Local Wrestler Claims:
Contact Fun
By Mike Steadman
There is a loud thunder echoing
throughout the large gym. The sound
is of such magnitude that one can
feel the muscles in the body tighten
as each wave of sound reaches the
ear.
The air is so thick that it seems
that it would take a knife to cut
through it. This thickness is lightened
by the rays of the central lights of
the gym that are beaming down on
the ring.
The heat is hardly tolerable for the
spectator; the sensations it brings the
muscular gladiators who are
bouncing each other off of die
three-quarter inch plywood floor is
not imaginable.
Screams of delight and awe from
practice spectators add to the
thickness of the atmosphere and an
occasional growl from one of the
grapplersadds to the excitement.
Charles Fields, Eddie Riddle, and
Ronnie "Killer" Hatched have been
practicing for about a month in
hopes of soon being able to perform
before an audience.
"We would like to put on a
Wrestling bout for a club or
organization so that we can help
them raise money for a worthy cause
and make a little money on the side
.for ourselves," said Fields.
The men practice in an official size
ring valued at $800 which is 16
square feet and is about eight feet in
height (from the floor of the gym to
the top rope), and is lined widi three
ropes extending from large iron poles
in each cornet. The ropes arc 5/16
inch cable covered with black plastic
pipe.
"we are serious about this venture.
It sometimes reaches 105 degrees in
the ring and we average losing about
two or three pounds every time we
climb into that ring for fifteen
minutes of wrestling," said Fields.
He indicated that a session in the
ring would equal a three hour
workout in a gym.
"We get as much exercise as a
person who jogs or lifts weights in a
gym for three hours. It doesn't seem
like we actually do that much, but
the constant movement and body
contact can be deceiving," Fields
said.
"My father did it for fifteen years
and I watched him and I drought I
would like to give it a try. My father
had two regulation size rings. 1 love
wrestling; its not like work; its more
fun than anything. 1 spend six to
eight hours a week practicing, said
Fields.
Fields said he got started by asking
around to see who would be
interested in wrestling and at first a
lot of people expressed interest, but
only a few turned out for practice.
He said that a booster club from
another town indicated that they
wanted them to put on a match, but
at the present they simply need more
people to participate.
"I have heard that there arc a
couple of girls who are interested. 1
hope they will contact me soon." he
said.
"I would like to get a couple of
boxers to come also. I think
wrestling and boxing together would
really be something worth
watching," he said.
Fields said that it takes more than
just getting into the ring and
throwing other people around. He
said that it was safe as long as the
wrestlers can control their emotions
in the ring and not get in there to
hurt someone.
"Its more authentic than people
think in that it takes an agile athlete
who can control his emotions and
movement to the point of producing
action and excitement with no ill
intent." ho said.
He later admitted that anyone can
get angry from time to time.
For now Fields says that he.
Riddle and Hatchell will continue to
practice wherever they can find a
place to put the ring (which is a
poblem sometimes), and hone to get
more people interested in joining
them in the ring, either in a wrestling
or boxing capacity. He said that he
hopes to eventually get enough
people to be able to schedule bouts
in many different categories of
weight and experience and is
extending an open invitation to all
who arc interested in getting
physically fit, no matter what size or
shape to join him in good clean fun
and exercise for a purpose.
"SA Y UNCLE" - Ronnie Hatchell has the advantage over Eddie Riddle as he is
twisting his ami and preparing to run him into the ropes at a recent practice
session for the wrestlers.
"TAKE THA T" - Charles Fields gives Eddie Riddle a smashing forearm during
a recent practice session. Ronnie Hatchell seems to he enjoying the action.
Service Personnel
Army Staff Sergeant Benjamin F.
McRae, son of Mr. and Mrs. Coston
McRae, Rt. I, Lumber Bridge,
participated in a field training
exercise at Schofield Barracks.
Hawaii.
The training consisted of day and
night team patrolling as well as
simulated warfare.
Sgt. McRae is a radar section chief
in the 25th Infantry Division.
Marine Lance Corporal John C.
Stocks, son ol" Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Stocks, Rt. 3, Raeford. has departed
the Marine Corps Base, Camp
Lejeunc. N.C.. on a six - month
deployment to the Mediterranean.
As a member of die 32d Marine
Amphibious Unit, he will participate
in training exercises with units of the
U.S. Sixth Fleet, and visit several
European countries.
