1
HERALD
SPORTS
Isaac To Drive
In Southern 500
iDAffKUENtCJ'TON, S. C.—'Bobby, Isaac, a top qualifier and c-on-
Isaac, reigning iGranci National 1 sLstenl victory threat in all races
'champion, has decided to chal- j in which he dhwises to compete,
lenge the Granddaddy cif the ■ has filed entry In a K & K Insur-
South’s siiperspeedways on Lab- janc'e Dodi^e for the Southern 500
or Day as a warmup for his i at DarMngton racev\'ay. He u\ll
world record land speed attempt | drive a modified version of a s!m-
•at Bonneville Salt Plats in Utah ilar r-acer in his quest of the
POtiCE
K
later in the month.
Cuitis Tumei
To Be Inducted
Into Race ’Hall'
Curtis Turner, called the Babe
Rutih dt modern diay stock car
racing, will be indulcted into the
National Motorsport Press As
sociation Hall of Pame Saturday
night, Sept. 4.
Turner, who was fatally In
jured in a plane crash last Oct-
dber, after one of the mostcolor-
ful careers racing has witnessed,
was a unanimous choice by the
mem'bers of the NMIPA.
Since ld46 when Tjrner left
the fans yelling with his flat-out
fender banging driving.
Turner started racing the
Southern circuit when it was
formed. I/>ok back to the first
offical NASCiAJR point standing
in 1949 and youil find Turner
in sixth place. His driving and
way c|f life never changed. He
loved a party anytime and any
where. He loved to race anytime,
anywhere and in anything.
They say Turner won over 353
recod^ s^ck car races. No one
wants to argue the point. In 195G
he won 22 grand national conver
tible events plus the Southern
50 for a record 23 NASCAR wins
that year.
slock car record at Bonneville.
The 36-yoar*old veteran from
CataiWba, N. C., admits that he
can’t resist the opportunity to
realize his life-long dream of
winning Che Southern 500, old
est and most prestigious of
NASOA'R’s superspeedway races.
Isaac nearly had the cherish
ed victory in his grasp last year
before an untimely accident in
volving other cars gave a pit-
stop advantage to Buddy Baker,
who proceed^ to victory.
“I thought I had finally beaten
this lough old track,” said Isaac,
who has often said that he would
rather race anywhere else, but
would rather win at Darlington.
“It was one of the breaks df
racing that I stopped under the
reen flag and Buddy got a cau-' McDevitt and son, Johnny—won
SOAPBOX DERBY WINNERS — Pictured are the winners In the Cleveland County Soap Box Derby
following the finals competition here Saturday. From left to right Terry Ward» sponsored by Shelby
City Police, fourth; Eddie Smith, sponsored by Cleveland County Sheriff's Departm^t. third; John
ny McDevitt sponsored by Kings Mountain Police Department second; and Terry Beeson of Boiling
Springs, sponsored by Cleveland County Sheriffs Reserve, first. McDevitt son of Police Chief Tom
McDevitt and Mrs. McDevitt. won the Kings Mo untoin race Saturday. Races were also held in
Boiling Springs and Shelby Thursday ond Friday with the driver receiving the most earned points
in all three events declared the grand winner. (Photo by Jim Belt)
John McDevitt,
Chief McDevitt
Derby Winners
A father-son team—Chief Tom i
DERBY WINNER. TOO — Kings Moimtoin Police Chief |Tom h^evitt, driving son Johnny''! car,
won the Officer's Deiby held in connection with Satuz4ey's J^ior Police championship soapbox
derby here. Others participoting in the event were Boilli^ Sprtt^ Police Chief Clary, seosnd, spon
sored by Boiling Springs City Police and Sheriffs Reser^; Sh^iff Haywood Allen, third, sponsored
by the county sheriffs department: ond police officer Roy Spurling of Shelby, driving for Shelby
Police Chief Bctrry Lee. fourth place, sponsored by Shelby^ Police Department. (Herald Photo by Jim
KM Opens Giid Season On Friday'
lion flag. But I still intend to
win at Darlington, and I’m get
ting closer. For years I never
even finished a riacc here.’’
