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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.
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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.
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“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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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’?
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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 ; <i‘ >
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.<o bo .'^liong.
Kings Maintain ge-.s it.- f.r-l
erat k at Hen.’-:«*lta next Tue.sdav
nlLi’.t r.n th(* road, then n'tuin^
li i:< \t Tour.sdav to nc.-a
ciiunty-rival Shelby. Shelby draw.s
play(*r.s fRmi Shelby and Crest
highs anrl rumors havi* it that
iw.) ■pilch(*rs fiotn llardoei AVebb
(’('liege have inovaol into the
Sh(*lby district.
Kings Mountain will play 11
regular .s(>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
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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{‘ w<jn .six and lost l*vo on the
inci'nd for Wingate, and while
iiDtpiCe-hiiig he played first ba.se.
He hit .3tH for W.ngate, leading
rh(‘ team at The plate.
■Bolli men were ca-a. iied at Win
gate by Steve I’oslcn, a graduate
m1 (lardnor-Wibb. T.he hcy.s' fath
ers. (:harlie Tromer and Robert
Brown. Sr.. W(‘r(‘ bcih present lor
the signing.
“We an' very pieased to get
tltese two young men for next
year," said Coaeh Bryson. “We
need the lefth ande<i pitthing of
Mike ajui Booay Ls a long ball
hitter as well as a fi:ie pitcher.
Bo!;h of iT.ese men will fit well
iiitj our plans for llu' next two
yra.^s.”
Gardner-Webb ju.sl cIaS(Hl the
season by reaching the District
NAIA 26 finals before being elimi
nated. ThL: was the third straight
year the Bulldogs had made the
Jiftricl tournament.
wire photo finish over three orh- j cent. Through May 19 the con
or drivers whirth included Sam tractor from Taylorsville had won
13 ff the 19 rac(*s had entered
this .season.
The last driver to handle Gant
at Hickory was Sam .Ard on
March 4. Gant ran .second to Ard
Ard of Asheboro. Dennis wa.s the
1970 “Rookie of the Year" iri
NASCAR’s Grand National divi
sion. He wild drive a Monte Carlo
in Sunday’s World GOO at (^har-
1. He, and will wheel a Chevelle
in the 200 lap Nattional Champ-
i^oidhiip race at Hickory Saturday.
'Hendrick hs probably w!cm more
raiM tha’n any other driver since
I^tASQAIR started 25 years aigo. The
sotCt spokoa Grandi^thoir feelfi iiU
in a Sportsman contest immedi- j
ately after finishing fourth in a I
100-mile stint in a Grand Nation
al cv'ent. The rematch this week
Is a long awaited one by the
fans.
Satuirday’s racing card includes
DRIVING CLASS i
A Drivers E^iucation course
will begin Tuesday, June 5 at
Kings Mountain high .school
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. To qua
lify for the cla.s.s you must be
at least 15L» to 18 years of age.
features for both Limited Sports
man and Hobby performer.s. Driv
er registration will begin at 4:30.
followed by warmups and quali-
f>iing. 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<v :e, ‘.'IS ,3212
Herd, rf 3 o 1 .3
Parker, p 4 0 10
Fitts, lb 3 0 0 0
L-anoiusler, H> 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
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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(..<l< r;
MlCHF.nS; liuuh Harris. S .’U'li
pidnt: Craig Kiser, Lir.c'.lm -n.
CAfCHEHS: Dann^ Lcjktnan,
S uiit Point: Tonimv >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 <Pe(*n was
tin* winning hurle.- an.i Rayln-.l
\\'IL!e tc;k tlie h
Jimmy We.ito an-i B bay Grc*<*n
-i.i. .;ei iicnior.s an.I Dean .^Ipt ai.-
Mimters Ind Fisheimen he Daing
Flore To Preserve N. C. Wildlife
By JIM DEAN i
Wildl ic Afield
Many pccph. hmestU l>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<yl.te
that it's ju.st a matter of a few
short years before th(*re won’t b(*
any wildlife left in the state,”
he .said.
‘•3\)U-re probably g-ing to fin l
this hard to belhwe,” vvt* .said,
•‘but what if we told you that
there tire more bof.)white quail in
North Carolina right now than at
anv time in re?orcierl Ir-’ory?”
••Yf.m’rc kidding?” ho said.
“Nopt*. it’s a fact.” we sai i. •
‘There ait* alsf) mc»re mourning
doves in the nation than at ar.>
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<ts b\ farmers ”
Of course, .such information
was weR^me iu*ws to tlie rcrx'.t-
cr, and it sht'illd hi* t > 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<i Tiaio Hiu-s-)!! took rhe
1(MIS.
M.icedonia's lc.s.s came Friday
night a! t!ie iiands of KI Bethel.
12-9. Banv' Rikaed hurled the
win a;.v! I.yn .Mwc.od was 3-for-4
for the winners. Gene Hun.tsin.g-
<‘r -was 1 h.'r-l f.r Mtu'ed^ria and
Mike .''knith and Gao' -^tout hit
h nu* run.s. Ken Cloninger wa.s
th(’ l..'i.ng pitcher.
First Wesley.an won beth of iUs
games during the week, whipping
Tr‘n.ple 6-3 Friday before upset
ting Eiiiilihem 'I'ue.sday nigiit.
Dinky Barrett .sHimmed three
iiiis to lead Fridays viidory an I
.Mari n Flowers h'arled the win.
Baru It was 2-for-4 in Tutvsday'.s
vici r. and FI ..vers again
tne winning pitcher. Jael Whi'.-
nant tv k the lo.-;s and Tim Kc-h-
ols led Eetiikhem'.s plate attack
V :ih 2-fcr-3.
Bethlehem W’on il5 Friday
game. .stci:nLng pa<t Buffalo lS-4
liOhind a -l-fcr-l nc. forma nee ny
Gerald Mr Daniel.*Dale Ledaoiter
was the -v'-’inning pikhor.
F iffala snapped back Tuesday
night t' defeat .-Vilen Memorial
l.i-S beinn 1 h ;me runs by Cari
.'1 ;an and Du.sty Mauney. Gary
Binithani was the winning pitch
er. Dun Kills and Charles Jones
w ir‘i hemers for .Mien and Plato
Hin-wn was the losing hurler.
In Tue.sday's other game*, .be *-
end Baptrin outslugged FA 3( Ihel
1.3-11 as Dewitt G-uyi. n or .1 Tom
my Barrett secured three* fiiis a-
pioce. Pete Oliver was t'lc win-
r-iag pitthor ani Barry Rikarl
to,^ the loss.
STANDINGS
Teamf W 2
Bethlehem -
i^ron.I Bapti.st 7 2
El B(*tJu‘l 7 3
Macedonia ^
, EiRfalo 4 6
Alle'n ^ 0 •
Te’.nple -
First Wesleyan -
ANNAL'AL VISITOR
liha* mold is cm ''’Mual v sitor
to North Carole: k: i^. :acco
country. The* fung-a -was
first identifiel in ilc- .stale in
1931, and it has Ix'cn loan? some
where =n t’.:e state each spring
snee that Uato. It was first iden
tified this year around the last of
Apj*il