It all started with a shortcut through a golf course
Ralph
Gaillard
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Jim Dent turned professional in
* 1966 and joined the PGA Tour in
J; 1970. He was born in Augusta, Ga.,
*? and last May celebrated his 60th
birthday. As a youngster growing ?
* up in Augusta, he'd take a shortcut
* through a golf course on the way J
* home from school.
One day he stopped and
I; watched a golfer hit a beautiful 1
*? shot. The shot impressed him so
* that he vowed to learn how to hit a
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shot like that himself.
He started playing hooky from
school, going to the golf course and
became a caddy. The rest is African
American golf history. During the
1970s and 1980s Dent was one of
the best golfers on the PGA Tour
not to win a tournament. However,
he did earn a very respectable liv
ing.
His best results on the PGA
Tour came in 1972 when he tied for
second place at the Walt Disney
World Open Invitational. Dent
joined the Senior PGA Tour in
1989 and was named Rookie of the
Year. He was the longest hitter in
driving distance from 1989 to 1994.
He won more than 5950,000 in
1994, and in 1996 he had 11 top-10
finishes in 34 starts. Dent recently
exceeded S6 million in earnings on
the Senior Tour and has won 12
tournaments. Jim most recently
won the 1997 and 1998 Home
Depot Invitational at Piper Glenn
Country Club in Charlotte. He likes
to play golf in North Carolina. He
was a contender and almost won
the Vantage Championship at Tan
glewood several times.
This writer has had the privilege
of playing with Dent in two pro-am
tournaments. He is an outstanding
individual, and he knows the rules
of golf.
Did you know that the "quiet"
signs held up at professional tour
naments are illegal, according to
the rules?
The Lonnie Wellman, B.G.
Norman and Mike Robinson
rematch results are in. Norman
once again lost to Wellman. Nor
man says he would rather beat
Wellman than own a Rolls Royce.
However. Robinson picked up
some serious bragging rights as he
defeated Wellman. Richard "The
Mailman" Harrison joined the
match and also was defeated by
Wellman. "The Mailman" got his
nickname because he is a postal
worker for the U.S. Pqstal System.
According to Hairy Transou,
he got his nickname "Dirty Harry"
from golfing companions when he
would make a "birdie" and/or a
"par" to beat them. They would
exclaim, "That's dirty, Harry!"
1/
Harold "The Masked Man"
Hairston got his "handle" several
years ago when he had an allergy
and would play golf while wearing
a surgical mask. The things people
will do for the love of the game.
Leon "Popcorn" Sutton got his
nickname when he was a youngster.
Sutton and his friends would spend
all day at the movies. On one occa
sion he ate eight boxes of popcorn,
hence the nickname. The nickname
has been with Sutton ever since. It
even stayed with him during his
professional boxing career.
"Popcorn," you will always be
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my idol!
Seems as though Linda "Lady
Pro" Davis got her nickname as she
has developed her golf game over
the years. Beware. Linda can play.
It's been reported that Amos
Lewis' real nickname is "Major."
No one will give us the details.
Amos, we want an explanation?
Until next time, "keep it in the
fairway".
If you have ideas for Golf-N
A round calt The Chronicle at (336)
723-8428 pr e-mail Ralph Gaillard
at ralphg@bellsoulh.nel
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I Invitational track and field meet
I to be held at Carver on July 24
in
! The Tri-City Relays Track Gub
is hosting an invitational track and
field meet July 24 at Carver High
School.
The meet gets under way with
registration at 8 a.m. It is open to
' - athletes from 4 years and up. Partic
ipants will compete in 11 age classi
fications with competition in both
male and female divisions. The
competition will be divided into the
Pee Wee (ages 4-6), Primary (7-8),
Bantam (9-10), Midget (11-12),
Youth (13-14), Intermediate (15
16), Young Women/Men (17-18),
Adults (19-23, 24-29, 30-39, 40-59,
50 and over) classifications
Track teams and individuals are
welcome to participate in the meet.
Included in the field will be more
than 30 athletes from the Tri-City
Relays Track Club who have quali
fied to participate in the Junior
AAU Olympics, which will be held
in Cleveland, Ohio.
Meet organizers encourage
recreation center teams and other
organizations to come out and be a
part of the meet.
Teams may bring their own
stickers in order to facilitate time.
Entry fees are $2 for up to three
events and $8 per relay. Visiting
coaches are also encouraged to
assist with all events. Track events
include the 1,500-meter run, 200
meter dash. 80-meter hurdles. 100
meter hurdles. 110-meter hurdles,
60-meter dash. 100-meter dash.
800-meter run, 4x100-meter relay.
400-meter dash and 4x400-meter
relay. The field events include the
shot put, long jump, triple jump
and high jump. Athletes should fur
nish their own shot put and batons.
For more information, contact
Lemuel Johnson at 336-725-7642 or
Buddy Hayes at 767-0853.
