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r Pat’s 1 Peckings j By NEALE PATRICK Legion Baseball Born In S. Dakota While ye sports editor takes a sojourn from his work this week, we present some information on Legion junior baseball as supplied by Commissioner Lou Brissie’s office and turned over to us locally by Area Four Commissioner Charlie Carpenter of iKngs Mountain. The American Legion junior baseball program was es tablished in Milbank, South Dakota, in 1925, and a marble monument in that community stands as a dedication to the initiation of this fine Americanism program. The in scription reads: ^_ Line's Shufoid Only SWC Player In Star Contest Kings Mountain will not be represented in the 10th annual North Carolina High School foot ball game in Greensboro on Fri day night, August 8, but a couple of neighboring schools will send highly-touted backs to the con test. Gene Shu ford, Hie hard-running Lincolnton back, is the only rep resentative from the Southwest Conference in the grid game and he is one of the prize picks for the western team to be coached by Boyd Allen of Canton and Lee Stone of Asheboro. The other back from this neighborhood is Jimmy Smith off of Coach Shu Carlton’s Gastonia Ashley High team. “In this city on July 7, Dakota Department of the - wide organization of Legion posed as a program of servi< Junior baseball becann vention action in 1925, and was held in 1926. Only 15 s first year of national opera tion was prevented becaus the national convention b< state competition was stro ector of the National Amt ed before the executive c which agreed to underwrit $50,000. With the exceptioi gues have continuously suf ball program. They present gram up to $60,000. During the 1929 seaso competition. j The year of 1931 market pionship play of a player \ league great. Kirby Higbe, for Columbia, S. C., lost to game of the national touri was a top pitcher in the N Higbe was follpwed to greats as Phil Cavaretta o Crash Davis of Gastonia, : Jim Hegan of East Lynn, Cincinnati, and J. W. Por players was a member of with the exception of Polli 1,500 Graduates To Big Leagues Since the inception of the Legion program more tf 1,500 graduates have gone into the major leagues. In 193 there were 262 Legion graduates participating on majl league teams. Among these were Ted Williams, Stan Mif ial, Billy Pierce, Jim Hegan, Lew Burdette, Herb Scoi Roy Campanula, Vic Wertz. Sal Maglie, Johnny Tempi Roy S'evers, A1 Kaline, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthew! Harvey Kuenn, Yogi Berra, Del Rice, Whitey Lockm<wi, Gil McDougald, Ted Abernathy, Pete Whisenant afid many others. In 1949, the selection of an “American Legion Play er of the Year” was originated- The player is selected at the national finals tournament by a special committee, which includes the director of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The boy is selected on the basis of playing ability, integ rity, mental attitude, cooperation, citizenship, sportsman ship and general good conduct. The boy’s picture is placed in the Legion plaque at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N. Y., and he attends the annual Hall of Fame game where he is presented a scroll attesting to his selection. Player of the Year selections in order since 1949 have hpen: Ray Herrera, Oakland. Calif.; J. VV. Porter, Oakland, Calif.; Grover Jones, White Plains, N. Y.; Russell Nixon, Cincinnati/Charles Linstrom, Winnetka, 111.; Billy Capps, San Diego; Frank Birri, Cincinnati; James Harwell, New Orleans; and Fred Fox, Cincinnati. (Pox'ter and Nixon now are in the major leagues.) Gastonian Shared U. S. Bat Title A national batting title award is presented each year to the player on a national tournament team compiling the highest batting average in national competition through regional, sectional and Little World Series play. W’inners of the batting award have been: (1945 through 1957) Lee Carey, Tuscon, Ariz.; Victor Kauffman, Cincin nati; George Moeller, Cincinnati; Don Hunter, Omaha, Neb.: J. W. Porter, Oakland, Calif., two years ‘49-‘50); Gro ver Jones. White Plains, N- Y.; Horace Tucker, San Diego; Charles Selinger, Winnetka, 111.; Jack Hopper, Gastonia, and Jim Gelasso, San Diego (tied in ‘54) Richard Hergen rader, Lincoln, Neb.; Larry Goudy, St. Louis; Fred Fox, Cincinnati. This year, the American Legion is establishing an American Leigon Graduate of the Year award which will be presented to the junior baseball graduate who best ex emplifies the principles of the American Legion program while competing in professional baseball. This award will be presented during the winter. The American Legion program is designed to aid youth in attaining a higher degree of overall fitness, to teach the principles of sportsmanship and citizenship and to combat delinquency in a positive manner. Nearly a million boys play under Legion supervision in all age groups each year. Of these, approximately one third compete in the Junior Baseball age bracket with more than 17,000 teams competing. The program is governed by the National American ism Commission and all administrative details are han dled by the Commissioner of Junior Baseball, Lou Brjssie. a former major leaguer and war hero. xcxtiuit: JiuvYaiu wt JLlxol base for the Clowns, Mr. Orr re ported. Kings Mountain Tigers have