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| on the bench with Bob Hoffman LEGION SLAUGHTER — Fred Wither’s Gastonia Green team is no doubt the most powerful squad in these parts. The Greens opened the season by knocking off Shel by’s White Sox by a 32-1 score, and Thursday night they came back to trounce a strong Paw Creek team by a 22-1 margin. Gastonia has always been a rough team to beat on its home field, and the 1956 season has been no excep tion thus far. LOCAL OUTLOOK — Kings Mountain’s Juniors have taken a brighter look in the past three ballgames,. With the boys finally finding the hitting range, the Post 155 boys could be tougher in the second round play-offs Ken Baity and Doug Rathbone, both of whom are good ball players, have missed a couple week’s action due to a two-week trip with the National Guard. They will be back for the second go-round, and will probably give Coach Gus Hartsoe a little more bench strength than he has at the present time. Incidentally, Baity was the only Kings Mountain boy to gain a berth on the Southwestern Conference All Loop baseball team. However, through some queer way to thinking, six outfielders and only one pitcher were picked. Many think that Keith Layton should have been selected on the hurling corp, but Ray Searcy was the only pitcher chosen. Layton has been a thorn in the side of Area legion bosses this season. The big portsider has a 2-1 record, having struck out 30 men and walked 14 in the three games he has worked. He has given up only 16 hits in these contests. Keith should have had a perfect 3-0 record, except Rutherfordton got lucky and eked out a 3-2 win on a* mere three hits. The Kings Mountain team batting average is right around the .200 mark, with Ken Armstrong’s .417 lead ing the pack for the first six games. Layton has a .357 mark, John McGinnis a .270; Wayne Appling has raised his average to .207, and Jerry Munday is hitting .250. McGinnis and Kermit Williams of Gastonia are the two best second-basemen in the conference, without a doubt. Williams, Belmont High School hotshot, resem bles McGinnis further in that he was also a basketball star for the Raiders. MANTLE'S MUSIC — The biggest argument among baseball fans today is will Mickey get 60 or will he fall short of the magic mark set by Babe Ruth. Many fans are sure that the Yankee star will by-pass the homer record, while others say the old injury-bug will catch him before the season is over. One fan said to me the other day, “I don’t pull for the Yankees—just Mantle.” I am still trying to figure out how he can pull for Mantle to hit home-runs and not pull for the Yanks to win ballgames. Either way, Mantle is the hottest drawing-card the majors have seen in a many a day. He will pack them in as long as he maintains his pace with the big stick. Its ironical to note that Mickey is making the tre mendous salary of $30,000 a year, while George Kell and others are making $40,000 to $100,000 for sitting on va rious benches around the nation. FINALLY FOOTE — Speaking of baseball, Foote Mineral finally won a Gaston Textile League game. After losing a dozen straight, the Foote boys grab bed the win in their 13th tilt against Talon Zipper. Congratlulations to Carl Wiison and his team for getting on the victory road, and for not giving up in those dark weeks. Foote has a much improved squad, and may take a lot more games before the season is over. Charlotte Defeats Locals 8-3 For Third Straight Area 4 Loss With the help of shoddy Kings Mountain fielding, Charlotte won its third Area 4 Legion ball game at Richard Field Tuesday night The Hornet’s Nest Post boys banged out an 8-3 wfn, though collecting only four hits off the slants of Billy Hardin and Keith Layton. Kings Mountain’s hitting wap far below par as the locals only got five hits off the pitching of Farris, a second-string twirler.