hursday, Page 3 1968 April 8, 1968 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N, C.

—@) ‘David Adams Plays Host To ountaineers Defeat CountyRivals,4-3 Tri-State Karate Tourney By JOE CORNWELL GASTONIA—David Adams plays host to the Tri-State | Karate Tournament, April 27, in this city. Adams, from | Kings Mountain, N. C., says that he has many top names | oforth Collects in store for the local and state Karate fans. Victory The tournament will take place at 1:00 p.m. in the Salvation By JOE CORNWELL (scored. Shelby scored those two ‘Record Purse Set Army Boys Club Gym. (ELBY The Kings Moun-| runs on two hits in that inning) Cherri s Rally ToDefeat K Mountaineer baseball team|of play. Kings Mountain went| For World 600 Kin Soo Kin, one of the 12 Red d three runs jn the sixth and scoreless until the sixth when] Belts in the world, will be on ath innings to defeat Shelby they staged their rally. Coach Bob Hussey's Kings CHARLOTTE—A record amount hand for the tournament. Gin is t come from behind victory In ‘the sixth, Paul Gaffney { Mountain Mountaineers lost a hag heen posted for the 9th an- a Karate instructor at the local * Tuesday afternoon. The!singled and latter scored on a| conference clash to Cherryville nual World 600 race at Charlotte YMCA in Augusta, Georgia. He antaineers, down by two in the sacrifice by Rick Finger. Ken| this past week 76. Cherryville Motor Speedway. Richard Howard, resides at his home in North th inning, rallied to take ‘a Mitchem scored on a single by| A Potent Field Entered rallied in the fifth inning scor yjce.president and general man. Augusta, « decision from the Golden Darrell Whetstine, after reaching) fiye runs on five big hits ager of the mile and a half supe: Adams first met Mr. Kim, the buns. | base py walking. as they came from behind to take speedway, has announced that Rocky Goforth went the dis: Mullinax scored the winning, the seemingly easy win from the’ grivers will be competing for a name that most of his fellow @ice for the Mountain Boys al-| run ip the seventh as he singled hands C of the Mountaineers. ( whopping $150,085 in the 600 mile competitors call him, in Parris seven hits and walking | and reached second base on al | Kings Mountain led by five gpeed and endurance motorsports Island, S. C. while he was in tvo. { Shelby error. Jack Bell then sac-| | runs going into the top of the classic on May 26. competition there. In The Virginia 500 Race Gin taught self defense in the Kings Mountain and Shelby rificed Mullinax home for the | fifth inning and that's when the The $150,085 represents an in- Korean Army during the war. He ‘i were tied after the end of the winning run. | | going got rough for them. Cher- hits off of crease of $20,000 over the 1967 is formerly from Seoul Korea. He first inning at one all. Back to| Mullinax led the Mountaineers. —.One- of the fastest and most by and Donnie, of Hueytown, head-to-head battle between Pet |ryville lashed out five rack singles by Wayne Mullinax at the plate with a 2-3 perform-| competitive fields in Martinsville Ala. | ty and Yarhorough, and will be' Kings Mountain pitcher Darrell race and brings the total amount is scheduled to arrive in Gastonia collect:| Speedway history will take the In Dodges will be Bud Moore | the only time they will meet this! Whetstine to tie the score at the; available in the race and the Na- on April 26, the day preceeding lind Mike Smith put the “ducks ance. The Mountaineers swept both Grand end of the inning. | tional 500 event in October to the Tournament. That night he | for the Mountain. ed seven hits during the game. | green flag at 1 p.m. Sunday, | and of Charlotte, N.