^Isaiaif^’s entry brought the num
ber to 65 who will attempt to
qualify for the 40 startinir posi
tions in the $122,500 race. I.saac's
only superspeedway triumph of
the season came in Che Fire
cracker 400 at Davtona Beach,
^la., but he has led in most races
that he has competed.
The Grand National champion
\viti arr^in bo pitting has skill
and track savvy against su’?h for
midable op'nononts as Plvmoiiih
aoe Richard Petty, a three-t'me
winner here, and Bobby Allison,
in a Holman-iMoody ^Mercury,
'^ettv and A’’'tson’s battles this
Other nriine victory contend
ers incUide Charlie GlotTfVta' h in i
a Junior Johnson Chevrolet.
Fred Lorenzen in a Glen Wood I
lEfarred from NA90AR in 19G1
Jolr allQjdly attempting to organ- season are becoming legend,
ize race drivers for the Team
sters Union, Turner came roar
ing Iback inil9G4 to win an ARCA
250^ile race at Charlotte. Once
reinstated in NASCAR, Turner
proved he wasn’t over the hill by I
winning the American 500 at j
North Caro’jina Motor Speedway. |
. as 1966 Turner made!
H shamble of the 300-mile nod-1
Lfled and sptrosmans race at j
Daytonia International Speed-1
the Kinis Mountain Junior Po
lice Soapbox Derby Saturday be
fore a cheering crowd.
Kings Mountain’s first annual
soapbox derby prodi ced a grand
champion driver -Terry Beason,
of Boiling Springs, grandson of
Mrs. A. W. Kincaid of Kings
Mountain^ and trophy winners in
both youth and adult divisions.
Police cljfteers from the county
sponsored the youthful Junior
police drivers in a Charlotte race
recently and in three races in
the county and in good-natured
vein, raced against each other in
the finals event here.
Tommy King, ciiUirman of the
promotion and an ofi'cer in the
local police department, said
winners were: Terry Beason
sponsored by Cleveland Coun
ty Sheriffs Reserve, first; Jehn-
' ny McDe\'itt, ^^ponsored by Kings
Mountain police department, sec
ond; Eddie Smith, sponsored by
Cleveland County Sheriff’s de-
SWe Coaches Tag
Shelby, Beimont
Bush ol Chase and Bob Jones of
Kings Mountain.
Southwestern Conference foot
ball coaches axe pointing to Shel
by and South Point as the favor-j
ites in this year’s race. ' ‘ a former Shelby High
In a pull of eight of the confer* t^nree-s^rts star who is begin-
ence’s 10 head mentors, Shelby j his first year as KM ccaoh,
:ind South Point received three team in Division
I wo cf the s-pft 5WC is capable
r
■f
way, which t'arned out to be his
last major stock car Victory.
Turner will join his best friend
Joe Weatherly in the NMIPA Hall
of Fame, Other H'all of Fame
menrtbers include: Cotton Owens,
Lee Petty, Bob Colvin, Hehb
Thomas, Billy Myers, Cannonball
Baker, Pat Purcell, Paul MdDuf-
fie, Fonty Flock, Red Byron
Fireball Roberts and Marshall
Tefigue.
■,» T-x . . r, . partment. third; and Terry
H.y “.:S; Sr*"
I In the police officers’ category,
Chief AIuDeviit placed first, apon-
'sored by the local police de
partment; Boilin.g Springs Chief
1 Clary sp':n.9orfd by Boiling
in a Petty Dnd?e and Pole
Hamilton in a Colton Owens
Plymouth.
VFW MEETING
Frank B. Glass Post 9S11, Vet-i Springs police and ShcrilT’s Re-
erans of Foreign Wars, will hold I ^^c^cond; Sheriff Haywood
reculax meeting Monday nio^ht at Allen, sponsored by the county
7:30 p. m. at the Post home on department, third ;and
Grover road. The VFW Auxiliary
will meet at 7 p. m. at the Post
home.
