Mountaineers Down Shelby In Overtime 56 to 52
Herald
Sports
BY HAROLD PEARSON
it's Coach Berra Now
“Just call me coach.”
Yes, it was bound to happen. Yogi Berra is now a
coach for the Bronx Bombers. After many years as chief
untitled assistant to Casey Stengel, Mr. Berra, as Case
called him, was awarded the title Playing Coach.
This could well be the first step toward the dream of
becoming a manager that Yogi has cherished for several
years. It is also a means of retaining the services of one
the most dangerous clutch-hitters the Yankees have had
in a couple decades.
Besides being one of the most valuable properties on
the Yankee roster, Berra, who will be 38 come May, holds
as many World Series records as Stan Musial holds Na
tional and major league standards.
Yogi has a lifetime average of .284 with 350 circuit
clouts. As a catcher he hit 305 homers which is more than
any other catcher has been able to hit.
A coach this year. Maybe a manager in 1964.
Who Benefited From Trades?
With Spring training just around the corner a look
at the recent winter trades seems appropriate at this time.
The unparalleled winter trading saw 79 players in
volved in swaps that are sure to lead to one of the live
liest seasons ever seen in both major leagues.
But who helped their club most by the trades? Who
got the best ends of the deals?
Of course, these cannot be answered until September.
Only conjectures can be made at this time.
Baltimore gets the nod as the team to benefit more
from trades just completed. They got the fleet-footed Luis
Aparacio to fill their shortstop need and A1 Smith will add
punch to their outfield.
Battery-wise they picked up catchers Dick Brown and
John Orsino and hill starters Fete tsurmsae ana mine ivic
Cormick as well as reliefer Stu Miller.
The White Sox got three “ifs” in dealing with the
Orioles along with bullpen ace Hoyt Wilhelm. Ron Hansen,
Dave Nicholson and Pete Ward are the question marks.
Ward has never played a major league game.
St. Louis added infield and outfield strength with the
acquisition of Dick Groat and George Altman, both prov
en big league performers.
The Cubs got a good deal if Lindy McDaniel returns to
his 1961 form. Along with Larry Jackson they will have
added much needed mound strength.
Boston added power to their lineup with Dick Stuart
and Roman Mejias although they gave up the batting
champ, Pete Runnels.
On the basis of past performances, it must be said
that the Orioles reaped the finest harvest in the trades,
but past performances are sometime a poor yardstick in
sports.
Rambling Thoughts
It just occurred to me:
That Coach Don Parker is something like Boston Cel
tic coach Red Auerbach. Both have a tendency to do some
“officiating” from the sidelines during a contest. How
ever, the Mountaineer mentor has neither a Bill Russell
nor a Bob Cousy. - *■'.
That Sam Blair had the right slant on the situation
when he wrote a column in the Dallas (Texas) Morning
News entitled Huff: Tough or Bluff? Quoting Dallas coach
Tom Landry, the column stated that Sam Huff believes
that any time he is in the game he should hit someone
sooner or later. “But the last couple of years, it seems UKe
its been mostly later,”
That things can’t be too ba^ for £aul Brown even
though he is no longer the helm of the Cleveland
Browns. He will stick witft Lne club for six years at $60,000
per annum. , , . .
That a lot of talk and copy is being made about, "scan
dal” rumors M the National Football League, Wit little
mention is I'&'und of the five Los Angeles D'qdgef’s who are
working 4-Tl the gambling capital of the ebhqtfy.
That the National Basketball Association will lose
its rrtbst colorful player when Bob Cousy hangs up his
sneakers at the end of this season to become coach at Bos
ton College. “Cooz” can do everything with the ball, ex
cept make it talk.
That the San Francisco Chronicle took the right step
when it banned the Chronicle sportwriters as official scor
ers for the Giant games. However, who is to serve in this
capacity now?
That baseball’s loss is broadcasting’s gain as Richie
Ashburn moves from the playing field to the realm of the
baseball spieler as one of the Phillies’ radio-TV team in
1963.
Light Side Of The Hardwood
Stinging Bee: Everette Case, N. C. State Coach, has
always been the recipient of kidding about the “Rebels”
on his basketball club. One of his early quintets boasted
five Indiana boys. When Case hit New York for the NCAA
tourney, he got together with his pal, Clair Bee.
“Clair,” said Case, “if N. C. State takes this tourney,
the governor will probably erect a monument to the
team.”
