f. Page 2 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. ;4. •vr" *t r* Thursday. July I. t^65 Thun Herald Sports BY GARY STEWART LongesF Homer For Post 155 Player? Hickory Leads KM 2-1 In|Elimination Plaj« I ( Kings Mountain American Legion shortstop Richard Gold brought the fans to their feet at City Stadium Satur day night with an estimat ed 4.'10-loot blast which is believed to be the longest home run ever hit at City Stadium. The homer was hit off Hickory pitcher Gary Aber nathy and it was in the bottom of the tenth inning, the winning blow of the game for the locals and a blast which evened the KM - Hickory 3-of-5 game series at one game each. Gold went into the game carrying an even .500 bat ting average and was of ficially one-for-three until that Irame. His fir.st-inning single was the only Moun- tie hit off Abernathy until the seventh inning when the locals took a 2-1 lead on three safeties. Richard was intentional- Iv walked in that inning. ‘ Back to the home run: For you fans who were not present at the game, the blast was about 10 feet to the right of the centerfield scoreboard and landed in the top of a tree, which is about 25 or 30 feet from the score- board. Many fans, including Legion Athletic Director Carl Wilson, estimate the scoreboard to be 400 feet from home plate, so therefore, the ball must have traveled at least 4*^0 Mr. Wilson summed it up this way: “That was th« longest homo run I’ve seen hit out of there, and I ve seen a lot.” , , The home run marked Richard’s second of the year. His first came against Shelby here when the locals won by a 12-5 score. Richard, whose .481 batting average is one of the best in the league for regular players, has impressed sports fans around these parts for the past four years and is go ing to be sorely missed in four sports next season. He was the Most Valuable Kings Mountain high school football plaver last yer.r and was essential to the success of the team' for the last three years. Richard was a three-year letterman at the sport and was a member of the all-conference squad last season. His ability to play many positions was what impressed me about his football career. He was the high scorer for Don Parker’s basketball learn for three years, was a three-year letterman at the sport, and all-conference for two-straight seasons. Baseball, though, was his favorite sport as he partici pated in it all four of his high school years. He saw only limited action as a freshman, but was recognized as the fop shortstop in the conference his junior and senior years. He led the team in hitting while a sophomore and finished second to Mickey Bell in the hit parade as a junior, and third, behind Bell and Pat Murphy, as a senior. He has been a standout for the Post 155 juniors for the past three years, and this season leads the team in hitting, runs scored, stolen bases, home runs, and is second in runs batted in and doubles. Hickory holds a 2-1 lead in the best S-of-.i game elemlnation series with Kings Mountain, the locals winning here Saturday night in a lO-innlng battle wlilch •saw Richard Gold hit a 430 foot ho.aie run to give the Mounties their only win. Hickory won the first and third games of the .series, both at Hickory, by ti-l and 3-2 scores, coming 'from behind in each game after the locals had taken early leads. Richard Gold has been carry ing the locals big bat in the series as he had collect.''d six hits in 13 trips to the plate. Gold carries a .491 batting average into tonight’s game and has com mitted only six errors at his shortstop position. The fourth game of the series, scheduled heie for Tui'sday night, was rained out after two innings at which time Hickory wijs leading 1-0. Righthander Bill .\lullinax (1 31 started the rain - shortened game for K.