: % Thursday, May 24, 1973 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. PAGE 3 II tion and uni- i72:> ts t % > 550 :s. It and •roxi- man lilLs, 'over tliilL lum- the here 2 to { HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART Juniors Host Burke Tonight, FC Saturday Short Cuts Short cuts from the world ol sports: ^ Appalachian baseball coach, Frank Lovrich, feels his- Llounlainoers can win the District Three double-elimina tion tournament beginning today in Starville, Miss., even though ASU is the only unianked team in the event. *This team has been able to win the big game all year,’' claims Lovrich, whose MounlLcs face N. C. State's Wolfpack in , the opening game. The Southern Conference champion i has never won the District Three, event and the Moun-- taineers won’t be an exception. They’ll be back in Boone after two games. * * ■ * # The last lime N. C. Stale participated in the District Three playoffs, the Wollpack stopped tlie Dlchajd Gold- led Florida State Seminoles and went on to the NCAA national tourney in Omaha. Coach Sam Esposito hopes' his club will be as fortunate this year in Staikville. The VVoItfpack, 22-8-1 overall and 14-4 in ACC play, will be without the sorvdees of its only All-ACC selection, first baseman Don Zagorski, who suffered a broken wrist in the ACC playoffs. His replacement will be Hill Russell. * « « » “I’m glad the game has been arranged because the fans W'ant it,” says N. C. Stale cage coach N'orm Sloan on his team's Dec. 15 meeting with national champ UCLA in St. Louis. "Our players are looking forward to it and so am I," he continues, “but the game won’t be our pri mary goal for the season. Our main objective is—and always will be—the Atlantic Coast C'onferenco cliamp- ion.ship.” -t •“ * State’s football coach, Lou Holtz, watched the recent USA - Russia basketball series on the big tube with a great deal of interest. "Hoy, those Russians would make one heckuva toolball team.’’ he said. "They have size and quickness, and one thing for sure, they don't mind mixing it up. VVe certainly could use some of those fol lows against Ncliraska.” The Wolfpack meets the Corn- huskers at Lincoln on Sepi. 22. Duke, Wake On ASU Schedule Games with Duke and Wake Forest of the ACC high light Appalachian’s basketball schedule. The Mounties will be on the road for both contests, at Duke* on Dec. 10 and at Wake on Feb. 23. The Wake game is ASU’s final game before the Southern Conference tour nament Feb. 27 - March 2. Forniei' Kings Mountain High star Charlie Barnes will he a senior member of the ASU squad. « « * * The tw^o top sportsman drivers in the country, na tional champion Jack Ingram, and 1973 point leader Sam Ard. have signed to ract* in the Wade Stephens Memorial Race Saturday night at Hickory Speedway. Ard rales as the favorite to put an end to Harry Gant’.s seven-race win streak at Hickory. Ai d whifiped Gant in Hickory s first race in Maivh. « # * * Davidson’s Wildcats will play a 2."vgame regular .season basketball schedule in 73-’74, beginning Dec. 3 at home against Wofford. The Wildcats will play six games in Charlotte Coliseum in atldilion to the annual Charlotte Invitational Dec. 28-29. Syracu.se, Miami (O), and Loyola of Chicago will join the Wildcats in that affair. * # «. « Mike Hobor. a Norristown. Pa., grid star, has inked a grant-in-aid with Gardner-Webb. A wide receiver. Ilobei was selected to the first team all-league and ^all-city teams. His senior year ho caught 27 passes for 651 yaids and an average of 24 yards per catch. His team won the league title his junior and senior years. KM Tied For \7ih Sn WNCHSAA McDowell County (Marion) was the only unbeaten liaseball team in the Western N. C. High Schools Activi ties Association this sfiring, posting a 9-0 record en route to the Northwe.slern Conference title. However, the .WL champions were beaten by SWC champion South Point in the opening round of the WNCHSA.