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s ?68 yt i old gold- : and •se of ' are: nited rains, spec- .imit- amcs •rlatc, d by is of cause while lot as New must ye at e two re no I and .their esquc IS the Rail- 1 was mans age. same 1 and ' first that i. As oth€?r sure- r the t air lis is new ation the 3f the i bo- time i, on : life- ny as nain- prvice licago rougii pping ue to time en It laker, 1 dol- itrast, hern assen* train 0 that lother there p por- d car- tut in meet irding U the 1 staff curist, bath s. The world i Cen- romis- s late, ipeeds los an then third Bgular r mel- flcials e this 1 Jen- sevelt, Jim” Enrico dnd ofi mtiethf i pre.s- d War Thursday, January 25, 1968 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. "* Sets New Single Game Scoring Record Pagf 3 George Adams Leads Kings Mountain Over Shelby Mountaineers Defeat Arch Rivals 73 To 50 /m By JOE CORNWELL Herold Sports Editor . Lions. I point. Corn added the otheri Coach Little of Shelby had I high praise for Adams. He said; ^ . . , oo • * A 1 ^ I c ! “Adams is definitely the bc'st George Adams scored 38 points Adams along with Spencer! kittle thought the turn- as he led Kings Mountain over fouled out early in the fourth . , . . ^ Shelby (72 tn r,9J last Wednes- <|uarter, that provided the Moun- Mountaineers went into their day. Adam’s 38 point output was, taineeis with a problem. Shelby, corner offense and Ix-gan the highest ever by a Kings: had been trying to get Adams Mountain High School player, out of the game. Of course any He broke his own single game team would want their opponents scoring record of 33 points, .set leading scorer out of the game, against Hunter Huss earlier this Adams left the game with five wason. i minutes remaining, when he The Mounties led after the blocked a Shelby shot. The ref- first quarter by only one point, eree called a foul on play. (16 to 15) Adams scored 15 of the Many K. M. fens along with 16 in that (luarter, as he brought Shelby had their doubts about his team from behind to take the, the officials call, and the Kings lead. Steve Spenter added a foul! Mountain fans took it the worst, shot to the oth(*r Kings Mountain The Mountaineers replaced score. Adams with number six man, Jerry Homsiey and David Alex- Bert Smith, Hambright took ander combined scores for a total Spencer’s place at the guard, of 14 points to pace the (Joldens With Adams out Shelby had Lions in the first quarter. Jim Higher hopes, but the Mountain- Corn added the other point with bench paid off. a free throw. Mitchem took up the slack that' The Mountaim?ers began to get Adams left as he dumped in into foul trouble in the second eight important points. His re- quarter; Adams, Ken Mitchem. bounding also helped the Moun- and Spencer all had three fouls, ties. The K. M. cagers showed: The Mountie scoring was more great team spirit when the going; rounded, as Ken Mitchem. Adams got rough. ' .. ou and Spem-or alonK with Rick Kingcr and Adams both added inTured'^ The sem'or Finger all adding point.s. Finger four nointc to the ho«t’<r lead injured. Ihe senior added four to the Mountie eaime .u f Founts lo the no.ts lead m j^^ward scored 14 points as she scores as usual, he tossed in 11 markers. Coach Bob Hussey’s oo'? who had U.' 20 to 13, in the second. Jim Corn l(‘d Shelby with four, along with fur tho Mniintaineerc nnd hroiiE^ht* v.-mavtv.ic. i---- Cadton Macks first two of Ute [.[.’.'’two yearreeord ^o ‘The ^mins of the second halfl"®^^"^^ 'Z game; when asked' brought much exe.lement to the thought, Coach Hussey K.MHS gym. The officials began ..jt was rugged". “We to stall. “We got behind and ha<l to press, this allowed them (the Mounties) to score freely." lie said that, “anytime a team go<*s into a four corner offense their opponents have a hard time keep ing a man from breaking fr(?e under the basket.” The game was a very exciting one to watch. The win. is the third in a row over Shelby for the Mountaineers. Shelby Gills Defeat K. M. The return of the lion was not all peaches and cream for the Mountaineer fans. The Shelby lady Lions pined a 34 to 32 vic tory on the Mountainettes. The loss was only the .second for the Mountainettes. Kathy right cu..im..i-u >u A* . . cu II- •*.