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s. nts Fi'one- ? birth ne! 11, ^damS, . N- iai^gh- Kings lia, N. a son. Moiin- Lowe. •'? the , June tai. Mr- r cn' la ugh- Kings Put- , Kxt. son, Moon* nders, r, ^ey- birth h will tuTday * “The Chap- attend. I.- ./i HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART Phils Play At Spartanburg, All-Star Tickets Go On Sale Kings Mountain’s yVmcncan Legion Juniors,weather jx^miit- ting, will wind up first rouml play tonight at Morganlon and will begin first round elimination play on Saturday night. The Jujiiors as of now do not know who their opening round playoff foe will b<* but they do know it will not be first place Hlckoiy* or^ last place Bessemer City, ifidtory h^J.s the top spot clinched with a 12 0 reconl. On Saturday 155 could draw any one oJ five t(*ams, thy.s(» being Forest City, Shelby, Henrietta, Morganfon or Cherri-vilk*. Ail elimination rounds, indud* i ing the Area Four championship series, will bo best three-ol-five events. The team with the b<st n^cord will draw tlu» first gamt* of each series. Post 1.55 was sch(*dul(‘d'to play Forest CMy in a makeup game Wednesday night at City Stad ium. It ai/|)ears that if Post 155 d(x>s not win its final two game.s Short cuts from the world of spoiTs: Western Carolina League baseball fans will be in for, Pnst 155 is currcmtly 5-7 and a treat tonight at Spartanburg’s Duncan Park when the with Henrietta and Morgan- Ph(ladelpjiia Phillies come in for an exhibition game with fourth place. Thus, Po^ ■agam.st Forest City and M(>rgan the WCL leaders. Expected to see some action for the par- ^ ent Phillies is Shelby’s Billy Champion, who is off to a fast staiT after finally breaking into the starting pitching rotation. . . Ion, it will play on the ro'a<l Sat urday night and at (*ity .Stadium next Manda}'. Tlie plaj cff i>airings are as fol low’s: Teaim number (>m‘ (HInkory) vs. numbei eight, probably mer City. Number tw ) vs. numbrj^^spven. Number three v.s. number si.v. Num.oer four w. number five. The firot eliminiiicn roumi mst be completed my July 1. The .st'cond elimination round will run from July 3 through July 10. Those two .scries will have tin* Today’s the day the Atlanta Braves begin accepting mail orders for the All-Star Game to be played on Tues day night, July 25 at AtlantaStadium. Send your requests to All-Star Game Tickets, Atlanta Braves Inc., P. 0. Bux 4000, Atlanta, Ga., 30302. Tickets are priced at $12 (field level), $8 (upper and pavilion levels) and $4 (upper deck and outfield). No more than four tickets >vill be i.ssued to any one person and you must include one dollar for handl ing. Only cashier’s checks, postal money orders and com mercial money orders will be accepted. Shelby Comeback Stops luniors By 3-2 Margin Host Shelby picked up single , runs in the sixth, .stwenth and i oighlh innings to claim a slim! 3-2 victory over King.s Mountain'.s ! Junicr.s Saturday night in Shelby. * winner of the (jnt' vs. eight play ing the winner of four vs. five and Uio winiUT of l.vu v.s. seven playing ih(‘ winn(»r oi three v.s. .six. Th(‘ League Two championsJiip series is .s<-!u‘duled ! >r Juh IMH and the Area Four cliamjnonshii) .sorie.” is carchvl for July 19-25. Rick Hord .vill ie;i;l the local learn int > aciion in its final two regular sea.son games and first round playoff aeiion. He'.s cur- rontJy leading the hilling atta-k with a .32^1 average, having II hits in ^13 times it bat. R >l)bie Moare i- se. onri on tlie KM-Henrietta hit parade with a .308 average. Ho leads the dub in base hrts with 15 but ha.s ct.inc la baf nr..c than an>~>no else, ai lime-;. Keith Parker, the le.im ](M'!cr laM week, lia^ .slippe.i I • hut lead.s the club in h nne run.; .viih three and ru:i;-; baiic! In wiili l.v. lie* ha.'