\I and will proha::lj get the starting call again to night with southpaw Steve Sisk hurling for Hickory. Each pitcher had given up two singles with Richard Gold and Hubert McGinnis .getting safe ties for Kings .Mountain. Hickory scored its run in the first as a result of two hits, a walk, and a fielder's choice. Tonight’s game at (4ty Stadi- ui.m will get underway at .S:(X). The fifth game, if needed, will be played in Hickory Thursday night. FIRST GAME ILetthander Stevie Sisk fanned 13 KM batters to load Hickory to a 61 oiRiiing game win at Hick ory on Friday in a scheduled best-of-five games series. Eacli team collected eight hits hut 11 basses on nails Iw K.M pitchers Bill .Mullinax, Steve Goforth, and Steve Wilson played the big pail in allowing the Hickory runners to score. ..Mullinax started on the hill for Kings Mountain and was tagged will! Ids third loss of the season in f-our starts. He worked a t ital of innings, gave up .six hits, and walked 10 batters. Only two of the winners’ runs were off Mullinax. '■S'*,: It* Post 15.5 took an eaily 10 lead third. With one out. Hickory in the second inning but saw | third sackr'r Larry Fi.-thcr dou- that lead vanish in the seventh bleti and then seorotl when sec- \vhci Hickory scored a run to . ond-bascinan Cleme.u Hufiman I go ahead 2-1, ttfter tyin t the reachetl base on an error by :game in the fourth. Hickory add- i .Mickey Bell, j ed its final four in the eighth. j Chris Faulkner singled to leati Only three of Hickory’s runs off the scvcnrii for Kings Moiin ;weie eaitied. Tony Ixtigh cross- 1 lain, stole second, and went to I ed the plate foi KM after being 1 third on a throwing error by walked, saeriflced t.i soeond by \ Hickory ''atcher Dickie Deal. .Roy Mdlin, and tailed in on a ; I'ony Lei.gh struck out. Roy Med- single by Ronnie Rhea. ; lin flied out, and Faulkner then Hickory collected only one ox-| scored on a double by Scerley tra base hit in tile contest as 1 Lewery. Rhea walked and Low- I compared to two for Kings cry scored on a double by Mur- . Mountain. Pilcher Steve Si-tk had ' phy. Gold was intentionally walk I a d,)uble in the fourth for Hick- ; rd to load the bases and .Mickey i ory anti Cliris Faulkner liad a Bell stiuck out to end the in- third inning double for K.M. R ,n i ning. I hie Rhea’s sevcnili-inning triple ; Wii.s the ga.To’s h'g blow, i Rlu'a led KM’s hitting with I three hits in four times at bat [land Kelly Rudisill, Dickie Dt,il. land Clement Huffman were 2- |! for-4 for the wiitnors. .lECOr-ID C. IMF 11 KM shortstop Richard Gold STANDOUTS — Pictured above ate two Post 155 pitchers who have been standouts in elimination play. Seetley Lowery (left) won a 3-2 decision over Hickory here Soturday night and Mickey Adkins lost by that same count at Hickory Mondoy. Four of Hickory’s seven hits off Adkins were infield singles. ; hit a home run in the bottom of I of the tenth inning to give Kings I.Mo'.uitain a ,3-2 win here Satur day night and to even the .series I at .me game e.aeh. The 130 f.;: i bl.est over the cenlerfield fence ! gave K.M .soutlipaw Secrley Low- i ery' his third sea.son win against - one d:'feat. ! With the exception of Gold’.s I fir.st-inning sinrlo, Post 155 was ! held hitless by Hickory pitrlter ; Gary Abernathy until the bottom ‘ of the seventh when the loeals I went ahead 21 on three hits, in- I eluding doubles hy Loweiy and ! third-baseman Pat Murphy. Hick,or.v took a 10 lead in tlie Anolhta- KM error enabled Hickory to tie tile ga.Te in the eiglith. Firsl-hase-.nan .lames Ar- rwood hit a triple to deep tight- field and scored when Ih-' throw- n got away from tile K.M catch er. .ewery ,gnvc up two additional nits in tin- following two innings ut did not allow a Hickory run ner past se.’ond base. Chris Faulkner hit a triple in the hollom of the eightli hut was nahhed at Ihe plate when he tried to score the winning run on a wild p'tcli. KM was letiied in order in tlic ninth but Gold wrap ped un Ihe w’:i with one out in the tenth with a bl.ast which is believed to be the longest homer over hit in City Stadium. Both starters went the dis tance, Lowery giving up seven hits wltilo fanning 12. and Aber nathy giving up six hits while striking out 10, Optimists Gain Lead TOIRD GAME Tlte two loams met for the ' third time in Hickory Montiay night with Hickory coming out' on th.