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Mountaineers Meet Wofforcf Saturday In Spartanburg J gfttA jS ' iw '3 - H|., M ? m? Speaking Of Golf By JOE MAPLES i A total of 176 players a*e fighting it out over the Boom Golf Course to see who can take home the biggest share of the more than $3,000 in prize money and awards in the Fifth Annual Blue Ridge Pro-Am. The winner of this event will be decided when the thirty-six holes of play are completed on Thursday afternoon. Defend ing champion Hampton Auld is defending his title but a lot of good players are making a de termined effort to see that he doesn't repeat. The finest play ers from the two Carolinas and Virginia are competing, so if you want to see some good golf, come on out. There is no admis sion charge and spectators are more than welcome. The first excitement of the Boone Golf Club championship was created Sunday when young lefthander Sam Adams started his qualifying round. Sam played the front nine three under par and was eight feet from the hole on fifteen, four under par. He missed his bid to go "five under however and made bogeys on sixteen and seventeen to finish with two under 69, the lowest score turned in so far. Brother Aus tin leads the qualifying so far with rounds of 71-78 ? 144, two over par. Austin by the way pulled off a good trick during the week, making two eagles on par four holes. He did it on the ninth and fourteenth holes. His eagle on nine put him five under par but he ran into some minor trouble on the fourteenth and ended up with 71. Then later he made the eagle on fourteen, getting a small mea sure of revenge on the hole, as he went on to turn in 69. Play ing with Austin were A. E. Hamby, Willie Maples and my self and we decided our best ball team score of fourteen un der par for the round would be mighty nice to have during the Pro-Am. Bom Ladles' Fifteon of our ladies took part in a Bingle-Bangle-Bongle tournament last week. In this type of event, points are award ed to -the player in each four some who gets on the green first, gets closest to the hole on the approach shot and to the one who gets into the hole first. Jo Joints won first place with twenty-eight points followed closely by Johnny Crockett with twenty-seven and Martha Watkins with twenty-three. Several of our ladies played in the two day Ladies Foothill League tournament at Blowing Bock Monday and Tuesday ip Which around one hundred and fifty were expected from about ten of the league towns. This is an annual event held each fall at the Rock and the most popular one of the Foothill schedule each year. Several of our ladies won priaea in lait year's event but as this goes to press, this year's result aren't in. Devils Romp To 56-6 Win In Opener By RONNIE HUNT The Appalachian High School Blue Devils opened their 1963 football season successfully with a 56-6 romp over Surry Central last Friday night. The Devils scored almost at will and the contest was never in doubt. It was, the twentieth win in a row for Appalachian over a three-year period. Leading the offensive charges for the Devils were Phil Hampton, Wayne Clawson, and Johnny Parker with two touchdowns each. The other touchdowns were scored by Bob Wilson and Jimmy Shoemake. After piling up a big lead, the first unit left the game early in the second quarter and the reserves played the re mainder of the game. Friday night the Blue Devils take on the Ashe Central Black Panthers in what should be a much closer contest. The game is to be held in Boone at 8 p.m. Reserved Grid Tickets Are Being Offered Advanced reserved seat tick ets to all four home football games of Appalachian State Teachers College are now on Rale af the athletic office, ac cording to an announcement by Jim Jones Business Manager Of Athletics. The tickets entitle the hold er to the same reserved seat at home games for only eight dol Ur*, the price that would be required for general admission tickets to home contests. All seats to be sold in this manner are located between the fifty and forty-five yard lines on the Appalachian side of the field; all sell for $2.90 at regular prices. The sale of season tickets is' limited both in number and time, with the offer of tickets at the reduced price doting Friday, September 20. Tickets will be good for: Newberry ? September 21 Western Carolina ? Sept. 28 Lenoir Bhyne ? October 12 Carson-Newman ? October 26. The Appalachian State Teach ers College Mountaineers kick the lid eff the IMS football season this Saturday night when they meet the Wofford Terriers in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This non-coltference tilt is scheduled under the lights at 8. The Mountaineers expect to enter the contest with an ex perienced squad including 20 lettermen performers. Guards Richard Tickle and Greg V*n Orden, end Joe Hightower, and fallback Jimmy Hayes were d^confecegse selections last year and have been lited on fre-eeaaoa polls to repeat. . Ends Larry and Terry Har hlu, tackles .Larry Cmtchfield and Kent Umberger, and guard Don Mauldln have all been looking good in early drills and could figure in giving Appala chian its strongest line combi nation in several seasons. A better scoring punch can be expected -from the Moun taineer backfield. Hayes, lead ing ground-gainer the past two years, will carry the brant of the offensive load, but ample help can be expected from half backs Sherrill Norville and Tom Culbreth. Dennis SaunAers has apparently nailed down the starting quarterback job but Guy Flynt will probably play as much as Saunders. All this makes Appalachian State the team to beat in Caro lines Conference action this year. Mailt coaches around the conference have stated that the Mountaineers' chances of winning the conference champ ionship are excellent. The Mountaineers had a 9-5 season last year, but Coach Jim Duncan pointed out that one more touchdown in each of the first three games would have given the team an 8-2 record. Understandably, Coach Duncan is concentrating on offense this season, with his more experi enced team. ./? Five conference games la a row fallow the game with Wof ford on the Mountaineers' sche dule. The Terriers of W afford are in a rebuilding stage and pose something of a question mark in the opening battle. With 19 lettermen returning, Wofford could be a little short on ex perience, especially in line re serve strength. However, the Terriers are reported to have the post outstanding group of freshmen in the school's his tory. Backs expected to give Moun taineer linemen the most trou ble are Bill Lane and Walter Sweatt, both halfbacks. Lane was the top scoter as a sqpho more last year and tips the scales at 180 pounds. Sweatt nailed down a starting post in spring drills and cowld be plenty of trouble with his 198 pounds. Up front the Terriers are heavy. Guards Ken Moofltead and Jim Brannon both weigh in at better than 200 pounds, while tackles Wayfce "Rogers and Jerry Belcher top the 225 mark. Center Mickey Byrd tips the scales at 230 pounds. Overall, the contest could de velop into a test of Mountain eer depth and Terrier weight. The two teams have met one time on the gridiron with Wof ford taking a 23-14 win. OPPOSES TEST TREATY Gen. Thomas 8. Power, chief of the Strategic Air Command, opposes the limited nuclear test ban treaty as "not in the best interests of the United States." Power's Stand was in direct conflict with that of the heads of the Air Force, Navy and Marines, who testified publicly recehtly in support of the treaty provided minimum safe guards are guaranteed. JOE H1GHTOWER ! . . left end Johnnie Coe, AHSGrid Star, Hurt la Opener Appalachian High School's 56-6 victory over Surry Central in Friday night's football game contained an unfortunate note of MdMS and disappointment. Sophomore quarterback John nie Coe of the Blue Devils suf fered a severe neck sprain on a, defensive play late in the game, and his football career is apparently ended. Coe, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. "Jerry" Coe of Highland Park, sustained a number of torn muscles and ligaments in his neck, the result of a pileup on the field after he had thrown an opposing ballcarrier far a loss. In addition, two neck vertebrae were Jammed togeth er. He was immediately taken to Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, where X-ray studies by a team of specialists revealed that the result was not so severe as had first been feared, and would result in no permanent disablement. Doctors emphasiz ed, however, that Johnny must avoid rough physical contact, which means that he will nev er again play football. Coe was fitted with * neck brace, which he must wear for at least 4-9 weeks, and released from Baptist Hospital Saturday afternoon. He is now back in