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I 20. 197 Foot P.M. 14-1:4 Wednesday, December 20, 1972 ir. ff O .4 s. HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART Letter To Santa THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERAL^ KINGS MOyNUIN, N. C. Page three KMHS Casiers Take Twkbill For East Qubs Chuch Leapie Gage Action BeprtsSatwf&I’ I I >V J The Chur;:h Youth LGa^iio has- kr‘.:,all season will begin Satur day morning Mih three games .schedu’cd at Kings Mountain Community Center. '4 I Seven te.tms are entoied in the i league thi.s season and wiil play ' a seven-game .s-?heduIo, running through Feb. 2^1. IZaelt team will : al.io particliiate In a douhie-ell- ! mination tournament after com I pletion of the regular season. CJames on Saturday morning will he played at 9 a. m., 10 a. m. . and Id a. m. Teams entered in the loop in ' elude Oak Or >c, Mt. Sinai, First Kantist, Chureh H'd Drive, Sec ond Bapt St, Oak View and Mull Memorial. The regular season scli.'*dule Dear Santa, Well, it’s that time again and I .suppose you’ve al ready started loading your sleigh for Sunday night’s ride. It’s probably loaded with lots ot toys and goodies for the little ones and old Rudolph, Danci-r. I’laticor, et al, are going to have some awfully .sore Iraek.s after the long haul. But, it you have just a little room left, I wish you'd consider the following: A starting position on the San Diego Confiuestudors team for former KMHS and Gardner-Webb great George Adam.s. Big George looked awfully lonesome sitting on the bench last Saturday night at Charlotte when the Q’s met the Carolina Cougars. . . Good years lor Kings Mountain’s two contrbutions to college basketball, Charles Barnes at Appalachian and Otis Cole at P’lorida State. . .District 26 title and a trip to the NAIA national tournament for Belmont Abbey’s eagers and coach of the year hohors for their mentor, Bobby Hussey, one of the hardest working coaches any- follows: where. . . decf.mber A city-wide midget football league for Kings Moun- 23-Oak Grove vs. Church Mill tain. For years, the Optimist Club hasjieen the lone spon- Mt. Sinai ys. Second Baptist, sor for kid league football here and its time others got first Baptist vs. Oak View, interested too. . .A strong junior high athletic program, ^ - now that Kings Mountain will be getting a junior high - «na^ school. . .And continued success for Central School . >,^1, Memorial Southwestern Conference titles for both Kings Moun- 20-'Mt. Sinai vs. Church Hill tain High cage teams and coach of the year honors for First Baptist vs. .second ivaptist their fine mentors, Blaine Froneberger and Allen Dixon Mull Memorial vs. oak View . . .And throw in a player of the year trophy for Deborah 27- Oak Grove vs. First Baptist Crockett, without a doubt one of the finest girl eagers Sinai vs. Muli Memorial in the state. . . —East-West Honors For George 10—First Baptist vs. Church Hill A spot in the East-West game and a college scholar-! vs. .second Bap- ship for KM High’s outstanding center-linebacker Mark i Grove vs. Oak View George. I asked you to get him in the Shrine Bowl last i7__oak Grove v|. Mull Memorial year, Santa, but you didn’t oblige. I must have been a Mt. sinai vs. Firset Baptist bad boy, huh?. . . j Church Hill vs. .Second Baptist Ba.seball’s a long way off, Santa, bu'i how about a: 21 Mull Memorial vs. Church SWe title for the Mountaineor.s, much-deserved All-Con- Hill fcrence honors for Keith Parker and Robbie Moore, and a team batting title for Darrell Van Dyke. . .And con-| tinued success for Kings Mountain’s little league and Babe Ruth League teams. . .And, don’t forget the I ffUSlIdk WlllS 155 Juniors. . . ' Good