Thursday, November 3, 1966 RINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page 1 e- n- n- rs Di ve ts. to m is, ke so ;r’ he lal ty- or Td ilt irv ir- lat lat ^es es, so in th- ed )n. for Be nd :ed ir- he his :ed up ing lim. he lad for hat ed. iful nee low the his ers Dre- real f by ny- nef. re- t to o a he he ther be Evi- ?nce nan Mounties Must Prot^t iReedrd Friday m MOUNTAINEER HALFBACK — Steve Spencer (25) is thrown for a loss by an unidentified B;S Central defensiveman during action in KM's annual Homecoming game friday nights On the .ground (14). is Kings Mountoin fullback Paul Gaffney while Central's David Reid (41) looks <«., The tough Central defense held the Mountaineers to only 30 yaris rushing Friday odd won a 14-3 Southwest Conference thriller. (Photo by Chris Pressley). Jerry Mitohem kick'd! I* 34- yard field goal Friday night but the three points wouldn’t hold up as R-S Central’s Hilltoppers scored twice late In: the game to post a 14-3 victory over Kings Mountain in the Mountaineers’ annual Homecoming game Mitchem’s three-pointw, his third of the year, came with 7:34 left in the third period and gave Kings Mountain a 3-0 lead after the two teams battled to a score less first half. The game was a defensive bat tle all the way’until the HIU- toppers broke it open with a JuOTgon Greene,' but he was drH>pped bn the KM '48. Quai^fback ^ Walter. Dalton picked up three yards in the third match ' Kings Mountain’s biggest mar- to post his 146 to lead his team 1 gin of victory over the Raiders ■ j was in 1960 when the Mountain eers won 32-7. In 1964 the Moun taineers built up a 21-0 first period lead and cruised to a 35- 13 win. Belmont’s 13 points were scored against KM’s third and fourth defensive units. Mountaineer Coach Bill Bates is expected to go mostly with his sophomores and juniors again Totril yards Fasse? AU. Passes Comp. PassflB Int,. iFuitfWes' Lost. Ytlifdii'Penalized Pants KINGS MOUNTAIN RUSHING Player T G L Spien'cer Gaffney Mullinax Cornwell Goforth PASSING Player ' Att. Comp. Int. Tds. TD Goforth 14 ’7 0 64 0 8 3 0 33 0 RECEIVING Caught Yards TD 4 42 0 2 30 , 0 _3 23 0 ■ 1 2 0 R-S CENTRAL RUSHING Cornwell PlffT*' Laughter Cheshire Mullinax Gaffney rright -with a 26-7 , win Crapierton, .'Halfback' Carl Fulton., scored ; to a 2-2 split with Lib Gault, two-of the Jaycee Wuchdovvns.' xhe split ; dropped the Gault ois first, in the opening period, team into fifth place in. the six- gaye the, locals a 6-0 lead. Ris | team standings. Lib led her TD capped a ,70-yard 4rlve which team’s scoring with a 136-330. pegan, wbci)^CrijnerlJpn, lost, thp 1 Herndon, now holds a one- v^lbwing.. (he game lead over Clyde Culbertson opening kickoff; ' . and Ranny Blanton who are tied pulton tallied his Second TD 1 for second place ih-the S-Ccohd .^eridcL whj>n, he ' • Blanton went into Thursday’s ,9CTOped up a.Crbjtierton fumble J action tied with Herndon but ibis week. Whether or not the j^ve(i 45 yard? jfo.r, a score. ! lost three games, to C. Culbertson | younger boys will be starting at 3%e' point .-. aftgr attempt .was ^ho climbed from third place ; every position is not yet known -and Kings .'Idountain held ' into a tie for second. but theyll be playing a lot lead. ‘ Culbertson led his own win ■i~,.JHther team CDUhl'niana'ge"& "wUh a 133 line'arid a 355 set MW; ini the third period but i while Aud Tignor was high for jpfjimei'toa can;te back in ;'the Blanton’s creW with a 122 line .©lining ■hrlnutes of -the fourthf.j and^a 315 set., ^Ci^after to .bring the''score rdoser — Jgt ■■ ' 'lS|ha -Saitvls scored on a five'i.| yard ruJt a' few minutes later to^’ give KM a 20'-7 lead and Jimmy CraWtOrd, intercepted a pass and. Weqt 70; yards later to make the fina-L sgote,’’ 26-7. i Petg’ .Hick? and Dana Sarvis Werfe'outstanding on defense for lh^;i(wala. • ‘ Thc'.Jaycees have one game cenjainlpg ' on, the '66 schedule. ■They will, play Eagles Club here he)(t w^k. , . Floyet T G L N Avg. (Goforth 8 43 1 42 5.4 Green 11 40 7 33 3.0 Bartles, 8 23 2 21 2.6 Dalton 8 14 27 .13 -1.6 Rlaiitgn Leads Miei^l^owling By Seven Games throughout the contest. Last week, sophomore Joe Cornwell played most of the game at quarterback, however, senior Tommy Goforth did see Bill Mullinax moved into four- | some action there. But regular th place , in the loop standings | caller Tommy Finger saw after he Scored on a 127 line and I acrion only on defense. a 355 set to lead his team to a 3-1 win over Ronnie Culbertson. 