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Thursday, September 1, 1966 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Mountaineers Prepare For Next Friday’s Opener Herald Sports By GARY STEWART A Break-Even Year For Mountaineers? | — -Kings MoUittain high school's football team-has been ^ at it rough for the last two weeks trying to get in shape, *fbr the-1966 season and especially its September 9th home opener against South Piedmont power Thomasville. While some 50 odd candidates are working hard try ing to nail down a starting position, the coaching staff is hai-d at work trying to build a team which can improve last year’s 3-7 record. ' Last year’s team won only two confei’ence games and finished sixth in the eight-team Southwest conference' Remember, East Rutherford and Lincolnton were SWL co-champs, followed by Shelby, Chase, R-S Central, KMHS, Belmont and Cherryville, in that order. ^ KMHS Head Coach Bill Bates says that if the Quarter-1 ^ backs come through that the Mounties will be better than - last year. If the signal-callers come through, the Moun- ties can look for a 5-5 season, or possibly better. The Mountaineers can look for a real tough game on Sept 9 Thomasville, of course, lost a lot of boys last year but, like Shelby, the Thomasville eleven is good every j-ear. Kings Mountain’s second game is against Chet-ryville. Don’t take anything away from the Ironmen but look for a Mountaineer victory in that one. Then, we’ve got a rough time for the next two weeks, playing Chase here on Sept. 23 and East Rutherford away on Sept. 30. East Rutherford is the choice of most SWC coaches to win the conference again this year. The Cavaliers have lettermen back at almost every position. East’s backfield is returning, that is, fullback Gary Dotson, halfbacks Doug Haulk and Lewis Jolley and quarterback Chipper Jones. Plus, a lot of boys are return ing to that quick line that EJast had last’season. The fifth game finds the Mountaineers at Bessemer City and you can look for-an almost sure win there. The Yellow Jackets beat the Mounties last year, 7-0, but Bes semer lost a lot of boys off that team which finished the year with a 9-1 record. Still on the road, the Mounties go to Concord on Oct. 14, and there’s another team which is always tough in the South Piedmont Conference. But this year Concord is in a rebuilding stage, however, you can’t sell ’em short. t' SENIOR HOPEFULS — Pictured above are two senior lettermen who are being counted on to carry much of the load of the Kings Mountain Mountaineers this season. Chucky Gladden, left, is returning to his guard position and Tommy Finger, right, has been running the first offensive unit and has also been named by Coach Bill Botes as a defensive starter. Blanton's 392 Set Leads Bowling Win Ranny Blanton rolled lines of 115, 126 and 151 for la 392 set to lead his team into first place aifter two weeks of action in the- men’s duckpin bowling league. Blanton’s team won a 3-1 de cision over the Richard Culbert son team Blanton’s 151 line as well as 392 set are high marks for, the new season. Fingei Running Rt Quaileiback; Backfield Is ? With only one week remaining before the opening of the 1966 football season, Kings Moun tain's Mountaineers are still hard at work preparing foi- their home opener against ’Ph jmasville. The Mountaineers will swing mto action ne.\t Friday night at City Stadium' in an’ 8 o'clock game against the South Pied mont power. The Mounties stay at home the following two week? for games against eonferonce oppon'ents 'Cherryvlllp and Cha sr before hjtting the road for the following month. Coach Bill Bates now has sen or letterran Tommy Finge: lunning the first offensive team however, Finger and senior Tom my Goforth will pr, bably share the signal-calling as they did a year ago. Sophomore Joe Corn- well is still not to he counted out of the picture, though, as he has shown promise in practice ses sions so far. Bates has two sophomores, one junior and eight seniors in his starting lineup. Eight are return ing lettormcm and one of th(' others lettered at another school last year The backfield, wliieh presents the biggest question mark for the Mountaineer c-aching staff, is made up of Finger at quarter back, Steve Sponeer at tailback. Wayne Mullinax at wingback and Paul Gaffnev at fullback. Gaffney lettered here last season as a guard and Spencer lettered at Washington High. Charles Carroll. 