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S^' PAQE TWO '-Central Take Upset Bearc ' < Central's high riding Mountaineers defeated the strong and favbred Lenoir high Bearcats last Friday night in Lenoir by a score of 12 to 7 on the strength of Bruiser Bill Cashion's two touchdown plunges and su perl> pass defense by the local secondary, to run their Western conference record to two wins and three losses and their season record to J and 3. Coach Clyde Canipe's charges began their first touchdown drive when center Bud Medlin, after "an exchange of punts, intercepted George Crowell's pass ami was downed on the Lenoir 31-yard line. Cashion smacked for 14 yards and a first down. Bill (lnult. starting tailback for the Mountaineer*, picked up 2 off tackle and C'asbion plunged I aud 16 to the four where he statistics Yard* gained rushing 209 70 Yarda lost rushing 9 SO Mot rushing gala 200 40 Mo. passes attempted 7 20 Mo. passes completed 0 4 Yds. gained passing 0 68 Oppo. passes Int. I 0 Oppo. pnnta Mocked 0 I Yda. run back of punts 28 15 Mo. kick-offs 3 2 Kick-off avg. 43.3 35 Yds. kick-offs ret. 28 50 First downs, rushing 10 2 First downs, passing 0 3 Total first downs 10 5 Mo. fumbles 1 1 Mo. fumbles rec. 2 0 Mo. penalties 1 2 Total yds. penalties 15 20 Total yds. gained 237 173 ploughed over from the 6-inch lin? on fourth down for the score. Cash ion's pass to Black for the "point wns no good and the Mountaineers led 6 to 0. Late in the first nnarter the Mountaineer forward wall held the Lenoir rushing department, forcing wingback Eugene Younce to punl. Kings Mountain, failing to mifke a first dowp, , punted, Bill Gault sending a nice one 40 yards down the field but the officials detected a Bearcat clipping right end Jim Black on the midfield stripe and the Mountaineers were given } the ball on Leuoir's 39, the Betycats] losing 15 ynrds from the point <jf the foul and the ball, the break ^counting for the final Kings Mountain, core. On the next and first play in the second stanza .Cashion bulled his way through the heavier Lenoir line for 21 yards to the Bearcat 12. After Ware picked up 2 on a reverse, Cashion 1 through the line. ar 1 Gault 0 on an off tackle smash Cashion made it first and goal with two. yards on a center smash. Gault fumbled and recovered for a threeyard loss but the bobble was offset by a Lenoir 5-yard offside pen alty, Cashion ploughing over from the 2-vard line, after his plunge and Gault's inside tackle smash had b^en stopped at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Cashion's try from j placement for the point was blocked^ hf tho T.nnnir f ach-o?/l -J 4La _i- ...x, >wi iinni tt ?iii auu IUV i Mountaineers were ahead 12 to 0. Kings Mouutain beean a drive i from their own 20 a few seconds be fore the first hnlf ended, Cnshion starting it off with an 8 yard smash. Dwight Ware, fleet Mountaineer wingback. made it first and ten on a reverse that went for 10 yards and on the last play before ! SCHOBLE'S Quality HATS I / , $10.00 !$& .?* . c, *.t'"i 'v>'^^ ** ' -^. *tv'A&i 1 ,_ . ? i'?At i\,:tl ')>ii^i'A' VT < ' '. . A >/. -.. - ... '. J s Early Lead; ats ^ ^ ! 9 i cuppbbs aob paB? snaooeb, I Bocol Bpadacclni. win b? on the reII nm aa the Charlotte aggregation taken on Newport Newa Builders In a fast Dixie Pro league battle. The Clippers will be fighting to stay in I the pennant racd' in t; cir last homo : appearance of ths r?Tular season. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:30 p. m. I v Rbl^^S I ik p ] OEOEOE FRITTB. one of the South'? outstanding college Jinemap .before the war at Olcnison College and now a stalwart In the Charlotte Clippers firat line defense. He -vlll lead the Clippers defensive tactics against Newport News at Charlotte Memorial Stadium Sunday. the whistle blew, raced 30 yards through the Lenoir secondary, Younce hauling him down on the Bearcat 30 yard line after he was apparently in the. clear and on hia way for a touchdown. Halftime ?cn Kiaas Af 1??i?*? ? ?. O ?* WU.HU1U 1 ??, lil'UUir u> Leuior came back in the second , half with n strong nriel attack, Crowell tossing 17 passes, only four complete due to brill'taut pass defeuse by the Mountaineer secondary. Medlin batting down 3 and intercepting 1, Ledl'etter* knocking down 3, Karly 2. and Black and IVare 1 apiece, to thwart the Bearcat victory ?try. Crowell'a toss to Younre. I for 15 yards in the end zone, , accounting for the only loser touchdown. Younee converted from placement to account for all Bearcat points in the game. Kings Mountain's forward wall stopped a Bearcat drive on its own 1-yard line in the third quarter but Lenoir drove back for the touch down, after. Gnult kicked from behind his own"" "goal on first down. Another Lenoir drive was baited in midfield by the Mountainee**, YounCe kicking to tTT^" Kings Mountan 12. AfFer three tr'es through I the line fniled, Cashion kicrtced a I short 80 yard punt, Younce hauling I it back to the Mountaineer 30-yard line, tackled from behind by Boheler after almost breaking into the clear Crowell 'a last fht$e desperation passes were batted down incomplfte, with the final whistle sounding as opposing pinc ers attempted to cover the ball after Medlin had almost intercepted, the plgglnn dropping from hi* arm*, and the referee ruling the hall dead. The starting lineups: KM X. LE?Dettmar Childers LT?George C. Clgrk LG?Harmon Rainwater C?;Medlin Rhodes RH-?Boheler, Capt. Denton RT?Neill Land RB?;Blac>. y . L. OW* QB?Led oetter Pcnnell LHB?ffault Crowall BHB- War# . Tounoe FB?'.aghlon B. Bow* flsmiBSrj: KM aeorlnf td Caahlo* THE HIBALI Central Bees Lm? To Shelby B, 19-7 0*Utral'a'"B" Hud lost theli MOOBd game of the mhos to the strong Bbelbft "B". outfit In Oitj Brtt? late Xomday night by a score of 1? te 7| Jackie WrifM vu the star of tbe game for the local lads, recovering a Shelby fumble and running 25 yards for the 'Little Mountaineers' only touchdown of tbe game. Bob Huffntetler, "B" contain and fallback, rammed oyer center for the point. Other outstanding players were Jimmy Oobb. tailback, end Jack Matthews, wing back with line standouts Patterson. Jenkins, Ledford, Msuney, Stjrets, Brian Ware, and Humphries. KMSWC To Have Shoot nere Next Wednesday ? With the old-timers present likely i to think themselves 'back la tbe good j ole days'1. Kings Mountain Hports- J men's Wildlife elub is sponsoring as | old-time shooting match to be held at I limits Wednesday Nov. 20 at 3 D. m. 1 just following ibe general meeting of the member* ?<f the Country Club I which in scheduled for 2 p. m. All KMBWC member* and pro*pee | I i ve member* are urged to attead the , : shoot and via 'or the aumorou* orU*1 | cutt and Glee A Bridge* are .'a i charge of the arrangement* and nnh that aportamen bring their gun* and ammunition. Target* Will be provided. "Prospective member*," aaid Joe Lee Woodward, elub president, "in elude* any hunter, fisherman. farmer, wildlife lover, or anyone otherwise interested in the program being eon* ducted by the organisation.'' In addltion to the state program to removo the ghme and fish division from the state department to insure a sounder program, the KMBWC has undertaken to stock deer, fish and other game