Herald Sports BY GARY STEWART With only a few days before Kings Mountain opens its ’HI football campaign, let's take a look at three of the SWC contenders. Lincolnton: Team To Watch When Lincolnton Coach Von Ray Harris said not to eount his team out in the Southwest Conference race, he was right. Lincoln ton's Wolves are going to be a team to watch in this year's football campaign. Dashing Halfbacks Last Friday night Lincolnton started its 't>t campaign by w inning a 32-7 decision over the Ironmen of Cherry ville. Halfbacks Steve Brackett and Paul Nantz received much of the credit for this win. Brackett scored three of Lincolnton's touchdowns with a 74-yard and two 60-yard runs. His 74-yard run came in the first quarter when Cherryville had to punt out of its own territory. Brackett ran the first play from scrimmage into the Cherryville end zone, putting Lincolnton ahead 6-0. The conversion attempt was no good and that score stood until. Quarterback: Impressive Terry Talbert, the Lincolnton quarterback, canned a punt return 55 yards for the second touchdown, putting Lincolnton ahead 12-0. Senior tackle Mike Hollifield (235) kicked the extra point, making the score 13-0. Later on in the first quarter Brackett made his second spectacular run. a 60-yard punt return, to make the score 19-0. Lincolnton unveiled another place-kicker. Jerry Beal’s conversion attempt was good to make the score 20 0. Fullback: Alert, Fast In the third stanza. Cherryville’s Randall tried to go to the air but Lincolnton fullback Freddy Ramseur inter cepted a pass on the Cherryville 28 and raced to his first touchdown of the year. Ramseur isn't too hefty but show ed alertness and speed. Brackett: Star of Lincolnton Lincolnton had carried the ball deep into Cherryville territory. Cherryville recovered a fumble on their own 2 yard line. Randall gained 3 yards, putting Cherryville on the five, but an offside penalty put them back on their own 2'-. Cherryville had to punt its way out and halfback Steve Brackett made his third spectacular run, a 60-yard punt return, making the score 32-0. Hollificld’s conversion attempt was no good. Lincolnton should have a good season this year. With such stars as halfbacks Steve Brackett and Dave Ward, iullback Freddy Ramseur, and quarterback Terry Tal bert in the backfield and tackle Mike Hollifield, guard Keith Setzer. and center Bill Barrett on the line, they w ill probably be close to top at the end of the season. Shelby: Looking For Crown Coach Gerald Allen's Lions will be fighting to hold its co-championship honors which they hold with Kings Mountain. Charles Magness, 185-pound senior guard, is the only regular returning from the offensive unit. Tackles Boh Rollins, 195-pound senior, and Don Turner, 260-pound senior, are the only regulars returning from the defensive team. Lettermen back this season are ends Mickey Mitchell and David Do Priest, halfbacks Wade Vaughn and Lem Lynch, and quarterback Richard Addis. Newcomer full back Joel McKinney will also help the team out. He is a senior. Shelby cannot be counted out in this year's race for the Southwest Conference crown. Although they lost 16 of last year’s 19 lettermen, they will be ranked close to the top at the end of the season. Don't Forget Kings Mountain Don't forget the Mountaineers. Coach Bill Bates’ team, led by quarterback Pat Murphy, is going to be hard to beat. There are 16 lettermen back for another veur. seven of them being regulars last year. The Mountaineers had a record of 9-0-1 last year. Al though C oaoh Bates says that those seasons are few and Tar between, the Mountaineers might do even better this year. This year’s Mountaineer team is well experienced, HN,k . u.T|,n, such as Jimmy Wright, Richard Gold. Hubert McGinnis, and Lyn Cheshire. The Moun taineers have been predicted by many to win the confer from Shelbv "hich "as sha,vd last year with the Lions ?fJhefse ,hr0t; ,oams « «H most likely win th Southwest Conference football crown this year. Lincolr . V\ ho knows what he is talking about’ Dak* Quarterback Lauds Glacken •y DICK MUSIC DURHAM, V C. — It’s a rarity when you read about a major league pitcher complimenting a follow mound.