KM Plays Lincolnton For SWC Crown Friday 7:30 Mounties Win Fi ith FromRed Raiders 35 -13; Run Unbeaten String To 19 The Kii*;s Mountain Mountain ebrs ran their unlicatcn string to 19 gam«*s Friday ni«lit with a 33-13 whipping ol the Belmont Rod Raiders and assured Coach Bill Bali's of at least a tie in their race for the Southwest Con ferenee Crown with Lmcolnton. Co-Captain Johnny Finch won the toss of the coin for Belmont and chose to receive. Shrine Bowl bound Sidney Jenkins look Ton nie Ware's kirk-off on his own 30 and returned to the 15 before dropped. Steve Featherstone picked up five yards in midfield and half back Tony Mauldin carried to the Kings Mountain 19. Featherstone picked up the first down on the 44. Fullback Charles Orren gain ed two yards to the 37. Itiehard Armstrong's punt was downed on the Mountaineer 15. Mountaineer fullback Pat Hord gained two yards to the 17, and in tw » runs, halfliack Steve Bak er i»ad the first down <*n the 25 Wingback Ronnie Rhea picked up seven yards to the 32. and Hol'd rail'd eight more to the 10 with a first down. Baker picked up eight yards in two carries, putting Iht hall on the 4S. hut a fumble by Hord threw the Mounties on the 35. Jimmy Cloningcr went into punt ing position hut was foned to run tss'ause of a bad center. He was thrown for a three yard loss on the 32. where Belmont took |M>ssession. Armstrong’s pass attempt was incomplete, and Mauldin picked up six yards to the 26. An off sides penalty put Belmont back 1 Herald Sports BY CARY STEWART Why? Many loot ball fans (in Kings Mountain and surround ing towns) ait* wondering why no one. with the exception of Sidney Jenkins ot Belmont, was picked from the South west Conference to play in the Shrine Bowl game. Having talked to many Ians. WE have come to the conclusion to point out some boys who ARE capable (Just as good as the ones picked) ot playing in the Shrine Bowl. The First Name Mentioned.... By Kings Mountain and other fans, including Shelby, was that ot Mountaineer quarterback Pat Murphy. “What if Carlton (the Shriner coach troin Ashley of Gastonia) has to go to the air against the South Carolina boys’ . asked one fan. "He could be using Murphy. • NOT ONLY Murphy but other quarterbacks as well. MRchell Sell ot Shelby, Jack Muss ol Rutherfordton. and Ttyry Talbert ot Lincolnton were also mentioned. A man from'Belmont told me Friday night that he had never seen but one high school quarterback better than Murphy. Who? Dickie Giles of Gastonia. "WHAT ABOUT No. 22 (Buddy Green) and 33 (Don ald Owens) ot Ruthertordton." asked one man. “Although thfcy almost beat us (Kings Mountain). I've never seen anyone who can run as good as those two, he added. * Lem Lynch and Wade Vaughn of Shelby were also mentioned. Although Vaughn’s action has been limited due to an injurv, he has been highly impressive the past three weeks. « Joel McKinney, Shelby fullback, was also mentioned by many Ians to whom I talked to about the matter. I Many people (some talking out of their heads) are making out-of-this-world wishes about the situation, wish igh that some way three or four coaches could get togeth er and choose a team lrom the SWC and arrange a game With the Shrine Bowl squad. “AND I'd take the South west team." was the statement made by most of the tro pic. WE’LL PICK 28 boys, five tackles, five guards, four engds, three centers, three quarterbacks, five halfbacks, add three fullbacks, and play Shu Carlton’s Shriners. * At the end posts we’ll have David DePriest of Shelby. Wb’tnan Parton of Rutherfordton, Jimmy Cloningcr and Rfchard Gold of Kings Mountain. : Lyn Cheshire ot Kings Mountain. Mike Hollifield of