To which Bee replied, “The governor of Indiana or
the governor of North Carolina?”
Cousy Corner: A short time after slapping a technical
foul on Bob Cousy, Referee Sid Borgia went looking for
the great Celtic ace.
“Bob,” he said, “would you mind autographing a pro
gram for my neighbor’s kid?”
Cousy sighed, “So you want my autograph, eh? Only
a few minutes ago it cost me $25 just to speak to you!”
Strange Explanation: The fabulous 1935 Kentucky
team journeyed to Madison Square Garden, where it had
a winning streak punctured by N. Y. U. Coach Adolph
Rupp complained bitterly about the officiating.. On his
Tetum to Lexington, he was asked to explain what hap
pened.
“it’s all in the Bfble.” answered th*» coach. “I was a
stranger and They took me in."
Time Bomb: In the closing minutes of a hectic game,
the visiting team called time-out and huddled at the foul
line. After plotting some strategy, one of the veteran plav
ers suggested that the newly appointed team captain
check the time. The captain ran over to the sideline and
then dashed back.
“Well, fellers,” he reported, "it’s 9:45!”
TWIST ANYONE? — Joyce Bolin and three un
identified Lincolnton players appear to be add
ing a new step to the twist as the ball bounces
away in Friday night's game here. Actually the
quartet was battling for the loose ball. Gail
Huffstetler (11) and Frankie Hamrick (21) are
the Mountainettes moving in to lend assistance.
Lincolnton won 42-38.
(Herald photo by Truitt Moore)
Local Cagers Drop Two
Loop Games To Wolfpack
Junior High Cagers
Resume Play Ian. 24
Thursday night in the local
gymnasium the Little Mountain
eers and Mountainettes return to
Southwest Junior High Conferen
ce cage action.
Invading the local hardwood
for loop contests will be Junior
Trojans and 1'rojanettes of Chase
High.
Tipoff times is 7 p.m. for the
lidlifting girls game.
Prior to the examination break
the Little Mountaineers showed
a 50-50 slate. They lost to East
Rutherford in the conference
opener 29-21 before downing
Belmont 32-22 in the first hime
game.
The Little Mountainettes will
be seeking their first victory aft
er suffering setbacks at East Ru
therford (43-1) .and against Bel
mont (30-7) her*.
Plonk Oil Takes
Men s Loop Lead;
Gaffney's Second
Plonk Oil swept four games
from Clyde Culbertson Monday
night to jump into the lead in
Jhe Kings Mountain Men’s Duck-1
pin Lea|tw, ‘
Paced by Furman Wilson,
Steve Rdthbone and Clarence
PiOnk the Oilers took a one-game
lead over the previous leader
Gaffney’s Barber Shop.
Falling from grace, Gaffney’s
could win only one game in their
match with Dilling Heating.
The triple win left the Heat
ers two games off the leader’s
pace, while Bob Herndon moved
into fourth, three games back,
by downing Dellinger’s three out
of four.
In the feature match Rathbone
posted a 114 in the first game
and Wilson had an identical
score in the second game. The
figures gave the two bowlers a
share of the team high line.
Plonk had three games of 100
plus for a total pin high of 325
for set laurels.
Sam Hamrick topped the scor
ing for the losing Culbertson
team with a line score of 118 in
the second and a final score of
321 for high set.
Team captain John Dilling led
the three - game, near - sweep
of last week’s leaders. The tall,
lanky lefthander had a line score
of 125 in the third game for line
honors and finished with a team
high set of 227.
Gaffney’s scoring leader was
Ranny Blantofi. The team captain
rolled a 119 in the second game
for line honors and finished with
a 324 to take high set laurels.
In the final match, the “bat
tle for the bottom,’’ Harold Bar
ber paced the Bob Herhdon team
in both line and set scoring. His
set total of -369 topped all scor
ers for the night. He had scores
of 128 in the first and third
games to take line honors for the
team.
Albert Brackett paced Delling
er’s with the high line of the
evening.’The 135 he posted in the
second game topped al line
scores. He also had a 335 total
for team high set.
TEAM
Plonk Oil
Gaffney’s
Dilling Heating
Bob Herndon
C- Culbertson
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STANDINGS
W L
9
8
7
6
4
3
4
5
6
8
mm
Pet.