-' winning end of a close .3- 2 l-.attle. Righthander -Mike Hoov- let- pii'ked up Ihe vv’in but had to have some ke.v relief wot k fto.-n ; Clement Huffman. Kings Mountain Jumped to a (lulck 2-0 lead in the first inning and was appearing to have no ; troubles t.ut were tamed ^as the I game progressed. Post 155 had runners in scoring position in seven of nine innings. Leftficldcr Ronnie Rliea led off Ihe .game witli a dnible to rightfield but was out at thirti when Pat Murphy liit a grounder to the pitcher. Gold singled and both runners advanced when Mickey Bell grounded to tlie shortstop. Hubert .McGinnis singled to score the runners hut Ihe innin.g .ended when .McGinnis was f.trc- [ed at third on an infield ground- I or hy' Tony Leigh. I KM slaiier Mickey Adkins, with the a.ssistance of shortstop ' Richard Gold who time after ^ time made key fielding plays, ' kept Ihe winners in check during ; every inning with the exception of the fourth, i Hickory was retired in order' during five of the nine frames and only four halters came to the plate in the two other in nings. But in the fourth. Hickory collected five hits (four infieldi and crossed file plate three times to provide Ihe winning edge. Larry FisliCr and Kelly Rudi sill r<’aclied base on l>ack-tbhack bunt singles to lead off the In Little League Play Thanks to the Rescue Squad and the Police the Optimists are now atop the Kings Mountain Little League standings. Darrell Bridges of the Rescue Squad hurl- Carpenter. Optimi.st Kiwanis KM 210—4 M2 000—2 Leading Hitters: Optimist: Carl Fulton, triple, single. Kiwanis ed a five-hitter and struck out i Buddy Oliver, 1 101-2. WP — Sar- 12 Lions batters Wednesday night to defeat the heretofore first place team by a 3-2 count. Geeper Howard was tagged with the loss. vis. LP — Carpenter. Optimist - Bur - Mil The Optimists scored a 10-3 win over Bur-Mil Monday night to round their week’s record out Then the Police came along j to two wins against no defeats Tuesday night to hand the Lions i and gain lone possession of first their second straight loss. 3-2, to knock the Lions out of first place and pave the way for the Op timists, who swept to two straight wins over the week. Last week’s games; Legion Team Has Many Leaders Although we like to compliment and brag about Gold (since he’s the best all-around sports star that Kings Mountain has had for a long time), the Legion team has many other players who are leaders. Kings Mountain is lucky to have two athletes to come our way fi’om York, South Carolina, outfielder Chris Faulkner and pitcher Mickey Adkins. Faulkner is currently second in hitting for the juniors with a .357 batting average and leads the team in triples with three and doubles with eight. His aliility to play the outfield has saved KM pitchers hits and cost many opposing hitters safeties. Adkins is ranked as the team’s number three pitcher and has a season’s record of one win and one toss. He is only 15 years old and will be around for two more seasons. Rescue Squafi-Lions The Rescue Squad went into the bottom of the sixth Inning trailing 2-1 Wednesday night but scored two unearned runs in that frame to defeat the Lions 3-2. Both the losers’ runs were scored in the first inning with Steve Powell’s home run leading off the frame. Geeper Howard singl ed, took second on a passed ball, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Warren Herndon. After David Smith scored to tie the game on an error by the Lions shortstop, Steve Gladden was caught in a rundown be tween third and home and scor ed when the Lions catcher threw high over the third - sacker’s head. Lions 2M 000—2 Rescue Ml M2—3 Leading Hitters: Rescue: Mike McDaniel, 2-for-3: Lions: Steve Powell, Homer. WP — Bridges, LP — Howard. Parkgrace-Police Parkgrace copped