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1973 TKuriilay, Xuguit 16, 1973 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C PAGE THREE VOVN’S cl rlos uas nocui Ann -arr>- is iouto :h of isl S, va rt, birth St !t, bbio, , an- turs- itain »St(’<l ivtH-k polls ights ease 739- ■n to HERALD SPORTS r O'- By CARY STEWART College Football Elevens Show Several Players From This Area Short cuts from the world of sports: Football brochures from area colleges are coming in at a rapid pace and several schools have players who are well-known to area prep fans. Gardner-Webb’s roster lists Randy Bynum of Lincolnton, Rick Chapman and Arnold Smith of East Rutherford, Mike Dover of Shelby, Dennis Dukes of R-S Central and Hugh Giles, Steve Cher ry and Richard Wofford of Gastonia; N. C. State’s roster lists Buddy Green of Stanley, David Roberts of Shelby and Jeff Weaver of Lincolnton; and Lenoir Rhyne’s bro chure lists Mike MeWhirter of South Point. * * * « My thanks to Roy l-’earson and the recreation depart ment for the award presented to me for coverage of the 1973 athletic programs . . . And a speedy recovery foi- Roy, who is scheduled to undergo surgery today at Kings Mountain Hospital . . . Elmer Ross will be in charge o. the recreation activities while Roy is absent. * • « * Kings Mountain will be sponsoring a men's church team softball tournament early next month and it’s an ticipated that around 30 teams will enter the event. Any teams interested in participating should contact the city recreation department. The tourney will include several clubs from Gaston County which could not have their own tourney this year due to lack of fields. State Players Working Hard A Kings Mountain little league all-star team, com prised of players from the National and American Leagues, finished second to Dallas in the Shelby Moose Club Invitational tournament Saludray. Dallas stopped KM 9-7 after the local club won games over Ilicleory 9-f and Shelby 5-3. Many of the players on the K.Y team played for the National League all-star team which "n ished second in the state tournament last week. Kings Mountain’s state championship Babe Ruth all star team met a group of parents and other “oldtimers ” at City Stadium Saturday afternoon and, believe it or not the oldtimers won 8-4. But even the oldtimers admittec that the Babe Ruth youngsters might not have been try ing too hard. Tony Leigh, former KM High and legioi standout, sparked the oldtimers with a long homer ovei the rightfield fence. # * * * Larry Smith, 1972 NASCAR rookie of the year fron- Lenoir, became the first Talladega 500 fatality Sunda.\ when he was killed when his car hit the wall . . . Tin richest Winston Cup event ever run on a half-mile track will take place September 30 in Martinsville, Va., with the running of the 18th annual Old Dominion 500. # * * * N. C. State football coach Lou Holtz says he’s heard that most of his players have been working out hare during the off-season, anticipating another good j-ear ir ’73. “If that’s the case,’’ said Holtz, “it won't take us lont to get down to serious business. And with the scheduli we’re facing, we’re going to have to make the most ol every practice moment we have.’’ WoVpack foe.s includ( East Carolina, Virginia, Nebraska, Georgia, UNC, Mary land, Clemson, South Carolina, Penn State, Duke ant Wake Forest. -Rhea Still Holds LR Record Our condolences to Shelby Daily Star sports editoi Frank Ballenger on the recent loss of his 17-yeai-oU daughter, Pam . . . Slugging first baseman Wayne PyrtK of Pembroke was the only unanimous choice on the 197i N. C. Collegiate Summer League all-star team. Pyrtk led the league in hitting with a lusty .426 mark. «> * * « Two University of North Carolina track stars, Reggie McAfee and Tony Waldrop, will carry the