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Thursday, March 6, 1969
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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KM Possibly
Will Play For
Utle Tonight
Kings Mountain’s Mountainoors
wero playing Shelby in the semi
finals of the Southwest 3-A Con-
feienco basketball tournament
last night and no score was avail
able at press time.
If the Mountaineers defeated
the Golden Lions, they'll play the
winner of Tuesday nt^jht’s Burns-
Cherry ville game for the tourna
ment championship tonight at
8:30 in the Crest High Gym.
A victory tonight would send
the Mountaineers to Newland
Tuesday night for the bi-con f<*r-
1 ence playoffs. The Mounties
. would then have to win two
games there ton Tuesday and
Wednesday! to get another crack
I at the Western North Carolina
High Schools Activities Associa-
j tion championship. ;
Should the Mountaineers go up
I against Burns tonight, they’d
^ have to win in order to gain a
berth in the bi-conference play
offs, scheduled for the Avery
County gym.
However, should the Mounties
?o up against Cherryville. they
would go to the bi-conference
event regardless of how they
•ome out. i
The Mountaineers advanced
Monday night by defeated host
Crest 6S-12 behind the hot-shoot-
»rtr Otis Cole, who hit on 12 of
16 shots from the floor and scor
ed a tournament-high 28 points,
Shelby advanced by bouncing
Lincolnton’s Wolves 63-31 Mon
day afternoon.
The Mountaineers are
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RETURNING STARTER — Infielder Mike Smith returns for his
fourth year os c starter for the XMHS baseball team. Smith his
.240 as a freshman, .317 as a sophomore ond .300 last year in
helping lead the Mountaineers to winning records. HeTl be a
prime candidate for All-Conference honors this season.
Baseballers Open
At Dallas “Maybe
Kings Mountain's baseball team is scheduled to open
1969 play Tuesday afternoon in Dallas but, as of right now,
opening date is a question mark.
If all depends on how far the current Mountaineer bas-| Two Southwestern Conference
ketball team advances in the post-season playotts. | football coaches have resigned to;
Should the Mountaineers reach the bi-conference play-! lake higher positions,
otfs, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday at Avery County, |
then Tuesdays opener will be cancelled. ; back-to-back conference champ-
Should the Mountaineers gain a berth in the association' ions at East Rutherfoid in
(inab, slated for „e,t_Friday night at Lenoi, Rhyne Colloge,'
ALL-CONFERENCE — The four Rings Mountain High cagers pic
tured above have been voted to the All-Southwestern Conference
basketball teams for the 1968-69 season. Left to right are Linda
Childers, high scorer for the Mountainettes, Otis Cole, Ken Mit-
chem and Charles '*Bad News'' Barnes, who rank 1-2-3 in scoring
for the Mountaini^ers. Cole and Barnes will return next season.
Four KM Cagers On All-Conference
Kings Mountain High School Conference champion Cherry-fa sophomore but failed to rep(*at wiiii 306 points and a 1.3.3 figure
placed four players on the 196S* ville placed three players on thei last season. CoU‘ was AlK'onference last
eager! 69 All • Conference basketball boys All-Conference "team, sen-' Cole topped the Mountaineers ser.soii wlum he h«dped l(‘ad th<*
for another crack at Cherryville’s 1 teams. jors Roger Berk, Al Graves and in scoring during regular season '.Mountaineers to a g.3-1 ief<ir<i
eague champions. In regular! The Mountaineers, who finished Melvin Littlejohn. [ lay with 412 points and a 20.6 and the Xoi thwest - Southwest
season play, the Ironmen turned; second in the Southwestern Con- For Cole and Mitchem, it was 'average. Mitchem finisluvi second Confeierue ehamitioiiship. The
beck the Mountaineers 69-62 and ference with a 16-1 regular sea- their second time for making All- with 319 poinu and a 15.9 soor- .Mounti(‘s advanced to the finals
son record, landed s^mior Ken Conference. .Mitchem made it as ing mdi'k and Barnes was third of tJa* assoGaiion playoffs before
Mitchem and juniors Oti.s Cole
and Charles Barnes.
The Mountainettes, who finish- ^ ^
ed sixth in the girls division with
a 8-11 regular season mark, were
represented b^* their scoring
leader, senior Linda Childers.
i.>5S.
Those two teams completely
dominated the All-Conference se
lections, each team being repre-
scntetl by three players.
eliminated l)\ Ka!ina{)olis.