- 1.") hits in t.ni. ^ a! bar. Park(*r also hns t!a‘ department wit.i a g-1 le ’• !. b)th vi' lorie.s coming mer city. Hord has a 2-3 m-iik and Danny llarts<;e is 1-3. A origlit spc’t lor Kin -.s M ut.- tain a.' it awaii^^ the ] lay/: -G-W Gets Prize Recruits Some Gardner-Webb bajketball fans might be sing-\ RT? the blues due to the loss of All-American George Ad- ams. but Coach Eddie Hoblrook sure isn’t. Holbrook hates ‘ "Z r.f, Kings Mountain had jumped to a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning as a reiult of IL'/k Heed's two-run published by the Department of Natural and Economic win over KM and their fourth Resourcefi ( sec .story elsewhere .on “this page) is well ■ straight win over KM tracing worth the time you’ll spend ordering it. The reading ma- '’ark inio thc.hi„'h school .season, teria) is groat, the pictures are beautiful and it has a list Danny Hartsoe, who pitted a of every resort, private and public golf course in the perfeci 6-0 record in hip:h school state. It al.so has a layout of the world’s longest golf hole. P'^y .'•« "''rd game in four the 745-yard par si.x number 17 at Black Mountain Golf m^'waikid' five^ ani‘tw' Club. It also shows the world’s longest par five, the 690-; pi’.n went me di'rance yard number 13 at Beaver Lake Golf Club in Asheville. . . for Shelb>, .scatttring six hit.s and * * * * walking only two. He fanned six batter^ while Hartsoe struck out eight. Robbie Moore’s double with one away ignited KM s two-run rally liit, then 'tf'’ hitting .the recruiting'tVa^Vh^ird and has come up with some prize pro.spects. He earlier a passed b.aii and k'eith Parker Signed up one of Alabama's best, 6-6 John Drew, and Iasi walked and stole second, put- week he picked up a pair of outstanding junior college: ting two more km runners in players, Dan Pauley and Jim Blanks of Moberly Junior'^™'’*'’" position with only one College in Moberly, Missouri. They teamed with Llo' d Walton, who is now at Jacksonville University, to lead bouncer to the Moberly team to a ninth place ranking in the nalional , ed^utToTnd 1^0 mnm" junior college ranks last season. .^. ! MiTiurm; ‘Sd end tt. , , . , , . ; scored Sliolby's first run in the Hickory Speedway held its first big 100-lap event lasti.sixth on Scott White’.s double, welk and Taylorsville’s Hany Gant came out the winner Cook singled and Chris Horne with a two-second nod over Ned Setzer and Morgan Shep-| walked to load the bases but herd. In the hobby feature, two drivers walked away un-i fanned Duane Gerree to hurt after sensational cras"he.s. Lowe Smith of Hickory I further trouble, demolished his car when it barrel rolled four times and Paul Warlick of Lincolnton walked awny unhurt after a j - "o'sot ' th^fo^rth turn wall^ . . . i-stage for tying run. ; u ^Pl^l^i^h^n State s John Shermer, a junior right-1 Gone Kirkpatrick singled to load naTOer from Yadkinville, N. C., has signed a pro contract j the bases and Ross tied tlie score; Keith Parker slammed a pair ker’s home run accounted for the with the Chicago White Sox. Shermer had a 3-2 record when McMurray lofted a sacrifice: of home runs—^his sixth a.