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Hera S p o r By DICK WOODWARD l t ' Best Record In School's History? The 1963 Kings Mountain Mountaineers (as we all know) finished the season with a 9-0-1 record, which is the best record a Kings Mountain team has posted since 1955 when the Mountaineers finished the regular season 1 with an identical 9-0-1 mark. Back in those days (or does that sound as if it were long, long ago?) there was no “PLAYOFF” rule in effect as there is today, much to the present day fan s sorrow. Allow me to elaboarte. . . . During the course of the 1955 fotbal) season there were two teams in the Southwest Conference which play ed ten games, and both teams finished the season with identical 9-0-1 records. Kings Mountain and Forest City tied 7-7 during the regular season (Sound familiar), rhis year's action, so far, was a repeat performance, but wait a minute, there has been a drastic change. The playoff rule was changed this year, and this is as far as the two seasons go with regard to being the same. In 1955, Kings Mountain and Forest City had a play [ off game (by the way, it was a regulation game, four quarters, etc. . . .) and Kings Mountain won the game 19-13 to earn the right to represent the Southwest Con ference in the WNCHSAA playoffs at Hickory. Kings Mountain played Valdese and lost its first game of the season, 14-6 to a strong team. Doug Cline, who later be came a star at Clemson, was the "big gun” in that game as he scored twice with runs of 91 and 23 yards. But this year everyone knows the Mountaineers lost the playoff (if that’s what you want to call it) 6-3 to Shelby, and are sitting out the conference playoffs. Now don't get me wrong, the present day system may be the best, but there are not many of us KINGS MOUNTAIN fans who will agree. I still contend that the only way to determine a conference champion is the event two teams are tied at the end of the regulation season, is to have another REGU LATION GAME. The 1955 Mountaineers have been given the title of being the best team Kings Mountain has ever had, but is it? This is a question that only the followers of the Moun taineers for the past 40 years can determine. Maybe the 1926 team was the best, maybe the ’63 team, all three were great. The 1926 Kings Mountain football team actually has the right of saying tha< they were best. Some Kings Moun tain folks can remember that year. Kings Mountain play ed 13 games, won 10 and tied 3. There were some ques tion as to which team, either Kings Mountain or Asheville, would represent the west in the state playoffs, (the two teams tied). How did they settle the dispute? They tossed a coin and Kings Mountain lost. It seems as though the hometown boys have been unlucky on occasions with re gard to post season playoff games. More Than Just A Game But nevertheless, the ’63 Mountaineers are to be commended for their fine performances throughout the year. It was my pleasure to follow the Mountites through out the season, and watch them mature physically, men tally and morally during the ten week period. The boys preformed well, exhibited good sportsmanship during ev ery minute of every game, and all are better young men for having done so. My hat is off to the coaching staff, which spent many long, hard, and wonderful hours in supervision of the ma turing youngsters. Coaches Bates, Parker, Cashion, and Hussey did their job well, and the boys who were mem bers of the 1963 team will remember this year for as long as they live because it taught them to be good competi tors, and a sense of fair play. There are the things that will live within them forever. Some athletes forget the real purpose for having in tercholastic athletic competition. The main reason for spending large sums of money and long hours of a coache’s time, is for the purpose of molding the individual player in to a finer citizen, one who will carry the things that he learned on the football field into