>n, 515’ lills SI., ornbura •pry, 207 « . 1, City . .3, Gas- t !ox 451, i) . 2, City Ark St., • . I worp ; Kina.s hey hi- 1, Don Slliursclay, July 27, 1972 h ;[■ F THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C PAGE THREE r HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART KM Plays Tryon At S RM. Area Little League Tournament Opens Here an- Nationals Pad All-Star Lead | On Morgan's Extra Inning Hit 7~ Picking up the pieces of the 43rd nual All-Star gjfme at Atlanta Stadium: h.ri siar-studded meeting of the two major leagues heroes, second baseman Joe Morgan Reds, whose lOlh inning double drove Colbert with the winning run in a iNational League victory. The victory gave the Nationals a 24-18-1 lead in the tones, which was originated in 19.33 in Chicago. Blxcept for King Henry Aaron, who received a stand ing ovation from the 33,000 plus fans when he was inlro- luced prior to the game, none of the so-cailed super-stars lid anything. The bats of such stars as Reggie Jackson, Jick Allen, Carl Yastrzemski and Bobby Muicer oi the American League, and Johnny Bench, Jo.e Tori’e, Willie day.s, Willie Stargell and Billy Williams of the National jcague wore silent. The American League, managed by Earl Weaver o( lookie Rojas slammed a two-run homer in the seventh BU' Balimore Orioles, should have never lost the enme ^ir a 3-2 lead but Weaver let knuckleballer Wilbur Wood )f the White So.x hand the game over to the Nationals n the ninth. And how’ about this guy Weaver? He criticized St. Louis pitcher Bob Gibson when Gibson said he didnt vant to pitch in the all-star game because he felt Thurs- game with Montreal was more important. WT>ave: said Gibson should be honored to pitch for the National League and that might be true. But, what did Weaver do. He let Billy Martin of the Tigers demand hat 17-game Mickey Lolich not start for the Americans ind not to pitch over two innings in relief. Weaver started lis own Jim Palmer instead of the Tiger southpaw who is the winningest pitcher in the majors over the past four and one-half years wdth 91 victories. —Four Played Entire Game Only four players, two from both teams, played the entire 10-inning contest. Several players, especially those on the American League squad, did not get into the con test and that’s a big disappointment for the fans who have to pay eight bucks for a buck and a half .seat in the upper deck. Morgan and first baseman Lee May of the Astros W’ere the only National Leaguers to go the whole game and shortstop Bobby Gritch of the Orioles and outfielder Reggie Jackson of the A’s were the only American Leagu ers to play the entire contest. Gritch was a late replacement for Luis Aparicio of the White Sox, w'ho was voted the starting shortstop by ^he fans. But an injury foiced Aparicio to sit out. Weaver Miosc his own player over Bert Campenaris of Oakland ^and Fred Patek of Kansas City. Neither of tho.se two play ers saw action. Kings Mountain’.s Little League All-Star team opens its bid for the Western Area Tournament championsliip tonight at 8 p.m. at City Park against the Tryon Ali-.Star.s. Tile KM team, coarhed by I{i:k ■Motre and assi.slant« iioaoie ■Mj-orr- and Bill Tin.sley, is cam- (irised of player; who c mix^ted in the six-team city li-ague. Kive teams are enlenvl in the trurnament here and tire winner will adv.inee li, the regional tour nament in Conrord. The winnei at Cuncer:! will go on t.) the state tournament, Dallas and Gastonia, two club.s that have pr;\ed strong in past events, will gel the tournament undirway at (i i;.m. Tire winner o) that game will advance to a Krid.ay ();30 game against St. Stephen-;, Ahith ilraws an (;;«!n- ing round bye. The winner i f the Kings .M nin- tain-Tryon game will a.ivance to the champion.ship game S.ilui- day at G:.30, _ Stove Lani’aster, a Central Jun ior High produi t win hitlped le.