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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1975
Page
8
The Aiken Spring Hunter Horse Show takes place Sunday at Horse Show Park in Aiken starting at 11 a.m. Eighteen classes of competition are scheduled with Skip Webster serving as judge.
The Wagener Jaycees contribute 500 toward the 2300 needed to run the Wagener Little League Football program this year. Community fundraising support adds to the effort to fund the program.
Wagener-Salley High School selects William Billy Freeman as head football coach after board approval. Freeman, a former USC tight end and former Wagener-Salley assistant, replaces David Maness who resigned last April. The decision followed interviews and council input with school officials and area superintendent Marion Webb.
The Aiken Recreation Department announces beginner tennis volleyball and badminton lessons. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday 6 30 to 7 30 for six weeks with two sessions per sport. Instructor Mark Beaumont. Fees 15 dollars for residents 18 dollars for nonresidents. Call 648-0151 to register.
The Aiken Recreation Department will run eight hours of tennis instruction this summer at Eustis Park Courts. Instructor Mark Beaumont leads sessions costing 12 dollars for residents and 15 dollars for nonresidents. Limit 20 per class, first come first served. to register call 648-0151.
Matt Simpkins and Martin Foster from Aiken High School receive Prep All America honors for 1975 for athletic ability sportsmanship and leadership. Coach and Athlete Magazine will reveal the All-America 100 squad later.
Michael G. Walsh of Southern Pines North Carolina is named to receive the F. Ambrose Clark Award for 1974. The presentation will be August 1 1975 at the Canfield Casino Saratoga Springs New York National Steeplechase Day. The award honors efforts to promote and grow steeplechasing in the United States. Selection is by the Board of Stewards of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association.
Johnny Bench delivered a rare grand slam as Cincinnati erased a 4-0 Montreal lead with a five-run fifth inning. The homer tied Bench for the Reds' all-time grand slam record at six, while Pete Rose, Ken Griffey, and Joe Morgan drew walks to force in a run. Bench's 10th homer of the year pushed his RBI total to 33 as Cincinnati swept a doubleheader.
Sophomore Bill Dennis fires a two hitter and drives in two runs as Jackson to 8-0 victory over Pelion. Dennis fans 10 without a walk and keys a seven run third inning while Higdon adds two hits. Jackson stays 2nd in Conference 5-A with Swansea and Cardinal Newman looming.
Tates Locke says Clemson officials told him March 19 his contract would not be renewed after he resigned as head basketball coach. He blasts the administration and explains he accepted an assistant position with the Buffalo Braves while maintaining belief in Clemson.
Cubs right-hander Ray Burris hurled a four-hitter to blank the Atlanta Braves 6-0. Burris walked twice and scored twice as Manny Trillo broke an 0-for-20 slump with a fifth inning homer. The win, Burris’s sixth, snapped a five-game Cubs skid and kept their NL East lead intact.
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