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of touch, steadiness of hand a r <>» •
soli -control as the ancient ■>; i '**■
Billiards, in the strictest *or <1 ' ; \
I|ip ^-'nc v hicli is most ' ontnoii *
the* bilk.u I shoot In 4 tha* is dor-* in ' : ii»
i-)>rn i bilhards. commonly
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known a.* “pocket hilliai','>.
Pocket billiards differs from billiards in mi>n\ « 1
feren* \ ays. Pocket billiards is played on a I tb'•
pro\ir' iteiy ten foe* lone and hah as wide wha-h has
pockets : a each co> ivi and two e\t:a ones in lh*» center
of 'he longei sid s The t;»bl * ha** ■ ver\ stnt »th 1
l"v. ' -nit'*' of state covered with . t n h. c. A; "to
th< ed'tje ot th“ table is ;i !v« v<*c - I i it f *sl i ' with
ntbb'* Irom which the balls rebound lightly and c sih..
In "straight” pool, the trtos* populai et M.e r i\ pool
game*. In hn'ls and a m trail are used. The players tak.
turn* usin'* tin* sanv* nr * ball, hf* obje i l bei ”4 to put
th 1 , ball nt any <>t the pockets. Ihe player * n
pockets the ate-i number 'if balls In th> • ir<* I
plover must announce the hall he i playi'g lot i‘>il
which p'Hket hr intends to put it. This is the game wh
i* pkived in -'.mpetition to delermine .he bco * n.
pool shot in the nation. An annual tourr.arne I
t< determine (it champion.
The most l.imiliai 4ame to the aver:me • v:
community is the game which is called “rotation* > <
In this game, the balls are numbered from one to 1 H< n
and must be played in rotation. A total of. 120 p" 1 * c>ni
stitutes a r:u-k ol 1.1 bails, and the player collecting th.
largest number ot points during the game is declared thi
winner. If only two are playing, the play r who score
til or more points is the winner, and if mnn are shooiii..;
the player with the largest number of points after all ol
the balls have been play ’d is the winner.
There are numerous >lhi r pool games which are play
ed throughout the country. One popular gambling tame
is nine ball, and is usually played with two or more
players who place bets on the outcome of ihe game. As
the name suggests, there are only nine balls used (the
one through the nine! and the winner i* delrrmned b*
successfully pocketing the nine ball. The balls must l->
played in rotation, that is. one. two. three, etc., until
the nine ball remains on the table. The player p <e’ etiir:
th« nine ball wins the game.
There are certain variations as to the lies . 1 tie
game which are established by the >*o-eal!i I. ■ m
man." The “house'man” is usually the p is* n who op
erates the billiard parlor.
Another common game is “eight bnlt* Th rui *s ol
eight ball diflei considerably from hose ..I r ’ • <i**n.
straight pool, and nine ball. All 11 balls are racked o: ;•
triangular fashion at one end of the table. The 1 :>t pi
er ••Ineaks'’ the balls by striking the cue ball with a eu
stick and hitting the racked balls, scattering them over
the table. One player tries to pocket all of the 1 w num
bered balls (one through the seven) and the other tru-s
to pocket all ol the high numbered balls mine T <u ;h
fifteenl. The first plavei who is successful in pocketing
all of his seven balls, then has a chance to play the eight
ball. The first player to sink the eight hall i< declared
the winner.
Billiards Requires Extreme Ski!' & Poise
Unlike most of the common-known games whirl,
the average jh»o1 shooter knows, billiards is in a class by
itself.
In America, billiards is played on a table similar_to
the common pool table as we know it with one major
difference. There are no pockets on the table, lhree
ivory balls two and three-eights inches in diameter are
used, one of which is red and the other two whit-*. One
of the white halls is distinguished by a tiny black spoi.
Each playin' chooses one of these white balls as h.- “cm
ball. The cue ball is struck w ith the point of the player"'
cue stick (a tipped wooden rod a little loss than live loot
long and varying in diameter from half an inch or ley
at the tip to an inch 01 more at the buttl. Chalk is rub
bed on the tip every few turns to make greater trie*ion
between cue and ball, thereby better control. The cue
ball is struck with the point of the cue in such a way
as to cause it to touch first one and then the other ot t!.
two remaining balls, thus making a “carom" or • billiard '.