.750
.667
.583
.500
.333
.167
Mountainettes
Fall 42-38; Boys
Dropped 52-42
Lincolnton’s B - Battery and
Kings Mountain’s cold first
halves were the difference Friday
night as the locals suffered twin
setbacks in Southwest AAA Con
ference games.
Bill Bates’ Mountainettes were
handed their first loop loss in the
lid-lifter by a 42-38 count.
The Mountaineers of Don Park
er fell to one and three in the
conference by dropping the
nightcap 52-42.
For the Mountaineers it was
the thrice - told story of falling
behind in the first half. This time
they were unable to overcome
the deficit, although they out
scored the foe following inter
mission.
Scoring seven in the first per
iod and 10 in the second the
Mountaineers trailed by 15 at the
midway point, 32-17.
Starting the second half with
renewed defensive efforts and a
sharper shooting eye, they' cut
the margin in the third period
and at one point in the final
stanza cut the gap to six, but a
lapse that opened the gate for
three quick Wolfpack baskets ex
tended the margin again, and
the Mountainers ran out of time.
barker’s two FtU'hUfds, Little
and Gold, Wbte the scoring lead
ers for the locals as they both
finished with 13 points. Little hit
two baskets and nine charities
for his total while Gold had five
field goals and three free throws.
Don Pack’s half of the Wb'lf
pack B-Baitery, Dennis Byrd, top
ped all scorers in the nightcap.
The 6-3, 200-pounder hit six field
goals and five free throws for
17 points.
Ken Abernathy and playmak
er Don Powers were also in the
double-figures for Lincolnton.
Abernathy had 14 and Powers 10.
Lack of heighth was the sore
spot for the Mountainettes in the
opener, as the taller Wolverettes
dominated the first half of play
and moved ito a 12-point lead at
half-time.
Controlling the ball with a
strong defense the lady Lines al
lowed the locals only three points
in the opening quarter and nine
in the second.
Following intermission an al
teration in offense by the Moun
tainettes gave the locals a scor
ing advantage of eight points in
■the second half.
Gail Huffstetler and Diane Ro
berts began to hit from the out
side, and Frankie Hamrick scrap
ped for the rebounds to pull the
Mountainettes to within four,
but time ran out.
Huffstetler topped the Moun
tainette scoring with 15 points
followed by Roberts who had 13.
On the defense it was Hamrick
and Sara Hendricks battling to
hold the Wolverettes in the final
half.
Cheryl Bradshaw, the distaff
half of the Wolfpack B-Battery,
was high scorer of tire night, as
she hit for 13 field goals and
two charities for a 28-point to
tal.
Mrs. Asbjorg Gudmundsson,
| Salisbury, Md., Thursday Night
Ladies league, Wicomico Lancs,
j December 6, 1962, games of 87,
88 j and 89.
WCL GMs Here
Saturday, Sunday
General managers of the teams
comprising the Western Carolina
League will convene here Sat
urday and Sunday for a business
seminar.
On the agenda for /the two-day
meeting are various phases of
the business and promotional ar
rangements for the league which
will open in April.
On hand for the meeting and
available for advisory services
will be Warren LaTarte, repre
! sentative of the National Associa
tion of Professional Baseball Lea
gues.
President John Moss will serve
as chairman of the seminar.
0 & H Capture:
First Place
In Women's Loop
Oates and Henderson Shell
jumped two rungs of the ladder
in the Kings Mountain Women’s
Duckpin League with a clean
sweep of its four games Tues
day night,
Winners of the first half, the
Sparkplugs started slowly this
half but came alive Tuesday to
win four of four from last
Week’s leader, Griffin Drug, and
take over thtj ffUmbef two spot.
McGinnis Furniture held to
the second lung, ine game of:
the pace by splitting its match
with McCurdy’s Cleaners. Mc
Cury's remained in a deadlock
fbr third.
Kings Mountain Drug escaped
the cellar and moved to a tie
for third by sweeping four
games from the Tignor and Rus
sell Ramrods.
Jenny Oates set the scoring
pace for the Sparkplugs as she
captured line and set honors for
the match. She had a 102 in thf
first game and a set total of
296.
Pat Houser was the leader for
thr losing Griffin team. She had
a 101 in the second game for
line honors and took set laurel
with a 269.
Margaret Wilson and Doris
Robbs led the scoring for Mc
Ginnis as it split with McCur
dy’s. Wilson had a 287 set fo
the high total. Robbs posted f
105 in the third game for lint
1 honors.