Curtis. Shelton
Resign As Coaches
be
the return bout with Dallas here on Friday March 13 wm oe an assistant at the University of
cancelled. ^ North Carolina.
■■Right now. the weather itn’t decent enough to pley'n.SU';;'“."nd'’:;h,e';T?£e.;‘
baseball anyway, said Coach Bob Hussey, so well just ^f Belmont High School to take
have to wait and see. Baseball practice hasn't even started^ a job with the Gaston County
yet, except for the pitchers and catchers working out in
side."
The Mountaineers have four starters returning from last
year's team w'hich tied Lincointon and Cherryville for the'
divisional title. However, this year, the conference fe nof
split.
Returning are southpaw pitcher Rocky Goforth, catch
er Clarence Ashe and infielder Mike Smith, all seniors, and
Inflelder Jack Bell, a junior. Hussey said outfielders Wayne^
Mullinax, last year's leading hitter, and Charles Barnes, a;
current member of the basketball team, have not indicated Gardner-Wefcb College Bull-
as to whether or not they'll play. dogs, after winning their third
, I consecutive Western Carolinas
Lost from last year's club is pitching ace Darrell Whet-■ conference Tournament, are pre-
stine. All-Conference catcher Paul Gaffney, inflelders Rick paring to go 'o their fifth Re-
r- t /-» Hi j J.X- IJ igion 10 Tournament. The region
Finger and Gene Putnam and outtielder Charles Jones. tournament is played at the rec-
the team's most valuable.
school system.
The football coachirtx jobs at
both schools is still vacant.
Gilmore. Adams
Lead Bulldogs
To Championship
Wilson Heads
Legion Program
Carl Wilson has bc*en re-ap
pointed as athletic officer for the
Oti.s D. Greene Post 15.5 American
Legion baseball team.
The announce
ment W’as made
at a 1 e g . o n
meeting .Mon
day night.
Wilscn said h(*
intends to get
the program
rolling the first
week in .April.
“Right now,
we’re in the pro-
I wiLSon commit-
, tor,” said Wilson. “And we have
two coaches in mind but notidng
: is definite at this time."
i Wilson served as athletiv f>Jfi-
' cer of the local post from 19()2
through ’66. but resigned in '67
t because ot personal matters. Me
' rojeinod the team last summ^T.
“We should have a good team. ’
said Wilson, "ami we’re \er\
anxious for summer to got Ikmo.’
Among returnees from last
year's team are pitchers R.Kky
Goforth and Darrell Whetstine. in-
Shelby
Cole Scores 28
In 68-42 Win;
Gills Lose 38-29
Kings .Mountain’s Mountain
eers passed their openipjy test in
1 h e Southwpsti'rn CorFference
basketball tournament Monday
night al Boiling Springs, w^dip-
ping host Ciost 6S-42.
Junior sensation Otis Cole
scored a tournament - high 28
points to lead the way for Coach
Hob Hussey's charges as they
moved into a semi-finals meet
ing against county-rival Shelby.
('ole, in leading the .Mounties
to their third win of the season
over the Chargers, connected on
12 of 16 shots from the floor,
four of five from the foul line,
hauh'd in a game-high 15 re
bounds and hanvied out five as
sists.
'Ihe .Mountaineers jumped to
an early lead but Crest fought
back to go ahead S-7. From there
the Mountaineers moved into a
13-10 lead after the first p^Tiod
and by halftime the spread had
r<‘ached 10 points, 28-lS.
Behind Cole and senior guard
Alan Hambrighl, who finished
with 13 markers, the Mountain
eers began to break the game
open Ute in the third period.
'I'he .Mountaineer lead reached
39 points be.ore Coach Hussey
went to the bench.
Joining Cole and Hambright in
double figures for the Mountain
eers wa.N junior guard Charles
“Had News” Barnes with 13
points. Ken Mitchem .scored only
six j;.)inis but garnered 11 re
bounds.
Although Cole enjoyed a great
game. Coach Hussey wasn't
pUMS(‘d with his team's overall
effort.
“\V(* played fairl.v well in
s].lilts." commented Hussey, “but
at times we didn’t play well at
all. We didn't shoot well and we
didn’t handle the ball well.
We’ie capable of playing much
hettt‘r baskeil/all." said Hussey,
"and we'll have to play a lot
better in order to beat Shelby.”
The Mountainettes were elim
inated in an afternoon game as
R-S C'entral used a last-second
overiime shot to defeat KM, 30-
29.