6'1”, 1661 pounds, will be joint'd at offens ive end by either Phillip Putnam., a senior letterman. or Richard j Shank, a senior who just barely | _ _ _ 'Tissed out lettering last year. SaturdaV1irghTduring~an-awards Carroll will also start on defense • - • with either Putnam or ]uni3i COACHING STAFF — Pictured above is the Kings Mountain high school coaching staff which is currently getting its team in shape for next Friday's opener here with South Piedmont opponent Thomasville. Pictured above, left to right, are Bill Bates, Bill Cashion, Bob Hussey and Don Parker. David Smith Wins King Awaid David Smith of the Bur-Mill Little League baseball team be- bai.-re the second recipient of the Ellis King Sportsmanship Award Goforth; Hitters Putnam Leading On All-Star Team t Goforth Has Top ' 126-356 for the losers, who led the league after the first Week of bowling. Tom Gamble had a 136-339 for the Brackett team while Clyde Culbertson rolled a 118 line and la 330 set for his team. STANDINGS Team W L Pet. Ranny Blanton 6 2 .7.50 Dilling Heating 5 3 .625 Plonk Oil Co. 4 4 ..500 Richard Culbertson 4 4 .500 Clyde Culbertson 3 5 .375 Albert Brackett 2 6 250 In other action, Plonk Oil Co. moved into a tie for third place by beating Dilling Heating three games to one and the Clyde Cul bertson teaim- split a four-game set with Albert Brackett. Clarence Plonk had a 136 line and a .360 set to lead his team’s The foTlowing week the'Mountaineers go to Shelby. 1 win. Richard Bridges chipped in Shelby Coach Gerald Allen seems to think he-has one 011-3*340 set and John Dilling had ^ tile best starting teams this year’as ever. However, the Shelby-KM game is always a good one, no matter which team has the advantage. The Mountaineers return home on Oct. 28 to host R-S Central in the homecoming game. R-S Central is another team being pointed to as a possible conference champ so that homecoming game is going to be a tough one. ' Then, KM hits the road for its final two games. On Nov. 4, the Mounties are at Belmont and on Nov. 11 at Lincolnton. Belmont should be greatly improved this sea son and Lincolnton, always tough, has probably the big gest backfield in the SWC. Led by all-conference junior Lester Rhinehart, the Lines will again be a threat for the league title. Bates Begins Fifth Year As KMHS Coach Bill Bates is beginning his fifth year as head coach at Kings Mountain and through the first four seasons has compiled a 26-13-2 overall record and two conference titles. The Mountaineers won the conference in 1963 and ’64, finished fourth Bates’ first year, 1962, and sixth last sea son. Bates is almost sure who he'll start at the line posi tions but he is really w^orried about all backfield positions. He has the fullback slot narrowed down to either Paul Gaffney or Chip Crisp but is looking over six boys for the halfback posts and three at quarterback. Don’t be surprised if Bates goes with a sophomore quarterback this year. He has been pleased with the per formance of little Joe Cornwell so far and, since seniors Tommy Finger and Tommy Goforth will both be starting on defense, there will be a lot of room left for work on offense. The most promising boy in the KMHS camp so far has been senior end Charles Carroll. “He’s looking better than anyone else on the team so far,” says Bates. “The coaching staff is real pleased with him.” Bates looks at Carroll‘as an all-conference prospect. Carroll will most likely be joined on offense by Negro Richard Shank and on defense by Phillip Putnam, how ever, don’t overlook junior Stan Laughter, who has looked good in practice so far. Senior Kenny Plonk (255) has nailed down one tackle position and joining him will be either junior Charles Green or sophomore Stanley Brown. All three boys have shown much promise so you can look for plenty of action by them this year. Chucky Gladden and Larry Patrick are the likely guard picks with junior J. C. Wright slated to see a lot of action. Senior Sandy Mauney is back at center with anoth er senior, Eddie Bridges, being switched from tackle to give depth at that position. The big question is the two halfback positions. Bates is stilF'trying to decide between Steve Spencer, Wayne Mullinax, Dennis Smith, Jerry Mitchem, Tony Leigh and Rocky Brown. Leigh and Brown, both seniors, are out for football for the first time and have looked good in prac tice. Mitchem, a Negro who did some place-kicking for the Mounties last year, has shown the most improvement over the past season. Jerry has ran real well so far and could be starting come Sept. 9. Smith is the only letterman returning at halfback but he saw most of his action last year on defense. He could be the choice for wingback. Spencer, a Negro, is a Frank B. Glass Post 98ii vfW|DATE transfer from Washington high school and has ran well'win be .host to the VFW-sponsor-1 Sept. 7 ed Mountain Teener All-| 14 Stars Kd their coaches at a| 21 banquet at the American Legion The King Awai-d is given an nually to the Little Leaguer showing the best sportsmanship diu-rinig