-id .sev-' first run. An infield out and Jer- for,the Mountaineers this past season and was with the ny to loft. HarUoe fanned two''cmh of the year tracing back into ry Valentine’s sacrifice plated ^ ^ . - __ _ Rasehall ■ to end the threat. ^ / high school play—to lead tlie j David Bolin and Darrel Van ’ ^ - ‘ Kings Mountain Juniors to a 9-5, Dyke, who had singled. on the 3() 202 003 02 )—f' 100 020 2(W ;--5 Hord (W! 9 9 ,3 4 o KM-Shelby EYEING PLAYOFFS — Kings Mountain's veteran catcher, David Bolin, above, ond bis Post 15S teammates are eyeing the Area Four ployoffs, which begin Saturday night. Post 155 currently has a 5*7 record with two regular season games remaining. Parker’s Key 9-5 Two Homers Win Thursday team at Red Spiing-s fqr thp C- Summer League wfien he was picked in t^e third round of the June draft. He will report to the White Sox Sarasota (Fia.) team in the Florida Rookie League. . . In the oighTh inning tor Shcl-., * by, Cook Jed off with a double j victory over Henrietta -ASU Eligible For Title Parker slammed a hotmer in the third inning lo giv’c' ing with T55. . The Southern Conference athletic directors, meeting at Myrtle Beach, S. C., have decided to let Appalachian State University have a shot at the 1972 SC football title hut they’re making it almost impossible for Coach Jim Brakefield’s Mountaineers to win it. Appalachian has only four games carded against Southeni Confei’ence teams next fall, one game shy of the total that’s requiiTKl of a team to be eligible for the title. So, the athletic heads decided to lei ASU be eligible but they’re counting the Mountaineer’s October 14 game again-st the University of South Carolina as the fifth con ference game. Appalachian’s other four league games are against The Citadel, East Carolina, Furman and David son. . . • * * « A sports medicine conference for high school student ti-ainers and coaches is scheduled for East Carolina Uni versity August 4-5. The conference is being held in con- jjunction with the Boys Home All-Sfar Game on August ■ * * ♦ # j High School Bears. Botts, a 6-4 iirorr Ti J- Ml L J , . i forward, made the All-Tennessee wBl naclio will broadcast the entire 11-gamc North, All-star team both his junior Carolina State football schedule this fall. The WolfpacI :; and senior years. He was also schedule includes games with Maryland, North Carolina, i named to the aii-coonty. aU-dis- Duke, Wake Forest, Virginia and Olemson of the ACC ' and all tri-state plus non-league games with Syracuse, South (Carolina* i during his iiigii school oa- Georgia, East Carolina and Penn State. Wally AusIeyl^I’ f and Bill Jeakson, veteran sportscasters, will handle the! lughest play-by-play. . . j and went to third on Bolin’s road Thursday night throwing error cn an attempted pickoff at .'iofond. Horne singled ‘"nome? F"m^ '^d Cook had j ^ ‘E:nU-, Valentine, two hits Oil oh to load the Shelby plate attack while Withers and Hord each Jiad a After Henrietta ^ sgortxl two more in the .seventh to make it a pair in the eighth. Moore and Grafton a three-run sixth inning rally’Withers had singles in the rally. another Moore finishtxl with three hits pair for Po.st ^oundtripper, ^ attack. Hord. Kings Mtn. Ab R H Rbi Moore. 