The first Nazarene preachers'
conference in South America will
be at Cordov’a, Argentina, Nov.
22-26, 1971.
Lund
[ickory
^Y. — Taking the lead
d Petty on laip ,180,
driving a 1969 Ca-
the 15th annual
human iMemorial” 100-
National ra'ce at the
l^pecdway Saturd a y
_<und took home the
5re of the purse, it
larcis in a 1969 Dodge
■at gave the Grand
livers their btggest
on tie p.ulo with a
kl of ^^O.IV miles-per-
j qualifying, eclipsing
lord set by Bobby
3 a year ago.
green fiug i.'ell on
[Robbins
Entry
[rlin^ton
* ON, S. C.—One of
Country and West-
In America, Marty
fashville, Tenn., has
for the 22nd South-
t>r Day, Sept. 6.
will drive a 1970
i beoajme the 62nd
aor Day classic.
Jbndns will be fac-
[w'ith mixed emo-
be his first race
*r-oriver. Robbins
^ Dodge Charger re-
rBdbby Allison
Is Winner
Saturday
hel'by officer Roy Spurling,
sponsored by Shelby police, was
fourth.
The Junior police members
from the four Clevc’.and County
police units selected the driver
for each of the cars and the boys
themselves, using specifications beat us."
provided, made their own race
oars. Colors of each car repres
ented the sponsoring police or-
ganizaticn and spDnsoring p:lice-
men donated $52 to the four en
tries for their car costs and en
try fee in the Charlotte derby.
It required two and one-half
montlis for each of the young
people to fashion his entry.
Chairman King stated appre
ciation to all the law enforce
ment agencies who supported the
Police project and to
v’ctos each and Lincolnton rcceiv-:
ed one. One coach called the race
a toss-up bctw'een the Golden
Lions and Red Raiders. Though
Shelby and South Point are re
garded as the top two clubs, most
coaches are saying that any one
of four or five teams is ca5:iable
of going all the way.
Most coaches see tlie two fav
orites, Lincolnton, Kings Meun-
.ain and East Rutherford as pos-
siblo ch-am^pionship dubs.
Gerald Allen, head coach of
Shelby's defending champions,
. ates South Point, Lincolnton and
rhelby as the top three clubs. Al
len says the league is more fca'l-
anced than it has been in years
and that no duo will run away
with the title.
“We’re in a rebuilding stage,"
Cu going all the way.
"South Point has the best ma-1
terlal," says Jones, “but that j
won’t mean a w^hole lot. Sheliby's
always strong and Lincolnton. I
Eact and Kings Mountain should |
be improved." ‘
Bush sees tinnga nbout the;
same w^ay.
"I feel like every’one in the
conference will be betcr than
they were last year," remarked
the Chase boss. “Evciycno is
pointing to South Point as the
best, but I understand Kings
Mountain is stranger than la^ut
year and Lincolnton and Shelby
are always tough."
As for his own team, w»hi'ch
finished 2-S a year ago, Bush sees
the 22-car starting field, Marcis
w’asted little time mov^ing ahead.
He was followed by Elmo Lang- Junior
ley, Lund, Petty and Bobby Alii-j willie’s Jewelry "of''Kings Moun’
;tain and Carter's Chevrolet of
On tlhe foi'! th lap, the first ofjshelby who provided the hand-
two caution flags appeared with isome trophies to the winners.
Richard Brooks in a Camaro 'and
Richard Brown in a Chevelle,
tangled on the main straught-
away. Neither car was damaged
and both returned to the action.
On lap 179, H. B. Bailey in a
Firebird, brought out the second
caution when he spun on the
back stretch. He also returned to
the race.
In the meantime. Marcis was
running away from the field and
by lap 95 h'ad lapped the entire
field except for Lund, Langley
and Hetty
Mountain Rescue Squad who
The trophies will be engraved
j All., i.’ * . ' much improvement if the Troians
said Allen, out we ve got sc:ne |
t , """""A i "If we have any luck and no-
in t T“l body gets liurt, we migld break
be the wor^. team m the confer-, °
ence. Whoever wins will have t„| trip!e.c.-.tion this year and
I cur backfieid is experienced so
Tile Lions open against 4-A I should helip us."