years for KM’s minor sports programs, such as wrestling, tennis, golf and track. . .All-ACC honors for Wake Fore.st guard Tony Byers, a Peach Btjwl victory for N. C. State and a Sun Bowl win foi- North Carolina’s Tar Heels. . . Some major golf tournament victories for Larry Hinson. . .A hole-in-one for Jackie Hughes. . .A hole-in- one for me. . .Many golfing thrills for our family's newesi Carolina’s star offensive guard, dufler, Eddie Rogers. . .Oops, I almost forgot, Santa, bet- I’®® won the 1972 Jacobs ter bring my wife, Mary Jo, a hole-in-one, too, or a “the %antlc even. . . i conference. Continued succe-ss for Kings Mountain s contributions, to the coaching profession, Jimmy Kimmell at Chester,; The announcement was made S, C., Jerry Adams at Bessemer City, Hubert McGinnis; William P. Jodobs at Crest, Richard White at Taylnr.sville, Mike Ware at If'- C-imton, s A*-: / ’ Sua- 4 .atijSI Mm rm. CS(^- FOOTBALL TROPHY WINNERS — Fine l.neman walked oif with owards at the annual Uons riub foettxill bonquet Dec. 12tb. Art Weiner, former All-American end dt UNC and KMHS coach in 1951, presented the awards and mode the odiress. From left to riqbt: Mr. Weiner: KMHS Coach Bob Jones; Most Valuable Player Mark G eorqe: Motmtaineer TrojshT winner Horlee DorU; John Gamble Scholactic winner Lorry Hamrick; Most Improved Player Jerry Vatontine; and Fred Plonk Blocking Troi^ winner Jake Bridges. fHerold Photo by Imac 'Alexander) Oak Grove vs. Second Baptist i 'Yill both Mt. Sinai vs. Oak View ilacobs Award For Blocking CHAPEL HILL. - nak, the University C. The trophy Newberry, S. C., and any others that I might have over-■ f looked. . .Continued success for King.s Mountains contii- ja(^bs Sr., who originated the button to college football coaching. Pride Ratterree ot award in 192S. South Carolina’s Gamecocks. . . t, n *- .i u -i. olace on Saturday night at 7 and Another George Adams for Gardner-Webb. . .Another ® maches^tM* the"sevn^ acc winners olash for the title at George Harris or Ken Baity for Kings Mountain’s Moun- 5^^001^ 9- taineers. After losing 13 fine seniors, Bobby Jones is going to be needing all the help he can get next year. .. Winning the Jacobs trophy - - - - eaps a sensational year for Rus- iMounties Hand (lavs first Loss, Wiiigo And Thombs Have Big Night Kings Moimtaiti’.< M'ninlaiiK'hrs pulled their second bi.g iij).-ci of the Sf'uthwestoni c m.cren • has- ketbal) season here Fiklay night as they defi-aied pn vinnsly un- boalen Ea.s't Hiilher:did The victory''oft She' y s Gelden Llor.s, an earlier KMIi-> viciim, as the only uWioaleii team in /■»)n- ference play. |Iea<i’ng into I'u'.s- daj’.s fin.aj preChv'sIma.; aclion, the Lions were 3-0 while KMIIS, E ist, Crest and South I'.imiI w.->re tifsl for se-xnd with 2-1 reroi-i];. A pair of senior-for wards. Ran dy Wlngo and Mjkt* ThoniOs. pac ed the Moiintaineei atlark but Coach Allen Dixon continue ! to get fine play from a’-l of his men. VVingo fin’.shed as K.M’s top scorer with 21 piUnts and Thombs added IS. The>' joined senior, Wendell D.awklns, in controlling the backboards. |3utch Blalock, King.; Moun tain’s high sorer, wa-s lie.,-1 10 nine points, marking the first i time th’s year hr has not been I in double figures. Dawkin.s had 1 eight points as the Mountaineers j again had a welhcalaneed .scoring I attack. 1 The Mountaineers led mo;l of take team scoring i the way, even though tit'" going Crockett was close behind wlttB i was plenty tough. Moun- 11. Sandra Byers and Joannil tain held a .seven-point edge at in- Proctor barely missed hiltlnM termlssion. 