Speaking
Of Golf
By JOE MAPLES
Tentative opening date of the
Boone Golf Club has been set
for Friday, April 12th, assum
ing the weather won't play any
tiicks on us. Needless to say, |
this is good news for all local
players as well as many from
other localities that have been
waiting for this word. Much
work will be taking place on
the course between now and
then in an effort to get it in
the best possible playing condi
tion. The present condition of
it is very good, in fact possibly
the best for this time of year
since vfre opened in 1950 The
maintainance crew will need
the time remaining to do cer
tain necessary work such as
rolling fairways, and greens, do
ing repair work on bridges and
approaches that were damaged
by the recent heavy rains, com
pleting the new steps at the golf
ahop, painting equipment, tee
markers, flag poles and signs.
In addition, the golf shop is go
ing to get a new coat of paint
which is badly needed. There
Is also a pre season fertilization
program to be carried out on
tees and greens. We should have
time to complete most of this
work during the coming weeks
fio gat those old rusty clubs out
and give them a good cleaning
because it won't be long now!
I was extremely fortunate at
the fine Turf Grass Manage
ment Institute at Winston
Salem last week in being able
to have a long discussion with
Dr. Fred Grau, one of the fore
most turfgrass experts in the
country. I have know this fine
gentleman for quite a few years
and had last seen him at the
National Turfgrass Conference
in Miami. Before we were
through, he agreed to ride back
to Boone with me and have a
look at our course. As luck
would have it, we were greeted
by almost an inch of snow
which had the grass pretty well
covered. We still looked over
several holes on the course and
with a broom, swept snow away
so we could look at the turf it
self. Dr. Grau was quite pleas
ed with the turf on our greens,
uying that it was as good as
any he had seen lately and bet
ter than most. Before leaving,
he gave me some valuable in
formation and made wrae sug
gestions that should result in
even finer turf on both frreens
and fairways. Some of his sug
gestions should result in a re
duction of clover and poa-au
nua in our fairways and greens.
We are extremely fortunate in
being able to have the benefit
of the vast turfgrasa knowledge
that this very dedicated man
has aucumulated during the
many years that he has worked
in this field.
The month of Hay will be a
busy one for the local course
with three " tournaments set to
take place, starting with the
Carolinas Conference and NAIA
District 28 events, followed by
a two day Ladies Foothill event
and ending with our annual 1
one day Carolinas Golf Associa- j
tion tournament on May 26.
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We plan to get the season '
underway with a match with (
the Oakwoods Country Club of |
Wilkesboro on Sunday April
21st, so those of you who would
like to play in this, sign up as
soon as the shop opens. We will '
need about thirty-five, possibly '
forty players. 1
Big time tournament golf !
comes to the Carolinas this
week with the annual Azalea
Open Invitational at the Cape
Fear Country Club in Wilming- '
ton. This is the annual tune-up j
for the Masters Tournament '
which will be played in Augusta '
next week and golfers who take '
in the Azalea usually go well at 1
Augusta. Host professional for '
this fine event is Hampton
Auld, known to many in and '
around Boone as one of the
regular contestants in our Blue
Ridge Pro- Am each September, i
If you plan to be in that area '
during the tournament, plan to I
stop by and watch some of the
worlds greatest shotmakers in
action on a fine championship
course.
The above boys placed first in the state
wrestling touiney held recently in High
Point: Baker Edmisten, Johnny Cook, Alton
Johnson, and Royce Carroll
NetmenOpen
Spring Sports
The Appalachian State ten
nis team opens the spring
sports schedule this Friday and
Saturday with a pair of matches
?gainst Atlantic Christian in
Wilson. Baseball and golf wait
another week before playing
their, opening battles.
The netmen, who boast of a
12-1 record last season, have
tour lettermen returning to
:arry Appalachian hopes. Of
inusuai interest this spring is
:he battle for playing positions.
Vorman Chambers won 12
while losing only 2 at the num
jer one spot last season. How
ever, Ronnie Smarr also has
imbitions for the top spot.
