Local Cagers Tip Off Season With Double Wins?
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| Sports
BY GARY STEWART
Condensed From Golf Magazine
Golfs 1964 All-America
For I he first time in the history of an ancient sport,
a new yardstick h:»< been applied to measure the greatness!
of a goiter. Here are the year’s finest performers — the1
professionals who are the most proficient with all the
clubs in the hag . . .
To effect the greatest degree of accuracy in evaluat-,
ing the potential players for the honor roll, assistance was
requested from more than 100 members of the Golf Writers
Association of America, as well as the sportscasters who
regularly cover events on television and radio . . .
Each was asked to designate a first and second choice;
in the following categories: Driver, Fairway Woods, I^ong
Irons, Middle Irons, Short Irons, Pitching Wedge, Sand
Wedge, and Putter . . .
The rules were simple. Players were to lie profession-'
als who had played in 10 or more PGA-sanctioned tourna
ments during the year 1964.
JACK NICKLAUS — Driver
Nick la us. 21, of Columbus, Ohio, won his first major
tournament, the Ohio Open, when only 16. Later, while a
student at Ohio State University, he took the NCAA Golf
Tournament. Twice U. S. Amateur Champ before he turn
ed pro in 1961. Nicklaus is the youngest player ever to win
so much money so early in his career. He has captured
three of the world’s four major titles: the ’62 U. S. Open,
and the 1963 Masters and l‘GA.
Nicklaus is probably one of the biggest hitters in
modem - day golf. He has been playing golf seriously since
the age of 12.
Nicklaus won no major titles in '61 hut became only
the second man in history to earn over $100,000.
GARY PLAYER — Fairway Woods
Player, 29, of Johannesburg, South Africa, has
brought color, fashion, sportsmanship, and brilliant play
to the world of professional golf. He turned pro in 1953.
with a goal — to capture four major U. S. championships
and to be leading money winner — which is three-fourths
fulfilled, namely: the Masters, the PGA. and leading money
winner in 1961. In 1961 Gary won the Speedway Open and!
$61,439.54.
Player won the British Open in 1959.
ARNOLD PALMER — Long Irons
Palmer, 35, is considered by many to be the greatest:
golfer of all time. He has won every major golf champion-,
ship except the PGA. He is a four-time Masters champion:!
1938, 1960, 1962, 1964. He was the USGA Open Champion
in 1960. He has won nearly $620,000 in prize money since'
turning pro in 1955. He is the leading money winner of
golfs modern era.
Palmer was selected PGA Player of the Year in 1960
and ’62. Arnold is a graduate of Wake Forest, and lives in
Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The money winner for most of '6-1,
he topped $100,000 for the second time.
BOBBY NICHOLS — Middle Irons
Bobby, 28, is lucky to be alive today. He was nearly
killed in an automobile accident in 1953, when almost
every bone in his body was broken.
Turning pro in 1959, he was awarded the Ben Hogcn
Trophy for his miraculous comeback. Nichols, a graduate'
of Texas A&M, had his finest year in 1961 and topped it
off by whipping golf’s greatest players in the PGA Champ
ionship at Columbus. Ohio. Later in the year, he won the
rich Carling Open at Oakland Hills. Nichols was fourth on
the money list with $74,237. He is from Louisville, Ken-;
tucicy.
KEN VENTURI — Short Irons
Ken, 33, had one of the most brilliant amateur records
in modern golf. After nearly winning the Masters in 1956.
he turned pro and became a big money winner
Physical ailments and other misfortunes caused his
strong game to collapse, and he was on the verge of quit
ting golf in 1963. In ’64. he regained his winning touch and
scored a spectacular victory in the USGA Open at Con
gressional. He won two other tournaments, and finished
seventh in money with $60,965. He lives in Hillsboro, Cali
fornia.
TONY LEMA — Pitching Wedge
A resident of Oakland. California, Lema, 30. is known
best for his explosions of sub-par golf. Turning pro in 1955.
he has played exceptional golf the last three years.
In 1964, he captured the British. Buick. Thunderbird.
and Cleveland Opens, plus his biggest money prize of all.
the World Series.
He ended up fifth on the money list with $73,255, but
his unofficial earnings took him well over $100,000.
