Thursday, April I4‘, 1966
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KINGS MOUNTAII^MEIULD; kings: MOUNTAlK'k C. ^
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Steve
Hurls Two-Hitter Against SMl%
Herald
Sports
By GARY STEWART
Snyder To Play For Boston Celtics?
Davidson College All-America Dick Snyder
hopes of playing with the Boston Celtics
at the fir^ annual Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club rsas
ball Banquet Thursday night. .,
Snyder, a 6-5 senior from North Carlton, Ohio, sa
that he has narrowed his choice down to Boston ana one
other NBA team, but, he added, “since I don t have my
choice. Til just wait and see if I get drafted. ^
Snyder was named to every All-America team in tne
country, however, he received a first place rating on only
two of the A-A teams. He was a first team forward on botn
The Sporting News and Look Magazine teams.
But his name appeared on the second team ot tne
major A-A teams, such as the Associated Press and United
Press International, etc.
Snyder was, however, recognized as one ot the great
est college players in the nation this^^ast^season. He stay
ed around the top five in scoring during the entire season
and was tapped as the best all-around defensive player in
the college ranks. . . • ,i.
He almost single-handidly led Coach Lefty Driesell s
Wildcats to the Southern Conference and Southerb Con-
fer^ce Tournament Championships and was named All-
SC for the second year in a row. He was named the
league’s “player-of-the-year” as well as the Most Valu
able Player in the conference tournament in Charlotte.
Snyder was very impressive to the KMHS basketball
players and Kiwanis Club guests as a speaker. Dick added
laughter and seriousness while keeping the attention of
the audience throughout his speech. , ,
When program chairman Charles Neisler asked it
there were any questions to be addressed to the three
Davidson seniors — Snyder was accompanied by Ronnie
Stone and Phil Squier — just about every question was
thrown at Snyder.
Vacendak, Marin Fiercest Competitors
One question asked Snyder was that of “who was the
fiercest competitor you faced or played with during your
college career?’’
Snyder then gave praise to a couple of Dujce men and
one of his teammates at Davidson.
While Snyder played against Duke only twice during.
his varsity college career, he played with some Duke play-'
ers in post-season all-star games this year.
He quickly gave praise to Duke seniors Steve Vacen
dak and Jack Marin. Snyder also gave praise to Davidson
sophomore Bobby Lane as being one of the toughest com
petitors in the college ranks.
J'Vacendak is one of the toughest there is,’’ Dick said.
He added, “he never gives up. He plays hard every minute
of the game.”
Marin, a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
pick, was listed along with Snyder on the Look A-A team
and received many second - team A-A spots, along with
some honorable mentions.
Snyder also threw some praise toward Dave Schell-
hase of Purdue, the nation’s leading scorer. “Until I played
with him, I thought that he was only a good shooter and
outstanding scorer,” Snyder said. “But when I saw him
play, I noticed that he was a good defensive player and
rebounder, also. And he never gives up,” Dick added.
Lane, a guard on the Davidson team, comes from New
Orleans, La., where he was all-state his senior year in high
school. “His senior year, Bobby was recognized as one of
the best high school players to ever play in Louisiana,”
Dick related to the audience.
Star Couldn't Find Time For Baseball
Since his sophomore year at Davidson, Dick has also
been noted as one of the best baseball players to attend
the small school of 1,000.
But this season Dick decided not to go out for the
sport because of his love for basketball and because he
simply didn’t have tim^
“I want to play pro basketball and I’ve had plenty of
offers to speak at banquets such as this one,” said Dick,
“so I decided not to play baseball. I’m also planning a va
cation trip with some other boys, and besides, this is the
first spring that I’ve had any free time since I got to col
lege.”
Should Dick not get into the pro basketball ranks, he
could easily turn fiis future toward baseball or even foot
ball. He was All-America in football his senior year in
high school and is also great at outdoor sports such as
track, golf, swimming, etc.