31-24, and had to hold double figure.s with eight and si.g off the charging Cavaliers in the points respectively, final two chapters. The two KMHS squads Charles Simmons, the SWC's scheduled to close out the player of the lear last season, was portion of their schedule the game's top scorer with 2.7 night in Lincolnton. I markers and Chris Watkins and BOYS GAME • Chris Cobb added 16 and 13 re- K. Mtn. (66' Dawkins S. Wirl I spectively. But Coach Connie go 21, Tliomits IS, Blalock 9, Hamrick got little scoring from 5, Adams 1, McGill 2, Leach 2. I his other players and that was Elast (621—Simmons 2.o. Wa , the difference in the game. kins 16, Cobb 13, Hampton S, Cai| This area’s two college basket-lals. UNC-Wilmington is capai:Ie Eagles whipped the Bulldogs in Rings Mountain’s girls made it ver 2. te hosting of pulling an upset over the Cru- the finals of the UN'C Asheville. ^ dpan ivveop in the opener, win- GIRLS GAME ' ' saders and Elon is always one of Tipoff tournament and the Cru-i foj- their second .SWC K. .Mtn. (-151—CrockeU H^ai, the strongest small college teams saders stopped the Bulldogs lOK-, tvin'in three outings. en Ledford 5, Kathy Ledford 14| .In the state and the lighting! 100 in a regular season game. | Kathy Ledfoid and Deborah Proctor 6, Byers 8. Belniont Abbey s Crusaders,, All American 1 ! Crockett again .supplied the 1-2; East (39)—Mun-ay 3, coached by former Kings Moun-j g.7 -j-rautwein. j Gardner-Webb copped victories; scoring punch for the Mountain- 4, .Macopson 3, Poole 12, Landrun S 'ISl S„ho_r.Ca« M, .« .r»»- Abbey Classic while Gardner-1 man Curtis Carter have provided !® * *■' WebYs Bulldogs wdl be hosting' the Abbey with a solid 12 scor-j^Pn^SS to up its record to 6-2. their annual Bulldog Holiday, ing punch but Hussey has also' , tournament. | gotten fine efforts from his other 1 Alabama freshman John Drew . three starters, seniors Jim Mc-j^nd junior college transfer Jim The v-rus^m-s will entertain Laj.j.y 1 Blanks have been the ringleaders; u > 1 „ and jp^n Mike Randall, of the G W offense thus far; and; East Lincoln scored pins in the eers were pinned m the ast tw - - • • Coach Eddie Holbrook has also I jagt matches to defeat Kings matches and East Lincoln cam] goten good performances from! Mountain 42-33 In high school out ahead, Billy Ellis, Ken Napier, Ai Jones, here last- Wednesday and others. night. ! The Mountaineers captured si Kings Mountain held a 33-30, matches, including two on foi| The G-W field appears to be! lead after undefeated Alfred Ash fgits. Steve Chriscor, 15.7-nounde RE BOUNDER •— Senior WtjndsU Dawkins has shouldered much I of the rebounding load for Kings Mountain's Mountaineers th's season and that's one of j the reasons they carried a 6-1 overall record into last night's | gome at Uncolnton. honors Crusaders And Hosting Holiday Christmas tournament next week I end, Dec. 29 30. Ron Rus-i of North .pfelffer, UNC-Wilmington Elon Friday and Saturday while, ^^p^ ^^bey victories, in- sonvNewman and Western Caro-' champion 'Hussey has gotten good scoring I Wrestlers Come Close But Lose i To East Uncoln By 42-33 Count licnolr Rhyne, At Belmont’s Wheeler Center, | from his bench. —A Comeback For Cloninger ^ 1 Bw nak. 6-2, 225-pound 56Ilior droonAd a1 x* i. auu w caici II vdL* ; : A successful Leeion Hall of Fame banquet for Kings! from Prince George. Va. rates as Pfeiffer i^eir'^^t tournament; The Masked Surfers fromHono; COl.UKBIA,S Mountain’s inductee info the 'hall', former major leaguer jone of the finest linemen in Ca’-j^^pd the year and!,^^*®^ Gardner-.lulu will provide the actio^n' for olina’s fres^n ueorge Wilson. . . „ t f,-..