JULIUS BOROS — Sand Wedge
Julius Boros. 44. turned pro in 1950, and is known
best for his ability to be at his peak in the “big one.” This
is shown by his great National Open record of having fin
ished in the top ten nine times since turning professional.
He won his first open in 1952. Then in '63, he won it
again. He was twice named Professional Golfer of the
Year, in '52 and *63. He was also the leading money winner
in *52 and *55, in both years, winning the George S. May’s
World Championship.
He won over $28,000 in '64. He is a native of Fairfield.
Connecticut.
BILL CASPER — Putter
This year, the 33-year-old National Open Champion,
was a model of consistency. Besides finishing first in the
Doral Open. Colonial Invitational, and the Seattle and Ala
maden Opens. Casper was among the top ten money win
ners in 20 of 26 tournaments he entered.
Recognized as the best putter on the tournament trail.,
Casper is also a great player with other clubs in the bag.
as shown by his ability to win monev. He turned pro in
1954 and won over $90,000 in 1964. He lives near San Diego.
California.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Driver — Sweep club back in wide arc with full left
arm extension, avoiding quick wrist break . . . Trv to a
chleve maximum body turn and take as full a swing as
possible . . . Once you have hit the ball, continue to
"throw” club towards hole .. .
Fairway Woods — Use good descending blow to geti
through the ball... Have courage to go after ball — swing
hard through hitting area . . .
Long Irons — Use any of three types of grips you pre
fer. ^ ^ake *ure y°ur RfiP is firm from start to finish
. . . Don’t panic; imagine you are hitting vour favorite
* club ...
Middle Irons — Narrow stance from that which you
use for long irons or woods ... Slow swing in favor of add
ed rhythm and tempo ...
Short Irons — Play shots from one _l
STANDOUT — Pictured above
U senior Mountaineer forward
Jimmy Cloninger. who hit 11 of
13 foul shot attempts Friday
night to aid in the Mountain
eers' 67-57 whipping of the Bel
mont Red Raiders in the open
ing SWC basketball game.
Cloninger was second highest
in scoring with 17 points.
Hobinson Lilts
Griffin Drag
Oat Of Cellar
Mickey Robinson rolled a 155
line and a 356 set Monday nigh
as the Griffin Drug men’s howl
inj* team climbed out of the cel
lar, after taking a three-game
win from Plonk Oil Company
Four of the five Griffin bowler
recorded 300-plus sets.
Clarence Plonk was high fo
the losers with a 116 line and t
327 set.
In other action, the Clyde Cul
hortson team won three game:
from Tlgnor & Russell Garage t<
continue to be in the top spot
and dropping Tignor info thi
collar. Dilling Heating took ove
second place in the standings bi
winning three games from Bol
Herndon.
Cly-de Culbertson and Lee Xor
ville shared line and set honor:
for the winning Culbertson team
Culbertson rolled a 118 line ant
Xorville added a 332 set. Rober
Gantt was high for the loser
with a 120 line and a 325 set.
Paul Ware rolled a 130 lint
and a 3*11 set as Dilling Heatinj
took three games from hereto
fore second place Bob Herndon
Aud Tignor was high for tht
losers with a 137 line and a 33i
set.
STANDINGS
Clyde Culbertson
Dilling Heating
Bob Herndon
Griffin Drug
Plonk Oil
Tignor 4 Russell
13
11
7
9
Pci
.651
.551
.501
l.M
9 11 .451
8 12 .401
10 10
9 11
Mounties Score
33 Font Shots
For First Win
The Kin™* Mountain Moun
taineers sank .'ft foul shots Fri
dav night, and four Belmont
Raiders left the game on fouls,
i to give the Kings Mountain hoys
a 67 57 opening confercnev vie
i lory, which was not clinched un
' til the final two minutes of play.
The two teams stayed within
two and three points of each
, other the entire game, until
pressure made the Belmont boys
star, fouling numerous limes,
and the Mounties jumped to a
six-point lead, at W witli about
two minutes remaining.
Belmont outseored the Moun
taineers 20 17 in field goals, so
1 the fouls are really what won
for the Mounties.
While tour Raiders fouled out
i of the game, including high
scoring guard Dickie Armstrong,
(only one Mountaineer. Richard
Gold, left the game on fouls.
