1970 I of^'ursday, November 26, 1970 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page 3 >n ^ ^ates Recalls His 14 Years Of Coaching In KM jOI VV. X 4n City 0 H(l., With the rosij?nation of Bill I as head football coach and| athletic diroctar of Kin-ffs Moun tain Hiiiih Scho.>l, the "‘old breed” I of eoaoht»s at that school has now | moved on. Bjites was the lost of the tcrew of coaches which put the Moun taineers on the football map in tlu‘ mid-fiftiies. Shu Cairlton, now at Ashbrook in Ga.slonia, the late John iGam- hie, h'red Withers and Don Parker made up the staff which (mohed KM to its first Southwest 3*A Con- fercnce title in 1955. They repeated in ’5(;, going un defeated for the second straight yc’-ar, and then Cairlton moved to what was then Ashley High School. Bates then came on tlie scene and Gamble was named headccach to replac'e Carlton. With Gamble as head man and Bales as top assistant, tiie Moun taineers continuc'd their winning w'ays until 19G1 when Gamble’s health began to decline.* Confin ed to a wlux-d chair with multiple .scli‘rosis, Gamble retin’d at t.lu» end of the ’01 'campaign and Bates wa.s named head Ooach. After a 4-5-1 ivcord in his first yeir, 1901:, (Bates coijched the Mountaineers to a co-title in the SWe in *03, finishing 9-0-1, and he led tlie KM club to an unbeat en season and the conierence ti tle in ’64. Withers stepped down from the coaching stall in ’63 and Parker, who coached several outstanding hadcetball teams at KM, retired in ’67. ‘‘I’m the last of that old crew,” said Bates. “And c'oaching all boils down to the peofde you I work with, .outstanding men likoj Jolm Gamble, P'red Withers andj Don P{irk(‘r. And, of course, thei kids you’ll never forget. I honest ly believe that 'peojde in athletic*s I arc the finest you’ll ever meet.’* 1 “I had never rectlly considendj getting out Qf coaching before. I I’m not -really sure of it now. You j never know if you’re making a' mistake. But I had to give them (the administration! an an.->wer. I fell like I couldn't turn it down. The pay will be better and Ml be able to spend a lot more time with my family.” Bates said he had considered leaving Kings Mountain before for othe." co>?iching jobs but added *'a coach has real good administra tive support here. They don’t in terfere with your business at all. “The criticism that I’ve got here Is real small considering the pal.s on the back,” he added. “Thai’s why I .say Kings Moun tain is on(? of the real fine f^xjt- ball towns -in North Carolina.” Bates said several pc^rsons had a big influence on his athletic career. “Red Moore, my 'high school coach at C-owpens, S. C., got (me to go to college,” said Bates. “The only reason I went was to play football. Then, Norman Harris at Gardner-Webb and Jim 'Brakofield at Wofford pushed me more into the coaching aspect of athletics. “After I began coaching, Don Parker, Jolfn Gamble, and Fred Withers here at Kings Mountain and Shu Carlton at Gastonia play ed a ihig part in my success.” 'Bates admitted that he had been disgusted the past few week.s but didn’t say whether it had any bearing on his decision to get out of coaching. His big disappointment of late was over the selection of all-con ference t(?ams. He had only one player (John Grier! on the team despite finishing third in the con ference with a 7-3 re<‘ord. “The Shrine Bowls and All-Con ference teams aren’t right,” he said. “I talked to thrcK? coaches the other night who said they vot(?d for our quarterback, Geep- or H(ward, for all-conference, but if they did, 1 don’t see how ho was left off the team. And I don’t see how they could leave Johnny Hogue, our defensive end, off. You won’t find a better defensive end anyw'here. And we haven’t had a Shrine Bowler since 1957. ‘7t (his new job) is a soul- searching thing,’ he adde^!. “They've been after me and I had to let them know .something. 