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968 T Thursday, Augusf 22. 1968 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS. MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page 3^, .m. .m. Quick-Moving Backs Highlight Football Drills lisnant >'• i\o No. ‘ No. 1. I Gan^ No. ™ om ►^t., :3 Elm jt(* No. F:Uison , Routo 0 Cros- Fackson , 1002 utc No, D No. 2. ute No. jton St. 105 E. y- utc No. ?ssomor 1202 W. N. 13th o.ss, 21n Route s, 1330 c No. 1. Route ute No. No. 2. \ Broad It Herald Sports WNCHSAA1968 w\ I iiif • If wntnaAii 19 Bob Morris Hopes football Move Is Smooth WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest Coach Bill Tale says all is in readino.ss for the start of football pra(*tice Friday morning with a squad of 71 players expected to bv on hand. The players are slated to arrive on campus for the evening meal on Wednesday. Thursday morning will be devoted to physical examinations and the afternoon will be spent posing tor newspaper and television cameramen in the new stadium. The picture session will begin at 2:o0 o’clock. The first practice will begin at 7:40 Friday morning on the campus practice fields with the afteritoon session; getting underway at 3 o’clock. The first three days of practice must bo staged in lighl equipment which means the opening drill in full gear will not be held until Tuesday of next week. The only articles of football equipment permitted during the three days of “.soft practice’’ are shoes and holmols. "We will alter our schedule slightly once we get into full pads,’’ Tale .said. “We’ll probably move the morning workouts back, and the afternoon drills wdl! not begin until 4:30. None of the sessions will last as much as two houi s/' Tate said the two-a-day schedule will continue Ihi'ough Sept. 5. “This will give us nine days of two-a-day in lieavy equipment, and we feel this will be enough,” he adfUnl. The squad will then have a w^eek of single practices betoro the opening game with N. C. Stale here on Sept. 14. The Deacon coach added that enthusiasm continues to be the keynote for the upcoming season. “This is defi nitely the best squad in the five years 1 have been here,'* he said Included among the 71 candidates will be 31 letter- men. There are only 13 seniors on the s(|uad and only seven of them are slated for starting berths — four on offense and three on defense. The remainder of the squad is com posed of 25 juniors and 33 sophomoi'es. There are two new' coaches on the varsity staff, in cluding Bob Popp, who moved up from the freshman job to handle offensive ends and flankers. Rick Tolley, who comes from Ferrum, Va., Junior College, is the new defen sive line coach. Both worked with the varsity in spring practice. Ed Emory, a successful coach at Bowman High in Wadesboro, is the new freshman coach. Emory wdll w'ork with the varsity until the freshmen report on Sept. 1 Special Prices li Race Fans See Two Events Wake Forest will be w^ell represented in this yca)*’s National Amateur when play hegips in the 6Sth annual event at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 2S-31. Six golfers with Wake Forest connections are assured of berths in the tournament and two others have alternate spots. Heading the list are four members of this year’s ACC: champions. They arc Jack Lewis Jr., Leonard Thomp.^on. Joe Inman J* ., and Norman Swenson Jr. All played tor the Deacons last spring, and all are expected back for ifie l%9i of the golf season, Lanny Wadkins of Richmond, Va , w hoil enter Wake Forest as a freshman this fall, also qualified as did veteran Billy Joe Patton of Morganton, w ho played for the Deacons in the mid-40’s. Mike Kallam of Winston-Salem, a freshman member on this year’s team, has one of the alternate spots along w ith Bobby Edgerton of Raleigh, who played three years for the Deacs. Edgerton was graduated in 1964, Lewis, w'ho finished one stroke off the pace in the 196b amateur, led the qualifying at Garden