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BY GARY STEWART
Baseball Nine Opens Season Tuesday
The 1965 Kings Mountain high school baseball team
opens its season Tuesday when the Mountaineers travel to
York, South Carolina to take on the York High Dragons.
The Mounties return home Friday to play host to York
before opening conference play March 30 at East Ruther
ford.
Shelby Seeks Fifth SWC Starting
Championship In 10 Years Jl^Q^ Yet
Southwest conference baseball; trouble again this season. Re
action begins Tuesday, March 30 j turning pitchers Eddie Barnhill
and continues through May 14|and Danny Adkins head the
and in betwt*en those two dates; mound stars and infielders Dan-
fine high school baseball will be ; ny Suggs, Tony Mauldin, and
brought to the Kings Mountain! Richard Armstrong, along with
area. j outfielder Tommy Abernathy,
Out of the eight SWC teams' make up a strong defensive, as
Shelby, East Rutherford, and i well as hitting combination. I
Kings Mountain will be the ones I Lincolnton will be in the pro-1
to look for to win the loop cess of rebuilding this season asl
championship. The Shelby Lions | it lost ace pitcher Steve Herman'
will be looking for their fifth 1 via graduation, however, slug-' ,
conference win in the history of'gers Keith Set/.er and Bobby'
Three All SWC
Players Return
To Infield Posts
The Kings .Mountain Mountain-j
<>ers bCigin their baseball season
afternoon when tliey;
to York to take on the
Catcher Chin .Mcilinnis iiit at a|
•li'jS clip and Sc.-erli'y Lowciy |
added five liits in 24 trips for aj
.277 average.
time is 4:00.
A field of nine returning letler-
— including three all-con-
the conference. I Queen will be around along with ,,, , ,. , . ,
Shelby won the conference; righthand pitchers Harry Graham, ' S ■ • -
. .. . oe r’itij championship last season and; and Tommy Mullinax.
Afternoon practice sessions are being neld at City,g
Stadium with 36 high school boy» seeking starting berths. Rowan in the playoffs.' season will be Roger Bailey, Jack ’ i a ’ic
on this year’s team, one that is attempting to round out j Billy Champion, Huss, Pat Koone, and Ronnie ‘erence players head the 3b
, fa. «.hnnl vear \ recorded both wins over Hendri.x. 1at, ^Tien?.rinreb.ers Mic
I Hickory and East, will again be Second - baseman Jerry Ran-' Murphy and Rich-
at the helm of the Lion's piteh- dall, Kenny Cadwallader. and ^ ^ ... Hnwn tho w
ingstaff with assistan«j coming , pitcher Larry Davis head the fold down the
from Mitchell Self. , Cherryville returning lettermen
Ronnie Wilson and Tommy, and Charlie and Billy Willis will
hand at Chase
a three-sport sweep for the ’64-’65 school year.
Coach Bill Bates is beginning his second year as base
ball coach and is sporting a 9-7 record. The Mounties fin
ished the season last year in a four-way tie for third place
in the Southwest Conference.
Nine lettermen will form the nucleus around which
this year’s team will be formed.
• Among lettermen are returning starters Mickey Bell
(2B), Richard Gold (SS), Pat Murphy (3B), Ronnie Rhea
(LF), Claude Pear.son (RF), Hubert McGinnis (C), Chip
^ le t ^ ^ t\ ^ ^ 2 A U Itl ^^..112 v% n n W r T
stop positions but much opposi-|
Pruitt head the infielders and be on hand at Chase. ' 3nrf'*-!i'”nMr'^f*bintors^*'° '
centerfielder Joel McKinney will I Coach Bill Bates’ Mountaineers;"’”";®^;^ P" f .