banner of LaC and the United States in the World University games in Moscow next week . . . Big George Archer has won an exemption for the $150,000 U. S. Professional Match Play Championship at MacGregor Downs in Raleigh beginnin. August 20. He won the spot by being the PGA’s thin leading money winner in 1972 with $14o,000. Other exemi): players are Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, J|hnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, Grier Jones and Tommy Aaroi. * * * * Former Kings Mountain High football standout Ron nie Rhea still holds the all-time Lenoir Rhyne pass in terception record for a single game. His freshman yeai in 1965, Rhea picked off three pas.ses in a game against East Carolina . . . Bobby Jones, beginning his eighth year as a high school football coach, has never had a losing season and hopes this won’t be his first. He’s 11 8-1 at KMHS as he begins his third season here. * • * * Dick Thompson, head coach at East Gaston High School, was disappointed when only 56 prospects came out for football. Over 100 had originally indicated that they would play . . . The past couple of weeks, a Char lotte paper has ran articles on the Shrine Bowl and sev eral coaches have indicated that South Carolina wins more often than the Tar Heels because the South Caro lina coaches do a better job of firing up their players. The real reason that S. C. has dominated play is that the N. C. coaches aren’t choosing the best players. 11 you'll watch the roster each year, you’ll see that ever\ coach on the N. C. staff has two of his own players or the team. « • * * Saturday’s a big day for Clemson football coach R'^d Parker. It’s the first time he’ll see his new team in pads. Parker has installed a veer offense and plans to use at most exclusively the triple-option which made his Citadel teams so successful . . . North Carolina’s defending ACC and Sun Bowl champions begin practice next Tuesdax 'The Tar Heels lost 13 starters off last year’s 11-1 outfit but still will be one of the favorites in the ’73 ACC race • • • * Have you heard about the new women’s nro footbal team out in Los .Angeles? Reports are that the defens’vi line averages 208 pounds per player. The owner of tlm team .says he sees a 20-team league in the not-too-distant future. KM Mountaineers Hope To Improve With A; It wouldn’t be fair to a.sk King.s Mountain High football coach Bobby Jont'.s to prc'dict how , hi.s team will do during the up- : coming 1973 grid campaign. I Jones, you .see, is working mostly with new faces as his Mountaineers prepare for their August 31 (jjx'ner at Be.s.semor City. The Mountaineers lost 15 play ers off last year's (M team and of the 35 grkkk'rs .seeking a start ing berth, only eight ar<‘ .seniors. Four of those seniors are nenv- comer.x. “It’s really too early to tell right now,” Jone.s .said, “but it looks like we have pretty good athletes.’’ Inexjierience npiiear.s to bo the biggest probiem rigliit now. “We might look rusty for a- .vhilc,’ noted Jone.s, ‘"but when we get .some of these kids that have nevi'r played 'oelci.-e in some ball I games they should come along' pretty g(H)d.” Jone.s .says tlu* Mountaineers will be bel:er oft depth-wi.se than last year but df'pth eoiild pre.sent a problem in the baekfield If in- juric.s take their toll. The .Mountaineers have only three expe-rienced back.s but Jones .says their "three of the best ba.'ks’’ in tiie Southwestern Conierenee. Tony Falls, who was all-c.,n- f( fence last year as a .so .iiomore. return.s at quarterback. Falks has been hampered .somewhat by a .shoulder injury not related to football but is prognessinp. Johnny Byers, a ,juni.