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Thursday, March 9, ,1972
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
Pag* THraa
DS
t IN
AND
HERALD
SPORTS
Mounties Lose To Huss, Host Bessemer City
KM Girls Beat Mooresville,
Lose To Marion In Tourney
licnebeigez's
Gills Finish
With 18-7 Maih
Kings Mountain High’s girls
ory.
The loss ended the M untain-
etfes’ season at l.S-7 overall. T.to
victory moved the derendin'^ as
sociation champion Marion team
into the tournament finals last
nifht again^^t S''ulh P int, which
—WCL Season Set to Open
By CART STEWART
Playing Marion At Lenoir Rhyne
Is Bad Luck For KMHS Outfits
TAKING THE final jump shot of the basketball sea
son and looking forward to some big hits in baseball;
In the future, Kings Mountain High School cage
squads should try to schedule games with McDowell Coun
ty (Marion)somewhere besides on the Lenoir Rhyne Col
lege hardwood.
Coach Blaine Froneberger’s Mountainette cagers
were eliminated by the McDowell ci 2w Monday, 42-39, in
the semi-finals of the Western North Carolina High
Schools Activities Association Tournament. It marked ^
the second time in recent seasons that Marion has ousted baskeCoaii team reached the end
a KMHS team on the LR floor. of one of Its most successful sea
McDowell was favored in Monday’s contest but the sons ever Monday afternoon when
first time it happened, in 1967, it was a big upset. it dropped a heart t.reakm ^ 42-
Kings Mountain’s boys, coached by Don Parker, were 39 decision to MoDoweii ceun y
20 0 and b’ing regarded as the team to beat in the asso- s/'hoois
cialion tournament. Marion took a 12-8 record into the ^^1,)^,^^ I^swiado^ tournament
first round game but the Rippers ran the Mountaineers ofl Lenoir Rhyne college in Hick-
the court, 61-46.
Parker, who resigned after that miserable showing
by his team, and KMHS supporters still can’t imagine how
the Rippers turned the trick. Marion, obviously, played
^s best game of the year and the Mountaineers, by far,
Bayed their worst.
The nc.xt time out, Marion was blown off the court
by a R-S Central team which Kings Mountain Whipped whipped Alexander Ceniral (Tay-
rathcr Iiandily twice during the regular season. lorsville) 49-30 in the semi-finals
Oh, well, that’s life. . .and basketball. i.Monday.
Kings Mo ntain’s girls defeat-
John Henry Moss’s Western prohnas League i.s all Mooresviile 39-33 in
set to begin its 1972 season and the KM Mayor and WCL r„und action cn Friday
president looks for this year to be orte of the league’s afternoon. The victory mariicd
biggest. the first time iny the hislor of
The WCL has added Charlotte to its list of six teams the WNOH.EAA that a KMHS
with working agreements with major league outfits and girls team hat advanced past
most minor league fans are anxious to see how the Queen the opening round.
City can support two minor league clubs. . .the other, of jj, Monda.v’s loss to McD ■veil,
course, being the Hornets of the AA Southern League. the Motintainettes held a five-
Both Charlo'tte teams are farm clubs of th? Minnesota p.oint lead late in the fourth
Twins. period. The Mountainettes led by
Local fans are pleased that Gastonia, a Pirates farm a point with less than a minute
club, is back in the league after a year’s stay in Monroe, missed two straight i8-7 record irui a .=pf,t in the
Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood and Spartanburg in and (he Lady Titans cash- wo.=tcrn .N. C. Activities .Yssocia-
Smith Parnlina are hack for annth'=r vear ’’ *'1 miscues to pull ticn Tourna.mcnt.
South Carolina are b^k tor another year. ^ out the victory. M Ocuell was Thomhs .sc.wd .3.32 r m'.s. an
Two of the ^uth Carolina cities, Ander-son and Green- ,op.rank^ team in the avera.ge cf 11.4 per contest, in
ville, have working agreements with new clubs. Ander^n, Noriiiwostern conference, having loading tJic- .\I luntainecrs to a G-
a Senators franchise last year, is now owned by the San shared the regular season title it overall record.
