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Page 8 -MIRROR-HERALD—Thursday, March 9, 1978 Junior High Baseball Team In Rebuilding Year range Mountain Junior High baaeball coach Por ter Qrlgga facea a re building talk aa he pre- parea hla Patrlota for their firat Weatem junior High Mounties Entertain Huskies Athletic Aaaoclatlon aeaaon. The Patrlota won the FoothlUa Conference title the paat two yeara, going 14-0 two yeara ago and 13-3 laat apiing. Coach Orlgga haa only one returning atarter, Ricky Proctor. Proctor roamed the outfield laat year but will probably apend moat of hla time on the pltcher'a mound thla aeaaon. (Begins On Page 7) m GAFFNEY RACE - Kings Mountain’s Freddy Smith la preparing tUa car for another racing season. The KM veteran hopes to open hla season with a victory Saturday at Oaffney, S. C. Smith In Gaffney Race GAFFNEY - FoUed by the weather for the two past weekends, the Cherokee Speedway plans to get Its 1978 stock car racing season underway here Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. A Tradition In Gastonia Since 1900 Make a date with Spring. The Escadrille Viracle Suit by ^.Hart Schaff ner & Marx. A great companion for warm spring and summer days ahead. This plaid Viracle' suit is a cool, lightweight blend of Dacron* polyester and finespun wool that sees you through business days and social evenings in un crumpled comfort Hart Schaffner & Marx tailors it in the youthful lines of Escadrille styling with soft shoulders and a fashion- favored vest. U/cmeH Qa/ulne/i!i EASTRIDGE MALL GASTONIA. N.C. OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT TIL 9:30 ’’Maybe the weatherman will amlle on us this week end. I regret we didn’t get started as planned but maybe the delay has been ablesslng In disguise. A lot of the late model cars have been able to get all of the kinks Ironed out of their cars. We should have one of the fastest fields ever Saturday,” Promoter Edgar Gault said. Several new drivers and cars are expected from Georgia and Tennessee, according to Gault. Heading the field of late model sportsman favorites will be Gaffney’s Mike Duvall and Bennett Clontz; Morganton, N. C. veteran, both of whom battled to the final wire to decide laat year’s championship. lOngs Mountain’s Freddie Smith, Gaflhey’s Chaille Blanton Tbrnmy Robbs; Houston WUkle, and David Perry will bo raring to go along with Shelby’s Floyd Weaver, Spartanburg’s Billy Bishop and Harold Painter, Woodruff’s Fred Hawddns and Doug Osteen. Others expected are Dennis Williams, Bolling flings; John Palt, Bolling Springs, N. C.; Herman Mooney, Morganton, N. C.; Carl Smart, Hildebran, N. C.; and the Georgia favorites, C. L. Pritchett, Ray Allison, Aaron Galley and Herman Wise. Gault also expects a host of new and execltlng Allison’g Car Good In Rebel 500 drivers In the semlmodlfled field. ”They’U be running times almost equal to the late models with their modifications,” Gault added. Oates open at 13 noon. A main event and two heats will be run In each dlvlslmi. Gault plans to stage races here each Saturday af ternoon off 1-85 at Exit 96, until the temperatures warm up a little more. conference games In order that his Injured knee may heal more before the con ference season begins. Ellis, who underwent surgery for tom cartilage, may be used either In the outfield or as a designated hitter. "Right now,’’ said Gib son, "the doctor has only given him the okay to swing the bat and Jog. He’s hitting the baU good but we don’t want to tun the risk of his being Injured again running the bases.’’ Looking to the con ference season, Gibson points to South Point, Bast Gaston and Shelby to offer the Mountaineers to toughest competition toi the Eastern Division. South Point won the SWC last year and KMHS finished second. Coach Griggs has 34 players. Most of them have little league and Babe Ruth experience but will be playing school ball for the first time. The Pats open their season <»i March 30 against East McDowell and most of the positions are still up for grabs. Craig Champion and Steve Crawford are bat tling for the first base Job. Todd Blalock appears to have second base sewed up, Tony Boyce has the nod at shortstop and Alan Van Dyke and Randy Moss are about evenly matched at third base. In the outfield, Griggs Is looking for good play from Proctor, Jimmy West, Joe Self, Mark Smith, Brent Bell and Terry Chapman. West will also see some duty on the mound, and David Wells, Kevin Jones and Brent BeU will be counted on to pitch some also. Laird Keeter, an eighth grader, and Chapntan are battling for the catcher’s position. ’The PatrioU have a 14- game schedule, all con ference gsmes. MARCH 30, at E. McDowell 34, at Bums APRIL 8, at Grandview 10, at OoUege Park 18, Crest 17, at W. McDoweU 30, at Shelby 34, E. McDowell 38, Bums MAY 1, Grandview 4, OoUege Park 8, at Oest U, W. McDoweU 10, Shelby CURRENT DiVIDENO RATES ON SAVINGS 5%% " 7%% INGS MOUNTAIN SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION Phone 739-4781 300 W. Mtn. St. Kings Mountain, St. Patrick's Day TIRESALE Now Through Sat. Nite March 18th DARLINOTON, S. C. - If the Carolina 600 Sunday at Rockingham Is any Indication of things to come for the General Motors and Chrysler Corporation cars, then we’re In deep water when we get to Darlington for the Rebel 600, April 9.’’ Doing the taUdng was Donnie Allison, who drives the Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet and second place finisher at both DarUngton races In 1977. AJlIson had a bushel of facts to back up his thinking. "I couldn’t be lieve the way Bud Moore’s ’nnmderblrd was sticking In the comers. When I got In the car for Bobby, I thought Bud had Installed power steering. ’Die ear was really handling that good." ’Ihere was no doubt that Pearson, AlUscn and Dick Brooks had the best han dling cars at Rockingham as all were lap leaders In the race. 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