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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*