\)r, and Darrell Van Dyke, a .senior, are tile reluming ru.nnTng back.s and both liave looked good in early drills. Eyer- led the team in the ground gaining department la.st year. Tliere wa.s .scm(r sjx'culation that Jone.s would move Fall.s t ) a running haek position to make room for Chuck Aaslin or Steve Southwell at quarterback but Jones said "right now” Falls is ills quarterback. “Au.stin and Southwell arc both looking pretty good,” he .said, "but Tony is a much better runner.’ Sinci- K.M’s tripie-option allaek is geared for a running (|n:r,rlerbaek, it’s almost certain I Jone.s will stick with Fall.s as the fir'll! general. "Right now, we'll .start Falls,” he said, “but it really depends on how things go. If one ol our run ning backs would be injured, it ■might be that we’d have to move Tony to a running back since were shy in that department.” Donnir .MrDevilt, a sophcimore with promise, wilt likely gel the all at liillback but lio'obie Kng. a .senior out frr varsity foot rail f.ir lire first time, is also looking ■'learning ” Jimmy Thoi'npson, a .sophomore gco'l. J.ines saiil hi.s full.-iacks are who led tire jitnior varsity in .several running departments last fall, could help out in the bavk- field. Jone.s said the line presents a (]ue.slion mark in lliat most of his returning linemen played Iraekup rclcs last year and didn't get experience in gaine.s with tire tougher teams. Dennis Hogue, beginning hi.s third year as a .stailei, uill Ire back at guard on oltense and line backer on .letiK-i' but Ire's the only ''lull-time'' .slartcr back from a year ago. Jone.s will likely cli urse In- other starling guard Ir.fm three players. Da\ id Bell. .1 D. .\uslrii and John Yarbi’.iugh. Re|| Ir ltei ed last year, Au.stin is a Iransle: frorn Castonia and 'i arbritugii stalled on tlie jay.i-e team. A pair of letternien, I’.eggie Whitmire and Larry Hamiiek. airpear to have the inside track at the otfensive tackle post.s but .1 ii’e.s Ail] liave a pair of now cn.I.s, rpi-..:)aoly Car l Ro.sr Ijoro, a 2J.'l-pounder. at tight end and I I'ltlier tresbiiian William Thom...'- .-on or sopbomoie Cliris John.son at .sjrlit end. , Cleiiii M i.ss and Wayru- Dixon, I a pair .il lettermi'ii, and Jolin ' .M..i;'i.soii are the ■■entcis. I The ileii'ii-r will sli' w .some I liangc', starting at ends where Jones will proraaly tia.c .lin- ' Lau,_>liter and Roy Puliranr, |.\o I leltermi'n. Laughler shoAs sivi,- ! (if de.ek.piiig ird 1 one .rf tile 1 team's tx'licr lirii'mcn on di'fcns" Ito-caoro will move I'l ,i lar klc on dclcn.-e, where he wot in' ,j<.riled by .inrdher iieu-.me]. Mike .'siiipp, arai -Xl 'S' ;r;i! riioic I to a guard along witn lii'll. ' ll",g(ll A ill ))lo.)al>ly lie loilled ■ ill lira'lra kei i:ii ■ rail try 1-.:. ■ • iird Van Dyke, Sour.b.Kcll or..I Falls lia.e i he c L'i' in lire -s'■ 011(1,'ir'v bur .1 ihir-roii ml Jriniir.' Til ,:iii)-,ri ui!l jrlay a I'Ot. J ii'.cs sa. tile team hasn't ex- pcr.enceii any in.ij or iiijiirie- llnis lai '''out se'cr.ii ;."0plc have been sloA'cl Aitli bli.steis ari.l o.uis, - Fall.- didn't prac- c(|uiomct;i the first h.s ...louldcr in ti, (■ Hi liciCi'. wck ac.-ause jury. Jorit.'S Icf i- Wii.o. will iinoic hiuc a go, •! rude I, “ii.id til lii- ciub. like good .■ A it 11 ilge. "W ■ up ,il b.iys," he , .'Ccr-i t(j want to iiiiiy ill 1 iiii.'iovr'. ;; we hare a .Ic.r'ii! yea.. vv.' siiirui'i bo ready i.r :il yi'ai- l,.‘; !i.u-'e just a- !) ,u: c.i rybuay wrl. be c,.miri.; bai k." id" '■■ of h- .1 ries C'!m- .11, i. ■ V. " i, ,,1 1 ,l of kid.s thill i .'...iii.irr i I),' - arod lo rl.iv. 'o.'ri bctier til.ill we’ve iX'i it lit il sC ■'U,';. .:e:;;,:r -iv K'lriiilding. ’ he I ( 1:-In.ie I. •aril ! - till think s.e'r! liaM' a ,.’ii .il ballteam.” /. National Leagi^e All-Stars Lose In Final Game The Kings Mountain .Valiinal I League all-star- lost to dc.h'n liii,; I Champion CoUimbir.' , .ai-dy j Thu.rsday iiiglit 2-0 in the chani- pienshii) game of the North Car;- ! lina Lixir- Youth (little leaguer , lia-r-ball tournameiit in White- 1 villc. 