City, N. Y., last week with a 143 while Inman and Thompson shared the qualifying lead at Gastonia with 141 totals. Swenson was only one stroke behind Inman nnd Thompson at Gastonia with a 142 while Patton qualilied at 143. Wadkins, recent winner of the Southern Amateur at Lost Tree Golf Club near North Palm Beach, Fla., was the No. 2 qualifier at Buffalo, N Y., with a 141. “I don’t think any college in the country will have as many players in the national amateur as Wake Forest will have,” Deacon Coach Jesse Haddock said. “It w’ouldn'i surprise me in the least if one of them won the prize plum. ; • **#*« Former Wake Forest grid star Andy Heck, recently w^ounded for the second time in Vietnam, w^as scheduled to return to the United States Sunday. Heck notif’.ed Dea con Trainer Lewis (Doc) Martin that ho was “up and about” and would be taken to the Philadelphia Naval Hos pital for further treatment. Heck said ho was looking for ward to being on hand for some of the W^ake Forest home games in the new stadium this fall. CIIAKUITTE — Spofial con^iil oration is being given fans win) want to attend both big (ia> s of racing at CharloMe Motor Speed way on. October 12 and 13. 'r(‘rmed the “Moiorsports W*‘<*k- ender Special” by track vice presi dent and general manager Rich ard Uf)vvard. for fans wishing tr. tak(‘ in both the Tarheel 250 raci', for llio exciting grand tcniriiig circuit on Saturday. Oct. 12; and the $111,000 National 5(M) race for the grand national (oinpetitors tin* following da.v, tin* “.Spociur' will consist of a savings of 40 p('. cent for the tickets to the fJT 250 miler <in .Salurdav'. Howard explain(*d. “We reali;-.e that many fans would like to s('e both rai-es but just can't aikiia d<. so. So w(* (iecided thos<* who want to ho here for the full we(*k- end ought to be able to do so. An>o;n» wlio lias their reseive-i grandstand ticked for the Nation al .500 will he able to gel dieir ticket for the 250 at only S3 :allv er than tin* S5 which we will charge ffjr a r(*gular admissi»c;. ' “Of courst*.” Howard continued, “all children unrler 12 and rocejg- ni/.ed youth organizations have always been admitted tree on tiio day jirior fo our National 5(K) aii<l w<* will maintain that polity on the day of the Tarhrt‘1 2^li. “That jnean< a man and lu> wife and their children could come to our track for the wc-’k- end and it would cost them onl.v $17 dollars for all four to go into the infield on Saturday, canif there that night and stay to .see the 500 on Sunday." Howard ex plained infield tickets woulr? be ; $5 per adult on .Sunday, and $.3 on Saturday plus a dollar parking fee. “Auto racing is the natior/s l(‘ading family spectator sport and we wanted to dt) .something for the families who would lik<' 1(j see all ot the action at our track," concluded Howard. Th(‘ Tarheel 250 is thc» tinal (event on the circuit's s('lK‘dule and w ill be the richest y'*ar with slightly over S30.- By DICK BRUSIE DHHHAM — Bob .Morris iiope.s his rise Irom “Little Brother” to "Big Brother” will go just as smoothly as the snap of a fotd- ball. Tile H-1. 220-pound junior cen ter from Ander.son. Ind. played ' behind l>uk<* University's All-At lantic Coast Conference center Mike Murphy last Jail. Now. it's Morris' job to anchor Ha* ceiUer (.1 the offt'iisive iin<*. “Mik(* tor)k on. (h(‘ role as a big brother Iasi fall." said Munis, “and C'oach Hunter ‘offensive line Coach Hal Hunter) sho'.ved me a lot. I learned From watching Mike. Hi* showed mo the fini-s.se jjart r)f the garni*." .Murphy always compiled a high grade afie.' the coaches viewed the films ol Saturday’s games. For (‘xamph*. in the .35-10 (jysii’r Bowl \ ic;tory oxci Navy, Murphy execut ed 17 (*t 18 blocks. In the same game, Morri.s gradeil plu.ss(*.s on 33 oi 34 blocks. “Mike gave me confidence in my.