LIhcointon. Boyce Moore of Rutherfordton. Don Turner of Shelby, and Ken Cadwallader of Cherryville will be the ttfcklcs. * At the guard positions we’ll pick Keith Setzer of Lin cdlnton. Charles McMahan of Rutherfordton, George Plonk o| Kings Mountain. Hubert Avery of Cherryville, and John Gamble ot Lineolnton. The three centers will be Hubert McGinnis of Kings Mountain, Mickey Mitchell of Shelby, and Bill Barrett of Lineolnton. Pat Murphy of Kings Mountain, Terry Talbert of Lin colnton, and Bud Mayse of East Rutherford will be the quarterbacks. . Five halfbacks who would make good on any Shrine Bpwl squad would lx« Buddy Green of Rutherfordton, Lem Lynch of Shelby, Jerry Randall of Cherryville, Steve Bilk er of Kings Mountain, and Steve Brackett of Lineolnton The fullbacks could be Donald Owens of Rutherford ton, Freddv Ramseur of Lineolnton. and Joel McKinney ol Shelby. We’re not saying that ALL of these boys COULI make or SHOULD have made the Shrine Bowl squad, BUI certainly some of them are capable of playing in the game AND some of these boys (Or some from this conference) should have made the team. Could Carlton have a line better than DePriest and Wyman Parton at ends. Cheshire and Hollifield at tackles Setzer and Gamble at guards, and McGinnis at center? MAYBE one as good, but not better. Could he have a backfield better than Murphy at quarterback. Green and Brackett at halfbacks, and Owen; at fullback? Does he have a boy who can punt like Jimm\ Cloninger or kick conversions as good as DePriest? Can a person find a defensive man better than Richard Gold? 1 don’t think so and MANY other folks don’t think so either. DO YOU? IF LINCOLNTON beats Kings Mountain Friday the> (Lineolnton) will represent the Southwest Conference ir the playoff game or games. IT IS STATED very plainl> In the rutebook that if two teams are tied and if one de feated the other during the playing season, then the win ner of the game will automatically, without any type ol playoff game, represent the conference in the playoffs. ’ KINGS MOUNTAIN is assured of at least a tie. Onl) a Lineolnton win will make it that way. A tie game woulc still give the SWC championship to Kings Mountain. THE WINNER of the Lineolnton - Kings Mountair game will meet ihe winner of the Northwestern Confer ■>n the 31 with a third down-ten situation. Two mote incomplete passes gave the Mountaineers possession on the 31. Baker pi<-kcd up six yards to the 37 anti Murphy passed in complete. Baker then picked up the first down on the -1C. Hord | raced IK yards to Belmont 3X with the first down. Murphy , passed incomplete and (lord ran I five more yards to the 33. Mur j phy passed to Gold, giving the I Mountaineers a fits! down on the ; 25. Another pass from Murphy to '•old and the Mountaineers Jed 3-0. Hillteri McGinnis kit kod the i conversion anti the Mounties had a 7-0 first quarter leatt. Ware’s kick-off was taken by Mauldin on the l»t anti returned to the 31 at which point the first quarter ended. Orren raced 27 yards to the Mountaineer 12 luit a penalty set he Red Raiders back on the Mountaineer t 7. Kea t her stone nd Mnultiin picked up five yards in the 12 anti Lyn Cheshire te •overed Richard Armstrong's umble on the Belmont -12 Hord gained f >ur yards tt» the ’8 amt passes from Murphy to ’loninger anti Rhea gave the fountaineers a first down on the tine yard line. Rhea picket) up tne yard to the ci g h t and Mur »hy passed into the end /one t< laker. McGinnis kicked the eon rrsioii and the Mountaineer: •d 11-0. Ware's kick-off went into th' nd zone anti Belmont took par ession t>n the 20. Mauldin an \dkins gained three yards loth j ’3. Pat Hord intercepted Arm