| month. Petty on the pond” Vir- dol- 28. in the 13th annual | C., and of Catawba, National events at Martinsville! led after the over a quarter of a million will attend a meeting of all the ETT | April Kings Mountain Kings! - Sers in that inning of play. | ginia 500 race. N. C., while Mercury's big threats | last season while Yarborough set| second inning, 10. Ken Mitchem lars. tournament judges. b ial” First place will be worth $26,- Kyung Son Shin, a fifth degree then flew tocatcher, center Paul to score Gaffney* Mul- ‘Ty Co b Spec 1 Jr four are of Timmons | the qualifying record for the, scored the only Kings Mountain Mountain oo drivers lap linax. = { No less than 13 drivers In four yijje § C, and of! Grand Nationals at 77.386 miles! run in that inning of play as he 375 plus qqualifying and Black Belt, will be another top prth allowed two singles in Delayed To April 23 | different makes of cars Ba | Cross, S. C. ! per hour. rounded the bases after reaech- money. Second place carries $12,- judge and official. He holds both St inn a Fa | > capturing the $27,-| Yarborough has been the big] Practice starts on Thursday, ing them on a walk. Rick Fin-| 455 and third will be worth $8,- the fifth degree in Karate and “Due to network changes be. | Bo ASC ARS TE event star thus far this season with April 25 while Yarborough’s rec-| ger drove a liné shot into the! 545. On down the line, fifth place Judo. Shin is head of the East olthree to retire inning the and side then for fanied; Shel- yond our control, the “Ty Cobb | Fp Sa : victories in the Daytona 500 and|ord and the first ten starting corner of center field, in the! carries $5,400, tenth place is worth West Markets Exchange Com- d+ by. Special” will be presented at 10:30 | of the month. scoring $2,000 and 40th place in the lim- pany. That company dealing with Shelby jumped out in front by on April 23, 1968 instead of April | banner! the Atlanta 500 in the Wood Bro-! spots in the limited 4Q-car field! Mountaineer stadium, Carrying the Plymouth ¥ | thers’ 1968 Mercury. The Woods| go on the line on Friday, April Mitchem. Finger trotted to third ited 44 car field will be worth a Karate equipment. two in the second inning as Jim |16,” WSPA-TV Spartanburg has | will be four-time Virginia 590 {also set up the winning car for 26. HS base on the play. 3 thousand dollars. Robert Croyer, from New York Heffner and Lou Bright Petty of Randle both announced. | winner Richard | 500. | Included in the total figure is holding the second degree black Grant of Escon-| Dan Gurney in the Riverside A 20-lap qualifying race on Sat In the third, Kings Mountain man, N. C., Jerry Pearson, Petty and Bobby Al-| urday will complete the starting picked up three runs when cat- some $13,500 which will go into belttitle, will be another judge Calif., Darel Dieringer of! dido, lison have been the other win! field and will share the spot ' cher Paul Gaffney blasted a the national championship point for the tournament. Croyer was a C., and Paul Gold- Charlotte, N. ners this season with the first light with a 109lap modified three J run homer. The homer fund for division at the end of former teacher for Adams. smith of Munster, Ind. | two showing two victories each.! race. | scored Wayne Mullinax and the 1968 season. The point fund Continuing the list of judges Demon Dots Ford will bank on David Pear-| Pearson won the other major | The Virginia 500 starts at 1 p.! Mike Smith. That gave the contribution from each track is 28, Mountaineers a four to zero lead. based on the amount of track vel the | son of Spartanburg, S. C., Lee event, a 250-miler at Bristol,l m. (EDT) on Sunday, April money posted for each race. In 0 mar- Roy Yarborough of Columbia, S.| Tenn. | at and; Darrell Whetstine scored the Notes on The Demon Deacons: the World 600's case the speed narket native hounced back against John C., and the Allison brothers, Bob- The race could shape up as a will not be broadcast. {lone run for the Mountaineers llectu- Wake Forest baseball coach Giles of Davidson on Tuesday in the fourth after he tripled. way is posting $121,185, with ac- 1ancial ack Stallings is still waiting for with a 3-0 victory. In 12 dual] He scored on a wild pitch by cessory firms putting up the ad- rtisans is Deacons to begin ripping out matches over the past two sea | the Ironman pitcher. ditional $28,900. The $13,500 is Aud Tignor Bolls High Line Of Season, 159 the largest amount ever paid into eeking few more base hits. Digit Lau- sons Thompson has lost only twa | Kings Mountain was down