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Mountaineers Trip Tri-High, Lose To Cherries on the bench with Bob Hoffman / LEGION SLOT — By the time this column is read Gastonia will have named a Legion baseball coach. Fred Withers, Kings Mountain’s popular high school mentor, is among the top three contestants for this spot, which is considered one of the juiciest diamonds jobs in the state. Withers, Troy Washam, and Church Clements, David son coach and former Gastonia High School baseball man, are the three most likely to be considered. Washam is the former Hickory Legion boss, and has a pretty good record. Of course, Gastonia High School is looking for a man to replace the now departed Crash Davis, who has taken a Burlington Mill personnel job. It will probably turn out that both jobs will be filled by one and the same man. Since Withers has applied for the high school job al so, this stands him in real good stead for the Legion posi tion. If Fred does end up with the job, Kings Mountain will be losing one of the best baseball coaches in the South WPQfpm r'nnfprpnpp FOOTBALL FORECAST —Coach Shu Carlton repor ted last week that he has some 15-17 freshmen that may help his gridiron club next fall. Shu also feels that his t&am will be better prepared next season than last fall. Experienced personnel will be the difference. Biggest problem will* be replacing George Harris at quarterback. John McGinnis seems to be the most logical choice to try out in the slot. However, someone else may come through in the important role. POP-FLYS—Kings Mountain’s fielding left much to desired in the Shelby game here last week. The Moun taineers had committed four bobbles in the first one-and one-third frames. 1 he boys shook off the Shelby loss to down Tri-High the following day however. The Tri-High team had pre viously dropped Cherryville’s nine. The Ironmen are taking their knocks thus far in the season. Seems like Turner and company have lost their first three contests. John McGinnis may have to stop baseball play for a couple of weeks—reports have it that he is having blood pressure troubles. The Mountaineer bats must have holes in them. In the first two contests 22 Mountaineers went down by the strike-out route. Jerry McCarter has been turning in some fine work for Kings Mountain behind the plate. A hustling catcher does a lot for the team, and Jerry is certainly a hustler. Gene Bowers has been looking pretty good on the mound. Enemy batsmen will have several more years of trouble from this boy—he is ofily a freshman. Bowers is also being counted on heavily by the football coaching staff for next season. CITRUS CLOUTS—The flow of copy from the major league training camps have the usual number of sore arms, over-weight players, and sensational rookies as in past years. \ Guys like Enos Slaughter, Bob Feller, Mort Cooper, Hal Newhouser, and the others whose days are said to be numbered, never seem to stop hustling and the result is always that some yotmger man will again hit minor lea gue pitching another season. Cleveland Indian fans are watching with interest the work of Rocky Colavito during spring drills. The ex Spartanburg Peach is bouncing base-hits all over the parks. Last week, in five games, Colivato got 10 hits in 22 trips, including a pair' of doubles and three homeruns. He also drove in 11 runs in the same period of time. This lad may be a fixture in right field for the Indians. The Bob Porterfield-Church Dressen feud gets worse as time goes by. Porterfield blames Dressen for his poor season with the Senators last year, and now Chuck is pointing out that he didn’t throw the ball during Bob’s 17 losses. Washington fans had hoped that working agreement with Louisville might help matters. But the Senator brass has assured Chattanooga and Charlotte that they will get first chance at any players sent down. Still the same old song for Washington—from AA to the majors. This is probably one of the best reasons why the Sena tors have fielded