his future life. Football, ae well as any other sporting event, is designed for the purpose of teaching fair play, and to expose the partici pant to the realization of competition, and, I say, that this year’s football team displayedo all of these attributes, and they will all be better men for having played the game. Lookina Back Over The Season Coach Bill Bates began the season with six retui'n ing starters from last year’s team which posted a 4-5-1 record, and he was a little bit afraid to commit himself when asked to make a comment as to the capabilities of his ’63 team. But as the pre-season practices wore on one could sense an expression of satisfaction racing across Bates’ face as the boys rounded into shape and made pre parations for the opening game with Cherryville. The Cherryville game was played in Cherryville and Coach Bates seemed worried about the game as he talk ed with me minutes before the opening whistle, but he knew the Mountaineers were ready. And ready they were. Kings Mountain took the opening kickoff and marched some 60 odd yards for the first score of the season, and Mike Huffstickler, who gained 125 yards during the game, became the first ’63 Mountie to cross an enemy goal line. Huffstickler scored still another touchdown during the game, and quartaerback Pat Murphy put the icing on the cake with a 15 yard gallop in the waning minutes to aid the Mountaineers in an 18-0 victory over the pre-season picked, tough, Ironmen. The following week the Mountaineers came home to play host to outclassed Stanley, and waltzed away with a decisive 38-6 victory as Huffstickler and Murphy led the scoring for the second straight week. A week later it was Chase which fell victim to the fast improving Mountaineers, 34-6 in a one-sided game which saw Huffstickler score twice, and Steve Baker, War ren Goforth, and Ronnie Rhea, once each. The fourth game of the season was played in City Stadium and KM trounced East Rutherford 28-7 for the third conference win. Huffstickler, Rhea, Lewis Cook, and Pete Putnam crossed paydirt for the Mountaineers in that contest. Bessemer City was the fifth victim of the Mountaineer assault as the Mountaineers pleased an overflow home coming crowd with an overwhelming 45-7 victory. With five straight ^Stories tucked under their belts, the Mountites traveled^to Mooresville, and the first “big KMDownsLincolnton 14-7 ;SharesSWCCrown Five KM Players To Be In Lions Bowl Next Week Five members of the co-cham plon Kings Mountain Mountain eers have accepted invitations to play in the annual Lions Bowl which will be held at Bryan Har rill Stadium, East Rutherford hig hschool, Saturday, November 23 at 2:00. f'tfho bowl game consists of 25 seniors from the North and Southwest conferences, and Kings Mountain will send five players to the 7th annual bowl game: Jimmy Medlln, guard; Jimmy O wens, tackle; Fred Dixon, guard; Warren (Bo) Goforth, and Mike Huffstickler, halfbacks. These five Mountaineer seniors were the backbone of Kings Mountain's first undefeated season since 1955. Huffstickler led the team in rush ing yardage, while Goforth pro vided a big threat throughout the season with his timely blocking and excellent defensive work. Medlin, Dixon, end Owens, an chored the hard charging Moun taineer line which allowed no motfe than one touchdown to be scored upon it in any one game during the season. Lincol'nton will be the most represented school in the confer ence with 6, Kings (Mountain has 5, East and Central 4 each, and Belmont, Chase and Cherryville two each. The south team will tie coach ed by Lincolnton head coach Von Ray Harris, assisted by Bob Set ter, East Rutherford’s head coach. Shelby and Wilkes Central will not have any playera participat ing because of the conference playoff game between the two schools which is set for Friday dium in Shelby. night at Blanton Memorial Sta Southwest Conference Members KINGS MOUNTAIN: Jimmy Medlin, Fred Dixon, Jimmy O wens, Warren