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196a i TAIN VED. II ihclby Clove- Cant I jce St. X 93 ; 333, i.scmor iver Bo.sso- On Rti. Silver (ill .St. as W. rk Rd. Lake iar Ct. r.. 101 r 5 will t7:30 un'cc- Thursday, SeptemHer 5, 1968 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Mountaineers Host Chase In Home MULUNAX ON SWEEP — Kings Mountain hallba .k Wayne Mullinax (40) picks up good yardage on an end sweep as backs Joe Cornwell (15). Philbert Smith (35) and Geeper Howard (14) do the block ing. The Mountaineers won by 32-0, Reginald Murray Shares National L-R Golf Title Air Force .Major Reginald A.! Murray of Kings Mountain team ed with Major Randy Scott to win the sixth annual national lefty- righty golf title at Lenoir over the weekend. The two Moody Air Force '(la.) majors posted a final round 71 over the Cedar Ror-k Country Cluh course Sunday to end up witn a 72-holo total ol 278. The one under par score gave the pair of flight in-structors a fine stroke victory over Kerry and Kim Schwenckie from West Palm Beach, Fla. The Charlotte team of Herman Burks and Gene Lookahill finished in a tie for fifth place after post ing a 7,0. Finishing third were Gene Clan ton and Bob Cornish. .Murray, a lefthander, has won several golf tournaments. He is the son of Boyer .Murray of King Mountain. PASS INTERCEPTION — Kings Mountain defensive end Gerald Putnam (89) blocks a pass thrown by Bessemer City quarterback Barry Fowler during second half of Friday's opening game. No. 53 of the Mountaineers (right corner) is Jimmy Crawford who intercepted. Herald Sports BULLDOGS CHOOSE CO-CAPTAINS Ex-Duke Gridder Rob Matheson nils Rtowu lob By DICK BRUSIE DURHA.M, N. C. — Bob Matheson's dad. ,a dentist, fill ed holes in patients’ teeth. Now. Bob, an AP All-America lineback- er at Duke in 1966, is plugging a big hole in his second .season with BOILING SPRINGS — The Gardner-Webb College Cleveland Browns. Bulldogs today chose co-captains for the 1968 season. Sid: Matheson, 6-4 and now weigh- Bryson and Billy Scott were named by a vote of the play-1 ing 236 pounds, has been impr<-s Reit Smith May iGood Running Gives KMHS A 32-0 Victory In Opener BOILING SPRINGS — The Bull dogs of Gardner-Webb College will open their 1968 football sea- For years son at 8 p,m, Saturday, Sept. 14, agaimst the Junior Varsity of Western Carolina University in the Erne.st W. Spangler Stadium. The Bulldogs with their sopho Kings .Mountain's Mountainceis was iiiKMcepIcd l)y Dcmelrius, used a stout running game to dc- Moore in tile end zone as the first I feat Hc.ssemer City 32-0 Friday tjuarter <‘mle(l. Etheridge liooled the [joint aft er, making Hie final count only one [loint differenee from laden team hav'e been in niglit in their 196N football 'ipt'il- Hessemer City got th(‘ tial! on last year s -seore, 31-tl. practice for the opener since Aug ust 26 when approximately 120 pliiyers reported. The squad ers to lead the sejuad this year. Bryson, a 6-1, 180 pound sophomore from Morganlon, | hibition contests and just may be is a cjuarterback who was injured last season and missed ' J*)®* ^ig middle linebacker Cleve- playing. He served as a student coach last year and picked I *“'’'* sought for -so long, up a great deal ot knowledge of the game. Bryson’s injuries | Browns coach Blanton Collier are healed and he should provide the Bulldogs with both a j likes what he has seen of Mathe- lunning and passing threat. i-son in the middle. The ex-Blue sive in the Browns' pre-season ex-1 down to 70 men. 30 in their secoml Billy Scott, 6-0, 190 pounds, is from Greenwood, S. C.,! Devil co captain has committed who is a center and plays