minor league teams during the past few seasons. With Charlotte being the only minor league club near, its a pity the fans can’t get more major league TV baseball. But remember, the high school teams and Le gion teams are counting on your support—they are the ones that will be on the TV screens of tomorrow. Bowling Pace Is Still Red-Hot Bowling action in the city con tinued at a red-hot pace during the last week. Independents moved into top spot In the Men's League by drop ping the league leading King Pins in a trio of games. Meanwhile, the Kbglers knocked off the Al ley-Kats in a pair to pull into a tie for second place. Plonk’s 328 paced the Indepen dents into top spot, while a 297 by Everhart was the best effort of the Pins. The Keglers were head ed by Barber’s 337, as Arrowood’s 329 paced the Alltey-Kats. Sportsman League activity saw McCurdy’s sweep a threegame set from the Smoke-Eaters, as ltea gue-leading Bridges Texaco took a pair from the Blasters. Randle’s 307 topped McCurdy’s while a pair of 279s by Austin and Tig nor headed the fire-fighters. Bridges’ wins were led by Guy ton’s 336 as Stone’s 290 paced the Blasters Action in the Automotive Lea gue resulted in Marlowe’s taking three from Victory Chevrolet as the Three-Centers were edged out in a pair by Plonk Motors. Dixon’s 347 paced Marlowe’s as a 289 by Short led Victory. Plonk's wins were paced by Bridges’ 318, and a 309 by Fos ter led the Three-Centers. The Minute-Men forfeited three games to Odell Benton’s in the Piedmont League and other acti vity saw the Hillbillies increase inteir lead by taking the Jaycees in two. Ledbetter’s 302 paced the Hill billies, while Barber’s 316 head ed the Jaycee tefforts. The Dusters continued their winning ways in the Challenger League as thfey took a three game set from the Night Owls while Tin Benders managed to win a paid from Pin Prides. Barber’s 348 led the Dusters, and a 301 by Putnam pacfed the Owls. Blanton’s 376 led the Bend er victories as a 303 by Foster topped the Prides. Stroupe's Drug and Barkley’s Food Store still lead the Ladies’ League as both teams won three from Harold’s Service and Bla loc’s Park Inn. Ora Mae Bennett’s 270 paced Stroupb’s wins, while Diane Gam ble’s 245 headed Harold’s. Verna Mae Allran’s 256 headed Bark ley’s victories, as a 244 by Betty Hovis paced Blalock’s. ROWLING LEAGUE STANDINGS MEN'S LEAGUE — Independents 46-41; Pins 45-42; Keglers 45-42; Alley Kata 38 49. SPORTSMAN LEAGUE — Bridges 55-32; McCurdy’s 54-33; Blasters 51-36; Smoke Eaters 14-73. AUTOMOTIVE LEAGUE — Three-Centers 52-35; Marlowe’s 52.35; Plonks 47-40; Vic tory >4-63. PIEDMONT LEAGUE - Hillbillies 52-35; Jaycees 45-42; Benton s 41-46; Minute-Men 35-52 CHALLENGERS — Dusters 42-30; Bend ers 39-33: Prides 34-41; Owls 30.45. LADIES' LEAGUE — S^roupea 65-16; Barkley's 50-31; Harolds 29-52; Blalock’s 19-02. Carolina Booster Group Planned; Tatum May Talk Friday 13th may be a lucky day lor University ol North Carolina sport* boosters in the Kings Mountain area. Tentative plans are calling' for Jim Tatum, UNC'c colorful football coach, to speak in Kings Mountain on the night of April 13. Object of the meet ing is to form a Carolina Boost-. er’s Club here. The city does not boast e nough UNC alumni to form an Alumni Chapter, but formation of a booster's organization would give all former UNC stu dents a chance to be associated with the University in a behind the scenes role. Tatum is scheduled to speak in Gastonia on April 12 and 14, and has consented to slip the Kings Mountain date between his other engagements. The Booster's organization will be open to anyone inter ested in Stacking the athletics program atthe University. It is not especially designed for al umni only. Coach Tatum will probably take this opportunity to give a preview of what he expects to field in the way of a gridiron team at Chapel Hill during the coming season. Watch next week's Herald for full details on the proposed meeting. ANOTHER TRY — Gus Kartsoe. Jr., Kings Mountain