- the All-America this season. j „ "fho 'roi i In the nightcap. The losers play matches wilj pH , Billy Becker'to the varsity and Injury, take a A long overdue American League pennant for ^ ^ aw - . another shot a, the Fal ; n ^ ^ Hoss; welcome vacation of almost Yankees and a National League pennant for the Brav£S... I Rusnak was the driving force! cons. I play at 9 for the title. ] Strickland against Buck Forest However, it wil) take some. Carson-Nowman and Belmont! A(Hion gets under way at 8:30 doing for both the Crusaders' Abbey have handed the Bulldogs p. m. and the Falcons to reach the fin-1 their only two losses to date. The — Elon and Pfeiffer, two CaroUnas Conference contenders, will open.' tournament play Friday night DistricTae l4?-V^minctL“"a?9 bu^a'im "^fmes do Four area high school teams Wrestling Cend will play afternoon games pre- c^f |nn C ceding the tournament tests., JOII* 9 The championsliip game Satur-i^{j°®® Wrestling returns to Kings day night could pit the Abbey 06"«nuiuty Center on _, well-balanced and coaches of the won his IfiS-pound match on for- oined Ash with victorie.s by foi| teams agree that any onejteit. However Reggie Whitmire and Keith Bidix of the .Mountain-! Gamecock Frosh TakeVacafion Fiom Cage Wan ' Hal Glass, 9h-pound fieshmarl Glenn Roberts, 19-poun1 freslT man. and Robbie Eng, 167-poun| iinior, won on pins, all in thl first rounw. King.s Mountain’r other victory came wlien 13'| ; pound sophomore Ronnie MoirJ son won hi.s match on a 10-4 dtr cision. C. — South Car-' basketball team, A return to the major leagues for Lincoln County’s Tony I on a brilliant Tar Heel offensive _-.y .1 for Gaston County’s . line which helped carry Carolina fensive lineman in the eountry- than Ron.” Rusnak was the leading vote- getter among the interior linemen On this yearis All-ACC team. Jle was named to the all-star squad for the second consecutive sea son. Rusnak was a first team selec tion on a’l the major All-America teams this fall. Among the teams he made are the Associated Press, the United Piess International the Foofiall Coaches of America and the Ft.otball MTiters of America. This iv the second straight year a Carolina player has won the award. Fullback Geof Ham lin was the winner last season with Rusnak finishing second in the voting. Other Tar Heel players who won the trophy In the ACC weile •Jim LeComptc in 1961 and Eddie Kesler in 1964. North Carolina State guard Bill Yoest finished second in this year’s balloting and Duke guard Bruce Snyder was thli d. Cloninger and continued success . „ . submariner Ted Abernathy. . . y, tj-- ■ and a second^traieht ACC title A successlul semi-pro football venture for Kings ®"“ ® ®‘r®‘gbt ACC title. Mountain’s Bears. . .Continued success for local duckpin The Tar Heels win face Texas! bowlers, who have brought many national championship.s Tech in the SuniBowl, Dec. 30 in j to Kings Mountain. . .Many more victories for local race E, Paso, Texas. . car driver Freddy Smith and a return to racing for Don ‘-niis is a great honor for Ron ■ Bumgardner, who had to sit out last year after a serious; and one which he richly deser-l accident two years ago. . . i ves,” said Carolina Coach BUI j Many more productive football years for East Gaston, Dooley about the announcement Coach Dick Thompson, one of the finest gentlemen in the don’t think there is a finer of- coaching ranks. . .And a head coaching job for East Gas- ’ ‘ ^ tjjn's Delmer Wylcs, who turned out some great single- vving football teams at Mt. Holly. . .College coaching jobs foi’ South Point’s Jim Biggerstaff and Shelby’s Gerald Allen. We need them out of the Southwest Conference so the other eight schools can catch up. . . A Cotton Bowl victory for Alabama’s Crimson Tide and a victory for Ohio State over Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl. . .Many basketball losses for