Senior forward Ken Bunkowski
led the Mountaineer scoring with
IS points He netted seven field
| goals and five foul shots for his
total
But it was Jimmy Cloninger
who really carried the Mounties
to the win. Cloninger threw 11
foul shots through the net. and
added three field goals for 17
prints, and renter Mike Ballard
was third highest in scoring with
II points. Ballard hit on three
field goals and eight foul shots
! for his total.
Guard Richard Gold was held
. to only 11 |Hiints. two field goals
and seven foul shots. Mickey
Bel! rounded out the scoring with
six points, two field goals and
two foul shots.
The Mountaineers and Red
Raiders changed leads at the end
' of every period. Belmont led 17
15 at the end of the first quarter;
the Mountaineers led 30-29 at
halftime; Belmont led 47-46 at
the end of the third period; and
the Mounties won the game. 67
57. Kings Mountain outseored
Belmont 21-10 in the final period.
On the other hand. Coach Bob
Hussey's Mountaineties never
1 trailed once, as they cruised to
an easy 36-23 win over the Raid
erettes.
The Mountainettes held the
. Belmont girls to only two points
in the first period, and held a
. 20-10 load at halftime. The Raid
! erettes made their first score
• with 20 seconds remaining in the
, first quarter.
| Joyce Bolin copped scoring
honors for the Mountainettes
; with 15 |M>ints. She scored five
, field goals and five foul shots
,, for that total
Freshman Sharon Gold added
. three field goals and three foul
• shots for nine points, and seniors
, Joan Howard and Margie Huff
! stetlor added seven and four
points respectively. Hilda Low.
: cry. a sophomore, scored the oth
er Mountaincttc point.
I Leonard. Loudcrmilk. and
t! Whitworth were high for the las.
. ers with six points each. Dcbhie
Cortner added five markers.
BOX SCORES
Girls
Kings Mountain (36)
. F—Bolin 15
• F—Howard 7
i F’—Huffstetier 4
G—Gold 9
G—S. Lower v
. G—Ruff
) Subs: H. Lowery 1, Russell,
> Beam. J. Dunn. Dobbins. Ware.
» Belmont (23)
t F—Leonard 6
> F—Loudermilk fi
> Conttnurti Om Paqe -1
Brackett Leads City Ice & Coal
To Fonr-Gaae Win Over I. Parker
City Ice & Coal stopped molt
ing ire and started burning coal
to take first place after the first
week of bowling in the Thursday
night Mixed Bowling League
The team ended up in the cel
lar the first half, but came roar
ing hack Thursday and took four
games from the Janet Barker
team to take an early second
half lead.
Two teams. City Paint Store
and Jenny Oates, are tied for
second place. City Paint won
three games from Dot Tignor
and Jenny Oates, after losing the
first game, came bark to take
three-out-of-four from Betty Fite.
Albert Brackett copperl line
and set honors for City lee &
Coal with a 120 line and a 3J1
set. Furman Wilson also added
a 300-plus set. Boh Herndon was
high for the losers with a 127
line and a 333 set.
Jenny Oates and Bill Mullina.x
shared line and set honors as
the Jenny Oates team took three
games Irom Betty Kite. Oates
rolled a 13-1 line and Mullinax
added a 333 set. Oates and Clar
ence Plonk added respective 3H
and 319 sets. Betty Kite was high
lor the losers with a 131 line and
a 324 set.
City Paint Store, the team that
copped first plate in the first
half, downed Dot Tignor three
games to one. Ronnie Culbertson
rolled a 127 line and a 356 set.
which was high for the night, to
lead the Painters to the three
game win. Clyde Culhlertson's
115 line and 337 set was high for
the losers.
STANDINGS
Team
City Ice A Coal
City Paint Store
Jenny Oates
Dot Tig nor
Betty Kite
Janet Parker
W <L Pet.
4 0 1 000
3 1 .750
3 1 .750
1 3 230
1 3 .250
0 4 .000
this way you work with one arc—not nine . . . ror oack
spin, apply pressure in grip to middle two fingers of right
hand and break wrists quickly on backswing . . .
Pitching Wedge — Take your stance with weight
more on left foot and with feet never more than one foot
apart ... Be sure to keep head steady at all times . . .