1 CHURCH CHAMPIONS — Pictured above is the Second Baptist team which i:wept the tegular sea son and tournament titles in the men's church lea gue softball race. The team is now scheduled to participate in the state church tournament. Front row, left to right, Richie Land, Sonny Jackson, Pete Oliver, Richard Oliver, Cotton Oliver, Kelly Land and Gary Oliver. Second row. Rev. Gene Land, Charles Smith, Jim Guyton, Danny McA bee, Dewitt Guyton, Jack King, Jimmy Dellinger, Max Brooks, Coach Tommy Barrett. Not pictured Pete Burgess. (Photo by Walter Vess). Second Baptist Fops Bethlehem For Church Title Se.-ond Baptist r.-.pood Hu long-delayod championship game of the local church league soft- •>all tcurnament Tuesday night at City Park, defeating Botlile- hem Baptist 11-1. Tire game had been rained out n the top of tire sixth inning hree week-: ago. The teams had iot heeii able to complete the game due to other teai-ns hav- n.g priority of the field. Neither team could manage a hreat ill the final two innings itid the sccre remained as it wa.s liree uceks ago when the game va.s called. ,. Second Baptist tliu-. became he tir-t church league team in history ol the iK-al league to tweep 'noth the regular season ind tournament titles. Sec.rnd baptist eopired the regular .«ea.son title ill a luUly conle.sted race which also involved Macedonia. Sethlcbern and El Bethel. .Secaiul Baptist placed tliree layers on the nine-man all- tourniiment team. They were Tary Oliver, Sonny Jackson and Dewitt Guyton. Other al-tourney elcrliiins included Lawrence Ri- lin and Tim EclioLs of Betlile- !iem, David Bullocks of El Bethel, Ronnie Hamrick of .Allen Mem orial, Gary Smith of Temple Bap tist and .Mike Winders of First vVisleyan. Second F»;)ti.st now advance.s (o the -state church tournament in .Asliehoro .Nugust 22-2.5. .Secend Baptist's legiilar season I'e.’C'.'d iS 2(:-4. Dodge That Broke 20C To Go To Darlington D.VRLINGTON, S. C. — The fir.st .stack car to run o'ver 200 miles per lioiii on a clo.sed cour.se, the 1970 Dodge Daytona, will be pre sented to the Joe Weatherly .S|o:k Car Maseurn during the pre-race slu-kv for tire 24th .South ern 500, Labor Day, Sept. 3. Driver Buddy Baker and car builder Colton Owens will pre- .sent the keys to .Mii.seum Direc tor Fl ivil Lane and Raceway President Barney Walla.'e. Tlic car was luiill by Owens in his Siraitanburg. S. C. garage, driven by Baker to victory in the 1970 .Southern .500 and donated to the -Museum by the Chrysler Cor poration. Oweii' ,iikI 3ak< r were the rna- jor fenes in getting Dodge lo ti i- nate the duplicate copy of Dodge Daytona No. 6 to the Museum. "I gue.ss this has to climax one unforgettable weekend in Dar lington," hearned Owens. On Sat- iir.lav night prior to Hie 1970 .Scut hern .500. Owens was induct ed into the National Motorsirnrls Pre.s.s A.s.sociation Hall of Fame, Sorne 4S hours later. Baker drove OA'en.s’ Dodge into Darlington’s victory lane. It was his first win at Darlington, where hi.s father. Buck ha.s scored tliree times. “That Darlington win had to be the highlight of my racing career. Wlien lliey dropped tire (hockor flag on me, tears were r,riling down my chock. I had lo wait 30 mirnites after the racx* to even talk about it, I wa.s too choked up. Really, I can'i tell you wliat it means lo me to have this car in the Joe Wcathei- h Stc.k Car .Mu.seum. I’m glad to be a part of the liistory "f stock car racing,’’ Baker said. The Dodge Daytona, becau.se of its aerodynamic design, the re verse spoiler and the wedge shaped no.se, bi'came the fastest .stock oar in the world when it whizzed around Taliadega SpecHl way better than 200 miles per hou,'. It became a mu.seiim item then. The JiK.' Weatherly sto.k. Car .Mu.seuiTi. which houses the laig e I ccllection ot .stock racing cars in the w.irld, is open to tlie pu'o- lic .seven days a week, .