- ^ The game was a very close one. Mack ied Shelby with 20 Points. by was followed by Mc.Neely Mountainettes _ fought right down to the wire.' L.inda Childers scored ten points A 4 I Charlotte Motor Speedway ■ CHAHI.O'I'TL In addition trj annually hosting the world’s I longest stock car race, the World (>00. t'liarlotte Motor Sp<*(vhvay can now also boast tlu? oldest of fice building in the wide world of motorsjxfrts. • ' On the first of Januaiy ihe ad- ; ministrativc and executive offices of the i'iglit year old track were moved from their former loca-* (ion in <lowmown Charlotte to By JOE CORNWELL <lid. they left them b<*hind. Tlu‘ speedway and into a building Herald Sports Editor . .Mitchem and Adams both scor- , which was built by one oif the* The combined scoring abilities'*‘d eight plants in that period of early governors of North Caro- of Ken Mitchem and (Jeorge play. The 16 they scored, and th« ' 1774. Adams, along with the defensive six that Finger scored gave the 1 Nathaniel AlexandcM', who play of Hi<k Finger, pim-ided the Mountaineers their total of 22 lser\ed as the .seventh Governor Kings Mountain Mountaineers fot th(‘ Tar Heel state from 1S05 with enough steam to plow <iver - - jhe Mountaineers Past Lincointon I to 1S09. built the house and host- 1 ed George Washington while he i was louring the m*w country, j Records don't shr)w that he slept I in the building which will now j serv(* as the office of one of the nation’s super speedways but ihey do indicat<* that the'"fathei I of his country" did eat dinnei-. Extensive remcwleling to the, jr^ading total.. visiting Lincointon Wolves ‘73 to 501. Big Adams, probaldy th<‘ ix'st in the state, scortnl ,30 points in the Mounties 9th straight win. Although George only scored two points in the first (luartei- he <iuickly gained spoisi in the S4*c- ond and <’ame up with his gaim* building exposed hand • hewn ' beams, blacksmith made nails ' and hand-made wimlow panes at testing to the colonial origin of : the structure. Hand made bricks' When Adams coukln't ! from an old chimney were usf*<! ten. •Mitchem could. Tlie big forward tossed in 16 points for tile nights work. .Mitchem led Adams with 11 point.s in the first Adams ha<i points. Bill Cash led the Lincointon lads with four points. Easter, Doug Fore and Paul Lawing comiiined for the other Lincoln* ton points. At the half lime the Mountain* (M*rs led 32 to 24. somewhat safer than the (luarter b<*fore. The Lincointon b<)ys came back on to the c<»urt in the .second half with only on<‘ thing in mind, and that stHire ^'’as to beat the Conference’s , to v<'neer the main entrance. Other improvements are plan j for the mile and a half rae ; ing center befoie the ninth an nual World 600 on May 26. In- . eluded in the improvement pro- jgram are new. two story rest- , room facilities loeattnl liehincl the Finger stared on defense On numbiT one team. However the defending confer^ cnee champions fought off the hard Wolf charge. Kings Moun tain .Scored 12 jxants to Lincoln- ton’s eight, in the third quarter. the Mountaineers. The tall .senior. Adams led the Mounties with played a fine defensive* game as five along with his teammates well as off the boar<ls. Finger, a transfer student from New Jer sey, scored six points. However all of them were in the second ;quarter, when the .Mountaineers committod too many fouls, and to call a few fouls that didn’t quite seem fair to Shelby or hurt." “Shelby plaved their. Kings Mountain. Ilovvovor the! host game of the year.’’ eompo could only score six points. Suzie Greene led Shelby with ten points. She was followed by, Mounlaineers N*]<| their sure and came out on top. il6 to 14). “The nipjwM" Adams was again high scorer lor the Mountain Ken .’Vlitchem lads as he scored eight points, pinger Box Scores KINGS MOUN'rALV Results of Semi-pro Meeting KINGS MOUNTAIN SUPER STAR: George Adams attempts another basket. The Mountie ace set a new single game scoring record, against Shelby this week. He also scored 30 against Lin cointon and 22 against Burns. The photo was taken during the Bums game. The Mountaineers won 76 to 44. (Photo by Isaac Alexander), Kurd. (kuH-ial Mutors and ,h,.m the most Cliiyslcr grandslaiids. A new.. Lincointon led the cnlargerl, enclosed and air eon- ^t^rs after the fir.st dition<*(l press bo.