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red in
College Field
afternoon before a
of approximately 200.
Long's All Star* defeated
?Radar" Hamilton'* team by ?
of W.
Jimmy Deal and Bucky 8ud
dreth pitched the Long All
Stars to the seventh inning vic
tory with nine strikeouts and
bnly five walks. Terry Beech
and Lee Yates were the losing
pitchers although between the
two they managed to rack up
12 strikeouts and only two
walks.
The lone extra base hit In the
game ra ? double by Jimmy
Deal in the second inning. He
drove in two runs with a mam
moth drive into right center
field.
The two teams of 15 boys
each were selected by the
Coaches of the various teams in
the Little League, organbted
only this season. The selection
was made on the basis of
ability, sportsmanship, enthus
Ism, and age level. At least
three boy* came from each of
the nine teams in the league.
An extra boy from the first and
Second place teams (at the end
of the season's play) were
placed on the All-Star squads.
Broadcast over local radio
station WATA, the game began
at 4:02 and lasted an hour and
92 minutes. According to lea
gue director Jerry Daniels, the
77 degree temperature and
cloudy skies provided "perfect"
baseball weather.
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The nine team* In the Little
League finished the regular
season in the following order:
Blowing Rock I, Optimists, Jay
cees, Watauga Savings, Lowe's,
Blowing Rock II, Boone Drug,
. Northwestern Bank, and Wil
cox Travel (Bamboo).
The All-Stars selected for
the winning Gary Long team
were David Hauuvn, W; Wayne
Craig, 10; Bucky Smddreth. 12;
and Mike Lent*, 11;
log Rock I;
and Claude Smith It; all of
the Jaycee*; Jackie Lawrence,
13; Mike Norrii, 10; and Bub
Hagaman, 8; of Watauga Sav
tag*;
George Hyler, 12; James
BroyhiU, 13; and Gary Jenkiiu.
12; of Blowing Rock II; and
G. C. Trivette, 10, of North
western.
"Radar" Hamilton's team was
composed of Harry Yates, 12;
Mack Stroup and Lee Stroup,
13; and Gerald Brown, 11; of
the Optimists; Lee Yates, 13;
King Hill, 12; and Mark Rich
ardaon, 12; of Lowe's;
Larry Ford, 13; Virgil Greer,
12; and Randy Hart, 13; of
Boone Drug; Donnie Miller, ?;
and Gayle Scroggs, 9; of North
western Bank; and Sonny Cook.
11; Terry Beech, 12; and Eddie
Trexler, 13; of Wilcox Travel
(Bamboo).
Both Long and Hamilton are
students at Appalachian State
Teacher* College.
Score By Iaaing*
Long's ? 1 2 10 0 1 0?8
Hamilton's .0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Umpires, Jerry Daniel* and
Everette Widener.
Following the first Little
League All-Star game played
Monday at College Field, league
director Jerry Daniels stated
that he and the coaches of the
nine participating teams are
"pleased with this year of Lit
tle League play."
He stated that he felt that
the goals of having fun as well
as learning more about the na
tional pastime were accomplish
ed.
"I would like to thank all of
our sponiTrs," said the short
mar, a former athletic great at
Appalachian State Teachers
College. "I issue to them a chal
lenge for like support In the
future.
"Alao I express my gratitude
to the coaches, players, parents,
and other volunteer* who help
ed make this 'year a success."
(Continued on page five)
FIRST INNING POP UP fly was hit by an unidentified player.
Jimmy Deal, starting pitcher (or the Long All-Stars, catches the
short pop-up, and later teamed with Bucky Suddreth to win the
contest 34). _
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LITTLE LEAGUfc ALL-STARS posed Monday afternoon at
College Field, following the first All-Star game played In
Boone. Gary Loag'f winning team Is pictured on the front
two rowi. "Radar" Hamilton'* team fills the third and fourth
rows. The player* and coaches art, first row (left to right),
Coach Long, Buzz Hagaman, Mick Morris, Ronnie Reece, Jim
Deal, Claude Smith, Richard Storey, and David Harmon. Sec
ond row, Jack Lawrence, G. C. Triplett, Mike Lentz, James
Broyhill, Garry Jenkiai, George Hyler, and Wayne Craig.
