tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post8081731708689857893..comments2023-06-08T06:49:49.809-05:00Comments on New Baldwyn "Bearcat" Blog: Baldwyn's Basketball Rivals: The CelticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post-25203769432631628942008-06-04T14:46:00.000-05:002008-06-04T14:46:00.000-05:00My dad always liked football better than basketbal...My dad always liked football better than basketball. However, he told me that he went to see the Athletics play because of Swede and Forrest. <br><br>He said that Forrest was the fastest and strongest shooter for his size anyone had ever seen. Swede was a towering hulk of tricks and deceptions, I believe he also said.<br><br>Wish I could have seen some of those games. Thanks for the story and clippings, Larry. Good job.Carl Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135737520303997277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post-72317656104512693042008-06-04T10:11:00.000-05:002008-06-04T10:11:00.000-05:00I was told by a man who played with Forrest from L...I was told by a man who played with Forrest from Little Rock, Ark that Forrest invented the jump shot or perfected it one..He played with Forrest and said he was one heck of a ball player..<br><br>WallisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post-47465529949151172232008-06-04T09:43:00.000-05:002008-06-04T09:43:00.000-05:00I heard the Celtic story as many times as earlier ...I heard the Celtic story as many times as earlier generations must have heard about Forrest and Sturgis coming through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post-61753414662446048102008-06-04T08:41:00.000-05:002008-06-04T08:41:00.000-05:00Where was the first gym? The one in the story? I o...Where was the first gym? The one in the story? I only knew of the gym at the school that was built about 1949. That one is now gone.<br>Did you know that the football field in 1945 was directly in front of and parrallel to the school building? It was moved to the south and had the visitor end near the highway then.<br>Thanks for the Athletics story - very good!<br>TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post-90948548259833335442008-06-04T07:49:00.000-05:002008-06-04T07:49:00.000-05:00What a story, Larry... I too have heard something ...What a story, Larry... I too have heard something about it but this is the detail I guess we all didn't hear.<br>I"ll bet that if you asked any Celtics player these days "where is Baldwyn and Water Valley, Miss." he would a dumb stare only!Bob B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812534277296231586.post-2238274984181704002008-06-04T07:25:00.000-05:002008-06-04T07:25:00.000-05:00Wonderful memorabilia, Larry. I have always heard...Wonderful memorabilia, Larry. I have always heard about those teams and especially the NY Celtics coming in. Doc Vandiver used to talk about it. I can imagine Swede as an outstanding player but Forrest Grisham must have been a shooter as he didn't look the part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com