t tug's pass at mid-field and rat i •d to the 38 before being dour si. Hord picked up a first dow •n tile 22. Rhea gained two yard I nd Murphy passed to Gold o I he Belmont three, in two rur 'lord was in the end-zone v. not her score for the Mountak ers. McGinnis kicked the w version, making the score 21-0. Adkins took Ware's kick-of »n the 12 and returned it to th 14. Orren pick* d up two yart’ •nd Armstrong passed ineor nlete. Armstrong was thrown fr >o-gain, causing a punt situatio fold fumbled Armstrong's pu> •nd Belmont recovered on th yi. Mauliiin picked up three yard •n the 23 and a |>ass from An* j strong to Mauldin gave the Rah' ers a first down on the 6. Ar- 1 strong passed to Jenkins for th 'core. Mauldin ran the extr ooint. making the score 21 7 Steve Baker fumbled OrTen' kickoff and Adkins recoverr for Belmont on the 3.7. Armstrong passed incomple' nd a pass from Armstrong t' , ■luggs put the Raiders ur> o* more yard on the 34. Mauld nicketl up the first down on th 11 at which point the first ha’ ended with the score 21-7 ' Baker took Orren’s kickoff o' : the 20 and ran IS yards befor i dropped on the 38. Baker picko i up six yards to the 44 and in tw i runs Hord hail a first down o* the 49. Baker put the hall at th mid-field point anti Murphy pas i 'Hi incomplete. Herd's quick kic' ! was down on the Belmont one Orren ran seven yards to th •ight and the penalty again : Kings Mountain gave the Raid | ers a first down on the 2.3. Sugg* carried two yards to the 25 ant' Orren picked up a first down or the 34. Armstrong ran to the 3 and Orren picked up five yard* on the 41. Billy Crawford ran I t yards to the Mountaineer 15. giv ing the Raiders a first down. Hord intercepted Armstrong’' pass on the 25 and returned 10 yards before downed. Bake; picket! up nine yards to the 41 and Rhea raced six yards to the 30 with a first down. Hord carried into BHmoni ter ritorv to the 47. Baker ran to th* 12 and Hord picked up tht? first down o.i the 35. Raker sained ■ Hire more varus on the .»g a no Quarterback Pal .Vurpny raced .o uu* j.> w.tli tne iiim do*n. Kh« a inn four yards to the lit and two carries hy Hord and Raker gave the Mounties a first down on the nine On two more runs Baker was in the end-zone with the fourth Mountaineer score. McGinnis kicked the con version and the Mountaineers were resting easy with a 2S-7 lead. Adkins took Ware’s kick-off on [the 15 and retui ned it 22 yards to the 37 Adkins ran six yards to the H atid the third quartet ended. Adkins picked up another yard to the 14 and Armstrong passed , incomplete. Armstr mg's punt was fumbled hy Gold hut he managed to recover on tht* S. Fullback Pete Putnam picked up two yards to the 10 and Jay Powell was thrown for one yard loss. Richard field gained five yards to th>* 11. Cloninger’s punt was taken hy Suggs on the Mountaineer i'» and returned to he 10. Crav.hrtl was thrown for a four yard loss md \dkins war thrown for no-gain. Keatherstont passed to Jenkins on the 35 Crawford was stopped at tha point and the Mountaineers tool i possession. Powell gained one yard and Putnam carried to the 3k. Gold aassed incomplete*, causing a •unt situation. Suggs took CJoninget's pun' >n tiie 20 and returned to the 3C efore being dropped. Quarter aik Charles Case fumbl«*d anti >en:iis Patterson recovered fo ie Mountaineers on the Raidct ‘6. Pete Putnam gained seve* ards to the 23 and on two cat es l’o.vell picket! up the firs: awn oti i he 15 Goltl carried to the 10 and a: ffsitk* penalty against Belmon tve th-* Mountaineers a firs mu on the five. Jay P >we' ent through the midtile for th< Tounlit* satire. McGinnis kicke s fifty conversion, giving