the past season’s play. Last year the award went io Dana Sarvis of the Optimist Club. Other trophies given Satuiday were: iLittle League champion, Optimist; Men’s Softball champ ion, Grover; Men’s Softball sportsmanship award, Graver; Women’s Softball '‘.ch-ampjion, Ranglers; Slow - Pitch Tourna- SWC Football Gets Undenvay Friday Night Southwest Conference football action gets undemay Friday when Cherryville puts out the welcome mat to arch-rival Lin colnton in an 8 o’clock game. All other SWC clubs, with the exception of Kings Mountain and Belmont, play non - conference games. Chase plays host to Sa lem, Shelby entertains 4 A Hun ter Huss, East Rutherford goes to Morganton and R-S Central is at home against Marion. KMHS and Belmont swing into action next Friday with the Mountaineers hosting Thomas ville and Belmont entertaining Davie County. Lincolnton Coach Von Ray Harris is building a new team this year but has two all-confer ence players returning. Half back iLester Rhinehardt, a 180- pound junior, will be the nucleus around which Harris will foivT! his team. Cherryville, which won only one game last year, beating Dal las, 12-0, will have another in experienced team this year but the Ironmen are not to be taken lightly. Most SWC coaches point to East Rutherford or R-S Central to win the conference crown. East Rutherford, which defeated Polk Central 49-0 last week, also has twia returning all-conference players in the person of end Kel ly Henson and fullback Gary Dotson, a 190 pounder and a hard-nosed defensive back, who scored three touchdowns in last week’s game R-S Central, which came on VFW Teener Fete Next Tuesday ment chaimp, the Bees; Teener who h^tored last^^as^ a^ t Baseball champions, Margrace; - -- and Tee League baseball champs, £cist Mike and Tony Ware were a- warded a trophy for winning the City Doubles Tennis Tournament and Richard Etheridge won a trophy for winning the Singles tourney Recreation Director El mer Ross presented the tennis trophies and Teener League Com missioner Roy Pearson presented the other awards. Chip Bridges Joins Catawba Stanley Laughter. At offensive tackles will be senior Kenny Plonk i2o>i and ='ophohiorp Stanley Brown i2.30>. Brown will also start on defense where he will be joined by junior Charles Green, who is also slat ed to see much action an offonsc. Senior lettermen Chucky Glad den and Larry Patrick are the probable starters at guards, how ever, scheduled to sec a lot of action there are J- C. Wright, a junior letterman, and Bert Smith pact Smith is just noyv getting back to practice after sitting out over a wi'ek with a knee injuiy. Senior Sandy Mauney return.^ to his starting c*enter position where he will get some assistance this year by senior Eddie Bridg es. a letterman swi* htnl from tackle. Both boys are slate<l to see a lot of action on defense. Bates is c*ounting on Dennis j Simith. Tony Leigh. Jerry Mitch em. Rocky Brown and Chip Crisp to supply the needed depth to his backfield positions. Crisp is playing fullback behind Gaffnc.v and the other four boys arc half backs Brown, a senior out for football for the first time, will starter in tlie de- City Slow-Pitch Toueney Enteis Average: Putnam Second Round leads Regulars Tiu' City-'Recreatii.'Ml douiilc- Pitclier elimination softliall tonrnanu'ni shortstop moved into the st'cond stage last t h ( niglil. In g.ames tonight, .Malhe- ny llaniwaro of Fore'.st City plays Gastonia Te.xtiles, South- well p'ord meets Blacksburg and C'levi'land Lumber plays Crail- vpun. Kings IMduntain Re'ereation, E’i- ber, Magnolia. Danoea of t'onia. Mathen.v Hardware and Gastonia 'I'extiles make' up the winner's Irrae'kett tifter ijosting victories earlier this week. SALISBURY. N. C. — C h i p probably bo a Badges, of Kings Mountain, will fensive secondary, be iotoing the Catawba College Cnsp and Mitchem will d - footbaU team as pre-season prac- most of the Mountaineer plac ■ tice is slated to get underway kickin,g and either Cnsp or Gaff- lodav The first game for the In- ney will do the punting, today, ine S exception of the final urn r^fiplT Th^TrlL opens its two games of the season at Bcl- Hill College. The Tribe opems m Lincolnton. all Moun- home season on Septembei 24 contests will be played at with Carolinas r°o'llege"^^ ^ o’clock. Kings Mountain’s home- nent, Newberry Co g - coming game is scheduled for Bridge., against R.S Central. he was laycee Midgets Open Season graduate High School where coached by Bill Bates. He will be joining nearly 60 other athletes seeking to nail down a berth on the 1966 Cataw ba ball club. Several key posi-; _ tions have to be filled this sea-' M _ IhT^ son, as graduation last June AC Wu CUUCiaUCljT took experienced gridders from both the line and the backfield. Midget football will get un- The Catawba ball club had a clerway for the Kings Mountain 7-3 record last seasrrn, its best in jaycoes Wednesday night at City 18 years. It was co-champion of stadium when the locals plky the conference in 1963 with a 6-1 host to Noon Optimist of Gas- league record. Last season, the j tonia. team broke all conference marks in total offense and in passing! Grissom Scott of, urges all football fans to sup- In games .Monday niglil, KM Recreation l)eal Soulliwi'll Ford 13-11, Filler lieat Blacksburg 17-0' and .Magnolia del<';it('rl Craft- sjdin l.')