by! hridge, who's currently nursing points out of a possible 36. two runs in the seventh. After! the point fund by any track in i - Gault led the winners with a 307, Dilling Heating, -0. Harold Bar pulled hamstring, is the only {the fifth inning surge by Cherry- the history of NASCAR. total. She rolled lines of 104, 99, ber was high man for the win wpular hitting above the .300 Maynard (Chuck) White has| Ladies League jvillee. The Mountaineers tried In addition to the race day pay and 104. Dessie Woftin led Plonk’s | ners with a 339 total. He rolled off, there is also a possible $1,500 gure, and the team batting (ates Shell Service won a 3-1 ! vainly to tie the score; but they been lost to the Deacon with a 292 total pin mark. | ark is down to .204 for 14 of Spring | gecision over Tignor Construction lines of 197, 125, and 127. Rod could only score one run, not! available to the driver who wins torical squad for the remainder Drew's Tax Service the coveted . There ere is ames. Laughridge has 12 hits practice. White, who lettered as! company and Houser led Dilling with a 333 enouzh for the win. Mullinax is a thousand dollars posted for a with a 34 trips and a .353 figure. a linebacker last fall but was| gefeated Griffin Drug by the same Men's League total. scored when he reached base by wl moved to offensive guard at the | in the Ladies Bowling the fastest qualifier on the first ocking reshman Bruce Bergman is sec: Aud Tignor rolled a 159 line and virtue of a walk. ad at .283 and catcher Bill Heit- start of spring work, underwent action this past week. In Mixed League gu Cherryville scored up runs in day of time trials, May 22, with f the totaled 362 pins in his team’s tie a $250 bonus for a new one lap 288 Ob- 1an third at .237. The Deacs hope surgery for a knee injury suffer | ine only other contest, American Ranny Blanton defeated Ronnie, the sixth and seventh innings, to| pull up in the ACC race with ed during the first week of drills Legion white - washed Plonk with Plonk Qil Company, in the! qualifying record and another er, old | Men's Bowling League. Tignor, Culbertson and Clyde Culbertson | pick up the conference victory. \ pair of games at Maryland Fri- He's expected to be ready for Brothers, 4-C. $250 for a new four lap record. If carni- playing for Stroup'’s 66, rolled the | white-washed Bob Herndon in ac-| a driver can win the pole posi: MR. KIM i] ay and a singleton at Virginia | Jenny Oates rolled the high set fall practice. highest line of the bowling sea-| tion in the Mixed Bowling Lea. | Houston Defies tion and do it with record speeds Si - aturday. Lids Sead . | total for Oates Shell. She rolled 100. son, when he totaled his 159. | gue. Ranny Blanton led his team he can win himself the $1,500 be- will be Bill Hong of Anderson, s ‘and BL Finding a replacement for Rick | jing of 128, 120, and an even S. C. He will be a head judge his Decker at the solid end position | Werner led the losers Winford Bowen led the losing with a 357 total. He rolled lines Chevy Philesophy fore the race starts and assure at 5, car- Leonard Thompson saw along with giving a demonstra- consecutive dual appears to be the bizgest prob- | with a 297 total. | Plonk Oil Company with a 337 of 115, 117, and 125. Betty Fite, least $2400 for the week includ: ewelry ring of 10 led Ronnie Culbertson with a 352] It has been said by many com- tion in Kata. halted Mon-|lem for Coach Bill Tate after] Lovelace paced the total. ting the $900 last place money. \atch golf victories ent is 314, | petitors and fans that The $1,000 pele position plum, Hong Shik Chung, who Adams he was halved in his | the first week of spring football | Drew’s scoring attack with a Albert Brackett defeated Randy | total. gS RO- ay when of 94, Bob Herndon rolied a 373 total, | cars are hard to beat on the disregarding the potential $500 in regards as one of the top Karate with Charlie Lynch at} work. Rick White, who lettered | co [ovelace rolled lines Blanton, 3-1. Ronnie Culbertson led | ll the atch ' only to be beaten by Clyde Cul-| Hickory Speedway, and that noj performers, will be another judge