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ty li gueit ns about “Senator fth of th« r poUce « •aid Ron ' Itanriday, May M, 1M7- 00 am KEtS racket «e will to your with Play Tryon Iti ExhiUtion Game Post 155 Juniors Open Here Friday Night Kbiga Mountain’• Post 168 American Legion Juniors wlU (q>on Uielr 18TT season Friday night at Lancaster Field In a practice game against the ‘nyon Dixie Youth team. Coach Robbie Moore will •md his youngsters into Area Four, League One play a week from ttmlght against Forest City. Moore, a KMHS and Oardner-Webb product. Is in his first year as leg^n coach here and Is op timistic the team will be able to Improve over last year’s record. Moore’s assistant Is another O-W. player, Richard Gillespie. “I think we can have a good team,’’ says Moore, "even though we’ll still be a young team.’’ Moore has seversd top prospects, including several players who gained some valuable experience last summer under veteran baseball man, Ous Hartsoe, who held the Poet 166 team together under some hying circumstances. One of the top newcomers la rlghthand pitcher Mike Jackson of CSover, a good all-rotsid athlete who won a college scholarah^ to Livingstone, Ala. Jackson, who quar terbacked the aover High football team, is capable of beating anyone In the league, Moore says. John Clanton, also from Oover, will be seeing a lot of mound duty, as well as last year’s most valuable player, righthander Ron Monday. Munday wUl be in the outfield when he’s not on the mound. Rusty Bell, who played Babe Ruth baU last year, wUl get the caU behind the ^te a^ he could prove to be one of the "top catchers in Area Four. Moore has picked up one of the top area high school athletes in Marcus Jamerson of Shelby, who’ll be manning the shortstop position. Jamerson helped lead the Shelby High football team to the association champlonahlp and also played on some strong baseball teams there. Keith Rabb, last year’s leading hitter from Shelby, returns to the outfield, and Richard Van Dyke, who eye injury, should earn one the Juniors have two is coming around after a of the starting spots in the returnees In the Infield, year-long battte with an outfield and Moore la Gary Blake at second and Leroy Blake at third. ’The Kings Mountain residents both have excellent power. Leroy helped lead the Blacksburg High footbaU WORT? looking for Kenny Cobb and Steve Deal of Clover to push for a starting berth. ffilday’s opponent will be a strcmg test for the Juniors as most of the Tryon players have many years of experience In Babe Ruth and high school baseball. The Tryon team has three of the area’s top pitchers in righthanders Harlan, Vincent and Cheater Haynes. All three are also good hitters and will be playing other positions when they’re not on the mound. Some of the other leaders on the team in clude catcher Pat Byers. and Inflelders Greg Sellers tmd Kenny McNeal. The Tryon team has one of the biggest drawing areas of any team In the area, getting players from Bessemer City and CherryvUle high schools. Friday’s game wUl be the only practice test for the local Juniors. Robinson Sets HU Record sophomore David Robinson set a oosnpleted high sch^ basebaU season. Robinson’s it base hits broke the old mark of SI set by David Lancaster In 1678. Robliwon had St Mis In 86 times at bat lor a .S76 batting average In leading the Mona- talneers to a seooad place finish In the Southwestern Con- terenoe. In *76, Lancaster had 81 hits In 8S times at hat tor a ASS average as hs led KMHS to a 1A« six school recordSf including most home runs (U), most nms batted in (S4), best batting average (JI86), most nms scored (tl), moat total bases (IS) and highest slugging percentage (1,877). Umpires ‘Walk’ Off Field Stores Evorywtwre Open Memorial Day! fit With Summer in Minct Leisure-Time Canvas Slip-on for Mon has Support. Asstd Reg. $3.97, * *Open Evsningm WMsstwCharge or BinkAmi Prices Good Hun Salniday KM Flat Shopping Center, Open Mon-Thnrs 10 Fri. 10-6 Sat. 6-8 Simday 1-8 -Get to know us; you’ll like us.( Kings MounUln’s 14-16 year old Babe Ruth season got oft to a sluggish start ’Tuesday, night when one the umpires walked oft the flsld. The umps packed up their gear and handed for home after three Innlnga of a game at Macedonia Baptlat Church field between the VFW and Mountaineera. According to Babe Ruth officials, the plate umpire, who was later suspended by booking agent ShsirlU Harris, was granting VFW Coach Alex McCallum time outs during the oiggffr (Mw omutt MagttOruJbftO I^Mhi^TKd^flikkeN^ HOME Savings & Loan Association Let's unlock that door to a new home together. The timing is perfect . . . mortgage loans are available. Come in and let's discuss your home financing needs We're here to help get your plans moving for the house you've always wanted. Come In Today A NEW HOME LOAN, RE-RNANCING, UNDER OR A HOME iMPROVBAENT LOAN 5y4% PAiO ON REGULAR PASSBOOK SAViNGS ACCOUNTS HOME SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION Kings Mountain & Bessemer City mlddls of plays. Mountaineer Coaeh DanrsU Van Dyke sdvlsad the umpire he would play tha game under protest if he continued to grant tha time outa, and after granting the third time out. Van Dyke protwtad and dw umpire picked up hta gear and left. Tlie time oute were being called after battera draw baaea on balla and before the runnere reached flrat baae, which, according to the baaeball rulee, cannot be done. According to Hugh. Lancaater, preeldent at tha aaslgned to call hare, tha umpire haa years of ax- parience. ’The base um pire, who la new, also walked off tha field but waa not suspended hecauaa HarrU felt he was probably going along with the plate umpire because It was the flrit time he’d ever aeen eueh a altuatlon. ’’m one Inetance,’’ said Lancaster, ’’the Moun taineers had a rumar on third base and Van Dyke waa planning on the walking batter to roiaid first sndhsad for second to set ig) s double steal situation. Tliat’e Just good basoball. I’ve seen It happen from little league to msjor league. But the umpire was calling time out before the runner reached flrat and It was taking away that posalbUlty. ’That’s about holding the runner to a ■bigle. “TTie first duty at an umpire,’’ Lancaster went on, “la to control the game but ha cartalnly didn’t do that. Ha Just picked up hU gear and left R waa a poor situation, and regrettahla, but It cartalnly wam’t tha fault of our coaches and It’s left us In a problem In Bchadullng.’’ (Please Turn To Page aA) Left to Right AAISSY, NIKKI, EDIE GAIL AND EDDIE HERNDON with Wodo H. Tyner, Jr. prasont- ing keys to tham for thair naw 1977 LTD STATION WAGON. WiadelVnei^ Family Reunion. Now that Wade’s cut prlces,your family can get together with the Ford family s^in. If you've looked at the price stickers on new cars lately, you know that car prices have gone up along with the prices on everything else. But Fords and families belong together. And that’s why Wade Tyner is hav ing a Family Reunion Sale. Wade's got a good inventory of new cars and trucks. And he’s cut the price on each and every one of Uiem. So get on over to Wade's place. And bring the family. 2-door Granada with air, prica roducod to $4599. Highway 74, Kings Mt.. N.C.
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