Dick will certainly remain popular in this area for
many years to come. During his three-year varsity bas
ketball career at Davidson, he scored over 1,600 points and
carried a remarkable 22-plus scoring average.
He is second only to Fred Hetzel in aii-time scoring
but ask anyone who has seen the two play. They’ll tell
you that Snyder is the better. Dick’s scoring ability, plus
his defensive play and rebounding earned him the number
one slot in the hearts of Davidson fans.
David Neill, former Kings Mountain high school cag-
er,-,-was responsible for getting the three Davidson stars
to the historical city for the Kiwanis Club’s innaugural
event. Neill, a trust executive of First Union National
Bank in Charlotte, is a Davidson graduate.
My Hat's Off To The Kiwanis Club
My hat is off to the Kiwanis Club for sponsoring a
banquet for the KMHS basketball teams.
Kings Mountain high school has long iieen noted as
having good basketball teams and it’s a very good thing
that the Kiwanians have done in order of showing appre
ciation to .the players and coaches.
Although the two teams didn’t fare too well this past
season, Ihst year Coach Don Parker’s Mountaineers won
the Southwest Conference title with a 13-1 conference
mark and advanced to the finals of the bi-conference
tournaments before losing out to Hickory.
Congratulations are also in order to Sharon Gold and
Neal Cooper, winners of the basketball most valuable
player awards. Both Sharon and Neal worked hard
throughout the season and certainly deserved the., awards.
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TROPHY WINNERS — Coaches Bob Hussey (left) and Don Poirker (right) pose with KMHS most
valuable basketball players Sharon Gold and Neal Cooper at the first annual Kiwanis Club Cage
Banquet Thursday night. Speakers for the event were Davidson seniors Dick Snyder, Ronnie Stone
and Phil Squier. (Photo by Lem Lynch).
Sharon Gold, Neal Cooper
Receive Basketball Awards
Cage Standouts
Initial Winners
Oi MVP Awards
By GARY STEWART '
Sophomoie Sharon Gold and
.senior Neal Cooper were recog-
Mountaineers Lose Third
To East Rutherford, 3-1
Southwest Conference leader
nized as Most Valuable Player.s' East Rutherford won its fifth j'
of the Kings Mountain high • straight game here Tuesday aft- j
school varsity basketball teams ernoon. beating Kings Mountain’s
at the first annual Kiwanis Club Mountaineers, 3-1.
Cage Banquet Thursday night. Bobby Hill, a lanky senior
The B. M. Ormand Award was | righthander, went the distance
presentee} to Sharon by Moun.,j Coach Tom Wright’s Cava-
tainette Coach Bob Hussey snd .jjpj-g aw-arded the win
the Dr. W. P. Gerberding Trophy junior 'Pommy Goforth of
was given to Cooper by Moun-, Mountaineers was charged
taineer Coach Don Parker. t^e loss
Gue^t speakers for the event: East’s runs were
were Davids^ All-Amencan Dick I ^^^^.^rned with KM committing
Snyder and Wildcat seniors Ron-1
nie Stone and Phil Squier. Other ,
speakers included Kiwanis^Club; East scored it s first run in the
President Glee Edwin Bridges, inning with shortstop Lewis
program chairman Charles Neis- circling the bases when a
ler and David Neill, trust execu- i f'P deep centerfield was
tive of First Union National Bank i dropped by Charles Carroll and
in Charlotte. then thrown away by rightfield-
The three Davidson seniors' Eill Bridges.
spoke briefly '-to the cagers,
coaches, Kiwanians and guests.
The three centered their talks
around academics in athletics,
sacrifices for athletics, and per
sonal rewards of athletics.
Stone, from Kernesville, N. C.,
spoke in the leadoff position. He
made it plain that in order for
one to be a good athlete, “You
Mounties Visit
Belmont Friday
For Night Game
Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers
begin playing under the lights
Friday night at Belmont when
they take on tUc R,ed Raiders.