\ playoffs. Point’s 15-3 record was second best in the WNCIhSAA. Put all 39 association teams in one league and Kings Mountain w^ould have finished in a tie for 17th place w itn its 9-9 record. * # * * Fans watching the Houston - San Francisco game on television Monday night can’t honestly say that baseball is a dull sport. Where else can you see .so much offensive fireworks, good defensive plays and hear Dizzy Dean sing the Wabash Cannonball’? # # * * Chuck Piazza, Mike Humphries and Stick Elliott are all bidding for victory number two Thursday night at Shelby Motor Speedway. The green Kings Mountain’s Freddy Smith, Unions Billy Scott, Gatf- ney’s Charlie Blanton, and other area stars, are expecte'd to give the winning threesome a good run for the money. Kings Mountain’s Vnicrican Lo- gion Juniors are at home tjr their next two .\r(“a Four con tests, hc.-'ting .Morganton tonight and Forest City Saturday night. (Jamciime for both c*onle.st.s Is 7:1.5 p.m. at City Stadium. The local .squad will lx* .seeking its first victory follcwving a 10-7 q>ening-.season loss at ^*ssem(‘»' Ci^y Tuo.^day night. Slorganton. or Burke County. H you prefer, Is ‘he defending .\rea I'cur champ! jI) and is exjiocteo to be in .strong cinlontion again I for the r(*gular .sea.son League 'Wvc crown. Hick ilonl, Host loo’s toji hurlei 1 and batsman a year ago. Ls ex pected to draw the starting pitclc ing a.s.signment tonight. Hor:l 1 worked 83 innings in 21 games l.'ist summer and i^xsted a 4-.“ r(*(.ord. Alternating between fir.st lja.se and the outfield when he was* not piti'hing, he led the ■ lub in hitting wiUi a .310 average. The Juniors, coached .by second- y''ur merit -ts Hobby Juno.s and .'has ilai'Lsoe Jr.. W'ill trying to improve on an 11*1.3 record. Po.st 1.35 started slow la.'-d year hut canu' cn .strong towai 1 the end of the season and upset siudhi in tlie An»a Four playoLs. thret* games t > two. before bowing: te Merganifui in the .semi-finals. Coa. iies Jones and lIajtso<' a'C F.i.king to m<‘mbers < the 157.3 Kings Mountain Sciio-d l<*am to carry tin* bull: • th»‘ hi' ing 1 ;a ( this sumrnov. Hobah* Mr ;,re an i Keiiii Fuia' r ; WC*ll in lligil ::1 \r ■ will have to c^'n!i:r.:e i ' 'i if the* ]( . als fare well in tough A.c*a !*<-Ui' pla\. M igant.n, wliieh dra.vs play-' ers fr.m (*vtny hj:rh school in Eui ke County, and Hickory, which doe.< ilie same in ('atawha Coun tv, are tie- fav.»ril<‘s to win tlie regular .M*ason chase* but .seveial (ghev (luhs, including Siu'lby ti:id lienrieila, .should al.a.son games, me ting all .M'ven other Leagiu* 'fw* teams twie(*. Aicra Four [ilayo.'f.- are 'Scheduled to h(*giii .him* 2.3. THE SCHEDULE MAY 22, n1 Bes.s(*m(*r City 21. '.hjtganion 2^7 F jrest Cii v 29, at Henrietta 31, Shelby JUNE 2. Hickory ,3, at Chorrvville 7, Bessemer City 1). at Morganton 12, at Fore.sl City 14. Herrrietta IG, at ShelLy 15, Hickory 21. Chorrvville Virginia Drivers Seek Winning Money In Saturday Hickory Race irtCitORA' Two hotJihot Vir ginia drivers with strong creden tials luwe filwl entries for the third annual Wade Stephens Memorial race at Hickory Si>eivd- way Saturday night. Bill Dennis of Glen Allen, and