( Charlotte took an early lead in the seven-inning contest by tal lying twice in the second frame on three Kings Mountain errors and a single. They scored six runs in the fifth on three walks, two hits, a hit batter and two er rors. Kings Mountain tallied their first run in the fifth on a walk, wild pitch and Charlotte’s first of two errors during the game. The locals could not manage to tally again until the seventh, when they scored two runs on a walk, wild pitch, error and a base hit by Ken Baity’. Billy Hardin, making his first start for Kings Mountain, looked very good in his four inning stint. He gave up but three hits, and two walks while whiffing five batters. Layton relieved with one out in the fifth, and struck out five men during his stay. How ever, he allowed a big hit, a tri ple by Harry Caddell that drove in a pair of markers, walked one and hit a batter. Harry Caddell’s triple won him Charlotte batting honors, while John McGinnis had two of Kings Mountain's five hits. Jerry Craw ford came up with a double, the locals only extra base hit of the game. Threatening skies, and no um pires caused Coach Gus Hartsoe and Coach Charlie Horn to decide on a seven-inning contest. Chief Hwgh Logan and two other fans were doing the umpire duties. KINGS MTN. AB R H PO McGinnis 2b .•.3 l 2 0 Baity if . 4 0 1 0 McCarter !f . 4 0 0 0 Appling ss . 3 0 0 0 Clark ct . 2 0 0 2 Hardin p. cf . 3 0 1 O Crawford c . 3 0 t 10 Kalhbonc 3b . 2 0 0 2 Ham brick lb . 2 0 0 4 Layton p . 1 0 0 0 x—Hughes .0 1 0 0 xx Ware . 1 1 0 0 TOTALS . 28 3 4 18 CHARLOTTE AB R H PO L. Caddell 3b . 4 1 0 2 Puckett rf . 2 1 0 0 Wingate ss . 3 1 1 0 Justice lb . 3 1 1 7 Norman c . 3 0 0 8 H. Caddell cf.3 1 1 1 Staton If . 1 1 0 2 McQuay 2b . 2 1 1 1 Farris p . 3 0 0 0 Ballard If . 0 1 0 0 TOTALS . 24 8 4 21 KINGS MTN. 000 010 2—3 CHARLOTTE . 020 060 X—8 x—Walker for Rathbone in 8th;xx—on by error for Hambrick in 8th. E—Appling 2. McGinnis 2. Crawford. Baity. McQuay. Wingate; RBI—Justice 2. H. Caddell 2; 2B Crawford. 3B—H. Cad dell; SB—Justice. McGinnis 2; DP Rath bone to Hambrick; IEFT — KM—6. Charlotte 5; BB- Hardin 3, Layton 1, Far ris 2; SO—Hardin 5. Layton 5. Farris 8: HO Hardin 3 in 4 innings; Layton 1 in 2 Innings: TBP—Hardin (staton > Layton * 8allard> ;\VP—Farris 2. Hardin 2; PB— Crawford; W—Farris; L—Hardin. Mcniney Mills Take Early Baseball Lead Mauney Mills has jumped into the lead in the City Recreation Baseball League having won a pair while losing one game. Games during the past week saw Margrace defeating ’ Moose Lodge by a 4-1 score, while Mau i ney edged the Rebels by a 5-3 | margin. Tuesday, rain washed out the 1 Mauney-Moose Lodge contest, i while the Rebels took a 6-4 win I from Margrace. The Rebels and Moose Lodge boys tied a game last week by a 6-6 score, and the rained out con test leaves Moose Lodge with on ly two complete games played. Standings after the first two weeks of play are as follows: , TEAM W L Mauney Mills .2 1 i Margrace. 2 2 Moose Lodge. 1 1 ! Rebels . 1 2 PRACTICE RUNS — Ronald Willis of Shelby is shown edging Tony Hampton in what is almost a photo-finish in the practice run for ; Soap Box Derby entrants held last Wednesday at Victory Chevrolet. Willis took first place while Hampton copped second position. Mike Dixon of Kings Mountain finished tftird in the heated runs. All of these boys will be entered in the Annual Charlotte Soap Box Derby set for June 27. Rutheifoidton's Big Bats Claim 11-9 Win As Locals Diop Fifth Kings Mountain’s Junior Le gion boys lost their fifth game of the season Saturday night, as Rutherfordton took a wild and wooly