Francisco Giants and Greenville, a long-time affiliate of with Taylorsville and having trc.kctt and Thcmh.s were the
the Boston Red Sox, is now associated with the Texas won the NIWC tournament crown, only K.\! cagers to average dtu-
bk figures.
Crc.’kolt, cne cf three Maun
ta'ini t'e.)i to nnko the .411-South-
high game of 20 points in a vie-
wc-iern Conrorence team, had a
t .ry over herryville. Thombs,
who failed to make the All-SWJ
squad de.^pito ranking among the
tc.p five score!s in the lO-team
l:.cp, h.nd a high game of 23 a-
gain.st Burns in ihe Burns Chri.st-
mac Tournament.
Carolyn Mitchc'-n, a senir-r and
two-time All-Co.nferenre player,
finished second in the girls .scor
ing race with 22!) p links and a
Cre.ikett again was the high S.2 average. Ben Brown was sec-
scorer for the Mountainettes with nnd in the boy.s race with 181
p-ints and a 7.9 average.
The bevs Iiad a team average
TO? SCORER — Tlebornh Crock
ett, above, led the KMHS girls
13.4 average. K't effort-: hcl-).ad
in s-roiing this season with a
lead the Mountainettes to an
13-7 season.
Ciockeit
Tioiiibs Lcetlfssg
liMM Scsieis
Juniors Dcb.arch ."rcrkclt and
Mike litomh.r . are ! tlie King.s
.\Ir,ur‘ain Higli -laasketball team.^
in scvi.'ing this .seasan,
Cr jrkett scored 331 poin's. an
average cf 13.4 per game, in
leading t.he Mountainete; of
Craeh riaine Froncherger tc an
Rangers, formerly the Washington Senators. Spartanburg rroekett as isuai led
will continue to vvork with the Phillies and Greenwood ^^e KiMiHS attack with 16 points
with tn6 Atlanta Braves. Carolyn Mitiliem added 11.
The WCL’s 126-game .sea.son will open on April 14 and q-|,e Mountainettes trailed 23 2i
the first h'alf will run through June 20. The .second half at halftime but led most of the
will run from June 22 through August 29. The annual second half until the fatal final
all-star game is on tap for July 7. minute.
^—Jackets Lose In Finals Kings Mountain was in com-
P SHORT CUTS from the world of sports: ^ntest^ wUh*' 4to^,rjrviiir‘'‘T .’e
Bessemer City’s Yellow Jackets, under the coaching iMountainettes built up a five-
of Jackson (Ace) Parker, advanced to the state 2-A p .jnt halftime advantage 119-141
championship game in basketball this season before los- and held it throughout the second
ing to Wake Forest, 54-53. The loss ended BC’s record at half.
22-1. . .Coach Dave Price’s South Mecklenburg Sabres fin
ished 23-0 and claimed their third straight state 4-A
crown. South has three major college prospects in Mark j , Mitchem added ii.
Greiner, Wall Davis and Ron Richardson. . , De'.ibie Lee also was hot with
The ABA held the first phase of its college draft la-st seven,
week but only a few players names were released. North ,
Carolina’s Robert McAdoo, a junior, was chosen first by ^ quarter was the
the Virginia Squires and the 6-11 Greensb^o native .moVsv.rc heur TW-T^ea^an:
most likely sign. Whether or not Gardner-Webb s George chapter, h i behind Player
Adams was selected is not known. . . Crockett and Mitchem, t h e Mkelh.mbs
Florida State’s Otis Cole, a former KMHS All-Ameri- Mountainettes outseored the .\i-C Ben Brewn
can, failed to scratch in last week’s televised basketball champions 12-4 in the second vemon Cm-kor
game at Cincinatti. Cole, who played sparingly, made a period to build up the five-point
couple of steals and grabbed one rebound. Maybe we’ll intermission lead,
see him do better in the Mideast regionals this weekend... FRIDAY’S game
Three of the four teams that participated in the Dis- Kings Mountain (39)—Crockett
trict 26 basketball tournament Tuesday and Wednesday 12, .Mitchem 11, Lee 7, Cornwcil
competed in the Kings Mountain Invitational last Decern- 5, Cash 1, Henderson 3.
her. They are Gardner-Webb, Elon and Barber-Scotia. Mooresviile (33) — Weisner 6,
Belmont Abbey’s first basketball recruit for next year Mills 1, Sherrill 6, Nanney 7,
will be a welcomed addition (o the rebounding depart- Dishl3.
ment. He’s 6-8 Tony Hardin of North Gaston (Dallas) High
School. Hardin helped lead (he Dallas team to three
.straight trips to the district 2-A tournament. . .