in the immediate Kings Mountain area. a Chairman Hunnicntt announced yea* terday that John George (Johnnie the Greek) Demitriadea will be on hand with coffee atad sandwiches for the outdoor occasion. Hunnicutt Named VicePresident of Air Clnb ^Harold Hunnicutt, owner of aJ W^7 C'Jssna 140 plane, made a trip wiek that proves that airplane* are thV^trgnsportation, not only of r> the * a. - *? " - ' * iuiutv, out 01 jne present day. J Am .essential item wa? badly peeded to pnt a Margrace machine in 'opera-tion in a hurry. A supply house in Charlotte had the necessary part (ball bearing, it was) and the item was delivered to Cannon Airport there as a. result of a telephone call. Mr. I liunnieutt hopped in his new plane, <reved-up the motor, and took wing In less than an hour the badly need-, ed machine was running full spaed. The Cessna 140, home Bridges Air port hanger on Landing street, here, is a two passenger plane with an 85 hp motor and cruises at 105 miles per hour, witha 25 gallon fuel capacity giving it a 5 hour .cruisipg range. iGive jjj m> {^4v' - 'jv't! / w/^v.' *^*i yL; ^^v( j > THURSDAY. NOV. BT mUBT.IW OAXPBXTHB . < Coach Clyde Canipe's rapidly improving Mountaineers take on tho vaulted Shelby high school Uom Fn ' day night in tl\e game of the season, the clash for top football honors in the county, and the team, like all good Kings Mountain fans, is 'gunning' for Casey Mom's slightly fav orea charges. WheA the two county teams take the field in any contest they're out to win, their one engage ment deciding the success of one or the other. When the Mountaineers and the Lions meet, the season's record is forgotten and the winner considers its season a success. Friday night's affair, Shelby's homecoming, is expected to be witnessed by every Mountaineer follower that can possibly make the 12 mile trek to the capltol city of the county."Fans will be expecting to see a rpging*battle between Mountaineer fullback, and leading polnt-maper. Bruiser Bill Cashion. and fleet-footed *** * t, I** * i with Jfoth forward walls petting on a fighting exhibition of good football. Sportsshots slogan for tke week? "OX TO SHELBY." r ?? m The Monntnlneeia proved their wor th last Friday la Lenoir by downing tern conference thriller 11 to 7. * Bruiser Bill Cashton was again the fair-haired boy of tkw week .at Central high achool, having hanged ofer both touchdowns against Lenoir to run his season's seor'ng totml to 55 natnti. Inclmlinir # ?! ? 1 . r ? ? g w - ? v bum VAVia point*. ? Standout feature of the gn me however was the brilliant pass defense by TTTP ^Tountaineer secondary, who batted down 11 and Intercepted one of 20 passes by Bearcat tailback Crowell. and the exceptional play of the hard-charging 'first line of defense,' the unheralded forward wall. Pour of Crowell'a passes were "fbmplete for 58 yards and four off the mark, and the line held Bearcat backs to a 40 yard net rushing gain, while leading ' the Mountaineer backs to an eeen 200 Tnrd?. rushing. The entire Kings Mountain defrn' I 'JSial1 k . < t * ; r D U . x * i ______________ Him a C 1 LOUNGING RO: % Satins, wools, gabardines Christmas Gift for any n ; / , _ ' $10.50 to 2 l COATS .. Both Overcoats and Topt ing Coverts, Gabardines, . wools in gray, camel tan, ? blues? \ I $3.50 to \ -W ****' !>f ' 7^% .'' 