'Che loss left Culbertson in the The remainder of the KMHS backfield will be the same as usual with junior Steve Spencer league cellar, five games off the j tailback, sophomore Wayne Mullinax at wingback and junior Paul Gaffney at fullback. pace.. Mullinax got help from John- Ployte Dalton Playar. ' PASSING Aft. Comp. Int Yds. TD ny Belk who tallied on a 122 line and a 328 set while Culbertson was high for his bunch with a 116 line and a 327 sot. STANDINGS Team w L Pet. Bob Herndon 10 6 .625 Ranny Blanton 9 7 .562 Clyde Culbertson 9 7 .562 Bill Mullinax 8 8 .500 Lib Gault 7 9 .438 Ronnie Culbertson 5 11 .312 Plonk Brothers Now IfOads By 11 Games Plonk Brothers .stretched its ladies’ bowling league lead to 11 games Tuesday’ niglu after de- .senior end^Tomniy^Tate pass receiving list with six catches for 56 yards. Only two players, Wayne Mullinax (74 going following KM’s s^nd half Martin time and had to punt back Goforth to the Mountaineers. Lane’s purit, which was booted from the R-S 32, went only 13 ygrds and roll ed out of bounds OTt the 45. Spencer gained only three yards in two attempts 'and Corn- well then passed to Pat Che shire on the 15 for another first down. Spencer bucked to the 13 on 9 4 0 RECEIVING Caught Yards 3 61 1 11 72 1 TD 1 first down,domwell. passed in complete on second down and was thrown for a loss back on I the 17 on third down'., Mltchem yards in nine catches) and Pat j th^'came In and klck^ a field Cheshire (65 yards in six from the 24 to make it 34). catches) rank better than Stan R-S Central still couldn't get in pass receiving. ' libs offense going, following the Mounties’ kickoff 'and had to As, a result of being named I, punt again. Kings Mountain re- player - of - the - week, Laughter turned the punt after gaining will receive a free gift from Ful- Store, which I outstanding though there was some more ruckus raised last year in ‘on’s Department Charlotte when Jimmy Kirkpatrick, a Negro halfback —• - from Second Ward, was not selected. This year there are two Negroes on the Shrine team and this marks the first time that any from their race has been selected. weekly honors member of the squad. seven yards in thtee tries and the Hilltoppers began its go- ahead touchdown drive. (^ffney had to punt from his KMHS sVarsity j own end zone and the punt was • Uaken on the 50 yard line by Only Two Players Have Gone From KM Since the charity game originated, Kings Mountain has been represented by only two players. In 1955, quar terback George Harris, who later (lirected the Duke ^ue Devils, was named to the squad aud in 1957 halfback Ken Baity, who played college ball at South Carolina, went. Shelby which has the best all-time record of any team in this conference, has h^ad a total of 13 boys (in cluding Cornwell) to go to the Shrine Bowl game. Lincoln- ton has also had several to make the team. BACK OUT WITH THE PREDICTTION SHEET —Only two games are on tap in the SWC this week. Kings Moun tain at Belmont and Shelby at Chase. In non-conference clashes, R-S Central is at Uallas and Mt. Holly’s atCherry- yjlle. ,. ; , . ' - . ' Kings Mountain, now in sixth place'ih the conference standings with a 1-4 re'Oord and a 3-5 Overall mark, should get back on, the winning/'track at Belmont, but the gamo should be aldose one.'East Rutherford has an open date this week. Shelby has to defeat (ihase before the showdown with Coach Steve Curtis’ Cavaliers and Shelby should beat the Trojans without too rhuch tfouble. If 5helby wins, then, Blanton Memorial Stadium should be filled completely next week when the Cavs come in. • Lincolnton has an Open date this week and is getting in a lot of practice for its-finale with KM next-Friday. In the non-conference games, R-S Central should dispose of Dallas without too much trouble and Mt. Holly should take Cherryvilie in a close battle. ^ . State Bowling Tourney Here This Weekend Mountain Lancs Bowling Cen ter will sponsor a State Singles Handicap Duckpin Tournament this Saturday and Sunday, be ginning at 1 p.m. each day. ■ Mountain Lanes Manager C. H. (Cat) Houser expects around 100 bowlers from all over the to «riter the first state tourney ever held, here, . Men’s and ladies’ single.s com petition will be featured, anteed fiist prize for the men SlOO'whlle guaranteed first prize for the women is $30. . Ridhard Evans, secretary of the ^tate.Duckpin Bowling A.ssoeia- tiori, will be here as