its fourth win of the season in Friday’s place in the league standings, Tommy Patterson, who reliev ed starter Carl Fulton in the second, was credited with the win. A three-run fourth and five- run fifth insured the win for the Opfiniists. Bur-Mil 020 010— 3 Optimist M2 35x—10 Leading Hitters: Optimist: Wayne Bridges, 2-for-3; Bur-Mil: Ramse.v, 1 -for-2. WP — Patterson. LP — McDaniel. Police. Lions The Police became the second team to defeat the Lions Tue.sday night as they took a 3-2 win. The winners failed to get a hit off Lion pitchers Mike Sisk and Gee per Howard but made use of many bases on lialls and Lion errors, Pete Hicks was credited with the win and Sisk was charged with the loss. Hicks sent 12 Lions back to the bench vi;i the strike out route. Lions 000 020—2 Police 101 01X—3 Leading Hitters: Lions: .'tisk, l- for-3: Howard, l for-3. WP — Hicks, LP — Sisk. INFIELDERS — Pictured above are the five boys who hove held down the four corners of the in field and shortstop position for the Post 155 Legion juniors this season. The players and their batting averages are, 1 to r: catcher Roy Medlin (.250). third - baseman Pat Murphy (.271), short stop Richard Gold (.491), second - baseman Mickey Bell (.234), and first - baseman Hubert Mc Ginnis (.296). Drag Racing At Charlotte Friday Night STANDINGS opener, defeating the Police club I Lions Team Optimist As far as dependability, Pat Murphy is certainly a leader, and as far as spirit, you just can’t beat our first- baseman. Hubert McGinnis. McGinnis is staying around the .290 batting mark and leads the team in rbi’s with 18. Murphy is one that can be counted on to get that needed hit and to turn an opponent’s base hit into an out. On the base paths, you have to recognize Gold and Ronnie Rhea. Rhea, I think, is faster but Gold know.s how to get the jump on the pitcher. Scerley Lowery is impressive both as a pitcher and a hitter. He is the number one moundsman with a 3-1 won- loss record and leads the strikeout department with 31. by a 5-2 count. Gene Harris hurl ed the win, giving up six hits, including a homerun to Marvin Bolin. Police took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning but Parkgrace came back to score three in the third and two in the sixth 1o cop the win. Reece Black was tagged with the loss. Parkgrace 003 M2—5 Police IM Ml—2 Leading Hitters: Parkgrace: Terry Putnam, 3-for-4; Police: Marvin Bolin, Homer; Reece Black. 2-for-3. WP — Harris. LP- Black. Parkgrace Re,scue Squad Police Kiwanis Ja.vcees Bur-Mil W 7 6 4 5 4 2 2 2 Pet. .875 .750 .667 .625 .444 .250 .250 .222 Plonk Clinches Bowling Title He has collected three hits in eleven times at bat this year, all ground rule doubles. He has also knocked in four Post 153 is playing ,500 ball, but the team is better than its record shows. When the area all-star team is chosen, you can be sure there will be some of our boys on it. Life With The Rimples Joycees-Bur-Mil The Jaycees edged Bur-Mil by a 9-8 count in Friday’s night cap to gain their second victory of the season. Larry Putnam hurled the win and also led the winners at the plate with a 3-for-4 per formance. The winners scored five runs in the first Inning as a result of two hits, five bases on balls, and two Bur-Mil errors. Putnam fan ned 13 Bur-Mil batters in picking up the win. Jaycees 510 111—9 Bur-Mil 213 M2—8 Leading Hitters: Jaycees: Lar ry Putnam, 3-for-4; Bur-Mil: Richard Hayes, triple. WP — Put nam, LP — Ramsey. The Clarence Plonk team clinched the first place position in the Su.T.mcr Mixed Bowling League Monday night without having any opposition. The Moose Lodge team didn’t have any bowlers present so, there fore, four games were forfeited to the Plonk team giving it a nine game lead with only one week remaining. The Plonk team members, however, bowled to uphold their averages and copped team line and set honors for the night with a .526 line and a 1555 set. 