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Tuesday, August 9, 1977—MIRROR-HERALD—Page 7 Defeat Charlotte &5 la Tide Game •> per ^es play sam (or will be d under singles, d over omen's doubles, les and KM Babe Ruthers Cop State Championship S Aways 'tV ACCEPTS TROPHY - Kings Mountsdn Coach David Robinson, right, accepts championship trophy trom Dean Spears after his le-year- Photo By Gary Stewart old all-stars defeated Charlocte 8-8 tor the state title Thursday night at Lancaster Field. Cheerleader Softball Toiimey Is Underway at City Stadium. All proceeds from the double - elimination, Hie first annual Kings Mountain High School Cheerleader Softball -Classic '!^tonlght suil Gaston County M»*chant8 Win Area §ofd)all Tide The Oastm County Merchants defeated Skidmore Construction 16-18 Saturday to win the Area Three CUss A alowplteh softball title. The victory sends the MerchanU to Bulling- ton August 18-31 tor the state tourney. The Caro lina A’a of Kings Mountain, the defending state champions, will also be competing In that event. A1 Culbertson hurled 'the title win Saturday *and Ted Harris and David Johnson raided out three hits each to lead the plate attack. Robert Clawson, the tourney MVP, was 4-for- 4 for Skidmore. Oawaon finished with a .708 batting average tor the double-ellmlna- tton event, hit five home (Ttim To Page 8) cheerteader staff. Admission Is one dol lar for adults and 80 cmts for students. lActlon got tmderway last night with the Kings Mountain Men’s Chib facing devemont, Skid more Construction playing Second Baptist Church, B. R. Smith Homes against the Kings Mountain A's, and Gaston County Mer- chants meeting Bethlehem Baptist Church. Opening round win ners will play tonight at 8:80 and 9:80. The championship game Is set for Wednes day night following a faatpltch game at 8 p. m. between the Shelby champions and Sonny’s Exxon of Greenville, S. C., last year’s South Carolina state cham pions. Loser’s bracket games begin gt g p, m. Kings Mountain’s 16- year-old Babe Ruth all- stars wrapped ig> the first North Carolina State Championship tor that age division Thurs day night at Lancaster Field with an 8-8 victory over Charlotte Clark Griffith. The visiting team, which won six straight games after dropping Its first game In the tourney to Greenville, won tne first game 7-4 to force a second title game. | David Ray Robinson and David Cobb com- bhed pitching talents In the title contest, Robin son going the first five tamings and getting the victory. Kings Mountain never trailed after Cobb’s tow ering home run over the left-centerfleld fence gave the local entry a 1- 0 lead In the second. Charlotte battled back In the t(^ of the third to tie It on a homer by Sammy Martin, but KM taUled two In the bottom of the Inning and held the lead after that. Bryon White, who singled, scored the win ning nm on a single by Robinson and Danny Bolin’s double plated Ronnie Wilson, who had reached on an error. Kings Mountain picked up two more In the fourth on White’s two-run homer, and added three in the fifth on doubles by Robinson and Butch Pearson, Cobb’s single, Bolin’s sacrifice and Chris Keeter’s Infield out. Charlotte outhlt KM, nine ~to eight, but Robinson and Cobb were both extremely tough in key situations. Martin went 4-for-4 to lead the Chariotte plats attack