Mountaineers Get Ironmen In Conference Ope
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Herald
Sports
By David Baity
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Women DriversM Modern
thwarts to the automobile world
will have a chance toibuild them
selves up in the eyes of this
man's world this week end. Hic
kory Speedway will serve as the
setting. Saturday Will be the day.
iFor what? The "Powder Puff
Derby’’ race for women drivers.
This 20-lap event has ibeen
added to the weekly stock car
racing card at the four-tenths
mile clay Hickory track.
Track managers expect from 15
to 20 female speedsters to start
the event.
Speaking of races, let’.s not for
get the 100 mile NlASCAR san
ctioned event at the Shelby Fair
grounds next Saturday. It should
prove to a good one with a good
majority of Darlington entrants
running.
So Whatl — So the Moutain
eers got beat. 'Well, what does it
matter? They’re still a great
Ibunch of hoys and I’m sure all
ithe Kings Mountain folks are
still behind them one hundred
percent. This one little loss is all
the more reason to keep on fight
ing and not let it happen again.
Everybody is human, and hu
man’s don’t win all the time. It
seems to me, this was ibound to
come someday. The odds are a
gainst one team winning all the
time. Maylbe this will bring
thoughts to the fact that we don’t
lead a charmed existence -- work
for what we get. The Mountain
eers are workers and a good
team, and anyway--what’s one
loss--particularly an out of con
100 Mile Event
At Shelby Fail
SHELBY—.Veteran Gwyn Sta
ley of North Wilkesboro, winner
of last Sunday’s 300-mile race at
Langhorne, Pa., filed his entry
today for Saturday afternoon’s
200-lap Grand National stock car
chase at the Shellby Fairgrounds.
Staley said he will drive a 1957
Chevrolet, the same type car he
piloted at Langhorne. His entry
at Shel'by was .something of a
surprise inasmuch as he is regu
larly a convertible driver and
that 100-mile event is for hardtop
oars.
Staley’s name was added to a
growing list of entries which in
clude Southern 500 winner
Speedy Thompson, national
champion Buck Baker and “Re
tool 300” winner Fireball Roberts -
-all three 'former Shellby winners.
Race director Charlie Comlbs
announced that prize money of
$150 will be paid to the three fas
test qualifiers in Friday after
noon time trials which will de
termine starting positions, 'boost
ing the total purse for the event
to more than $5,000.
Qualifying is scheduled from
2:30 to 5 p. m. Friday.. Race time
on Saturday is 3 p. m.
Roberts won his last outing
here, driving a Ford to victory in
a 100-miler 'May 4 just eight days
before his Rebel 300 win. Since
that time, however, Chevrolets
have grabbed the spotlight with
Thompson’s Darlington victory
and two recent winsiby Staley.
The Saturday race will be the
season finale for Cleveland Coun
ty Speedway’s half-mile track,
and the fourth Grand National
on the course. Thompson and
Baker were winners here in 1956.
Baker holds the 100-mile track
record of one hour and 51 min
utes (an average of 54.55 miles
per hour).
The qualifying mark at stake
Friday will ibe the 58.-1S miles
per hour set last Oct. 23 toy Doug
Cox of Greenville, S. C.
%
ference loss against a Ibigger
school.
The trouble with a great many
people is that they Iforget that
high school spores are for the en
joyment of the kids who play
them. They teach them to work
ning used to foe irrelavent, and
as a team, develop social aspects
of their life, and leadership. iWin
ipeople backed sports for the good
they did the boys.
Let’s stay behind the (Moun
taineers all the way. Remember
the game against one of our
archest of rivals this IFriday
you’ll have to travel to Cherry
ville. 'Let’s all turn out and root
the Mountaineers to victory in
our first conference tilt.
(Buckle Down. Wysocki-- (When
John Wysocki, Villanova’s former
lAll-'American end, addressed his
first banquet audience, he was
more than a little nervousi. He
hadn’t gone far when somelbody
way 'back yelled, "'Louder!”
Raising his voice a little, Wy
socki continued. But it wasn’t
long 'before that same voice re
peated, "Louder!”
So the Villanova All-American
picked up steam and went on
with his speech. But again,
"(Louder!”