a rover position on defense. Scott I mental errors in pre-.season has good speed and a real desire to play the game. He is a I techniques of pass year under Head Coach Nor.Tian Harris. The squad held scrim mages among themselves and n controlled Scrimmage with New berry College. In the.se scrim mages the Bulldog coaching stufi has been pleased with the show ing of the team. er. its own 20, and still i-ouldn'l move The victory marked the first against the .Mountaineer defense time in three years that KMH.S and ha<l to punt again. This time has opened a season with a win. Charles Barnes took Ronnie Rid Senior halfback Wayne Mulli- dli-’s hoot on the K.M 46 and re nax [Kivcd the way for the Moun- turned it to the Bessemer 16. taincer victory, scoring thiec From Hicrt-it took six plays for j touchdowns and gaining 89 yards KMII.S to score, Sinilli going over Coacll Bales cleared his helielt. Oulslaitdiiig on defense for the -Mouiilaineers were end RosSi Springer. .Mike a n d Stanley Bitiwti, fresliinaii liiiehaeker Dan tty Oliver, and otlieis. rite loss was I It <> secoritl Trojans Have Won Last Three Games Vs. KMHS Kings .Mountain’s .Mountaineers open their home fooHtall seln'dule here Friday night when Chase comes to town. The Mountaineers haven't de- lealed Hie Trojans since 1964, when till* .Mounlies went undefeat ed in regular season play and 1 won I lie Soiithwesl Confeience i eliainpioiishi|i. I Coaeti Bill Bates’ .Mounlics are Itiittgry for a victory over Bob Biisli s club, es|,<-ci<illy since the 'I'KHiins won last year's game 14- II in Hk' fintil 1.8 seconds on a [tair ol pass inlcris-plions. Both clubs sport 10 records and lieal Hieir oitcniiig opponent In Hic same score, 32-0. Chase wliipiied Cresi in a confeience gam,- while Hie .Mountaineers dfi- leated Bessemer City in a non- li-agtie bout. Fridays game, which gels un derway ;it ,8 o'clock, is the first of nine siraiglil <-onfcicnce games fo.- the .Moiintaincci's. and the first of only four horn,- lilts. Ollier home gami-s for the Mouiilaineers litis .s<-ii.son are a- gainst Clierin ville Oet. 4i, R-S Central lOct. lit and Crest lOct. 2.'> I. The .\lotintain>>er starling unit will proltahly l«- the same J'riday. Al Hie i-nds will he seniors Ross Springer and Clarence Ashe, at Hie tackles seniors Eddie Black and .Stanley Brown, at the guards Gary Henderson and Mike Brown, and al w-nler senior Joe Dover. .Al i|U;trlerhaek will he sopho more Geeix-r Howard, the half- hai ks will 1)0 .seniors Wayne Mul- liiiax and Jo<- Cornwell and jun ior I'liilherl .Smith will be al full- haek. Ouaiteriviek Gary Cobb heads U|) the Clia.se allaek. He scored two touchdowns and passed for two more against Crest. Coiteli Bal<-s ,-arlier lagged rushing. He had plenty of h<'lp. Itowever. from fullhaek Bhilberl Smith .Mullinax added an ll-yaid jaiinl who had two TD's and 62 yards wliicli put the pigskin on the one rushing, and senior wingback Joe yard line. Freshmen who will probably Cornwell who added 44 yards in Kings Mountain’s final first o . to, uv-oii,. ID n,,. axd .o d , much improved. . much action against the JVs only five carries. half touchdown was .set up on a VICIOUS tackier on defense and one of the better blocking, : from Western will be John Wright, The game, however, was not a hlockisl punt hv .Mike Blown centers in the league. Matheson has enjoyed playing . 6-2, 212 pounds from Chester. S. C,,, true test of the M o u n f i e s’ Brown bloi ked the kick o,, Hie 17 With the selection of these two as co-captains, the 1 at middle linebacker after having Tim Scully, 5-9. 