COACH FOWLER OK AND RECOVERING

UPSON-LEE FOOTBALL STATISTICIAN JIM FOWLER—WHO CONTRIBUTES TO OUR BROADCAST—WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE E.R. BY EMS AT THE START OF THE 4TH QUARTER OF THE GRIFFIN GAME THURSDAY NITE AFTER SUFFERING AN EPISODE OF HEAT EXHAUSTION.

OUR CREW CHECKED THE TEMP IN THE GRIFFIN HIGH PRESS BOX AND IT WAS 107 DEGREES IN THE UL BROADCAST AREA. COACH FOWLER WAS ADMITTED OVERNITE FOR DEHYDRATION AND WAS RELEASED FRIDAY MORNING.

THAT SECTION OF THE PRESS BOX AT MEMORIAL STADIUM HAD LITTLE VENILATION AND UNLIKE AT MATTEWS FIELD THE HOST TEAM DOES NOT PROVIDE ICED BEVERAGES FOR VISITORS.

GRIFFIN-SPALDING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR EDDIE PAYNE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE SITUATION FRIDAY AND TOLD US—HE IS WORKING ON SOME UPGRADES.

AT MATTEWS FIELD COACH JAMES DAWKINS HAS BEEN PRESS BOX HOST FOR DECADES. VISITORS GET A HARDY WELCOME FROM COACH AND THERE IS AN ICE CHEST OF BEVERAGES FOR ALL MEDIA. AT UL AWAY GAMES MOST SCHOOLS PROVIDE BEVERAGES FOR VISITING MEDIA.