With that a listener in tWe front
row turned around and asked,
"What’s the matter, can't you
hear back there?’’
"•No,” was the reply.
So everybody in the front row
got up and moved to the rear!
Bowling ---seems to'be a pretty
hot game around Kings Moun
tain. I, for one don’t know the
first thing about It—but look for
ward to learning. There are
quite a few (bowling leagues go
ing full sway at Mountain iLane
Bowling center. These leagues
meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wed
! nesday, and Thursday. Cat 'Hou
ser says that the lanes are open
for public bowling on Friday and
Saturday nights.
One ladies league has 'been or
ganized, play of which wasn’t
covered in last week's Herald.
Never fear girls, you’ll make the
paper. The results of last week’s
play weren’t compiled enough to
put in at that time.
Mouse In The House— When
(Harry Stuhldreher coached Wis
consin, one of 'his critics wrote a
letter suggesting that Harry be
replaced with two high school
coaches---Eary Wilkie, of Edge
more Academy, and A. J,. Barrett
of 'Madison East.
This letter infuriated Harry’s
son, Skippy, who played quarter
hack for (Madison West. Skippy
swore he’d write a letter in re
turn.
"No,” his Dad said. "That won’t
do. On this job IVe got to take
this sort of thing. And you’ve got
to take it, too.”
‘"I won't take it!” Skippy shout
ed. ’Why, my coach at Madison
West, Willis Jones---he’s the guy
who should get your job!”
Let’s Go Mountaineers—We’re
with you!
Little League
Football Planned
All 'boys interested in playing
'Little League 'Football should
report to City, Stadium (Friday
at 4:30, according to an an
nouncement by Jake Early.
Because of the interest shown,
Early plans to start at least
two little 'league teams, and
maybe four, providing enough
money is Obtained.
Mr.. 'Early reported that any
contributions to further work in
this field Should be turned over
to the recreation commission or
Gene Mitchem.
Conference Tilt
In Chenyville
This Friday
Arch-enemies meet this Friday
In the first confference tilt for the
Kings Mountain Mountaineers.
IFans will travel to Cherryvi Me for
the Mountaineer vs. Ironmen
contest, which will prove to be a
hot one.
With memories of the loss to
West Mecklenburg, the Moun
taineers will Ibe out to win their
conference opener with Cherry,
ville.
Always a good scrap (between
the two teams, last yeans’ tilt
ended In 21-6 victory for Kings
Mountain, a come up for Cherry,
ville from the 28-0 victory two
years ago.
(Cherryville’s lineup includes
some experience with Eaker,
Buff, and McGinnis lited as ends.
Tackles include ICrisson, IDixon,
Beam, and Henley.
(Listed as guards are Goins,
Carpenter, Anthony, and Tate;
Sneed, and (Howell as centers.
Mauney, Craft, Eddie Homes
ley and Harold Homesley, Cody,
Long, Hunt,singer, Kuuskraa,
Jenkins, and (Devine are backs.
The Ironmen won their season
opener last week Iby a 19-0 mar
gin. This marks the first time In
three years that Cherryville has
started their season with a vic
tory. Pitted against Lowell, the
Ironmen depended upon their
fast 'backs to get them through.
David Marlowe, Kings Moun
tain tackle, injured in the Meck
lenburg tilt, is ipossilbly out of
play (Friday.
Marlowe said he would get to
play no defense and he didn’t
know albout offense.
His dislocated Shoulder was
still pretty sore, he stated Wed
nesday.
The ibig 212 pound, 5' 11” sen
ior could Ibe replaced by Ernest
Howell 6’ 1”, 208 pound sopho
more.
Support for the team is needed
and a ibig crowd of Mountaineer
fans Is expected to flood Cherry -
ville stadium.
Ladies' League
Starts Action
Kings Mountain’s Ladies’ Duck
Pin bowling league’s play got
ur^ienway last Tuesday with (four
teams participating. In a match
between the teams of captains
Jenny Oates and Diane ‘Gamble,
the Jenny Oates team was victor
ious. High score in the match
was Diane Gamble with a 276.
