Little League Play Now Undeiway;
Park-Grace, IC's Post Victories
Kings Mountain's Little Lea
gue season opened last Thursday
at the Little League field on W.
King street with a pair of games
that had a mid-season flavor.
In the opener, the BurMil en
try, last season'* champs, could
not solve the slants of Park
Grace's Bobby Blddlx and the
south-town team copped a 2-0 vic
tory. Paul Pittman was the only
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Jerry Morris was the big gun for
Park-G^ace and one of his blows
cleared the Fultons house and
hit 4n Gaston .street.
In the second game, Gibby Gib
son of the Jaycees and Dick Mc
Daniel of the Kiwahis hooked up
In a tight pitchers dutel that end
ed in a 1-all deadlock after 7 inn
ings.
In league action Monday, Jay
cees stomped BurMil 10 to 2 and
the second game was called be
muse of rain with Park-Grace a
head of Kiwanis.
Loop action is scheduled to con
tinue Thursday, with thfe scene of
battle to be switched to the Park
Grace field, locatcid Jus. west of
the Margrace Mill village.
The 1954 loop is composed of
the same four teams that com
"T5?rea tff*T-??son. with a changfc
I of coaches In three clubs and
many new faces appearing on the
team rosters.
The Jaycee team, last year's
door mat club, appears to be the
most improved' outfit in the lea
gue. Coaches this season are Bob
Rosberg and Ralph Plow, who
have joined th& staff at Foote
Mineral Company since last sea
son.
The Jaycee rOstert Gibby Gib
son, f*:ke Ware, Steven Dairy*
mplle, Mike B. Ware, Punch Par
ker, Mike McKee, Erlck Yates,
Bill Small, Jehry Procter, Sam
Houston, Emmett Ross, Mike Mc
Swain, Tommy Gamble, Doug
Metcalf and Lefty Green.
Leland Kindred, who replaced
Bruce Thorburn at Phenlx Plant
of Burlington Mills, Inc., Is coach
ing thfe defending champions this
season.
The Bur-Mil club lost many
players from last year. The new
| roster includes: Ronald- Martin,
| Richard Hamm, Danny Bagwell,
Paul Pittman, Robert G. Huff
stickler, Wylie Pittman, James
Robbs, Paul Hamrick, Douglas
jWortham, Larry Pearson, Ronnie
I Pearson, and Chalmers Johnson.
I Ellis King is skipper for this
I season's Kiwanis club entry.
I Thfe Kiwanians roster includes
Richard McDaniel, Paul E. Hen
dricks, Jr., Robert G. Whisnant,
Jr., Arnold Horn, Larry Dean
Smith, Ray Miller, Franklin Dean
Ted W. Ware, James W. Plonk,
Ronald E. Hord; Robert P. Rudl
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Central Scraps Belmont Here Tuesday\
With the first loop.scalp under
the belt, Klrtgs Mountain hVh
school's baseball warriors take to
'he road Thursday afternoon for
a scrap at Cliffside and return
to City Stadium Tuesday to facte
Belmont at 3:30 p. m.
The Mountaineers are picked
to take CUffside and the Belmont
affair is rated a toss-up.
Kings Mountain has been stead
ily improving and gained added
strength with the return of First
Basteman Oilie Harris to the line
up. But the old bugaboo this sea
son, ineligible players, hit again
as two outfielders went on the
"flunked" list and a pitcher stay
ed on. '
Hard-hitting Franklin Plott artd
Bob Wilson, outfielders, failed to
make the book grade, forcing
Coach Shu Carlton to leave Don
McCa rtter, -a- vo to ran catcher,
the garden and put his brother,
Jerry McCarter, behind the bat.
That arrangement evidently suits
the young sophomore who has
been showing Improvement in
handling the hurlers and who has
had an ability to get on baste when
he takes his turn at the dish, ,v
.Harris played in his first game
on last Friday against Caroleen
and the Mountaineers marked up
their initial victory of the cam
paign.
Also with the return of Harris
at first. Coach Carlton moved
Milton Hope, a regular outfieldter
who has been filling in at first
efficiently, to the mound and the
move has paid off. Hope will pro
bably get the starting, nod Thurs
day, with Earl Marlowe, the vete
ran of the staff, and Southpaw
Ray Home on hand and available
for thfe Belmont contest.