pitcher, is again getting a look from New York Yankee bras this year. Hart soe is reporting to Winston-Sal em to stur his wares for the Yankee farm - system bosses. He did not play ball last year, set ting out a year when he coupld not come to terms. He was listed on the Denver, Colo., roster when he decided to hold-out. Wolves, Cliffdwellers Are Next On list For Mountaineer Nine With a pair of Southwestern AA Conference games on tap thfe coming week, the Kings Moun tain baseball team will be try ing to improve their 1-2 record in thte loop standings. The local nine will journey to Llncolnton Friday afternoon to meet the strong Llncolnton Wol ves, and will then play host to the Cliffside diamondmen herb next Tuesday afternoon. Llncolnton is being heralded as one of the batting powers of the conference, although their pitch ing staff is not espeeially strong. Cliffside is paced by Buzz Blg gerstaff, ace basketballer, and a handy man with a baseball bat. Coach Fred Withers boys now hold a 2-2 record, having taken games from Myers Park and Tri High, while dropping contests to Shelby and Cherryvilie. Their two losses have been the result of shoddy fielding. The Kings Mountain pitching staff of Keith Layton and Gente Bowers have looked good, even in defeat. However, boots, especially around the infield have cost the locals heavily. The team’s hitting power is coming to the front, with George Harris, Jerry McCarter, and Charles Bridges supplying the lex tra-base blows when needed. If Withers can come up with a sharp fielding right fielder, and plug a couple of holes around the bases, the Mountaineers have the potential of being one of the strongest teams in the confer ence. Keith Layton will probably be toeing the mound for the Moun taineers in the Lincolnton game, with Bowers taking over when Cliffslde comes to town. Layton has been effective in the clutches, but his control is a bit off at times. Bowers, although not as fast as Layton, has fine control, but allows the batters to get wood on the ball. Keith has struck out 20 enemy batters while giving up 10 free passes in the three games he has worked. / Fans To View Dodgers 10 Tunes; Yankees 9 In 26 Game TV Slate A twenty-six game major lea gue baseball schedule, Including two spring training contests, will be televised by station WBTV, beginning next Saturday, April 7, Kenneth I. T^edwell, WBTV vice-president, announced yester day. “Baseball Game of thb Week” will be a regular Saturday after noon feature and lists games be tween top teams in both leagubs including the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, of the Ambriean League, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Cincinnati Redlegs, of the National League The New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians opbn the sche dule in a pre-season game from Dallas, Texas, Saturday at 2:25 p. m The New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, last ybar’s World Series opponents, meet in another preseason contest at Ebb ets Field thb following Saturday, April 14. « The first official league game will be telecast, Saturday, April 21, when the Boston Red Sox in vade Yankee Stadium to play the New York Yankees. Veteran sportscasters Jerome “Dizzy” Dean and Buddy Blatt ner, both former major leagub players, will be back again this year to handle the play-by-play and color. In addition to the game, Dean and,Blattner will be on hand with a lOminute “Baseball Preview,” warm up interview session with players, managers or coaches pro ceeding the weekly game broad cast Al Lopez, manager of the Cleveland Indians, is tabbed to be the first guest on “Preview,” pri or to the Indians clash with the Giants in Dallas The full 26-game schedulte fol lows: APRIL 7 Indians^Giants 2:25 14 Yankees-Dodgers 1:55 21 Red Sox-Yankee 1:55 28 Dodgers-Piratfes 1:55 MAY 5 Tigers-Red Sox 12:55 12 Giants-Dodgers 12:55 19 Yankees-White Sox 1:25 26 Dodgers-Giants 12:55 JUNE 2 Tigers-Yankees 12:55 9 Dodgers-Redltegs 1:25 16 