and White, Robinson and Cobb had two hits each for KM. KM grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first game, scoring twice In the first (»i two walks, Bolin’s sacrifice bunt. Robin- sen’s single and Cobb’s sacrifice fly. But Chariotte battled back to tie It In the third on Tom MeVaney’s two- run homer, and the visi tors grabbed the lead for good with two In the fourth. Wilson worked the first five tamings for KM and was charged with the loss. Cobb hurled the final two frames. *•».*» 1 tfef- - -"i STATE CHAMPIONS - Here’s the 18-year-old Kings Mountain Babe Ruth all-stars, who copped the State Championship Thursday with an 8-8 victory over Oiarlotte. Team members Include, front row, left to right, Mike MltcheU, Mark Schuman, Jimmy Hall, Butch Pearson and Craig Ben. Second row, Bryon White, Stove Boggan, IDamy Boltai, Ronnie Wilson, and David Ray Roblhpon. Back row, coach Max Brooks, David Cobb, Scott Thronburg,: Dwayne Clark, CSuia Keetw and Coach David Robinson. ■ - -IT Dixie Youdi Stars Lose To Cape Fear Kings Mountain’s Dixie Youth major league all-stars reached the end of the line Fri day in the state tourna ment In Norwood, loelng to Cape Fear In the title game 8-7. Further details were not available. Photo By Gary Stewart “HEADING" HOME — Sammy Martin of Charlotte slides head first Into home with one of Charlotte’s runs In Thursday’s Babe Ruth championship game at Lancaster Field. MSiklng the tag too late Is KM catcher Bryon White and keeping a close eye on the play Is umpire DeVoU Butcher. KM won 8-8. Babe Ruth Boxscores FIRST GAME ICE I ARD •• i ...... ' v SAVING TITLE — David Cobb Is woriring on save In 16 year old Babe Ruth champlomhlp game Thursday night at I^castor Field. Cobb, who worked the final . relief of Ray Robinson, homered In the second lining to get KM started toward Its 8-8 victory. Charlotte AB R.H RBI Martin, 2b 4 1 8 0 MeVaney, ss 4 2 8 2 Hoffler, 8b 4 1 0 1 Sawyers, lb 4 0 1 1 Morris, rf 8 1 1 1 Patterson, If 2 1 0 0 Gtunble, c 8 0 0 0 Morris, c( 2 0 0 0 Poole, ph 1 0 1 2 Marston,p-cf 8 1 0 0 Totals 80 7 9 7 K Mtn. Hall.cf 2 1 0 0 Wilson, p-lb 8 2 1 1 Bolin, 8b 2 0 0 0 Robinson, ss 4 0 8 2 Oobb,lb-p 8 0 0 0 White, c 8 0 0 0 BeU,3b 1 0 0 0 Pearson, 3b 1 0 0 0 Schuman, If 2 0 0 0 MltcheU, U 1 0 0 0 Boggan, rf 2 0 0 0 Keeter, ph 1 1 1 0 Totals 28 4 5 4 By Innings C 003 230 1 KM 300 010 1 2B — Keetsr, Wilson. T 7 4 HR- MeVaney. Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO Marston 3 1-8 1 2 2 4 8 Poole (W) 4 3-8 4 2 1 1 4 Wilson (L) 8 7 6 4 0 8 Char. Martin, 2b 4 2 4 2 MeVaney, ss 3 110 Hofflor,Sb 8 0 0 0 Sawyers, Ib-p 4 110 Morris, rf-lb 8 0 11 Patterson, If 4 0 0 0 Gamble, c 2 0 10 Marston,cf 3 111 HeUard,p 0 0 0 0 Poole, p 2 0 0 0 Eury, ph 10 0 0 Totals 20 8 9 8 K. Mtn. Hall,cf 2 10 0 White, C 3 2 2 2 Wilson, lb 4 10 0 Robinson, p-ss 4 12 2 Oobb,ss-p 8 2 2 1 Bolin, 3b 2 0 11 Keeter,lf 8 0 0 1 Boggan, rf i 0 0 0 BeU,ph 1 0 0 0 Pearson, 2b 8 0 11 Totals 26 7 8 8 By Inntaigs T C 001 121 0 B KM 012 280 X 8 2B .. - Bolin, Robinson, Pearson, Gamble. HR Martin. Cobb, White. Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HeUard (L) 2 3 8 2 0 1 S o<9e 8 8 6 8 1 8 swyers l 0 0 0 0 1 Robinson (W) 8 8 4 2 1 8 Cobb 211 00 1 Bor about aioUof nickds youcantalkto Buffalo forSiniiiutes. 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