Another sophomore, Outfielder
Charles Blanton, started his first
high school game last Friday and
turned in one hit at the plate. He
had no fielding opportunities hi
the right field spot.
Kings Mountain's stickwork
has Improved, with the big blows
now being timely. Stecond Base
men Ken Roberts has been the
big blaster, He got two doubltes
late In $he Caroleen victory, one
with the base3 loaded good for a
trio of runs.
The Mountaineers are schedul
ed to finish up against Ruther
fordton - Spindale here on May
7, Cherryville there on May 11
and Forest City at City Stadium
on May 14.
sill, Donald Horn, Thomas F.
King, and Tony Hampton.
George Sellers and Jim Dickey
are . still at the helm of the Park
Grace team, sponsored by Park
Yam Mill Company and Neisler
Mills.
Several stellar performers are
back for action this season, in
cluding Jerry Morris, Bob Smith,
Jerry "Mo" Wright, and Bob Bid
dix. Others are Rich Goforth, Bud- 1
dy Klrkus, Stonewall Jackson,
BlUy Sellers, Jim White, Gene
Greten, Roger Bowen, and Ken
Wilson.
Mountaineers Down Caroleen 10-6
With 6-Bnn Rally In The Eighth
Kings Mountain high's Moun
taineers came from behind to
score six runs on two hits in the
eighth inning at City Stadium
last Friday afternoon to post a
10-6 victory over Trl-Hlgh of.Car
oleen.
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It Was the first win of the sea
son for Kings Mountain in SoQth
Group, Western A^ Conference
play. The Mountaineers fought to
a 12-lnnlng 7-all deadlock in the
first of the Caroleen series and
have dropped six contests to dab;.
Big Milton "Bud" Hope, who
has been playing first base this
season, took over the mound Job
for the Friday game as Ollle Har
ris, veteran first saeker, played
in his first game of the season'. ~
Hopfe got into trouble In a hur
ry. Buck James and Carl Wyatt
got singles leading off for the
visitors and Bill Ray drew a pass.
Hope got the next man on a fly
to short but gave up a double to
Don Splawn, and a single to
Frank McDanlel to allow four
runs. A quick double play, Ken
Roberts to George Harris to Ol
lle Harris ended thte frame with
no further damage.
Hope setled down to toss score
less ball until the sixth, giving
up two hits, in the second and
fourth, during the span. In the
sixth, the big righthander walk
ed the second hlttter and two er
rors at short chased the run in.
Hope walked the le&doff man in
the seventh and a stolen base and
a single by McDanlel accounted
for the losers' final tally. Ollie
Harris pulled a successful "hid
den ball" trick to nip the rally In
the bud, catching McDanlel off
base for the second out of the
inning. ^
In the eighth, Hope gave up a
leadoff single to Catcher Hank
Crawley but his opponent. Pit
cher Jerry Padgett, stepped a
cross the plate and was called
out. Another walk and a single
loaded the bases and Earl Mar
lowe came In from the bullpen to
put out the fire.
Marlowe got the next two bat
ters out on pops to centerfleld
with no runs scoring.
In the ninth, Marlowe struck
out the first two batters before
giving up a double but got the
final out on a fly to left
The Mountaineers had trouble
solving the offerings of Padgett,
the slim little Tri-High chunken
James Abfernathy got the first
hit, a single in the third that scor
ed Don McCarter, who had reach
ed first on an "error.
In the fourth inning, Kings
Mountain scored three runs to get
back In the game. Walks to Jerry
I McCarter and Charles Blanton
and a single by Don McCarter
loadfed the *acks. Shortstop Geor
ge Harris cleared the bases with
a double to account for the runs.
Trailing 4-6 going into the bot
torn of the eighth. Kings Moun
tain came to life when Catcher
Jerry McCarter drew a pass af
ter the first hitter struck out.
Marlowte singled, McCarter hold
ing second base, and things look
ed rough when Don McCarter,
forced his brother at third with
a grounder to short.
But with two outs, the visitors
fell apart. George Harris and
Hope, who had moved to right
field, were safe on errors with
one run scoring. Abternathy was
hit by a pitch to plate the sixth
run and Ken Roberts came throu
gh with a three-run double. After
Ollie Harris walked, Russ came
In to replace Padgett. The final
lally_ -fame in when Charles
Smith's hard smash was terrored
by the third baseman.