be ’’swinging the big bat” in the! have tough competition lying
Lions'hitting attack. 1 store for them, but the locals ® '.rr. Mrira-in '
Outfielder Don Blanton and have on their roster nine return- Philin ^Cash ^aro
catcher Doug Haulk, both all- ing lettermen and three ’d4 all-; TI f'nIH at th^
conference in ’64, will head the i conference elects. ? ‘ n ..,vi In
McGinnis (C), and pitchers Bill Mullina.X and Seerley Low-1 Ea.st Rutherford charge. Freddie; Also, many capable .iuniors ® ’P P ' . . • ‘
I Smith will be at the helm of the; and sophomores will be on hand f iroin
I pitching corp. , to aid the .Mountie threat in both ; ’'°P"” ” ”
Belmont’s strong pitching .staff the pitching and fielding cate-!
I could cau.se many SWC teams| gorie.s.
ery.
Many sophomores and juniors
seniors for starting positions.
are now pushing
Sophomores Roy Medlin and Nelson Connor are;
among infield candidates and juniors Jay Powell, Steve
Wilson, Philip Russ, and Roger Ross are also vying for;
various positions. I
Hitting .Will Be Biggest Problem j
Hitting will present the biggest problem for this year’s'
team. Only two boys. Bell and Gold, topped the .300 mark,
last season.
Bell led all batsmen with a .383 batting average, 18'
hits in 47 official times at bat and added 12 runs scored.
KMHS Opens Golf
Schedule Monday
Ballard, Plonk,
Gold added 17 hits in 49 official times at bat for a .3‘47; llTvfffl|| IfoAfl
average. He also scored 12 runs. Seerley Lowery and Chip,
McGinnis followed with re.spective .277 and .238 averages. I ]^^|| ToaM
Bell was awarded the John Moss Most Valuable Play
er trophy.
Many boys are capable of “swinging the big bat."
Three-catchers, Chip McGinnis, Hubert McGinnis, and Roy
Medlin -have the power and the ability to hit. Infielders
Bell, Gold, and Murphy, as well as left fielder Ronnie Rhea,
should be consistent in their hitting.
Pitching Staff ,1s Well Balanced j
The pitching staff, headed by junior Steve Goforth]
and seniors Bill Mullina.\ and Seerley Lowery, should be
well balanced.
Goforth saw mostly relief duties last season but will
be counted heavily upon by Coach Bates to start often this
year.
Lowery and Mullinax both were starters last season
and will again see duties beginning with the first inning.
Senior Tommy Black (asouthpaw) and sophomores
Danny Sprouse and Tommy Goforth will also see duties
on the mound, but mostly in relief.
Oates Heads Mixed
Bowling Standings
City Ico & Coal moved into
sole possession of third place
in the Mixed Bowling standings
Thursday night by taking four
games from fifth place Dot Tig-
Nelson Connor
junior Phiiip Bunch. ;
Returning Uctermen Ronnie
Rhea and Claude Pearson will
be at the left and right field po
sitions for the second straight
.season but the center field pos.
I is still to be filled.
' Seeking a position at first liasr
are juniors Chip Bridges. Steve
' Wilson and Jay Powell and
senior Alvin Ellison.
I Sophomore Roy Medlin is com
peting against seniors Hubert
and Chip McGinnis for duti-.v, be
hind home plate. Both Medlin
' and Hubert are capable of play
ing first base and Chit) saw ac
tion in the outfield last season,
so all three of those boys coulc'
.':ce starting dudes at different
SIHltS.
Junior Steve Goforth and
seniors Bill Mullina.x and Seerley
' Lowery will head the pitcher’s
! crew with sophomores Tommy
I Goforth and Danny Sprou.se, a-
F/
Kings Mountain high school
golfers open season action Mon- , nor. First place Jenny Oates took ^
day af'ernoon at 4:00 at the three of four games from Janet I long with senior southpaw Tom-
Kings Mountain Country Club, Parker and City Paint Store took ’ ■-
when they play ho.st to Lincoln-'a 3-1 decision from Betty Fite.
ton.