^elf, ' s.'iid Morris. "When you '■•oe someone else do a job on an opjionenk that has to help you.” Morris, who was the only junior on an all-.senior team as a pri'pster at Madison HciglU.s, lias been working on mastering the technique of the one-handed c(*n- ter snap. “I'm trying to get that dowii good during the summer,” said Bob. “and I also w’ant to improve on ‘firing out’ and getting into ?ny man. I think the most diffi cult thing for an offensive line man to do is ’get into’ his man. ' Morris has been working hard t.) get in shape for the opening of pre-season practice. And, like the otiior returnees and rookies-, he's an.xic.us to get stalled and i- optimistic about the outlook for thi- fall. "It's going to be fun working j with these guy.s we ha'^e coming '.back." said .\Iorri.'-. “They're a ; mucii closer bunch. I hope w’c can do well. Our coaches deserve a good .reason.” As a schoolboy. Morris played agaiast pro.seni University of In diana slandout.s, quarterback Harry Gonzo and halfback-kicker Dave Isi'Dbarger. Now. hi* hoj^es to find his ov\n “Place in the Sun’'. SCHEDULE August 30 / Burns at Rulherfordton Chcrryville at Dallas* September 6 - | EeJmoni at Clierryville I Qrest at Chasr j Lincolnton at Rutherfordton Taylorsville at Burns'* Shelby at Hunter Hu.ss* Kings Mountain at Bessemer City* Waynesville at East Rutlierkml* j September 13 Belmont at CriNt Chasf at Kings Mountain Shelby at Burns East Rutherford at Lincolnton September 20 , Burns at Chcrryville Ilutherfordlon at Chase Kings Mtn. at East Rutherford Lincolnton at Shelby Belmont at South Rowan* ' Cre<t at Polk Central* if- I Football Meeting Set For Tonight 000 posted in aw'ards. The N.\S- CAR-KIA sanctioni'd National .500 on the high banked mile and a half speedway will be thi* fiiial raei* of the season on the uniqui*- ly sliapcd track for the year. i Boys ages 10 through 13 inler- Track officials report that ad- ested in playing pee wee football vanei' sales of reserved seal tic this fall are asked to meet at keis have already doubled la.^t Deal Street Park tonight at 7 year’s ri’cord. o’cliKk. September 2V Kings Mountain at Belmont Crest at Burns Clierryville at Shelby Rutlieri'crdton at Ea.st Rutherford Chase at Chesenee. S. ('.* Lincolnton at Newton* October 4 .. Belmont at Lincolnton Burns at Chase Chcrryville at Kings Mountain East Rutherford at Crest Shelby at Hutherlordton October 11 Chase at B(*Im()nt Lincolnton at Burns East Rutherford at Cherryville Sh(‘iby at Cre.st Rutherfordton at Kings Mountain October 18 Rulherfordton at Belmont Burns at East Rutherford Chase at I b^colnton Chcrryville at Crest Kings Mountain at Shelby October 25 Belmont at Shelby Burn.s at Rutherfordton East Rutherford at Chase Crest at Kings Mountain Lincolnton at Cherryyili* Mt. Holly at Rutherfordton" November 1 Belmont it East Rutherfgrd Kings Mountain at Burns 5hclb\ at Cha.se Cherr>*\-iHc at Rutherfordton Crest at Lincolnton November 25 Buras at Belmont Cha.«e at Cherrjville Rutherfordton at Crest East Rutherford at Shelby King? Mountain at Lincolnton 'Denotes Non-Conference Game All Games Start at 8:00 p.m. t'-'V . RETURNING STARTER — End Ross Springer is one of eight re turning starters on the Kings Mountain High football team. He 11 probobl\ be in the lineup when the Mountaineers plov at Besse mer City on Sept. 6. Charlie Scott To Hold Cage Clinic Here Friday I University of North Carolina ’ basketball star Charlie Scott will be at the Kings Mountain High St'hool gymnasium Fiiday at 2 j).m. for a free basketball clinic. All kid.s in the area who are interested in attending arc a.«ked KM Merchants Win In 11, 2-1 to do SO. a.s gite>.is of Rad o ^ tion W.^YS ot Cliarlotie a id Kings Mountain Recrcatiuii parlment. Freddie Smith Cops Hobby Event At Shelby Saturday In '55 Ford A catcher’s error, a .sacrifice fly and a pitcher’s wild pitih pro- ,duced the winning run for the Window sales for individualM<ings Mountain Merchants Tuos- games on Duke University's IDGSlday night, as they edged Gaffney football .schedule opened \\'ednes.l2 to 1 in 11 innings, day. Business Manager Red Lewis| Jerry Muilinax whiffed, but the announced that individual game threw wild to first, Muilinax tak-; tickets for the popular family ing second. He went to third on plan section are now available Sonny Jackson’s sacrifice fly and across the counter. | scored as Gaffney hurler Po.nson According to Lewis, sales are wild pitched, running at a good pace for the Mike Robi'rts was on the mound Blue Devils' homo opener with for the Kings .Mountain ti'am. Michig.