Smarr returning to the squad
ifter a season's absence, play
id the top spot two years ago
ind compiled a record of 9
wins and 1 loss. Another bat
Jer for top billing is Sam Sifri,
vho won 12 while losing 1 at
:he number three spot last year.
Rounding but the four letter
men is Larry Vaughn, a senior
who played quite a bit at the
number six kpot last season.
Vaughn has improved greatly
and is battling for a higher
berth.
Top newcomer to the squad is
Mountaineers Try Out
Baseball With Deacs
The Appalachian State Moun
taineers baseball team travelled
to Wake Forest this past Satur
day and played a practice game
with the Deacons. Prior to this
practice game the Mountain
eers had only got to practice
on the baseball diamond only
three times due to the bad
weather. The Mountaineers
made a good showing against
the Deacons and showed some
hope of success for the coming
season.
Yount and Gibbs looked good
freshman Kay Stallings. A four
year veteran of high school
tennis, Stallings was a member
of the Goldsboro state champ
ionship team last season, and
teamed with his brother Ray to
win the state crown in the
doubles division. Stallings holds
his own with the veteran mem
bers of the squad, and will pro
bably play high on the ladder
in either singles or doubles.
Another newcomer who ap
pears to have nailed down a
starting position on the top six
is J. W. Isenhour. A junior
transfer from N. C. State, Isen
hour was forced to sit out last
season.'
behind the plate lor the Moun
taineers and Simmons, Avery,
Smith, and Waller showed
signs of brillance for the in
field. The outfielders were led
by Jim Goff and Jim Sides.
Goff made some outstanding
catches and Sides looked good
at the bat for the Mountain
eers. Green, Daniels and Reu
ter were the most outstanding
on the mound for the Apps.
Bill Jarrett, veteran pitcher for
the Mountaineers, looked good
but he needs work on his con
trol. He is expected to be in top
form by the time the season
opens. Three players did not
make the trip due to injuries
and they were Dixon, Gene
Sides, and Herbert Diggs. The
boys showed a lot of spirit in
this game and the preparation
for the season will just take
time.
The gossip of small towns is
just about the same as that in
large cities, but it is more un
animous.
You may never see a competitive auto event. But
at 30 mph on rain-slick blacktop, in the close
packed rush of 5 o'clock traffic, on a twisting
mountain road, the results are important to you.
? On every slippery surface you need the kind
of roadability that placed five Fords out front in
the Daytona "500." On every busy cross street?
you want the brakes that won on Riverside's
sports car circuit Your engine will hold up better
through years of turnpike use because it's as
beautifully balanced as Falcon's Monte Carlo
V-8's. ? The winning competition car is bound to
be a great road car? and Ford is the big winner!
Bowli
its
Cm Insurance Jr. Leagae
Results: Policy Holder* 1, To- <
U1 Low 1; Firebugs 1, Premi
ums 1; Dividend* 2, Full Cover- 3
??? 0.
Dividend* ? Danny Wilson
and Randy March 180.
Full Coverage ? Perry Greene
148, Wayne Underwood 110. 1
Firebugs ? Gary Deitx 148, j
Robert Sherwin 187.
Premiums ? Preston Hughe* J
130, Ted Greene 129.
Policy Holder* ? Steve Mat- ,
aon 165, Alan Moretx 144.
Total Loss? Bill Hughes 138, ,
Palmer Blair 1^0. (
Standing* f 1
TEAMS W L '
Dividends 18 8 1
Premiums 18 7
Policy Holders ....13 "JO -
Total Low . ..10 12 -
Firebug* 7 18 ,
Full Coverage ... 8 18 ]
Sportsman League '
Results: Kingpins 3, M and R
Furniture 1; Coca Cola 3, Furni- :
ture Mart 1; Burgees Furni
ture and Winklers Gull post- i
poped.
Scoring
Furniture Mart ? Ed Critcher
189, Tracy Norria 178.
Coca Cola ? Hugh Cook 200,'
Harold Hartley 189.
Kingpins ? Frank Auton 204,
Willard Trivett and R. D. Au
ton 180.
M and R Furniture ? Ray
Ward 181, Lynn Stephenson 173.