three-hour contest by a 11-9 margin. Coach Gus Hartsoe could count but 11 ball players when the game startled, and was definitely in need of some bench strength. Pitching was a big worry for the local team. Keith Layton had to come in from left field to toe the slab for the second night in a row, after David Hughes weak ened in the seventh. Rutherfordton also had pitch, ing troubles, as Coach “Wham” Carpenter used four pitchers, and called upon his starter, Troy Searcy, to come from left field to finish the contest. Each team committed six er rors during the action, but Ruth' erfordton’s superior long ball hitting was the deciding factor. Rutherfordton collected four doubles and a home run against a lone double for the Post 155 boys. Jim McDonald was a one-man gang for the visitors as he col lected a pair of Doubles and a homer, driving in six tallies. Keith Layton, Jerry McCarter and Darrell Hambrick each had a pair of hits in the Kings Moun tain 10-hit attack. Rutherfordton took a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning, but the local team tied it in the sixth. Then the visitors broke loose for four runs in the seventh to pull ahead once again. The local lads got three nrns in the bottom of the stretch t inning and trailed by 9-8 going into the final frames. Rutherford ton tallied twice in the top of the ! ninth, a'nd Kings Mounain push | ed across a lonte marker in the ■ bottom of the final frame. Each team left 10 men strand : ed during the game. Hughes was ! credited with the loss, while Lovelace, second Rutherfordton pitcher was the winner. Rutherfordton AB R H FO Deck 2b. 6 1 1 4 McDaniel 3b. 2 2 2 0 Wall cf .*.. 4 3 1 1 McDonald lb . 5 2 3 10 Frady rf. 3 2 1 ft Burnette c. 4 0 1 12 Morrison if. 0 0 0 0 Merchant If . 4 0 0 Searcy p. If . 2 1 2 Green 3b. 2 0 0 Lovelace p . 3 0 1 Plemmons p . 0 0 0 Tiner If '. 1 0 0 Gllkey p . 0 0 0 TOTALS . 36 11 12 27 KINGS MTN. AB H H PO M«G*rrnl8 2b. 6 1 0 3 Hardin 3b . 3 2 1 2 Layton If, p. 3 1 2 1 Appling ss . 4 1 1 4 Clark rf . 5 1 1 \ McCarter rf, If. 4 1 2 0 Crawford c . 5 1 14 Hambrick lb . 4 0 2 11 •TOTALS . 38 9 10 27 Rutherfordton . 003 020 402—11 KINGS. MTN . 030 011 301— 9 E—Appling 2, Clarke, Hardin, McCarter, Crawford. Deck 2, McDaniel 2, Merchant, Lovelace; RBI—McCarter 2, Hambrick 2, Crawford, Appling. McDonald 6, Wall, Fra dy. Morrison; 2B—McDaniel, McDonald 2, Frady, Hardin; HR—McDonald; SB—Mc Ginnis. Layton 2, McDaniel, Searcy 2; DP— Appling to McGinnis; 'LEFT — KM—10, Rutherfordton—10;BB—Hughes 3. Layton 5, Searcy 3, Lovelace 1, Plemmons, 3, Gil key 1; SO—Hughes 1. Layton 2, Searcy 4, Lovelace 5, Gilkey 1; HO—Hughes 9 in 6 innings. Layton 3 in 3 innings; Searcy 5 In 3 innings, Lovelace 3 innings. Plem mons 1, Gllkey 1; WP—Layton, Hughes, Searcy; PB—Burnette; W—Lovelace; L— Hughes; T—3:00. Kings Mountain Boots Anothei, As Gastonia Greens Cop 14-3 Win Gastonia’s Grteens discovered a new pitching star in Gastonia Friday 'night when little Jimmy Miller walked calmly out on the mound and held Kings Mountain to five hits as he picked up a 14 3 win in his first start for Fred Withers' team. Kings Mountain gave the Gas- j tonia fans something to buzz a- ; bout when they picked up a pair : of runs in the top of the first on j a pair of hits and a three base ; error by catcher “Pokey ’ Dellin- ■ gpr. Connie Clark’s triple was the i big blow of the frame. Billy Brandon held the first j two Greehie batters in check j easily, but a base on balls, a hit j batter, and a pair of Gastonia hits united with five Kings Moun tain terrors to total five runs be fore the third out could be ob tained. Lefty Keith Layton came o’n to relieve Brandon in the top of the second, aftter he walked the first batter to face him. Layton