Dodgers-Braves 12:55 23 White Sox-Yankees 1:25 30 Dodgers-Phil, 12:55 JULY 7 Tigers-White Sox 1:25 14 Indians-Yankee 12:55 21 Tigers-Rbd Sox 12:55 28 Giants-Cards 12:55 AUGUST 4 Red Sox-Indians 12:55 11 Phil-Dodgers 12:55 18 Tigers-White Sox 12:55 25 White Sox-Yankees 12:55 SEPTEMBER 1 Dodgers-Giants 12:55 8 White Sox-Indians 12:55 15 Dodge rs-Cubs 12:55 22 Yankees-Red Sox 12:55 29 Yankees-Boston 12:55 Duseks And Garibaldis Meeting Friday In Gastonia Wrestling GASTONIA — Back before he turned promoter, Marvin Hutch ins spent quite a bit of time as third man in the wrestling ring. That threw him against all kinds of roughhouse kids, the villian-type wrestlers. None, though, in the opinion of the Gastonia promotler, can outdo the Dusek brothers, known in the trade as the “Omaha Riot Squad”. "They’re worse than riots as far as I’m concerned,” said Mar vin. “I kpow because I’ve reffed at some of their bouts- "Most re lentless guys I ever saw in the ring, try every thing In the book and some things not in the book ” And the Duseks, seen by many on last Wednesday’s television bouts, will be here Friday night to feature the three-bout card. It’ll be an Australian tag team scrap and the dangerous Duseks are pitted against the fabulous Leo Garibaldi and his uncle, Chick Garibaldi. Leo is a former junior heavy weight champ, hugged the title for a long time before relinquish ing it to Baron Leone. The tag team match is best two out of three falls, with an hour time limit. As supporting bouts. Promoter Hutchins brings in Jade Laskin, a product of Canada, against Cherryville Trounces Locals 21-6, As Kings Mountain Errors Hurt Kings Mountain’s Mountaineer baseball nine dropped its second conference game of the season Tuesday afternoon to the Cherry, villie Ironmen by a whalloping 21-6 margin. As usual, errors by the Moun taineers were the biggest factor in their defeat. They committed at least 10 boots during the three hour game. Keith Layton started on the mound for the local team, and pitched a good ball game. How ever, he had to be relieved in the seventh inning, after errors had gotten him in trouble for the fourth time. Gene Bowers came in to toe the slab in the remainder of the game, and he too was plagued by boots afield. Rocket Ron Turner led the 16 hit Cherryville attack with four bingles, while McNeeley added three hits, including a double and triple, and drove in three runs. Turner had four RBI’s to his cre dit. Cherryville tallied a pair of runs in the second frame, but Kings Mountain came back to tie It up in the bottom of the same inning. The Ironmen added ano ther marker in the third, as did the Mountaineers. Not to be stop ped, the Ironmen tallied another pair in the fourth. Kings Moun tain added three in the fifth to take a 6-5 lead. But in the sixth, Cherryville bunched four hits with two walks and three errors to come up with seven runs. They added four in the eighth and ano ther five in the ninth to end the game’s scoring. George Harris led the Moun taineers at the plate with two singles and a double. Keith Lay ton also banged the ball hard as he got a triple and a single to drive in three runs. Doug Rath bone also had three singles, but the hits failed to come as needed and Kings Mountain left 13 men stranded. This was Cherryviilte’s first win of jthe season, as they had dropped three prior games. Thornburg got credit for the win after relieving Tallant in the fifth inning. Layton was tagged with the loss, his second of the year. CHEBHYVILLE AB R H Alexander, lb . 2 Thornburg, p . 3 Lail, ss . 7 Turner, c. 6 McNeely, cf . 7 Daggenhart, If . 6 Crisson, lb, 3b . 5 Tallant. p, lb . 3 Saine, .3b . 2 Cody, rf . 5 Beam. 2b. 1 Austell. 2b. 3 TOTALS ... 50 21 16 KINGS MOUNTAIN AB B H Tignor, 2b . 3 0 2 Ware, 2b . 1 0 0 Bridges, lb. 3 0 0 McCarter, c ... .t. 3 Baity, cf . 4 Gladden, cf .. 1 Harris, ss . 4 Valentine. If . 3 Thomas. If . 1 Rathbone, 3b. 5 Connor, rf . 2 Layton, p, rf.4 Marliwe, rf . 1 Bowers p. 0 xConnor . 1 TOTALS .. 