2b .5 1 1 {) Withers, lb 4 1 2 0 Hord, If 4 0 2 2 Parker, .ss 3 0 0 0 Harisot', p 3 0 0 0 Bolin, c 4 0 1 II [ Fitts, rf 4 0 0 0 Van Dyke, ef 3 p 0 u Bridges, 3n 3 0 0 0 0 Echols, ph I {. H Totals 34 2 H 2 Shelby * : Horne, 3b 3 0 2 1 Ferrce. If 3 0 2 t) Ross. 2.'t 3 1 0 0 ; Hamrick, if ■) i; i) 0 Kirkpatrick, 1b 1 0 1 p McMurray, .s.s 3 1 1 1 Brown, ef 3 I 0 White, e 4 0 i 1 Co>'>k. p 1 I 2 p Total; 29 •y Id «1 led Gaidnei-Webb Inks Anothei Cage Standout BOILING SPRINGS — A two- time aU-state player from Cleve land, Tennessee, has signed a grant-in-aid to play b.asketibaU fertile Gardner'- Webb Coaiege Bulldogs, according to Bulldog Head Coach Eddie Holbrook. ■The new Bulldog signee is Den- ^ nls Botts, who scored 1795 points f in his three years of varsity bas-' ketball for tlie Bradley Rtok Hord went Uie distance on the mound for Post 155 and pick ed up his second win against three losses. He gave i*P nine hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out tlu-ee. Bud Waltrs and Tony Fowler pitched for Henri etta, Waters getting charged with the loss. Kings Mountain struck for a pair of roits in the first inning [or a 2-0 lead and was never headed. Robbit Moore tripled and scored on an error and Hord sin gled in the second run. Henrietta picked up a run in the bottom of the inning to cut i the margin to 2-1 but Parker's in the third put Post 155 back on top by tihrtv. County; hosts struck for two ruas in the fifth to cut the difference i to 4-3. Jerry Hudson’s single plat ed the two runs. Kings Mountain put it out of reach bi the sixth, scoring three; more runs for a 7-3 margin. Par- Paxktr and Valenine had two hits apiece. Jim Jordan led the hosts with a pair of .singles. The KM victory avenged an earlier defeat at the hands of Henrietta, which picked up a nm in the ninth to nip Post 155 1-0. History Available To Public Rose Finishes Officer Course NEWTORT, R. I., iFHTNC) June 1-1 - Navy Commander Guy P. Rose Jr., husband of the former Miss Myrtle Hoyle of Kings Mountain, N. has com-' pleted a two-week Senior Re serve Officers’ Course at the U. S. Naval War Callege, Nevsport, R. I. Specially selected and ordered to two weeks of active duty by hie naval district commandant, he studied the current concepts, and latest developments in nav-j al warfare. Womens Tourney Set For Grover Entries are now being ai*cepted for tile Grover Open Women’-. Softball Tournament, to 'oe play ed July 10-15 at Brice Hany Mein- crial Park. Any ti am.s interested in play ing in the event ma-st file an entry by June 30. Interested teams ar(' asked to ccntact J. D. Bolin or Juanita Pruitt at 937-7793 or 937-7611. It has been said by some that If, when a golfer dice, he has his choice, he'll choose North Caro lina to spend eternity because it*s a golfer’s Heaven. This goQfer’s paradise is the subject otf a new, full-coHor 32- page booklet now avtailablc thiCOUfiJh tihe North Carolina Tra- \*el and Promotion Division of the Department of Natural and Bco- noinic Resources. The booklet is entitled “North Tbrolina, Golf State U. S. A” North Carolina has been oailed by many the most perfect state for eveiy tc^ of golf avaiilable. In addition to the color photo graphs the (booklet serves as a directory for the more 19ian 330 golf courses in .North CSaroltna, It was edited by Oharles Heatherly, pubUoationa editor of Hie Travel and ibtmotiioins Division. One story in tha bookHet Iby Orcensboro newspaper editor Jr- \in Smallwoiod. traces the history of golf in the Tar Hee-l State. Charlotte sports editor Ronald Green gives a look at some of North Carolina's most famed golf ers in another story. Travel and Promotion Director Chutk Barbour said, “We are ex tremely happy with this new Plans are shaping up for tJie- Ro\- Pearson, city recreation di city recreation department’s an-j recter, presented Parkgrace Coach nual Fourth of Jul\ celebration. | Kick Moore with a trophy foi A o^mmuniiy-wide church ser-; winning the first round title. Tlie vice on Sunday, July 2, al 7:30 honors that his school could be stow when his number *‘34’’ jer sey