Standing*
TEAMS W L
Coca Cola -. 26 10
Furniture Mart ?19 17
Burgess Furniture ?.17 19
M and R Furniture ...17 19
Winklers Gulf 13 19
Kingpins ?.12 24
Berchants League
Results: Andrews Chevrolet
4, Toms Toasted 0; Blowing
Rock 4, Varsity Shop 0; Wag
ners Real Estate 4, College
Book Store 0; Wilcox Travel
and Farmers Hardware post
poned.
Scoring
Wagner's Real Estate ? Horace
Dowling 202, Jerry Austin 182.
College Book Store? Jim Dun
an 181, Ned TrivetU 147.
Varsity Shop? Major Thomas
!04, Harvey Ayers 1?4.
Blowing Rock ? Max Moody
191, Larry Moody 18#
Toma Toasted? J. D. Cook
108, Dayton Teague 194.
Andrewi Chevrolet ? Den
Denny 226, G. K. Andrew* 182.
MiadlW
I-EAMS W t
Wagners Real Estate 30 ft 13V4
Andrews Chevrolet 25% 18%
Wilcox Travel Agency 23 IT
Farmers Hardware ... 21 19
Slowing Rock 1 23 21
College Book Store . 18% 25%
Varsity Shop 18 28
roms Toaated 14% 20%
Boone Ten Pin League
Resulta: Coe Insurance 3,
shadow line 1; Town House 3,
Walker Tractor 1; Antique Au
to 3, Wink* Cafe 1; Poindexter
Insurance 3, SAI 1.
Scoring
SAI ? C. P. Teague 202, Bruce
Bumgarner 189.
Poindexter Insurance ? Clyde,
Greene 198, Ernest Lyon* 191.
Wink* Cafe ? Norman Moody
211, R. CaraweU 190.
Antique Auto ? Bob Brown
222, Conley Earp 212.
Town Houae ? Joe Edmisten
202, Billy Billing* 200.
Walker Tractor? Ray Ward
188, Glenn Moretz 187.
Shadowline ? John Broyhill
197, Lynn Stephenson 183.
Coe Iniurance ? Tom Critch
er 221, Marvin Deal 207.
Standings
TEAMS W L
Coe Insurance ............ 29% 10%
Town House 24 18
Antique Auto 22 18
S A I 21 19
Poindexter Insurance ... 20 20
Shadowline -18% 21%
Walker Tractor 18 24
Wink* Cafe 9 31
Ladle* League
Results: Boone Drug 3, Col
lege Girls 1; Watauga Savings
3, Northwestern Bank 1; Shad
owline. 3, Mountain Lumber 1.
Scoring
Shadowline ? Judy Triplett
181, Mildred Stephenson 153.
Mountain Lumber - Georgia
Smitherman 212, Gilna Brown
IBS.
Northwestern Bank ? Ruby
Smith 182, Jean Cook 164.
Watauga Saving* ? Leota
Triplet* 174. Mary Lea Gragg
183. <J
CoUege Girla ? Maiie Mat
thews 1?1, Jackie Llngerfelt
148.
Boone Drug ? Pat Light 171,
Jane Greene 170. S
TEAMS W L
Watauga Savings 17 11
Northwestern Bank ...17 '11
Shadow! ine 18 13
Boone Drug 13 IS
Mountain Lumber ... 12 16
College Girls 10 18
Church League
Results: Hirst Presbyterian
3, Perkinsville Baptist 1; Rum
ple Ramblers 4, Rumple Rac
ers 0; First Methodist and First
Baptist, postponed.
Scoring
Ramblers ? Rev. Blake Brink
erhoff 176, Sid Greene 168.
Racers ? Charles Craig 169,
Ray Edmisten 183.
First Presbyterian ? George
Arney 178, David Spainhour
177.
Perkinsville Baptist ? Glenn
Cottrell 216, Tom Greene 202.
Standings
TEAMS W L
First Presbyterian ... 22 10
Perkinsville Baptist . 20 12
First Baptist 18 13
First Methodist ...?. 14 14
Rumple Ramblers 14 18
Rumple Racers 7 28
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