-nian. Competition in the big time is keen especial ly when you’re fighting to stay in the starting rotation. The same is true of quarterbacks and college football. Mike Shasby, a sophomore quarterback candidate for the Duke University football team, was sitting in the equipment room of Card Gymnasium talk ing about another quarterback. Scotty Glacken. the Blue Devils •Mr. Everything' In 1963 when he passed for 1.265 yards and 12 touchdowns. “T h e biggest thing Scotty has." says Shasby of his team mate, "is his ability to commu nicate to the rest of the team. “He has this way about him that th«* players all respect. Tile players get in the huddle with him and they have a great feel in« ol confidence." darken, who weighs 180 now. about five pounds heavier than his playing weight a season ago. is both optimistic and rcalistic about the 196-1 season. He knows 'here will be more pressure on his shoulders than when he stepped into the limelight as a | sophomore. But he has definite ' All-‘America potential. "Not too many people expect a sophomore to do anything." said Scotty, “so i realize that because of my successful sophomore sea son, there will be more pressure on me this fall." Shasby, who threw the only two touchdown passes of the trio of frosh quarterbacks in 1963, says Glacken’a determination and will to win will make him have another outsanding season. Stanley Plays Host To Mountaineers Friday* ONE MAN'S WAY — Johnny Manning looks (or daylight as he gains ground before being taken down by three Southside defenders. Co.npact blanked the invaders. 30*0. (Photo by Issae Alex ander). CompactWins First Game Over Southside, 30-0 Th«> Compact High School Co bras defeated Southsidc of Row - land 30-0 Friday night at City Stadium before a large crowd. Led by defense stars Dwight Roseboro, Charlie Crocker, John Moore, and Bert Smith, the Co 'bras enjoyed a fine opening i game victory. I The offense gained a total of 387 yards in the opener. James i Hood, who ran three touchdowns. | gained 105, Melvin White. 4fi; Johnny Manning. 60: Jerry Wor thy, 20: Charles Crocker, 35: and Miles Boyd. 47. Quarterback Miles Boyd was in command of the game as he con nected with Hood for three td's. to White at the 30 yard line, and William Kennedy at the ten. Boyd ran for the two extra points. The Cobras travel to York Fri day in an attempt to win their second game. Bates Points Fingei To Shelby And Lincolnton As Teams To Beat Lincolnton ;ind Shelby are the teams to beat for the Southwest i Conference football champion ship, Mountaineer Coach Bill Bates thinks, with Mooresville i "Mr. Tough'* among non-confer ence competition. Cf.ach Bales made the assess mont? in a pre-season rundown for members of the Kings Moun ' tain Lions club Tuesday night. Coach Bates thinks that Lin colnton played well enough to j have beaten Kings Mountain last yea,. He noted that Lincoln* ton is big, fast, and rough. • They 1 play hard, clean, and tough foot hall,” Coach Bates said. "Last year after the Lincolnton game, three of our boys ended up In ! the hospital.” Going down the line of teams which the Mountaineers play this season. Coach Bates noted that Stanley, the team which tlie Mountaineers will play this week, is much improved. "I don’t think that Stanley will be tough this year, hut they are capable of beating us.” he added. Bates noted that Cherryville is capable of beating the Moun taineers only with their passing. "They have a good backfield and one good tackle, that’s all,” added the coach. Chase is now in the rebuilding stage. Their new coach will help the team on their way. "I don't think Chase will be a threat this year, but will be in the future.” said Mi. Bates. hast Rutherford is also in the rebuilding stage and is not strong enough to be a contend er, Bait's opined. Coaeh Bates said that Besse mer Cil> will not be a throat but is capable of upsetting the Mountaineers. The Trojans did just two years ^go. "They think if they heal us. it is a great vic tory. but if we beat them, we were supposed to,” lie added. MooresVille has six returning lettermen starters, two in the backfield. and four linemen. Bates says Mooresville will have a fine team and are capable of being a winning