\. Permanent buildings for the racing divisions of Fiiosione andG oexlyear tir(* companies. Also slated in the program is the improvc*ment and enlarging of parking facilities l)oth in the track's infield and iCandnuctl loi Fim ) Mountain- (juarter at 13 .seven to give the Mountaineers their total of 12. F^'ist<*r led Ihe Wolves with six | markers. Th(‘ fourth quarter was the most exciting to watch as the Mounlaineers out scored their I visitors 29 to IS. The quarter paid player. Pos. .Spencer added four to the Moun- G(‘orge Adams tie caus<\ along with Otis Cole’s Smith two. Allan Hanihright also added stove Si>encer his first basket of the night. Allan Hambright mmbnght cntcied the game, oiis Coh* replacing .Kp(*n^'er who jot into ‘ SHEL foul trouble, and playinl very pioyer. pos. well. 'I'lup Mountie sub played a Jim’ Corn fine defensive game. : Jerry Homsiey Steve McNeeiy led the Lions David Alexander with six points along with .Mack’s Carlton Mack thue, Homsiey and Alexander j Steve M<*Nee]y adding two points each for the Jerry Marr Herald S po r t s By JOE CORNWELL Herald Sports Editor FG TP PF FTM The meeting Sunday to form I a semi-pro football team in Kings ^ Mountain was a success. Thirty-1 five players signed up to play I along with many top notch: names. Bud Medlin will coach the new ly organized team. While ad dressing the players Medlin said: “The team will be owned and' operated by you. You will have, a part of responsibility' that you haven’t-had playing with organ ized high school or college teams, i ; It will be self-paying, y'ou will be playing for your own amuse ment." If a sponsor for this team is found, nothing will be holding them back. But if not, hard times may occur. Medlin also stated that: “It will take lOOG effort to have a winning team." Another meeting Ls scheduled for later on in the y^ear. Medlin wishes that everyone interested in the team would contact him. HO SMOKINO tu 10. But the Mountaineers were off for Adams as he tossed in 15 | not to be denied, as they came big markers, t'ash led Lincoln* storming back to pick up the win. Ion with 10. J<je Easter led the Wolves in .Steve .Sp<*ncer. the flash Moun- I ih«» fir.st wtih five points. tie yuard scorwl six points in Lincolnt<in started the game* that quarter and also showed his off in a very fine way. ’Phe Wol- fine ball handling tricks. Spencer ves scrapped the .Mountain Mi*n d(M»sn't scon* a great deal, but all through the first half. without him it would be hard for In the .second (pjarter Adam.s, the Mountaineers to get the ball | -Mitchem and Finger all began to up court under a press, score. Coach Hussey’s lads seored In the last of the fourth Coach 22 pt)ints to Lincolnton's 11 to Hussey cleared his bench, and! lake the lead for keeps. The let his subs gain experience. Char- Mounties had a hard time catch les Barnes and Allan Hambright I both playe<l a fine game taking | the places of the regulars. Ham bright played most of the first I half and Barnes took up where! he left off in the second. After the game Adams stated I that; he wasn't having a goo^ night. He .said that; “he was just getting in the way." I am sureg I mg the Wolves, but when they Lady Mounties Defeat Burns Although hampered by an in jury to her ankle. Kings Moun tains Sharon Gold led her team however that Coach Hussey* didn’t 3 A Means Of Death "A four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for pas senger transportation and commonly propelled by an in ternal combustion engine using a volatile fuel." This is the definition of the vehicle more commonly called a car. If 1 were asked to compose a definition for a car. it would be as follows: Automobile — A means of deoth pertaining to trouble among friends and within the family. Like The Gun Fighter Many teenagers today are experiencing various trou bles resulting from cars. Most teen-agers no longer think of the car as a means of transportation. They think of it as a status symbol, and as the only way to go out on a date. Like the gun fighter of the "Old West", the teen ager with a good car has to keep proving himself over and over again by dragging other teenagers pust as foolish. ' I know, on my 16th birthday I was the happiest boy in the world. My parents presented me with a fast, and beau-| liful car with all the extras. I rejoiced! I would be top man —and I was. I dragged everyone who challenged