Ray Hendrick cf Rk-hmond, will bring a pair of Chc^'elles in to ohadlenge the best of the South in NASCAR’s lough Late Model Siwrtsman di vision. Dennis, a Grand National driv er, pasted back to back wins in the PermaU'X 300 at Daytona the past two years. La.st February he won the battle In a down to the flying ^11 canoverhaul Harry Gant, wlio has won seven straight ralves on tlxe .3(13 inlleoval. Hen- drfok won the .Sport.siman half of the Dogwood 500 two weeks ago at Martinsville. Ard, the National Point Leader, and Jack Ingram, the J972 champ, will join Dennis and Hendrick in a bid to end Gant’s wUn streak and pick up a $1(X) brsnu.s posted by track manager Ned Jarrett for anyone who turns the trick. Gant will be going into the race with a sizzlinb victory per centage of better than 650 per- Iielm T 0 Speak At Rotary Lunch Most Valuable Mounlie Player Parker Only Mcimtaiueer On A!!-Conference Squad m il u • i } ROrnRY SPEAKER — Hoyt Wil helm, former major league pitching great, will be guest spesksx at the 11th annual Ro- tarv Club baseball luncheon to day at noon at Kings Mountain Country Club. The luncheon is held in honor of the 1973 Kings Meuntain High School Moun taineers, who finished w.th a 9-9 record. Bulldogs Sign Wingate College Baseball Stars BOILING SPRINfLS, N. C.—Two mfmber.s of the powerful Wiiigab' Oollegt' baseball team which fin- ish( (i the sea;:On with an 18 7 n.'id hi e >:igned grant-in-aid.-^ l(. ait(.nJ Garilner-VVebb C’(d!egc lU'.N’ F.lll- Mike Ci\:mcr. a 20 year-old, loll hamlc.l jiiieher and Rixiori Brown. Ji.. an infielder and pitdior. Will play for the diill- d^g.’ ni*xr year according to C>a.-h Jei'.'V Biyson, of Gardner- Web.). (.Tomer, a native of Newberry. S. C. played high si hcol ba.st'ball at Mid-t;aroiina High Stho;d. He i.s a HG pounder and Is 6-3 tall. Af \Vi:igat<* lliU past s(*a.son he w.;ii .-'ix and 1 >sl only one game and dosed ( ul tlie seasjn with a t;.3i) eariK'd run average, iho ta.d bailing Uiihander helped pilch the Wingate team to The tinaU cf the North Carclina Jun ior Collegi* Tournamenl. He re.»- isTixd 54 stviNe.juts in .38 in nings pitched. Brcw'ii, a tJ-h. 1S5 pounder, is a native cf Diexel. North Cawiina and attended Uiexel High Sd'ool. H{‘ wiing. The first event is schedul- ^ £or 8 s-m. Hoyt Wilhcl.Ti. who ap; :'arcd in more maj-jr league than a:iy other pitcher in hi.Mory of baseball, will be gue-Ji -.a aker at the lllh annual Rotary Ciu) ba'^ebail lim .-heon today at noi »i at Kings Mountain LTuntry Club. The fete annually h:.nor.s the Kings Meuntain School baseaall tea.n and over the \ears Kings Maintain May..r and Vvest- e-rn Carolinas League President John Moss has lured .some of ba.‘-:ebairs top idayers. ojache.-! and c.her c..ioiais h<*ie to speak to the Mcuntaincer.s. Highlight cl the event is the pre.sentation cf the J.hn H. Mo.-..'* Mo.'i Valuable Flayer Award. Wilhelm, now 50 and Held manager of :he Atlanta Brave.s Cla;s A farm eloo in Groenwoed. ' S. C., spent 21 years in the majoi ] leagues after bivaking into pro ba.seball in Moamsville, N. L. A E,aves public redation.s man re ; oc-ntly figoi'cd that Wilhelm bg- ; ged over 40 mile.s walking from ; the bullpen to the pLcher’s mound. The famed knuvkleball artist , work<*d for seven major league i tlu.>s and compiled a lifetime re ^ cord cf 143 victories and 122 de feats. lb* had a lifetime 2.5tl earned run average and is tlie j only pitcher in hl-itory' to k*ad boUi the American and National leagues -in earned run av(*rage. Three years ago. Willielm brouNO the immortal t’y Yt'ungls ns*- :-! iA appearing in 900 game.