'Tliree of the four team members piesent rolled 300-plus sets with Richard Briges leading the way with a 352. Clarence Plonk added a 335 set and Charity Goforth had a 304. CHARLOTTE, N. C. ^ Speeds up to 120mph in one-ei.ghths of a mile are anticipated Friday night when stock car cha/mpion Richard Petty and Ronnie Sox dash in a drag match at Char lotte Motor Speedw'ay. The featured match between the two Chrysler Corporation competitors -best of five races— will start at 8 p.m. as a part of the regular weekly show at the new strip. Sox, driving a 1965 injected Plymouth, ran 118.43 mph in winning a battle of factory ex perimental cars here two weeks ago. The event officially opened thie asplialt, lighted strip. However, Sox was beaten by the Comet of Don Niehols'tn which attained 120 mph be'fore the Atlantan's machine was dis- (luaUfied for being underweight. Petty has not appeared here In his 1965 Plymouth Barracuda since the cour:-e proper has been improved. In April, when the drag strip was a part of Ihe superspeedway’s backstrctch rac ing surface. Petty ran 113 mph in practice. He lost a best of three match to Arnie (The Farm er) Beswick in competition at a slower speed however. Promoters Bfl Otto and Bob Bartel have posted $250 in elim inator money for local and aMk dragsters. Sam Kennedy, in a 1%5 Dodge, was a winner last w'eek when thb show was run without electronic timing equip ment. A car disdupted the cables in practice. OptimUt-Kiwonis The first-place Optimists took a 4-2 win from the Kiwanis in a Saturday night game with Dana Sarvis pitching a one-hlt- tcr. The losers scored their two runs in the third as a result of a single, three walks, and an er ror. The winners collected seven hits elf Kiwanis pitcher Chuck In other action, the Clyde Cul bertson team won three games from Diiling Heating but still is in the collar. Clyde Culbert.ton led the winners’ scoring with a 119 line and a .340 sot and John Diiling topped the losers with a 121 line and a 340 set. Spectators holding ticket stub* from last week will be permitted to cash them in on the price of admission for Friday’s special event. .Tesse James lived near Excel sior Springs, Mo. STANDINGS Team W Clarence Plonk Moose Lodge Diiling Heating Clyde Culbertson In military language a com pany is an old term. Reds Down Blues In Tee League Ploy The Reds took an early lead in Tee League standings Satur day by winning a 9-1 decision over theBlues. The winners scor ed two runs in the first, six in the second, and one in the third to clinch the win and allow'ed the losers a tally in the third of five innings Margrace Leads Teener Loop The Reds outhit the Blues 6-3. Leading Hitters: Reds: 'Lark- mer. 2-for-3: Hartsoc, 2-for-3; Blues; Sessoms, 2for-2. Eskew Wins Friday Race By Protest FOREST CITY - A post-race protest highlighted a fine night of racing at Rutherford Speed- Way Friday night. Johnny Halford, driving a 1955 Chevrolet, won the 25-lap semi- modified main event but was de clared illegal w’hen Tommy Es- kew protested and Hal'ford re fused to let track officials in spect his car. After tMiolltcr week of action in the V.F.W. sponsored Teener League, records now show the Margrace boys atop the league standings with a 5-4 mark. Margrace gained the top spot Tuesday afternoon with an 8-3 win over the V.F.W'. with sec ond-baseman Jack Bell leading the winners at the plate with three doubles. Ray Cash hurled the win. In other action this week, Kings Mountain defeated Spang ler’s 9-7 wfth Tommy Goforth gietting credit for the win. Catch er Paul Gaffney led the winners at the plate with two home runs in three times at bat and Go forth and Joe Cornwell added a hit apiece. Dennis Connor had a double and two singles in four at bats for the losers. STANDINGS Team W |- Margra<e 5 Spangler’s 1 Kings Mt-n. 3 V.F.W. 3 frame and clea-nup man Dickie Deal was hit by a pitched hall to loatl the bases. Fisher scored when Jimmy Ar- rowood’s infield hit couldn’t bi" fielded and Steve Lail reached ba-se when Rudisill was forced