-rl Mcore'.s Parkgraee team to a per fect 13-0 record and Die city ..hampionship, will prchably pit h for tile KM all-stars tonighi. Mo-ore hasn’t announ -ed liis en tire starting lineup Tint many fans feel tlial lliis yeai’s all-,star team is one of the iiesl to eu‘r K jiresent Kiiic-; Mouaiain. rile .-ill-star team ro.ster .sho.v,-- fi ur i-layers irom i’arkgrace, four froin l:-,lar\-, l.'irei- frran f:,;li,Tii-t, three from ; w" Mru.-il md tw o from Kiwiinis. 'the i onplete list in^luiii-s: PAIiKCnA'.'K — D.mnld Eili.s, Steve Lanea Ic-r, Dennis i’ulnam, Brian White. IdOTAKy Tim " Ty it: 1 He. J-din Gamble. Konald W 1 dn, a.ir- rv Valentine. 'OPdlMIST— Davi.l It'dinsm, Ti n Chapman, .\nhe-,\ i,. I in. ci-:’ .METAI. — Tim :i\ W.iila ker, Timothy Spieej, Je; y .la-k- .son. KIWA.NTS — liicliar 1 \ an 1)\ la- and David Cobb. Tlio Trvon .Ml-.Slar leim is e.ie.'he.d by Ilayle Haynes and Jack Ki.ser. Its players in-lude Vin.ent Haynes, liu.sseo oTeeie, Ereli Ki.sor, Danny Aoernathy, Timmy Redinson, Butch Anthony, J^efl ki.sei. Phillip Sellers^ Mark Bridges, Dile Greene. La.ice S-d- Icr.s, Yon Hunter, 7eff Stet !e, icstr r Haynes. Lee Crosby and Bill Bowlin. 13-Year-Old BR All Stars OpenStateTournamentPlay f/i -^1 ( 4#: O' 's wl ■ ' ’ m.. —Two Tar Heels On AL Team Two North Carolinians, both pitchers, were members of the American League team. Gaylord Perry of Williams- ton and the Cleveland Indians hurled a pair of innings and would have gotten the win had the National League not battled back in the bottom of the ninth to t'e the game against Wood. Perry, who was coached in high school by Gaither Cline of Gastonia Ashbrook, served up a two-run homer to Aaron but Rojas’s two-run shot got liim off the hook and put him in position for the victory. The. other North Carolina player was Oakland’s Jim (Catfi.sh) Hunter, native of Hertford. Four former Western Carolinas League stars rriiido Ihc contest. Fred Patek, former Gastonia Pirate and ndw a shortstop with the Kansas City Royals, was on the AL squad with pitcher Nolan R.van of the California Angels. Ryan played with the Greenville Mots several years ago tmd still holds the WCL single game strikeout record. On the National League team were Steve Carlton, pitcher from the Philadelphia Phillies, and A1 Oliver, out fielder from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Both saw action. Carl ton, was with the Rock Hill Cardinals and Oliver played lor the Pirates in Gastonia. In all, eight American Leaguers and five National Leaguers didn’t get in the contest. AL stars who sat out Were pitchers Joe Coleman of Detroit, Pat Dobson of Bal- > limore. Hunter and Ryan, catcher Ellie Rodriguez of Mil waukee, infieldors Campenaris, Patek and Toby Harrah Sf Texas and outfielder Carlos May of Chicago. National Leaguers who rested were pitchers Clay Carroll of Cin cinnati, Gary Nolan of Cincinnati and Tom Seaver of New fork, catcher 'fed Simmons of St. Louis and outfielder {,ou Brock of St. Louis. The National League had the youngest and