Each billiard counts one point in the score. By directing
th*' point of the cue against a part of the cue ball to
one side or above or below its center, it is possible to
“put English" on the ball: that is. to make it iwost or
curve and thus make shots otherwise impossible.
One very effective way to scote many points without
missing is to "nurse" the balls; that is. to get them in
a cornei 01 along the rail and by hitting them \ery ligh'
ly hold them in one place lor a long time. This easy way
of running up a large score is made impossible in many
professional games by marking “balk lines' 1 l. IS. or l’_
inches in Irom the edges < f the table, and by making the
rule that either to send at least one of the balls out
side the marked square in which the balls are grouped
when the shot begins. Any number of caroms, or billiards,
are allowed in the square left in the center of the table.
The game has been played in many different ways at
various times, and even today there ire marked differ
ences between the English. French, and American games
Probably the most famous billiard player in the
United States was the fraud \\ illie Hoppe, who held
more national billiard, pocket billiard, and bank pool
titles than any other player. He was a master of the bil
liard and pocket billiard table, and until his death a few
years ago. traveled the United States putting on exhibi
tions in billiard parlors. He was famous for his trick
shooting, and has boon described by many as the most
accurate bank pool shot who ever lived.
Environment Much More Plea$an+ Today...
Until a few years ago the local pool hall was tab
bed as being a “hangout.” and parents warned their chil
dren about the evils of the pool room. But in the last
few years the game of pool has fast become one of Ameri
ca’s favorite family pastimes.
Ultra-modern pool rooms are being built throughout
the country to provide wholesome recreational activ ty.
A good example of such a business is the newly bu !f
pool room in Gastonia which features air conditioning,
carpeted floors, a Grade A restaurant, and no restric
FINALE FHTP3Y — The chav" ihrae Kittc*
Mcjnlam haseaail pi i»i* ■; will L- p;-i n.-; thc»r
Lnal game far lings Mountain i-'tidrrv nigh*
when Belmont invade* for the fi: a> South
w .< Ccn'erence game of the seasen They are
(1. - r.) Levis Ccok. catcher. Mike Huffs tickler.
C'. ater field, and Warren Gofoth. pitcher-out
fie’dei
Legion Practice 1
Begins Saturday j
I IK' rirv irn< t . s ••••uii to*
ail Ariv-fif m I.n* n haw
ail cariidav- vwlj is* held c!
City Stad.u n Saturday morning
at 'I.no A M.
a« hi- i l coai-.i, John Hold
urges all inti* ostod candidates t*>
be pr - nt at t! :n;t..il . ing.
which will consist primarily of
signing t v* jJ v. s .■ id .' •t**r:nln
;ng Hu* . i i: *. . | ! 'ivs wh
»• c bom s-j tv f
19*15 asp el. * i ’ for this year’s
team.
'Pits year's pi V. ill ' *>
lected fron rrirb.te■ in the
Kbit's Mo; min. drove! ami
Bethware areas with the possi
bility o! so oring pla\ - f. >m
th * Y irk-( !o\ei ; -pa. !t no tin-:
York n«r Clotfiehl a term: ibis
year, the players \ ,!i * .
to play for ny- M u nt in.
"I hove s<-nt several l<-trers to
pinVe s ; >•<» Y* • ' I
inviting them 1 try *>nt i r the
Kings Moon*.. > t n . he ■ n is
not a team h • sn *
Post 155 ath'et; di 1 at C
Wilson. T •* i i t .1
yet as to whether > no: t ■ * Sav
ers will K- ! 1 to play with
Kin *s Moun'di i
Expert* ie» iil dominate this
year's sou id .as ail bio three of
last year's plav* s w:ll bn back.
Pilchers Ha* • y tl.t- it md Slot
Carp* a ter. 1 • .vlth second
basi'man }** nrv I fill* •:•:*. m e the
three players ihat will .;<*! he re
turning th - s*v-.son.
Them tlo* '> ' tn.s y* ;•'s high
school play*- s win ’ * ale.
Coach Gold is optimist - con
cernlnt the oment'a! of th*- *«• 'm.
but report* that the loss n >'i mile
Pent-on. who n *d • ' Una
le * during a b h - *h >* t ante
with Cherry die. will resent en
outfield pro tom. ' I was ■ * 'ting
(''.nt •" •( ( P"
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Meet At Shelby
i^jr- ”'r i(r* ftnlsLM fn a
• •( .ay • '■ (>nt!i place in
1 t( >. v. 1. •(’ » nfei . nee track
net «t Mi r»\ KiUiay afternoon.
