Pa«e 6-MlRROR-HERALC-Tueaday, Auguit 2, 1B77
Finals Set For Tonight
KM Unbeaten In BR Tourney
King! Mountain’! 16-
year-old Babe Ruth all-
■tan won their (Int two
games and were bat
tling for a spot In
tonight’s finals of the
State Babe Ruth
Tournament last night
at Lancaster Field.
’The local entry
defeated Buncombe
County 6-2 Friday and
OreenvUle 6-4 Saturday
to earn a semi-finals
spot against the only
other unbeaten team In
the double - elimination
event, the Foothills all
stars.
’Those two clubs were
scheduled to play last
night at Lancaster
Field, with the winner
assured of a spot In to
night’s 6 p. m. cham
pionship game. The
loser of last night’s
game was to play the
winner of the Stanly
County Charlotte
loser’s bracket game.
Results of last night’s
action were not availa
ble at the Mirror-
Herald’s presstime.
Kings Mountsdn led
all the way behind the
pitching of David Ray
Robinson In Friday
night’s win over Bun
combe County but the
Mountaineers had to
stage a late rally Satur
day to whip a good
OreenvUle team.
Robinson scattered
abc hits for Friday’s
victory. KM managed
only tour hits off Scott
Martin and Wendell
Howard, but tUl of the
hits came In key
situations.
KM lumped ahead 8-0
after three Innings and
put the game on Ice with
two more runs In the
fifth. BCs only runs
came In the fifth and
seventh, and both were
unearned.
Jimmy HaU walked,
stole second and later
scored on a passed baU
to give KM a 1-0 lead In
the first, and that turned
out to be the winning
run.
KM added a pair In
the third on an error, a
walk, and hit batsman
and David Cobb’s
single, and scored Its
final two In the fifth on
three more errors and
doubles by Robinson
and Danny Bolin.
KM scored four runs
In the first Inning of
Saturday’s game with
OreenvUle but had to
come up with two more
In the fifth to win the
game after the Pitt
County aU-stars battled
from behind to tie the
game at 4-alL
Rennie Wilson started
on the mound, but
exited during a fourth
Inning OreenvUle raUy
Cobb came on to hurt no-
hlt baU over the final
three innings and get
the victory. _
KM’S winning taUy
came when Hall
reached on an Infield hit
and scored on Wilson’s
double to center. Wilson
added an Insurance
tally on Robinson’s
single.
A walk to Hall,
Wilson’s double and
stogies by Bolin and
Robinson hlghUghted
KM’S tour-run tally In
the top of the first.
The Foothills aU-stars
advanced to last night’s
winner’s bracket game
GETTTNO BIO LEAD — Kings Mountain’s
Jimmy HaU gets a big lead off first base In game
with OreenvUle Saturday to the State Babe Ruth
Photo By Gary Stewart
’Tournament at Lancaster Field. HaU stole second
and later scored the winning run on a double by
Ronnie Wilson.
Legion Toiimey Saturday
sixty-six golfers wUl
tee off Saturday In the
sixth annual Post 156
American Legion golf
tournament at Kings
Mountain Country Club.
The 18-hole event wUl
get underway at 9 a. m.
A dinner for aU par
ticipants wUl begin at 6
p. m., followed by
awards presentations
and a dance at 8:80.
’Tee Umes:
9 a. m. — AudTlgnor,
Stimey Jackson, Charles
Hampton, Jim Lybrand.
9:10 — Fred Sisk, M.
Bowen, R. Elgin, P.
Morrow.
9:20 — Llndberg
Dixon, Ken Clonlnger,
B. Spicer, BUI SeUers.
9:80 — J. Arnett, B.
Sanders, Rick Moore, C.
Ledbetter.
9:40 — Scott
Clonlnger, D. Moody, R.
Franks, K. Smith.
9:00 - George Bowen,
R. Wright, G. Smart, D.
H(^.
10 a. m. — B. Mc
Daniel, Joe McDaniel,
C. Whetstlne, C. Huff-
stickler.
10:10 — Houston
Wolfe, Mike Ballard,
Charlie Ballard, D.
Lanier.
10:20 — Gene Timms,
E. Dwyer, Gene Tlgnor,
Mike Tlgnor.