IP Girls Whip
Mc^untainettes
Third Time
King.s Mountain High’s and
louth Point’.? girls ba.sketball
teams met for the thinl time this
' a.s:.n Ia.st Wedne.-day night in
Mie finals of the .Soolhwestern
ronference ba.ske ball tournament
at Bu.ns Hi.gh S'.hool
.4n(i, just like the first two
.im(--). South Point's champ-
i .n ; came c -jt the winner by a
.vhopj ing margin. This time, .30-
:i.
The R Hcri'tte.s. who whipped
tile M.:.intainc te.s .oy 22 and 2lj
pcints in regular sea.scn game.s,
jumped io an early lead and con-
t niic'l to pear on the caal. South
f./nt led liy 10 points, 22-12. at
halftime ar,.l for all practical
purposes, the game- was over at
that point.
Shiric Hart and Bctli Beaty, a
pair cf All-donfen nee .stan;lout-,
pa.-eJ Cc.tcli Earl Lingah !dl’.-
P.c.idercttcs with 11 ar. i 10 p lints
!-(.-)p( ctively. AM-Confcren"e D('a
0: ah" Crc:k(tt of Kings M-auntain
flaimo.1 game scoring honors with
12 poir.is.
The victoiy gave .South Point
its serond .-straight SVVC tcr.cna-
ment title. The i.aiderette.s cam<'
on strong in I’le .second half Ia.st
yi ir I:; take tlie dWC tourney
tiite from Burns.
'iiie win pwlicfl Soulli P. inf.s
ove)-.')'! record to 19-1 heading in
to the aiiociation tcurna.aicnt,
vvhicii was ccn.lu'de'l la.d ni-.elit
at Ler.cir Rhyne Ccllcge in Hick-
cry.
The Ci.-e.st boys, wlio finished
in a tie with Soufh Point for third
whipped the Raiders 67-a!) far tin
1 'are in tli.o regular .sea.scn ra^e,
SWd Irjrney title. The win ad
var-jed Crest into the a.s.s,aciation
t ,urni-y, whe-.-e it lo ,t to We.st Ro
wan in the fir-t round.
BOXSCORE
Scut-h Point (.30) — Hart 11,
Biannon 8, Willlam.son 7, Surratt
2. Hoover 8.
Kings .Mountain (36) — .Miteh-
e.ii 9, Crxkctl 12, Cornwell 7,
Lei .3, Hen lerscn 3.
Steeplechase
Set April 8
Tw('nty Si.vth
cf .37.7 points per rcnte.st and tlie .3nnual Black House Steeplechase
Meuntainettes -averaged 38.7
points pc.- .game, rather high for
a girls squad.
BOYS SCORING i
Points Avg.
Randv VVingo
A1 White
Eiit -li (Tlal'.ck
Wendell Dawkins
Ji(n .Icily
Jeff Heddcn
Others
Totals
GIRLS SCORING
down youoa/ley.^
MO.MDAY'S GAME
Kings Mountain (39)—Crockett
IS, Mitchem 11, Cornwell 4, Cash
3, Lovelace 1, Lee 4.
M.’Dowel] County (42)—Str.-ud
12. Davis 8. Young 6, Borders 6,
IMoCall 6, Wall 4.
Optimist Leads
Youth League
De!)oi'ah Cro."kott
t'arolyn Mitchem
Diane Cornwell
Debbie Leo
Susan Ca-h
Jane Lovedace
Ot'hors
The Optimist ClP’o continues to
lead the local youth basketball
league w 'h a perfect 8-0 rearrd.