Hunter Huss of Gastonia Friday' coaches rating Shelby as
night. The Huskies, who are ex- pre-scason favorite are Jerry
pected tc be i.-npreved after a 3-7 | Green of'Burns, Jerry Carpenter od
shewing last year, have given the | Cher'ryville and Worth Johnson of
Lions a rough time the past three j Central. All three agree that
seasons. ' cipher clubs will have a good
' ohance, but the Lions have a
Other coaches who rate Soutih i championship tradition going for
Point as the favorite are Bobl them.
and presented at an Awards Bail*
quet to bo held in Boiling
Springs.
King also expressed aipprecia-
tion to his local department for
“their help in making the first
annual derby a success.” He also
stated appreciation to the Kings
Continued On Page Six
Bulldogs Preparing
For Opener At LR
BOILING SPRINGS. — There give Tackle Steve Phillips, a 225-
are only a few more working pound senior from Atlanta, ha.*?
days loft before the Gardner-i also looked good In the drills.
But as m the past, the num^r webb Bulldogs travel to Hick-! j feel that we are making prog-
one spot was bad luck for to ory to do battle with the Bears I ross in our d tensive line.’’
likeable Marcis as his car de- I Lencir^Rhyne and Bulldog,
veloped rear end problems on George Litton says his i Bulldog coaching staff
lap 174 and he was through for | *<are right on schedule so commended other men who
I the night. ; far."
Prior to the race, NASCAR of-1
ficials had ruled that all cars j The quad of more than 70
must make a pit stop between men, a large number of them
laps ICJ ai'-d HO. Most c the ' rcslimen, has already gone
racers came in on lap 118, taking ; through some intensive condi-
on gas and tires. But Lund, dri\-[ drills
iitT the lighter Camaro. only re
ceived gas, an advanced he never
relin^ished
good
Petty took the load when Mar
cis came out, but to all time
king of NASCAR, could not get
his car to hold in the turns and
Lund raced by the Randleman
ai^e on the back stretch on lap
bins will be a rookie ; ISO and then extended his miar-
ift siii)cr.«t>ecdway on gin to almost half a lap by the
circuit, he will tin’Wi.
frgo a rookie test,! The victory was worth $1,500 _ _
the UndonDarling- ^ too “Lund who said that his fensive guard, has looked good ; the Bulldog cojK:*hT
dvtb members, Frt-!'‘crew had done a real job of in . i . a
On Peg0 Sim ConfinumdOn Page Six
“We are in good physical con
dition,’* said Coach Litton. “We
[eel like we are making normal
progress. We are ©n schedule
"vit’h our practices so far."
liave been putting forth
efforts.
A pair of fres^hmen backs,
Scott Thompson, 185-haLfiba'Ck
'Tom Ma'bleton, G'a., and Dennis
D’ kes, a lt^5-pounder from For
est City, have both shown mo
ments of brilliance.
Terry Wilder, a 175-pound
wide receiver from
Carpenter, beginning his first
year at Cherryville, rates South
Point, Kings Mountain and Lin-
colntcn behind the Lions.
As fox his Ironmen, he can see
only improvement over last year’s
9-10 record under Fred King.
"Our kids have learned a lot,"
sai'd the former Gastonia Ash-
brock assistant, "but they still
have a lot to learn. We've got
some good kids, but don’t have
many."
Carpentter has only a-32-man
squad and mo.;it cf his players are
young and inexperienced.
Jehnsen rates Shelby and South
Pcint as even but says if he had
to fCck one he would “lean to
ward Shelby on past perform
ances," He rates Easit RutherVrd
and Lincolnton after the LIors
and South Point,
He says his HlMtoppers, last
year’s Division One champs, has
a better team. They finished 5-5
i'U't. trjp before bowing to
Lions in the epening round of
the playoffs.