Lib Bolin took the honors for
I the Cleaners with a 113 high
| line and a high set of 293.
Betty Fite topped the K. M
! Drug scoring with a line of 1CK
in the first game and a 294
total.
Dot Tignor and Dessie Loft ■
shared scoring honors for the
Ramrods. Tignor took high line
with a 105 in the first game,
and Loftin had a 284 for set
honors.
STANDINGS
TEAM W L Pet.
G&H Shell 10 6 .625
McGinnis Fum. 9 7 .563
K.M. Drug 8 8 .500
McCurdy's S b .boo
Griffin Drug 8 8 .500
Ramrods 5 11 .313
Barbara Richards, Washington,
Kenwood Golf and Country Club
Ladies Friday league, Kenwood
Club Lanes, Washington, Decem
ber 7, 1962, games of 87, 88 and
89.
Little, Gold
Are Standouts;
Girls Win 45-36
Coach Don Parker’s doub|e
Richards combined talents Tues
day night to take the roar out
of Shelby’s Golden Lions in an
overtime thriller 56 to 52.
In the opener the Mountain
ettes proved too strong offensive
ly for the Lady Lions as the
locals rolled to their third loop
win 45 to 36.
The small confines of the lo
cal hardwood court reverberated
with the screams of a capacity
crowd as Richard Little anil
Richard Gold pulled the Moun
taineers into a 50-50 deadlock
with the Lions at the comple
tion of regulation play.
With less than a minute re
maining in the game Litt|e hit
a charity toss to cut the She|by
margin to two. Recovering the
ball seconds later the Mountain
eers returned to the offensive,
and with four seconds showing
on the clock Gold hit a one-hand
jumper from 20 feet to knot the
count, and bedlam reigned su
preme.
In the overtime the Mountain
eer defense came to the fore, and
Little took command of the of
fense.
Albert Viehman hit a field
goal for the Lions as the extra
period opened, but from that
point the only points registered
were by the cool, Mountaineer
guard.
Little netted a field goal to
again knot the score, and as the
local defense held the Lions and
regained control, he hit four
out of five charity tosses to pro
vide the winning margin.
A cliff-hanger all the way, the
lead changed hands almost
every minute and the score was
tied innumerable tii\es.
Kings Mountain led by one at
the end of the first period. It
was all even, 27-27, at intermis
sion and 39-38 Mountaineers aft
er three.
In addition to His six overtime
points Little had nine in regu
lation play for a 15-point total.
Gold finished with 14.
In the lidl'ifter the Mountain
ettes suffered their poorest
night from the floor in winning
from the Lionesses. They hit on
ly 17 percent of their shots in
the first two periods.
Tripling their first-half out
put in the final 16 minutes they
were paced by senior forward
Gail Huffstetler.
Late in the game the visitors
pulled even with the Mountain
ettes, but Huffsteler hit four
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LION TAMERS — Coach Don Parker's double-Richards did the Lion
taming Tuesday night as the Mountaineers took a 5G-52 victory over
the Shelby Golden Lions in an overtime. Richard Gold, right, hit the
basket that knotted the score at 50-all and sent the game into extra
play. Richard Little scored the six-points in the overtime that gave
the locals the win.
Cagers At Chase Friday;
Belmont Invades Tuesday
Kings Mounatin high school
cagers hit the road Friday for
a one-night stand against the
Chase hoopsters in a conference
doubleheader.
They will return to the friend
ly confines of the local gymnas
ium for another twinbill Tues
day night. Belmont will provide
the opposition for the home
double-header.
Tipoff time for the openers
each night will be 7 p. m.
In the Friday games the locals
will be facing hte team rated by
some loop coaches as the most
dangerous quintet in the confer
ence.
The Trojans show only one
loop win, but it was over power
ful Belmont last Friday night.
In Tuesday’s action at Lin- j
colnton Chase extended the '
Wolfpack to the limit before
falling 35-29.
The Trojanettes are having
their troubles this season after
taking all the marbles last sea
son. They have won one in four
loop starts.
Back at home Tuesday the
Mountaineers will be faced with
the task of containing the con
ference’s most prolific scorer,
Ray Garrison.
In the Red Raiders last two
outings, losses to Chase and R-S
Central, Toppy Hayes’ standout
hag registered 3S markers.
Earlier in the season, the op
ener against Eas Riutherford,
he stripped the nets for 34
points.
Coaches in the loop have tab
bed him as the player who can
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