Sand Wedge — Open your stance, plant feet well in
sand and open blade at address ... Don’t try to scoop ball
out. explode it bv hitting from one to two inches behind
it . . .
Putter — Get putter which you think has right “feel’’
for you — experiment with various putters before making
final decision ... Concentrate on keeping head steady ...
Hold back of left hand square to hole.. •
MOUFfTAIrf LTTE — Pictured
above is Meuntcrinette forward
Joyce Bolin, a member of the
1964 all-conference team, who
has been a standout in the
first two conference tilts. She
was high scorer in the girls'
opening conference win
against Belmont Friday with
IS points.
Ross Announces
Recreation
League Card
An 18-samp schedule for the
City Recreation Basketball league
was announced Monday by Roc
reation Director Elmer Ross.
Six teams are entered in the
’ league, and they will play each
| other three times, beginning
Monday night. January 18.
Those teams entered are:
Be Iks, Midpines, Jenkins Metal
Lithium. Foote Mineral, and
Hawks.
Doubleheaders will he held on
Monday. Tuesday, and Thursdaj
nights until March P. when thf
Jenkins-Lithium game will com
plete the regular-season play.
Tile Midpines Jenkins gam<
will tip off this year’s action.
The complete schedule follows:
Jan. 18 — Midpines v.». Jen
kins; Belks vs. Lithium.
Jan. 151 — Hawks vs. Foote:
Lithium vs. Midpines.
Jan. 21 — oote vs. Jenkins:
Lithium vs. Midpines.
Jan. 21 — Foote vs. Jenkins:
Bi-Iks vs. Hawks.
Jan. 25 — Hawks vs. Lithium:
Foote vs. Midpines.
Jan. 26 — Jenkins vs. Belks:
Foote vs. Lithium.
Jan. 28 — Hawks vs. Jenkins:
Midpines vs. Belks.
Feb. 1 — Hawks \s. Midpines;
Foote vs. Belks.
Feb. 2 — Jenkins vs. Lithium;
Hawks vs. Foote.
Feb. -1 — Jenkins vs. .Midpines:
Belks vs. Lithium.
Feb. 8 — Jenkins vs. Foote;
Hawks vs. B< lks.
Feb. 9—Midpines vs. Lithium:
Jenkins vs. Belks.
i Feb. 11 — Forte vs. Midpines;
Hawks vs. Lithium.
Feb. 15 — Midpines vs. Belks;
Hawks vs. Jenkins.
Feb. 16 — Foote vs. Lithium:
Hawks vs. Midpines.
Feb. 18 — Foote vs. Belks;
Jenkins vs. Lithium.
Feb. 22—Jenkins vs. Midpines;
Belks vs. Lithium.
Feb 23 — Hawk> vs. Foote;
Midpine' vs. Lithium.
Feb 25 — Foote vs Jenkins;
Hawks vs. Belks.
March 1 — Hawks vs. Lithium;
Foote vs. Midpines.
March 2 — Jenkins \s Belks;
Foote vs. Lithium.
March I — Hawks \s Jenkins:
Midpines \s. Belks.
March 8—Hawks vs. Midpines;
Foote vs Belks
March !» — Jenkins vs. Lith
ium.
Mountaineers Have
Open Dale Tuesday
Thi* Kings Mountain Mountain
eer and Muuntainette basketball
teams will not play a gameTues
day night, as they have an open
date for mid term examinations.
The two teams will travel to
Chase Friday. January 22 for a
conference douclcheader. and
will return home the following
Tuesday to play host to the
Volvtfcand Wolverenes of Lin
colnton
I
Gold Scores 22
As Mountaineers
Down Cherryville
The Kings Mountain Moun
taineers and Mountaincttes
swept to their second straight
<>onference victory Tuesday night
i at Cherryville.
The Mountaincttes won the
| opener by a 33-18 margin, with
jtmurd Joyce Bolin leading the
. way with 13 points. She dropped
in five field goals and three
charity tosses for her total. Mar
gie Huffstetler and Sharon Hold
added three field goals and one
foul shot each for seven points
to aid in the scoring,
i The Mountaincttes held the
Lady Ironmcn to only five points
in the first half, while they were
■s-oring !•» It was ('herrvville's
first conference meet.