team. They lost only two games last year "Shelby always has a strong club, but none is pointing toward Shelby as the team to beat." said Bali's, adding he thinks Shclby ts just as good as Kings Moun tain. He pointed his finger to ward Shelby to be at the top. along with Limolnton. Since Uutherfordton lost 16 from last year’s squad, the Hill toppers will not be too strong. There has been no more than ! one touchdown separating Ruth erfordton and Kings Mountain in the past seven seasons. Coach Bates thinks that because Kings Mountain plays Shelby the week before the Kings Mountain-Ruth i erfordton game, this will be one advantage for Rutherfordton. Belmont suffered many losses which they were not anticipat ing, he reported. They have only 43 boys out for the team. One all-conference player was mar ried and quit school. Four other ! lettermen quit football. Bates, acknowledging the Mountaineers are expected to be chief title contenders, says this isn’t an enviable position. He i feels, however, the Mountain ‘ eers will enjoy a winning seaaon. Coach AWAITS SEASON — BUI Bataa. hood mentor of the Mountain oors. to toady far another season of football. Bo to beginning his third season as head coach of the Moun taineers. trying to top his last year's record of 9-0-1. Major bar to Mountaineer suc cess is lack of speed. He gives high marks to quarterbacks Pat Murphy and Richard Gold, the latter not only the Number 2 quarterback on offense but chief defensive quarterback, and also a backficld utilityman. able to play either wingback. tailback or fullback. Also highly regarded by Bates is the middle of the line, spark ed by Hubert McGinnis and Ben Grimes at center, guards George Plonk and Steve Grigs, and tac kles Glenn Bolin, and Lyn Che shire. Dick White, who is faster, will be the top offensive end. while Jim Clonlnger should ex cel as a defensive flankman. Bates expects Ronnie Rhea to be his top blocking back, but pushed for starting honors by Jay Powell. Steve Baker, who ex cels at broken field running, will he the tailback, and Pat Hord is expected to fill in ac oeptablv for the injured Pete Putnam at fullback. Bates noted that the Moun taineer schedule is regarded as 1 "easy" during the first half of the season, with the real tough games the last five of the sea son. "If we gain confidence in the first half. fine. If wo get over-confident, it'll be rough/* I Bate* added. Pharmacy Team Holds Lead In Ladies' League Medical Pharmacy look a four game sweep from McGinnis Furniture Tuesday night to hold theii lead in the Ladies’ Bowling League. Betty Cash roiled the high line for the winners, a 112. Captain Janet Burns had high set with a 314. Doris Ware cop ped both honors for the losers with a 104 line and a 207 set. The loss put McGinnis Furniture in bottom position in the league standings. Belk's stayed in second place in the standings by taking a four-game sweep from Oates Henderson Shell. Dot Tignor cop ped high line and high set by rolling two identical 117 games and a 312 set. Peggy Ross rolled a high line of 89 and a 249 set ler the losers. Plonk's took three games from Phillip's 60, moving them from bottom position to a tie for hitd. Louise Do\cr led the team to victory with a 107 line and a 393 set. Mom Seism had a 107 line and a 2K7 set for the losers. STANDINGS Team W L Pet. Medical Pharmacy 10 2 .833 Belk’s 9 3 .7.T0 Plonk’s 5 7 .417 Oates-Henderson 5 7 .417 Phillip's 66 4 8 .333 McGinnis Furniture 3 9 .250 Little Moonties Practicing Hard The Little Mountaineers have been practicing hard for the past week in preparation for their '64 football campaign. There are 29 ninth graders out for this year’s team. Coach Bob Hussey's backfield is showing much progress. Quar terback Doug Mercier has been impressive in early drills. Seven boys are battling for the two halfback positions. Wayne Mullinax, Wayne Wright. Dennis; Goforth, Joe Champion, and Lon-1 nie Duncan have shown much| progress. Steve Sisk, Chip Crisp, and Larry Gantt are working out at the fullback post. Assistant line coaches Don Fisher and Mike Ware report that the line and ends are im proving. AH three coaches are looking forward to this year’s games. Golfers To Ploy Scotch