the old est player in the game. The oldest: Willie Mays of the [ lets, who is 41. The youngest: Cesar Cedeno of the Astros, rho is 21. Th.c AL's oldest was Brooks Robinson, tvho is 3, and the youngest Tobv Harrah of Texas, who is not et 24. CHAMPION STANDOUT — Mike Smith, above, former Kings Mountain High and Amorican Legion baseball standout, is one -of the leaders of th: Champ'on's Landscaping Number Two- team, which is unbeaten in the District 23 softball tourney be ing held at City Stadium. Two Kings Mountain Teams Still In Running -Charlottean Replaces Leo Kin.j.s Mountain toam.s have f.junJ the .soing rough in the .32- Iram DUtrk-l 23 .si -wpilch s.il't- ball tonniamenl heiiig played at City Sladiuni. Kivo Kings Mountain team.s on- tcre.'l I he evviil hut three fell by llu' wayside early. Only two lo cal .s'luad.s are still in the run ning foi' Hie tourna'ijitnt <.f;amn- ionshi;). Champion's Landscaping Xumher Two, wliich is 2-0, and Carolina Throwing, which is 1-1. Champion's Landscaping, the host loam, is one cf six unbeaten teams as'ilie l.urnament enters the quarter-fin.ils round. Other unr)cat<'n,s include J. C. Cowan, Ellcnboro, fhorryville Pythian.s. Pittsburg Plate G1 i.ss and Do\er- Ora. Kings M lunlain teams which have tieon eliminated include Du plex, King- Mounlan Mica and Oxfmd, KM Mica and Oxf >rd went out in siraiglit while Duplex won cue and lost Iwo. Champion's Landscaping, paced by such slandouTs as Reeky G-o- fcrlh, Gene ( innor, Mike .®mith and otlier.s, is given a good shot at winning the daiitile-elimina- tion ('vont. whirl! .sends its win ner to tile area Tou'rnament. to ■he played liere next montli. The winner of the area IcurnamenI will advance to tlie state toiirna- menl in Eden, N. C. The district women’s and in dustrial tcurnamenfc; are schedul ed to end on Saturday night at City Stadium. The winners of those two events will adv-ince straight to the stale lournev in E.ic-n. Carolina Freight, the defend ing industrial champion, has been idle but was suj.posed to play its fir.-'t game last night against PP.G, a first round winner over tTiking Hemes. The championship game ip slated for Saturda.v night at 8 p.m. after the 7 p.m. women's championship c.intest. Opening Round Game Scheduled Foi 2-39 Friday King.s M-'.ur.tains I.'l-yeir-rld Ba ,e ituth League all-star t-ti.n will Ic I'lis m .ir.ing f:.- .-3 !ie- V-lie, wb.ete thej-'H patiiciptitc in the stale tcurnamcnl Jul\ 28 thi'.ugii --\ugu.s- 1. '* Ihr- Ic-.-al all-star: -won the -Area Four Icurnamen-I at Char- Ic.-e two wi'ek ; aga t' qu dily ftr the .‘-'ale even: a, -.-A lie..He. The d ,u ilc-cliniiaalion tourna ment will he played at Av'i'.Hum.s Fit Id in F.ast A-shevLie-. Kings Mhunlaiii, -..ia'acl :y Rick liamiick t f VFA’ 'mei Fred Sisk ol the Braves, eleleated Cliar- Icitr'.s Park R-.'a.'l Optlrniil twice tc w in tile area l arnament. 3 .le Icrtiis 'wil! join seven cr'.her are i champitns plua hist team East Ache'.Hie in the slate- tourna- men:. Tiie all-stars wlir net know their opening round cpponenl un til the-y arri-cc in .Ashe-'ille--. init -thety di kno.v they'll be playing the area mic champion at 2:.30 Friday alternaon. If iiiey I...se, they'll play again at 2:30 Sattur- day an.i if tiicy win they'll play at ~ p.m. .'itiirday. Ge;ne .Au.stin, presi.lenr of the lc;al Ba'oc. Ruth League, point;' cut that the last time a King- M untain All-Star team vee.ntt la A.