pitch, ed a good ballgame until the fourth, when Gastonia banged out four hits, including triples by , Coon and Williams. ’ Meanwhile. Miller was having no trouble in putting thte Kings Moupjain boys down. He scatter ed three more hits throughout the eight innings, but was never in real danger. Kings Mountain scorted its thifrd run in the fifth when Lay ton walked, McGinnis singled, and Armstrong hit deep into the hole to shortstop to drive in Lay ton. The Post 155 boys had another rough fielding frame whten they committed five more bobbles in the sixth, giving the Greens two runs on a single hit. Kermit Williams was the big gun for Gastonia gtetting two triples and driving in five runs in four trips. The speedy little second-sacker also scored a pair ! of runs and made several sensa tional fitelding plays around the keystone. John McGinnis turned in a fine defensive game for the local team, going into shallow right field several timtes to pull down balls that looked like sure hits. Connie Clark broke his hit fa mine by collecting a pair of the Kings Mountain hits. KINGT MTN. McGinnis 2b Munday 3b . Armstrong cf Appling as .. Clark rf .... McCarter If . Crawford c . Hambrick lb Brandon p . Layton p .... x—Hardin .. TOTALS . GASTONIA Cauble cf ... Smith If - Coon rf . Dellinger c .. Suggs 3b ... Williams 2b . Beam lb Brandshaw ss Miller p _ Whlsenant rf Bradley If ... TOTALS AB R H PO ,4114 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 111 3 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 7! 4 0 17 ,10 0 0 ,110 0 ,10 0 0 31 3 5 24 AB H R PO ,5101 3 2 0 3 .3 3 2 2 ,5 2 2 5 3 3 3 2 4 2 2 4 5 10 8 ,4011 4 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 10 27 KINGS MTN. 200 010 OOO— 3 GASTONIA . 520 402 lOx—14 x—Flew out for Crawford in 9th. E—Dellinger, Mutiday, Crawford 2, Ap pling 2. Hambrick 3, Brandon, McCarter 2; RBI—Clark. Armstrong 2. Coon 2, Suggs, WUllams 5; 3B—rCoon 2, Williams 2, Suggs Clark; SB—Cauble. Beam; SF—Armstrong; DP -Appling to McGinnis to Hambrick; LEFT -Gastonia 8. Kings Mtn. 5; BB— Layton 7. Brandon 2. Miller 2; SO—Lay ton 7. Millet* 7 ;HO—Brandon 2 in 1 inning. Layton 8 in 7 innings; HBP — Brandon (Suggs'; WP—Layton 3; PB—Crawford 1; W—Miller, L—Brandon; T—-2:30. Park-Grace Takes Two. Widens LL Lead Park-Grace is continuing to roll along in the city Little Leagues, and tightened its grip on first place last week by winning a pair of contests from Kiwanis and Bur Mil. Kiwanis went down Monday 10-0 as Wilson twirled a no-hitter for the league leaders. Bur Mil made it a little tougher as they finally bowed 12-11, Wednesday. Other games saw Kiwanis knock off the Jaycebs by a 9-5 margin, and Jaycees and Bur Mil were rained out Monday. Complete Little .League stand ings are as follows: TEAM W L Park-Grace . 11 3 Jaycees.6 7 Burmil.4 7 Kiwanis . 4 8 The increase in dairy support prices this year may bring North Carolina dairymen $280,00 more than they received last year. Second-Round Is Stalling Tonight Second round play-offs in Artea 4 Legion baseball will begin to night. Kings Mountain will tike the field in a two out of three series against either Paw Creek or Rutherfordton in their first sec ond round series. Charlotte and Kings Mountain are vying for fourth and fifth place in the League 1 standings Charlotte has a 3-7 record, while Kings Mountain has a 3-6 record with one rained out game with Shelby. This Shelby game will not bie played, according to Fleete McCurdy, Post 155 athletic offi cer. Charlotte could demand that the game be played or forfeited by Kings Mountain. In the event of a forfeit, Charlotte then would* be tied for fourth place and the two teams would match for posi. tion. According to the pairings for second round