Laurinburg (Continued on Page 4) 95, and 125. Lousie Dover led Grif- Albert Brackett with a 343 total. bonuses, will give the drivers the ipat: > 1 Carolina. The {| other make of car has much of] for the tournament. While com- total. He rolled lines of 120, 117, and! bertson, 4-0. High man for Clyde same money for his six mile qual thou -— fin with a 282 ifying run that he could get by peting in the Asia games in 1962, - | Well rounded scoring gave 106. Randy Blanton paced his SOL 3 Culbertson was Lib Gualt with a §, Sanco: Bc Ban She, 10s, 0 winning a 100 mile race. Chung allowed only one half heart. | American Legion their victory ov- | team with a 337 total. | 372 total. Gualt rolled lines of fo the Chevrolet philosophy is! point to be scored on him during i However, Lib Richard Culbertson defeated! 123, 123, 126. The drivers are quite enthusia- er Plonk Brothers. Tommy Houston of Conover. the hole tournament. The 130 lb. / § —— - - - - -— stic about the big money event I Houston campaigns in a Ford| Roy Tyner, a veteran professional Modokwan Grand Champion, won las does two racing brothers Ken | from Lake View, S. C. commented the “Most Outstanding Karate ODDS-'N'-ENDS Horse Show Hal. The three brothers] “With that Kind of money at Performer” in that event. Humphries Of Shelby make up one of, the largest fam- | stake, you are going to see one Norman Barkoot, third degree much ily groups who compete re>ular- of the greatest fields ever assem: blackbelt , will be another judge t this At Shelby | ly in the country. Today, who is| bled anywhere. There is big mon- for the days activities. He will » such { youngest of the driving trio was| ey for the factory drivers as well | also give a demonstration. Adams { n may promoted from the hobby divi] as for the little independents looks to Barkoot as one of the By JOE CORNWELL Of Week i Shelby Junior Women’s: Club &, y than “Top, Driver” | Cleveland County Volunteer Fire|Sion to the faster sportsman | lime myself.” best in the South. ere is | Department will sponsor a Cleve- | models this ‘year, which puts all Buddy Baker, the young Charg- Other guests at the tournament which of| and at Harris on Sunday after- will include A. Sue from Char- Herald Sports Editor Each week end some driver ‘land County Charity Horse Show | three in the same races each Sat. | er pilot for , said, “For it the the Hobby Racing Association! noon at 2:30. | May 18 at Shelby High School{urday night at the 4/10 mile] that kind of money the battle for lotte. He teaches at the Univer- ge. Cayv- as the ‘top driver’ of the Races get underway at 8 p.m. sity of North 'Carolina at Char- (First in a series on the Mountaineers) emerges | football stadium. oval where all three got their first place will be fierce. I'd al- issouri \ : week end at one or all of the on Friday and Saturday night. y { racing start: { most like to buy a ticket to the! lotte. Sue will give a demonstra- This week end it | Proceeds will go to civic and| Tommy, who is only 23, made grandstand and watch it myself.’ tion in Kung-fu, a sword exhibi- males The Infield HRA tracks. Mountaineer | was Preston Humphries of Shel: Wetlands Group | charity projects of the Junior} his debut in the sportsman ranks] But after a moments thought the tion d give 1968 edition of the Kings Mountain The by, N. C. | Woman's Club and toward pur-|a successful one by finishing sec-| strapping National 500 winner | Clement Riedner from Green- their has already lost two conference tilts. The Pledge Tc Work ville, S. C., area representative of baseball team Humphries, whose best showing | chase of a fire truck for the firejond to Asheville’s Ray Thran-! added, “but it will be more pro- fell to the hands of Lincolnton and Cherry-| | department. {tham in the season opener last fitable on the track.” the KHAKKORYU Martial Arts helors Mountaineers end | are not that bad. Let’s| of the season until this week sportsmen who ' |Sunday at Hickory. The first! The $150,000 plus at stake for Federation and second degree ] over ville. However, the Mountaineers finish at the Mountaineers. has been a third