Kings Mountain had forced t'he
contest into an overtime as N'an-
ey Reynolds hit on a pair of free
throws w’ith 15 seconds remain
being
G3.5S.
Being iiilU'd as probably the
second best player in KMHS his-
loiy. Cole is being .seouted by
several college teams. In fact, he
has already visited at least one
colk^ic campus.
Miiiliem is a four-year starter
at K.MILS. In that span, he has
been on only one losing tiMm,
that his freshman season when
the M(»unties finishc<l 5-15.
Barnes is in his first year as
a varsitv starter. , , „
Childers, also, is a four-year rnake the score 24-all. ^
stait(n’ at K.MH.‘^. In regular sea- Mith .50 .ser-onds remaining in
son plav this vear, she tallied 259 overtime*, Linda Childers hit
i'oints in 19 games for a 13.6 a foul shot to put KM ahead by
Scoring average, fourth i)est in
(he conference.
The complete All
rost(‘rs follow:
Hut withfive seconds
Confen*nce liJtrp hall was called at
GIRL9 TEAM
PO.';. I'LAVKK
F Patricia Hopper
F Gail Newton
F Paulette .‘^mith
F Kavc Merchant
F Patricia Logan
F Cathy Wa.^lihurn
F Pam Eak“r
F LINDA CHILDERS
R.T i.-vnn Bridges
left, a
the R-S
Central fice throw ciicle. With
three seconds left, the ball fell
SCHOOL loose on th(* floor, Whitesides
Burns picked it up and scored as the
Burns buzzer ‘Jiuinded.
Line. Reynolds finished as the
RSC ffami’s top- scon*!* with 13 points.
J
Gaffney hit .355 and was trie the wdnner representing ‘he fioiders Ken Mitchem. Gary Mt
player last season. Muilinax led the ooutnwestern v^onterence, in the National tourna-. j^air, Mike Smith and Wayiv*
with a .375 batting mark and joined Gaffney on the All-;ment at Hutchinson, Kan. Card-, yj^ninax. outfielder Gene Putnam
Cleveland County team.
If the Mountaineers lose out in the conference basket
ball tournament, the baseball opener Tuesday will go on as
scheduled, with Goforth the likely pitching choice against
strong righthander Dale Bates of Dallas.
Bates hurled for the Gastonia Teeners In 1965 when
Kings Mountain went to the national finals. So he won t be a
stranger to Mountaineers like Goforth, Smith. Bell and Asheiment. Gilmore scored 48 pom‘s _ - ^
who batted against him in the state tournament in Sreen-| and ^pulled SeaSOH
ville, N. C. I intimidatin.g the opponents 19 A 1UI 1
Tuesday's game, if it's played, will get underway at Wltn W-U iWaiK
at tKe Dallas Prison Camp field. It next Friday's game
ner-Webb is the defending cham-^ and catcher Clarence Ashe,
pion in the region. “We’re high on .several of fhesi*
The Bulldogs were imp-ressive players,” said Wilson, “and ail of
in *heir conference tournament them are fine young men and a
wins boating Lees-McRae in a pleasure to work with.”
slowed down game 52-35, and Wilson said season tickets for
rolling over second place Spar- all home games will go on sale
tanbiirg 100-75 in the finals. Ar- April 1.
tis Gilmore collected his second
straight Most Valuable Player
award for his play in the tourna-
HAMBRIGHT SAILS — Kings Mountain's Alan Hambright goes in
for twe of 13 points in Monday night's tournament victory over
Crest. The senior guard helped leod the Mounties into the semi
finals with a 68-42 victory. (Photo by I. G. Alexander).
Brackett Leads Men's League;
Oates Shell Tops In Ladies' Loop
RG Lmda Harrill
Kathy Ware
; Jan<* Davi.s
G Fayloen Barger
Joan Davis
BOYS TEAM
F OTIS COLE
F KEN MITCHEM
F Roger Beck
F David Thom|.'sr»n
C Al (Jraves
C Stacy Lail
G Jerry Mull
C CHARLES BARNES
G Melvin Littlejohn
G Robert Michelove
(t Herbert Finger
Whiiesidcs tallied 12 for the
Z-ady Hilltoppors.
Tourney
Boxscores
(JIRLS GA.ME
Kings Mountain 129>
F Childers 9
F ReVnoI.is 13
F T;rner
G Wilson
KMHS G—D. Plonk 3
KMHS G Atkinson
P.urns
Crest
Chen*vville
KMHS
Crest
East
Crest
East
Cherryv.