Foursome Kings Mountain men and wo men golfers will play a Scotch Foursome Sunday with tee-of time at 3 p.m at the Country Club. Interest'd golfers should sign up in the pro shop or contact Mrs. Harlan Stoterau or club manager Allen Berlin for reser vations. Kings Mountain Ladies Golf Ass.x-iation is sponsoring the Scotch Foursome which will he followed by dinner. Dnckpcn League Meets Thursday All members of the Mon's and L «dies* Duckpin Bowling leagues are to meet at the Mountain Lane Bowling Center Thursday be present at the meeting. Mountaineers Seek Hist Victory As Bates Begins Third Season The Ki Mountain Moun taineers w II begin iheir '»>t foot ball campaign Friday night when Ihc) travel to St a tile;, for a non-conference tilt. Coach Rill Rate* said he would use two units against Stanley. There are 2."> seniors on this war's Mountaineer squad. 19 of these being lettermen. Pat Murph\. returning senior lelterman, will he the first unit quarterback, with senior Rich ard Gold directing the second unit. "Gold will (day much de fensive ball this season." says Coach Rates. Tommy Black will give some aid at the quarterback position. Senior* Steve Raker and Ron nie Rhea will be the first unit halfbacks and juniors Mike Go forth and Jay Powell will play second unit. Sophomore Philip Wright will see some action at one halfback slot, replacing Von Holcomb, no longer with the team. Because of Pete Putnam's arm injury, he may not see any ac tion this year. This leaves the fullback position open to letter man Pat Hord. Junior Danny Ki ser will be playing second unit fullback. Senior lettermen Richard White and Jimmy Cloningcr will be the starting ends. Cloningcr also will be doing most of the Mountaineer punting. Bill Multi nax anti Jimmy Wright will be | the second unit ends, with help coming from senior Dennis Pat terson and juniors Fred Wright anti Scott Cloningcr. The tackle positions will be in I ho hands of Glenn Bolin and l.yn Cheshire. Eiihor Roy Modlli or Charles Ramsey and < ht.iI Carrigan will be second unit tackles, with Kenny Plonk giv ing somt' help. Senior leltormen George Plonk and Steve Grigg will he first unit guards. Dale Putnam and Ton nir- Ware will he second uni guards, with help c >m.ng Iron senior (lene Allen and sopho more- Gary Devoney and Chucky Gladden. Hubert McGinnis will gel thr call to start at the center |»est Bates expects the 2(1R |x»und vet eran to Ire one of the best cen ters in the state. Lettcrman Ben Grimes will see muelt duty as the second unit center. The kicking duties will he handled hy Hubert McGinnis, ace place-kicker. Tonnie Wan* will kick off, and the punting will b«* off Jimmy Cloninger's right foot. Stanley has practically the same ball club that it had last year. This means that they an* bigger and more experienced. They run from the multiple of fense sets, the single wing. T fermation, and short punt, with a balanced line. They have four big ends. 6'4", 6*3”. and ST*, and they love to throw the ball (23 times in their first garnet. On defense Stanley uses the 5-3, the 7-1. and the G-2. "Stanley will Ik* the underdog and should be fired up as a re- j suit of last year's game," Coach ; Bates said. "We must play hard, clean football if we expect to; beat them.” HALFBACKS — Pictured above an Steve Baker (left) end Bon nie Rhea, who will start at the two halfback poritinns Friday night against Stanley. Both boys have been outstanding in pre season drills. They are both returning lettermen and seniors. JUbeit Brackett's 1S5 Tops JU1 Scores In Men’s Bowling Action Albert Brackett rolled a single game high of 133 and a 400 set Monday night as the Tignor k Russell team shared a 2-2 series; with Bob Herndon in the Men’s Duckpin Bowling league. This game left Bob Herndon in first place and Tignor k Russell in a three-way tie for second. Bob Herndon had high line for his team with a 125 and Boyce Ware had high set with 314. Plonk Oil took three game. Irom Dilling Heating, leaving. them in a tie for second place with Tignor k Russell and Clyde Culbertson. Richard Bridges had both high line and high set with a 134 single game and a 361 set. i Paul Ware had high line with a 121 for the losers and John Dill-1 ing had high set with 316. Clyde Culbertson took three games from Griffin Drug, put ting Griffin Drug a game lower into the cellar. Clyde Culbertson. copped both the high line and high set honors by rolling a 132 single game and a 349 set. Rod dy Houser had a 113 single game for the losers and Ranny Blanton had high set with a 303. STANDINGS L Net « .635 7 .563 7 563 7 .563 10 375 11 A13| Bob Herndon 10 Tignor k Russell 9 Plonk 011 9 Clyde Culbertson 9 DUling Heating 6 Griffin Drug 5 KMCC Golf Tournay Started Saturday The annual Kings Mountain Country Club golf tournament i.