-;. Tint mark was .set in 1911. Then, n May 10. 1970. 'Ahile pitching 1 i Atlanta, Wilhelm ay.M'ared in hi' l.OGOth game against tlie 81. Lcuis Cardinals. A 20-game winnei in 1946 and '47, Wilhelm w:m more game.s, pitched mor<* innings and com- piltyl more struvcouis than any other Tclicf pifeher in liist-oiy. A North C-arolina farmboy, Wil helm itogan jiitv.hing biuseoalls a- gainst a barn. He said he had on ly fair siw‘(m1 .‘-■o \\ hen he n.Md an articic about a knuckleball pitca- er for the Wa.'.hiiigt'jn Senators. In* learned how to ihriHv one. Wilhelm got his first .start in e.rganized bicsi ball in high .school and at lh<* age r-t IS signed a rcniract with Mocrc.sviUe of the Nciih Carolina .State League for $85 a month. Althuugli he w'-'is a (.caislsient winner with .Moores- vUle and several other minor league dub.s, major league team.s didn't t;Jicw any Lntere.st in him because* of his lack cf speed. Finally, at the age of 28, Leo Durocher, then manager of the New York Giants, gave him a chance and Wilhelm re.sponded j j by posting a 15-3 recerd and .std- ' ting numerous major league rw- ords for a rcokii* hurler. Two years later, he helped the Oiant.-^ win the World Series. i In TJ59, when he was pitching I for the Biillimore Orioles, he , hurled a no-hitler againsl the New York Y'ankoe.s, then the hit- ' tingest team in baseoall. Later, , when he -was with the Chicago White S/)X. he s«rt a six-year re- ; cerd for con.si.stimry in lew earn- ^ (Mi-run average. An avid gclfer and quail hunl- : er, Wilhelm .'■'aid hi.s preseriptiem for staying young and healthy is to gel “jdenty of ('Xon.'Ls(* and ! avoid overeating, smoking and vvc.T>-ing." Asked if heTl teach (3recnwccd ! pitchers to threw the knucklor, ; W;lh( lim re.'ponded, "1 really be- ' lieve you hav’e to have a knack to throw the pilch, but if the Braves want to try to teach the pitch to someone, I'll do my best." Wilhelm Ls another in a long list of outstanding ba.sebaUers to ; .speak at the KM fete. Past .';p(‘ak- | ers included former major leag uers Smokey Burgess and Bill White, Pittsburgh Pirate coach Frank Ooeak, former major j league umpire A1 Sammer.s. Cleinson University ba.seball coach Bill Wilhelm, and cthens. ' Past NfVP winners ineludi'd Barrv' Gibson, 1963; Mickey Bell. 1964; Seerley Lowery. 1965; Stevv Gofortli, 1966; Nelson Oonnor,: 1967; Paul Gaffney, 1968; Rocky Goforth, 1969; Chuck Carpenter. - 1970; David Bolin, 197*1; and, Danny Hartsoe, I97S. ^ RETURNEE — R;ck Hord, right- hi«ded P7trt--r, returr*? r* tr Q year in college for his final season ct legion hascc^H ihgi- bility. Herd w 11 probably be on the mound tonight at 7:15 when the Post 155 Juniors picy their first home game against Morganton. The Juniors drop ped a 10-7 decision to Besse mer City in their season oper.er Tuesday n ght. Ivniors Drop Opening Game To BC. 10-7 Btssemer City struck fur four run.^ in lh(‘ fourth inning to erase a 3-1 King< Mountain lead and went on to def(>-at Post 155 by a score of 10-7 in 1h(* Area Foui bas'eoall cix>ner fer botli club.-^ Tu(.*sday night in Bcs-si'mcr (Tty. The host.s jumped KM right hander Keith Parki'r for four slraigiit hit.s ani a pair of bases on ball.s also aided the cau.M*. Bessr.mcr Oty’.s bats vV(*re bx.m- ing again t Parker and reli.T pif.’ifi RTh; 'd (Tllc.‘'pie. The ii se. are i 13 hiis. imludir^ iiv( sir.Luirt hv Lurry Piimsfy, while IT’.'t l.“3 w;t.< a. h* to gur- jicr’rnly five* Iiit-. Pony Kury, wiio luirled f< r Bi ^ cn.ci CTiy Hi’h Tool th s .sprii::r, worked tin' first sewn anu irVo.ilu.