V Friday, February 13. 1948 spirals ' BY CHARLES CARPENTER Jake Early has signed his contract with the St. Louis Browns. Catcher Jake will be playing his 10t.; ( year of major league baseball this summer and will be eligible for re- j tirement benefits. Here's to a good season, J. W..,.. Boyce Henry Stone has inked with Raleieh of th? Oar. ' clina league. He's the big right-) hinder who twirled for the 1946 Vets t here ..... John George, hustling first ! sacker says,he's waiting before ' he j signs but that he has had lots of in ; quiries .... George Wilson, anoth- j er first sacker from Crowders Moun- } tain section, has signed with the Boston Red Sox and is expected to ; have a good season this summer af- i ter an excellent one with Roanoke of the Piedmont loop last year . . j Louis Norman <Boboi Newson, the Hartsville, S. C., kidder, is expected to ink with Lenoir in the Western Carolina league/this year. Wes Ferreli has already signed as manager of the Lenoir entry .... Johnny Allen, former major league pitcher, is manager of the Lincolnton entry in the wC this year . . John Moss says he has signed Cy Young and Steamboat Johnson for a barnRtnrmirra tnnr /if tho \A7/' nirroi?? ?> ?"? V* ???c V) V.1IVUI1 IIUO year ? reports have i' thatDuL'o^rt mills here will .field a ream this summer ..... have heard no more 1 i Bbl JSM Wy ^bb fl^ns * ' . . "*. ' ' . CG u^SajI s 8H hV^I ' Hi^j M9mr*&+MW ;" V. .',. . - "rv." V* j ? I Phone, 34 I r ;V>.' y v * v;' T? from the .Cral-.spurt nail club ..... tor we'd like to see both these teams in 'J1* a league this summer . ./where is 1 r' my spikes... . , . UP ?us? Unfortunate* situation, that's the j}c only way to describe the Central- jj0 Blue Ridge game last Friday rfight. tie 'Nuff said! ' ed ?lt-i? ea It's too oi l the rough weather de- 'Jl' priced many Kings Mountain fans Wf of witnessing junior-college calibre basketball last week during the Lions club tournament and that's . what It was. '27 With the exception of perhaps gj two games, the seven gamps played . ert was on par with-good junior college ball. Probably better! | t And the weather, we believe, kept jjc many local fans from attending the tournament. . Better luck next year. Lions! ?r' ?mo? 1 A Dick Werfver, diminutive Shelby * guard center-forward, captured the most outstanding player award and was a favorite with the fans ...... Kings Mountain's red-hot "Davidson college' team was the class of the tournament in our estimation, living up to our report of last week, A really fast-breaking team,, every man that played contributed to the winning of the championship trophy; And the t wo Grover members, al though they were not aboard for the'last two games, contributed their share in the 44 to 40 last minute vie >mpc > MBt** gKHBHSHpV^T r^ ffiST^IPB iit ' ' - <?# . f:: -\ # '''$^i?& > :' . '-;>.r-:^, f'--:r '-'V-' * ' -v-.v ft ' 1 -A . - ' '; . , . AiV i * / .' * V./ ' *' . \ (E KINGS MOUNTAIN HERAL y over Firestone of Gastonia in { C/irst-round game Jan. 28. Al;.* isp and John Gold played a bang- ( floor game to aid the locals in it-one. And Bill Williams, Charles ed) Neisler, Owens, Manier^ Jim I( rrtdon, Dave and Bob Neill, and.g uston Black added their part, . jj nry Neisler and Ed Hopper bang- u the baskets for 25 and 30 points j eh to lead the scoring... .two of ? Shelby players also excel 1 in seball. Loy Paige and Harvey Bo n were members of the 1045 I.p. >n champs ...... Monroe's Trull d 28 points in the two games he V tyed and teammate Johnson hitj Russ Grfcer was the coach of the ngs Mountajn team He was on s itches most of the Tournament.*' ' L The best time to house the laying >ek is when the pullets are ready lay their first eggs, aithough'they jy be housed any time during the _ owing season. ?Quality THAT'S THE BRA! WEAVER'S Phone ' *Ik'? yo ;: > ' ;." Vfl >r?*s$*- - / v. > KPW ." Ok | ''* ' ',\^' ".' ' ' ' y' ' '*' ^ J s ^ \ ". D. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Central Boys Drop lame To Blue Ridge Kings Mountain boys basketball ?am dropped a "football game" to lue Ridge School for Boys from* tendersonviile irv Central gyoinasiim last Friday night, score 22 to 27. The lineups: v&i / oo\ ni..? t on \ ***** \ * ?< / Wiuc tliuvjc / Ruth,- 4 .. Patrick,' 4 Medlin, 9 t Summers, 4 i Mauney, 4 Push, 3 Huffstetler, 2 Flicker, 6 Amos Keith, 1. Subs ? KSl: Patterson 3, Jackon; BR; Piper 6, Wier, Bowmen 3. Official?Kit Carson, Cherryville. Score "by periods: .6 15 18 22 ! BR ....: ...2 .11 15 27 -THE HERALD?S2.00 PER YEAR? I Cleaning? id'you get at? tLLANLlfd 382-W? <i?*y*fcaL , ifiU i *{ " fTii^ "'ir? Rft 7 i R h0m . u'll agree he 11 u e a m a z i i 3 pes. 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Double Bed Has Tall, Massive Posters :s on Fronts > % Spacious Drawers for Storage 109s8 Invited?in our opinion you'll look a lcrg, long time iroom suite value to approach Sterchi's outstanding Fall : the six* of the pieces? look at the richness of the jneers?EXAMINE thO sturdy construction, the big r Finished inside to protect your Fine things. LOOK r>n nerfMt nlate olass circular mirror on the vanitv. ve four potter bed with its beautiful styling and rich, K on hardwoods! The chest is 52 inches tall with four vanity is 42 inches wide?just the right size for most l' IERCHTS COXVE1S1EFT TERMS v' " ' 1 v - * ' * . ' "Vv? . . .. % " - ' " ;,v ' ^ r ' ..." .. \>. * -s ' . ; . > Mountain St ; ^ ' ' ' : , . ' - i 1 . ] -. . V - S J \1 V. && - *s -.v '<380

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