In games played last week,
I *^ttt the winners placed three
Ivien » lad'ies over the 300 mark. Pat
Al’tjert Brackett claimed indivi- pjernd n led the way with a 117
(I al scoring honors in local 309 set.
iK.wling league action last week. Panther scored a 111 line
qihe veteran duckpin standout jgaf] Cleveland Rc.tary stopped B'irst Union Bank
scored a 133 lino and 391 set to ,j{adiat3r Service to three wins 26-22 and second place Plonk
lead his team to v.ctory over over Drews Tax. Louise Dover 1 Brothers whipped First Union
iMull Ramsey’s outfit in men’s [gd (j^g josers with a 101 line and 40 18.
league action Monday night at 275 set. Jerry Jacks-'n s." .red 22 --oints
Mountain Lanes Bowlinir Center. plonk 'ErotSiers swept four to lead Plonk Brethers to victory
'Brackett’s team dropped the games from American Legicn. while Reeky Ilinnant tallied 12 in
opening match, but came toack Charity Tignor paced the win- ii,-}tary’s win.
f:,r three straight as Brackett j,gj.s with a 198 line and 297 set. PLCNK 40, FIRST UNION IS
collected single games of 135 and Edna Bowen’s 105 line and Bar- pionk -Dixon 10, Arrrstrong,
131. Richard Bridges led K.te los- bara Miller’s 285 set led the punnm 7. Jacks'-n 22. Morehcad,
ers with a 117 line and 346 set. losers, Goins, Rliea, Ki-'d, Tate 1.
Mixed LeQ^Ue First union Cf .nin er, Wilson
B "1 Ramsey showed the way
t '
Quality Sandwich took three
games from Cub’s Paint Co. as
4, Green, Smith, Greene. Riddle
f' 1 j Lj ' » ivdlllOEfj' oiiv/wc\4 me;
B()(’i Herndon scored a 137 line action Thursday 2. Witherspoon, Hord .3, Men on.
and 360 set. Brib Wells had a 125 scoring a 148 line and Ho'mes 2, Ormand, .41. Scruggs,
line and Ronnie Cultorts.n add- ^ ^ ^ j.^ g .Scruggs, Austin,
ed a 338 set for the losers. four-game series with B. b ROTARY 26. FIRST UNION 22
Gene Stones 134 line and 341 j-gr-^on.- team. Herndon naced 'Rotary- Jlinnant 12, Br-wn 9,
Herndon’s team. Herndon paced 'Rotary- Jlinnant 12, Br-'wn 9,
his team’s attack with a 128 line Chapman 2, MuDaniel 2, Jenkins
and 344 set. 1-
. . , , Ronnie CuJbertson’s 130 line First Union - C!or'n~er 5 Hol-
losing team, was high scorer f r patn.sey s 3,35 set led mos 5, V/’Isen 4, Scro-'-s .3, With-
the match with a 132 line and L;a-|jgi-^(,n's teani to three wins erspoon 2, Hinc-n 2. Riddle 1.
set led ETIios Heating to three
wins over O.iildcr’s RooFng. Ran-
ny Blanton, team captain for the
356 set.
Ladies League
In t.,
Ic ' ' -I-”— ••
honors e.on tli-u-’h her C
p;tc’' foi’-i drof-oea three games
J.O West End American.
ver Dilling Heatin.g. Harvey Hul-
Icnder’s FfO Ine and Dilling’s 316
set topped the losers.
R innv Blanton sc-red a l’i5
cs line .ond 3,37 set to lead his team
o 'tfiroo wins over Plonk Oil.
Icily Ilu' endor led the losers
and CIO with a LI line and 341 set.
STANDINGS
Teams Wen Lost
o-fi--’ I q n
■’’"rk Pres 7 1
T> e\4 n "
T'-rrA TTnIon * ? F
] 7
City. Heating 1 7
V- A
LEADS MOUIITAirincn — Mi’ : 7hcm»’s, o’-cve was
the t:p E-co.'OT for the ICII?:! bo-’s Im.'ltcthrll tv-m fl’.ts straon.
lie tctlMed 332 points in 23 ricnise far c 14.4 cvcra.ge. The Meun-
ties finished 6-17 overall.
SHARP IN RELIEF — Senior righthander Donny Hartsoe pitcheu
tv/: strong innings in relief Tuesday in Ktiigs Mounta-n H gh's
opening season baseball gam:. Corch Barry Gibson is counting
heavily on the three year veteran as he prepares his second year
KMHS team for the Southwestern Conference race.