Richard Gold scored 22 (mints
as the Mountaineers cruised to
heir seventh straight season win.
second in conference play.
Hold hit on eight field goals
and six foul shots.
Ken Bunkowski added 15
points, and Mickey Bell and Mike
Ballard added eight and six re
spectively
The Mountaineers led 2-1-16 at
halftime, and 36-22 at the end
of the third stan/a. The Moun
tie< caught fire In the final peri
od to outscore the Ironmen 23-4.
The Kings Mountain junior
. varsity lost a 5:30 match to the
1 Cherryville JVs. hut not before
putting up a fight.
Beam scored 20 points as Cher
ryvilie pulled out a four-point.
Iy38. victory. Phillip Russ and
Nelson Connor scored 14 and 12
points respectively for Kings
Mountain. The Mountaineer
junior varsity defeated Cherry
• ville 52-43 last Tuesday on the
; home court. Their record stands
at two wins and one defeat.
BOX SCORES
(Girls)
Kings Mountain (33)
F—Bolin 13
F—Huflstetler 7
F—Gold 7
G—Howard 2
, G—Ruff 1
G—S. Lowery
Subs: H. Lowery 1. Beam 1,
Russell 1, J. Dunn. B. Beam. Dob
bins. Ware.
Cherryville (18)
F—Beck 2
F—Bumgardner 3
F—Moss 3
G—Horten 5
G—('ad wa Under I
G—Sigmon 4
Halftime Score: Kings Moun
tain 16, Cherryville 5.
By Periods:
Kings Mtn. 7 9 10 7—-33
Cherryville 4 1 6 7—IS
<BoT*>
Kings Mountain (61)
F—Bunkowski 15
F—Cloninger 3
< —Ballard 6
G—Bell S
G—Hold 22
Subs: Henderson 2. Grimes 5,
1 Cooper. S. Goforth.
Cherryville (38)
F—Barger 2
F—Chaney
C—Davidson 2
G—Mot?. 3
G—Beam 10
Subs: Harrelson 7. Cadwalladcr
1. Odell 2. Link 1.
Halftime Score: Kings Moun
tain 2.4. Cherryville 16.
By Periods:
Kings Mtn. 10 14 12 23—61
1 Cherryville 2 14 8 -1—28
_
He Foi Lead
In Ladies'
Bowling League
Bulk’s Department Store won
three games from McGinnis
Furniture Tuesday night to move
into a tie for first place with
Oates - Henderson Shell, since
Shell split two games to two with
; Phillip's 66. In other action.
Plonk’s Department Store took
three games from Medical Phar
macy to move into fourth place.
Pharmacy is in fifth, and McGin
nis Furniture is in the cellar.
Betty Fite and Pat Panther led
the way for Belk's. Fite copping
line honors with a 104 and Pan
ther adding a 287 set. Doris Ware
rolled a 08 line and a 274 set for
the losers.
Barbara Miller roiled a 109 line
and a .103 set as Phillip's 66 came
from behind to split four games
with heretofore league leaders
Oates - Henderson Shell. Jenny
Oates was high for Shell with a
too line and a 289 set.
Lib Gault copped line and set
honors for the night as Plonk's
took three games from the first
half winner. Medical Pharmacy.
She combined game:; of 103, 126.
and 99 for a 328 set. Janet Park
, or was high for the losers with a
118 line and a 290 set.
STANDINGS
On tea-Henderson
Belk’s Dept. Store
, Phillip's 66
Plonk's Dept Store
, Medical Pharmacy
I McGinnis Furniture
L Pet
2 .750
2 .750
3 .625
4 JOO
6 .250
I
HiliM bcutu.il—Pictured aoove
is Mountaineer forward Ken
Bunkowski who was the high
scorer in the Mounties' first
conference win over Belmont
Friday. Bunkowski. a 1964 all
conference player, netted 19
points in the opening win.
Gault Is Second
In Turkey Trot
I.ib Gault, of the Plonk Broth
ers and City Pnfnt Store bowlini
, teams, rolled a 621 set last weel
to take over second place In thi
duckpin Turkey Trot tourna
ment. now being held at thi
Mountain Lanes Bowlins: Centei
She became the first lady ti
make a stand in the tournamcn
by taking the spot previous!;
held by Richard Bridges. win
rolled a 617 three weeks ago.