th< ' juntaintvrs a 35-7 lead. Philip Wright kicketl off fo ic Mountaineers. Adkins too' io hill on the 20 anti raced 2 -rtls he fore tackled on the 4:' • mstiong passed to Jenkins am •phomore Tommy Finge -ought him down on the 15. Hal Biggerstaff was throw >r four yard loss and Armstron issed to Jenkins for the Be’ ont score. The Raiders’ extr >int attempt failed, giving th Tountaineers a 35-13 win. Orren’s kick-off went out o' nrnds on the Mountaineer -10 ‘ullhack Danny Kiser gaine •veil yards in two carries pu' ng the l»all on the IT. Steve Go irth was thrown for nogai nd Suggs took Cloninger's pun i the 27 where he was tlowne< amediately. Armstrong jiassed incomplete ml Danny Kiser intercepted ; iss on the 10. returning it t u* 17. Gold was thrown for : iss on the 20 and an incomplet I pass caused a field goal at *mpt. McGinnis’ attempt was a fev mis short and Belmont tool issession on the 20. Armstrong's pass was inter *ptcd by Ben Grimes on the 5f id flumes returned to the 20. a hich point the game ended. Mountaineer Coach Bill Bate tbstituted freely in the fourtl matter. using most of his squad 'he Mountie .oaching staff re orted that there were a few in dents that aroused the boys’ pints, including a story in th* •Solmont Banner and the fae' hat Belmont had an end to be •licked to play in the Shrine Bowl didn't help any Pat Hord was outstanding on both offense and defense for the Mounties. gaining 60 yards net rushing and taking two passes a way from Belmont's Shrine Bowl candidate Sidney Jenkins. Quarterback Pat Murphy was LITTLE MOUNTAINEERS — Pictured above are Coach Bob Hue* Key's ninth graders who finished the season with a 5-1-1 record. First row (1 to r) — Charles Lynn. Bruce Bridges. J. C. Wright Dennis Goferi1;. Doug Merrier. and Stanley Laughter. Second ’ mr r row — Dennis Smith. Wayne Wright, Lonnie Duncan. Bill Hern don. David Leftwich. Back row — Steve Sisk. Paul Gaffney. Pat Cheshire. Tommy Philbeck. Chip Crisp, and Charles Green. Little Motmties Win Final Game 01 Season 21-13 The Kings Mountain ninth | grade Little Mountaineers won their final game of the sea son Thursday afternoon, downing Lincolnton 21-13. Quarterback Doug Merrier •Kissed 1,1 yards to end Charles Lynn for the first score, late in the first quarter. Fullback Chip ! Crisp kicked the conversion, and the Little Mounties led 7-0. Linrolnton came roaring back and tii-d the score hut the Moun tie-- took their second lead in the second quarter when Pat Che .hire turned a 20-yard pass into i 40-yard touchdown run. Crisp ticked the conversion and the Mounties led 14-7. * ineolnton scored again in the second quarter but their extra oit attempt failed, and the Mounties held a 14-13 halftime dge. With a minute icmalning in the game. Merrier passed 13 ■ yards to Lynn for the final i Mountaineer touchdown, culmi nating a 70-yard drive. Crisp; kicked the conversion giving the Little Mounties a 21-13 win. Chip Crisp and Dennis Smith were the leading ground gainers ror the Mounties. Paul Gaffney missed the final game because of a hack injury. Crisp was the outstanding defensive man. The Little Mountaineers' final record stands at 5-1-1. Duo to the fact that not all of the teams have completed their schedule. Coach Hussey reports that he doesn’t know in what position the team finished, but is sure of at least second place, and a good chance of tying for first. Tickets On Sole For Football Game Football tickets for Friday night's football game between the Kings Mountain Mountain eers and Lincolnton are on sale at Kings Mountain Drug company and Kings Mountain high school. Principal Harry Jaynes has announced. Fans attending the game will \ Ik* directed to the Kings Moun I tain parking area if they noti j fy the policeman on hand. also outstanding on offense, a long with Steve Baker and Ron nie Rhea. Lyn Cheshire. Steve Grigg. George Plonk, and Tonnie Ware were the defensive stars. Johnny Finch, Bob Gaston, and Barry Farmer were the big do fensive guns for the Red Raid ers. Dennis Smith, Chip Crisp, Deng Merrier Led Little Monntie Wins Ninth grade coach Boh Hussey •raised his boys this week for the "magnificent work" they performed tliis season. "All in ail we had a very fine year. We lost one that we should have won. East Rutherford, and tied one. Chase, that should have been our win.” Hussey added. Dennis Smith and Chip Crisp led the Little Mountaineers in scoring. Halfback Smith scored four of the team's 1-1 touchdowns for a total of 24 points. Fullback Crisp scored two touchdowns and added 10 extra |>oints for a total of 22 points. Crisp missed only two conversion attempts during the seven game season. The Lit tle Mounties outscored their op position 95-44. Quarterback Doug Merrier completed 19 passes out of 36 attempts for a total of 252 yards. Pour of the* passes were for touchdowns. He had only three intercepted. Mercier was the leading pass interceptor, picking off ten pa.sses. LITTLE MOUNTAINEER SCORING: Player TDs Ex. Pts. Tot. Dennis Smith 4 24 Chip Crisp 2 10 22 Doug Mercier 3 18 Pat Cheshire 2 12 Charles Lynn 2 12 Dennis Goforth 1 <> Paul Gaffney 1 1 SEASON RECORD LITTLE MOUNT1ES 7 Shelby 0 13 East Ruth. 18 7 Belmont fi ? Chase 7 13 RS Central I) 317 Cherryville 0 21 Lincolnton 13 Mountaineer Gridgraph KM Belmont SCORE 35 First Downs 2o Net Yards Rushing 205 87 292 11 6 0 2 4 43.0 13 10 129 79 208 15 j 7 i 4, 2i 3 39.3 Yards Passing Total Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Passes Had Int Fumbles Lost Punts Average KINGS MOUNTAIN RUSHING: T G L Not Avg. 14 17 14 72 5 20 5 14 3 12 1 9 7 Baker Hord Rhea Powell Gold Murphy Kiser Putnam Goforth Cloninger PASSING: Murphy Gold RECEIVING: Geld Rhea Baker Cloninger 1 7 — — 3 71 5.0 3 69 4.9 - 20 4.0 13 2.6 12 4.0 9 9.0 7 3.5 7 2.3 — 0 -3 AtL-Comp. Int. Yds. 9 6 — 87 Caught Yards 3 50 1 24 1 8 1 5 BELMONT RUSHING: T G L Nat Arq. Orren Mauldin Featherstone Crawford Adkins Suggs Armstrong PASSING: Armstrong I Featherstone RECEIVING: Jenkins Mauldin Suggs 7 7 3 3 4 1 l Att. 14 1 58 38 II 14 8 2 2 58 8.3 38 5.4 11 3.7 10 3.3 8 2.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 Int. Yds. 5 4 70 1 — 9 Caught Yards 4 61 I 17 1 1 Shelby Battles KM To 0-0 Deadlock The Shelby JV’s battled Kings Mountain to a 0-0 deadlock Mon day night before a few sped a tors at City Stadium. Halfback Philip Wright scored on n 30 yard run in the third period, t»ut the TD was called back because of an offside penalty against a Mountaineer guard. The Shelby 30 was the farthest point to which the Mounties drove. It was a see saw battle all the way. Shelby drove to the Kings Mountain 20 once but failed to score. Shelby intercepted one Mountaineer pass. Balk's Toko Two From League-Leader Dot Tig nor rolled a 99 high line and a 2X5 set as Belk’s won two games from first-place Med ical Pharmacy Tuesday night hi Ladies’ Duckpin action. Pharma cy team captain Janet Burns rolled a 113 line and a 295 set for the losers. Plonk Brothers downed Oates I-fenderson Shell 3-1. with captain Lib Gault rolling a 105 line and a 297 high set. Jenny Oates had a KM line and a 2XX set for the losers. Phillip’s 66 took three games from bottom - place McGinnis Furniture Ethel Tignor copped line and set honors for 66 with a 97 line and a 267 set. Barbara Miller rolled a 119 high line and a 316 high set for the losers. STANDINGS