^n iSept. 2S) and for the Ronnie Rhea and Glenn Perkins Nov. 2 battle with traditional led the .Mountaineer hiting each' .SHELB’t — A determined Chuck, Piazza of Spartanburg, S. C... fought a race-long battle Iiere Saturday night for liis first victory of the season. It was an espi'ciallv sweet 'vli: for the 10(14 Chevelle driver — the special 50-lap feature tor loto- ' model sportsmen paid SGOl) t ' win. Piazza .started the race in the sixth position among the 19-ear field, but as accidents picked ofj front-runners iiicludin.g Shelby’s 1 Pri*ston Humphries, Bill Monteitli if Gastonia and Charlie Blanton of Gaffney, S. (\. the Spartan.^urg I driver worked up to second place. 1 In the lOth lap, he .slipjied un der Harold Painter of Gaffney, who was leading in a 19.57 Chi'N - rolet. to take the lead lor cod. The two South (’arolini in.*-- (Inch'd lival Gc'orgia iiowcver. that bumpor-to-humper after that, Piazza never relinquished Ihej*'’’ ” lead and Painter left tin* race in' the 41sl lap. Johnny Halford of Spartanburg, in a 1955 Chevy, put up a .spiiiied ohallengo during (he final laps on his way to a .soconcl-plaee fin ish. but only after Shelby's Roger Ware, piloting a 1950 Chevy, slij)- ped past him momentarily and forced Halford to play a hunied game of catch-up. Ware finished third. Tech. Ho noted, plenty of good available for all getting two hits ,in two at bats. The Merchants play the Kings Mountain Sluggers at City Sta dium Thurs<lay night at 7:30. the Of the four players drafted by the pros off last year’s Wake Forest squad only linebacker Robert Grant is still in camp. Grant was a second-round choice of the Balti more Colts. Bill Overton was recently released by the Dallas Cowboys while end Rick Decker was cut by the San Toumev Francisco 49ors and end Ken (Butch) Henry was released by the St. Louis Cardinals Decker and Overton are ex pected to play with minor lea.que teams this tall. Wake Forest grid fans will have the opportunity to “Meet The Deacons” and gel a guided tour of the new football stadium on Labor Day, Sept. 2 All members of the School. ' ^ Wmner.*^ Daniel Warlick of Lawndale, in a 1955 ('bevy, drove to a fourlit- placi* finish, followed by an ivhor 19.5.5 ('h-.wy driver, Wilsmi Peace', to round out the top five. In the special 3()-lajj hobby ac tion. Freddie Smith of Kings Mountain maintained his winning ways — tile 1955 Ford dri\er jumped into a half-lap l(*ad on th(* third lap and stayed there through th(' checkered flag. Mike Humphries of Gaffney. Karate instructor David Adams^ Smith's teammate, finished a dis- Held Saturday Sponsored an intramural tourna ment Saturdav night at Bethwan Deacs to Tallahassee, Fla., on Nov, 23. • » * • » le le in different divisions wei e: Charh's Burris of Kings Moun tain in the advanced* sparrin;: di vision. Gene Alexander of Kings Mountain in the' advanced f um For the first time since the 1956 season there an- no pnd j.-ickie Keener in night games on the Wake Forest football schedule. Last form. vear’s club Dlaved seven times under the lights, including In the ladie.