a! record for the season of eight wins, 12 losses. FFA Group At White Lake Bethware and Grover FFA boys are attending the annual Future Farmers of America Camp at White Lake. Myers Hambright, Bethware school agriculture teacher, is ac companying the group. Some 15 Grover FFA members are attending the camp which ends on Saturday. The Bethware group includes: Johnny Williams, Billy Bail, Jim Camp, Jimmy Fisher, Billy Spar row, Kenneth Rayfield, Haskel Seism, Dean Bowen, Ray Hern don, Nolan Seism, David Queen, Moffett Seism, Jerry Monies, and Clyde Can-oil. Entries Slow For City Net Tourney Minette Mills Downs Valdese; Goes To Finals Unbeaten Minette Mills of Grover advanced to the finals by downing Valdese 4-2 in the one game played in the Midwest ern District Seven sof tball tourn ament Tuesday in Gastonia. Tippy Francis hit a single, double, and triple in three trips for the winners while Keith Clo er had a double and single for Valdese. In semi-finals play Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Broyhill Furni ture of Lenoir was scheduled to meet Valdese while the winner of the Broyhill-Valdese contest was to engage Great Lakes of Morganton at 8:15. Minette 201 000 1-4 7 3 Valdese 000 011 0—2 7 2 Taylor and Sheppard: Whis nant and Baker, Powell (6). Shelby Romps Cumberland 17-4 Shelby’s American Jr. Legion team romped over Cumberland County 17-4 in Shelby Tuesday night and stretched its playoff lead to two games. Pitcher John Kouri was the big show for Shelby, allowing only one base runner over the first four innings. The right handed hurler was in trouble only once—in the fifth—when he loaded the bases on three walks. Charles Koonce then singled in two runs for Cumberland, getting the only hit off Kouri ov er the six innings he worked. Batting around in the first in ning, Shelby secured four runs off five walks, an error, and one base hit. They sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven runs as they steam-rolled through the third inning. Catcher Ronnie O’Shields pac ed the Shelby attack with a dou ble, a triple, and a home run. Tonight the teams move to Massey Hill for the third game in the playoff series. Shelby 417 310 Olx—17 10 2 Cumberland 000 020 020— 4 3 6 Maxwell, Koonce, (3) and Tea gue; Kouri, Phillips (7) and O’ Shields. Braves Win Saturday Tilts The Kings Mountain Braves won their eighteenth and nine-1 teenth games Saturday as they overpowered Grover 9-2 in a day light game there and trounced the Charlotte Clippers 14-2 Sat-j urday night in Kings Mountain’s City Stadium. Herman Green was winning pitcher in the BravesGrover tilt and allowed only five hits while his teammates collected 14, there by chalking up his sixth straight win for the Braves. In the night contest, hurler, David Hughes allowed the Clip- i pers only six hits while his team- ■ mates came through with sixteen hits to trounce the Charlotte club, i The next game will be Friday night at 8 o’clock in City Stadium' against Temple Baptist Church, ranked as the top church team in this area. The Baptist group is mentored by Lloyd McFalls. A Braves spokesman said Wed nesday morning this is another free game to promote interest in baseball in this area. He also issued a cordial invitation to the! public to attend. BABE RUTH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS—The Mar grace team copped the title in the Kings Moun tain Babe Ruth League for 13-15 year old boys this summer, posting a season's record of 11 wins and one defeat. The team, left to right: FRONT ROW—Coach Don Sellers, Sonny Jack 'ilium min i iiiiwiiiiiiiiii iiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiimiiim son, Frankie Sprouse and Bill Mullinax. bat boys; MIDDLE ROW — Tommy Barrett, C. B. Green, Buddy Kircus, and Jim White; BACK HOW — Bobby Smith, Dean Green, Dink Smith, and Bill Sellers. (Photo by Pennington Studio). Mountaineer Football Players Report For Drills On August 15 Bargain Events At City Pool Ladies may swim free at Deal Street pool Thursday and Fri day nights, as the city observes Ladies Night. On Saturday, it will be Family Night, with any family eligible to swim at the bargain-base ment rate of 60 cents. City Recreation Director Jake Early noted that the concession area has been enlarged and in vited all citizens out for a look see. Adult Swim Course Offered Free adult swimming courses for men and women will be taught at Deal St. pool by Buck Early, beginning August 11 Men and women 16 years and over are eligible for the instruc tion, Preston Holt, pool manager noted. Holt stressed men enrollees, he said because oftentimes the men folk had the idea they were not included. Hours for the course is 6-7:30 p.m. Nats, Foote Are Eliminated Kings Mountain’s slow-pitch softball teams vying for berths ir, the Slow-Pitch Tournament held at McAdenville have been eliminated. The Kings Mountain teams participating were National Guard and Foote Mineral. Jake Early, Kings Mountain Recreation Director reported Foote Mineral was eliminated last week by two losses to the National Guard team. They were beaten 15-0 and 9-6. The National Guard club was eliminated Monday night as they were edged 3-2 by a tough Rex club. SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS — The National Guard team, pictured above, won the title in the Kings Mountain Slow-Pitch Soft ball League