Mountaineer’" senior fireballer
Steve Goforth is scheduled to
start for the locals with act* right
hander Eddie Barnhill pitcliing
for the Raiders.
Goforth is undefeated in con
ference play with his only io.ss of
the season coming to the hands
of York in the first game of the
j yeai-. Goforth is 2-0 against
■ league foes and has allowed on
ly two earned runs and nine liits
The Mountaineers tied it at 1-
all in the bottom of the third
with Mike Smith scoring from |j„ innings while proving to<l.c
second on a smgjejiy Gj)forth. league’s toughest
hurlers.
Smith had reached first ori a sin
gle and went to second on a
fielder’s choice.
'I'he Mountaineers will h(' on
the road again Tuesday night.
East added its final two runs |They travel to Cherryvilie to lake
in the seventh with catcher Do'Ug ; on the winless Ironmon of CHS.
Haulk and rightfielder Larry j k.M ttien returns home for its
have to be a good scholar, too.’’i Butler scoring. Haulk walked, i iiome night game
He added that Davidson Coach | went to second on a sacrifice by
Lefty Driesell throws away a steve Baili‘y. went to third on a
passed ball and scored on a sin
gle'by Butler.
boy’s athletic enrollment card if
his average grade is lower than
a “B”.
Squier, talking in the number
'tWo slot, spoke on the sacrifices
that one must make in order to
play college sports.
Snyder, the third and most
popular speaker, spoke of the
personal rewards of the game.
He said that “it’s not the suit
case and other things that make
a fellow feel proud but the feel
ing inside when you accomplish
a goal that you wanted so bad
ly.’’
Snyder said that his most
cherished moment at Davidson
came when the Wildcats defeat-
! ed West Virginia for the South-
■ern Conference Tournament
Championship.
The three players w»e ad
dressed with several questions! Connor, ss
from the audience and, following Mullinax, 3b
the program, were flocked by Carroll, cf
autograph .seekers, mostly girl i Gladden, lb
basketball players. ! Green, c
Presentation of the trophies j Smith, 2b
were made near the close of the I Bridges, rf
program with the Ormand A-, T. Gqforth,^ p„
ward being given first. j -
Both Gold and Cooper wert i
outstanding for the two KMHS East Rutherford
teams this season. Gold, named Vassey, lb
to the All-SWC girls’ team, was, .Melton, If
the leading scorer in the confer- i Jolley, ss
ence with 304 points and a 16.9 Rodgers, cf
scoring average.
Beattie Leonard
In Shutout Win
Butler went all the way to
third when Carroll coimmitted his
second error of the day. After
Alfred Mapp got an infield hit,
Butler scored when Roger Vassey
reached base on a fielder’s choice.
East Rutherford collected five
hits off Goforth with two of them
being infield singles.. The Moun
taineers got tliree singles off
Hill. The East Rutherford ace
(now 3-6 on the season) struck
out nine Mountaineer batters.
The loss was the Mountaineers’
third in five SWC outings. The
Mounties now re.st in sixth place
in the loop standings with a 2-3
record.
BOXSCORE
Kings Mountain AB R H BI
Leigh, if
21 1 3 1
Former Kings Mountaih Le
gion Baseball star Beattie Leon
ard hurled the Tar Hi'els of
UNC to a 3-0 win over Georgia
Tech Monday afternoon.
Leonard, a southpaw, allow
ed the Georgians only three
hits. The UNC senior also had
a run-scoring single to his cred
it.
Hill, p
Haulk, c
Bailey, 3b
Butler, rf
Mapp, 2b
26 3 5 1
E Carroll 2. Bridges. Green,
Connor. DJ—Smith, Connor &
Gladden. Bailey. Mapp & Vassey.
SB—Rodgers. SAC — Bailey. PB
- Green.