Track, Golf Begin This Week
The high school track and golf teams also begin sea
son play this week.
Coach Don Parker’s boys will entertain the golfers
from Lincolnton Monday afternoon at 4:00 at the Kings
Mountain Country Club.
Seniors George Plonk and Mike Ballard will head the
’65 golfers. Both boys are lettermen at the sport and both
were essential to the many wins of last season.
Track Coach Bill Cashion is optimistic about the
comeout of the track season this year. Cashion reports
that if the odds go right his team will stand a good chance
to win the conference championship.
Returning track stars include Steve Baker, Buzz Shu-
ford, Mike Goforth, and Jimmy Cloninger.
Bowling In Home Stretch
Kings Mountain duckpin bowling teams are now go
ing down the home stretch but no teams have any posi
tions clinched as of yet.
In men’s bowling, the Clyde Culbertson team, winner
of the first half, is four games ahead of second place Plonk
Oil and Bob Herndon.
Tignor & Russell could possibly finish in the first di
vision as that team is currently in fourth place. Dilling
Heating and Griffin Drug are now struggling to stay out
of the cellar as both teams sport identical 25-31 records
a.id are tied for fifth place.
Plonk’s Department Store and Medical Pharmacy are
fighting for the ladies’ league lead with Belk’s Department
Store resting in third place.
Plonk’s has led almost the entire second half but a
late surge by the Pharmacy team has saw it come all the
way from fifth place.
In mixed bowling only three weeks remain and the
winner will either be Jenny Oates or City Paint Store.
Oates is currently on top by two games with four-
game matches remaining with Betty Fite, Dot Tignor, and
City Paint Store.
City Paint won the fir.st half championship by finish
I Albert Brackett rolled a 126
Only six boys arc on this line and Allen Myers added a
year’s roster as Coach Donald line set score of 313 for City Ice
Parker lost Terry Leonard and: & Coal as it moved two games
Dwight Swan from last year’s; ahead of fourth place Betty Fite,
team which won seven matches | Richard Culbertson had a 108
and lost only three. ; line and a 310 set for the losers.
Seniors Mike Ballard and; Jenny Oates copped line and
George Plonk will head this j set honors as her team took a 3-1
year’s team with assistance com-1 win from bottom place Janet
ing from juniors Danny Finger Parker. Oates combined line
and Fred Wright, Jr., senior Tom- | scores of 147, 116, and 102 for a
my Dean, and sophomore Dennis; 36,5 set. Clarence Plonk added a
Connor. i 342 set for thb winners and Bob
Tlie team will play 12 regular j Herndon was high for the losers
season matches beginning with j w'ith a 131 line and a 328 set.
Monday’s meet and culminaUngi John Dilling copped night line
with the KM at East Rutherford j gj,d set honors as second place
match on May 6. The association ; Qj(y paint Store won three
meet will be held at Statesville j gajnpg from Betty Fite. Dilling
on May 10 at 9:00, at which time! rolled lines of 151, 114, and 122
a 27-hole match will bo held to i f^r a 387 set while Steve Rath-
determine the association chain- ] bone’s 113 line and 321 set was
my Black, seeing much duty in
relief.
Lowery posted the best won-.
lo.ss record last season (5-2), (.
while Mullinax was 1-1, and Go-,
forth went winle.ss, but was im-;
pre.ssive as a reliefman.
Juniors Roger Ross and Philip
Russ are among 11 outfield can- !
didates and could see starting
duties at the center field post.
Shortstop Richard Gold and ’64'
Most Valuable Player Mickey
Bell will head the batsmen. Bell
posted the best batting average,
last season, .383. and Gold added ;
17 hits in 49 official limes at bat
for a .347 average.
pions.
