Sport Shots
? BY CHARLES CARPENTER
KMHS Football History
Continuing our effort to com
pile a complete football history
of Kings Mountain high school
teams We start thl.s we??k with
the 193-1 edition. Last week we
caught 1922-1925.
Remembeif ? if you have infor
mation we need to fill in the re
cords let us hear from you.
Our files of the Herald are mis?
sing including the last paper in
October 1925 through 1934..
From the 1935 files we learn
ed a speck of information about
the 19. 'it team :
1934
Defeat (Ml fiastonia by big
score *
KM 20, Sholby 0
KM 0, Morgan ton 12.
Members of the squad ? Theo
dart? Thomburg: HuDender, Mc
Swatn, .Wilson, Jim White, Jake
Early and John Elam. Coach ?
W J. PulkecHon.
? ?' ?*? ?'* ? ? " ' * : 1
News picked up in 1&35 with
Martin 'Harmon <as <he reporter
and also team manager.
The schedule and results:
Oct. 1 ? ?. M-organton ? (Lost")
Oct 11 ? l.H, Shelby fi
Oct. 1H ? 10. Cliffside 0 '
0?t. 2r> ? (t,. New tot) :?
Nov. 1? 0, Oasionia 11
Nov. S? 12, Cberryvllie 13
Nov. '22? 1?). Forest City
.? ? IX, . Bessemer. City 0
Tire Sqilad^-Jake Early and
John El am. lettprmen; Kay Har
sher, i Race Morsel Plonk, ; Jack
Fortune, Luther Morrison, (.'hub
by Leonard. Mickey Mode. Tom
my Reynolds, Boone MeDaniel,
Paul. Nelsler. Pete Hui'.ender,
Jake Bridges, Red White and
Foster (Marvin). Coach Paul E.
(Pete) Mo-m 'started his first
year as mentor here.
. ' 1936
? The schedule and r?\jult.s:
Oct. 2? 0. Ciiffside 20
Oct. J) ? ?, Shelby ?
Oct. 2.W ?. Newton ? "
Oct. 3tV'-?. (lasionia ?'
Nov. (> ? Cherry v'illtt ??
Nov. .20-- ? Forest City" '?
Nov. 2*>~?v. MorganiO'n ?
The Squ i -i ToimniO Reynolds.
P.iul Neislrr. Campbell Stewart.
?Mickey ModV, Burton Bennett.
Bobby Sillier, J I). Jones, ? Bel v in
Ware, Jimmy Dickey, Audley
Tignor. Charles Carpenter. Dan
Finge'r. Lawrence Patricks- Jvv
Hullender. Wesley Kiser, James
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Gibson, Ned Hayes, J.T. Fagtin
and Pride Ratterree. Coach, Fete
Moss.
1937
Schedule 'no results availa
ble!: ,
Oct. 1? Lenoir
Oct. '8? Cherryvl.rte
Oct. 15 ? Shelby
Oct. 22 ? Bad in
Oct. 29 ? Gastonia
Nov. 12 ? Newton
Nov. 19 ? Forest City
Nov. 24 ? Marlon
The Squad ? Burton Bennett,
Paul Neisler, Bobby Suber, Jim
my Dickey, J. D. Jones, Jack
Whetstine, Andy Huffsteiler, Lu
ther Morrison, Spud Reynolds
(Tommie), Hank Plonk, Eugene
(Stoggie) Goforth, Carl Finger,
Robert Wright, Dan Finger, Law
rence Patrick, Fred Wright, Tom
my Harper, Ned (Fuzz) Hayes,
Charles Carpenter, Charles Ram
Hey, Buck Hul lender, Fletcher
Wright, Curtis Gaffney, Roy
Lynn', Jack Lynn, Charles Alex
ander, James Goins, Billy Gantt,
Billy Ruddock, James Davis,
Brooks McAbee, Excel L Welch,
Roy Reynolds and Hubert Pum
phrey. Coach Moss' last year.
1938
Schedule and. results:
Sept. 22?14; Bessemer City 0
Sept. 30 ? 0, Newton 20
Oct. 7? 22, CliffsideO
Oct. 1 1 ? 1 3. Shelby 7
Oct. 2<>? 1 3, Charlotte Harding 0
Oct, 2H ? 0, Cherryville 26 ?