Wdipacb Faces Duke ToniuhL
Sban Says State Will Flay Well
Enor. Walks
Give Husjdes
UneainedRuns
Hunter Huss made lewor mit
takes, thus, the Gastonia schoo
stopped Kings Mo-ntain’s Moun-
[u.]ut..s l-j in the pening game
I r both (-fubs in baseball here
'lup.sday afternoon.
A I'.iree-base error by .Moun
taineer outfielder Frankie .Stokes
enabled the Huskies to score
Ibri'i* runs and break a 11 tie in
Hie I i]! 01 Hie sixth inning, Tne
Mountaincoi.s rallied for two runs
in the lotttm of i-iie sixth on
David Bolin’s single and Keith
Parkei’s ilouliie, but Barry Gib
son’s charges couldn’t push
aiross the ty.ng run.
Kin-.’,s M l ntain gralaed a l-'i
lead in Hie first inning as Rob-
b.e Mo re walked and later
Stored on Paiker’s single. Huiis
(ted it ui tne fnlrd on Charlie
i.furrell's run-scoring single.
Mike Miilial'fey, (1 former Kings
Mountain Ba e Ru'.h League
'-.tan fact v. as the winning pi'clv
er for Huss in relief of Butch
iiii.i, i.iio.i.ier Itil'mcr KM Babe
> p-iikor, the last of three
KMIHS pitchers, was the User.
me Huskies, w‘ho finished 12-7
,n the sfouii.western 1-A conier-
•n-’e last s . ing, outhit the .Mc';n-
taineers 3-t. Parker had two
hits and Bolin and Grafton Widh-
> 0-1 liad one lor Hie Moun
taineers.
..-.1 TS-.- ■
ceedod Parker on UiS falfl ^3
Hie Moun.u*......... ..
S.ie fir.st three innin s and gave
up two hits, liartsoe workeii t\Vo
irames. giving up one hit, and
Parker w rked two innings ahd
was touched for two hits. Parker’s
Coiitimif'd on Page ^our
.acc.s are .<( fiedulcd fer Satur-
■ iay, .4pr;i 8, This will mark the
bigianing of the .second quarter
I (enlitry cf the event .started by
ivg. Uark-i -Trewn in 19-12 —.the rneo-
14.4 V .e cancelled during M'orld
7.9 War II.
G.8 Keen interest on the part of
fi.O th./.ough'brod owners and trainers
.3.6 in the Tryon mee.'ing of Hie Dixie
5.2 Cir.'uit has resulted in a doubl-
4,7 ing r.f pur.ics for the Block Hou.se
4.6 k-' e-q-
1.2 Hr:- d altcnd.ince is expected
1.2 to watrli th-craugb-breds jump
57.7 Inir ltes ar t run on the Hal in
.'i.v ri' ;:ilati.;n races.
13.4 Wii is Kuhn, former P.-esidenl
9.2 . Hie Tryon Hiding ar.,1 Hunt
6.2 He.,(.re pr on y since Ia.st yiva-r
3.9 . Ii’b ant .nvner of (be Blak
3.1 H 'a--e pr'.'irr’v .siive I'l ' yea-
2.0 says ho inlcnd.s to keep t(ie races
1 .3 .(I Hie Hlt-ck Hou.se as long as be
3S7 H-e e vnrr.
RALEIGH — Noting the North
Can,11,1’ 8 ale Wal.paek:
“I think we will play well in
Hie tc'jrnamenl.” ■-.lys .Nnrmari
Sl'an ai; lit hi' Wi.ifpaek’s ciianc-
es in the iqi-ecrning .-'.tlan'i;'
Coa.st C n.leren e etiampion.ship
touriey al Cnen.sboro.
"We ha .e done -i lot it .1
gives u- i go ..1 feeling a'ooiii car
thing.i in m-jer.' games and Hii.s
capa .-ifitie',’’ ad'ts the W lifia :
coa. h, w-h : like hi.s teacher. Ever
ett ra.se, has gained the re] u; t-
tian cf having his tea-m.s mental
ly and i.iiy.'.iinily pri.aarel .01
t.'.urnameni c impel it ion.