10:80 — R. Lowman,
D. Chastine, W. RusseU,
M. Sisk.
10:40 — Jerry Roes,
Gene Stone, Danny
BagweU, Carl Cham
pion.
10:60 - Terry
Leonard, C. Falls,
George ’Ihomasson, J.
Alexander.
11:00 — J. Rayfleld,
Furman Wilson, P.
Ooutre, A. Sanders.
11:10— Walt Harmon,
C. Wilson, F. Graham,
S. Lemmons.
11:20 — B. Wells, C.
JoUy, G. Walters, B.
Bridges.
11:80 — D. Ballew, L.
Green, F. Dover, G.
Hlpps.
11:40 — R. Plonk, J.
Bolton.
with KM by defeating
Mcnroe 18-4 Friday and
Carteret County 6-4
Saturday.
In other opening
round play Friday,
Carteret County edged
Stanly County 6-6 and
Greenville nipped
Charlotte 9-8.
In other games
Saturday, Stanly County
ousted Monroe 11-2 and
Charlotte eliminated
Buncombe County 11-6.
Stanly County and
Charlotte recorded
shutouts Sunday to
reach last night’s round,
SC defeating GreenvlUe
2-0 and Charlotte
ousting Carteret 6-0.
FRIDAY GAMES
Foothills spotted
Monroe a 1-0 lead In the
top of the first, but came
back with tour runs of
Mb own In the bottom of
ttw third and had no
trouble the rest of the
way.
Bart Reece went the
route tor the winners,
oeatterlng seven hits.
Doug Crump took the
toss.
Cart'jret County
scored an unearned run
In the bottom of the
ninth to defeat Stanly
Cbunty. Stanley Flynt
reached base on an
error and scored on an
error for the winning
taUy.
Bill Rudder started on
the mound for Carteret,
moved to second base,
then re-entered as
pttcher In the eighth to
pick up the win.
Flynt and John Yurko
led the Carteret hitting
with three hits each and
Royce Dudley hit a
home run
Greenville picked up a
run In the seventh to
edge past Charlotte.
Bobby Woronoff walked
and scored the winning
rrm on a squeese bunt by
ptoch-hltter Ed Coley.
SATURDAY
GAMES
Stanly County ousted
Monroe as Phil 'Ricker
went the route with a
five-hitter. Jeff Brauda
took the loss.
SC broke the game
open with eight runs In
the fourth, the wtoners
getting five singles and
taking advantage of five
bases on balls.
Doug Smith, Allen
Thomas and Eddie
Barbee led the SC hlt-
ttog with two hits each.
Foothills put Carteret
In the loser’s bracket
with Its 6-4 win In the
8:80 contest. Foothlljk
scored the wtonlng run
In the fifth on an error,
two walks and Chap
man’s single.
HUSTLING BACK - Kings
Mountain’s Butch Pearson hustles
back to first base to avoid plckoff
attempt In quarter-finals play
against Greenville In the State Babe
Photo By Gary Stewaurt
Ruth Tournament Saturday night at
Laixsaster Field. KM won 6-4 to
advance to last night’s seml-ftoals.
The champloiuhlp game Is set for 6
p. m. today.
Following KM’S
victory over OreenvUle,
Charlotte eliminated
Buncombe on the
strength of a five-run
rally In the fourth.
Charlotte had three of
Its eight hits during that
Inning and also took
advantage of three
errors.
★★★
SiniDAY’S GAMES
Stanly County got
tour-hit pitching from
Doug Smith in ousting
OreenvUle, which got
combined flve-hlt pit
ching from Mac Stokes
and Ben WUson.
SC scored the winning
run In the first on a walk
to Phil Tucker and
Smith’s double.
Charlotte’s Glenn
McConnell held Car
teret to three hits In
Sunday’s final game.
BUI Rudder of Carteret
lost his first game of the
season despite hurling a
fine flve-hltter.
Charlotte scored three
runs In the fifth, with
McConneU’s triple ttie
big blow.
★★★
Major All-Stars
Are Undefeated
Kings Mountain’s
major league aU-stors
won their first two
games In the Dixie
Youth State Tour
nament In Norwood and
were battling Cape
Fear, the onty other
unbeaten team. In the
feature game of last
night’s card.
The District Three
champions edged Old
Piovldence 6-4, In
Saturday’s opening
round, them bombarded
Bladen County 19-8 In
Sunday’s quarter-finals
action.