:'h > meet, winch pitted teams
i Noil
■ : i re s. was von by
il.-i-v- Conference leader,
try. R'.ithcrfordton finished
h event and Shelby
i thud. Hickory amassed ">2
ns, RutheHordton 3!. and
\ nett i! Id. Kings Mountain
n ,cd only v\ o points Calvin
-irbed thirl in the
It m n event for the only
Mom.t tinner point linish. j
I!:. k rv and Rutherfordton
1 -t r ted action by copping
It of ti> 11 fir;;t plate finishes.|
i! ko -y's f.eland Ilanna won the'
n i I 220 iia-hrs and his mates
v.":i the mile run, broad jump,
id KSO and mile relays.
Wyman I'art on of Rutherford-!
" in won noth hurdle events and
n a Ice of his team's relay
•\'veh finish d third. The Hilltop
iii-s also to-ik lirsts in the high
jump, shot pt i and discus throw.;
The teams finished in the fol-'
tiiuino order: Hickory, 32: Ruth
o dten, 31; Shell y. 1i»; Wilkes
ttral, 13; Vewton, S; Lenoir,]
M e-o.-intoti. 6; Hast Ruther
.-d, t; KI.NCS MOUNTAIN. 2:
do 2: Hue on. 2; Chas» 1;
, !o tile, i; Belmont, l. ?her
r>\ die, O; c l Lin^olntoit. • i.
1 te Western North Carolina
I >h S hool Activities Association
.u k uid field meet is scheduled
the Sh : track on Saturday.
Litilf Menaces CerspJcte Season
With (-2 Win Over CherryvilJe
The Little Mountainocis tom
pleti*d a verv sueeos* i S '.; >on
Thursday a;i«M'oon b> defeat n£
Cherry' :ile. t- i at Cit\ S: uliu.ti
for the K> d> seventh v, ,1 "f the
season ;»•.■ on, * only one defeat.
Shelby tlow nett tht Mo unties, '
in the season1*, ojk .et
Steve fJo* >: t*' posted his fourth
win of tbi -i-o i a< he !' 'tiled
the Cherries to only four hits and
two runs.
Roy Metll n started thine = fot
the Mount >s in the S o"tom t
the first inn. - ns he d a base
on halls with two out. PhiIMn
Wrijtht followed with a looble
to put runnn,,» on second and
third, and Philip Cash collected
i two RBI's with a single to left
tied
The tin I inning netted the
winners f an r.ore runs as Nol
: son Connor sir.srled to open the
lions as to age or sox. It is <
recreation and there is no
or loiter ng allowed.
So. don't criticize soim
game of the fast moving spl
sell enjoying the game som<
ruling and M aim walxitl. l’hil
l.p Wright singled to load the
•vises, and Medlin was nabbed at
; ,»■ plait* i> Wright m.sscd a
tall ' M
>11..w. 1 with a sir tie to drive in
vo runs, and Chucky Gladden
and Cent* Huntsinger had back
t. .*,» .< doubles to drive in two
;"«>ro runs.
Oh ■ i yvilli* s«- .red two runs in
the top of the fourth inning on
inly one hit. Two walks and a
KM erxw * uletl the* bases for
• in* visitors and Bennett singled
•i re two runs with a shot to left
field.
The Mo* inties rapped losing
pitcher Smrh for six runs on
seven hits ind winning pitcher
Goforth was never in trouble a*
he scattered four Cherryvilk*
safet .-s. Ronn^it colh*Cled two
hits for the 1 >s.-rs.
h signed primarily for family
■tnbl.n r. profane langiuipi*.
one for participating in the
*pe, you jutl may find your
day.
Mounties Drop
3 - 2 Squeaker
To RS Central
TIii* jfouotr'neers (lrnpiM'd a
•’lose. * - dr-;.. >n t<> Rutherford
io<> at City Stadium Friday night.
Hie visitin’ llilltoppeis scored
all th; runs in the third inning
aft* i KM -t after Bill Mullinax
had retired tit.- side in order in
ili Inst and set >nd innings. Left
fadder K > me opened the Rut her
fordton third i tiing w.tli u *>ase
•in hails find fayior followed with
■ngl- to left field. K>> me scor*
i d or) r tilrV double, -and Tay
loi and Ft >i';*v tallied the second
and third runs as Hendrix doith
l< d to left center field.