1965 KMHS
GOLF SCHEDULE
I TEAM
Lincolnton
Shelby
Cherryville
Belmont
Lincolnton
Belmont
Shelby
Chase
R-S Central
Lincolnton
Chase
I high for the losers,
i STANDLNGS
PLACE
Here
Here
Here
There
There
Here
There
There
Here
Here
Here
R-S Central
Assoc. Match
There
Statesville
Team
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Jenny Oates
29
11
City Paint Store
27
13
City lee & Coal
20
20
Betty Fite
18
22
Dot Tignor
15
25
Janet Parker
11
29
113 lino and a 319
srt.
STANDINGS
Team
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Clyde Culbertson
33
23
Bob Herndon
29
27
Plonk Oil Co.
29
27
Tignor & Russell
27
29
Dilling Heating
25
31
Griffin Dnig
25
31
Plonk Oil Downs
Front-Runners
The Plonk Oil men’s bowling
team won three games from first
place Clyde Culbertson Monday
night to move within four games
of first place. In other action,
Griffin Drug moved into a tie for
fifth placle with a 3-1 win over
Bob Herndon and Tignor & Rus
sell moved into fourth place with
a 3-1 win over Dilling Heating.
Bob Wells copped scoring hon
ors for the Plonk Oil with a 148
line and a 360 set. Lee Norville
was high for the losers with a
131 line and a 3.57 sbt. All team
members of both teams rolled
300-plus sets.
Albert Brackett combined linos
of 101, 136, and 147 for a 384 set,
which w’as the night’s high, as
Tignor & Russell took a 3-1 win
from Dilling Heating. John Dill
ing rolled a 126 line and a 332
set for thb losers.
Red Morrison rolled a 1.33 line
and a 326 set as Griffin Drug
won three games off Bo'o Hern-
doin to move into a tie for fifth
plaee with Dilling Heating. Ran-
Blanton added a 312 set for
Sixteen Cagets
I Awarded Letten
i Sixteen Kings Mountain high
! school basketball players were
j awarded “K” monograms for
: participation in at least half the
games of the 1964-65 cage sea-
.son.
In order to be awarded a "let.
ter’’ a person must see action in
at least half the periods played.
For example, a member of the
boys team must liave seen ac
tion in at least 44 quarters since
I there were 22 games (88 quar-
: ters) played tliis season. A girl
Pet. j would have seen action in .35
..5,89 1 quarters.
.518 I Ten girls were tapped as com-
.518 I pared to only six boys.
.4,82 I Girls receiving monogram.s
.446 ! were seniors Joan Howard, Mar-
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MOUNDSMAN — Pictured above is Kings Mountain high school
pitcher Seerley Lowery, who will head a mound crew of eight
boys this season. Lowery, a senior, posted a 5-2 record in '64 as
the Mounties won nine of sixteen games to finish in a four-way
tie for third place in the Southwes* Conference.
Tracksters Open Season
March 25 At Cherryville
Goforth, Wright,
Shuford To Head
Team Of 61 Boys
Medical Pharmacy
Gains Ladies* Lead
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INFIELD STARS — Pictured
above are Richard Gold (top).
Mickey Bell (middle), and Pat
Murphy, Kings Mountain in
fielders who gained all-confer
ence honors in 1964 and are
back to head the 1965 Moun
taineer boseball team. Action
gits underway Tuesday after
noon at York and the Moun
ties return home to play host
to York next Friday.
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ing seven games ahead of the second place team, but, noL,,p winners and Bob Hfcrndon
matter which team wins this half, it will be much closer. I was high lor the losers with a
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BIG CATCH — Pictured above is Scarr Morrison of Kings Mountain holding a 115-pound sail fish
which he landed while fishing last Monday in Acapulco, Mexico. The fish measured eight fee'-
eight inches.
I Kings .Mountain high school
Urack coa'ill's Bill Cashion and
I Bob Ilus.-;t‘y reported Tuesday
that 61 boys have signed up for
this year's track team which iie-
gins aetion next Thursday at
Cherryville.
Returning le'termen Mike Go-
' forth. Buz Shuford, Lyn Chesiiiie.