-:' division, Kaih,v all three home appearances. The new stadium will have -Mhinson of Kin,-s Mountain look liffhls but no night games are planned for either the var-: f"’;* lignis, oui iiu ftciiiit-. « ..y c . Mrxt- I Adams gave demonstrations and silv or freshmen. The game with South Carolina here Nov (Gilbert, ii. of (Gastonia, won 9 will be the first time in four years the two teams haven t, fighting division, played at night. Tiie afternoon session was high ****** i lighted by self defense deiooi The Deacons are hoping that the move into the lunv stations by Kathy Atkinson, An ctadium this tall will bring about a big change in their , B-did and Adam.s. home-field record. During the 12 years l^at Bowman FHdav'in And""' Stadium served as the home ''^ son, s. c., under Billy Homj. a to win only 16 games while losing 28 for a .364 fourth degree black belt from Ko- besl year was 1961 when they won three of four games while the poorest was 1957 when they lost all five home appearances. " tant second, wdiih' .Shelby’s Dub Beaver r.-in third. Gaffney drivers oiu’e ai^ain cor nered the ro )kio pnz(' money, w'ilh Jimmy Bulloek and J('rry (Jantt finishing on**-two. Rohby Dill of Landrum. S. C,. ran third. Heat winiK'rs included, in the spoilsman division. Monieith and the junhir' Humpliries; in the holibiis, Hum- phri(*s aufl Houston Wilkie; rcK'k- ies. Bullork and Dill. A crowd of about 3,990 racing fans showed up for the Saturf^ay night aeti’in as the* st'nson near> its close* on tin* Lahi'r Day week end. as unpredictable as we can be and I think the fans will want to see rea. jus play. We want toihe'so tin- “He’s one of the finest karate predictable that no one^will krfow' men I’ve ever seen,” said Adams, what weTe going to dd.^’ t I MOVED TO TACKLE—Eddie Blofclt (above) has been moved from a guard position to tackle. Bl<^ started for the Mount-;ineers last year and also did most of the team's punting. Instrumental in bringing J*'*oti here were Recreation Director El mer Ross and his assistant, Porter Griggs, who got in touch with tlu* UNC -Star through Big WAYS. | Scott averaged IS ptints p(*r ::ame for The Tar Heels last win ter and team(*d with the Inc.tm- parable Larry Miller, a two - time, All-American, in leading the Tar Heels of Dean Smith to a sct'’r.d place finisli in the nation. When Scott graduated fi'im Laurinburg Institute, he was one of tlie hottest recruiting items in the nation, especially as far as UNC and Davidson were concern ed. Two years ago he led the Caro lina fri*shman team to one of its l)e«i s(‘asons ever and stepped ;ight in with the varsity last year as an able successor to Bob Lewis. The rising UNC junior n ex- pecti'd to bo a prime candidate for All-American honors for next two seasons. Buddy Shuman Memorial Race Set For Sept. 6 The 12th annual Buddy Shu man Memorial race for NASCAR'S Grand National Division has 'oeon, set for Friday. September Gth, at Hickory Speedway. Entry blanks havi* been mailed' out, which shows a purse of $6.- 1(15. (Jther prizes and appearance fees will push the total to over SlO.iMlO. according to track man ager Ned .Tarrett. A ,50 lap late model sportsman .race will also be run on the same program which will run total pay outs close to the $12,0(K') mark. Tlii^ will mark the biggest payoff in the speedway's history. Only 24 cars will be allowed to take the green flag in the 250 lap grind to. the louring pros. The 190 mile rare is run an- ' nually in honor of the late driver ; and mechanie. Buddy Shuman of rharlotte. who lo.st his life in a Hickoiy hotel bed fire, while in town representing a Ford factory team in 1.95.5. Shuman was one of the pioneers of automobile races, and was one of the most ('olorful drivers in modified ranks In thi* late lO's and early 59’s. Reserved seats are now on sale • at the speedway office. Only abimr 1801 reser\cd seats will be sold Jarrett said these an* offered for tlu* (*onvenience of those who miglit be coming late and will want to kutnv tliey have a seat waiting foi them. This race traditionally follows the Labor Day Southern .599 at Darlington, South Carolina. $.