R.*<C
Chen.w. H-S ('eniral
CiesI F
('herrvv. F
RSC F
Slielby G
KMHS G
C'henyv. G
East
Line.
Merchant
Price
Whitesides
Daniels
Sheban
Shchan
Subs: Byrd 2.
(Continued On Page Five)
The World Oi Seli-Deiense
Plonk Oil Ends
p.m.
is played
it will be at City Stadium here, at 4 p.m.
Outside the returning starters from last year's team,
Coach Hussey said he knows nothing about the material on
this year's squad, but it's expected to be lean as the Moun
ties won the Southwestern Conference championship year
before last and tied for the divisional title last season.
Hussey said Ken Mitchem. a senior who recently made
defense.
All Tournament honors, along!
with Gilmore, for his play in ‘hCj
tournament. The Bulldogs receiv-i
ed outstanding eflorts from oth
er player who weren't named to
the AH Tournament ‘earn. Tony
was tenacious on de
fensive in both games causing
numerous turnovers. Steve Ke-
beck
w'elb
fine performances in the Bull
victories.
k. Einie Fleming. Kevin Cant-
l, and Alan Land turned in losers.
Regular season action in the
City Recreation Basketball League
came to a closd Tue 'ay night
with Plonk Oil Co. closing out un
beaten with a 13-0 record.
Plonk Oil defeated second placi*
KM Gulf .54-48 as Tommy Barrett
and Lavvronct* Bolin scored 18
torson liad
Gardner-VVebb [will earn* a 101
point scoring average in*o the
In Monday’s nightcap. Dennis
Freeman scored 28 points and
Steve Bowens added 16 as Bejise-
mer City romped past Fashion
""leaners 73-59. Robert Sims top
ped the losers with 16 points.
Thursday night, Bes.semer City
whipped Fulton’s 58-35 as Steve
Bowens scored 16 points. R(»l)ert
Adams scored 16 for the losers.
In Thursday’s other contesi.
Fashion Cleaners whipped Gas
, tonia 60-54. Robert Sims scored 19
I 1 I 11 I ' iL I* Lx iL kii X* L X ”^”14 rvixum oxc- iiv/n. ...v and Rick Davis 16 for thc winurrs
night games scheduled. Under the lights, the Mounties host Vicjmia - Carolina conference, while Benny Gibby had 15 for the
Burns on Aoril 25. Belmont on April 29, Crest on May 9 and Gardner-*Webb and Spar*anburg; losers.
^1 *11 ^ K4 I I represent the-Western Carolinas
Cherryville on May l J. | Conference to round out the six Teams
The Mountaineers finish up regular season play on May; tournamont. p,„nk on
16 at Chase.
By DAVID ADAMS .'cer warriors’ coi^js called ITwa
The question has beim asked of Rang Dan. This was in the reign
AlbtnH Brackett has optmed up set. Edna Bowen led the losera me, "DDes Korea have a stylo of of Ciiin Heung. 24th king of Shil
a four-game lead in the men's with a 118-315. Self-Defen.se. dil’feivni from the La. The warrior corps tramci^
bowling league. • Japanese?” I themselves by practicing mental
Monday night, Brackett's team In mixed league plav Thursday Korean ix'ot and physical discipline through-
won three games off Dilling night, first place John Dilling pie have their own form or rath- out the year in the wild moun-
Heating as Winfred B(/wcn rolkMi contimiCvl hot with a 4-0 win or style of Karate, but it is still tains and alonlj the rugged sea*
a 141 line and set. Furman over Bob Herndon as Jenny the same art of self-defense, call- shore. They tmined and drove
Wilson’s 139-350 '^oppi'd the los- Oates tallied a 133 line and 371 ed Karate. Each Country may themselves unmercifull> to pre-
ers. " series. Herndon's 124 line and feel that their leaders of yestei- pare themselves for their task.
Ronnie Culbertson gained seor- Aud Tignor’s 347 set led ‘he los- day sfarU'd Karate, but tf) siww To guide themsehes and
ing honors for the week, rolling ers. ^actual pioof, this would Iv hard purpose to their knighthood, they
a T41 line and 394 set to lead Richard Culbertson won three to cielermino. incorporated a five point code of
Clyde Culbertson’s team to a 4-0 (»ff Ronnie CuIbi*r(son as Mull The sisle is called Tang Soo conduct set forth by their couii-
victory over Plonk Oil Co. Ramsey scored a 143-371. Charles Do. Translatinl lit<*rally, Tang.lr> s greatest Buddhist monk,
Buck Vincent added a 365 for F'ite led the losers with a 133-332. Soo Do moans, "Art ol tiie knife Won Kang,
the winners while Ranny Blan- Ranny Blanton’s 145 line and, hand." It -s more than just that. 1. Beloyal to your king,
ton scored a 127 line end Rober* 375 set led his team to a 4-0 win however. It is the scientific use 2. Ho obt'diont to your patents.