Third row, Don Miller, Lionel Turner, Lee S troupe, Gerald
Brown, Mack Stroupe, Harry Yatei, Lee Yates, Terry Beach,
Eddie Trexler, Gene Hill, Virgil Greer, and Coach Hamilton.
Fourth row, Larry Ford, Randy Harte, Sonny Cook, and Galea
Scroggs. Not pictured is Bucky Suddreth, the winning pitcher
for the All-Star game ? Gadder photos.
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"...All Was Gone But Silence, Memories "
There was an air of electri
fying suspense at College Fitld
Monday afternoon as two All
Star squads from the nine
teams in the Little League came
together in competition. The
players, coaches, fans ? even the
umpires ? came with the en
thusiasm of a World Series Mil
out crowd.
One small boy, obviously
several yean too young to be
[a Little Leagurer, practiced his
"wind-up pitch" with his dad.
With little hrownihoed foot
raised high in the air, the
youngster would begin a throw
which sometimes went straight
to his father. Sometimes he
missed. Once he even fell
backwards. But always his
pitch waa followed by a smile.
Three teenage boys sat in
the stands cheering wildly to
their buddies who "had made
the All-Star squad."
One mother, whose pep-crys
surpassed that of any cheer
leader heard in the area within
the last decade, kept her own
"official" score card, between
shouts of encouragement.
Bob Barnes and King Trip
lett, radio announcer* for local
station WAT A, hovered in one
section of the stands, broad
casting every more the players,
coaches, and umps made.
One teenage spectator, clad
only in bermudas, tried to woo
the admiring glances of female
spectators but even his flexed
muscles could not draw the
girls' attention away from the
baseball diamond.
A baby in the third base line
stands cried vehemently. One
colored boy, about IS years old,
hit a few flj's into shallow right
field for the benefit of Little
League outfielder*.
A manager, almost in pafflie,
exclaimed to the plate umpire
that the catcher mask was bro
ken. The ump. acting very un
umpirish, consoled the man by
handing his own face mask to
the catcher. The ump swung
the broken mask over his face
and caUed "Play Ball."
The crow'd hushed. OecisiqOf
ally it cheered or mumbled re
marks of disgust, depending up
on which way the "breaks" were
going.
Innings one, two, and three
flicked by with no notice of the
time. Then it was the iast in
ning and the game was over.
A brown and white spotted
dog ran across the field. A
father was heard saying to his
dust splattered son, "Good
game, boy! Good game!"
The cars along the bank of
the field started their engines.
The first All-Star game had
ended. Now all were gone.
All bat the silence and the
memories of Little League act
ion, 1962-style.
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fo'ny *League Plans'
For 1963 Revealed
By Optimist Official
Plans for the formation of a
Pony League In Boone next
year were revealed b> David
Spainhour, official of the Opti
mist Club, at the Little League
All-Star game at College Field
Monday afternoon.
Spainhour stated that such a
league would include boys from
ages 12 and a half years old to
IS. "This would enable the
larger boys to play in their own
class,'' Spainhour said. "Too, It
would protect the 'smaller boys
(ages eight and nine) who now
are playing against 12 year olds.
The younger boys just don't
have the coordination that the
older boys have."
It was the Optimist Club that
instigated plans this past year
for the formation of the Little
League program. Although un
organized baseball for the youth
in Watauga county had been
conducted during the past three
years, it was not until this year
that official, supervised base
ball came to Boone.
Spainhour stated aeveral
weeks ago (Watauga Democrat,
July 19) that the Optimist Club
had -planned originally to have
(our or five team* ol a dozen
boys on each. Instead, the turn
out was so great that seven
teams of 19 boys bad to be
created. Two additional teams
from Blowing Rock joined the
league.
He said Monday that the sup
port of civic groups and other
interested persons was great
enough to warrant the planning
for an expanded program next
year.
"We hope to be able to start
the season much earlier next
spring," he said.
The Pony League, if organ
ized by next year, would more
evenlly distribute competition
among the players, according to
Spainhour. The young boys will
play against the young boys;
the older boys will play boys
their own age, Spainhour said.
"This has been a wonderful
first season," he added. "With
continued support of the people
of Boone, there is no reason why
truly good baseball can not be
brought to the youth of our
community."
PEP CHATTER exploded at College Field lfond*y with "Radar"
Hamilton's All-Star team racing out of its pregame huddle, des
tined to a 5-0 defeat at the haiidi of Gary Long'* opposing team.
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