‘>90 of the purse being offenxl is for ■ the winner of Darlington’s rate, i if he enters and appears at tiie I Hickory track. I A capacity crow witnessed *'a i 100 miler on the fast oval in Wayne Mnllinax, loe Cemwell Head Runners Quick - moving backs have higiilighied Kings Mountain High School football practice thas far. Head Coach Bill Bates said he’s not impresstid with the overall luogre.ss of the team but that the bai’ks arc "ahead of our line.” •Wayne Muilinax is doing a good job.” said Bates. "He’s been a little under the weather but is : still working out and Joe Cor.n- weli has also been looking good.” Bates said the Mountaineer backfield Is not what you’d call quick. "As far as running a straight distance is concerned, we’re not fast." said Bates. "But most of i our backs, especially Muilinax and Cornwell, have real good moves." ‘ Bat(*s said he has also been pleased with the performance of tackle Stanley Brown. Eddie Blai k. a guard la.st year, has been moved to tackle and that duo will 1 probably be in the starting line up when the Mounties travel to Bi'ssemer C-ty Sept. 6 for their sea son opener. Currently holding down the number one quarterback position IS sophomore Geeper Howard, but he is being pushed hard by junior Charles Barnes. ■'At pre.sent. Howard look.^ the best. ' said Bati's. •’He looks good throwing the ball and he’s c*oining out for 30 minutes of extra prac- . tic( cveiy day.” Bates said Barnes, who ha.s al- .M> looketl good throwing the pig skin. might be used at quai'er- baek. halfback or flanker back. He said Barnes and Cornwell are the team's top two receivers. Four boys have been looking good al the offensive end posi tions. They include veterans Ross .springer and Clarence Ashe, sop homore Ray Hughe'S and senior Jimmy (.5ray.son. Most of the guards are young players, reports Bates. Juniors Mike Brown and Gerald Herndon and sophomores Randolph Ross and Artliui Carroll will pro'oably see the most action there. J K? Dover, a returning starter, is at cenlei. being backed up by sophomore Jimmy Crawford. Returning for duty at fullback is 175-puund junior Philbert Smith. Other backfield hopefuls include fullback Mike Blanton and half back' Jack Bt‘ll and Butch Kerns. Holding down the number three quarterback post is junior Chuck Easley, who started at times last .sea.son. He missed the first three (iay.< of practice. Bates also said a pair of fresh men, Da\ id Bolin and Ricky Falls, are also doing well at quarterback : but they will probably be placed ‘ on the junioi varsity team. "Bolin is going to bo a good , one. ’ said Bates. "But unless .'something happens those two boys will play for the jayvees and travel with the varsity to keep statistics.” There are IS lettermen in camp, including eight boys who saw a lot of action last yt'ar. Prartice limes have been chang ed. The Mountaineers are work ing out from 9 to 19:39 in the mornings and 5:30 to 8:00 at night. Bt'ginning next Monday, drills will curtail to oiip a day. Culbertson And Plonk Oil Co. Tied For Lead Plonk Oil Co. and Clyde Cul bertson are tied for first place after the first week of action in the local men’s bowling league. Randy Blanton combined games of 135. 139 and 137 for a 4U sc ries Monday night to lead Plonk Oil to a 4-9 sweep over Bob Hern don. Mull Ramst'y had a 122 lino and Richard Bridges added a 341 set lor tiu' lo.sers. Clyde Culbertson had a 149 line and a 39J .set to lead his team to a 4-0 victory over Dilling Heating. Charles Fite* led the losers with a 139-343. In the only other match, Albc'rt Brackett and Richard Culbertson split a four-game set. Jerry Dover had a 124 line and Albert Brackett a 345 sot for the Brackett team while Gerald lUpps had a 144 line and 3,52 set for the Culbertson five. STANDINGS Teams Clyde Culbertson Plonk Oil Co. Albert Brackett Richard Culbertson Dilling Heating Bob Herndon Pet. 1.099 1.009 .590 .5(M1 .CM»9 .000 April of this year, which saw Bob by Isaac. David Pearson, and Richard Petty battle for the lead for the entire 250 laps. Petty came out the victor. All throe of these top stars are expected back, plus most of NAS- CAR’s top drivers. Deadline for filing entries has been set for September 1st.
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