“cj.< inningv aii.i vvc.s cre.iiied witlt tiie vir;,ny. He .struk out nim* Post 1.3.3 Liit^*;.- and retired tlie KM la:l.s in order fi jni the Si cond thrragii the .sc.'- enth irnin^.s. bTnglc-; by Parker and Robbie Mocre, a pair of walk:. ;> hit bat.'-'nion and an error cave Po.;t 1.35 a 3-(i lead in T’u* 1(.,j el tin* fi.'st inning and things f-o'-a/.l gc \!. 11 wever, Res.'err>**r City Ihrratcne-'l fr mi ttic w :d vo :.s Ton.n'.y M-.Neal It'd 'v: t'a* c'':- icni I the fir.u wit > n vv Je and later .-iceied <"i .. A, h\ Dean llufsteile; ' ^ rui tlv P ad V 3-1. Lv. civcr Gity h-.t fi.e : v; : -.'rs on has? in tlie .m .end ae ' .d inning , then tooki mnian I v..rti its Pur-.-pot c!i Parker in the fcurlli. The ho.>‘is .st otched their !(‘ad to 9-3 heading into t!u* t'igl'th. win*!) P<‘-^t 1.35 s/ored a .'Vir.nct.jji on .sin df ■ by IVayne E;a ^and David l ar. aster and a i)a;r >f bases . ;i balK. That cut the ma: gin la 9-4. EossvnK'r Ciiy got lliai ru:i back, In .vt ver, in the m - f the eiaiiiii to make it 10-4. Po-'t 155 rallied in ttie ninth. <. ajing three runs on Ri(k Ha;,Is bxse.s- haded triple, but th-a locals anildn’t .mt* up willi any m-ire run.s. BOXSCORE Kings Mtn. Ab R H Rbi Van Dyke, cf 3 2 0 0 Bridges. 3h 5 3 1 0 M 10 11 Hart.soe, e 3 0 0 0 Austin, 21) 10 0-1 Pa>*ne, 2b 2 0 0 0 Hicks, If 2 0 0 0 Gillespit'. If 2 0 0 0 Totals 34 7 5 7 Bessemer City MjNcal, 2b 5 2 2 0 Iluffstetler, rf 5 I 3 2 Ramsey, S.S 5 15 4 Franklin, lb 5 0 1 1 Paysour. fJb 3 110 j4hull, c 4 110 Boggs, U 4 2 11 Holland, (T 3 0 0 0 Eur>', p -4 2 1 2 j Shaw, p 0 0 0 0 Tnta-ls 38 10 15 10 ^ Saore by innings; K. Mtn. .300 000 01,3— 7 : B. City 100 422 Clx—10 ' H—Fitts, Paysour, Boggs. LOB— . K.M 6, Ba 13. 2B—Huff-sfetler. 3B- j Hord, Eury. SB—^Bridges. Moore. ! DP—Biuy, LP-^arker. Mooie Left Off, StiMeis* Hams Flavei Of Year F lh<‘ -'■•e.-G.'ul .ciraight year, the S.:/Jiinv{‘siern v'oii.'erei; : leading hitler Iia.s been left * T' .he .\li-Conieien e team. Rt. hic .Moore, Kin;*' .\Iuunt lin'j? sj nicr Its; 'iJ wh finislw*;! tin- .aa.-'-.n Aitii a .483 batting a.t-r- age. was outrj/ilei at .-liortst >p < n the A11-.8\V(' team by K>ie r-h-l. her f f ehampi. n .•^eulit Pnjiu a.;.l Jim J jrdan cl C.tsl. Kings M-.uniain, vshiTi fin'. Ii- (*.i 9-9 ami tied ft:r feurth in the 10-teani 1 .op uitli Cre-l and . hciryvillc*. had only om* All- S»Vr .-.elec iun, euifi* i ler Ki dli Parkei. In>ni;all\, Paiker A.as the .SW "’s leading hlMer J.t .1 year l)ut was n d v. tr.l t- the learn. Parker was am.ng the l..;-p's *:< p hitter- again this yea;-. Fn- Lslur.g with a .339 aveia.’e. Ho ie.i the Mountaineers in runs batttd in wiili 18, tiiides wiin three, )t mors witii tour, t al base;s with 42 an I sti/.en ba-i‘s \KAh nine, (hi Vnv nioun 1. he had a 2-2 pit.hir.g mark an:! a Team-leading 1.17 earned ivin avt'rage. Butch Harris of ,'=i':ut!v P' iiU w.'Ls named th<- c.inrerm ‘Ls player cf the year and South Poi.nlL L'cacfi. Phil Tate, won t.iia comil of the yivir award f >r the thiid .s;:raig!it .sj*ason. C'liase, which ti(Nl Shel )> foi se.'cnl place, led in All-Confer- enct* players -with h'ur. S iih P :nl. Cis sl and Che; iy\ ilie each h,.;l thrt'c piayeis ■:.':v\e LaM B * 4)^ iy V V' d a.Id ,ui imd ALL-CONFERENCE — Keith Parker, Kingr Mountain High sen- ici cutiieZder. was the onlv Mountaineer named to the All- Scuthwestem Conference ba:iballteam thisyear. Parker hit .339 with 18 runs batted in and four heme runs. Parker led the SWC in hitting last year with a .445 mark. Bethlehem Drops One, Lead Cut Td Half Game Mi I a.nd King- .M i'cn:.dn. .'th- '.'y. .ciitrai ai'; 1 Bura.