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
<h!m,v0a< h Si*-’VS noLto cou.m his ,eam °ut. Coach Allen o
''!*** N|°“n,a,n u il! bo the team to beat, an
stheihv- h Bu,es °f Mountain says the same o
Shelb>. 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
<tonight) at 7:30 C. H. (Cat)
Houser, manager, said that the
purpose of the meeting is to
choose captains and teams for
the Thursday Night Mixed
League which begins Thursday.
September 17.
All bowlers who have signed
up for the league are asked to
> 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£.’