school. "We are blaming no one for the injury," Johnnie's father said. "What happened was 1 JOHNNIE COE the result of lack of experience on the part of some of the play er*. "I feel that Johnnie wa a ex tremely lucky in some ways. We are thankful that the injury was not crippliag. But Johnnie, I think, took the disappoint ment as hard as the injury. He had wanted to play football since he was four years old." Coach Jack Grace of AHS stated that Coe had been com ing along surprisingly well aad was developing into a fine pro spect at quarterback. Coe had quarterbacked the winning Blue Devils throughout most of the second half. Bowling Highlights Night I High Sets ? Howard Poindex ter 722, Stan Smith 717, Bob Wilcox 684, Tracy Norris 640, Mac Greene 640, Dick Young 628, Charles Craig 628, Joe Mast 617, Bob SherriU 617. High Games ? Howard Poin dexter 220, Stan Smith 210, Bob Wilcox 201, Glenn Coffey 198, Bob Sherrill in, Tracy Norris 187, Joe Mast 181. , Tuesday Night League High Sets? Marvin Dead *91, David Thomas 796, Jake Jacobs 734, Glenn Coffey 677, John Morrison 702, Bill Edmisten <71, Rev. Blake Brinkerhoff 653, Roger Thomas 638, Barry r arris 633. High Games ? Marvin Deal 228, David Thomas 212, Jake Jacobs 204, John Morrison 1*7, Barry Farris 180, Rev. Blake Brinkerhoff 190, Wayne ' Tho mas MO, Jack Martin 1M, Glenn Coffey 186, Roger Tho mas 185. Major Scratch The Strikers bowling team won the championship in 'tile Major Scratch League by win ning both halves of phty. The winning team was composed of Lowell Cable, Ray Farthing and Robert Warren. The runner-up position in the league will be decided by a match between the Holdouts and Ward's team. In the final night's action of play John Broyhill. posted a five game set of 1001 pins. The let included games of 202, 208, 177, 190 and 244. High Sets ? John Broyhill 1001, Robert Warren 962, Ernie Lewis MS, Ray Farthing 932, Lyle Cook 926, Marvin Deal 8M, Horace DoWling 882, Jake Jacobs 879, Stan Smith 865, Harvey Ayers 864. - LWts 227, Lowell Cable 284, Lyle Oook 218, C. M. Shore 218, Marvin Deal 211, Max Moody 204, Ray Farthing 202. Mixed League In the final night's action of the mixed league Jack Gragg hit a 613 set which included games of 177, 203 and 233, while Martha Gould posted a 881 set by hitting games of 186, 178, and 232. The playoffs in the league will start next Thursday night. Ladies High Games ? Martha Gould 222, Jean Cook 192, Leotta Triplett 180, Rubye Smith 173, Mamie Craig 159, Ruth Edmisten 157, Georgia Smitherman ISO, Mildred Stephenson 149, Mary Helen Tfegue 146. Men's High Games ? Jack Gragg 238, Jake Jacobs 203, Charles Craig 197, WIHard Tri vett 183, Stan Smith -180, Bruce Bumgarner 178, Lynn Stephen son 174. Comment On Sports By PETE FRITCHIE Washington, D. C ? The New York Ytnkeet of 1963 undoubt edly rank with the strongest Major League pennant winner* of ail time. Thia club ii, in the opinion of aueh aa Yogi Bern, the beat of the modern era. One can appreciate Ralph Houek's team potential better when he conaideri that the Yankees ran away from the rest of the league without their two greatest power hitters, Mickey Mantle and Roger Mar ia. What other club could loae two aucb swatters and shrug it off, rolling over everything in sight as if nothing had hap pened? The record shows the Yankees have not even miased their two power hitters? in the won-lost column. The key this year, of course, is Houck's new pitching staff. He still has the one and only Whitey Ford but he alao has two or three young hurlers who give a fine performance every outing. And when in late Aug uat the one club that might have challenged the Yankees were faced, in two big aeries, the Yankees won on pitching. The game that must be counted the back-breaker, the one that killed the last chance of the Chicago White Sox, was the flrtt of a four-game set in Chicago. The Sox lad going in to the ninth 2-0. Juan Pazarro had limited New York to four hits and it looked like the Sox had the first game of this cru cial series. A1 Lopet had said his club had to trim the big Yankee lead in the two August series and this was the first game of eight. In the ninth, the Yank ees struck for three homers and won. Next day Gary Peters two-hit the Yankees, but on the third day the Yankees took two, to win the first series 3 games to one. 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