1 had been disgusted. . Bates said he has no idea who’ll replace him. “With me out of the picture, I think it .should be up to Mr. Atkinson (KMHS Principal) to work with the .s<*hool board in finding a coach. I would be gl ad to help in any way I can, but I think the final d<*cisi(>n should be left up to Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Jones, the Suix?rinlendent.” Bates recallecl some of his good team.s and phayers. “I’d have to call the '64 toaTn my be.st but we had gfx>d t<*am.' in ’59 and '60. whtm John was head coach. I’d put that '69 or ’60 learq up jagainst anybody right now. They didn’t have as j much depth as our ’64 team hut , the first unit was just as strong.” Bates recalled names such as James Robbs, Punch Park<*r, Don Ki.sher, Fred Dixon. \Varr<‘n Go- fortli, Lynn (’heshire, Hub(‘rt Me- fJinnis. Pat Muri)hy and Riciiard Gold, whom he said were n.'.'t only gfKx! f»)>thall players hut “a good M(^K & .mouf: & .morf: & mgrf: ;al. 2 — b.\tf:s ke; alus ... nin/li of boys, ;jeriod." 3al»*s said football is better no*, than it was* when he first begin I'oaching. “But football play< :. aren’t any b<*tter,” he said. "Nt/A we havi' full programs. We u.'-eo .o hav(- 27 boys on tne u^ain. now we nave mat many n >ys on mre<* tiMms. But the* playcTs were just Its go(Kl back then.” I Bates .said his biggo.st disap- j »v>in«jrr‘nt didn’t come on m*" : playinp heM. i “In ’C6 or ’07 we had a hunch ! of boys that winil out and got i into trouble.” he re Mlh' 1. “It caused a lot of dissention on the team. It had been going on oil year and we didn’t find out until lat<» in the season.” Bates said his biggest disap- p)intment on the field came in '01 wh(m the Mounties were 10-0 during regular season but were up-:ei 6-0 by Hickory in the o>pen- ing round of the playoffs. “W«‘ looked past Hickory to Thoniawille,” .-paid Bates. “Frank Bargev (the Hickory coach) had his team bettor prepared. He taught mo a Ic.sson about look ing ahead.” Askfxl if he’d do an>'thing dif ferently if he had his coaching l iUH'er to live over, Bates replied: "I honestly don’t know. You see a lot of things you think you’d try to change. You can win a lot n: game's on Monday tliat you lost on F'riday night.” 2, City ox 353, y :!X 352, Cagers Open On Tuesday Night At BC /p»i m '■V, •- ■ f . ;t., City ox 534. thinks recog- i one, driven ps. eciates i wk nakuT fnggets j Six men have applied for the pest of 'head football coach and athletic direV'tor at Kings Moun tain High School, ac('ording to pchoel Superintendent Donald Jones. Jones .said that several others had h/,uircd about the job but had not officially applied yet. “We haven’t interviewed anyone yet,” said Jones, “-but we intend to start airound the first of Dec'cra- ber.” PEE WEE FOOTBALL TEAM — Here is the Kings Mountain pee wee football team, which won its second bowl title Saturday in Mt. Holly, blanking Cherryville 20-0. Sitting, left to tight, are Chris Hammock, Chris Burke. Wally Davis, Tommy Burke, Jim Turner, Johnny Gamble, Bobby Bridges, Scott Moss, Barry Led ford, and Alcui Cloninger. Second row, Charles Loftin, Richard Von Dyke, Chip Owensby, Thomas McNeil, Ted Webster, David Owens, Frank Butler, Tommy Bridges, Scott Ellis and Tommy Pee Wee Team Blank Cherries In Bowl Contest The KM Pec Wee Team brought home another ijost-season bowl winners trophy Saturday by de feating Chcrryville 20-0. This brought their sccison’s -record to eight wins against only two de feats. Kings Mountain kicked off and, after each tealm liad exchanged punts, Joey Oi'm-and pounced on a loose ball on the KM 45 yardj line. It took KM only five plays' to score from there with Thomas j MicNcM swooping right end for | I the TD from 30 yards out. The| I^AT failed and KM to(^ a 6-01 leid into the dressing room at halftime. Kddie Mauney