The W.ii.pack has w.,n -ix of
it--, la-t seven games, with only
one-point o-ver-f.me lo.ss at Duke,
the Paik's ciiening round o.-ip .11-
ent on Thursday at 8 p.m., the
only defeat in four ivi eks.
'Paul ^'.-.lor Is playing with
ccnfi.lcnee now, U.mmy (Burlo-
s .n) conlinue.s t-i improve an.l
can be a d iminant fa.tor in -any
game, and cur guard play Is net-
tei. Joe C'afferky has re.sp m.Ied
.veil in his lu'.y role as a solid
s:,',;'ing liireat now Hiat bed lesn’t
b ivc lull resjiansibility el run
ning the clu.i." adds 81'can. "We
havi ( me wil.hin an eyeladi 0!
a great season, li.-ing three Ai .-
ga.ties by a -piint and a two-point
Ics! t - Illinois.
"We are naturilly disniio'intrd
in o'tr e.veiall rc-.’rd Il6.;)l, bill
are very |.-le.t.s( d with the e.‘'firt.
ininr -.einent, and c-me-baek a
1 ility ei Of. squad. I just feel we
will he r. a.Iy ta play well in the
tournainent," .sai l Sloan.
3 lie W, i 1 -irk is e-pecli-d lo g'
witli the lineup that has .‘■tarted
Ihr mnsi retcnl g.tme.s. with Ci
der an t Rurle on up fr.int. Hcldt
and Cnffei-ky at the wings ano
8;o e 8m.i!al at guard. Co.ler is
the only si.'itior.
"We d in’t plan any dr.i.s-t'ie
(liailges in eithe-.- offense or de
fense. and will go with what
work - he.sl fi .m the standpoint
o, out personnel.” notes Sloan.
"Dil'ti I'.a.s -iiern very mueli im
pr el oci-r Ia.st qrartei o! sea
son an I lui- hat .s me i:i;; Win.;,
in'luditi' -me over us. fin ■ h-i t-
.--.'.■ne tit; Ian,ling .-lu. or... don’t
i.'.iin;l natty i.'itls, ar.l art t f-
f. rive in tiu'ir ’ - ee-'nimler .ind
hal-'Oiir: r.me Iraji di tense.
".-Man la.'. iia.s o.-eii -lat lab I
ing an.l Gary .\lek-hi( nni lit -
I1-. g( (I Duke imineasurahly sin. e
,- mi!-,; ( the injury list an I
ha - d.'.eltprd into more ol a
.-'torirg threat.
•'.Ve have g(,t to give i.tir be 1
effort an.l lan't leak oeyond the
Hr ' game," Y'kan warned bis
.'■qil id. .
W ■ paik 'lir. na.Tient Trivia —
'1 .le \V(. .iia k. with .six ACC
eliamni.tn.slrp.s. has won uiie-lbir.l
(1 Hie ACC titles, or two more
Ilian any of its corvferenee rivals.
The iTt Pack rrewn yvac in 1970,
u.nnin.g o.er .80UII1 Car.'.lina, 42-
:i), in Iw , over-imes. . .This is the
lentil to,--r.'ment meeting fr,r
Duke and .8tate, and only tin
third first round pairings wi:h
H e I .nils .sj.lilting I'lo iitJti 1
twu. .State Iil.-et tile Blue Devil.s
CSGl last year in the fir t round.
-Stale is 7.3 against the riiie Dev
il-- in all sVee t lurnament games.
;n Hie 18 ye irs it the ACC lour
nanient. Hie fir.st-seede.l li tim lias
either w, n the cn wn, or has been
beaten by the eventual ob:im,"i iii.
'l';e Itp-ser.le I team has neve,
h.s.l an opening riu'i I : ne, and
with this year’.s bye to N >rth Car-
■ 'ini Hiat ii'.'ord will bold...Tlie
W I,tack boas’.s Hie hesi tourna
ment \von-l,:.ss re ord r all Hu
.\. C le. n;. with .1 26-12 marl;
and a .681 winning jiei-.-entage.
while Duke. State’.s c ening (p-
jment. ir next at 2-t-ll and a
.('61 -,iv( ra.ge.