-heville for a .stale Iaurnament, it won all the marble's. "That w-as in 19GS," -Aus'iin .said, "an 1 the people at Awhcville tell rni- they really liked our team tli.'.t year. Tlicy'rc locking far.vard to .seeing cui team in a. .ir.i.'’ There will be no advai:. emeni f-ir the winner cf the .A-hcville tcuina,ment. In 13-ycar-old Babe- Ruth play, tlio st.ele champion ship is Hie liighe-.st han.n' tliat can be acliicved. Member.-: e:f tlie- KM all-.star; team include- Larrj Goins cf Bes semer City. Gregg Sellers, Harlen Hayne.s, Joel Eurgtsa and Pal Byers o; Tryon, Preston Sliort, Randy Putnam, Mike Bumgard- ner, and Kevin Tinsley of the Braves, Rusty Bell, Ricky Deat.m, Darrell Queen and D-in Johnson of VFW and -Stanley Bridge-s cf the Optimist Club. 1 \ 4a bll Ai.L-al’ARS TC ASHEVILLE The 13-year-3lJ Kings Mountain Lata Ruth All-Star team shewn here leaves this morning for Asheville to paiticipa'.e in the slate tournament. The local all-stars their first game in th: double-elimincion even; Friday afternoon. (Photo by I. G Alexar.det) GmSf All-Time Team Contest SatHiday Might Continued Extra Month KM Fans See All-Star Game Several b.a.seball fans from Kings Slbunlain weni to Atlanta Tuesday night far the major league .All-Slar game. -Among those attending includ ed Rich.erd Barnette, Luther Ben nett, Dick M'cGinnis and son •Gre'-g, Ollie Harris and grandson John ny, Ray :Cli.’ie, Joiin Mo.;s, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stewart. Ariail Leaves Pros To Join G-W Staff The big news coming out of Aflanta except for the All-Star game was Leo Durocher’s resigning as manager l>f the Cubs. He was replaced by Whitey Lockman, a na tive of Charlotte, who should make the Cubs a good manager. I Leo had the knowledge of the game but apparently flidn’t have the knack of getting the best out of his play- Irs. For several years, the Cubs have had good material ^ut haven’t been playing up to their capabilities. f Danny Murtaugh, ex-Pirate manager who came out of retirement to manage the National League team, was his usual self. He sat in the dugout and enjoyed the kame. Never once did he leave his seat. 'Needless to say, the All-Star contest brought Atlanta ts biggest baseball crowd in history and brought the iputheast its first All-Star game. Here’s hoping there will be many more. Legion Fete Set Tonight Mcm'hers of the Oti.- D. Grecno Post 155 American Legion base ball team will be treated to their annual post-.sea.-t.m .supper to night at 7:30 at the legion hall. Feur Ir.-'pliies will be awarded to outstanding meinbcr.s of the t< am. Tlie four awards are sports manship, most valuable pl.ayer, be.st offenaive player and best de- len.sive player. There will be no speaker for tonight’s fete. Athletic officer -Gene Tignor said that jill play ers who have not turned in their uniforms should do .so toinght. BGILING .-'PRIXGS A veteran of mi.re than 2.3 years a-- an ath letic trainer, W'.irren .-Ai'i.'il, has been named liea.i athleti-.: trainei and aa-;iatant tithlelic director at Gardner-Mebb College. Ariail <-omej to GardnerAVo'.ib frem I he pixsition a.