received the sec- ,ond half kickoff on his own 151 .yard line and was still pulling away fwm the Cherryvillo do- .fenders when he crosse(i the goal line 85 yards away. The extra point try failed and KM led 12-0. Glierryvillo had its best sus tained drive 'during the third quarter but Scott Rhea, who WcUs out.standing both on offense and defon.se, put a stop to it when he Tocoverixi a fumble on the KM 20 yard line. On the next play, Thomas Mc Neil bn)ke loose on a fine 8()-yd. Tun game on ice for KM. Bkldio An- dc'rson added the extra points and KM led 20-0. At this time the re.servt^ took the fiend and finish ed the game. Both coaches praised the de fense for their fine play allow ing Cherryvi-lle only four first downs, reeovc^ring four ifumbles, and intenepting three passes dur ing the game. The Little Mountaineers close out.t'heiir soiuson next Siiturday when they play the Wi»st Broncos from Charlotte in the Little Tex- ^tHc Bowl to be played at Belmont. W Coach Jimmy Littilejohn, in his sixth year of working with the.se young boys, says that he bclievt's this is the 1)0.51 KM team he has wer had. ' Manning. Third row, Edgar Ingrom, John Smith, Dennis Putnom, Jimmy Ormand. Kevin Lowery, Larry Hord, Dan Quin, Clyde Kerns, Joey Ormand, Ronnie Wilson, Kevin Tinsley, Tim Spencer, Bubba Robinson, Robert Herndon, Billie Cashion, Tracey Cook, Eddie Mauney, Steve Hefner, Bill Easley, Sam Melton, Scott Rhea and Steve Laughter. Not present when picture was made were Steve Henderson, Eddie Anderson and Mark Shytle. Coaches in picture are Jimmy Littlejohn ond Charles Bums. Jones Says He Will Begin Interviewing Coaches Soon Both BC Teams BegardedAsTop Loop Contenders King.s Mountain’s high school basketball team.s will open sea.son play next Tuesday night at Bes semer City. Game time is 7 o’clock. Bessemer City will already have two practice games under their belts and KM coaches Blaine Froneberger and Alan Dixon say their teams will have to put forth a great effort to win. Both Bessemer teams are re garded as top contenders in the Gaston County 2-A Conference. The BC girls lost only two players off last year’s team, which fin ished second in the conference, and the Yellow’ Jackets are re garded as being even better than last year, when they had All-1 American Tony Byers, a 30-point! scorer, and Gary McNair, an 18- j point scorer. ! Coach Dixon of the Mountain- ; cers said he is still not sure of j his fifth starter. He said (Ileeporj Howard, Jim Jolly, A1 White and i Ben Blown will definitely be in | the starting lineup and that the j fifth spot will 'pr(i)ably be man-1 ned by cither Chuck Carpenter or' Vernon Crocker. 1 Bessemer City, under veteran! coach Jackson Parker, is a well-' balanced team. Heading the BC' attack are 6-5 Charles Curry, 6*2 guard Wayne Goode and 6-2 for ward Theodore Smith. Parker says he has several young boys up i-rom the ninth grade and jayvee squads who are good prospects. “Our boys are beginning to get things in order," said Dixon, in his first year as -Mountaineer mentor. “We’ve installed our of fense and look like we’re begin ning to come around a little. De fense is what we’re going to have to do best.” Lv LN' : '>^{1 ALL-AMERICAN RED HEADS — Pictured above are the All-American Red Heads who will appear in Kings Mountain ot the Community Center on Sunday. Dec. 6. The Red Heads will ploy an all star men’s team. Bed Heads Play Here On Dec. 6 ; Ffeshmen, The job came open last week when Bill Balt's, who had -been on the KMHS coaching staff sint'c 19.56, resigned to take the post of director of school-eammunity re lations. Bates had been head coach and athletic director since 1962. Although several names have been to.ssed about, Jones did not mention any of the apidicants. “I’m hesitant to call any names because some don’t care for thoLr SWe BASKETBALL CABD November 23 