205 pounds from, strength, its Hie host team Yel- Iml it rolled to Hie nini- In,foie Bulldogs continue to prepare for their opening game with worked at all three positions as a I Miami, Fla., Gator Bonaparte from low Jackets weie weitk, boHi of- the Moiintaineers [touneed on it. the Junior Varsity of VV’'estern Carolina University on Sep- backup for three regulars last fall. •: charleston, S. C., if his injured leg fpnsively and def(‘nsiv(*ly. .Mullinax (.‘an it'd it over on the •‘I like to hit " sa vs Matheson JThe Yellow Jackets gained on- first |)la\ and Bolihy KHieridge and the middle linebacker's ^ M®®"*®.'"- ®f''" injured. Ray Mill- [y 29 yards against the .Mouiilaiii- kiekerl his first of two e.xtra n. I 'starting linebacker, is' eers, and that came against the- [mints, making the score 19-(i. J out with a leg injury. second and thii<l unit defensive When Hie first half ended, the tain's .M()untain<*{*is’ .scs-und unit, under the run than the pass. I will be sid Bryson, 6-1, im- i.-now jackets ih,.,[[,.,.dion of junior rliail.-.s ■" iidnl Barnes, wcic on the BG 10 hul a from one yard out. .Smith liad a Acc Parker. In two gami-s. tin- lO-yard run in the marelt and Jackets have y<‘l to score a [loiiil. as they lost lo West Litieolii o|ieii ing night, 28-0, and Hieti KM, 32- 0. oraigltl for the A'ellow Jaeki-ts of Ghttse iiiid Belmont as the teams Clyde Culbertson Takes First Place tember 14 in the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. prime responsibility is the run, HAMPTON, GA. — Hal Hamrick, one of auto racing’s * ‘hink I can take care of the pass | most experienced promotion and public relations directors,, '■®'"®'' P*®> has beennamed Assistant to the President, Jack Black,; to tx-al in Division Two and both clubs look o[;cning night victories last wt-ck. Belmont edgt-d CheiT.v- ville 126, coming from behind to do it. I Thus, aflt-r first week action, Dixision One standings show Lincolntim's Wolves on top with a la) record. Tin- Wolves edged K-.s Ci'iiLial T-it last Friday. The Hillto|)[)ers are in second [tlace with a 11 mark. They beat Burns 2n i) w<‘<‘k Ix-fore last. Oth- i-r Division One clubs, Kinas I Muuiiiitiii, Shelby and East Rut and director of racing al Atlanta International Raceway. “i feel more confident and com- Appointment of the 38-year-old native of North Caro-i fortable now. I find myself reaci- lina, and now a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, came al a instead of trying to think meeting ot the track’s executive committee. about what I'm supposed to do in In making the announcement, track president Jack j “ swen situation. Black said Hamrick would be in charge of “all promotions! • • • and public relations at the raceway.” He would also work qj, fotrell- Larrv Probable starting will be sid Bryson pounds from Morganton, with the running backs being Lynn Mat- pick up ;i first down. nor [xiss .second down [lass was ii)tci(e|:|. lhywslnrDlvirGlWns.‘'jimmV , "'1 Iw ■’steve Kind.schi. Rogers will also be seeing a great After Bessemer ( ity failcl to Coj. h fiill Bates sent liis first deal of action. The fullLck du "'I K®'™’ ties will be split between Donald l<«'l<of . the Yellow Jackets pitnt- beginning of Hv sccoit.l half and Stiles and Ted Luckadoo. ®*' f*'’" tho KM -40 to tho Bcssi'mor yards for a touchdown. - • I J* 11 ” • • sttAwta \jt ruifictirfix: Billy Scott, James Wa.shhurn, fiom which j)oint it look onlj with sanctioning bodies as \\eil as accessory companies in who is taking his fifth year Tommy Tate. Ryan Hendly, Al* four runing plas s to scon*. run hut the sc*or(* was set up by ^ five-yard offsides Cornwell's 21yaid run on a n*- Clyde Culbc'itson's team has taken over first plac(* in the men’s duekpin