Team Medical Pharmacy Belk's Oates-Hcnderson Plonk's Phillip's 66 McGinnis Furniture W 42 35 25 22 15 5 L 6 13 23 26 33 43 Pet. .S75 .729 521 .458 .312 .104 Wayne Mnlllnax Of West Top Rfidget Scows Darina '54 Season Wayne Muliinax of the champ ion West team was the leading midget scorer during the '64 mid get campaign. Muliinax scored 13 touchdowns during the regu lar season and added five extra points for 83 points. He added two more touchdowns (12 points* in the all-star game, rounding out his total of 95 points in seven games. Joe Cornwell of East scored nine touchdowns and four extra points during the season for a total of 58 points. He added one PAT in the all-star tilt, making his total 59. Goins of East scored eight times for 48 points and Slave downs and adding one PAT for a total of 23. TD*s EX Wayne Mullinax. W 15 5 Steve Phillips. E 5 2 Danny Blackburn, G 4 Rom Springer. G 3 2 Rocky Goforth, E 2 3 Richard Carroll. N 2 1 Mark Goforth. W 2 1 Larry Carroll, N 2 Joe Dover. W 1 3 Gee per Howard. W 1 2 Mickey Floyd. W 1 2 Lauren Whjanant. W 1 13] ice Cornwell, E Goins, E 9 5 8 Mike Sisk. W 4 "Have To Hay Almost Period Game "KMCoach "We think that Lincolnton has the finest 3 A defensive team in the state,” was the statement made by head Mountaineer Coach Bill Bates Tuesday. "Front the start of the season we said that l.incolnton would be the team to beat. We feel that they uhe Lincolnton coaching staff' have the best team in the con ference. We'll have to play an almost perfect same to beat them." Lincolnton Coach Von Kay Har ris said practically the same about the Mountaineers, only in a different manner of speaking. Kings Mountain has a fine football team." said Harris, "and we’ll have to have a rough night in order to beat them, but we ;\\|MN't it to be a rough night.” Coach Harris is in his sixth season a; Lincolnton and holds a 12-14-3 record. Bill Bates, in his third season as head Moun talneer coach, is 22-5-2. but has not been beaten in his past two seasons. Lincolnton. on an average, out weighs Kings Mountain about ten pounds per man Tackle Mike , Hollifield, one of the team's tri captains, is the biggest man on .ne roster, tipping the scales at -N1 Harris' first unit, with the exception of the ends, weighs 200 , tounds or over. The hackfield ‘ weighs about the same as Kings Mountains, except for fullback r reddy Ramseut. who is weighed *n at 200 pounds. Harris is undecided about h starting offensive lineup but U Mountaineer mentor reports th. his will be the same The al senior Mountaineer lineup wi ?!‘LUda ».mmy c,on‘nger ar '*vn*Ch, whltP a‘ ends- ,a<'k,( n Cheshire and (Jerald Cart fan. guards Steve Grigg ar MK-fnnri0ok' and cen,er Hube 1 ^u'1r'«'rhaek pat Mu i phj, halfbacks Konnic Rhea ar Steve Bake,, and full™* " field niak,‘ UP the KM b«<' City Ice & Coal Whn Foot Garnet Fnm Del Tjgnor The iH.ltnm jda.v u.am of the Uko*? ?"'V lnR Llfaaue look ed like a top team Thursdav night as it (City Ice & Coali sei f n*T b‘KhJinp rP,'°rd and de leafed Dot Tignor 1*0. Alkm Myers ana Albert Bra' way. Myers rolled t 126 games, along with a 96. a 318 set. Brackett edged My out two pins for a 330 set Cl' Culbertson had a 119 lino ant 318 set for the losers. Lih Gault rolled a 120 line and a 327 set as City Paint Store took two games from Betty Fite Randy Blanton rolled a 13S and a 353 for the losers. Janet Bums moved within two xames of first-pUor by taking f”u,r bJ* **"*• from Jenn> Oate* Bob Herndon rolled a I3i high line and Bums had a 340 set. Jenny Oates copped line and set honors for the losers by roll ing a 146 line and a 330 set. STANDINGS „ W L Pet. City Paint Store 23 9 .719 Janet Bums 21 11 JH