Paul C ,ler v.’10 ha.I a I'lie 1971
tournamenl. .gaining 'e:-otul team
all-louriu'y )i mors, has c. .me cm
s'trcng in Iris |)re-to'.trnev prepar
ations, li tin-’ on 1.3 of hi.s last
18 field goal atlemtits. That fine
C'O’ftiou’d f'l) Patrr pour
KM-Huss
Boxscore
;ru.s.s AB R H RBI
i-urrell, .'s 4 0 1 1
1; .veil, e 3 0 0
Walter.s, Cb 4 0 0 0
.j. Hopper, lb 3 1 0 0
'ib.rion. If 2 1 1 0
C cceiand, rl 1 0 0 0
Clii ..sletibury. If ... 2 1 0 0
l.augbrid'ge, ei 3 0 1 0
F.iicber, 2j 2 1 1 0
J iins n, 2b 1 0 0 0
.Smith, p 0 0 0 0
Mahal ley, p- . 1 ’ 6 6 0
1;. Hoppei, p 1 6 1 0
Tilt a Its 2i 4 5 )
Kl.NG.S .MT.N. AB R H RBJ
Moo-r(>. 2b 3 1 0 0
Wither.?, lb 2 0 1 D
L.lio.s, If 2 0 0 p
.Sel.ers, If 1 0 0 0
1 ulin, e 2 1 1 0
P ir’ier, ss p 3 1 2 2
Stoke.s, rf 2 0 0 0
Fitts, ph 1 6 0 0
iluiiiei, rf 0 0 0 0
illartscio, c:-p 2 0 0 0
Gaffney, s.s 1 0 0 C
i.iiU.ces, 21) 2 0 0 0
Hord, p 1 0 0 0
Manning, cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 2i 3 4 2
S -ore by innings:
Hunter lUiss (KM 093 0 4
Kings Mountain . . I'Kl 002 0 3
I' -Howon, Stokes, Gaffney.
I ' -Kings Mountain 3. Huss 7.
2B -Parker, Fincher. DP Park
er, Moore and Wit'hors. SB—
Parkot, Burrell. SAC Withers.
Pilcher IP H R IR BB SO
.Smith 3 2 1 1 3 2
Mahaffey iWi .2 0 0 0 0 2
B. Ho; per .... 2 2 2 1 0 2
Hord 3 2 1 1 1 12
liartsoe 2 1 0 0 1 1
Parker iL. 9 1) 2 2 3 0 3 2
WP Parker. U Harrington
and Day. T 2:10.
It’s Never Tco Hot For Quail
Rv JIM DEAN
Vi/ildlife Afield
O'l Hie list day of the quail
sea-on, I headed north in Hie
ifleriicon Hinnigh the rolling
hills of Wake C.)nn-'y tcwaid a
larm near O.xfi ,1, The air on-
(lit (liter in the car p’lurcd a wol
K-ne iey hiast into my face.
It was li.it. Radio man sai.l it
wi 7.’ degrees. What a way lo
end Hie quail sea.scn. Eveiyaotly
I'ye talked to .s.ays there is no
pi int in g iiiig lum'ing on such a
It. ; day,
"3'. '.I c.in'l find quail on a hot
d'ly." one hunting friend told me.
"Ding; can’t smell ’em anyway.
T'.s a v\ i-de ef I .me. You mi,ght
a.s '.veil go fi.shin.g.
I It." e tatien h'.s advi. e .-erious
ly. I ha'-e ir.sh tgun and hoot.s,
hi!' al Hie ia;-: m nent, I al 0
IhrcA in twa fi hing r," Is an.l a
ta.’kle b ;.\, While diiving lo I'le
It- m, I try I' remi it. ler the li.l
li.me 1 c r.rii 1 ' 'ling la-'l le (ii
a <|ua I Irent. I It; i. h "e niv e 'ii
pat'.i —•'■(' jiiant to meet at Hie
farm—wiil f m .go the quail linn-l
.’iiul l-ish o"e o' Hte jaindi;. T'.e
e\'en hr..'.!-;;’! an extra n I f’r
h 'Ti. But I m iim '')ie to per.su.'ide
hi.p.