In the contest ibetween Oajptain
Anne (Randle’s team and that of
Captain LiJb Bolin the Randle
team emerged the victor with a
best two out of three. ‘Lib IBolin
was high in the match with a to
tal Of 297, which copped high
mark in the ladies league.
The Lithium league play Wed
nesday night found ‘Bridges cop
ping high mark in the Labora
tory vs. Production match with a
309. Bridges' total was high mark
in the entire league, but his ‘Lab
oratory team ‘bowed to Product
ion.
Maintenance took a 2 out of 3
from the staff team with Neisler
ranking high in Staff with 288.
In the Sportsman league the
Champions took a 2-1 victory
over the ‘Wild Cats with Bryants
320 Ibeing the highest mark.
Albert Brackett rolled a 337 to
mark high in the contest between
(Foote and the Cherry Pickers,
who were aliased “Cotton Pick
ers” in last week’s Herald. The
Cherry Pickers took a 3-0 victory,
rolling a total of 1534.
The Outcast -Hillbillies match
ended with a 2-1 Hillbilly vic
tory. Clarence Plonk rolled a 360
to take high mark in the game
and the league.
The King Pins ‘bowed to the
Keglers by a 2-1 mark, and the
Independents were victors over
the Alley Cats by a 2-1 margin in
the Monday night Kings Moun
tain Men’s Duck Pin League.
Biser, member of the Alley
Cats, was high ranker in the lea
gue with a 369. High in the King
Phns-Keglers match was Randle
with a 332.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON,SEPT.21 |
Race Starts 3 p. m.
Time Trials Fri.
2:30 to 5 p. m.
Late Model
Championship
GRAND NATIONAL
NASCAR - SANCTIONED
STOCK CAR RACE
The Nation's Top Drivers in a 200-Lap Speed Duel
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Mountaineers Dropped 12-6
By Indians In Tough Scrap
Marlowe Gets
Shoulder Injury
In Home Tilt
Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers
received their first defeat in over
two years at the hands of Char
lotte’s West Mecklenburg Indians
last Friday night at City Stadium
in an out-of-conference game. Fi.
nal score was 12-6, much to the
favor of West Mecklenburg.
Things looked good for Kings
Mountain in the first quarter
when the Mountaineers drove for
their touch down, hut all was
black after an injury to David
Marlowe, ace right tackle for the
Mountaineers. Injured about a
minute before the halftime mark,
Marlowe’s defensive efforts were
a felt loss to the Kings Mountain
team.
A few unfortunate plays in the
back field netted losses for the
Mountaineers.
A third quarter touchdown by
the Indian’s Richard Blankenship
and a fourth quarter T. D„ by
Fred Stewart netted the win for
West Mecklenburg.
The toss was won by Kings
Mountain, Mountaineers defend,
ing the North goal and receiving.
Stewart kicked off to the Kings
Mountain 20, Baity returning the
boot 4 yards. Baity ran the first
play for a 6 yard gain, followed
by a 6 yard first down by Wray
Plonk.
HOW THEY DID IT
RUSHING:
Kings Mountain
Player T G L Net
Baity IS IIS 7 10S
Plonk 10 35 0 35
Fisher 6 50 14 36
Gladden 5 12 0 12
Blanton 2 5 0 5
West Mecklenburg
Stewart IS 40 0 40
Davenport 19 S3 5 78
Harllee 5 36 0 36
Blankenship 5 12 0 12
Wright 1 10 0 10
Holmes 1 30 0 30
PASSING:
Kings Mountain
PASSER Att. Comp. Int. Yds.
10 0 0
West Mecklenburg
3 2 0 40
Fisher
Stewart
RECEIVING:
PLAYER
Holmes
Wright
West Mecklenburg
Caught Yds.
1 30
1 10
s7s
3.5
6
2.4
2.5
2.7
4.1
7.2
2.4
10
30
TO
TD
First and ten on the Mountain.
46 and Baity went for 4 yards. A
30 yard gain by Gladden was nul.
lified by an off side penalty. Don
Fisher went for 17 yards and the
first down.
On the opponents 33 Baity went
for no gain and a fumble by Fish
er was recovered by the Indians.
Stewart and Davenport tried
three plays, netting about seven
yards. Davenport’s punt was dead
on the Mountaineer 34.