Bums at Pleasant Gardens* November 24 Lincointon at Stanly* November 27 Oak Hill at Chase* I December 1 Belmont at Stanley* Ohorr>*ville at Dallas* Kings Mountain at Bessemer City Shelby at Plctisant Garden* December 4 Chaise at Oak Hill* for the score that '|)Ut the Dallas at Chcrryville* irt ,>n if*#' fnr FVlHi#' An. n/w.:fvrvmt. f'ltxr nt f'.ritcjf* B<'ssemor City at Orest Mt. Holly at Eiist Rutherford* Stanley at Linc'olnton* Plea.sant Garden at Sliolby* December 8 Stanley at Belmont* Pleasivnt Garden at Burns* East Rutherford at Mt. Holly* Taylorsville at Rutherford ton* December 9 Fossemer City ot Kings Mountain December 11 Oherryville at Bt'Imont Lincointon at Burns Crest at Chase Rutherfordton at East Rutherford Kings Mountain at Shelby December 15 Burns at Btdmont Chase at Rutherfordton Shelby at f’herryvllle East Rutherford at Crest Lincointon ot Kings Mountain December 18 Belmont at Kings Mountain Bums at Chcrryville Fkist Rutherford at Cha.se Rutherfordton at Crest Sludby at Lincointon January 5 Belmont at East Rutherford Kings Mountain at Bums Cherryvillo at Chase Crest at Shelby Lincointon at Rutherfordton January 8 Rutherfordton at Belmont Shelby at Burns Chase ot Kings Mountain Ilast Rutherford at Chcrryville Ci*cst at Lincointon Jonuory 12 Belmont at Lincointon Burns at E«ist Rutherford Shelby at Chase RuMiorfordton at Cherryvillo Kings Mountain at Crest January 15 Pclmont at Shelby Chase at Burn.s >r!hcrry\ lllo at Crest Lincointon at East Rutherford Kings Mountoin at Rutherfordton January 19• Cha.so at Belmont Crest at Burns C'herTyville at Lin(.x)lnton East Rutherford at Kings Mtn. Uulherlui'dlon at Shelby present employer knowing,” he commented. “I really prefer to wait and announce who the per son is. We have had some coaches from this area to apply and I would hate to put them on the spot by mentioning their names.” Jones said that no member of the present KMHS coaching staff has applied for the post. “But they know we will look at them first,” said Jones. Jones said that Bates and for mer KMHS basketball coach Don Parker would be asked for advice on naming the new’ coach and athletic director. Bates said he would “be glad to help In any way I can but the final detlBion should bo left up to Mr. Jones and Mr. Atkinson.” Jones s:iid the new coach would bo named “as s(X)n as possible.” January 22 Crest at 'Belmont Burns at Rutherfordton Linc'olnton at Chase Kings Mountain at Cherryville Shelby at East Rutherford January 26 Belmont at Cherryvillo Burns at Lincointon Chase at Crest East Rutherford at Rutherfordton Shelby at Kings Mountain Jonuory 29 Belmont at Burns Rutherfor<lton at Chase (’herryville at Shelby Crest at East Rutherford Kings Mountoin at Lincointon Februory 2 Kings Mountain at Belmont Cherryville at Burns Chase at East Rutherford Crest at Rutherfordton February 5 East Rutherford at Belmont Bums at Kings Mountain Chase at Cherryvillo Shelby at Crt^st Rutherfordton at Lincointon (Continued On Page Eight) Those colorful sensational and very exciting ALL-AMERICAN RED ' HEADS Basketball Team arc slat ed to be in Kings Mountain Dec. G, at the Community Center. The RED HEADS, Queens of big time basketball and undisput- ed world champion women’s bas ketball team will be appearing through the sponsorship of the Kings Mountain Recreation De partment. Tlie “RED HEADS”, a truly great basketball attraction will meet the All Stars men’s team. The game will be played by regula tion men rules. Last season the RED HEADS played 203 games, all against men teams. The RED HE-\DS won 169 of these games. Leaders Lose But Hold Lead In Bowling HEADS feature top in bowlina ipncr girl basketball talent found any- in bowling league action at .Moun-' - _ tain Lancs Bow’ling Center this week. Men’s leader Quality Sandwich dropped four ga’mes to Vincent’s Union 76 Monday night but man