Ramsey added a 350 set for the over Clyde Cuiber'son. Lib of the bmly in methods of Self
losers. Gault's 12.5-327 le<l the losers.
All-Conference for the Mountaineer basketball squad, will
probably be out for the baseball team, as a first baseman. . ^ , u
r ' ! region tournament to face such
The Mountaineers are scheduled to open conference opponents as Ferrum. Va., Louis-
play .t home on March 18 against dafandin, champion
Rutherfordton-Spindale. Shelby comes in or March 21 and;college for the region champion-
the Mountaineers play their first league game on the roadjShip. isothermal of RuMierford
, , I or 1 D County is the Community Col-
March 25 at Durns. i lege entry, Kittrell of near Ra-
Kings Mountain is the only team in the conference with is^Uio^a«arge^^am^Lou^
ruel
FINAL. STANDINGS
Won
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I college Gai*dner-Webb will be try- Gastonia ^ 6
— e I . oj • L xL • X UDg to return to the national fin- Bessemer City ‘ 6
Ont’^nScoOffer^nCB champion Will gam a berth m post-’gjj. Flutchlnson, Kan. and a Fashion Cleaners 6
Season playoffs, 1 chance at the naUonal crown, j Fulton’s ^ 1
Richard Culbertson had a 147 STANDINGS
line and 385 set to lead his team (Mixed League)
to a 3-1 win over Bob Herndon. Teams
Mull Rams(*y had a 134 lino and John Dilling
.368 set for the losei>.. Richard Culbertson
* Ranny Blanton
Oates Shell stretched its lead Bob Herndon
in tlu* ladies leai^ue to six games Clyde Culbertson
Tue.'day night by winning four Ron Culbertson
off Plonk Bros. Jenny Oates led (Ladies Lea,
‘he way with a 122 line and 3.55 Oates Shell
set. Dessie Loftin had a 100-283 American Legion
.'or the losers. Patier.son Auto
Karen Moss and Lib Gault Plonk Brns.
s.cored 103 lines and Lib added Phillips 66
>a 293 se* to lead (he American Drews Tax
Legion team to a 3-1 win over (Mens League)
n Patterson Auto Parts. Becky Albert Bracked
4 Barnette had a 125-326 for the Richard Culbertson
5 losers. Bob H(*rndon
m Herman's Phillips 66 won four Dilling Heating
10 off Drews Tax Service as Betty Plonk Oil
13 Mauncy .^allied a 110 line and 312, C. Culbertson
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3. Re honorable to your friends,
tefen.se. A body that gainwl the 4. Make a sensible kill.
I’ltimaK* use *of its faculties 5. Never retreat in bigile.
!hrou_>h intensive physical and The Hwa Rang Dan btvame
' mental training. It is an art of known for their courage and
; self-defen.se that has no cfiual in skill in battle, gaining respt'Ct
I power or technique. 'Fhe mastery from even their bitterest foes.
■ of its secrets cannot be bought The strength they derived from
(.at Tny price other than serious their respect to their code enabl-
land rigorous training. It is an cxI them to attain feats of valor
'art tested and tempered on the that l>eeamo legendary. Many
lawns of Buddhist monasteries died on fields of battle in the
against the steel of wandering threshold of their yout’h, most as
bandits or on the fields of com- young as 14 or 15 years of age.
bat, and its history is a long and Through their feats, however,
honorable one. ' they inspired the ptniple of Shil
Approximately 20(X) years ago La to rise and unite and event-
in the Southern part of the Ko-iually conquer tlie two kingdoms,
rean peninsula there was a smalt Fi‘om the victory of Shil La, he
kingdom constantly under inva- Korean p«'ninsiila became united
sion and harrassment from its for the first time in its history,
two moi'e ])owerful northern During the time of the Hwa
neighbors. To preserve them- Kang Dan, the original primitive
selves, the young aristocrats of art of self-defense ealled Soo
the country formed a young ofVi-; (Continued On Page Five)