Nov. 4-^1 4. Harding 2
Nov. 11? G. Forest City IB
Noy. 18 ? 13, Blacksburg 6
Nov 23?? ? ?
The Squad ? Paul Neisler, Dan
Finger, Burton Bennett, Jim
Dickey, Tommy (Red) Harpei,
Fred Wright. Lawrence Patrick,
Charley Ramsey, Gene Goforth,
James GibSon, Charlie Ballard,
Bobby Suber, Art Whetstine.
Buck Gault, Billy Gantt, demon
see McDaniel, Norman Roper,
Pride Ratterree, A. B. (Bud) Falls,
Cecil Crook, Buddy Womack.
Charles Moss, George Allen, Don
MeCimiis. William Brown, Camp-,
bell. Yates; E. W. Neal, John Ke^
/iah. Wesioy . Riser, W. F. Or
nand anil Luther .Morrison.
Coach Crowi'll Little, now head
man at Davidson College, was
i he i iMi'lj in 1938.
. 1939
Schedule ami results:
Sept. 1"? ? 12. Bessemer City 12
Sept. 29? J),. Marion t9
Oct. 15?11. NCSI) 0
Oct. 13 ? 7, .'Charlotte Harding
2<> ? .
Oct. 2<V ? o, Cherryville 7
Oct. 27 ? O.Shelby 13
| Nov. ~1<> ? 7, Forest City 7
? Nov. 17 ? 20. Bessemer City 7
Nov. 23 ? ?, Lincoln ton ?
The Squad ? Bill Ruddock.
? George) Womack, George Allen,,
lames Gibson. Billy Gantt, Mo
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Ginnis, Jim Dickey, Smith, Pride
Ratterree, Norman Roper, Doris
Bennett, .Lloyd Bennett, Clarence
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Miteiierrt, ' Morrison, Moss and
maybe Burton Bennett. Coaches
were Clltie Farthing and A.^E.
(Red) Smart.
1940
Schedule and results:
Sept. 20 ? 12, Gastonia 6
Oct. 4. .12, Marlon 6
Oct. 11 ? 19, Bessemer City 0
Oct. 18?6, Cherryville 14.
Oct. 25-T-25, NCSD 6
Nov. 1?0. Lincolnton 25
Nov. 8?0, Forest. City 7
Nov. 15?12, Shelby 18
Nov. 22?14, Newton 20
Th?j Squad ? James Gibson,
Jim Dickey, Herbert Mltchem,
George Womaek, George Allen,
Norman Roper, Paul Hamn, Louis
lFalL9, Max Beddlx, Buck Early,
Leonard Abemathy, Huller Mil
i ler, Gene McGinnis, Jimmy Wil
lis. Doris Bennett, Ken George,
Floyd Smith, Buddy Walker, Wil
liam Brown, R. G. Plonk, Charles
Moss/ Pink Ware, Homer Purklns
and Calvin Payne. Coaches Far
thing and Smart.
1941
Schedule:
Sept. 19 ? 0, Gastonla 32
Sept, 25? rO, Hickory 14
Oct. 10 ? 0, Bessemer City 2
Oct. 17??, Charlotte Tech ?
Oct. 24 ? 13, Newton 0
Oct. 31 ? ?, Cherry vllle ?
Nov. 7??, NCSD ?
Nov. 14?7, Forest City 6
Nov. 21??, Shelby ?
Black was the only squad
member mentioned In the stories.
Farthing was the coach.
1942
Schedule:
Sept. 25 ? 0, Hickory 40
Oct. 2 ? 0, Lenoir 8
<X't. 9 ? ?. Bessemer City. ?
Oct. 1<>? ?. Charlotte Tech ?
Oct. 23 ? ?, Newton ?
Oct. 30 ? ?, Bessemer City ?
Nov. 6??, NCSD ?
Nov. 13 ? ?, Forest City ?
Nov. 20? ?. -Shelby ?