Pitching IP, H R ER- BB SO
Goforth (1) 7 5 3 0 3 4
Hill tvv) 7 3 110 9
_ against
Clia.sc Friday.
.Scpliomore Darrell Wlictstine
(0-1) will probably receive tlie
starling nod at Cherryvilie and
dutii’s will swing hack on either
Steve or Tom..ry Goforth (!-’"
for'next Friday’s game.
In games Tuesday, .Slielliy
jumped hack on the winning
track with a 4-1 win at R-S Cen
tral, 'Lincolnton defeated Cherry-
villo 2-0 and East Ruth(>iford
downed Kings Mountain 3-1.
Belmont and Cha.se were sched
uled to play at Belmont Wednes
day afternoon.
East Rutherford leads the
league with a perfect .VO record
with Lincolnton in second place
with a 4-1 mark. Shelby and R-S
Central are deadlocked for third
with 3-2 records, Belmont is fifth
gt 2-2, KM sixth at 2-3, Chase
seventh at 0-4 and Cheuryville in
the cellar with an 0-.5 mark.
Through seven games this
year. Tommy Goforth has prov
en to be trie Mounties’ toughest
hitter as he carries a .429 batting
average with three hits in seven
trips to the plate.
Fresh.Tan Mike Smith leads all
regulars in hitting with a .299
batting mark -with Nelson Con
nor and Chucky Gladden at .2^7
and .222 respectively. All other
Mountaineer hitters are under
the .200 mark.
Coach Bill Bates is expected to
make some defensive changes be
fore Friday’s ;game. Sophomore
Paul Gaffney will be 'back at h\s
catching post with some outfield
positions subject to change.
In other games Friday, Cherry
vilie is at Chase and R-S Central
at East Rutherford for afternoon
games and Lincolnton’s at Shelby
for a night contest.
Tuesday, 'Belmont will play at
R-S Central, East will be at Lin
colnton and Chase at Shelby for
night games. Tuesday’s action
will complete the season’s first
round play.
Ace Righthander
Puts Down First
16 To Face Him
By GARY STEWART
Steve Goforth tossed a t.vo-hit-
ter and struck out eight hatters
to pave the way for a 4-1 Molin
aineer victory over Shelby Wed
nesday afternoon.
The senior righthander retirefi
he first 16 Shelby batters and at
one time, had five strikeouts in a
row.
Goforth’s stay - cool pitching
tyle and pin-point control wa.-:
literally too much for Coacli
lene Kirkpatrick’s Lions. The
'oss was the second in a row for
5helby, which won its first two
vonference .games. *
Coacli Bill Bates of the Moun
taineers got good play out ot his
infielders, also. The .Mountain
eers, aside from their usual game
of poor fielding, did not make an
error and also used the stick.
Kin.gs Mountain jumped
Slielby starter Phil Peeler irorn
tlie word say go. and, with two
out and two runners on in the
third, senior ace Mitchell .Si'l;
came in from first base to take
over the pitching duties.
Mountaineer leadoff man Tonv
Leigh got on by a passed liall
after lie swung and missed a
third strike from Peeler. Nelson
Connor sacrificed Leigh with a
bunt and Wayne Mullinax got on
by an infield hit.
Lei-.’h scored on a single hv
"•enterfielder Charles Carroll and.
after Chucky Gladden, loaded ihe
^ases l y^getting on Miy enor.
Mullinax came liome on a sacri-
fiee fly; by catcher Paul Galfnev.
With two out,s in the second,
Leigh. la-aChed Jiase on an iiitielai
■sii^let-^ijo second, and came
1i ime w)%*n shortstop .Nelson
Connor jsingled to riglil field.
Carroll walked to lead off the
Mountaineer third, stole seenrid.
and earn*' Iiore one out haler
when Gaffney singled. .Iinav
.Mitehem. iunnih.g for Galfne\-.
was thrown out trying to steal
•econd. .Seconri Iiaseman Mil»’
smitli fi ubled but was stranded
on second wlien Bill Bridges fan
nod.