Wray Plonk netted 3 yards on
a belly run and Baity netted 9
and the first down on a dive.
On the Mountain 46, (Fisher
lateraled to Baity, who romped
for a 17 yard gain. Baity then
netted 3 yards on a through cen.
ter run. Plonk 4 on a belly run
and Baity a 5 yard first down.
With first and ten on the op.
ponents 25 Don Fisher found a
hole and ripped through for a 25
yard gain and the Mountaineer
touchdown. Mike Ware’s extra
point attempt was no good and
the score was Mountaineers-6, In.
YARDSTICK
KM
6
1
1
11
0
2.
13
217
FINAL SCORE
Touchdowns rushing..
TOTAL TD'S .
First Downs rushihg.
First Downs, passing .
First Downs, penalty .
TOTAL 1st DOWNS . .
Yds. gained rushing
Yds. Lost rushing
NET RUSH GAIN
No. rushes attempted
Average per rush ..
Passes attempted_
Passes completed_
YDS GAINED PASSING
21
196
20
9.8
1
0
0
196
1
32
32
■2
2
66
33
11
1
Net Rush & Passing..
Number ol punts _
Yards punts went ....
Yds. punts averaged ..
YDS RETURNED ....
Number of kickoffs ..
Yds. kickoffs went ...
Yds Kickoffs averaged
YDS KO RETURNED .
Ball lost on downs ..
Ball lost on fumbles . 2
Number of penalties .. 2
Times enforced. 1
YDS PENALIZED .... S
TOTAL YARDS GAIN
ED IN GAME (add
yards gained run-back
punts, kickoffs, inter
cepted passes, & re
covered fumbles to net
rushing, passing plus
penalty gains) .235
WM
12
4
u
(
12
151
152
1!
I
41
192
4'
4'
41
111
31
1
54
244
dians-O.
Thorbum’s kick off was t<
West’s 32 yard line, Davenport go
ing for a yard loss on the run
back. Stewart went for 3 aroun<
right end and Davenport for 1<
and the first down. Larry Harl
lee went for a 5 yard gain jus
before the quarter ended.
Back in the second quarter Da
venport fumbled and recoverec
for West for no gain, then plowed
5 yards for the first down. Free
Stewart went for no gain, Harllee
for one yard. A pass from Steward
to Banks Choate fell incomplete
and Davenports punt was out-of
bounds on the Mountaineer 32.
Plonk took the ball for a yard
gain and Baity sprinted for the
first down on a 19 yard run. On
six plays the Mountaineers drove
to the 9 and one half yard line,
but were unable to break through
for the touchdown. Ill times set in
when Baity went for a yard loss.
Wray Plonk gained back the yard
on a through center play. Fisher
went back to fire a pass and was
swamped for a 12 yard loss and
an 11 yard run by Baity failed
to gain back the yardage and the
Mountaineers lost the ball on
downs.
Three plays netted insufficient
yardage for the Indians and Da.
venport’s ipunt was to the (Moun
taineer 35. IDavid Marlowe was
scalped by the Indians on the
third play when he stopped a play
for no gain.
Baity took the punt and lost 2
yards on the run back. He then
netted 7 yards with Gladden com
ing through with about 3. The
measure showed the Mountaineers
lacking scant inches but a quar
terback sneak by Fisher provided
the yardage. The half ended with
first and ten for the Mountaineers
on their own 45 yard line.
Thorbum’s kickoff, after half,
time entertainment by Kings
Mountain’s high school band, was
to West’s 22, being returned 20
Archery Hunts Are Increased
A considerable expansion of the
archery hunting season was an
Deei Hunt
Applications
Are Available
Applications for both 'buck and
doc deer hunts on State-operated
wild-life management areas art
now available, reports the North
Carolina Wildlife Resource;
Commission. Advance applica
tions are required for the firs
three days of buck hunting or
the Uiwharrie area, the first tw<
days on Pisgah. and the first daj
on Fox Camp of Daniel Boom
and South Toe of 'Mt. Mitchell.
The deer hunting season or
these areas is scheduled to oper
on November 18, and will con
tinue through ^November 30.