The Squad ? Max Rollins, Gene
Mitcham. Floyd Smith, Sam
Cloninger, Henry Neisler, Paul
j Hamn, Jack <Ted) Ramsey, Dar
win Keller. Doris Bennett, Hugh
ler Miller, Jimmy Burns, Grady
Queen, Robert Neil], John Row
land, Bud Warlick, Robert Go
forth, James Hullender. Jim
?Black, Jim Spivey, Jack GUnnetls,
Arthur Jackson, Eugene Gladden,
(Jacob Keller, Otis Falls. Dickie
I Foster, Harley Walls (Wells??)'.
jGaither Propst, Fred Kiser. Hou
ston Black and Edward Camp
bell. James F. (Pepper) Martin,
i star of the 1936 American I.egion
(junior world champs at Spart
anburg and a flash at Furman
U., was head coach and Thomas
iTempleton was assistant.
In 19-13 no team was fielded at
Kings Mountain. Next week we'll
[start with the 1944 team.
SI
Sidelights ? 1935: Karly scored
twice, plus one extra point in
13-6 win over Shelby .... 1937:
KM played Badin, coached by El
mer MoGill, KM native . . . 1938:
Neisler scored two touchdowns
and Gibson 2 PAT in 14-0 win
over Bessemer City; Gibs>on 'scor
ed in 22-0 win over CNffside:
Gibson and Morrison s<;ored in
13-7 win over Shelby: Kezziah
scored in 14-2 Win over Charlotte
Harding and KM played Harding
twice, defeating them earlier in
the season 13-f> . . . 1942: KM
lost to Bessemer City . and Char
lotte Tech, no scores available.
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Central "Bees" Down Grammar All Stars 7-0
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Future Vanity
Prospects Meet
[Again Friday
By Hugh Tompkins
Kings Mountain high school's
"B" team and the Grammar
Grade All Stars tangled at City
Stadium on October 26 with the
"Bees" coming out on top 7-0 in
a hard-fought, well-played foot
ball game.
The two teams meet again Fri
day night in another regular -
length high school contest.
Fullback Doug Falls eracked
over from the four-yard line ear
ly iti the first quarter for the only
score of the game after Tackle
Sammy McCarter had recovered
an AH Star fumble on the B 29
yard line to set up the game-win
ning tailey. Falls went through
the line for the extra point.
The touchdown drive went 71
yards with Falls contributing
runs of 6, 7, 5, 6, 6,' 7, X, and 4.
Tailback Dickie Webb made runs
of 7, 3, 4. 1, I and 4, and Wing
back Gene Patterson a run of 7
yards.
The most outstanding player
of the game was the All Star's
Frank Phillips who made runs of
1, 23, 3, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 yards
from the line of scrimmage. He
also returned punts of 35, 7, 25,
4 ,and 27 yards. He threw one
pass which b" completed for 17
ya rds
Gerald Adams Sam McCarter,
and Jim Caveny were outstand
ing on defense.
PLAY- BY-PLAY
Right End Earl Maddox kick
ed off to the B 15 and Webb re
turned 7 yards to the 22. Webb
went off tackle for 2. Webb lost
2 and Doug Falls added 6 to the
B 28. D. Falls punted to the AS
34.
" ? '? ... '* f V "... ' ' I
Phillips returned the kick back
to the B 31. Fullback Max Blan
ton added 4 off right tackle,, then
lost 1. On the next play Blanton
fumbled on the B 29 and McCar
ter recovered to set up the win
ning score.
After the touchdown, McCar
ter kicked off to the AS 21 and
halfback Darwin Moss returned
it 13 yards to the 34. Fullback
Joo Harrison added 6 yards off
tackle- as the first quarter ended.
Score ? B 7, AS 0.
WingbacK Jerry Queen added
! 6 for a firit dorsvn on the AS 46.
I Phillips made 1, while Moss and
i Queen were held to no gain. Qua
' terbaek Earl Marlowe punted.
Blocking Back Bob Eng return
ed ihe punt 5 yards t? his own
26. D. Falls made runs of 6 and
3 yards. Webb added 3 (or 8
first down on the B 38. Webb
passed incomplete to End Jim
McDanici. Falls added 4 yards
off tackle, while Webb could
manage only 3 around end. D.
Falls punted to the AS 23 and
Phillips returned it to the AS 30.
Harrison was held to no gain
on the first play and Marlowe
passed complete to Left End j
Dean Blackwell for a 7 yard gain.
