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Thursday, March 11, 1993 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page-5B THE GROOM'S CORNER Ie KMHS baseball team opens Monday I \ Kings Mountain's Mountaineers opponent. The Warriors, like Kings Clark has [8 players back from Rider; inficlders Damon Putnam, C. Jenkins and Robert Wingo, and will open their 1993 baseball sca- Mountain, have most of their play- last year's 20-4 cam which won Lewis Nantz, Mike Smith, Todd have Shanc Webb as a closer-type son next Monday at 5 p.m. at East ers back from last year's state play- the SWC and went three rounds in Ware and Rick Marr; and outficld- pitcher." Gaston. off team and have their top four the state playoffs before falling to crs Robbic Ruff, Doran Moore, Clark will likely play all of his The Mountaineers are defending pitchers back. cventual state champion West Johnny Bunch, TG Goforth and players during the non-conference Southwestern 3-A Conference Mountaineer fans can get a Henderson. Caja Ormand. : games. The conference opener is champions and arc looking for sncak preview of the team Returning players are pitchers Five of those players - David R. March 23 against R-S Central. their fourth trip to the state playolts Thursday afternoon at home when Stephen Fisher, David R. Jenkins, Jenkins, Fisher, Smith, Ware and Clark expects to sec a tough race Look your best in a quality tuxedo from in five years under Coach Bruce they host Fred T. Foard in a scrim- David C. Jenkins, Shanc Webb, Ormand - were All-Conference last in the SWC as most tcams arc im- The Groom's Corner! Clark. mage. The scrimmage was post- Benji Ingle and Robert Wingo; year. Fisher led the mound staff proved and all will be gunning for East Gaston will be a formidable poned from Tuesday alternoon. catchers Kevin Melton and Chris with a perfect 12-0 record and the Mountainecrs. He says his * Designer tuxedo rentals & sales Jenkins, a designated hitter, led the players will have to play to the best Expert alterations & tailoring The 'Greengrass' of summer hitting with a .479 mark. of their ability in every game be- * Open Mon.-Fri. 10-8; Sat 10-5 All of the players have worked cause they will likely always face Gaston Mall ¢ 866-0889 out on their on during the off-sca- the opposing team's best pitcher. Spring training is here again and all is right with the 1g son, and Clark expects the tcam 10 world. be much improved. I've been waiting on baseball season since the last JIM "I think this group will surprise a CR XXX XXX NX.X. World Series game in October. It's time for an lot of people with their offense this “afliines’ Safin’ “fini Naf’ Si Yu elit “iii Neil’ “uy American team to give those Canadians their come-up- HEFFNER year," he said. "This is as strong a SALE ¢ SALE ¢ SALE « SALE « SALE pance. bunch as we've had here." The only thing I dread about baseball season is all Everybody around the SWC is those so-called baseball writers and broadcasters Columnist picking the Mountaineers as the telling us that Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak is team to beat, and rightly so. With the one that will probably never be broken. They may Fisher leading the way, the be right, but I can tell you about one record that will League pennant in 1952, so many of the other teams Mountaineers have as strong a definitely never be approached: Cy Young's record of inserted their rookies right away. Such was the case mound staff as anyone in the area. career wins. with the Reds. "The pitching's as good as it's Young, who started his career with the old Greengrass, on this particular day, was making his been since I've been here," said Cleveland team of the National League, won 511 ma- debut against those same Dodgers, who would go on Clark. "The mystery of the whole jor league games, and he didn't throw his first pitch un- to win the pennant, then lose the World Series once thing is if David R. Jenkins is go- til age 23. again to the New York Yankees. ing to be able to return from his Cy Young was a major league pitcher for 22 years Somehow the Reds had managed to load the bases shoulder problems. If he does, we and compiled double-digit win seasons in all but four, and Greengrass, the raw rookie stepped to the plate, really strengthen our pitching staff. his first year when went 9-6, and his last three years nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking If he can become a starter again we * when he pitched very little. chairs. Greengrass, as are most sluggers, was a fast can relieve with people like David During the 14 year stretch between 1891 and 1904, ball hitter. I. don't know who was pitching for the Young won 393 ball games. That's. an average of 28 TarPack, Naggers Dodgers, but he grooved a burner and Greengrass FRAMES victories per season. At age 41 he won 21 games for crushed the pitch into the upper deck at old Crosley lead in duckpins 20%" WITH the Boston Red Sox. Cy pitched 76 shutouts placing Field, becoming the only man in history to hit a grand him fourth on the all-time list. He pitched in 906 major slam homerun in his first major league at bat. The TarPack and Naggers con- PURCHASE league games, sixth all-time and started in 815, first on The following year, Greengrass compiled a good tinued to run 1-2 in Mixed OF LENS the list, 59 ahead of Braves broadcaster Don Sutton. first full season with 173 hits, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 20 Duckpin Bowling League action Young accumulated a couple of other records that homeruns and 100 RBI's. His batting average was Thursday night at Dilling Heating. will never be topped. He tossed 749 complete games 285. The Pack sept four games from Eye Examinations Arranged in 815 starts and pitched 7357 innings. His career In addition to his offensive performance, Greengrass the Flufs to run their record to 23- Sale Good Thru March 20th earned run average for all those games stands at 2.63. was a good outfielder with a strong arm. 13. The Naggers won four from the If You Are Green With Envy...Come See US Pitchers today are lifted from games after throwing Unfortunately, injuries shortened his career and he was Alley Cats to improve to 18-14. 100 pitches. That alone assures Young's records will able to log just five years in the big leagues. The Cats hold third place with a stand forever, unless someone invents a robot with a He was the last Cincinnati Red to knock in 100 runs 15-17 mark and the Flufs are last decent slider. as a rookie, but nobody can better his record of hitting with a 12-24 figure. a bases-loaded homerun in his first time at bat as a ma- R.W. Hullender and Tommy Does anybody remember Jim Greengrass. I don't jor leaguer. They can only tie him. Barrett both flirted with 400 sets to CLEVELAND know how it would be possible for anybody to have a That little Greengrass tale is one you'll never hear lead the Pack. Hullender had a 145 MALL better baseball name. Anyway, Jim Greengrass set a the broadcasters mention. Chances are they don't even line and 383 series and Barrett had record that can never be broken, only tied. know about it. They like to talk about Joe D's hitting a 146 line and 382 set. John Greengrass, a native of Addison, New York, came streak and Reggie Jackson's three homers in a World Caveny led the Flufs with a 118- 487-4099 up to the Cincinnati Reds from the farm system in Series game. 312. September of 1952. Teams are allowed to expand their I've yet to hear one of them mention Cy Young's un- Jack Barrett rolled a 132 line SALE * SALE « SALE * SALE « SALE nt rosters after September 1, and most of them bring up beatable records, and they never talk about the obscure and 359 set and Bill Myers added a minor league prospects to look them over at the major little stories that make baseball history so fascinating. 123-341 to lead the Naggers over eI J league level. I could write a book about it, and maybe I will some the Cats. Bob Rathbone led the The Brooklyn Dodgers had a lock on the National day. losers with a 110-295. FREE FREE ESTIMATES BEST SIDING and WINDOWS ESTIMATES OVER We will not be under"sold" on same quality work and material! OVER 50 15,000 YEARS CONTACT THE REST ... THEN CALL THE BEST! 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