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SPORTING SCENE Extraordinary Simpson Was Ordinary Husband OJ. Simpson was an extraordinary running back who rushed for more than 11.000 yards and scored 61 touchdowns and did all the things that make up a Hall of Fame career. As a husband, though, this foot ball great was very ordinary. Ordinary in that he beat his former wife. Nicole Simpson, and now stands accused of her brutal murder. OJ. Simpson grew up in south em California, but there arc lots of men just like him right here in Bruns wick County. The kind ot men who forced 178 women to seek shelter last year at Hope Harbor Home Simpson was anything but normal on the football field. He rambled his way to the Heisman Trophy in 1968 as a halfback at Southern Cal. In the NFL, he went on to do great things in Buffalo. Simpson captured the attention of the sports world in 1973 when he became the first running back in history to rush for more than 2.000 yards in a season. Simpson made a smooth transition into retirement He showed up on TV football broadcasts and in commercials, running through airports leaping suitcases like would-be tacklers. The whole world loved the Juicc. even though none of us really kr.ew much aboul him. Wc knew O.J. Simpson the celebrity, but we didn't know OJ. Simpson the man. Whether he's guilty or innocent of double murder, the fact remains that Simpson beat his wife on more than one occasion. In that respect, OJ. Simpson is all too normal. The domestic violence statistics publicized since Simpson's arrest are alarming. One out of every three women are beaten. Somewhere in this country, a woman is beaten every 12 seconds. Domestic violence kills 4,000 women per year in the United States. Cathy Swaim. executive director of Hope Harbor Home, says the staff there handled 175 new cases of domestic violence last year. A total of 178 women and 132 children stayed at the shelter in 1993. "These arc only the people who seek our help, Swaini notcu. iiictc are so many more out there in denial. It is still considered a shameful thing for the woman, like somehow it's her fault that he does this." Swaim estimates that Hope Harbor Home only sees about 10 percent of the women who are abused by their husbands in Brunswick County. The average battered wife leaves and reunites with her husband eight times before she works up enough strength to leave him for good. "We never believe that somebody's going to kill us They say it and say it but it's hard for your mind to comprehend something like that," Swaim said. The real problem, she says, is the public's acceptance of domestic vio lence. There are too many men in this society who think they have a right to beat their wife and not enough people doing something to stop it. "Until society stops seeing this as a normalcy and stops condoning it, especially in areas where the income level and education level is low, it's still standard." Swaim said. A lot of good has come out of the Simpson saga. Public awareness con cerning domestic violence is real high right now because of the newspaper articles and radio and television reports The Simpson story has brought the issue of domestic violence to light like never before. Swaim hopes politicians take note. "We don't receive any federal money. Maybe somebody will introduce a bill to send us some federal money," she said. "It's a nationwide problem that needs to be addressed." Doug Rutter Sports Editor This Week In Brunswick Sports ? miiUiifinfM? ?Brunswick County Post 68 at Winter Park in American Legion baseball, Hardee Field, Wilmington, 7:30 p.m. ?Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League at Waccamaw Park: Shallotte First vs. Jennies Branch, 7 p.m.; Old Shallotte vs. New Britton, 8 p.m.; Emanual Outreach vs. Mt. Olive, 9 p.m. I- RID W. |l l.\ 1 ?Brunswick County Post 68 hosts Winter Park in American Legion baseball, North Brunswick High School, 8 p.m. ?Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League at Waccamaw Park: Eastside Fellowship vs. Old Shallotte, 7 p.m.; Dixon Chapel vs. Soldier Bay, 8 p.m.; Shallotte First vs. Supply Baptist, 9 p.m. MEN'S CHURCH LEAGUE Emanual Tops Lefties Grove Emanual Outreach kept its hold on first place in the Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League A Division with a 23-10 vic tory over Letties Grove last Friday. Emanual Outreach (14-1) remains one-half game ahead of Supply Baptist in the A Division. Supply defeated Friendship Baptist 13-10 last Thursday to improve its record to 14-2. Jennies Branch (13-2) remained third in the A Division with a IS- 13 win over Mt Olive last Tuesday. New Britton. which posted a 13 10 win over [Lasts ide Fellowship last Thursday to run its record to 12-S, continues to lead the B Division. Zion Baptist and Seaside Meth odist are tied for second place at 8-9. Seaside was a forfeit winner over Camp Methodist last week, while Zion posted a 21-3 win over Dixon Chapel. in outer games last week, Friend ship Baptist beat Camp Methodist 15-7, Old Shailotte edged Dixon Chapel 11-9 and Shailotte First knocked off Mt. Olive 14-12. Monday night's games were rained out and will be made up at the end of the regular season. Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League Standings Through June 27 A DIVISION TEAM WINS LOSSES Emanual Outreach 14 1 Supply Baptist 14 2 Jennies Branch 13 2 Friendship Baptist 12 4 Mount Olive 12 5 Shailotte First 10 6 Ocean View 8 7 Letties Grove 4 13 B DIVISION TEAM WINS LOSSES New Britton 12 5 Zion Baptist 8 9 Seaside Methodist 8 9 Okl Shailotte 4 1 1 Soldier Bay 4 1 2 basts ide Fellowship 3 1 4 Dixon Chapel 2 IS Camp Methodist 2 IS mm** wmvm . tkht- -. . ? ; ? 