me. I won many times and lost only a few, but fortunately for me I finally realized what kind of a fool I was making out of my self, and all of the trouble it was causing me. Was I proving that I was a man with a mind of my own, or was I trying to make myself look big in the eyes of my friends and just proving that I was still a child who had to conform to the crowd’s wishes? Why should I take a chance on killing myself and someone else? I Finally Realized Luckily, I realized that the way that I was using my car only caused trouble. I realized that I did not have to prove that my car was faster than the other guy’s. A man uses his and thinks, and I had been an over-grown child rather than a man. This article is not meant to discourage teen-agers from driving, because I believe having a car is one of the most wonderful things in the world. It gives a sense of responsi bility and enables young people to go places without de pending on someone else ail of the time. Don't Drag on Highway However, I would like to discourage them from drag ging on the streets: for the teen-ager who feels that he must drag there are special places just for this—a dragstrip un der a sanctionied racing organization. Remember, the idea is not to prove you have a faster car. it is to show everyone that you arc capable, as a teen ager, of driving on the highways of America in a sensible and mature manner. When you have proven this, you have attained the rank of an "adult driver" and will be recog nized as one. Keep your "MG Wheels" and big motor, but use them in a sensible and safe manner. "TIP OFF“ — Kings Mountain center. George Adams, jumps against Steve Peeler of Burns, start ing things off Friday night against the Bulldogs. Other Kings Mountain players are: Rick Finger. Otis Cole, Ken Mitchem, ond Steve Spencer. Mountainettes Defeat Lincointon The Kings .Mountain Moun tainettes defeated Lincointon, 4.5 to 27, this past wt»ek. Sharon Gold, once again, led the Moun tain Lassies with 16 points. “Sha" was followed by Linda Childers who had 12 points. After the first quarter the Mountainettes led 14 to 8, and at intermission it stood at 21 to 11 in favor of the Kings Mountain girls. In the third quarter the Moun- Sheila Oliver score only six points, and the final score was Kings Mountain 4.5, Lincointon 27. Paulette .Smith UM Lincointon with 15 points. Box Scores KINGS MOUNTAIN Player. Pos. Sharon (Told Linda Childers Katliy Plonk Nancy 'Reynolds G FG TP PF FTM K. M. Boys Halt Bufns The Kings Mountain Mountain eers .stormed over the Burns Bull dogs this past week, 76 to 44. (Jeorge Adams. Otis Cole, and , Ken Mitchem combined .scoring ! abilities to give the Mountaineers ! their Sth win against no losses. ..\1I but two of the Kings .Moun tain boys scored, as the Moun- , iaim‘(*rs completely dr)minaied the game. In the first period, the Moun- . taineers jumped off to a 15 to 6 ' lead. Adams dumped in eight and Mitchem six to lead the Mountie* scoring. to a 32 to 26 win over the Burns "Bull D<»gs". ".Sha" tossed in 17 points to pace Ihe Mountainettes. If looked as if tlu* Lady .Moun ties were d«)omed in the first I pericKl of play as Burns jumpoel to a commanding 10 to 3 lead. However, in the second the , scoring reversed its pattern and , fell to the .Mounties. The Moun tainettes out.seorod their oppo nents 11 to 4 in that period of play. At intermission the seore was tu*<i at 14 all. In the third quarter the .Moun tainettes jump(*d off to I>oint lead. The fourth and final periori of , play was very exciting. Co.ich Blain Froneberger’s girls had to fight off a hard change’ by tlu* Burns la.ssies. to pick up their sixth win of the sea.son. Kathy Plonk added eight points to the Mountainettes winning cause. Gail Newl<in led Burns with seven points. Bowling Results Ladies League Game 1 2 3 complain about that too much. After all, while he was gelling I in the way he only scored 301 points. And grabbed many re-j hounds. The Mountaineers play travel I to East this Friday for anothe^Tl conference clash. They then re turn home Tue.sday mooting the I Cha.s<* Trojans, in the first game | of th(‘ second round. Tryon Picks Up Two More Four games were played in the I a three cities recreational basketball lea* j gue. this past w(*ok. Tryon, the league’s leading I team, picked up two