36 6 12 Cherryville .. 021 207 045—21 Kjngs Mountain .021 103 000— 6 x—Struck out for Bowers in 9th. E—Tignor 1, Bridges 4, Rathbone 3, Harris 1, Layton 1, Crisson 1, McNeely 1; RBI—Alexander 1, Lail 2, Turner 4, Mc Neely 3, Daggenhart 1, Cody, 2, Tignor 1, Bridges 1, Harris 1, Layton 3;2b—McNeely, Harris; 3b McNeely, Layton; SB—Alexander 2, Thornburg 1, Lail 1, Turner 1, Austell 1, Bridges 1, McCarter 1, Harris 1; DP— Crisson to Tallant; LEFT—KM 13, Cherry ville 12; BB—Layton 7. Bowers 2, Tal lant 5, Thornburg 3; SO—Layton 4, Bow ers 2, Tallant 4, Thornburg 7 HO—Layton 1 in 6 innings, Tallant 8 in 4% innings; HBP—Tallant (McCarter, Bridges); PB— McCarter 2, Turner 2; W—Thornburg; L— Layton; T—3:00. Harris Hot, As Mountaineers Edge Tri-High By 8-6 Margin Kings Mountain high school took its first conference win of the baseball season last Wednes day as it downed Tri-High by a 8-6 score at Tri-High. The Mountaineers took an fear ly lead and were in danger only once, in the bottom of the ninth, when Tri-High managed to tally threte runs. George Harris, filling in at shortstop for the ailing John Me Ginnis, made his big bat known to the Tri-High hurler as he bounced out three doubles and drove in four runs. Gtene Bowers toed the rubber for the Mountaineers for eight innings, but Keith Layton was called in from right-field In the ninth to put down the Tri-High rally that netted them three markers. The Mountaineers committed five errors afield, compared with thrtee for the home team. Harris had three boots at his new short stop position. Burgess rapped a long home run for Tri-High, and was the batting leader with two hits in five trips. Earley added a triple for the home team, as pitcher childers chipped in with a double. Charles Bridges added a dou ble to the three by Harris for the local nine. Bowers received credit for the win with Childers being tagged with the loss. Carlton Didn't Let Big One Get Away Shu Carlton, high school foot ball coach, also knows what to do with a rod-and-reel. Easter Monday Coach Carlton yanked a 23inch long bass out of the City lake. He was proud enough to show it off, but when asked whether he wanted it preserved for mount ing, he remarked optimistically, “No, I'll catch a bigger one for mounting.” Mike Paidousis and Red Basteln versus Ali Pasha. Laskin and Paidousis, who bat tled Basteln to a 30-minute draw here last Friday night, will hold the semi-final spotlight, a one-fall event, with a 45minute time limit As for the opener, Bastein and Pasha, the terrible Turk, will meet in a single fall affair, ac tion limited to 30 minutes KINGS MOUNTAIN AB R H Tlgnor, 2b . 3 Bridges, lb. 3 McCarter, c . 5 Baity cf. 4 Harris, ss . 6 Valentine, If . 5 Layton ,rf, P. 3 Rathbone, 3b . 4 Bowers, p, rf . 4 TOTALS . 36 8 10 THI.MGH AB H H Munsey rf . 4 0 1 S. Roach 2b . 5 1 0 Spiawn ..5 Burgess 3b ... 5 Greene ss ...4 Earley, lb. 5 Childers, p . 6 Mitchell, If. 2 Grant It ...3 Scruggs, cf .... 3 O J. Scruggs 2b. 3 0 B. Roach . 1 0 TOTALS . 44 6 KINGS MOUNTAIN .211 300 000—8 TRI-HIGH ..010 100 013—6 E—Tlgnor 1, Bridges 1, McCarter 1, Har ris 3, Valentine 1, Rathbone 2, Roach 1, Burgess 1, Greenel; RBI—Bridges 1, Mc Carter 1, Harris 4, Burgess 3. Childers 2; 2b—Childers, Bridges, Harris 3;3b—Earley; HB—Burgess: SB—Earley, McCarter 2. Bai ty; S—Bridges; DP—Harris, Bridges; LEFT —KM 15, Tri HI 11: BB—Childers 8, Bow ers 2; SO—Bowers 2, Layton 2. Childers 6; HO—Bowers 7 In 8 innings, Liyton - in - Inning; W—Bowers, L—Childers. Post 15S Players Asked To Report Prospective American Legion baseball players are bteing urged to report to City Stadium Satur day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for practice. Coach Gus Hartsoe has been working his material out in inter squad games in the stadium for the past two or three weeks. Reports indicate that Hartsoe’s material may be better than pre viously expected, since he can draw on Bethwarte, Bessemer City and Clover for his team. 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