-- head trafner of the Hou.ston Oilers of the Na tional Fo.it'ball League. Ho had previously .;erved as hetid trainer lor the New Orle.ins Saints of the National Faot.aall Ix-igut^ He is a native of Soutn Caro lina and has liverl in many parts of the Palmetto State where his father .sei-vcd more than 40 years a.s a -Mcthadi.st minister. He is now retired. The new Bulldog traint-r i,;; a gra.iuate ofW itord Collegt!, Spar tanburg, S. C.; Ea.stern School of Physical Therapy, New York City. He has partially completeoi his m.i.stor's woik at Hie University o.' Indiana. .AthlcUc Director Eddie Rol- brock said that ho felt the col lege was fortunate to get the serv- icos of a man with ability and expeo-ionce of .Ariail. '■We now have a man on oujl sttiff who is considered one of the most outstanding trainer.s in the field today," said Hol'orixik. “He knows a.^ much about tin- prevention and treatment of titli- Ictic injurio.s a.s any man in his field. He is al.so an o.xperit-nced administrator in the field of ath- tics. We are very pletised tlial hi- has accepted a position on our •staff." Ariail began his career with an eight year stint in 191(> at Wefferd College before mm ing to Wilke Forest University in 19.31 fer three years. He then .siient two years at Icwa Stat’e Univi-r;- ity and then in 19fil began a seven year term at Indiana Uni versity. Ho .served as head train er at all of tho.se universities. He also worked as the' liead trainer at the NCA'A Track Meet in 1966 and worked with the U. S. Olympic Wrestling team at Iowa State University. He served ns head trainer at the Pro-Bowl for the NFL East All-Stars in 1979. He is a combat veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp, having .served in World War n. HE KORY — .Mo It -' but oonfi- dent. Harry G:int fig-.ires lie It is a real chan-e of winnin? Satur day’s 16t1i running f.i the Bu'i'l" Shuman Memcri.'i! race ;n Hii?.- ory Speedway, all.'i-orh it moans ut-doing Grand Na;ijr.;;l iifii-r stars -R >:,ay l.-.aa;- an i Br .\V .Alii .s.,;i. .-A vie t ii'v by I'.ie pcpnl.ar .Sports man driver '.v-uid ts- Mnparabl<> fi a rookie hitting a ba,;os 1 taded homcfun i.i lii; first 'ime '.it bat in the maim leagues, l-'cr ul- l-n ugh lie's a -.'etcjaii ii t-tra.-'l; ra-ei. fL'int ii.T- ! ied lii; ban ' i:i a G. m l N:-' 'lal ev-i-' 'art «iil have ,a li ' g in; f h'-n in tile 'il-i;;i) .' ir..’ .Nr ■ m ill f -: inceiin,;. He 'will he- dri'.' in'- ncwly-engiircred ''Ic: -u C :i c, owne.d by F'-i' Fii:u'. ■ .-A-it; tior.t. .-A year a • Ga-'l wa- -sc-itii- ; . -me blisu- i:,;_ Wiirm-ii’: l. ': -■ in ;i Sha'w .Mii,--.:ing in prr;,- arati' -i tc; :i Grairl Nalicnal rac. when till- engine ti Jiiene-i. F'liiw's cii.’^s ha'ce won lain- llii' se.a.son. ■'I'.'.- never bad a -'n on fl-ag in a GN rnre," .tty.-; :o::r. a -I he SI Fiiaiidiiys race a a Oian - t. .sb .\ ills 'stufl. In 19!'9 Gn-.: \va ■ r.inncr-ug to N.-iti ,n d 3;-.-:: :- m. ci . hampi *1, Re ; i-i. , .xin- tiin.u lit: Hi;-'-,i: ,v Ira k title in f. ■ . I'.-.S. l.iis .Season tlie 3 .lylor.sviHc fi'.'i.i r, ligui'cci by Icli diive.:; a< one i f tin- st; -n ;c i n;en in ti: :,.oi't, has i\,:n f: so: ;;s:n:'n r , . in, at iiay i-i i i I, h .r.c lii,'K"'y tr.-. g. ■;."c:' , ki: -A'lrdp- c; fhi- iroi'a ;ii; I :i t -n ni:c cat m:iko turn a - 'i.ii ili;,-'i:. , I .X member: -d iant are u lillii- It'S.-; m le.;| on his- ciian;.- o; winning iht fir.st time out. Fig'Uiing lewer pit .step.-- fo.- tia- li.-i,,,' t'ougai, cliicf me Imni Elvin Re. tor grin; ;tnd sajs, ■ llior.v 'Will be turning Lie track V. i;ca s.inic oi the heavier ear;, l.ke Is.iai' and lit.-: Dodge. .Allison in a C'tiO'vml.'t are ui tire pit.-.. Wo think lie ."an wi-i," Isaac isn't -'.ant’s only proh- li m. ilell also have to fend o;i .sn ti \cterans as Jim I’asc!i-al. Ni ;| C’tistles. Elmo Langley, Wen (li-ll Sc ' t a:.