Phillips took a pityhout from
Marlowe and scooted 23 yards to
the B 40 before being caught
from behind by Adams. Phillips
made 3, and Queen was caught
for a 1 yard losa?. Halfback Rich
ard George' added 3 yards- off
left tackle. On fourth down.
Queen passed incomplete to Mad
dox.
Webb made 2 yards for the
"Bees" as the first half ended.
Score: B 7, AS 0. .
Second Half
McCarter kicked off to the AS 23
and Phillips grabbed the ball
and ran it back to the AS 48.
Phillips was stopped at the line
of scrimmage and George made 4
off tackle. Phillips lost 3 on a
reverse. Mar' owe went through
the center of the B line for 8
yards and first down on the B 43
yard line. On the next play. Mar
lowe fumbled and the B team
recovered.
STATISTICS
'B" AS
Score 7 ' 0
Total first downs ........ 8 6
Yards gained rushing 141 121
Yards lost rushing 5 11 j
Net yards rushing ... . 136 110;
Passes attempted 2 4 j
Passes completed ..... . . 1 2
Yards gained passing . .. 15 24
Net scrimmage gain ... 151 134
No. of punts 5 2
Ave. distance punts . . . 24.4 23.5
Yards kicks returned .. 23 111
Ball lost on fumbles . . S 3
Yards lost penalty 35 0
TOTAL YARDS GAINED
IN GAME (add yards |
gained run ? back punts
kick-offs and intercept
ed passes to net rush
ing, passing, penalty
gain) 174 280
Webb added 1 and Falls added
4 to the 50 yard line. D. Falls was
stopped at the line of scrimage.
D. Falls then punted to the AS
22 and Phillips returned it to the
AS 26.
Phillips made 7; George made
1; and Phillips, on a pitchout,
added 2 for a first down on the
AS 36. Marlowe passed incom
plete to Blackwell. Phillips add
ed 3 and Queen 7 for a first down
on the AS 46. Martowe made 3,
and Phillips was met at the line
for no gain. Queen added 2 to
the B 49. On fourth down, the All
Stars gambled and won when
Phillips passed complete to Rich
ard George for 17 yards and a
first down on the B 32. After
George made I, and Moss and
Queen lost a yard, Mar .owe pun
ted and Eng returned it 11 yards
to the B 20.
Patterson added 3 and Falls
was stopped fqr no gain as the
third quarter ended. Score: B 7,
ASO.
Webb made 3 and then D?
Falls punted to the 50 yard line
where Phillips grabbed the punt
and carried it to the B 23- Phil
lips made runs of 4 and 5 yards.
Queen added more for a first
down on the B 9 yard line. Phil
lips had made 8, George lost 1
and on the next play, Marlowe
fumbled with McCarter again re
covering for the "B's".
D. Falls made 2, then 5, and
wiqgback Patterson lost '3 on a re
verse. D. Palls' punt was partly
blocked and the AS took over on
the B 14. I
Phillips lost 3; Marlowe 1 but
then Queen added 4 off right tac
kle. Qjieen lost 1 and the "Bees"
took over.
D. Falls added runs of 4 and ?
to the B 25. D. Falls made 3 and
Tailback James Abernathy was
stopped for no gain. D. Falls add
ed 8 to the B 36. Tailback Clyde
Falls made 1. C. Falls then passed
complete to Patterson on the All
Star's 49 yard line as the game
ended.
Final Score: B 7 AS 0.
The lineups:
Pom "B" Team All Stats .
LE? McDaniel . Blackwell |
LT ? Mayes Goforth
LG ? Caveny .... W. Jones
C? Burns ....... . . . , Harris
RG? McCarter ......... Arnette
RT ? Adams Valentine
RE ? Layton . . . ... . . Maddox
BB ? Eng . . Marlowe
WB ? Patterson ....... . Queen
TB? Webb Phillips
FB ? D. Falls Harrison
SUBS ? AS: Moss, George, Led
fo'rd, T. Blanton, Lockridge, Guin,
Panther, Barnette, M. Blanton,
Patterson, G. Jones, Cornwell,
Hord, and Hulfstickler. B: Wood
ward. C. Falls, Owens, Abernathy,
OFFICIALS ? Falls, referee! C.
Neisler, head linesman; Fulker
son. umpire.
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