howling standings. The CuIl>c‘rtson fi\e won !hre<* games from Phink Oil Co. Mon- <iay niglit and now sport an s i ^.rloid. haven't played any cGif- rectud, compared to Phnik's "-•> fci(‘n<’t* (rames. mark. In Division Two it's Chase and Ronnie Culherlson topiied the,.n^,ini„nt tied for top with t-0 winm*i s attack with a line] marks while Burns, Crest and and 3Sh .s(*t. t'iyde Cull)<‘iis4»n n.j, addeil a 373 s(‘t and Ai Ih'nder i * son luid a 333. ^ Oil. Robert Hamsey | U0|||Q|| ■nm it marched the oiM'ning kickoff .79 rame in with a 11.7 line and a, .. In 68-69 Will 3.50 .SCI. and Raiin\ Blaiitnii arid Mullinax scoivd on a "tic vaiil ® Dillitig Healing won thus' bolt Jacobs, Richard Pooler, Ran dy Rushton, and Peter Lindh will see action in the line either on the Hack.S behalf. ,, .. „. at Duke this fall as a graduate Black emphasized that Alf Knight would continue in student in the School of Forestry, his present responsibilities as track superintendent.” is the first Blue Devil gridder in Hamrick, who has been involved in stock car racing , the last five years to complete his often.sive or defense, for 15 years, began in 1953 as a broadcaster in the Caro-' football eligibility while being en- linas, holding down announcing jobs at several Carolina rolled in graduate school, radio-television stations. When the ultra-modern, half-mile Bristol Internation al Speedway opened in 1961 Hamrick ramrodded it to suc cess right from the start. He left Bristol in 1965 to open his own racing promo tion and public relations firm. His chief client was the Na tional Hot Rod Association, for whom he was press and promotions director. Hamrick’s extensive racing background includes be ing general manager of Indianapolis Raceway Park, serv ing on national racing committees and broadcasting many races. He was anchor man on the broadcast of both the Day tona 500 and 400 this year, and broadcast many NASCAR races with Bob Montgomery on Universal Racing Network. He also handled public relations for the Teleprompter Corp.’s televising of the Daytona 500. Hamrick actually has been temporary director of rac ing at Atlanta Raceway for more than a month. He was in charge of promotions at the recent Dixie 500, which was the most successful summer event in AIR’s nine-year his tory. Hamrick anti his wife, Selma, have a son Leon, and a daughter, Debbie. Black said that the appointment of Hamrick was' only one step of many planned for the Atlanta track. A new airport will be finished shortly on the track property. Park ing space lor planes will be within ca.sy walking distance of either grandstand. Everything will be completed at the new airport before the March 30, 1969 Atlanta 500. A new press box and control tower is expected to be ready before next years race. Other announcements are ex pected in the very near future for Atlanta, one of NAS- CAR’s greatest racing plants. WBTV's Thacker To Cover Tourney In 1963 Billy Futrell of Lynch burg, Va. entered Duke Medical School in the fall of hiss final year. An excellent student and member of the Judicial Board at Duke, Futrell rushed for a 6.45 average and scored three touch downs as a junior. While playing football and at tending medical school during his final season of eligibility. Futrell had a banner season. He was the No. 2 rusher on the team with a 4.07 average, caught seven pa.sses for 150 yards (21.4 avg.) and scor ed two touchdowns. penalties against Hie host team al.so aided in the iTiiirch. Mullinax and .Smith cai ried Htc The Bulldogs and Coach Harris pigskin twice each in Htc drive, are hoping to improve on their 5- and .Mullinax put Hie Mountain. 