was retired at the close of the .s«Mson. This honor is reser\'ed only for t]Kxs<> cagers who make the all-state team two or mort years. The Bmdley High School team, under Coach LeBron Montgomeiiy, won 29 and lost only four this | will get the three-day ccle- past season advancing to the > ^pation underway. The sendee is semi-finals the state tounva- ciwperation with the lo-; ment. It was the .second straight | ministers and will be held at, year he Bears had reached the! softoall field beside the Kings state toumey in Tennessee. i .Mountain Community Center. | Botts’ 1795 points broke a high | on Monday, July 3, there will be a country mu.sic show at 4 p.m. at the softb;ill field. At 4:45 p.m., there will be a guest spt'ok- ’ er. On Tuesday, the fourth, there will bo a field day for all ages Recreation Department News game away early by scoring 10 rurus in the first inning. school record that had stood for more t!han 20 years. He scored 402 points as a sophomore, 724 his junior year and 669 his senior year. Upon signing with Gardner- booklet. We'think ‘it will convince i Webb Botts said that he had nar- beginning at 10 a.m. both at the that North Carolina Is truly Golf; rowed his choice down between Deal Street and Davidson parks.. State, U. S. A.” the Bulldogs and the University There will be all tv^pe-s of *iports' Lfaed in the book under differ-' of Sauthern Mississippi. He said j and other activities. ent categories are: Major Tourna ments, Resort Courses, Public Courses. Holes, par and length are given for all oourses. Copies of the booklet are a vailattle from the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, Tnav^ and Promotion Division, Department B. Raleigrh, North OmttiMi mil. he also received offers from sev eral schools including some -In the Southeastern Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference. Coach Holbrook was highly complimentary of Botts and call ed him a “real catch for us." Hol brook said Botts WAH a veiy quick playeir and steady shooter who •‘can get the job done when the pressure is on.” There will be a teenage danct from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. '^at with D\\’anc 'Brown, Todd Blalock, night. Admission will bo $2 at TosUe Hardin. Wally Davis and Champion’s L;ind'J(‘aping Num- Parkgraw earn, which is spon-j ber Two Miid Carolina Throwing sored by the Parkyani and Miir-. each won a pair of gami*s in grace Mills, was sent to ■Atlanta; men’s soflbaU leagiu^action. last Sunday for a National League: Champion’s won Nlctories over game b<'tween the Bmves (ituI Gastonia Knit, 19-0, and Spec- Montreal. trum. 16-1. * ♦ * ' Mike Smith. Jack Bell and Conner's Recapping continues Wtayne Mullinax had four hits to load the local tee league. The each to pace the victory over Ga>- leadors, who now have a 5-0-1 tenia. Bell, Mullina.x a:id Eric record, scored two more victories Yates hit homo runs, last week. Yates, Rock.v Goforth, Gene Ricky Proctor hurled his second C-onnor and Kenny Mayes colloct- no-hitler of the seastm as Con- j ed three hits each to lead the ner’s blanked TYyon Optimist 7-0.: victory o^er ?i>octrum. He had 18 strikeouts. The only i Sonny Jacka<in md Don Se.s- man to reach base on Proctor wasj soms sc\*urod throe iTits each to a hit ba1;5man. I pare Carolina Thro\viD;j to a 7 2 Conner’.s banged out 11 hits victory over Skidmor<' Construe- tlie door. « * * Prirkgraco coppc'J ' the first round title In little league action, sporting a 7-0 record. Park- grace is off la a fast start in sec ond half ocion also, wlrmLng its