UCLA and a NCAA national championship for the ACC cage champion, which will be either North Carolina or Maryland since State and Duke are on probation for a year... And, last but not least, Santa, good health, peace and a Merry Christmas for all. f ai Heels Retum To Practice, Prepare For Dec. 30 Sun Rowl CHAPEL HILL. North Car-|tice in El Paso until the day of olina’s Atlantic Coast Conference] the game. fr'o^eticrneW Ini The Tar Heels ended their reg- fnl thetr battle vvltli! idar season Saturday, Dec. 9, with preparaUon tor their bat le vv h comc-from-behind victory ^xas Tech in El Paso s Sunj^^^^ 'e(|uallcd Carolina’s ajl-tlme high The Tar Heels, who posed a set hy the 1911 team which also 10-1 ixtgular season record in vva.s 10-1. In fact, no other major sweeping their .second straight college team in the state of North ACC tjt'.e, will face the Red Raid- i Carolina ha.s ever won 10 games ers ot the Southwestern confer-; >n a single season, ence Dee. 30. Kickoff is set for 1 ] That virtory also allowed Dno p. m. Eastern Standaixl Time and i jey to Improve his record at Car- the game will be telecast na-jolina for, the fifth straight year tionaliy by CBS. i an unprecedented feat In coBegr CoaOi Bill Dooley’s team will i football, ani makes him a strong •work dally until Friday, Dec. 2S. candidate for National Coach of 'The squad will then break camp | the Yeatr. tor the Chrlstma.s holidays, re-j Caught with slim talent in his turning on the evening of Dec.* first two years at UNC. Dooley's 38. 1967 and 1968 teams were 2-8 and Carolina will then fly to El]3-7. Since then re re(»rds have Pa»o the folio^ng morning and ibeen 5-3, 8-3, ^2 and 16.1. set up headquarters at the Holt- This will be Carolina’s third day Inn. The Tar Heels wll] pme- eonaeoutlve trip to a post'-seiidil 9S-Pd; Hall Glass (KM) pinnel . , . . J .. Joe West (EL); 105—Tomml .I®'* Garrison (EL) pinned Ronnil * ~ - ° Terry (KM); I12--Jeff Graskl , (EL> won on forfeit; 119—Glenl .(Weeks after going 1-d in its first ^KM) pinned Jim M-f two outings of the season. calistor (ED; 126-Ronald JohJ With all but two scholar.sh.p:^^_^ performers of uses spectacular J32 — Keith Houghsto| Biddix (KMi. .il- MAONTAINEER stars The three Kings Mouatotn high basketball cogers, pictured above, represent key reoaons why Kings Mountain's teams have lost only one gome this season. From left to right: Larry Hamrick. Joan Proctor and Felicia Falls. Towe: Little Dog With Big Bite ! group playing exclusively vvith ' the Gamecock varsity, the Biddies 43g_Ronnie Morrison (KM) def have had trouble mounting a bal- ,j-L); 145 anoed attack while defeating pinned To: I Phiblant Navy, 76-58, and losing (KMi- 15.7—Steve Chrij {to Palmer coUege of Charleston, ^ forfeit; 167 , „ » . „ Roebie Eng (KMi pinned Byii With feUow flrst-year-men Alex [j(,(i^epeth (ED; 1.85- Alfred A; English, Mike punleavy and Bob „„ forfeit; 195 tMalhlss all contribute measiu- owane Elliott (ED pinned Rl. *yy, to the varsity cause, and not vvhitmlre tKM); Hvvt- Roi av/dUahjaior f»sh play, forwards cod well (ELi pined Kelt] Jim Clemente and Mark Greiner stiouWered .the loa-d and , ijqmWne' to Bveelge ^ points per ffdme so far, hut no other Biddie has been aWp to contribute more than seven per contest. The 63 Clements, who scored | 137 in the losing cause again.st Palmer, has a 36:5 average, while Greiner Is scoring at a 22.5 c'lp. The latter also leads all reboun I- ers with 1.7.0 per game but injur- ed his knee against Palmer and , is out for an undetermined per-j iod. Both playeis scored 24 points | against Phib’ant, while Greiner i gr.ib^ 18 rebounds in that con-; test. ! j ’The next highest frosh scorers, * have been 6-2 guard