-I a ho>r of otlters. 1 imited to a field o; tin- 21 fast ('st ,.a;-s, Hie action begins at 8 p.m. Three Enter Shelbv Race 8I1ELEY — Tliri'e long-time f,ivi.riie.s, Danit-* Warliik, Benn.v Uionl'z and Frank Weather,;, join the field cf heavy-foote.i Late .M.-.lel Sport.sman drivers e.xpectcd f.tr Thursday night's weekly stock car race.s at the Shelby .-^peed'.vay, Icciled at the Cleveland County P'airgr. und.;. .Acli.an begins at S o'vlo. k. I'he gales ojien at li.'SO. "Sli.-k" Kill.II and Cliii;k Piaz za, with a win ea.-li; Carl Smart. Freddy Smilli, .Mike Humphries. Uh'rlie Elanton, Herman Mauney, Mike Duval!, Kir'o.v .-Allen. Ray- mon I Payne, Bill Mcnleith and many others will bo m hand when th(- ::;'een flag falls. -Action cnd.s by 11 p.m. Under the new management of BHW’ Enterprises, the Shelby Speedway is attracting more name drivers each Thursday night. Since voting for the Herald’s all-time Kings Mountain football, basketball and baseball teems is coming in slow ly, v/e've decided to coniinus the contest for another month. The deadline for entries is now Monday, August 28. The teams will be announced in the August 31 paper. The bollot ot the bottom of this story might make more convenient for yo i as you name your team. .Tust clip the ballot, fill it out and mail your vote to the Herald, I. O. Box 752, Kings Mountain, N. C. 28086. C -t ,v.-i>- !oi ti’.o ■.tll-iimi- K-iig.- -Mtuni.tiii foulltall. br ' c'.ball .'.’i I Igi^c-iall Ball it- mu.-t .-t- returned t> t';i K 'tg. '.;..:!nl::'i Herald. P. O. E x T32, or cr r.cforo .-Augu.-t Tile ipti.ms wiil be ■-iimouncc 1 in tin- .-Augu.sl 31 i dilion of ..I Hera III. ALL TIME FOOTBALL TEAM Ends 121 fa-Kie- >2' .luards '2i . cn'i-r (It . .filial:e. ;:iik tit . . fs.il:'.a, ks (2i Eull'",:i.k 11- ALL TIME BASKETBAU. TEAM F-r.vards I2i enter ill . _ (ptc'd.s '2' ALL-TIME BASEE.._L TEAM First Ease (It Sc. .'.a.t Base i! i Shtrl''tii> '1: Third Ba.si- 11 i Utility Inf. 'll - Outfield '.31 - Cal,her Hi - Lc.thand Pitclior tit - - - Righ.hand Pitcher 'll Three Take Victories In Hickory Program Hf.KCRY — In it l.idii's night of d.iu: li-iictidc: . at Hic kory F-.aecd'Way Sc.tur,; ij. night. Harry Gant an-l i i n s li-y .smekod off witii :l.'-:nan victories while Hobby driver 7, hn Settle- m.vre did the hat trick, winning h,)11i cnd.s ct a dviuble-feature. Gant started on tlio ix-ic and led all the way in roc >rding lii.-' eighth victory cf the .season in the fir.st feature which was view ed by a tacked hou.se. In the .scv- ond, he started in the rear and finished lliird, -a half second in back cf Pre.-'olc.v and ninncrup Bi-nny Kerley. Pressley’s win was his fiftii. Settlemyre did it all in win ning his 10th and 11 th Hob'ay features. He did it the easy way in tlie first feature, starting on f.lu> front row and cliasing down Jerry Foxx to win. Ho did it the hn.il wa;v the secon,l time a iv-und. starting in tlie ro.ir and ■wirking tiirough u tightly packe I field. Settlemyre’s performance puts him one victorv aiietid ,>l tin- 1971 record si-ltiag pa-e of Ted \\ ells. Jimicr Cr.auch. Morgan Shep herd and Bo.sco Li.i'.\e were sec- cixi, third and “ourfh in tlie first Sport.smun feature. In the sei-o'nd feature, Benny Kerle.v, Gant and Sliopherd followed Hie winner h-cmc. Roby Jetton o! Lineolntan was taken to a near'ny hospital for i Continued On Page Six

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