.Self retired 12 KM baiters in
order after coming on witli one
out in the tliird. After giMng up
the double to Smith, lie struck
out Bridges and then got the
Mounties three up. three down in
the faurih, fifth and sixth
frames. .Self I'etii'cd tlie fii'st tvVo
two KM batters in the seventh.
Good fielaing on the jiart of
Connor and Smith nailed sever
al .Shelby batters and it wasn’t
until, one out in the .sixth that a
Lion finally i-eached liase.
Goforth issued a walk to Dickie
Grier and with two oiit.s walked
Chris McDaniel. Shelby catcher
Ted Wliitwoi'th_got tlie first hit
off Goforth, an infield .single
which loaded tlidbases.
Max Jones hit a sharp grouiui-
er back through the middle hiii
Conor scooped it up from behind
second base and flipped to Smith
to force Whitwortli at si'cond
and retire the sides.
After taking a called strike in
the bottom of the seventh, Shel
by shortstop Mike Mi Daniel
blasted a home run over tlie left
centerfield wail for the only real
hit off Goforth.
Mountaineer Coach Bates jnais-
ed Goforth, along with Cniiiior
and Gaffney on well - plaicfi
games. “Steve did a real g lod
job,’’ said Bates. “If it liadn't
been for his own mental error,
he might have pitched a perfect
^■^The mental error by Goforth
came when Whitwor.th got liis in
field single. Whitworth liit a high
hopper between first and .second
which was fielded l;y first liase-
man Chueky Gladden. But Go
forth failed to co\er first 'la.se
and Gladden could not get back
in time to get the runner.
“That was the first game that
we didn’t make an error.’’ added
Bates. “There’s the difference lie
twen winning and losing.
“Paul Gaffney did a good job
behind the plate and Nelson Con
nor played a good game at short
stop,’’ added Bates.
Connor burned in five assists,
made one unassisted put-out and
turned in a double play in the
final inning. Gaffney mafii' two
assists and did a good job of
calling signals for ace Goforth.
Kings Mountain collected seven
hits off Peeler and .Self with
Connor leading the way witli a
2-for-3 performance. Smith's dod-
We-was 4he Mmnrtaineers’ only-
extra base blow.
Gaffney batted in two of the
four runs with a sacrifice fly and
a single and the other two runs
were driven in bv Connoi- and
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TWO-HITTER — Steve Goforth (obove) retired the first 16 .^el-
by batters he faced Wednesday afternoon ond tiren cruised to a
4-1 two-bit win over tho-arch-rivals for his second straight con
ference win of the season.
Plonk Oil-Takes
Men’s Keg Title
Mulliiiax's 391
Set Leads Plonk
Team To 4-0 VIAn
i
i l^i.ink Oil Co. defeated sixth-
j jilaee .Morrison Loan Co. four
I games to none Monday night to
i win tlie second half and league
championsliip of the men’s duck-
pin liowling league.
J'he Plonk team went into the
[ final niglit's action trailing Clyde
Culbertson Ly Iw.o games but the
j Culliu tsoii fiv e lost a 3-1 decision
I to Griffin Drug Co. to finish one
jgame behind I^lonk Oil.
1 City Paint, Store vVon four
games oft Dilling Heating to
; move into third place in the final
j standings. Griffin Drug's 3-1 win
I over Ciilberts m earned it a tie
' for fourth in the final tally.
Bill Mullinax gained night scur-
, ing honor.-- with single games of
j lK), 99 and 146 for a 391 sot to
i lead the Plonk Oil Co. victory.
I'i'eam captain Cla<-ence Plonk
and Richard Bridges added 372
i and 35() sets respectively. Tom
. Gamble’s 124 line and Albert
I Brackett's' 342 set were high
I marks for tlie losers.