"3r,u can go fi hi:’.,g 1 '-norr.'W,
hut yvu. can't hunt qua.l turner
t " he ,1 '.le;. "I kn yv it’s hot,
Imt wi’ll lake i; s! lyv."
1 < an -ymp ifiizo willi him.
A te; . 1. iie.s ri ,i.l. I:'.s tlie la 1
day . H e s: .a’l a. and we've go.
l( .s, -re ,1 feyv more mrmorie.s
It. tide 11-'. '.Vi r Hie .si .r.mei lilt
1.1 ne.;i .:..i,
W. lei r.n k I'd r the pen in,I
in' ir '1 lie fii Ids .'I a iy
i" ; -ui ,' ■ wiHi eveiy -tip. I’m
wealing I ly a 1 hcrl-.-leeve shitl,
a".d Hte I eis di the titiekel an
(I ill’ my ai.n; if fay.m.s.
'I ii. n 111 ' ; ints.
'll iiuiin'l he liinl.s," I .say ;i.s
we evaik up iKihind I'.'im, "Me
nius' 'le ■ni'''ii’g hi? Ilf. er Ii])."
V.'lii, .sh! 'llK . ie, '.veaving an 1
daili',g tiii'uii ’1 Hie straw -iiid
10-l.a ; I'C-e '. We s'lo .1, yve mif.s
'Muat h.! e he; 11 a fluke,” I
re.na;.;. “.'.Ilei .HI. e-very liin;.’
has gut to he s.'.nii u iiere, a;:,!
yv:- ill t -Pen’' 'i I i.ntr t’ i-' rn'.i ■.
I’ll i.el we ;l,,r.’t find any.Ti m'. ’
I, I'lan an half, late., P'l Is
i • ]) j n'ii : .•’"fin, hiil Hie hi ’:
,'s I'p n ’I iiid nc'f.ly .sliort'S.
\\ .' hunt Hi.' Itan I get a
, .:. le e. nii d '. li' 'k d -e "I’t ■<" m
;;;i in ; ;tnv tr .’’'le stne II-
1 ■- In fe •(. despde t'le
'le.i'. be ■ hunting lietter lh;in
h;' ■ '’"iitt i all se-sson.
The third covey i.s in the woods.
T'-e ‘■.n.th cii fy i- in an cpeil
til 1,1 It i-' g'tfe'e a litHe ridii t'-
I ' I. Here it is, h a; blue hlaz-
I'.s, ,Tid we’re finding qu-iil every-
V, 111 i'. 8 nie .ire in the fie),-|s,
r -le in the war; I:;, It’.; weird.
Wo’-e n .1 SI e.si 1 to he fin ling
hil l'., r-.'o luaid ali my life that
V 111 n it’.- hat, v-i.-i d n’t find
(|u;i;l I’ve ii i I i'le .-""p excuse
lit;.'a '. on ilays nlien i~e temper
.' lire 'wa; in t'le high Id's. But
I ! ly—Hu loil d.ev in Foruary—
Hf loivoi. -.'lire is in Hie high
7i’.s aii.l vve’r ’ ii q: .;.i. .
.'It'S llilt'i ■' out, C-a.S'.
Iioppers ;ire jam”"’ i" ('■"
gras--, Fie.’s are cr.alting in the
ii-i.fimi. and I’ve '■■.v.HI' ved my
'■■nre gna's. En-n the bugs
:ii'' e in I used.
.Ill t hi fore d'.'s's. R'.iek finds the
f lit o.wey ,-n ■’ l.iv when it was
.in ( ' n ’'lal ill' W'V.ddn’t
I e , ■ 'e I m, il a uii.l if it lit
on iii-- nr;e.
T'li re is o- ly lOiulusion
t 'mal e p i-.- r'l "i ns that it
ran’t get tc.- h t I ' hunt quail,
and it's rivi'its that d-ns can
I "I- ■ 1 v 'f'li it’s It't. .\n-
i, .hiv myth biles the dust.
11 t'u way ba k ti the li-xtse.
VI ■ ' - " i. ' "d. F'sh arc fec’d-
i" ; ;H1 ii-.i-r il. It's Cie first time
Tie thought about fishing all
afte.noon.