1 Crawford Signs With Catawba HKJTO CONTWSUTTO Max Crawford (center) recently signed a letter of intent to play football next season at Catawba College in Salisbury. Also pictured at the signing (from left) are grandmother Eha Crawford, father A I Crawford of Ocean Isle Beach and grandfather A. V. Crawford . Max Crawford hwa a member of West Brunswick High School's state 2A championship football team in 1992. He recently graduated from Polk County High School. Crawford it expected to play linebacker for Catawba, which competes in the NCAA Division ! I South Atlantic Conference. RECREATION BRIEFS Water Aerobics Offered By Parks-Rec The Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department in coopera tion with The Gauntlet will offer water aerobics classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:30 until 10:15 a.m. begin ning July 6. These classes will replace those previously scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays from 11-11 :45 a.m. Fee will be S25 per month or $3 for drop-ins. Discount Tickets The department has discount tick ets available to the public for the Caro winds and Kings Dominion theme parks. Carowinds' "Summer Fun Days" tickets offer a $6 discount off the general admission price of $24.95 and are valid Monday through Friday through Aug. 19. The park is closed July 28 and 29. Kings Dominion, 20 miles north of Richmond, Va., is offering good any-day tickets for $20.95, $6 less than the general admission price. Mt. Olive Finishes Unbeaten In Coed Softball League Mt. Olive wrapped up an unde feated regular season in the Bruns wick Baptist Association Coed Soft ball league with a 17-13 victory over Southport "A" last Tuesday. Mt. Olive finished with a record of 15-0. Heading into this week's play. Gospel Center was second in the league standings at 12-2. Gospel Center beat Southport "B" 15-10 on Saturday. Faith "B" won a pair of games last week to improve to 8-5. Faith "B" posted a 24-3 victory over Southport "C" on Saturday and de feated Shell Point 8-7 last Tuesday. In other games Saturday, Southport "B" defeated Supply 16 6, Lebanon topped Brunswick Is lands 18-7 and Southport "A" knocked off Mt. Pisgah 13-6. Last Tuesday, Bolivia dropped Lebanon 17-5, Mt. Pisgah crushed Mill Creek 24-1, Southport **C i dumped Calvary 17-11 and Faith "A" defeated Bethel-Oak Island Beach Road. Brunswick Baptist Assn. Coed Softball League Standings Through June 26 TEAM WINS LOSSES ?ML Olive IS 0 Gospel Center 12 2 Faith "A" 10 3 Southport "A" 9 3 ?Southport "B" 11 4 Bolivia 9 5 Faith "B" 8 5 Mt. Pisgah 7 7 ?Calvary 7 8 ?Bethel-OI-Bch Road 6 9 Supply 4 10 Lebanon 3 10 Shell Point 3 10 Southport "C* 3 10 Mill Creek 2 11 Brunswick Islands 2 12 ?Completed regular season "Playground Days" tickets offer a special price of SI 4.50 and are good for anyone age 3 and older July 18 31. For more information about any of these programs, call Emma T. McGraw, special events coordinator, at 253-4357 or 1-800-222-4790. Summer Day Camp Space is still available to children 10-13 in the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department summer day camp program for the weeks of July 11-15 and Aug. 1-5. Fee is $50; camp meets Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Brunswick County Gov ernment Complex in Bolivia. Youths are involved in daily activ ities including swimming, arts and crafts, roller skating and bowling. r ALL STAR1 FLAGS 1 -800-868-FLAG Flags ? Banners Pennants Holiday Flags & Banners FREE Catalog & Delivery 101 Aviator* Lane Rl v'jl Burgaw, NC 28425 Catherine Moore, Owner W2EM Trojan Summer Baseball Camp July 15-16 Local baseball players interested in improving their hitting skills arc invited to attend the Trojan Summer Hitting Camp slated July IS and 16 at West Brunswick High School. Mike Aldcrson, head baseball coach at West Brunswick, will be conducting the camp from 9 a.m. unii! 3 p.m. csch day. The camp will be staffed by area high school coaches, college base kill nliirorr -in/4 OTM* |/?MJ v*d ????*? n?v???W? >1 VI UH> West Brunswick varsity baseball team. Campers will receive instruction in several aspects of the offensive game including stance, grip, plate coverage, the step-by-step swing, the mental part of hitting and base running. Campers should bring their own gloves and bats. The cost is $25 per person, and each participant will re ceive a T-shirt. SEASHORE DRUGS Ed Thomas, registered pharmacist, and staff welcome Mike Langley ( formerly with Rite- Aid) Mike Langley Registered Pharmacist Ed and Mike invite you to come by and visit them at Seashore Drugs. Hwy. 179 ? Calabash 579-3200 And the winner of the free 8'x10' sunroom is... Louis Snyder of Ocean Isle Beach! Last year's winners of the free 8'x1 0' sunroom, Dennis and Celia Winters, draw Louis Snyder's name for this year's giveaway. Congratulations! Pictured left to right, back row: Eddie Dobyne, owner, Robert Ruse, Chrle Hepler, Sarah Hlatt, Don Eaton, Front row: Robin Bryant, Dennla Winters, Drew Winters, Lee Dobyne, owner, Celia Winters, Pat Lambroe, Debbie Hamm, Mistie Sullivan. 10 runners-up will receive a $500 gift certificate good toward the purchase of a sunroom. (Must be a homeowner) Have your custom-built sunroom installed by Lee I Way Construction and ' receive a FREE BAHAMA 1 CRUISE VACATION! FREE ESTIMATES ? 100% FINANCING ? NO MONEY DOWN PAYMENTS AS LOW AS $49 PER MONTH LEE WAY CONSTRUCTION Also specializing in vinyl siding and vinyl replacement windows. Rainbow Fiaza ? Hwy. i 79 ? Seaside 579-1574 or 1-800-382-7327
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