“We’ve been down the past
'ew yeirs," said Johnson, "Ijul
we have some experienioe this
year and would like to think that
we’ll be back near the top."
JoJnson has experienced play
er.': at every position. He expects
luapter oack Bill Hawkins and 200
kM-'
EYES BESSEMER — Kings Mountain High head iootboU coach
Bob Jones looks anxiously to Friday night's grid openar with
Bessemer City. Jones U beginning hia first year ora Mountaineer
mentor and he expects his team to be among the top clubs in
the strong Southwestern Conference. /
Blue Devils Getting *
Ready For First Game
'DURHAM. — With the Duke- head football coach, opens with
Florida game less than wo
weeks away, Coach Mike McKee
and his staff are working long
hoOirs trying to get ready for the
Gators, whom McGee calls “one
Of the best balanced offfenses in
the covntry."
McGee, a former Duke All-
Arrierica tackle, who begins his
first season as the Blue 'Devil
Perry, Fla .
brought praise from the coaches P'^und fullback Alan Carpenter to
for his work. Danny Hudson, 210-
pound freshm'an tackle, (from
'Pucker, Ga., has been getting
some special notice for his work.
Litton is especially pleased
Uoach Litton did point out that
there is still much work to be
done in the area of the offensive
line. He sa-’d that s ;TOe of his . with the passing game to the
fir.st year men \wro making ' present time. '^Either our pass
progress in this area. | defense is very poor or our pass-
Mnrk Cranford a 205, 5-7, of-; irag gome is in good shape," said
, ■ We are well
early drills. He is a fresh- pleased with the progreSB on
man," said Coach Litton. "Oilfen- ‘ Continued On Page Six
Teams, Officers
.4re Chosen For
Ladies' Leape
'f'^ams and officers have been it.-
chbsen for the 1971-72 womert’s finest all-Ume pa.saer. Jn
^ ‘ VO£) >'G .v7o>aT/nc hoc
Sessemei City
Is Opponent
In 8 p.m. Test
Kings 'Mountain’s Mountain
e<jrs‘ their 1071 tooG^all
campaign here Filday
a'gamst nomtonferenice foe a,es-
semer City, 'Game time is > p.
m. in John Gamble Stadium.
The Mountaineers have been
working in heavy equipment all
week in preparing for the 2-A
Yellow Jackets, who opened their
season last week with a 17-0 los.s
to West Lincoln.
The Yellow Jackot.s, who had
I X'M on the ropes last year ho- |
.ore losing 13-6, have not won a
ool t'.ili game in over three year-
but Coach Bobby Jones,'beginrl'’'^
lis first year as K'M mentor. :
warns his team a!b-ut over-conri-
ieuce.
“Bes.somer Citv 'r»«5 ev?n
'h'ing to win ag;- . ‘
J )n('s, "and we h. * “ .
» lose. This is a . .
om.’’
Jones has announced his sf.
1.':; lineu;-.s for Friday’s opC '
land they show' lettermen or .«
i.niij; starters at lalmost ev*'rv
iiion.
Bolin, a 165pound
I or who started at fullback h.'
! aumore and junior years, will
';:on at qu.xrtei back in the nt-v
' .^nwer-I loimation. J.hn Gri
j Ai'.,; s;aricd at guard the p t
j A:» seasons, will open at tf ’;;-
j )r k .md returning .starters tr-
! -'hall Logan and Caris Blai • ;i
I will l>:‘ at th.e ha: .vats
j U;,' front on c\'nse, the 5.'^
; taiinecrs will have^Geralil
by and Hotby Johns*.,
ends, Johnny Bridges ariY
Bridge.s at ♦'::Ules, Dale -
and AiL'red Ash at guards nl
Steve Plonk at center. SU\(» ir- '
ffie, wh.i was slated to y.n ii !
tackle, has been bothered
week by an abeessed toot i -iri
probably will not ^.l.ay.
The pi turo will be abou ’He
same on defen.se. The only
. lianges >how Mark George ; ■ a
lino'backor spot, Jerry Valentine
ta end and Owensby at a Jndf-
back.