\dmis-ion i.-: free. Central Sets First Workout All seventh and eighth graders who plan to play football at Central Junior High this season are urged to meet at the school gym Friday at 2 p.m. Head Coach Porter Griggs said lor all prospects to bring prac tice shorts and T shirts for a light workout. The Patriots will play a seven- game schedule th's fall, begin ning Sept. 12 at Battleground in Lincolnton. The Patriots will play four games at 'home. SERMON TOPIC “What Voice?'’ will lie the sei'- mon topic ot Di'. Paul Ausley at Sunday rnorning wof.ship hour- at 11 o’liock at F'ii.st Presbyterian ciniieh. I 1-^ l5'' m-. \~%kr 111*’ WOMEN'S CHURCH CHAMPS — The Oak Grove teum, r.uown above, wen tue rogul.rt seaxon title in the women's church league race and finished '■ c :d fo I’ull's Meniorial in the tounoment. Front row. left to right, Betty Bell, Vickie Ware, Hele.g Earl. Petty Gmiit ard Joyre Ilhci. Po-k row, Coach Mike Jim son, Betty White, Betty Th m on, Mory Simmons, iallie B-jrton and Linda Champion. Not pictured Fattie Champion and Sue Thcinhuig. Tile l(;;'al elub, coaclied h> Bob ■tborl. Darrell Forbe-r and lii.s \I .ci'c. had defeated Noi'Annd .S-T Wedne.sday night to reach the final-: against tlie .-iame .'cUiiti- bus Cnunt.v team whicli st..p:,c.i K.VI 3-0 in the toiiniament's' opening game on .Monlay, I The National Leaguer-' llui-' ae i came the fir.-;t King.s .Mountain little league learn to make it io the finals of the stale laiii iia- ; Trent an I was the second kid la.seball team Iroiii this t iAii to play for a .stati* cluimiiionsliip ■ this .summer. The other team, oi eour.se. was the Ba'.ie Ruth all i stars, which uon tire state iille j Ronnie Wilson, who iiurled a , no-hitler against host Whitevilli' in the quarter-finals, went ail the way on the m iiiiid for Kings Moimlain in the final game and to.ik the 1G.S.S. Kings .Mountain managed just oni' liil, a -ingle a\ Bryan Wliite. National 6B fourney Begins MANTlIE-'^rER, N. II. — Nine U'.i'ms are ready to start play liere on Aug. 18 in the 22nd an uial Babe Rutli W irld -■Series. Jrilr rsrni City. Missouri wil! lace Falls Chureli. Virginia in the d p.m. opener on -\u,g. IS. H.i.st .Manchester will mei't Err-t .\naheim, Calil., in tire .second game. Lexington, Ky., and Beaverton, Oregon — both appraring in tire .series for the first time - are nai.lied in thi' firsto! four game- in Sun.lay. Puerto Rico goes a- gainst Monleri'ev. .Mexi, ;. I’rin e Geci'ge.s, .Md., meets the winner ol the .Maneliesier - East .\na- lieim game. M..nterrcy and East .\iialieim ilso are in the Ba'.ie Ruth classic .'o.' the first time. Hawaii's defending worll eharii- pion.s faiie.l to survive |)lav in the Paciii.' Siaithwesl region. Special gue.st.s at the serie.s A'ilt he Mrs, Babe Ruth, vvidoA of the fame.l lirrme run king, and .Mel .Mien, voice if the Yankees for many yc irs. 'Ihe drniiile elimination .serii'S for the 131.5 year old aoys winds 11 r n Aug. 25. r \ /• ", V 1 -s' '•■• - : :if, i.' ir*.' EYES FINAL YEAR — Dennis Hogiu'. ‘fuarcl linobackor for Kings Mountain's Mouiitainours, eyes hi.> thiid and final year as a starter as ths Mcnntics preaaic for tbeir Auguit ol opener at Be‘i^emer City. Iloguc is cne of 13 iclurn ng letlermf>n who hope to lead the Mountaineers to a Letter sca.son than Zie 6-4 mark a year ago. Young Season Eyes Fcr anner olipact^l H.M.l.IGi!. Ill coin.it;.- yiai'., .ic . ; , , i . :a'!.s . rid wilt n alumni ihink ol iatainra; 1;s di .in.i. jc He bia.. | Tl .\. C. Slat.', in:.- <■ r 'l': |.i i ;.5'i '.n" )li-v. .-o'lif to mind ol the H( H 'i'-vvci. . ];i; . pi ■. : Hie iii'ickyaid. 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