I Myers, Tate lead Hoyas past Deacons
sin Hanes Hosiery 11-14 league
v
Darryl Myers and Dwayne
? Tate combined for 38 of their
I teams points to boost the Hoyas
* to a 40-27 victory over the Dea
? cons in Hanes Hosiery's 11-14
; Hot Hoops action. Myers scored
? 22 points and grabbed . 14
i rebounds, including 14 points in
* the decisive second half, to lead
I the way. Tate added 16 points and
? Ashley Haynes added two points.
Volario Bethea led the Deacs
J with 20 points and Marcus Harris
? added seven points.
? ' ?
Z Tarheels 45
Rams 38
r
?' 0
' Jamar Pitts scored 19 points ;
and grabbed 10 rebounds in a bat
* tie between the league's top teams,
? who both came into the game
undefeated. J
I Pitts hit a three-pointer with
* 40 seconds remaining and then
converted four free throws to
secure the victory for the
Tarheels.
Ken Holley scored 11 points
to back Pitts. Antwan Mitchell
contributed seven and Sam Moses
added four for the Tarheels.
Sean Lampkins led the Rams
with 13, points and Joe Smith
added 12. ;
Huskies 41 >
Blue Devils 40 ,
. . . ..' t
-Terry Law scored 12 points to
lead a balanced attack as the
Huskies held on for a victory over
the Blue Devils.
Jermaine Pitts' scored 11
points; Billy Terry, 10; and Kas
san Geddings, eight.
Ben Scott scored a game-high
17 points to lead the Huskies,
including!* five three-pointers.
Duke Quick added 11 points to
1
support Scott, followed by Tim
Mcllwaine and Tanisha Daven
port with five points each,
Johnson, Bortins lead 76ers
past Bucks in Hanes Hosiery 15
18 league
Robert Johnson stored 12
points and Robert Bortins added
11 to pace the 76ers to a 45-40
win iif the summer finale of
Hanes Hosiery's 15-18 Hot
Hoops league.
Reginald Price added nine
points for the 76ers, and Dedrick
Carpenter, Tim Edwards, Eric
Banks and Brian Smith- played
outstanding defense to help limit
the Bucks' offense.
The Bucks jumped out to an,
early 14-4 lead, but Johnson's
buzzer-beater, which ended the
first half, evened the score at 22
22 and gave the 76ers momentum
going into the second half.
The Bucks were led by Kevin
Stout with nine points, Greg
Glenn with eight points and
Jamar Peterkin with eight points.
Spurs 50
Kings 44
Dale McQuinn scored 14
points and the Spurs held off the'
Kings to take a victory. Jimmy
Butler and Tony Elliott also
reached double figures, scoring 1J
and 10 points, respectively. Jere
my Lipscomb added eight points
and Roger Edwards chipped in
with seven.
McQuinn scored 10 of his 14'
points in the second half to lead a
late run by the Spurs. The Kings
were led by Brione Johnson with
19 points and Santini Brim with
17 points.
Hanes Hosiery Huskies
Hones Hosiery Blue Devils
I Duckett
; Mw bi ^
?
* man served on an interim basis
* last season after Mike Bernard
?. was forced out last summer.
1- The program at Norfolk State
' reached several high points under
* Bernard, including two CIAA
? tournament championships. How
* ever, after the program left the
* CIAA and moved up to the Divi
?; sion I level, it struggled to post a
V 500 record.
J Duckett said the instability of
* the program would not be an
? impediment for the incoming new
I coach. However, it is far too early
?' in the process to rule out anything.
' "They're going to talk with
J; some more people and then I think
J they're going to make some recom
* mendations," Duckett said. "I
$ think once they finish their inter
J views they'll be able to put togeth
* er the nuts and bolts and figure
t'. out just what they want to do."
Since returning to Winston
J- Salem he has talked with Dr. Alvin
Schexnider. Winston-Salem State's
!' chancellor, about the future of the
I "flams' program.
"We've sat down and talked
?Jahout what he sees ahead for the
I* program," Duckett said. "You
;? [tally have to make sure that his
?! vision for the program and what is
*lfe'nE on are moving in the same
I ? Birection."
According to informed
?* sources, Norfolk State has already
."'Interviewed three other candidates
* * ?
in addition to Duckett. They
include Wil Jones, the longtime
head basketball coach and athlet
ics director at the University of the
District of Columbia; Malcolm
"Zeke" Avery, a former coach at
Hampton University; and Randy
Peele, the former head coach at
UNC-Greensboro.
Jones has close ties to Moss.
Moss named Jones to the head
coaching job at UDC when Moss
served as UDC's athletics director.
Jones then led the Firebirds to the
No. 1 position in Division II bas
ketball. The program has slipped
some in the past decade, but much
of that is a direct result of UDC's
continuing financial problems.
Norfolk State is expected to
name a coach by the end of the
month. Duckett said he is taking a
wait-and-see attitude.
"That's probably the best thing
to do right now," he said. "If they
call back I'll continue listening to
what they have to say. I have to
continue to put this in perspective.
The fact that people called is a
credit to the people on the court
and the direction in which you're
going."
"You would think that the peo
ple you're with now would be
proactive." Duckett added.
"You're not holding them hostage,
but you have to find out if there is
a hidden agenda. In the climate of
college athletics today people can
show if they're happy with you. If
they're not happy with you they
certainly will show you."
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