-2. Tuesday niglit. Daiioca tM*al Cleveland Lii.i.l)cr 9-4, .Matheny Hardware dcfetiled .Margrace 6-3 and Gastonia Tex- tile.s blast('(i Grover. 1 tu. Mike .Smilli s l-for-.l plat(' per formance led KM Recreation's 13-11 win ()V(‘r Souliiwcll Ford. Camp's 3-.' u'- l siiow ing lefi Fi ber over Blacksburg and Carl Phillips had three lionic t uns in lour limes at Ijat to Icail Mag nolia's 1,5-2 victory over Craft- spun. Wcdn('sday night's games had Danoea paircfl against .American Threads of Clover. .S. ('., at 6:00. KM Recreation again.st Fiber at 7:00 and Magnolia against the Bees at 8:00 TEENER MVP Jim Kasules, a pilelier on the Elgin, Ill., Teener League team won th(' National Te('ner Tour-., nament most valuable pla.yer i award following tlie five-d;iy Rocky Gofortli and Gene Putnam paced Kings Mountain Teener l.eague all-stars in hitting dur-' ing tout nament play w inch car- [ lied llu' locals to tlr^ National ' scmi-finals'in Hershey, Pa. Gofortli, wlio posted a 4-2 rec-, G)rd on tlu' mound, led the Moun ties in hitling with a .389 avei- Gas- ■ age complied of seven hits in 18 times at bat. Rocky's two pitch ing losses were by one-run mar gins. In the Hersliey Tourney, tlie little .southpaw twirled a one-liittor and a two-lntter. Putnam led all regulars in hit ting with a .375 average withj 18 hits in 48 times at bat. Put-, nam al.so tied for second in runs scored with 10. Outfielder Joe Corrnvell led in that department with 16. Following Putnam in hitting veas Wayne Mullinax with a .28.5 mark and Mike Smith with a .277 av'crage. Cornwell joined the four others as the onl.v play ers to to|) tile .2.50 btitting mark.' Cornwell liad a -2.59 avi'iage with 12 Iiits ill 47 trips to the plate. I Golorlli and Darrell Wlietstinei gaiiu'd all the |jitehing decisions. Whe'tstine posted a 5-2 record with both his losses coming in the National tournament. Go- fort it led in the strikeouts de partment with 48. , plavoff in Hersliey, Pa, i Kasule;s. who beat Lebanon . Valkv. Pa., .3-2 in the cham- | pionsiiip game, posted tWO Of his team’s lour vetories during the tourney. PITCHER, HITTER — Pictuxed above is southpaw Rocky Go forth who led the Kings Moun tain Teener all-stars in hitting this year as well as leading the pitching department in strikeouts with 48. Rocky poM* ed two victories in the Naticn- al Teener Tournament in Her shey, Pa., to bring his touma-.-f’ ment record to 4-2. Both his losses were by one nm. 'IXMMS and quarterback John Blackwood, N. J. set new league records in individual total of fense and passing. The Catawba head coach is Harvey Stratton; he is assisted by Don Maphis, line coach; Ray Oxendine, backfield coach; and William Faircloth, assistant line coach and scout. strong last year to win its last five games after losing its first five, was hit lightly by gradua tion and has a letterman return ing at every position. port the midgtet program this fall. Gametime for Wednesday’s contest is 7 p.m. and admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The locals will play their first three games of the season here. After Wednesday’s game with Noon Optimist, the Jaycees play Stanley on Sept. 14 and S. A. B. C (Salvation Army Boys Club) on Sept. 21. The midgets will play an The Hilltoppers, coached by!eight - game schedule with their Max Beam, will play their first I final game being played here on confei'ence game next Friday at ' Nov. 2 against Eagles Club. Chase while the other SWC clubs i The complete schedule fol- play non-conference opponents. lows: SO far despite being bothered by an injury. A big line and an inexperienced backfield is again the picture at KMHS. “Overall,’’ says Bates, “we’re bigger than last year but we might be a little slow. We could be better than last year and we might be just so-so. “If our quarterbacks come through we’ll be better, if not, about the. same, ’ on Tuesday, Sep- steak supper tember 7th. Supper will be served at 7 o’clock at the American Legion Building. 26 Nov. 2 TEAM Noon Optimist '\ Stanley S. A. B. C. Belmont (Civitan (Ferguson Field) Y. B. M. C. 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