wins. The! "Plowboys" defeated Bethlehem [ Fire Department 65 to 61, Thurs day. and then came storming I back Tuesday, to r<K*ord their [ victories. In Thursdays game, Doug| Smith and Dennis Harrison com bined To score a total of 42 to | lead the "Plowboys" over Beth lehem Fire Department. Tommy I Barrc'lt led the losers with 18 j points. Tuesday night, the "Plow'boys’* defeated Episcopal 54 to 41. Doug I American Lc'gion 4.54 462 423 1.339 Smith was the leading scorer for j Won 3 lost 1 Dri‘\v(»s Tax 424 437 45(1 1311 ; tainettos outscortul their opp<»- , m'nts, IS to 10, to add to their ! lead. 1 In the fourth both team? could; Southwest Standings (BOYS DIVISION) TEAMS KINGS MTN. Lincointon . Belmont Shelby I Cherryville Crest Burns R-S Central Chase East Rutherford E. Jean Davis Jr. 1 0 Atkinson, Kathy 0 1 Debbie Plonk Ginger Finger ; Jean E. Davis Sr. LINCOLNTON Player, Po*. ! Grigg, Kathy Murphy, Debbie 1 Pet. Smith, Paulette 5 5 1.000 Stevens. Jill 1 .SOO Robinson, S. .667 Hicks, Kathv 2 2 2 G FG TP PF FTM 2 0 4 0 0 1 Oj Sophomore guard Otis Cole 1 starred in the second period as : 1 h (* Mounlaineers scored 21 points. Cole dumped in eight points for his efforts in the quar ter. Mitchem .scored six and Adams, four. Rick Finger and Steve Spencer added the othc*r Mountie points. Tryon, as he dumped in 20 points. Bob Havden k\l Episcopal with] 17. Fultons and Bethlehem Fire I Department. pickiHl up the other 459 440 481 13.80 wins of the week. Kult<ms defeati*d the Celtics 46 I to 31. High man for the winning | 430 4f).> 498 1403 team was Fddii* Tessneer. Tess- j neer had 12 D<mg Rathbone had j 4.53 466 495 M14 (he losers with 15. i In the la.st game of the week | i BethU‘hem Fire Department de* Men's League feattvl Fashion (.'l(*oners. 46 to 42. j Game R. Culbt'itson Won 4 lost 0 Tignoi' Con. Co. 494 4.59 4.8-1 1437 Won 3 lost 1 Griffin Drug Won 1 lost 3 Oates Shell Won 1 lost 3 Plonks Dept. Won 3 lost 1 (GIRLS DIVISION) "SHA'* GOLD scored 17 points against Burns and 16 ogainst Lincointon. Gold was ploying with an injured ankle, during thf twQ gcunas this wtok. Chase Shelby ■ KTNCis MTN. East Rutherford 1 Lincointon ' Burns Belmont ! Crest R-S Ceniial Cherryvillo .625 Reinhart C. .,571 Bethlehem Quint Hosts To Waco Bethlehem F'ire Dei)t. will host Waco Fire Dept, in a men’s bas ketball game .Saturday night at 7:.30 at Bethware School. Admission will be 75 cents for .667 adults and .50 ivnts for (‘hildrcn. .600 All proccc(is will go toward tin* .(k)0 pujchasc of fin* fighting ecjuip ..500 ment. .3.33 Tlu* garni* was originally sched- .167 lOiHt for Jan. 13 but had to he .167 postponed b(H*aus(* of bad wx»aih- .000 cr. ..500 .333 .333 .113 .(K)0 l.(V)0 .875 ■ Dale Meade and Steve Peeler I botli dumped in four for Ihe Bull dogs. At the beginning of the .seeond half, the score was Kings .Moun tain 36, Burns 17, In the third the Mountaineers outSi*ored their opponents, 18 to 10, to add to their lead. Atlams led, as usual, with eight point.s, I Cole scored six. . Plonk Oil Won 0 lost 4 [H. Blantim I Won 2 lost 2 Stroups (W Won 2 lost 2 1 2 3 Total 'D>mmy Barrett. Ken Cash, and 539 .541 .548 1628 BoUn .scored 20, 15 and 15 1 points respectively for the win- i ners. Bob Goodson It'd the losers | , with 14. 522 541 .518 15811 497 475 593 1.565 509 499 510 1518 .522 572 .571 16(>5 A. Braekett Won 2 lost 2 Hilling Heating .515 .589 518 16.52 Won 2 lost 2 Kings Mtn. Meets Crest Wednesday ’5 Peeler again led the Bulldogs with four points. The fourth (piarler was a much closer one. Thi* Mounties only out- scored their opiMuients by three* I»oints and it seemi'd to be u close contest. Mixed League Game Itonny Blanton Won 4 lost 0 Bob Herndon Won 0 lost 4 R. Culbertson W’on 3 lost 1 C. CullM'rtson Won 1 U>st 3 ■t: The game IxMwee'n the Crest | Chargers and the Kings Moun tain Mountaini'<*rs has bt»en re-1 scheduled for M’ednosday night, I 12 3 Total Jan. 31. The game will b** played .539 546 .55.8 161.3 in Ihe Gardner-Webb college gym and will lK*gin at 7:00. 525 4(>9 .528 1.522 Coach Boh Hussey stated that, I lu* would like to see the stands | filU*d. .524 .5(>7 .534 1625 Remem iH'r: Wwinesday, I uar> 31. Kings Mountain will .5-48 53.5 517 1600 play Ciest at the Gardner-Webb | • college gym at 7:00*
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