at the plate on a throw by Gold, Deal scored on a single by Cle ment Huffman, and, following the second out, Arro'.vood scored on a pinch-hit .single by Tommy Teague, who was hitting for starter Mike Hoover. Leadoff man Larry Sisk filed out to end the inning hut tliat was all Hickory needed to take a 2-1 lead in the best 3of-5 games series with the Mounties. Mental errors by Kings Moun tain was the key factor in Hick ory’s second win. Post 1,55 had Ihe bases loatied in two of the nine frames but failed to score and had runners in scoring posi tion in every inning but the sev enth and eighth, when KM was retired in order. ( Mickey Adkins went Ihe dis tance for Kings .Mountain and hurled one of the best gamhs of the year for a Post 155 pitcher but was tagged with the loss, bringing his season’s record to l-l. Chris Faulknler led the KM boys at the plate with two hits in three times at hat and seven boys had a hit apiece for the winners, with 'Larry Sisk’s eighth-inning triple being the on ly Hickory extra base blow. American Legion Boxscores ' FIRST GAME Kings Mtn. Rhea, if Murphy, 3b Gold, ss Bell, 2b McGinnis, lb f’aulkner. cf Leigh, rf Medlin, e Mullinax, p Goforth, p h -C. Gladdlen, Wilson, p AB R -1 RBI 1 0 0 0 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 4 4 3 4 Eskew finished sbeond and was awarded the official first place. The two drivers had a similar situation on June 19 when Hal ford protested Eskew’s car and was ruled the official winner. RedS'Greens Tied In Tee League Play Aaron Galley of 'Lavonia. Ga. won the .super-modified main event in a 1932 Ford plus one of of the two 10-lap heat races. Hal ford won the other 10-lappcr. “Although there was some mixup concerning the car's en gine, both drivers said they would be back again this week to go at it”, track promoter Lloyd Seif reported. “Those two rbally give the 'fans something to holler about when they're on the track”, he added. 21 12 12 11 L 7 16 16 IT Pet. .750 .429 .429 .392 Light nerves. reading soothes This week’s program at the Fairgrounds track will feature a 25-18P main event over Ihe ' - mile dirt oval in the semi modi- fietl division preceded by t v.o 10 lap heat races The super-modl- ; fieds will run -io-laps following t It P I two 10 lap heats. After a week’s action in the Kings Mountain Tee ],eaguo the standings show the Greens and thie Reds tied for first place. The Reds downed the Blues 9-1 Sat urday, outhitiing the Blues 6-3 and making only one error as compared to five for the losbrs. The Greens bdged the V-'liitcs 14-13 on Tue.sday afternoon Leading Hitlers: Reds; Lark- mer, 2Jfor-3: Ilartsoe. 2for-3. Blues; .Sessoms, 2-for-2. Whites: McGill * Lanoaster. 3 hits each. STANDINGS Team W Reds 1 Greens 1 Blues 0 Whites 0 L Pet. 0 l . OM 0 l.OM 1 .OM 1 .000 Queen Elizabeth has beeb ntfl- ri^ 18 y%ars. Practice begins around stven o’clock with qualifying set to be- i gin at $. CLUB NIGHT John B. Burleson and Ihe Kevs Or-hect'a will provide mti.'^ic for dancing at club night Salurd.'V and the annual Four th of July i>,Tty at the (’ountrv Olub. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc Carter will be hosts. Buffet sup per will be served at the pool- side at 8 p.m. Hickory L. Sisk, ss Fisher, 3h Rudisill, cf Deal, c Huffman 2:i Lail, It Dellinger, rf a -Abernathy Malian, rf Hastings, ih S. .Sisk, p 33 1 8 1 a walked for Dellinger in 7th b struck out for Wilson in 9th E-Goforth. DP Gold, Bell, & McGinnis. Hastings & Huffman. SAC L. Sisk. Lail, Bell, Med lin. SB Fisher, Rudisill, Huff man. Rhea, 2B - E. Sisk. Faulk ner. 3B — Rhea SECOND GAME Hickory Sisk, ss Fisher, 3b Huffman, 2b Deal, e Rudisill, cf Arrowood, lb Lail, If Dellinger, rf a-Mallan, rf ahernathy, p AB R 5 0 RBI 0 Kings Mtn. Rhea, If Murphy, 3h Gold, Ss Bell. 2b Mcfjinnis, Ih Faulkner, cf eigh. rf Medlin. c Lowery, p 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 I e 3 (Continued On Page 3) t

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