aged to hc^d on to a one-ga.me load over Albert Brackett and Dillin, ■“ ond. where — and “Living it up on the court” has been their trade mark —and “How They Play the Game” has become their way of life. The ALL A.MERICAN RED HEADS “Magfc at the Gate” make's this attraction great, and Healing, still lied for sec-1 as always the Red Heads arc I drawing them through turnstlies In ladies’ league action Tues-1 in tremendous numbt'rs. Roy day, fiirst place , Plonk Brothers! Pearson said that his organiza- droppt'd three to Griffin Drug but i tion was most pleased at bc'ing held on to a two-game lead over' able to get this much sought after second place Griffin. ! attraction to appi'ar in Kings Mull Ramsey sparked Union 76 ; Mountain. to its big victory over Quality Sandwfch, rolling a 138 line and ^ , 353 set. Gerald Hipps had a 120 i I^^^Hingers Jewelry edged into line and 351 set for the losers i liftb place by winning thrte Dilling Heating and Brackett I ^^om the American Lt'gion split a four-game set, stopping dropinxl tlie Lc^'oit Central Open Season Dec. Kings Mountain's eighth and ninMi gr.ido ba.'iketball team> open 197(1-71 play on Dex’emher 4 against Cramerlon Junior High at Central (jvm. The freshman team tliis year will :-)e coarluNl by Tammy Pruitt and Jolin BlaPx’k will again han dle the eighth grade team. Both teams will eempete in the Bi- County Conferi'nci'. Pruitt will have mo.-dly the ='a.Tie team which Icvl the Central team to a banner st'ason last year. Top praspects include Butch Blalock, John Plonk. David Lee Bc'll and Wayne Le-ach. Top prospects on ri.nlKk’s eighth gradi' squad include Carl o.sebcro, Tony Falls, Sie.e South- .veil, Kenny McC >y. Mike PaysoU:; and David Lancaster. The comnleto schedule: DATE TEAM PLACE TIME Dec. 4 Cramerlon Home* 7:0(i) 9 Cramertjii Away 4:(!0 14 Grier Away 4:0(t IT Gaston Day (Sih) Home 4:0*1 17 Crest (Oth* Home Jan. 11 -Vshley Home 4:00 14 Gaston Dav iSth) Away 4:00 18 Ml. Holly ‘ Away 4:00 21 B. Imoin Away 4:00 25 Shelby Away 4:00 28 Griof Home 4:00 Feb. 1 Crest ‘9th) Away 4:00 4 Ashlev Away 4:00 11 Mt. Holly Home 4:00 1.5 EoLmont Home 4:00 IS Shelby Home 4:00 either club from taking over the lead. Ronnie Culbertson rolled a 127 team into the cellar. Glenda Belk’s 113 line and 23(' set topped the winners. Bel(\ line and 347 set to pace the^Din' ! ^ ing team while Bob Herndon’s 134 ' losers. stopped the line and 381 set Brackett attack. Plonk Oil Co. moved out of the basement and into a tie for fifth by sweeping four games from Ranny Blanton. Richard Bridges led the winners with a 120 line and 345 set and Bob Ramsey top Clarenc'o Plonk claimed scoring honors in the mixed league Thuis day, rolling a 134 line and 37t‘ set in Reading the Tubes to three wins over the Radios. Jenny Oates scored a 126 line and 366 set to lead Bob Ramsoj ’s team to three wins over Dilling HERALD SPORTS 'Watetbed'! MEN'S LEAGUE pod the losers with a 124 line and' Ranny 'Blanton and Bob 322 set. Herndon split a four-game sot. Griffin Drug edged a step closer to the top of the ladies' league standings with a three-game to one edge over Plonk’s. Bobbie Mc Kee scort'd a 129 line and 320 set for the winners while Betty Fite had a 123 line and Louise Dover added a 297 set for the los ers. Drewes Tax hurt Oates Shell’s chances of moving up in the standings by sweeping four games. Becky Barnette’s 128 line and Pat Panther's 308 set led the winners while Jenny Oates toppe^d the losers with a 114 line and 320 Teams Won Lost Quality S:indwioh 26 22 Albert Brackett 25 23 Dilling Heating 25 23 Union 76 24 24 Ranny Blanton 22 26 Plonk Oil 22 26 LADIES LEAGUE Plonk Bros. 29 19 (Griffin Drug 27 21 Oates Shell 24 24 Dn'wes Tax 23 2.5 Dellinger’s Jc'wc'lry 21 27 American Lt'gion 20 28 'Uie Rest is up to you' TIMMS FURNITURE

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