Bridges mover! into third place
knocking Bill Mullinax out o
Singh's competition. Mullina:
had a 614 score
Clarence Plonk, of the Plonl
Oil and Jenny Oates teams, i
still in first place with a 64i
score.
Clarence Plonk and Rand;
Blanton hold down first place it
doubles competition with a com
bined score of 1204. Plonk ant
Mullinar are in second witt
1150, and Richard Bridges ant
Furman Wilson are third with ;
11145 total.
I The tournament will probabl;
continue some three or four mon
weeks. Prizes of $50. $30. and S2<
will go to the top three bowler
in eat*h group.
Kings Mountain
Plays Shelby.
Chase This Week
The Kings Mountain basketball
1 Mountaineers will play host to
! the Shelby Lions Friday night in
' the first of "the two big games
of the 1905 cage season.
Shelby has played only one
conferenee game, compared to
Kings Mountain's two. The i.ions
played Belmont Tuesday.
Shelbj recorded an undefeated
pro-season practice tour, with
six wins and no defeats.
Led by senior guard Ronnie
Wilson, who was the leading
irorer in the six practice tilts,
the Lions will he evenly match
ed with the Mountaineers.
Other outstanding players in
pre-season games were M i I
Blown and Mike Boatwright,
both juniors, who have been
standouts on defense as well as
in scoring.
Mountaineer Coach Don Park
er is looking to Shelby as the
main team to beat for the SWC
title this season.
The Mountaineers lay an un
defeated record on the line Fri
day night at the local gym when
they meet the Lions.
Tile Shelby Lionesses are also
getting off to a good start, and
show signs of another winning
season
Coach Boh Hussey's Mountain
“ties have lost to the Shelby
•assies on two previous occasions
by scores of .19 27 anil 23 2s.
Three girls. Rachel (.idnoy.
Mary Sheppard, and Jackie Phil
lips. are neck and neck in scor
! ing for Mrs. Bohhv Reynolds’
team.
The Shelby girls have a slight
height advantage over the Moun
tainettes.
The Mountainettes, on the oth
er hand, have gotten off to an
| uneven start, but are staying a
round the .500 mark.
Two senior forwards. Joyce
Rolm and Joan Howard, have led
the Mountainettes scoring • wise
so far. and forward Margie Huff
1 stetler. along with freshman
roving guard. Sharon Gold, have
; also been early standouts.
• Howard, also a good defensive
ballplayer, has picked up a scor
• ing spree which could prove as
help to Coach Hussey’s cause
which he hopes to he a winnin
> one.
' The Mountainettes and Moun
talneers travel to Chase next Fri
’ day in their fourth conference
game, one which snould prove to
' '.ie "rough" for both the girls and
• boys.
Tl»e Chase Trojanettcs have
been listed to be probably the
top team in the girl's race for
. the crown, and the Trojans are
also off to a fast start and should
prove to be one of the top three
' contenders in the boys rate.
Sheila Cobb and Sherry Ken
r driek. two forwards, are the two
, main scoring threats on Coach
John Calvert’s girl squad.
I Coach Bob Bush’s Trojans are
i trying to give the new mentor a
I fine season, since his football
team let him down back in the
1 fall.
| And they have been successful
' | thus far.
The girls game Friday will get
. underway at 7:00 and the Moun
; taineer Lions game will follow at
approximately 8:30.
NAME THE
TEAM CONTEST!
Here’s opportunity to name the team that will repre
sent you this season.
Just think of an appropriate name for a baseball team
(preferrahly one with a North Carolina back
ground to it) of no more than eight or nine let
ters.
To avoid possible duplications, think of a slogan of
no more than ten words which will include your
name for the team.
First prize will lie a season ticket for two to all the
Shelby home games. Second prize will be twenty
tickets for games during the season, third prize
will be ten tickets.
A panel of judges will make the decision and this de
cision will be final.
Contest closes Tuesday, January 19 and winners will
be announced Friday, January 22.
r---Clip and Mail
Sand as many entries am you like to:
SHELBY BASEBALL TEAM
Box 237. Sbalby. N. C.
I suggest the Shelby baseball team be
railed .
Here's my suggested slogan .
Name
Street
City .
a