Action continues
through Wednesday
with the winner ad
vancing to the Dixie
Youth World Series In
Bartow, Fla. Kings
Mountain has never won
Um state title In Dixie
Youth and la seeking its
first trip to the World
Series.
Jamie Green and
Kevin Jones teamed up
to hurlSaturday’s
opening round win, with
Green getting the win.
Green gave up only
three hits and fanned
three batters.
Roy Mathis and David
Peeler had two hits each
and Kenny Mltchem hit
a home run to lead the
KM plate atUck.
Kings Mountain
lashed out 21 base hits In
Sunday’s victory. Jeff
Moss went the distance
on the mound, scat
tering six hits and
fanning nine.
Green carried the big
stick for the locals,
going 4-for-4 with two
homers and three runs
batted In. Moss was 4-
for-6. Including a
homer, and Mltchem
clubbed his second
roundtrlpper In as many
games.
i
KMHS Gridders Open Practice Today
By GARY STEWART
Sports Editor
Kings Mountain’s
gildders will open pre-
v.uat.H
'TtV
BOBBY JONES
season practice this
afternoon at John Gam
ble Stadium.
Coach Bobby Jones
said his charges will
have physicals at 6 p. m.
at the fleldhouse, then
run a mile.
All football players,
both Junior varsity and
varsity, are urged to be
present
The Mountaineers will
go through six days of
conditioning drills be-
tore beginning heavy
practice next week.
Jones, who has most
of his players back from
an 8-2 team of a year
ago, said the coaching
staff will try a new
method of coaching this
seats on.
"All six of us will be
working with both the
varsity and Junior var
sity,’’ he said. "That
way, every boy will get
the same coaching and
we feel like It will really
help our program. On
game nights, only two or
three of us will go with
the team and It might
not be the same coaches
every time.
"I really like the
Idea," he went on,
"because that will give
the assistant coaches
some exposure of being
a head coach, which
most of them want to
be."
Jones also announced
that second - year coach
Dan Brooks has been
given the duties of
defensive coordinator In
addition to his line
cosmhlng assignment.
The remainder of the
coaching assignments
will be the same as last
year, with Dennis Dukes
handling the offensive
backs, Warren Goforth
the defensive backs.
Bud Bumgardner the
defensive ends and John
Blalock helping Brooks
with the offensive line.
The coaching staff
spent last week In
Greensboro at the an
nual North Carolina
High Schools Coaches
CUnlc and Jones feels
the Mountaineer leaders
received some valuable
Information.
"We heard Jerry
CUlbome of Maryland •
talk on the I-
formation," ho sa^d,.
"and specifically the
Isolation series. I think
we got some good Ideas
from nlm."
Jones, although It’s
esirly, feels the Motan-
talneers will be capable
of winning the South
western Conference,
even though the league
will probably be the
toughest It has ever
been.
"We’ll have the best
team since I’ve been
here," he said, "but the
conference Is going to be
much tougher. The top'
tour teams of last year
(Shelby, Chase, KMiB
and South Point) all
have most of their
players back. I can see
any one of five teams
winning It.”
Mountaineer fans will
get a sneak prsvlsw of
their club ea Wed., Aug.
24 when they host
Olympic High of
Charlotte to a scrim
mage. Jones said an
admission fee will be
charged for the first
time.
Also, Jones said, sea-
sen tickets are on sale
and may be purchased
at the KMHS main of
fice for no a book.
However, that will not
Include the sertamage.
"We’re antkipattog
Ug crowds this year,
igice some of the better
teams will be playing
here,” ho said. "We
open the home portion of
our season on Sep
tember 16 against
Chase, and Shelby and
South Point will also be
playing here."
The Mountles will
play a much tougher
schedule than last year,
having added R-8
Central and Ashbrook to
replace Cherryvllle and
Bessemer City, who
dropped out of the SWC.
The Mountaineers
KMHS
Schedule
SEPTEMBER
2, at R-S Central
9, at Ashbrook
16, Chase
28, B. Rutherford
80. at Crest
OCTOBER
7, Shelby
14, at N. Gaston
21, S. Point
28, B. Gaston
NOVBMBBR
4, at Burns
open September 2 at R-
S, then play their only
non-conference game
the following week at
Ashbrook.
DANBROOIC8