this summer with a season's rec ord of 11 wins and two losses. The Guard also participated in the Midwestern Slow-Pitch tournament at McAdenville. The squad, left to right, FRONT ROW—Manager Bill Morgan, James Staggs, Bob Duncan and Dealis Burton; BACK ROW—Floyd Peterson. Pete Martin. Dwight Alexander, Gerald Hipps. and Lefty Moss. (Photo by Pennington Studio) ! Kings Mountain High School football players have one more week to “loaf.” 1 Then comes the pre-season grid grind. Coach John Gamble announces that practice sessions will begin for the Mountaineers on Friday morning, August 15 at City Sta dium, and all candidates for the team are asked to report at that time. The mentor who is beginning his second season at the helm of the Mountaineers expects a round 50 boys to turn out for the team. Gamble and his three assist ants, Don Parker, Fred Withers, and Bill Bates, will have only three weeks to round the Moun taineers into shape for their first game at Bessemer City on Sep tember 5. The first home game is carded for September- 12 a gainst Granite Falls, a newcom er to the local slate. One of the major tasks facing the local mentors will be to re place three all-conference stand outs of last year—halfback Ken Baity, tackle David Marlowe, and end Keith Layton. Coaches Gamble and Bates are in Greensboro this week attend ing the annual North Carolina Coaching Clinic at which Andy Gustafson of ivliami University is the grid lecturer. Charlotte Holds Convertible Race CHARLOTTE — Another of stock car racing’s most colorful drivers today filed his entry for Friday night’s 100-mile convert ible race at the Charlotte Fair grounds. He is Buck Baker, a former resident of Charlotte who now calls Spartanburg, S. C. home. Baker said he will drive his 19 58 Chevrolet in the $4,600 NAS CAR event. Baker has had his moments on the half-mile Fairgrounds track, but strangely enough has never been able to score a victory. He has won two national hardtop championships, but his record is still blank when it comes to the Fairgrounds. The closest he has ever come was on July 12, 1957 when he rolled home second to Marvin Panch in a hardtop race for late models. He had led this race for 167 laps, only to run out of gas on the backstretch while holding a 30-second lead. He lost the race by two seconds. However, Baker had led al most every late model rase he has entered in Charlotte for the past several years, and in filing his entry said, “I’ll be there, and I'll be running strong.” Baker will be locking horns with most of the top late model stars of both hardtop and con vertible divisions. Among them will be Curtis Turner, Joe Wea therly, Tiny Lund, Bob Welborn and Panch. Lee Petty is also ex pected to enter before race time. A re-check of the official rec ords this week revealed that Turner held the old track rec ord for convertibles instead of Bill Amick. Turner turned in a single lap of 29.38 seconds on Aug. 10, 1956. The mark was slightly lowered last week when Welborn took a lap in 29.37 sec onds. Both Turner and Welborn have said they expect this mark to be dropped even lower Friday night. Time trials are set for 7:30 p. m. and the 200-lap race at 8:30. Rain checks from last Sunday's rained out event will be honored Slow-Pitch League Finals Underway Finals in the city slow-pitch softball league play-offs, a three of five series, were underway Wednesday, as the National Guard team and Osage locked horns. The games will be played at the Deal Street ballyard. National Guard won the pen nant in regular season play. Osage advanced to the finals on forfeit from the Merchants team. at that time, Promoter Bruton Smith said today. The lineup will also include Fred Harb, George Dunn, Shep Langdon, Roy Tyner, Doug Cox, Larry Frank, Neil Castles, Glenn Wood( Barney Shore and others. Deadline Friday Foi Entering Annual Event A last minute rush of entries is expected Thursday and Fri day for the annual men’s city wide tennis tournament. With entry deadline Friday, City Recreation Director Jake Early reported yesterday1 that the entry list is small. “But they always wait until the last min ute,” he commented. As of Wednesday, only live en tries were listed for men’s sin gles competition, and only three pairs of racquetmen had signed for men’s doubles play. Singles entries were Joe Aus tin, R. G. Plonk, Bill Harmon, Jimmy White, and Ken Baity. Doubles pairs were John War lick and Fred Plonk, Joe Austin and R. G. Plonk, Jimmy White and Ken Baity. Rudy Frazier, last year’s sin gles champion and former High Point college star, was expected to defend his 1957 title. Elimination play is scheduled to get underway this week end. Burlington Takes Kiwanis By 6-3 Burlington defeated Kiwanis 6-3 Tuesday in a- close, well played game in Kings Moun tain’s Little League action to en force more strongly their posi tion as top team. Jimmy Leigh handled the mound duties well, copping the game for the hustling Burlington club. Jackie Hughes hurled for Park Grace as they contested the Jay cees club Tuesday and came a way with a 10-1 victory. In Monday’s Little League contest the Raiders trounced North by a score of 17-2. STANDINGS Team Burlington Park Grace Raiders Kiwanis W L 11 1 10 1 6 3 5 7 Jaycees North 5 7 0 12 Quality JOB PRINTING Phones 167 & 283
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