Goforth, and Mike Huffstickler. LINCOLNTON: Mike Richards and John Dellinger, guards; Stevp Warren, center; Gary Warren, end; Don Cagle, halfback; (Den nis Byrd was not selected be cause of his acceptance to the Shrine Bowl) CHASE: IMichael Robertson, quarterback; and Jerry Harris, end. CHERR YVILLE: Alfred Blackwelder, end; and Ralph Gib son, end. EAST RUTHERFORD: Jerry Willis, tackle;'James Byrd, cen ter; David Matheoey, quarter back; and Cary Grant, guard. CENTRAL: Larry Bailey, cen ter; James Maynor, tackle; Ro bert Bailey, end; and Eddie Fish er, fullback. Frank Barger’s Hickory's head coach, and Ted Freeman of Mar ion will coach the Northwest Conference team. Barger has se lected sevn from his team, six from Marion, five from Morgan ton, three from Hudson, two from Ncwton-Conover, and two from Valdese. Northwest Conference Squad NEWTON - CONOVER: David Sims, end; and Nicholas Gilbert, guard. HUDSON: Walter Estes and Joel Carroll, ends; and Larry Parsons, tackle. VALDESE: Gary Buff, end; and Truett Martin, quarterback; ■MORG ANTON: David Biggers, tackle; Johnny Giles and Johnny Powell, guards; Arnold Phillips, fullback; and David Riggs, half back. MARION: Terry Seagle and Jif Bradley, tackles; Jerry Mc Kinney and Jerry Iscacs, half backs; and Jack Honeycutt, cen ter. HICKORY: Steve White, end; Vic Landis, guard; Charlie Ed wards, quarterback: Ronald Jones, fullback; Leland Hanna and Steve Hudson, halfbacks; and Tony Pope, center. test” for the Mountites was : KM clowned a good Mooresvi With an impressive 6-0 the Shelby contest. Both t identical records. There is n< because everyone knows the off, and Shelby won the pla represent the conference. Next on the agenda fordton, and KM showed si| Shelby game a week befon a 6-0 win to remain undefe The ninth game was pi; inches of mud, but the Mot glided to a 20-0 win over Be: The final game of the st separate article on this pag CONFERENCE CO-CHAMPIONS — Pictured above are the co-cham pion Kings Mountain Mountaineers lor 1983. Kings Mountain and Shelby reign as conference co-champions, each having won 6 lost 0 and tied one during the season. Front Row (L to r.) Kenneth Parker, David Clippard, Mgrs.. Danny Finger, Steve Bumgardner. Jackie Rhea, Tommy Black, Gene Allen, Lewis Stewart Ben Grimes. Tony Ware, Danny Kiser, Pete Putnam, Mike Huffstlckler, and Ron nie Dover. Second Row (1. to r.) Terry Leonard, Warren Goforth, Ronnie Gillespie, Bill Mullinax. Steve Baker, Pat Murphy, Calvin Lockridge. Steve Goforth, Eddie Leftwich, Mike Tignor, Glen Love lace, .Dennis Patterson, and Dennis Floyd. Third Row (1. to r.) Le compt Hill, trainer. Paul Reynolds, Richard Gold, Charles Put nam, Presley Anderson, Steve Marlowe, Jimmy Medlin, Chip Brid ges, Jimmy Cloninger, Sid Carpenter Fred Dixon, Rodney Smith, Lewis Cookw, Gerald Corrigan, and Steve Grigg. Fourth Row (1. to r.) Pete Houser, statistician, Jim Wells, mgr.. Jay Powell, Charles Ramsey. Pat Hord, Hubert McGinnis, Richard White, Robby Suber, Ken Bolin, Lyn Cheshire, Fred Wright, Dale Putnam, George Plonk, and Jimmy Owens. KM Midget All Stars Host GreenvillelnTurkeyBowI The second annual Turkey Bowl wil be played at City Sta dium Saturday night at 7:00 be tween the Kings Mountain Mid get All - Stars, and the All - Stars from Greenville, S. C. The bowl game Is being sponsored by the Optimist Club and admission will be 75 cents for adults, and 35 cents for children. Last year was the first time a midget bowl game had been play ed in Kings Mountain, and the Union, S. C. All-Stars dwoned the Kings Mountain All-Stars, 7-6 in a rugged battle. Charles Smith, head coach of the East team, will direct the Kings Mountain All-Stars, assist ed by Vernon Smith, North coach, and Bill Grlsson, West. "The Greenville All - Stars should be a real good club,” commented Smith, who'elaborated by saying that the visiting team is compos ed of the All - Stars from the j Greenville midget league. Bob Garrison, coach of the Greenville All • Stars, has been coaching midget football for the past twelve years, and has pro duced several bowl competing teams. The players which will partici pate in the bowl game were se lected by the four coaches from the entries in the City league this year which includes players from East, North, West, and Grover. Kings Mountain Roster: Name Pat Cheshire Joe Bennett Bruce Bridges Glen Perkins Steve Phillips Jim Hall Stanley Laughter Wayne Mullinax Chip Chrisp Joe Cornwell P.ocky Martin Frank Phllbcck Mike Graham Gene Putnam Bruce Jones Bill Herndon Carl Leigh Rocky Grahl Dennis Goforth Clark Mauney Doug Merceir Frank Little Darrell Alexander Darrell Morrison Mike Rippy Vick Lockrldgo Name Poe. WT. Tm. LE 127 No. LT 130 Ea. LG 124 Ea. C 103 Ea. RG 115 Ea. RT 119 Ea. RE 121 We. LH 125 Ye. FB 130 Gro. RH 103 Ea. QB 125 No. LE 120 Gro. LT 120 We. LG 85 We. RG 125 No. C 117 Gro. FB 116 Ea. LH 106 We. LH 106 Ea. RH 107 No. QB 109 Ea. RH 115 Gro. LE 102 No. RT 110 No. LH 115 No. RG 115 No. Wt Age Greenville Roster: David Van Gieson 120 14 Dean McCollum 122 13 Earl Morgon 128 13 Steve Ballard 115 13 Danny Lyons 110 13 Skipper Carter 119 13 Butch Bryant 122 14 Lewis Moss 110 13 Carey Bonds 130 13 Gerry Canady 110 13 Ronnie Miller 110 12 Doug Wynn 115 13 Ricky Humphries 100 12 i Russel Canadv 90 13 I Jimmy VonHollen 85 IX I Danny Ballard 95 10 j Dean Canady 95 11 I Doug Booth 87 11 passed with flying colors as lie team, 14-0. record, the scene was set for earns were undefeated with > use to elaborate on this one results. A 7-7 tie was reeled yoff 6-3 to earn the right to vas a meeting with Ruther ;ns of being '‘flat" after the >, as they squeezed by with ited. lyed at City Stadium in two intaineerse slipped, slid, and mont. ason is covered in detail in 9 e. Compact High To Sponsor All-Star Game Th Compact high school gym nasium will be the scene of the first basketball action of the 1963-64 season a s the Kings Mountain Tigers All-Stars will play the Kings Mountain All Stars Saturday night, November 16, at 7:30. The two teams have been working out three weeks in the National Guard Armory, and scouting reports indicate that both teams are physically rbady for the contest, which should prove to be “quite a show.” Halftime entertainment for the Saturday night game will be highlighted by the performance of the high school band, which has recently secured new uni forms, and all fans are urged to come out and support the well planned program. The event is sponsored by the Compact P-TA, all proceeds will go to the high school band fund. Two Tied For 2nd 3 For Third In Men's Bowling The team of Tignor & Russell made the biggest jump of the year in the Men’s Bowling League standings with a 4 to 0 shutout of McGinnis Furniture Monday •night. Tignor & Russell moved from sixth place in the standings into a tie with Plonk Oil for the second spot. Plonk Oil dropped a 3 to 1 decision to the Bob Hern don team, and Dilling Heating is in a three way tie for fourth place as a result of its 3 to 1 vic tory over Dye Construction. Boyce Ware led the fast mov ing Tig.ior & Russell team to a 4 to 0 shutout of McGinnis Fur niture with a single game high score of 130 and a line set score of 322, both scores being high for the match. a1 Tignor led the los ers scoring with a single game high of 115 coupled with a three game line set score of 307. The Bob Herndon team in creased its league leejrt to 14 games with a 3 to 1 victory over Polnk Oil. Charles Culbertson and Richard Culbertson tied for the’ single game high scoring honors with 127 each, and Charles cop ped line set scoring with a 351. I Clarence Plonk led the faltering ! Plonk Oil team scoring with a single game high of 137, which was high for the match, and a line set score of 357, which was also high for the cme - sided | match. Dilling Heating allowed Dye Construction only one victory in j their four game match as John Dilling, with a single game high ! of 149, and a line set score of an | impressive 374, led his team to a j 3 to 1 victory. M. H. Biser and | Boyer Murray rolled identical I single game highs of 125, and Furman Wilson’s line set score of 341 was high for the losers. STANDINGS Bob Herndon 38 14 Tignor & Russell 24 28 Plonk Oil 24 2S McGinnis Furn. 23 29 HnlMnc -Hjatiag— 23 29 T>yo Const. 