first game for an 8*0 tecord. Allan Van Dyke leading the way, Dwano (Brown huilod his third straight victory, a four-(hitter, as Cosner’s topped Kings Mountain Optimist 12^4. Todd BTalock, Wal ly Davis, Bandy Moss. Ricky Ptoc- toiT and Allan Van D>’ke led the hitting attack. Conner^ put tha tion. Gary Oliver collected thrtK* hits to lead a 9-6 victrry over; Duplex. Donnie Ma^ had three; hits to lead the los^. j In the only other game ployed! last week, Gastonia Knit defeat-j ed Mica Mine 19-9. Clark led the] winners with four hits and John' Houze and Logan had throe hits, each for tha losers. the pos.«;ibl(* return of outfielder Tim KrhoLs. f/.-hols wa.-; injur'‘.l in the .see>nd game of the •icn- .s,m at B(v.semer Ci'y and lias h(‘(»n out ol a'-lion sinuc*. Hd-.v over, he was used as a plnch-liii- Itr .Saturday at Sheiby and a ill prebablj break haek into th(» st.nting lineup before the playaff round beg^n^:. The current League Two stand ing.-', are a:-; follcws: Hickcry 12-0. Forest City 9-3. Shelby 8-4. Kings M mntain 5-7, Henrietta 5-7. Mor- ganton 5-7, Cherryvllle 3-9. and Bessemer City 1-11. All team'-: have two game.s remaining. • h . Kings Mtn. Ab R H Rbi M^ori*, 2b 1 ,3 ] ; Withers, lb 4 110 Hord, p 5 12 1 Parker, ss 5 2 2 3 3.din, e 4 110 ^ Van Dyke, of 5 110 Fdts, If 5 1 0 I Bridge.-;, 3b 2 0 0 U I Valentine, rf 3 12 1 Totals 3S 9 12 7 Henrietta J'irdan, 2b 5 2 2 0 Hines, 3b 12 10 . Arrn.vocd, lb 5 0 11 , Hudson. If 4 112 ' Lovelace, cf 2 0 0 0 : Gr.ode, c 4 0 l ] ’Byovs, If -I 0 y (, Jacksen. sr 4 o i o ; W Uers. p 2 0 0 0 Fowler, p 2 0 1 o , T.dals I ^ Sucre by innings i K. Mountain Henrietta jl-'-Moc-re. Williers, Hord. Hinus I 2, Hud.son. Good^. LOB—XM 4 ' .Henrietta 7. ,33 Moore. rtR—Par-' ker 2. SB—Hord, Van Dyk(‘. .SAd — I Valentinf-. Pitcher: IP H R ER BB SO - 4R » ve M Vi L±f' OLYMPIC HOPES GONE — Former Kings Mountain High and Gardner-Webh College barJtetball great George Adams suffered a foot fracture during the U. S. Olympic trials last week and will not fcs able tc make the trip tc llunich/ Germany in August. Adams was drafted in the th rd round by the Milwaukee Bucks and the sixth round by the Indiona Pacers. s Adams Suffers Foot Injury In Trials Score by innings: K. Mtn. non 020 000—2 Sheiby OoO 001 llx—3 E—Hord, Park<‘r. Bolin. Horne. M.Murray 2, W’hiti'. LOB—-KM 11. Shelby 12. 2B - Moore. Hard. Wivito, Cook. SAC—Van Dyke. S3 —Hartsur, i^arker, Waher.s. Pitcher: IP H R ER BE SO Haricot* (L) S 10 3 2 .5 8 Cook (W) 9 5' 2 2 2 5 \VP—Hartsoe. HPB—Ross, by Hart soo: Hamrick bv Hjrr.<ne. Kings Mountain’s George Ad airs. three-time ba.sketball All- .American at Gardni^r-WeYn Col lege. ha-' .seen hi-^ ulian o t > play on the l'n:l( d .States Olyi-noie bri'- ketball team S) d Avn tin* d:*ain. .\ lams a*:! 59 other United uollegiale basketball star.-: went t(. the Air Force .-\vru.Tiy in Denve*:*. C' U radD last week 1 ;r the Olympic t:ials hut AdrPns n*- turr.ed h^ mc- Friday wirli an m jury that will j r-’vent h;:n irum m.iking tlu* trip to Munivli. Go;-- many. Adam.s suffered a foot fraetuic and had t ) pass up the final five dry.s <:' the Olymjd.- trial... He’.-; walking on erulehos. Several week-: ago. A lam-; pa.ss- ort up a v':nt.“a.t offei’ from the MiKvaukei Biu-los in order t ' try out for tile Olympk' team. He has yoi to talk .vith t;ie I:’, iinna Pa,- cr.;. '.vhi^h al-S’- drafed him. A 1- wns draft. 1 in tlie lin’d round t- the NBA (Irnti by lii.- Buck: and in the si.\i!i round ot tl.e ABA draft by he Pa.ers. Adam-' n.'