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AETNA TEAM- The Hoke county All-Stars were hosts to the Aetna Life and Casualty Softball Team in a
three game tournament to benefit the Olympic fund for Kathy McMillan last Thursday night. Members of the
championship winning Aetna team arc shown (first row) Robbie Carpenter and Kemiit Heal, batbovs. (Second
row) John Roland, Wayne Gibson, Oiris Cammack, Don Chilton, Rick Blackwood, Gerald Honevcutt, Carlton
Barnes. (Third row) Tom Carpenter, (manager). Joe Brown, Dennis Puncl, Bobby Walker. James Wilson, Danny
Carver, Mac Richardson, Walt Nichols, (scorer).
Waverly Mills Sweeps
Women's Tournament
By Pat Scott
Waverly Mills defeated the Hoke
Jaycees Saturday night S - 4 in an
extra inning ballgame to win the
Bicentennial Invitational Women's
Tournament here.
Cindy Faulk scored the winning
run for Waverly on a sacrifice fly by
Betsy Cofficld. The leading hitter for
the Jaycees was LaDoris McNeill who
went three for four at the plate.
Thursday night, the Hoke Jaycees
defeated Bell's of Lumberton 22-10
after five innings with K. Jordon, D.
Little, and D. McLeod going three
for four for the Jaycees. L. Bell of
Bell's was two for two.
Hollingsworth Barber Shop
defeated Converse of Lumberton 6-0
as Singletary and Odom went two for
three.
Waverly Mills bad no problem with
Lumberton Knitwear scoring nine
runs to Knitwear's two.
Lumbee Bank of Pembroke
downed Lumbee Marval of Ked
Springs 18-4. The leading bitter was
Audry Locklear of Lumbee Bank
getting three bits in three attempts.
Hoke Jaycees had 24 hits to defeat
Hollingsworth*s 20 - 10 after six
innings of play. K. Little was the
leading hitter with a four for five
performance for the Jaycees.
Waverly Mills upset Luntbee Bank
6 - 4 in a Tine defensive game as
Nevels and Cofficld went two for
four for Waverly and Collins and
Locklear were two for four for
Lumbee Bank. Bell's then outscored
Converse 17 II to eliminate
Converse from the tournament. In
the final game of the night,
Lumberton Knitwear eliminated
Lumbee Marval 16 ? 5.
Friday's action started with the
elimination of Bell's of Lumberton
by Pembroke's Lumbee Bank team
144 after six innings of play.
Hollingsworth's forfeited to
Knitwear 7 - 0 because they did not
have enough players present. In a
fine defensrve game. Lumbee Bank
defeated Knitwear 6-5.
Saturday nights championship
Juvenile Court
Custody
Cases
Heard
A six year old boy was placed a
ward of the court Friday by Juvenile
Court Judge Joseph Dupree. The
parents were ordered to undergo
psychiatric evaluation at the Sandhill
Mental Health Center and to follow
the instructions that arc rendered to
them The boy was ordered placed in
die custody of the Department of
Social Services, a foster home, or one
of the parents following their
evaluation.
In other cases, evidence was not
sufficient involving a five year old
who allegedly broke a windshield.
Three children, ages nine, eight
and five, were ordered placed in the
custody of their mother again after
she had finished serving a prison
term.
Custody was given to an aunt of
an eleven year old boy, who the
court found to be in definite need of
psychiatric evaluation. The boy was
made a ward of the court and will be
given evaluation.
A fourteen year old boy's case was
continued indefinitely after he
admitted to larceny.
round started with the Hoke Jaycces
eliminating Lumbee Bank 6 - 0 with
D. Shaw of the Jayeecs hitting two
for three.
In the simi ? final round, the
Jayeees rallied in the second and
fourth innings to outscore Waverly 8
- 6. In the final game. Waverly came
through in the eighth inning with the
winning run to capture the
championship.
Trophies were given to the
tournament champion, die runner ?
up. the most valuable player and an
all - star team was selected.
The all - star team looked like this:
Annie Locklear, Lumbee Bank,
pitcher. Cathy Grant. Waverly Mills,
catcher; Audrey Locklear. Lumbee
Bank, first base; Debbie Little, Hoke
Jayeees. second base; Kathy Little.
Hoke Jayeees. third base; Marion
Collins. Lumbee Bank, shortstop;
Sandra Lucus. Lumbee Bank. Cookie
Poe, Waverly. Cindy Kaulk, Waverly
and Sandra Collins, Lumbee Bank,
outfielders; and Kelly Jordan. Hoke
Jayeees. most valuable player.
Sheriff Adds
One Deputy
Sheriff D.M. Barrington
announced die luring of a deputy to
fill one of two vacancies within the
department.
Charles L. Sewell, 35. of
Laurinburg, will begin duties Sept. 1.
Barrington said.
A veteran of ten years of police
experience, Sewell formerly served
on the Laurinburg Police
Department and die Scotland
County Sheriffs Department.
Starting salary for the deputy is
S7.000.
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