-^ ayioce 3el-:.v is the f'lttirc All-.SWC r(..innrnor, Che-*iyville; Da. id .'-'iiudi. Hast Ihilhertor i. FiRST BASK: T.mniy ih-n'ui, Clia.so; C'arl Brklgos, Ch(‘iTyvillc. .'LCO.VD BASK: Richard M.Bee. Cha^c: Pack:. Paiiiliei. Cn.st. THIRD BA4K. K nnie R-.cs. C»e.--T; Dale Jenkins. Kasi Rutin - lord. SHCRT-STCP: K\Ic Fletchei. St-'uth Point; J.:n .Ivr Ian, Cn*s:. CLTFiLLD; Ban:v Iline.s. R-.' Central; Larr.- Lane. S’uiby; K< :• m.c Carpcniei. Choryvillc; Bch'u Ttv.xlci, Cie t; J«.dy Wate .s, Chase; Anthcn> Harrill, Cliaso; Joey Eure-k.., Burns; Keith Pai ker. Kings Meuntain; Kenny l\-ck. Lincalnt.rn. Fi!v; Wi‘sli‘\-aj-i’s upset 7-4 vic tory ...-or Hi fhl(*nem lue-day nigiit has ihiown the local cliureli • league race into a d g- figh*. Bothh*h<‘:n still a.v'upies llje ICC) -ji.g w.th an s-2 recerd hut '•niy one-half game hriiind i.s n 1 Bap ■ ; With a 7-2 record. ' ' ill are Fi tk'thel witli a 7-3 maik an! M..eedonia -Altii a 7-4 reeord. Ma edonia won two of iluee games during l!io pa.-'t week, de feating Temph* 16-5 Friday night and Alien Menioiiiil 20-9 Tucs- diiy. Tony Rua;K‘'s 4-for-1 plate pe.-- f. im.in.e keyc'd Friday nigiiC.s vh )r:v and Gary .Stcu: slammed a Iicm''* run. Kmrneit elie-vo tiiat NTrth Carolina*.-, wildlife p pulalicn.s are de.lining > - r.i- pialy that there vs ill so.ki he* no squirreLs. deer, quail. rab>it-* c: any ether form of frw-running critter. i The notion is surprisingly wide- ! spread. Rec'cnlly, a newi?;)<'iix*i*- man wa.s assigned the j)o cf find- ip-T out o'o*-,' p-- wildlife piipulations. Naturally, the rcpc.- i.i' came to t.lu* ..^oiuU Carolina Wildlife Rescurets Com- mis-ion. “I understand,” he began sol- omnl>, “that t)io b..bwhit(* rpuFI is rare and endangered in No.ih Carolina. What ean you tell m<' about ‘it?’' ‘•Where did you get ycur in formation?” he Wits asked. ‘•Oh. it'.s oommon knowl time in nx^nt history, and thoio are probably more rabbits In the state now than in the past. The ^ray squirrel is at least holdinnj i his own. and the will tur-c i> m.aiCi.y. a - moh.T-l;. Hi fiu the hla:’\ bar is tlie rolv garni* animal cinnTdly in trouble in .s:afc.'’ a VMM (!. ' iht* i(‘p' ,1 er a.-ked. “T i-v'n abcii .me. ari'!’* ihf'vV" ••No. qid!(* frmikly. ni -a rf tin state Is lousy With deer.” '.\e stiid, “and tlie In r Is are gr'. -.ving ami .‘-'i>iea:iin.; ali the tinw Tlien* is rea.son t • beiif.’e ih;rt tlUTc may be moro fU*^'!’ hen n than wln'ii .Sir Waite:* R;* Ic • "’epr i ' ‘f t!ie ooat on Riyi- :i. ke I dan.l. One thing is (M'rtain. tr n •■■i* nval-lbOO's iiniil tlit* I,Pi lf2‘’;. d<*er vve-e pra(lieal[v ex;.!'.-t in tin* Pie:!:T’ant and Wt.’ein parts of tiu* .stale, and de idrdly rare evc'u in tlu* e.i-t. Since the ('re.-rti-)!! of the Nsrth Car--llpa Wildlife R(.s.'>un*e« Com- mis-*ion in t!ie la‘e 1910’>. tlie d(x.*r ]>c;)ulatit::) lias b*<‘n built up ivilii n 'vV tl cv are found in every county in the stale. In all but a few (wuntirs, thev a a numercus en /ugh to .siappcrt hunting, and in some areas. i’:e- are so abundant tJiat tluw are eonsidored pc an\-' cc (.‘0!'.*(*rne:i •vith the future ot ■wildlife in Notfh Cardina. The overall picture I->oI:s quite good. an.1 despite a few local a.-eac where certain speckle.*; may b* undergoing natural l.ow popula ^ (Continued On Page Five) went 2-fi.r-3 to load Tue.sday's vidory ever* Allen. Mark Thorn burg cf the- l'..sers wa.s tin* game’s t( p liitli :■ vvitli 3-for-3. Ken Cluninger -.vas ihe winning piti.h- er an