Mullinax '-ept the visitors in
■ i-e k through the next four in
ning as the H.lltopers eould man
t.-e but one here runner. Byrd
doubled in the sixth inning.
The Mountaineers tallied ->nc
run in the fourth inning as Rich
ard (Sold reached first safely on
an error. Mieltey Bell followetl
with a douh' to mov * Gold to
third arid Loni.- Cook flicd to
deep center to s ore Gold.
Kings Mountain tallied for one
run i> the one* inning as Mickey
Bell walked and sc nasi on Chip
McGinnis' single with two out.
McGinnis was picked off first
base to halt the Mountaineer ral
ly .and end ihe game.
Whitener pttened a two-hittei
•nd was credited with the victory
for Rjtherf.-rdton and Mullinax.'
who gave up only four hits, was
the loser.
Lower? Scatters
Five Chase Hits
As KM Wins 5th
l<iiv's Mi '111:11:1 f. -sled its first '
Si’lllOU! to V III till- Si atuin it j
Chase Crid.u '-i-'ht by defeat.tig I
tli«- Tiojjn< G'O behind the five
h.t |n.1 Iimii of M’Utnp'.w w ic; !
I.'.vvi i>. N. it- Chase hittf-s urn.
it ..vn *. :ii rif strikeout route a.
Lowery posted his fourth victory
o. iiii season .igainst too defeats j
Tin Mountaineer* tallied foi
t!i.«s.. runs in lire se< or.d inning
on three s 'vies and Iw . Cnatu
eii«> - v it -iif!. i. ; 1 Cook open
imI ll’. • inn • Wiili a -.ogle ant
s.ored tiie tirs* kM run as « *i
sul o' a v 'd piteti • y Chase
siartc.. Tur. ’siy Powell Vai.e: i
C'forth ii iliw-d Cook's s.:i Me
w.tit 1 one vs iiii to !• i: f •••'* 1
a:, l Hubert 'I-Ginnis rapped the
tli.id saieii, •* ..iv,'le. which seor- ;
eft (I ifor’1!. M tin tis ra -ed home
with the find run of the innhu
afte • Lowell ..-minUtcd It's sit j
ond or; n of tiv- inning, a >v 1'
piti h.
I be I - il- .n • ’ s‘ I th«' lead .1
the third i'.nin. to 5-0 with Rtch
3:<1 Hold an1 >iii \e\ Kell -loss
i ij= heme nlate. fif’d open'd the
tiiml Willi •> tnple to tleep right
Mold and s' igled Gold It mu* with
a drive t > right field. Kell scored
.ei I ft fi. In t. Lonnie i'.h "»‘s s.rt
gle after Co i1. had walked.
Pat »luij liv talked the final K
M run in the t.until inning as
C - ok c die *ed his second hit of
tlie night to drive in Murphy, who
had opened the inning with a
Texas league double down the
left field line.
Hold, Cook and Lowery collect
ed two hits **aeh for the Moun
taineers to lead the eleven hit at
tack.
Tommy Powell started on the
mound for Chase, hut was reliev
ed by Peeler in the second inning
after KM n id scored three runs.
Box Score
Kings Mtn. (6>
Murphy. 31*
a-Leftwieh. 3h
(iold. ss
It-Morgan. ss
Bell. 2h
AB R H E
1110
0
112 0
0
3 110
c-Bunch. 21*
Cook, c
Rhea. If
id-Ross. If
•Goforth, f
McGinnis, l1'
Bridges, lh
Cat rigan, rf
S. Goforth, rf
a-Bunch
0
3 12 0
1O10
o
1110
3 1 1 0
10 0 0
3 0 0 0
0
b-Morgan
TOTALS 32 6
Chase (0) AB R
Bridges, ss 3 0
Walker, ef 2 <1
C. Willis. l*i 3 0
Hawkins, e 3 0
Peeler, If p if 0
Robertson, rf 3 0
Tate. 3b 3 0
B. Willis, 3 0
Powell, p o o
Peeler, p
e- Hope. If 2 0
d Head 1 0
'POTALS 26 0
a-ran for Lowery in d’h
b-ran for Cook in -1th
c -entered left field in 2nd
d-struct* out for Tato in 6th
KM 0 3 2 1 <1
Chase 0 o n 0 0
W!’ Lowery
LP Powell
11 0
H E
2 1
0 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
0 0
11 11
0 0
0 3
0
0 1
0 <1
5 5
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SHJTOin VICTOR = Secrlcy
Lowery. Mount.ir.«c: soutiipaw
pitchci, limited Chose to only
lire hits Tuesday night end post
ed 'he first shutout of the sea
son for tne ioccl*. Kings Moun
tain won. 6-0 for the fifth win
of the season again-.t seven loss
es.
