowan
singled, and Tony Mimms drew
a walk to load the bases. Stan
Elrod then singled to drive in
McNinch, giving Clinton a 6-3
lead. Two wild throws by the
catcher brought in bowan and
Mimms, completing the scoring
in the inning and giving Clinton
a commanding 8-3 lead.
Clinton added two more runs
in the bottom of the fifth. Tony
Fish Finnicky
In Hot Months
During the hot summer
months fish are finnicky eaters
and as with a small child the
most desirable food must be
served at the appropriate time.
The best time is early morn
ing or late evening and the best
food is deep running lures,
plastic worms or live bait.
TROUT IN THE MOUNTAINS
Even through the rivers in
Oconee, Pickens and Greenville
Counties are still low, 10 to 12
inch stock rainbow trout are
biting good. Fishermen are
using meppes and martin spin
ners.
LAKE HARTWELL — Con
servation Donnie Hanks of And
erson reports that crappie fish
ing is good at night in deep
water near the Seneca River
Bridge. Bream fishing is fair
using crickets and worms. The
hybrid bass have quit schooling
and fishing is poor.
CLARK HEL--Conservation
Officer Joe Wilson of Mc
Cormick reports "ClarkR. Mc
Kee caught a 9 lb and 6 ounce
largemouth bass on a purple
worm above Elijah Park.* Even
though the lake is 4 feet below
toll stage, Barney Crisp of Mc
Cormick caught a 2 lb. 12-1/2
ounce crappie using minnows
in the main channel
LAKE GREENWOOD-Con-
seration Officer A. R. Drum
mond of Ninety-Six says, "The
largemouth bass are hitting
close to the bank on lures such
as the bomber stick.’ He re
ported that Stump LaGrone
caught eight largemouth bass
this past weekend. He had about
25 strikes in all. The bream
are bedding and are biting real
good on crickets and worms.
Crappie are hitting minnows
while floating in the deep slews
or slow trolling in the main
channel
LAKE MURRAY--Conserva
tion Officer James Hamm of
Prosperity reports that the
bream are biting real good
around the Kempson Bridge and
Nine Mile Bridge because of
the recent mayfly hatch. In the
lake the shellcracker are bit
ing good on worms in five to ten
feet of water. Black bass are
being taken on the points and
over submerged islands in
deep water.
Sanders Wins Men's
Softball Championship
Mimms was hit by a pitch, and,
after Stan Elrod flied out
deep to center, Tommy Shields
drew a walk. Bridges struck
out, but Matt King was walked
to load the bases. Tedards then
punched a single to center to
drive in Mimms and Shields,
and giving Clinton a 10-3 lead.
Greenwood scored a run in
the top of the six and one in
the top of the seventh to com
plete their scoring. Tedards got
into trouble in the bottom of the
seventh, loading the bases with
nobody out. Coach Sam Owens
brought in lefthander Tommy
Motes. He got the first hitter
to fly out, and he struck out
the last two hitters of the in
ning to get out of the jam.
Motes, who pitched ten strong
innings against Greenwood
Monday night, stayed in the
game until there was one out
in the top of the ninth. Tedards
who had been in left field, then
came back in the game to get
the last two outs and nail down
his victory.
MONDAY LOSS
Greenwood defeated Clinton
2-1 Monday night in the first
game of the playoff series.
Greenwood scored the winning
run with two outs in the bottom
of the tenth inning in the game
played in Greenwood.
Both teams got strong pitch
ing performances from their
aces, Danny Ray McCurry of
Greenwood and Tommy Motes
from Clinton. Motes, the
stopper for the Clinton team
all year, pitched a strong game,
but tlie late inning really cost
him the victory.
Greenwood scored the first
run of the game in the bottom of
the third when William Sim
mons hit a bouncer down the
third base line. Third baseman
Stan Elrod fielded the ball
cleanly but threw wildly past
first. The ball rolled to the
fence, and Simmons went all
the way to third. Lead off hit
ter Neville Files then drove
in the initial run of the game
with a perfect bunt single down
the first base line.
Clinton tied the score in the
top of the fourth when Tommy
Shields hit a slow roller down
the third base line and beat it
out for an infield hit After
BiUy McNinch flied out and Matt
King drew a walk, Mike Bridges
tied the game with a single
through the middle, driving in
Shields.
McCurry and Motes then shut
the opposition out for the next
five innings. Both were helped
by sparkling defensive play. For
Clinton, shortstop Arnold
Lietszey made a leaping grab
of a line shot off the bat of the
'he final standings were an-
need in the Adult Men’sSoft-
[ League this week. Sander*,
r woo the title with a record
16 wins and foor.loeses.
xles’ Runners finished
oed in an extremely tight
e with M wins and five
ses. The Jewel Box finished
rd with 13 wiQS.iB'tt games,
[ley’s Bofnbers, with nine
is and 11 losses finished
rth, and the Big O’s and Jo-
ia tied for last place with
) victories and 17 losses.