« underway for another year. Charles Neisler had low qualify ing score with an average of 7.Y Mike Ballard had the low nine hole round with a 33. The de fending rhampion is T W. t;ra\ son. Forty-two golfers are on tered in the event. The qualifying ended last Tltursday and the golfers were plai'ed Into nights. Tlie touma- | ment o|H>ned Saturday. Golfers with the sixteen low est qualifying averages are to play each other, with the eight winners being placed in the championship flight. The losers will be placed in the first flight The golfers with the 17th! through 32nd lowest averages were placed in the third night, and the highest 16 averages: were placed in the 4th and 5th flight. Jacob Cooper and Allen Berlin are in charge of the tournament, and Henry NeUJer will furnish and present the winner's cup. I PLACED FIFTH — Reginalc^B Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs.^ B. A. Murray, placod fifth in a recent Air Force 90U tourna ment at Vandenberg Air Force Base. California. Manay Places Fifth In USAF Golf Tonmey LOMPOC. Calif. — Captain Reginald A. Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Murray of Kings Mountain. X. C.. placed fifth in the Open Division of the i!H»l Strategii Air Command tSACi Championship Unit Tournament at Vandenberg AFB. Calif. Captain Murray competed as a member of the Eighth Ait Force golf team and carded a 7J hole score of 90S over the par 72 course. The captain is assigned to Plattsburgh AFB. N. Y., as a B 47 co-pilot with a unit of SAC which has the mission of keep ing the nation's intercontinental missiles and jet bombers on con stant alert. The captain is a graduate of Central High School and has a B. A. degree in business admin filtration from Duke University He received his commission on completion of the Reserve fieer Training Corps prgoram at the university. His wife. Patricia, is the daughter of Mr. and Mr Earl Inin of 11106 Ebert St . St Louis. M<>. Bridges Out For Remainder Of Tear Chip Bridges. 200-pound Mom tainoer tackle, is out for the rest of the '64 football campaign with a knee injury. Bridges was in jured in practice last week. Coach Rill Bnt«*s reports that Bridges' injury has hurt the ’earn, since lu1 was counting on him to si*c much duty at one tackle post. Fullback Pete Putnam is out 'or at least half the season with an arm injury. He dislocated hi' elbow in practice last Mondav Bates hopes that Putnam can re turn to the lineup in five mon weeks. wt. ] VII 190 155 3 >S 1X0 m Starting Probable Line-Ups Announced KINGS MOUNTAIN Name Richard Whin* Glenn Bolin Steve Grig" Hubert McGinnis George Plonk Lyn ('heshire Jimmy Cloningei Pat Murphy Steve Baker Ronnie Rhea Pat Hort^ Stanley/ Nome Armstrong Cope Hager Rhyne Stillwell Shelton Raydeld Huffstickler Rhyne Norris Hager Po. LE LT LG C Rg RT RF git ui Rll FB 170 158 170 17a Po. LK LT LG C Wi rt RK QB LH RH Fit Wt. 1«1 170 170 130 150 19a 17a 155 Ha 150 130 Lenot, Rhyne Bean Play Wottord Sept. U HICKORY — The footballing Lenoir Rhyne Bears will end their first week of pre-season practice on Saturday with a two hour scrimmage session planned in the afternoon. Head Coach Hanley Painter has worked the 50-man squad through two-a-day drills since practice opened on Tuesday in preparation for the season open w*il11 Wofford on September 19 All of our boys art* working hard,” says Painter. “Of course mos* of them are still a little -Wen. but all of them hav«^ shown good spirit and a willinfA ness to work." M “Our first unit orfenae'is com tug around fairly well, but we've Kot a .tremqpdous amount of work to do'.4p be ready for the season op«i£.’