Al Barvvick ; with 7 ppg and 64 Tim Lewis, a, i 7 point scorer pulling in 11.5 re- bounds. Re'iounding was another problem in the loss to Palmer, as; r I ers and broadcasters at the re- j the Biddies, lacking the big man, ' cent Big Four tournament. Monte j w'ere unable to control 6-11 Henry , game. The Tar Heels played in the 1970 peach bowl and the 1971 Gator bowl. Leading Carolina against the Red Raiders will be sevep play ers who were named to the All- ACC team. They are offensive guard Ron Rusnak, conscn.sus All - American offensive tackle Jerry .Sain; defensive back Lou Angelo; defensive end Gene Ififttown; defenst'v* tackle Erie Hj'- nian and llnebariters Mike Mans* iAi itilS Jiaaimr DcRaet, RALEIGH. — An old cliche, ball team through two unbeaten 1 Despite being chosen to the all says that it isn’t the size of the'seasons. He also made the all-, tournament team by sporU writ dog In the fight that mattei-s, it’s state basketball squad there, the size of the fight in the dog. I Before he saw Towe play. Wolf- A perfect example is N. C. State’s pack coach Norm Sloan was'held some disappointment with j poyd of the Pioneers, who dom- Monte Towe whose talent and i skeptical that someone so small ] his own performance. , inated both iviards with 15 second ; hustle make' his lowly height'(X>uld play in the Atlantic Coast' ‘T let the team stand around half rebounds, seem above irrelevant. ] conference. Now Sloan Is a bellev- too much,” Towe said. "We didn't 1 The Biddies were scheduled to Towe, the smallest wolf in the;er. Towe has shown that he can get enough movement In either play strong Anderson Junior col- ■Padc al 5-fcet-7, is a perky, dart-, play with the best, even if they j game. We did win, and I'm happy; icge as preliminary to the varsitv Ing guhrd wHo is in a mlriorltyj are a foot or more taller. .about that, but I think that we.conte'H with Lafayete on Jan. 3., artiong major college placers. A! “1 consider iMdnte to 'be volu- i can play better basketball. I ] but the game has been canceled 1 . ..— , J.. __ 'since schoo' will not be in scs-; slon at that time and the univer- ] slty felt it would not be advis- ■ able to bring back the whole | squad from their Christmas break to play one game. 'The cancelle.itinn reduces the 1 Biddle schedule to 13 games. They { are scheduled to return to action on Jah. 22 against Palmer eol- j leM of^ Co.lunjbla ih Carolina < oMtMiuin pMof tii the varsity’s | gMat -aigi^st Dariaul. natlonjai survey shows that only ] able not only for his f|oor play; know we will as the season goes 1.4 per cent of all major college i which is amazing, but also for his! along.” players stand less than 5-feet 9. ’Heading into Saturday’s game at C^rgia, State's final oiiling before Christmas holidays, Towe has asserted himself as a team leader. Many observers would call him the quarterbaek or the fleM gen eral. He is and •was both. W^lle at Oak Hill high sehoo) la, Cor- v«s»e,.iM,,. liiMa. Wok tk* Jtoot leadership,” Sloan said. "He. takes | He has to look up to the stud: charge Oh the floor. He seta thejent managers. He can tel! 7-foot- team In motion and keep the ] 4 Olypian Tommy Burleson, with- tempo going.” During one early-season game, as Sloan was discussing a fine point with officials, Towe organ- ired a team meeting and pointed out mlstalot piltli; $loi(n wHm sat- iafifld and retumad to the hud- out bending his head, if hU belt buckle Is shiny. He plays defense like a shadow and races on of fense like an overly energetic chetah. The name U so simple,, many people mispronounce it. BUf just Mil MobW, or Towe, oo iNJknrar. 0' cheehs Santa's on his way to deliver a happy dayt ELLISON S GRO. How a Merry Chrittme