director of the tournament. . Two. .Kings Mountain bowlers have already cashed in on a first prize at state tournaments this Reason. Ranny Blanton copped first "prizfe . at the Burlington Tburnktrient three Weeks ago, and . week before last, Jenny Oates • captured first prize at Greensboro. Actually, Jenny won first and second place at Greens boro, but rules state one can only (daim one prize per tourney. Bowlers can- enter the tourna ment three times during the two- day event, but can count only thelt best store. The sets will be thre^. games, rather than five. Sevpcal bowjers from Kings Mountain are expected to enter. , 'The I^anny •. Bfantoh t e a fn .stretched 'l is .men’s bowling league fea^ *to seven games .Monday nighf'.by defcaling here tofore second , place Plonk Oil Co., four primes to none. Tlie loss j feating last place Griffin Drug dropped Plonk (Ml Ipio a second ; Co., four games to none, place tie with Richard Culbert- I 'Team captain Lib Gault claim- son,'which won only one game led , high scoring honors for the off I last plac0'JJiyrie Culbertson. I winners with a 128 line and a In .other .adlion Monday at |337 set while Charity Tignor was Mountain Lanes Bowlin^ Center; i high for the losers with a 104 fourth, place Alb^t Brackett and 1 line and a 287 set. The win gives fifth place DilUpg Heating split' Plonk’s a 32-4 record after nine a four-game weeks of action. . J .. -/T< i ■ Jenny Oates rolled a l.')2 line Furman Wilsoh led the Blan- | and a 351 set to lead the Oates- ton team Wirt 'ivlth a 141 line | Henderson Sheir team to a 2-2 and a 378 set to clkim high scor- ; .split with Kings Mountain Drug. Ing'honors fbr the night. Blanton i High scorer for the K.M Drug f-n.d' Bill Gault , .chipped in 3421 ladies was Gerry Werner who and 326 seta ‘res^ctlvely while : tallied on a 118 line and a 304 Riehard Bridge had a 117—330 set* ,. Victory Chevrolet mov('d into a tie for second place with a 3-1 fourth place Minute Younger boys with probable action slated on the line are ends Stanley Laughter and Pat Che shire, tackles Ronnie Burton, Charles Green and Stanley Brown, guards J. C. Wright and Bert Smith and center David Leftwich. Kings Mountain will carry a 3-5 overall record into the 7:30 game. The Mountaineers are 1-4 in conference play while Belmont is 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the con ference. Belmont will depend largely upon its defensive unit, as it has all year. On offense, Coach Shel ton will have to depend on the running of halfback Marvin Adams and the pass-catching of Belmont’s only win of the sea- •son was a 20-13 victory over league - foe Cherryville. Kings Mountain defeated the Cherries 36-0. for the losers. ’, Leading the' /Dfillng Heating Grill. Betty Hullcnder wa.s high scorer,Tor the winners with a 116 line and a 320 set while team captain Betty Fite topped the losers with a 113 line and a 291 set, STANDINGS Team ' W Plonk Brothers Brackett was captain Bob Herndon, wiho tallied on a 1.32 line pnd ,a 366 set John Dilling ’added a 333 s^t while Albert Brackett. Was ’high for his team wltHii 151—35^ Haul Ware help-' ed Brackett’s Miise With a 121 line and a 342 set < , Glyd.e, Culbertson'rolled'a 1261,-, „ .llfitfi’ and a'362 s«t to lead his rh«vroi«r teajn. to a; 3,1 win over brother Q^nj Richard. Culbertspn, Ronnie Cul- Klnes Mm*^Dru,r bertson had a m.Hne and Rich ard had a 331;^ |pr the losens. STAKrtiiGS -T4att'.... l Ranny Blanton -’’*^^* 29 ’ 15 H. (iulbertson , 22 22 Plonk Oil Co. 22 22 23 24 26 - * ’22 A. Brackett 21 pilling Heating’..,;; 20 C. Culbertson • jg Pet. .659 .500 .500 .477 .455 .409 , , HOSPITALIZED Mrs. Winston Miller, daugli- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arthur of Kings Mountain, is a patient at Dukb Hospital in Durham. Mrs. Miller is the former Peg gy Arthur.... . PRESBYTKittiiN . Paul Aableytp sermon terlan church will' be “Love Re8l)6nds To God*? Gpmmand.” TO RALEIGH Dr. N. H. Reed. Kings .Moun tain ■optofnetrisl, attended tlie 1966 Fall Educational Congress of’ t)ie rlorth Carolina Slate Optometric Society Sunday .topic-Sunday at Ftost Presby The momfng, Wor^p .servlce\ through Tuesday at Sir Walter ‘is-at'-ll -ci’clock;’ '- r o Hotel in Raleigh. f :»'T:; VOTE FOR , WHITENER Not just a man you know but a man who Imows you and should continue representing you. ir RE-ELECT -A’ BASIL L. WHITENER * it i, FOR CONGRESS * ★ # Paid for by ••Bg elect Whiri.n— for Conge^” OwttSST