Caroleen outhit the winners 10
to 8 but Kings Mountain's hits
were timely. Two doubles, by
George Harris and Roberts, came
with the sacks loaded and ac
counted for six runs and Aberna
thy singled in another.
Roberts had a pair of doubles
to pace the attack and Don Mc
Carter contributed two singles.
Rookie Charles Blanton started
his first scholastic game in right
field when Franklin Plott and
Bob Wilson turned up ineligible
by flunking two subjects. Pitcher
Ken Cook also remained on the
ineligible list
Wyatt had three hits, includ
ing a double, in five times at bat
to pace the losers and McDaniel
had two singles in - five trips.
Splawn had ~ first-inning dou
ble for his only hit and Hill had
a double.
The box score:
CABOLEdt as a ? ro a
Buck June*. 2b 3 112 1
Carl Wyatt. 3b 5 1 S 8 1
BUI Ray, ss 4 10 18
Sidney Bland, lb 4 1 O 10 0
Don Splawn, cf 4 1111
Frank McDaniel, rt 5 0 2 1 0
Jim Goode, If 2 0 0 0 0
I X? Hill. 11 2 0 1 O O
Bank Crawley, 2b 4 l l 5 l
Jerry Padgett, p 4 0 1 13
Russ, p 0 0 0 0 -0
TOTALS 37 S 10 S4 10
kings Mm. as a h po a
Don McCarter. cf 5 3 2 4 0
George Harrti, u 4.1 1 2 4
Milton Hope. p. rt 5 1 0 0 t
iamee Abernathy, If 3 1 1 2 0
Ken Roberta, 2b 5 12 2 3
OUIe Harris, lb 4 0 0 11 0
Charles Smith, 3b 6 0 0 0 0
Jerry McCarter, c 2 11 6 1
Charles Blanton, rt 2 1 0 O 0
Earl Marlowe, p 11 1 O 0
TOTALS N 10 S 27 ?
x ? Plied out for Goode In Tth.
CAROLEEN 400 Ml 100? ?
KIXOSMTM. ' 001 >00 06x? 10
Vjtots: James, Wyatt, Bay 2. Bland. C.
Harris 2; RBf: Wyatt. Splawn 2. McDaniel
& O. Harris a Abernathy 2, Roberts 8;
2BH: Wyatt. Splawn, Hill, O. Harris, Ro
berts 2; SB: James. Bland. Abernathy; DP:
Splawn- to James, Roberta to O. Harris to
O. Harris; LOB: Caroleen 11, Kings Mtn.
9; BOB: Off Padgett ?, Hope 7; SO: Pad
gett 3, Ruts 1, Hope 3. Marlowe 2; Hits off:
Hope 9 for 6 runs In 7 1-3; Marlowe 1 for
0 runs In 1 3-3; Padgett 8 for 10 runs In
8 2-3 Innings; BUM 0 for 0 runs In 1-3.
Hit by pitcher, by: Padgett (Abernathy);
WP: Marlowe: LP: Padgett; Umpires: H ea
rner and Jenkins; Scorer; Gilbert; Time
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Pony League Team
Opens Home Slate
Here On Friday
The Kings Mountain Pony Lea
gue team, coached by Will Grice,
is scheduled to open the 1954
home season at City Stadium Fri
day at 4 p. m. with Bessemer City
as the opposition.
Kings Mountain posted a win
In the first loop outing at Gas
tonia Tuesday, defeating the Gas
tonia BurMil club 54 behind the
two-hit hurling of Randy Cash.
Cash, was also the hitting star,
singling in the winning run in
the top of the seventh after the
losers had tied the game at 4-all
on a homer with one on in the six
th. He had two of Kings Moun
tain's fivfe hits, with Johnny Hat .
din, 3b, Bud -Bumgardnor, c. aad
John McGlnnIs, ss, getting 'the
other knocks.
The club won two of three
practice games and looks to be
strong. The team Is a member of
the American league, composed
of six clubs.
Don Gladden and Ktelth Layton
are the other members of the
pitching staff. Layton is a south
paw.
Catebara are Bumgardner, Bud
Grayson's Jewelry
Connor and Hardin, with the lat
ter also infielders.
In the inlield in addition to
McGinnls are Johnny Carpenter.
3b, Bill Ware, 2b, and Gerald'
Thomasson, lb.
Outfielders are Charles Cleary,
J. B. Owens and Kit Carson.
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