Page VA-MIRROR-HERALiD—Thursday, August 11, 1977 Babe Riithers Will Get Automatic Berth KM To Host *78 Regionah Kings Mountain will host the 1978 17-18 year old Southeastern Regional Babe Ruth baseball tournament. Local BR officials were notified of their ac- cq;>tanoe this week. The double-elimination tournament, featuring the state champions from several southern states, will be played at Lancaster Field next August. As host team. Kings Mountain will draw an automatic bye In district, area and state play and will advance straight Into the regional tour- 9PORT9 nament. North Carolina will also be represented by a state champion. Charlotte’s 17-18 year old all-star team won this year’s regl(mal Tuesday night In Huntsville, Ala., and will play In the Babe Ruth World Series In Kentucky later this month. Next year’s regional here will give KM Its third regional representative. Five years ago, the 18-15 year old all-stars won the state title and played In the reglonals in Florida, and three years ago the 18 year old all-stars won the state title and played in the reglmials In Alabama. Ihat 18 yesu: old team, which Included many of the same players that last week won the state 16- year-old title, finished third In the reglonals. Although the tourney Is a year away, local BR followers feel good about Kings Mountain’s chances of winning the title. Not only will KM have moot of the players that {flayed on last week’s state champlcnahlp ie-yearK>ld team, but will also have the better players off the current 17- 18 year old team. B R officlala also {xflnt out that the opiwrtunlty of {flaying in the regional tournament will give the KM players a lot of ex|>osure by major league scouts. All of the major league clubs will be represented here. ’nils wlU be Kings Mountain’s first attempt at hosting a regional tournament, but the town has hosted several district, area' and state tour naments. Kings Mountain youth baseballers have played In only one Wortd Series, the 1966 Teener League All-Stars finishing third In the imtlonal tourney In Hershey, Pa. KM went to the Babe Ruth program a few years later when the Teener program folded. . 1W 79LYeary01d WiU Ump In Church Tourney ” NIGHT OUT 77 Planning a personal or business party ? Have we got the place! Every thing about RiverBend is special; The finest prime rib, steak, fresh seafood, with everything to go with it, even set-ups. Plus the RiverBend atmosphere with a special personality all its own. On weekends, top notch entertainment for your dining and dancing pleasure! One dollar cover per person Friday and Saturday only A': X' '8' C. APPLE RiverJC Bend Dinner 6 30 PM Mon Sat Reservations 482 8816 Hwy. 150 South across from airport. Shelby, N. C. IN 49th YK AR - I. C. Apple, 79 year old official, la In hla 48th year as an umpire In the Amateur Softball Association. Apple will be calling balls and strikes terately In need of more players and also need equipment back from Isurt year. Any players or former coaches who have any type of practtce or game equipment that has not been returned are urged to return It as soon as possible. Practloe will continue dally throughout this month and regular season action will begin In early September. Seventy-nine year old I. C. Apple will be one of the umpires tonight when the annual State Church League softball tournament opens at three Kings Mountain {»rks. Apple, who'has been officiating for 49 years. Is the oldest, but one of the best, softball um pires In North Carolina. Apple will be um piring tonight at City Stadium, where action begins at 6 p. m. City recreation director Roy Pearson, who Is director of the 82-team tourna ment, said all Kings Mountain senior citizens are being Invited to the games. At the same time Apple Is overseeing the action at City Stadium, there will also be a full slate of games at Deal Street and Macedonia parks. El Bethel of Kings Mountain, the District iHihio champkm.viWUl be ^ playing at 6 p. m. at Deal Street against the District 21 champion. That team will come from the Albemarle area. Second Baptist Church, the city cham pion and host team, will not play Its first game until Friday at 7 p. m. St City Stadium. They will play the District IS champions. Apple, who has a park In Oreensboro named In his honor. Is one-half of the only father-son unq>lrlng duo to ever officiate In the Worid Tournament, which they did In Onclnnattl In 1968. And that’s not A{>ple’s only distinction. He’s been honored by almost every sports association In the state for hla services to youth, officiating, and recreatlan. Apple served as NCASA um{flre-ln-chlef until 1978, has served as an honorary consultant to NCASA since ’78 and currently serves as district commissioner In OuUford County. "I don’t know what I would do If I couldn’t be out there with the youngsters,” he says. "I just feel better when I’m out there on the field. I feel Involved.” TRINTTY DAY SCHOOL and DAY CARE Now Accepting Applications For 1977-78 For 8-4-5Yr. Olds OsU Rev. Morgan Gardner 689-4746 Or Mrs. Gordon Myers 788-9188 EARLY DRILLS — Kings Mountain youth footballers are shown going through some light drills at City StauUum. Practice Is underway from 4-6 p. m. every weekday and youngsters In terested In coming out for any of the teams may do so by coming to practice and seeing coaches Charles Bums and Jimmy Littlejohn. 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