't' ' y *^'*' *? | * 'VjC; * ? <*' * .' *.S? ' !, V ' IVe line wu outstanding, Bob NalH , tei getting 4 Ucklet and 4 assists, Bill , be Harmon, 4 and 8> Bill Dettmar, I and , oa 8, Ren George, 4 and l^and Jim Black (oi 1 and 1 with 1 past batted down. afl Cashlon, leading the loeal defense and Bp playing his usually excellent game in wi that department, had 8 tackles to his fo< ! credit, along with 3 assists. Cental tei Bud Medlin topped the rest of the th secondary with 4 tackles, 4 assists, 3 wi passes knocked down, and one pass pu intercepted. Game Captain Roy Bo Mi heler, back in the center backer-np ow lot from his guard position most of in . the Knme. accounted for 3 tackles. S co assists, and one blocked pass. Bob hi Ledbe'tter lad 2 tackles, and 3 block wl ed passes to his credit, and Boh er Early had 2 blocked pastes and da Dwigbt Ware one. *" wi dc ?u? to Interesting sidelights of the game? be Kings Mountain ran the ball from *? scrimmage 48 times, kicked off three *r times, passed 7 times, punted 10 tim- " es, (one 'blocked!, and fumbled once, recovering, while Lenoir ran 22 tiipes, kicked off 2 times, paaaed 20 tim- ,'1 ea, punted 7 times, and fumbled once Kings Mountain recovering. ? Medtin's pass interception set up the first Black^jctJ^m a painful hit of clipping behind the II knees, the locate getting the ball aft- ? er Lenoir was penalised IS yards. ? Cashion was stopped for no gain 5 times, three of them on consecutive tries, by the heavier and powerful Beareat forwards.?jYounce, who seorV&V JeL pass from center while attemptiag io punt, and once when Bob Nelll caught him funning from punt formatioa ?Younee caught Bill Gault fist-footed I In the safety position twice with beautiful quick-kicks, for SO and 43 | yards. ?Dwight Ware was about to rack up a touchdown just before th* half whistle caught him. He ran hh B reverse for 10, bqmplng into bis inr " ' **" I Hf //irmoc V( 0PT0ME1 Examination, Diagnosi Office open each Firiday ^tt>rt nationa Select Your * ? 't.* From Our Large Selecti MEEKEE MADE and OOB Billfolds and Receive F Your NAME stamped on in ~ rrjaua. j %mfi7flq>witku4x.ftC rv rift of Qu BES ? * Pi ? ? an ideal broadcloth, Po lan? candy-striped ] . V. ' " : ' * 12.50 $29.50 V * * * woe v V ^ J soats, featur and all- All colors ? al brown and . "v _ ( U.50 $I9D rference and being slowed liM tr' fore n Bearcat grabbed hian, a?& the next play ran late the clear r 30, a Bearcat prabbin'g his gable* | ter be was almost in the ble^r. ? " ortshcts wasn't lonesome op theretb plenty of 'good Kings Monntaini otbatl fans, including some , minisrial supporters, on baiid tp. ghaor e boys on. ?Lenoir came close tonning, Younce returning 'Casbion'gnt into the clear, the last loneountalneer catching him on their~ n 15, with the game ending Urge completed passes later. ?Many fan* mmented on the small number of gh school students there, wondering lay school authorities couldn'f haveranged a bus or two to accommoite those students who didn't have * ay to travel but who would have un lubtejlly gone had there been busseatake them. Many students haveen heard to remark that they'd get Shelby if they had to walk. ?Cen al's Journalism flags was well rep-sented, with the 'skipper' on theont row' and the 'prize students' vine tHls corner a helping hand on le sidelines. The Nm-v Mtim<it'n tfmt the Woeif* ReOflVe replaced more tftaC< MtiaeMeataMMttacMtitaMfctaariiiMliisacaBataai , enough fo riTT~? mejor "toek force. QUICK RELIEF FROM CTOMACHUICm KIN CHI hfOtfWTAXN J0XUO CO. eesemor Olty: OqpfTHAXi DEUO STORE "V" S.Bailey BIST . 8, Glassfa Fitted 10 A. M. tt> 5 P. M. Ji BANK BLDC1 ' ; Billfold I . on Of * 1 J)OVA BEE 24 Karat Gold * v ioT * ality I k J AM AS 1 plln, Knit materials in * | patterns? : | i"' 4 to $40.95 I >L SHIBTS , |: V >.. , , . 11 sizes. Can be worn / to $10.00 I
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