23 29 .730 .461 .461 .442 .442 .442 "Powder Puff" Game Tonight The girls are taking over where the boys left off, and the fairer sex is out to prove that they can play football too, as the girls from the 12th and 9th grades take on the 10th ond 11th grad ers in a “Powder Puff’ football game Thursday night at 7:00 in City Stadium. The girls will be decked out in shoulder pads, jerseys, and foot ball pants, and will play flag football, with the backs and ends having flags tucked in the backs of their football pants, and the opposition must pull out the flag before the offensive player is de clared ‘‘down.’’ The game is being sponsored by the high school Monogram Club. Admission is 50c for ad ults and 25c for students. Turkey Shoot Set For Saturday The annual Policeman’s Club sponsored Turkey Shoot will be held Saturday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing until 5:00 p.m. at the Policeman’s Club, which is located near the new city lake. Guns and ammunition for the festive occasion will be furnished by the club, and all one needs is a good eye, steady nerves, and money. Turkey’s will be awarded the winner of each con test, and there is no limit as to the number of Turkeys that can be won. Groups of 10 - 12 shooters will contest each other, and the shooter who gets closest to the center of his individual target will be given a ticket, which Can be presented at the Winn - Dixie, in return for a Thanks giving turkey. Coffee and sandwiches will bfe jerved, and the proceeds from the shoot will go to the Police man’s Club, so come on out and match your shooting skills with those of your friends, and enjoy a day’s relaxation. Skeet shoot ing is on the agenda in addi tion to the turkey shoots. Tickets On Sale Tor Playoff Game Shelby meets Wilkes Central Friday night at 8:00 in Shelby’s Blanton Memorial Stadium. The two teams will be playing for the Western Conference champ ionship, while Asheboro meets Monroe at Kannapolis for the Piedmont Conference Champion ship. The two winners will play at either Kannapolis or Asheborc November 22 at 8:00, depending upon which team wins the first round playoffs in the Piedmont Conference. Tickets for Friday night’s game at Shelby are on sale now at the high school, and the Kings Moun tain Drug Stone. Prices for the playoff tickets arfe $1.50 for a dults, and 75c for students. Kings Mountain, having tied Shelby for the conference champ ionship, will share equally with Shelby in the gate receipts, and all Kings Mountain fans are urg ed to attend the game and sup port the conference representa tive. Advance tickets should be se cured bfefore Friday night as an overflow crowd is expected to tic on hand. Total man days lost in th« United States including those o] temporary working population are estimated at 72 million, say< the North Carolina Heart Asso ciation. MOUNTAINEER GRIDGRAPH SCORE 14 FIRST DOWNS YDS. RUSHING YDS. PASSING PASS ATT. PASS COMP. PASS HAD INT. FUMBLES LOST PUNTS AVERAGE YDS. PEN. TOTAL YDS. GAINED (Includes Rushing & Passing) 3 43 36 8 6 0 1 7 34.8 0 79 11 147 35 7 2 1 1 6 34.7 45 182 HOW THEY DID IT Kings Mountain RUSHING Player Huffstickler Murphy Putnam Goforth Baker Hoi'd PASSING Player Murphy RECEIVING Player Lovelace Cook Wright Putnam PUNTING Player Cloninger KICKOFFS Player Leonard T 12 3 2 2 G 23 1 2 11 Av. 1.9 0.3 1.0 5.5 ? * -l 3" 0 Att. Comp. Yds. 8 6 36 C. Yds. 1 3 3 19 1 6 1 6 No. Yds. Av. 7 244 34.8 No. Yds. Av. 3 142 47.3 Lineolnton Player Byrd Warren Brackett Talbert Cagle PASSING Player Att. Comp. Had Int. Talbert 7 2 1 T 12 13 9 10 1 G 52 39 36 19 1 Av. 4.3 3.0 4.0 1.9 1.0 Yds. 35 RECEIVING Player