The playoffs began oq Monday
Wight with Bailey's Bqnahers and
the Big O’s playing the first
game. The Bomber# were
victorious, wincing the game
20-6. Leading the offense that
produced 25 hits were Fennell,
Rice and McCrary with four hits
each, hi other play-off action,
Rhodes' Runnders defeated the
Jewel Box 13-K) in a closely
fought game. The Jewel Box
outhit Rhodes' 13-10 hut timely
hitting by Riser, Davis, and
Rhodes gave the Runners the
victory.
The Bombers will play Sand
ers Spur and the winner of this
game will play Rhodes’ to de
termine the championship.
In regular season action prior
to the beginning of the playoffs,
Sanders Spur defeated Rhodes’
in a makeup game to determine
the league’ lead tn July 21 The
score was 3-1 Laney was the
leading hitter tor the winners
as he got two hits and scored
catcher Stone and doubled Bel
cher up at first base.
Clinton threatened in the top
of ti»e tenth inning when Bridges
was safe on an error on the third
baseman. Lietszey laid down a
perfect sacrifice bunt to ad
vance Bridges into scoring
position. After a ground out,
John Chaplin was intensionally
passed to set up a force play.
Motes then struck out to end
the threat.
In the Greenwood half of the
tenth, Motes seemed to be get
ting stronger as he struck out
the first two hitter. However,
Mike Webber, who got three
of Greenwood’s five hits, rifled
a double to deep center field.
Gary Parker then blooped a
single to center field to drive
in the winning run.
Motes lost his first game of
the season. He has won six.
He struck out 14, walked one
and gave up five hits.
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CLINTON WINS TITLE
Clinton won the league nine
pennant with a 3-1 victory over
a weak Greenville team on Fri
day night in Clinton. Power hit
ting by Stan Elrod, Tommy
Shields, and Mike Bridges in
sured the victory and the
championship.
Buzz Tedards was the win
ning pitcher, striking out six
and allowing only five hits. He
. won his seventh game allowing
only five hits in ten decisions.
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TEDARDS FIRES—Clinton’s Buzz Tedards fires
a fastball in Tuesday night’s 10-6 win over Green
wood. Tedards yielded nine hits as Clinton even
ed the American Legion Upper State quarterfin
als series at 1-1. Tedards struck out five and
walked four in pitching six and two-thirds in
nings for Clinton.
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SHIELDS CONNECTS — Clinton’s
Tommy Shields ties into a pitch in
Tuesday night’s win over Greenwood.
Shields, from Whitmire, scored two
runs in the American Legion playoff
win.
two runs. Sanders got only five
hits, but staged a rally in the
top of the fourth inning to insure
the victory.
In other action, Sanders de
feated the Jewel Box 9-5 on
July 23. If the Jewel Box had
woo this game, there would
have been a three way tie for
first place between Rhodes’
Sanders Spur, and the Jewel
Box. However, hitting by Ward
Vanderford, and Cooper iced
the game tor the league cham
pions.
In other action on July 23,
Rhodes defeated the Big O’s
12-7.
Mauldin and Davis each had
three hits for the winners.. In;
a makeup game on July 23,
Sanders defeated Bailey 13-7 to
increase their league lead.
Jones had three hits to lead
the winners.
WEVE GOT THE CARS...YOUVE GOT THE DOLLARS
m tDgei&r
1968 Chevy
1968 Dodge
Camaro. 3-Speed Stick Charger. Vinyl Roof
1967 Dodge
Dart GT. Bucket Seats,
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Shift, 327, 8 Cyl., R, Chrome Road Wheels, Console, Vinyl Roof, V-8
WSW.
1965 Chevy
WSW, P. S„ R, H
1968 Mustang
Impala HTS. V-8, AT, 2-Door HT. V-8, AT, PS.
PS, AC, WSW. AC, R, H.
1966 Chevrolet
Impala 4-Door Sedan.
AT, V-8, WSW, PS, AC.
R, H.
1970 Dodge
Polara HTS. PS, PB, AC,
TG, WSW, WD (Factory
Car).
1968 Dodge
Super Bee Sport Coupe.
AT, PS, Chrome Road
Wheels, R.
1970 Coronet
440 4-Door Sedan. AT,
PS, PB, AC, WSW, WD,
(Factory Car).
AT, PS, AC.
1966 Dodge
Coronet 440 4-Door Se
dan. V-8. AT, PS. WSW.
R H.
1967 Monaco
500 2-Door HT. EW, PS
AT, AC, WSW, WD.
1966 Olds
Cutlass Supreme 4-Dr
HT. PS, PB, R, AC,
WSW. Vinyl Roof.
C > iiiyl
Roof, V-8, AT. PS.
WSW. WD, R, H.
196b Buick
Skylark HTC. BS, Con
sole, PS, AC. WSW, R,
FT
1965 Dodge
Polara 4-Door HTS. V-8,
AT, PS. WSW, R, H.
1966 Buick
Wildcat 4-Door Sedan.
AT, PS, PB, AC, WSW,
R, H.
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