; Pat Hold, and Jimmy Wriglit are
among the many stars on tliis
! year’s team.
! The tracksters will parliciiKite
in five season meets before en-
I tering tile eonfeienee meets at
i Slielby on April .30. tlie bi-eon-
! forence meets at Morganton on
i May 7, and the association meets
rat Nor'h Rowan on .May 15.
All meets are scheduled for
3 .30 p.m.
1965 KMHS
TRACK SCHEDULE
MARCH 25
Belmont. Chase. East Ruther
ford. K.M. Lincolnton, R-S Cen
tral, Slielbv at Cherryville.
APRIL 1
Belmont. Cha.se, Cherrjt ille,
KM, Lincolnton, RS Central,;
Shelbv, at Ea.st Rutherford. '
APRIL 8
Belmont. Chase. Cherryville.
East Rinherford. KM, Lincolnton,
Shelby at R S Central.
APRIL 13
Belmont, Chase, East Ruther
ford. Hickory. K.M, R-S Central at
' Shelliv.
j APRIL 22
I Belmonr. Cha.se. Cherryville.
East Kntherlord. KM, R-S Cen
tral, Shelby at Lineolnton.
Bob Herndon Wins
Turkey Trot Tourney
Bob Herndon copped toi> pri.ros
j in the local duckpin Turkey 3’rot
ti nrn.imont which ended thi.s
I wee It.
Herndon copped first and see-
; ond places in (lie singles iU\ ..-.ion
'with thrt'e-game scores of 673
and 670 wor'h a total of 880.
Clarence Plonk took third place
and S‘-’() with a si'ore of 610.
Clarence Plonk was second in
winnings with $60 by taking
The Mi'dii al Plnirmacy ladies’
bowling team won its protest
wi ll MeGianis Furniture to move
inii) a tie for first place with
I’lonk's Department Store going
inlo .it!io:i Tuesday night at
?>lountain L.ines Bowling Cen'er.
In aitioii Tuesday, Medical
I’liaimaey won three of four
giunes iroin Phillip’s 66 and
Eelii's Department Store took
thiee games from Plonk's to give
Ph.uniaey a two-game lead over
the .si'eond place ietnn.
Oa es-Ilenderson Shell .split a
rour-.eame se:ie.s witli McGinnis
Furniiine to move into a tie for
fourth pitue with Phillips 66.
Barbaia Miller rolled a 114
line tind a 321 set to lead Medi
cal Pharmacy into the number
one position wiih a .3-1 decision
over Phillips 66. Ethel Tignor
copped scoring honors for the
losers with a 115 line and a 292
,sor.
Belk’s moved within one game
of second pl.ace with its three
game win over Plonk’s. Betty Fite
led the way for the winners with
a 124 line and a 3'53 sot. Team
captain Lib Gault was high for
the losers with a 113 line and a
.312 sot.
Jenny' Oates gained set honors
for the night as she combined
games of 1)8. 96. and 121 for a
335 set to lead O-H Shell to a
Iwo-game win over McGinnis
Furniture. Peggy Ross added a
113 line and a 310 set for Oates
and Evelyn Early was Iii.gh for
McGinnis Furniture with a 123
line and a .31.3 set.
STANDING.S
j ream \V L Pet.
; Medical Pharmacy .30 11 .682
Plonk's Di'pt. Store 28 16 .636
Beik's Dep'^. Store 27 17 .613
Oati .•■Henderson 18 26 .409
Philliiis tk; IS 26 .409
McGinnis Furniture 11 33 .250
third place in the .singles division
■ aid part of fir.sl :itKl second in
doubles competition. Plonk and
llicl'ard Cnlberison look first
place honors in doidilcs with a
combined score ot 1222. Plonk
and Randy Blanto:! were second
with a 1201 score, and Roddy
; Houser and Fnrm.iii Wilson took
third place witli an 1188 total.