>.v will i>rnbably turn hi’ aitcn.Uin baek le i)r : ba k-t ball. Fifteen Loci! Boys Attend Abbey Camp F'lfToen beys from Kings Moun tain alUndeJ tin- Belm.rU A-bey C'olle.ge basketball camp during Hu vveel\ of un<' 11-16. 7 }u' li.st 01 KM pl.ayers inelud- evi Tony FalN. K:i. Dixon, Mark Huilenvicr. Ki nny Eumgardner, John Gami'U'. Jim Baiu. Tommy Bu:-ko. J.im Pljnk, Wesley NAr- n.n. Jr., Huc\ TJi- rnu-on, K<*'rin Tinskw. Mike Hardin. Butch Bia- -k, Thomas Perldn.s an-d Randy Wingo. Bulmcnt Abbey haskeloall roach Bobby Hussey, former c.>ach at KMHS. was director of tlie camp. John Bl.do.k. jaysee basketball (oa-Ji at KMHS. served a.s ^ne of Ilus-.-y’-. instructors. Gue.s; ieuturrr.s ineduded Gene Littles L-t the Carolina Cougars, DennLs Wayeik of the University of North Carolina ar.d ii’.'w tlie C.aigaiv:, .-'.nd tumei Duke star .'^!t‘\e \ a, ’ndnk, n w with the* C^'iiverso Kiiihier Company. Mountaineers, Optimist Share Babe Ruth Lead The NlD’antaineors and t!ie Op timist Club, both sporting ]:erfecl| ; 3-0 records, share the Icaii after| : two woekj of action in the local j Babe Ruth League. j Tile two unbeaten clubs .verc .scheduled to play Wodne.-iday ii:t- ertvaon at Deal Street Park. Beth clubs took victories ovo; ' prevkyiisly undefeated Tr\ n lost week to move to the lop sp.n. Tryon i.-- in rhi.d place with a 2-2, rerord. Monty W.Uon tossed a five-hil- ter to lead Optimist iwer Tiyon 1-is* Thursday, 3-2. Try in jumpc-, a’t'.. i 2 • :vfter t'wo innings intt Wil ri c led two-lvft ball ovtu the Mini five framca. R:'.'''.ard Gillespie came off the hfn'.’h to get tw> hits to load the Optimkt u: hai. One of hi.s Iw.- blnv wn ■ a i de which keyed a two-run •; .’■ hicli tied the srore in k'-h ming. lie then drove in liie v.inr.ing run with a single in tiie sixth. Wilson and (iaiy Proct >r addend .singles for the winners. Five dif- fe.'cnt playc'rs Itad a hit ajdeee for 'Frycn. In anotlier Thursday game, the Coach Tommy Pruitt UM'd three Mcuntaincers defeated VFvV 13-7. piteher.s with reliefer Jeff Car- roll pic’king up the win. Kenny Balliles, Stevt‘ South j well, Chuck Austin and It>bcrf Miller had two hits each to lead the Mountaineers at the plate. Rcben Di'aton, Jacky Wray nnd Johnny Gregory had a hit eaoli ; v'Fvv. In Friday’s only contest, the Optimist Club nipped Bexssemer I City 3-2 hind tlu' three-hit ’ pitc'hing of Dale Hartsoe. Hart.soe fantied 10 batters and Richard Giile-pie led the hitting attack \v;th 2-l.^.'-2. Tlie Optimist tc\mi -ir d the winning run in the fi-di inni.it on a >ingle bv G.iry ■ .-t:..-- Till- Meuntaineer.^ gained their lit- for tlie lead Saturday after- n;; n by scoring a 5-1 vUtoiy over Tiyon. Chuck Austin hurlovi a four-hitter and struck out 10 an<I al.s..- l(‘d the winners at bat with 2-U -4. The M nintaincer.; built up a 4-(< lead befere Tryon scort'd its 1 -no run in the bottom ol the .sixtii. In S.'iturday’s .secon.l game, the Brace ; won their fif.st conto.st by defeating VFW Five differ ent players liad a hit each for the •.vinuer.s, witli M;ki‘ Burns' home run being the big blow. Hal Glaos'.s d.'ubh' was the big blow for tlio VFW. Rnir hampered Monday and 7 ues;iiy’s actit n and the Babe Ruther.: will faro an overloaded schedule tins week and iu*xt. LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L Pet Mounkuneers 3 0 l.iXK) Optimist 3 0 1.000 Tryon 2 2 .500 Bessi'mcr City I 2 .333 Braves 1 3 .2.50 VFW 0 3‘ .000 Tliurfday, Uune 22,^1972 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALjf, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. 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