The M aintaineers KcrliVim'£ ' ‘d
J;A Olj.njiic Hiig;i s ! .o! cf
^arlolfp last Wednesday ai
Gam^d<* .stad* m and tied the
bigger Ti ►jans, 12-12. Grier Siir
ed on a tv/o->iard phmge and re
serve quaiterback Chris Johnson
went ovo: from five yards o’
for the 'Mountaineers.
Jones s, id ho w as impressi i
with his flofonse but commenf«d
that tile r. :enive attack was mt
consistent
Howewr/' he added, “our o
be among the best ba'cks in the
ccn.erencc.
"Cno of our main weaiknesses
la^t year was cur defense," ihe
said, ‘but I believe we’'ll be a
much better defensive team this
yea/."
Green of Burns also goes wJith
Shelby because of past perloran- 0onnle Myers,
ances. "I know South Point is go- j Cleveland Radiator Service:
ing to be awifu'lly tou^h," he said, iBecky Barnett, captain; Pat Pan-1
bowling league seasoh, which be
gifts Tuesday nigiht at Mountain
Lanfis Bowling Center.
^<®iicers are as follows: Presi
dent, Pat Panther; vi'epresldent.
Charity Tignor; secretary, Kar
en Moss; treas'.rer, Ethel
nor.
Teams irtclude:
iBlonk Brothers: Bdbby M'cKee,
caipt-ain; Charity Tignor, Karen
Moss. Glenda Belk and Cecile
Ifteynolds.
American Legion: Barb a r a
Miller, captain; Edna Bowen,
Ethel T‘«mor, Ruth Bagwell and
Florida in Tampa, Fla., on
urd;iy. Sept. LI.
'They have one ot tlie best
balanced offensive attacks to
come along in recent years,"
says McGee. "The great throw
ing ability 0*1 John Reeves and
the outstanding group of receiv
ers headed by Carlos Alvarez
and Willie Jackson give tom a '
great passing attack Their bal-|fense is J oking a little belter
ance comes in the runniiiL game i We’re ge tting oJ' the hall
with such fine athletes as Tom-land doing a better M rir
my Durrance, Mike Itl'ch, Vince 1 Ing.” ^ i o* h.
Kendrick and Lenny Lucas." I The Mrunlaineers. who plav siv
Reaves is the nation’s leading thoir 1<; '^ramos this year
passer over the past two yt-.ars pome. ■ to Chase next wof
and 1 within eay striking dis- Mor the liiu of nine stra"
tance of becoming collegiate foot- ,Southwe.str.'n. .Conference <
tests. They will then return h
for back-tn-back g.'imes ag'i '
two of the FWC’.s stron-c
clubs, Ea.si ilufherford and -
Print.
tw'o ygars. Reaves has f^'asspd
for 5.115 yards for 37 touch
downs.
Continued On Page Six
Contintwd On Page Six
Alvarez, an All-America pick Jones whn tc » « u
at .flanker In 1039. missed much x>olnTL I"".
ci: last season %vit.h a knee in-1 his club
Tl'g- iury. in 19G9 he cauisht 88 passes i anvT^v If the of f
for 12 touchdowns. Last season,
bis 67-yard punt return beat
Duke, 2709.
'Durrance and Ri-c'h have been
starters for the past two years
and will get much help from
Kendrick and Lucas this season.
In Uvo years. Durrance has ruh-
ed for 1,315 yard and 18 touch
downs, w'lille Rich has C6 yarclf
in.two seasons.
Don’t forget about the Gator
fdefene, warns Duke’s McGee, seaaon
;ien.se jells.
“'Florida’s flefense ls“m,-emoly
W’cll trained and looked supoih
•In their soring game," romarkri
McGee. Florida is a really deep
fool'bajl te.'-n wi^h .strong r-
serve.s In e\' ry area."
The DJu I'lorld-a game will h '
to third meeting between th'
two soho^jJs. iXike won in IJL
28-21, while rhe Gators won Ir
V ^
• li