Warren Brackett PUNTING Player Cagle KICKOFFS Player Holliffeld C 1 1 Yds. 34 1 No. Yds. 6 208 Av. 34.7 No. Yds. 2 85 Av. 42.5 About 52 million man days ar lost yearly in the United State, by the usually-working popula tiocn because of cardiovascula diseases, says the North Carolin Heart Association. Lines Mistakes Aid Monutaineeis Ninth Victory Kings Mountain was held to c&ily three first downs and 43 yards rushing Friday night, but capitalized on two Lineolntdti mistakes to down the visiting Wolves 14-7, and remain unde feated with a 9-0-1 mark, 6-0-1 in the conference, good enough for a share of the Southwest Confer ence title with Shelby, which fin ished the season with an 8-0-2 mark, 6-0-1 in the conference. This year’s undefeated team is the first Kings Mountain team to go through the season unde feated since 1935. Lincolnton’s defense handcuff ed the Mountaineer offense throughout the entire game, and Kings Mountain was on offense for only twelve plays in the first half, while Lincolnton dominated pllay with a devastating ground attack. PLAY BY PLAY I^fcngs Mountain won the pre game toss and elected to receive^ Mike Hollifield, Lincolnton tacB kle, kicked-off, and Steve Baker returned 17 yards to the KM 37. Huffstickler tried a right end sweep but the Lincolnton defense refused to give ground, and Huff stiekler gained only 1 yard. Pat Murphy, KM quarterback, pass ed 3 yards to fianking end Glenn Lovelace for three yards, and at third and 6 Huffstetler was stop ped for no gain as he tried to penetrate the big 'Lincolnton line. Jimmy Cloninger punted 40 yards to the Lincolnton 28 where Terry Talbert, Lincolnton quar terback, received and returned 35 yards to the Mountaineer 35, but the Wolves were charged with clipping at the Lincolnton 28, and a 15 yard penalty pushed Lin colnton back to the 13. Lincolnton was unable to move the ball with running plays, and at fourth and nine from the Lin colnton 14, Don Cagle punted 33 yards to the Lincolnton 47. Again the Lincolnton defense held the heretofore powerful Mountaineer offense, and at fourth down, 7 Cloninger punted into the endzone, and the ball was brought out to the Lincoln ton 20. ^Lincolnton found the ground Staling combination as Dennis^ rd, 215 pound fullback, gainecB 8 'yawls( and added three mare ^ with two line plunges to give Lincolnton its first first down of the night at the KM 31. Steve Warren, Lincolnton halfback, and quarterback Talbert gained 10 yards and another first down at the Lincolnton 42. Gary' War ren took over for the Wolves, and with three running plays gained 12 yards and moved into KM ter ritory’ at the Mountaineer 42 as the first quarter ended. LlVtcolnton continued to move with machine-like precision as Talbert ran the option play with professional - like accuracy to move the ball to the KM 19. Steve Brackett, speedy’ Lincolnton half back, gained 12 big yards, and Talbert added 6, as the Wolves moved to the Mountaineer 1, first and goal. From the 1, Warren cracked off tackle for the score which climaxed the 80 yard drive. Hollifield kicked the extra point •f being a repeat performance of 7-0, and the game showed signs of being a repeat performance of the Shelby game. The exact situation prevailed as in the Shelby game as Holli field kicked off to KM. Richard Gold, KM safety-man, took Hol-^ lifield’s kick at the KM 15 and^ headed upfield. The Mountaineer blocking formed the screen for Gold, as he crossed midfield, he broke into the open and raced down the sidelines for the Moun taineer score. The play netted 85 yards, and seconds latqr Hubert McGinnis split the uprights with Continited on Page 3 - CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS SLACKS.. H95 up •UTS . . . . . , . V •ImAw; chou* *f aha 4 1 SEE THE TREMENDOUS SELECTIONS OF WOMEN'S SPORTSWEAR. TOO • SKIRTS • SWEATERS • BLOUSES • COATS MEN’S ^MALWEAR FOR ALL OCCASIONS" 113 W. Mountain St-— ^ 739-5531
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