! Plonk Oil had a team set of
; 1744 compared to a 1.590 total by
; Morrison Loan. Plonk Oil had
I single games of 597. 529 and 618.
■ Bob Herndon roiled a 137 line
■ and a 383 set to lead Griffin
Drug Co. to a 3-1 win over here
tofore first place Clyde Culbert-
1 son. Aud Tignor ciiipped in a 343
set while Clyde Culbertson’s 130
line and Harold Barber’s 355 set
I were high marks for the losers.
City Paint .'^lore pulled into
third place by defeating Dilling
Heating 4-0 behind a 142 line and
a 3.52 set .,y Johnny Dye. High-
j man for the losers was team
captain Rieliaid Culbertson who
.connected on a 147 line and a
■371 set.
I Of the 27 iiowlers present M ni-
I day ni.ghi, 25 of them rolled 300-
I plus sets with ali Plonk Oil, Mor-
I rison Loan, City Paint and Grif-
I fin Drug Co. bowlers accomplish-
’ ing the feat.
Members of the champion
Plonk Oil Co. team are: Bill AIul-
linax, Allen Myers, Sam Ham
rick, Ricliard Bridge.s and Clar
ence Plonk (captain).
FINAL STANDLNGS
Team
W’
L
Pet.
Plonk Oil Co.
41
31
.569
Clyde Culberts m
49
32
.555
City Paint Store
36
36
.500
Dilling Heating
35
37
.472
Griffin Drug Co.
35
57
.472
Morrison Loan Co.
29
43
.403
Carroll^^_^
The Mojujgtaineers got five* hits
off Peelei'*'’!and rrianaged two off
Self. Peeler fanned two while
Self sent five back to the bench
with the 'bats 'on their shoulders.
BOXSCORE
Kings Mountain AB R H BI
Leigh, if 4 2 10
Connor, ss 3 0 2 1
Mullinax, 3b 4 110
Carroll, cf 2 11’^!
Gladden, lb , 3000
Gaffney, c 2 0 12
Smith, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bridges, rf 3 0 0 0
S. -Goforih, p
: Shelby
. Nichols, 3b
j C..McDaniel, 3b
I Whitworth, c
i M. Jones, cf
i M. McDaniel, ss
! Self, lb, p
j Peeler, p, lb
: Runyans. 2b
I H. Jones, 2b
Van Dyke, rf
■ Grier, rf
I Nanney, If
,3 0 0 0
27' 4 74
2 0 0 0
layvees Beat Lines
For First Victory
Kin.gs Mountain high school’s
junior varsitv baseballers defeat-
w Q 0 .0.1^ T,Vn<-nlntnn lO-'T Friday for
3 0 10; their first w in of the seasori^^
3 0 0 0 gainst two losses.
'o’ n o n Linednton beat KM 18-3 here
3 0 0 Q '
1 0 0 0 Coacli -Mike Ware’s jayvees
1 0 0 0 13 hits off Lincoln-
1 0 0 0 *^*^'^ hurler.i with Johnny Reyn-
1 0 0 0 Eddie Black leading the
22
0 0 0'^^' with tliree apiece, however,
jw-'is a bases-loaded triple by
J 2 1! Mike Hoyle in the top of the stw-
enth that broke a 7-7 deadlock
and sent the eventual winners a-
head b> fhe final score.
Soutlipaw Rocky tioforth plofci
ed up the \ ictory. His i-tHoird noW
stands at 1-Oy
The jayvees host RS Central
2*a 5 4 3 1 2jThursda> .ifternoon at the rcen-
-lU 2 0 0 0 5ler League Park.
E Peeler. M. McDaniel. SAC —
Connor. SF'—Gaffney. DP- Con
nor and Gladden. SB- -Leigh,
Connor, Carroll, Gladden. 2B —
Smith. HR - M. McDaniel.
Pitching IP H R ER.BB SO
S. Goforth w) 7 2 1 13 8
Peeler 1)
Self