4 season in ’67 but the squad will eors ahead 6 0 with a 14-yard face a stiff schedule other than jaunt around right end. Western in Ferrum's Frosh, Lees-' Kings .Mountain threatened a- McRae. Chowan, Ferrum. Appala-. gain after Bessemer failed lo ehian Frash, East Tennes.see Frosh gain any ground on its second and Hargrave Military .Academy. vers<*. FlHieridie mi.sscd Hit" point afler. making the score 250. Coach Hales then look his iitiil out again, and it diilii’l fcluiti until less than a minute remain ing, when he [tut the first unit boys btick in to see if they lould score with lime running out. Re Improved Dwight Reeves had a 13.5.334. Riehaitl Culheit.son anil Bob The Mountaineers look over on Herndon split a four-game sciics. the Bessemer 49, but HOwartl was Leading the Culhei tson attack sei'ii's, but ;i Get'per tloward pass thrown for a one .vard loss tin were Gerald IIi[)ps willi a 136 line first down. Howard then passed and Rielianl Culbetl.son with a incomplete, but on third down he 3.52 set. hit Smith with a short pass and the I6i)pound junior fullhaek turned it into a .50 yard scoring play. games off Alhert Blackett tol j move into thiiil [ilaee with a tl-6 record. The loss f1t'op[x-ii Biackell| into a three wav tie lot fouiHi. : Jack McCloski'y, who left the Leailing the Dillitig eliargc was! sity "f I’ennsylvania three Joint Dillitig with a tin line an(i;.v<'ars ago to undertake the job a 388 set. Fui man Wilson chqipetl “f rchiiilding the Wake Forest in with it .3.58. For Hie lo.sers, haskelhall [irogram. feels this is tlu* season tlu* Deacons will be- lo show improvemc*n1. MOUNTAINEER Mullinax And Springer Named Players Of Week A pair of KMHS seniors have been named as co-players of the week following outstanding |)er- formanoes in the Mountaineers’ 32-0 victory over Bessemer City Friday night. Wayne Mullinax, a 150-pound halfback, and Ross Springer, a 180 pound end, were singled out by Head Coach Bill Bates and they will receive a gift from Fulton’s Dept. Store which will honor a Mountaineer o r Mountaineers every week throughout the sea son. # GRIDGRAPH KM BC First Downs 17 6 Yards Rushing 257 29 Passes 5-12 4-14 Pa.ssing Yardage 79 50 Passes Int, By 1 2 Fumbles Lost 1 1 Punts 2-30.5 6-22 Penalties 60 ,58 For the Ilt'indon team. Mull Ram.sey hail a 1 ID line anti a 366 set. In ladies bowling itcliott Tues day niglit. Ware’s Phillips 66 won i|„, two [mioi four games off Plonk BroHicis to was the move into a tie for first [ilace with Oates Shell Service. Leading the Phillips 66 victoiy weie Betty Wells with a 113 line anti Ethel Tigiior with a 294 set. For Hie lo.sers, Dessie Loll in had a 110-310. .McCloskey has had lilHt' to chet'f ahotil the [last two years. His first team il967) finished with a 9-18 leeofd, and last year’s ehih was .5-21, Hie most losses ever in a single .season by a Wake Forest team. RUSHING CUAhLOTE ■ Golfing enthus-i liinity lo do golf coverage on a iasts in tho Charlotte area will national level, see t familiar face covering the| The Pleasant Valley Country Kemper Open Golf Tournament. Club, stretched over 7,230 yards in the person of WBTV’s Sports and with a par of 72, is one of the three touchdowns and Director Jim Thacker. The new longest and toughest courses the $150,000 invitational tournament touring pros will come across on will be televised live and in color their travels across the t-ountry. on Channel 3 Saturday. Sc(„em- = ;;Vi;;:'^;hicr;;id7hrv^:' her 14 al 5:30 anil Sunday. Sep- major PGA tournament in the tember 15 at 4:30 p.m. East this year, is providing i bon- Thacker is best known in the us of $100,000 for a hole-in-one Carolinas for liis telecasts