play, Gastonia will play the Shelby White Sox; Ruth erfordton will play the number five team, which will be either Charlotte or Kings Mountain, and Paw Creek will meet the number four team, which will also be Charlotte or Kings Mountain. Since the number one, two and thrbe clubs are home teams lor the first series, Kings Mountain will play only one game of the first series here. This game will be at City Stadium Friday night at 8 p. m. No doubt left-hander Keith Layton will be called upon to bear the brunt of the pitching du ties In this series. Coach Gus Hartsoe has been fielding only 11 or 12 men for the past several ball games, and Charlotte was in no better shape Tuesday night as they had only 12 men. Kings Mountain will undoub tedly be eliminated early. The club’s fielding has been very weak, and hitting is not much bet ter. Pitching has also been a sore spot, with Keith Layton get ting th'e majority of the hurling chores, either in starting or re lief rolfes. Billy Brandon, the team’s sec ond best pitcher, has not been present for the past two ball games, and is not expiected to re turn. Jerry Munday, who also hails from Clover, which is Bran don’s home town, has also left the team. Ken Armstrong of Bes semer City is another player that has not been around for the past few games. Slo-Pitch Loop Starting Play A slo-pitch softball league, be ing sponsored by the city rcrea tion department, opened action here yesterday afternoon. In a practice tilt last Friday, the Independents defeated Lith ium Corporation by a 6-3 score, with George Harris banging a home-run for the winners. This game was played only to allow softball fans in the city to get a look at thfe way slo-pitch softball is played. The complete schedule for the six-week season shows that games will be played on Wednesday af ternoons at 4:45 o’clock. The schedule is as follows: June 27 Presbyterian at National Guard Independents at Lithium July 4 Opien July 11 Independents at Presbyterian National Guard at Lithium July 18 Presbyterian at Lithium Independents at National Guard July 25 National Guard at Presbyterian Lithium at Independents August 1 Presbyterian at Independents Lithium at National Guard August 8 Lithium at Presbyterian National Guard at Independents Blassie And Von Hess To Team Up Friday Southern heavyweight cham pion Freddie Blassie returns to the Gastonia Armory wrestling ring Friday night—and he will bring along with him one of the roughest characters in the grap ple game as his partner in the tag-team feature match. Blassie’s mate in mat mayhem will be Karl Von Hess, the goose stepping Prussian storm-trooper, who also happens to be just a bout the most unpopular wrestler to climb through the Gastonia ropes in quite a spell. Von Hess has raised the ire of Gastonia wrestling fans with his victories over popular young Dick Stein born in recent weeks. Friday’s foes for Blassie and Von Hess wouldn’t rate the favo rite’s nod in a popularity con test in Gastonia, either—speak ing of Hombre Montana and Jack Vansky, who last Friday night scpred a one-fall, time-limit victory over Southern tag-team Champions Leo and Chick Gari baldi. The match, hawever, was ' not a title bout, mufch to the dis gust of Montana and Vansky. Promoter Marvin Hutchins lists the feature bout on Friday’s card as the best two of three falls, with a one hour time limit Another | bout will round-out this session. The co-feature scrap will pit i Dick Steinborn, not-so-fresh af ter four straight weeks of tang ling with Von Hess, against Frank Altman, a 220-pound new comer to these parts from Kan sas City. The bout also is carded for the best of three falls, with a 60 minute time limit. 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