A total of 14 Commission-oper
ated areas will ibe opened tc
deer hunting this year, and on
all but those listed above partici
pation will be by -purchase of -per
mit at the checking station on
the day of the hunt. Advance ap
plication is required on the above
dates and areas for hunter safe
ty reasons.
Application and instruction
sheets are available from the Ra
leigh office of the Wildlife Re
sources Commission, as well as
from coimty game protectors, re
uge personnel, game and fish
>ia!ogists, sporting goods stores,
ind the United States (Forest Ser
vice.
nounced today by the Wildlife
Resources Commission. Last year
a two-day “pre-season” for bow
and arrow hunting has been ex
panded to seven days, and two
more management areas have
been scheduled for bow hunts.
The “pie-season” is pegged tc
! the regular gun season as it var
| ies from species to species in the
! various parts of the state. Ir
each ca^e, bow and arrow hunting
I will be allowed during the sever
i week days immediately preceding
the gunning season.
Management area archery hun
for deer and other game will star
on Saturday, November 9, and ex
tend through Saturday, Novem
ber 16, on Pisgah, Uwharrie, an<
Daniel Boone. A twp-day archen
hunt was also scheduled for Oot
ober 8 and 9 on the Holly Sheltei
area.
A special antlerless deer hun
for the archers has been schedu
i led for November 13 on Pisgah
. Uwharrie, and Daniel Boone. Per
| mits for hunts will be availabk
at the checking stations on the
various areas. Information sheets
i and hunt schedules may be se
cured from the Raleigh office ol
, the Wildlife Resources Commis
skm, or from county and refuge
game protectors, sporting good*
stores, and the U. S. Porset Ser
vice.
If you plan to use the same
tobacco plant bed from year tc
year it’s important that grass be
controlled the year-round.
yards toy Larry Harllee. Daven.
port netted 6, Stewart 0, and Da
venport 3 and 2 for the first down.
The march for West’s initial
tally was on, when Stewart went
for6, Blankenship for3 and Ste
wart for 3 and another first. Blan
i kenship gained two yards and a
; forward pass to Tommy Holmes
! netted 30 yards, stopped on the
i Mountaineer 2 yard line. Blan.
i kenship’s dive through center was
i good for the two yard gain and
t the touchdown. Stewart’s boot
i was no good and the game was
: tied at 6 all.
1 Mountaineer efforts gained two
i first downs, tout the game was
tied until about the three minute
■ mark before the game was up.
' On a march from their own 7
| yard line at the start of the fourth
' quarter,, the Indians drove for 7
1 first downs and the winning score.
1 After a steady pounding the In.
dians arrived at the Mountaineer
1 11. Blankenship went for 2 and
1 then for 3. Stewart netted 3 yards
' on an around end run and iDaven
1 port made good the first down on
1 a two yard gain.
With first and ten on the Moun
taineer 1 yard line, Stewart plun.
ged through the line for the touch
down. Stewart’s boot was no good
and the score was and remained
West Mecklentourg-12, Kings
! Mountain-6.
Stewart’s kickoff was taken on
the Mountaineer 25 and run back
» 7 yards toy Gladden. The Moun
taineers went into action without
■ huddling and Plonk gained 7, and
l Baity romping for a 13 yard first.
• Plonk fumbled but recovered on
. the Kings Mountain 45 for a 3
; yard gain, but a fumble by Baity
on a bad lateral was recovered by
the Indians.
Davenport gained 1 yard and
Stewart 3 yards, but the game
ended with the Indians on the
Mountaineer 45.
L,.n. naruee oo
?3 Don Gladden R.H. Davenport 67
£0 Wray Plonk F.B. Stewart 63
Substitutes; Brazzell, Howell, and Lee.
Officials; George Hooker, Bob English, Tom
Harris, and Ike Gill.
LINEUP
58 Tony Goins L.E.
85 Steve Wells L.T.
44 David Plonk L.G.
70 Gene Bowers C.
76 Bill Herndon R.G.
87 David Marlowe R.T.
45 Keith Layton R.E.
43 Don Fisher Q.B.
f9 Ken Baity L.H.
Garrison 34
Long 61
Hopper 53
Bynum 64
Drum 59
Odom 60
Choute 58
Wright 69
Harllee 35
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