of ACC on the 183-yard 16th hole on basketball, now .going into his either of the la.st two rounds, fourth season. Although he has This is the largest sum ever of- end. burst through the Bessemer done a great deal of golf work in fered for an ace. i City line several times to throw: radio, this is Jim's first oppor-i i Yellow Jacket backs for big losses.! .Mullinax, a three-year starter ^ gained 89 yards rushing In 13 car ries to spearhead the KMHS of fensive charge and Springer made i j several tackles in leading the de-1 , low Jackets to minus 19 yards In the first half. Springer, who is in his second ' season as a two-way starter at COACH CONFAB — Kings Mountain High football coaches Bill Bates (left) and Bill Cashion talk over strategy on the sidelines during KM-Bessemer City gome Fridoy night. They must hove been thinking en the right track as the Mounties wen easily. 32-0. Player AH. 5'G YL Mullinax 13 89 — •Smith 9 62 Cornwell 5 44 Bell 4 17 Howard 2 14 1 Barnes 2 12 Easley 1 9 Blanton 2 9 — Kerns 1 5 Carpenter 1 4 - Hoyle 2 0 7 TOTALS 42 265 S PASSI.NG Player Alt. Comp. Int. Yds. Howard 5 1 1 .50 Barnes 4 2 1 17 Easley 3 2 0 12 'rOTALS 12 5 2 79 RECEIVING Player Caught Yds. .Smith I .V) Bell 2 13 Ethel iilge 1 9 Barnes 1 7 One of the main reason.s for back-loliack sea- lack of a good big man. hut the Deacon coach feels he ha.s someime to fill the spot this year in sn|)hoinore Gilbi'rt McGregoi. a 6-7, 24l)potinder, who ap[)isiis til gel ;i bigger kick out of [Hilling <liiwn a rebound or blocking a sliot titan .seining a (Aiiti's .8hell whi[)p<>il Aniaco |,;,skel. Hiiee games to one as Sara Cash rolled a M2-.32.5 ami Jenny Oates AlcGicgor had a Ki poinI scor- aildcii a .321. For Amaco, Betty ing average for tite freshmen in File had a 129 line anil 298 set. 15 games last season, but his rc- The Americait Legion won lioiind average was 18.1. He had Htree games off Drewes 'I'ax .Ser vice as Lil) Gault had a 147 line and 349 si't. Foi the losers. Bettv Hullondcf howled a 13il 323. 62 ME.N’.S LEAGUE Teams \V L Clyde Culbertson 8 1 Plonk Oil Co. 7 5 y Dillitig Heating 6 (i ^ Allx'rt Brackett 5 7 f Richard Culheit.son 5 7 'l Bob Herndon 5 7 -7 LADIK.S’ LEAGUE 57 Teams W L Oates Shell 7 1 Phillips 66 7 1 DrewiN Tax 1 4 'D American Legion 3 5 1 .Amaco 2 6 0 Plonk Dept. .Store 1 7 0 1 BRICKLAYING t’Icveland County 'I'lvltnical Institute will spotisor elasses in ' bricklaying lieginning .Monday 'Di from 7 until 11) p.iti. and cimtin- 1 uing two nights per week. Reg- 0 istralion is S-S. Cline Beam will 0' l>e the itisliuelin and Hie 80houi' 0 course will end in Februuiy. 33 rel)inuiils in one game. .AiioHier toil-flight addition fO Hie squall is sopli Charles Davis, a 6 1 liackciiurl performer, who led Hie ficslmten willi a 28.1 seining average. Davis, who [trepiHsI al Briiiiklyn IVcIt and I.aurinliiiig Institute, lias all tho sltiiis to make tile Deacons more of an offensive lineal than they were a year ago. Tliese two neweomers will tivam ' with Hie lop five sioieis off last yeai’s varsity. Dickie Walker, will) led Hie scoring with a 17.2 average, licads tite list of rcltirn- I'cs. Jerry Montgomery, one of intly two .seitiiirs on Hie cluh, was scciind with a 1.3..5 avci age despite Htc fact he was ImHicrcd willi a liad hack mosi of I lie year. Nor wood Tiidmanii i 13.3), Dan Ack ley i7.lH ami Larry Habegger ! 1.5.7) are Hienlliei Htiee. 3Vo oHtcr si)[)liiimiii'es will al- fto lie sei iiius conlenileis fior start ing asignmeiits. They are Neil Paslushok, the No. 2 fresh scorer ;al 20.3, anil guaid Bolt Kliouds, 1 w ho had at) 11.8 average.
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