Golfers Finish
In He For 12th
The Kings Mountain golf team
finished in a tie with Shelby for
twelfth plac-j in the Western
North I’nrolinn High Senool Ac
tivities Association golf champ
ionship Mor.-lay at the Shelby
t’ountry CT:b.
-Morganton won its fourth title
in the past five years by posting
a team scor- fit •«“ for the 27
hole tournament. Led by Johnny
'files, the defending -Hamptons
from Morgan ton won their third
conference championship jn a
row. Rutherford ton finished see
ond in the event with a 185 total
(Icorge Ploni: led the four-mnr
Kings Mountain tcorn's scoring
with a 27-hole total of MSI. He
shot rounds ,,f 10. -u. and |.j
Mike Ballard shot a 133, followed
by Dwight Swan anu Terry Let.
nartl who : hot scores >.f i;p; and
13s respectively
• files led the field with a four
over-par lt*i for meadlists hon
ors and Tommy Medlin of Mon
Gold's Seventh
Inning Double
Broke 2-2 Tie
Lirhard (I--Tcf <1 to deep
center Held t-i drive home I'.n
Murplu with the winning run in
the bottom of the -••‘vo ith inning
V\ednesilay e'te .toon to :*i\c
Kings Mou *' t r> <i 'I 2 xictn _x
v«. Hast .lU’thorfoid ail C.!>
Stadium.
'Ili«< Mountaineers knotted lit •
gtori* at 2-all iti tin* sixth inn me
on Hubert McfJInnis’ two-run
double. With t> o out. md am
iicni at .s i iii't and tit; d. MiO.r
nis lifted a lx ball to left laid,
and an apparent out resulted i
a two base li » as tin* sun hi.-tiled
left fielder 'bi Blanton and *•».*
hail di H',;<-d t - allow !x\n Kir
Mountain fin- to e;nss lie
The c-l\ *1 e.s -.■•I'll S:M;;I
runs . i the ( st and th d n-iir-;
with l>ax d \. it ienj colic--the.:
hit*- in t-a -h irdn-.:. Mailtenx
singled in the first, stole a- -in t
and third -ise. end -..sited
pit, her. K- •' Sr-.th s iin»lA
mine the \ in li"-'! M iH
t *ix was th. hi tin f.i the
valiers it* tit-' third as h« il ntbled
wiiil tv.•» ivi** -lid sen- r-d Oii tSc-i
aid Ro' in *' single to left field.
Matheny s -oml both the Kast
Rutherford runs and had a pci
feet day at th • plate With till •
lilts for tlu-*-e at hats.
The M-iuntaineeis took advan
tage of fix . .-'.-st Ruth-i lord et
r-irs and ad*'e»l five hits in sain
ing the win.
Kast Ruth *r<orii pitcher, Smith
had shutout the locals by a 3-d
si'ire at Forest City on May 1.
Bill Mullriay went the distance
on the mound for the Mountain
eers and posted his first win of
the season.
The Mountaineers stand 6*7 in
conference action with one game
remaining a home game with
Belmont Krhlay night
roe finished second with a 11-1 to
tal. David Riggs, who was last
year's medalist, finished with the
fouith lowest si ore. a llt>
The Moun'-iineet golfers com
piled an overall record of six
wins anil four loses during tin*
season, and did not lose a confer
ence match at home. The Moun
taineers lost to llunti'i Hus*
twice, and to Shelby, and Kasi
Rutherford »n the road Hunts* i
Huns was the only leant to defe.Wj
the 1 >cals at home.
Over the j ust two seasons the
Mountaineers have won 13 mat
•hes w hil • losing only 6. They
stand 13 3 m conference competi
tion over thi* mast two seasons.
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