Joe D. Clements ~ The Ray City Flash

August 4, 2011 at 12:52 am (Berrien County Sports, Clements Family, Education In the Wiregrass)
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Joe D. Clements, 1950, Freshman at North Georgia College

Joseph Donald Clements (1931-2014)

Joseph Donald Clements, of Ray City, GA attended North Georgia College – Georgia’s Military College – in the early 1950s on a baseball scholarship.

Like others of the Clements family, he was a talented athlete (see J.I. Clements, Jr – Georgia Southern Hall of Famer , Ray City Baseball) and among the NGC Cadets he earned the nickname “the Ray City Flash.” He was a team manager for the NGC baseball team for one year, then played for three years, starting at second base.

The Nashville Herald
May 11, 1950

Donald Clements at Shortstop for North Georgia College Team

Donald Clements of Ray City, star second baseman for the Nashville Vols last season, is now playing shortstop for the North Georgia College team at Dahlonega, it was learned this week. He is leading the team in hitting with a .433 percentage in 14 games.

Young Clements was granted a scholarship to the Dahlonega school last summer because of his baseball ability.

When school is out later this month he plans to return to the Nashville team, possibly taking over shortstop which would send Marvin Roberts, present shortstop to third base to replace Jim Swindle who would go to the outfield, his regular position.

^{Transcription courtesy of Skeeter Parker}

Joseph Donald Clements played baseball for the North Georgia College Cadets.

Joe D. Clements served as a manager for the 1950 North Georgia College baseball team.

Joe D. Clements was a returning letterman on the 1952 North Georgia College baseball team.

NAME	Pos.	Class	No.
Avery, Joe C.	C	Senior	12
*Coleman, Richard	C	Soph.	14
Potter, George	D	Soph.	1
Bird, Eddie B.	D	Soph.
Bullard, Henry	D	Soph.	2
*Moore, Curtis	OF	Soph.	11
Moran, Jack	1B	Soph.	3
*Davis, Royce	3B	Fres.	18
*Clements, Joe	2B	Senior	10
Stocks, Tommy	SS	Soph.
*Warren, Buck	SS	Fres.	5
Plunkett, Benson	3B	Fres.	22
*Anthony, Jimmy	OF	Soph.	15
Bacon, Skeeter	OF	Fres.	20
Mosely, Frank	OF	Senior	8
*Coleman, George	OF	Senior
*Sewell, Rip	P	Senior	4
Cobb, Howard	P	Soph.
Gudger, Robert	C	Soph.	16
Edwards, Frank	P	Jr.	2
Alexander, Jack	C	Soph.	19
*Starting Team

Joe D. Clements, of Ray City, GA and the 1953 North Georgia College Baseball Team

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