place are concerned about the state's | Advance tickets are on sale at| ty, finishers in the 50 lap fea the World 600 race makes jt the black belt, will be on hand to take a player by player look at finish, rapidly vanishing marshlands n has | Harris and a second place , Suttle Drug Store and Cleveland | tyre drove 1936 Fords. He is richest sporting event in the Car- give demonstrations in Jiu-Jutsu. now have an organization through where | at Shelby, N. C., guided his 55 | Savings & Loan Assdcigtion in| pated among the favorites to olinas. | He will be one of the hand judges. Behind The Plate which to voice their concern. A , with for Chena iO Nn Spe] | Shelby at $1 for adults and 50 capture the point title at the Paul Gaffney will hold down the catching duties group of hunters, fishermen, bird- | cents for children. Tickets at the | paved track this year because of | | DE erway Friday night and| r, pay- the Mountaineers. Paul, a all-conference choice from last watchers and other sportsmen | gate will be $1.25 and 75 cents. | "(Continued on Page 4) | Sean Stturday night at Shelby. | e. His will also be counted on in the hitting department met here this week to form Wet- | Children under school age will be nl season, bases. ; wish tative He has quick moves and a good throw toward the lands and Estuaries for Tomor- admitted free. | pgm and can : Tale roughly row, a wetlands conservation or- | Hickory Defeats KM of re- to his credentials, is the fact that hes big Adding ganization. Entry fees vary for the various! ing to mmo oF 5 classes from $3 to $7.50. |Second Time, 8-1 e 13th HS el: the plate, will be Clarence dy Yr lier he elas The wetlands group pledged Backing up Gaffney behind itself to work closely with the which the best back-| a | Tommy Eskew of Shelby Horsemen desiring entry blanks For the second straight time! Ash. Ash, a former Teener star, is probably North Carolina Wildlife Federa- | /es ev: He caught for .¢ up catcher in the Southwestern Conference. : {as the only three sportsman tion, the state Wildlife Resources 'should write Box 914, Shelby. May this season, Hickory has defeated d, the ' et the! givers to win two straight. ¥ 1966 Teener Basehall team, which finished third in Commission, the Department of 1 is deadline for entries to appear Mountain in tennis action. | age t ion, and won the State an Eastern Regional titles. Ash Conservation and Development in the official program. Both games were lost by identi. | carl) x 4 can| Freddie Smith out of inKings The Moun:Hobby es soll throw toward the bases and he too Liam oy and other organizations to pre- | Phin’ Horton II, Shelby city €21 8:1 scores. s, th vent further destruction or alter- |field by taking the victory flag | manager, will’ be announcer, and, ings Mountain's number one . ation of the state's wetlands. First Base | for Rutherford county and Shel-| ‘his father, Phin Horton, Jr. of|doubles team posted the only win Sunday afternoon) Wetlands and Estuaries for To- Winston-Salem, will be the judge. | for the Mgauntaineers. Richard hold down the first base position for by. However, | Etheridge teamed with Steve Ken Mitchem will penalized a lap and i morrow selected as officers H. E. the Mounties. Mitchem, who is also a Teener standout from | he was Harrison of Plymouth, President; Performances are scheduled at|Gladden to defeat Enson Trans-| Bonby main Was oh en} ames) the 1966 team, is big and strong. He played for the Kings Bruce Alexander of Greenville, 1 and 7 p.m. A concession stand! field dnd Steve Lail, 62, 6-2. which posted a a Ys 3%. C. | Vice President; Tody Thorne of will be operated featuring box| All singles matches were won Mountain High School Basketball team, oo T fhe Southwestern and North Western |” > il Washington, Secretary; and lunches, short order sandwiches,’ by Hickory. 25-1 record, winning S. C.| Grady Austin of Hatteras, Treas- and homemade pies and cakes. ‘| Transfield defeated Etheridge, is capable of hitting the long ball. He| Rosco Blake of Cowpens, Championships. Ken Sat urer. Announcement was made by 6-2, 6-2 in the number one single | fielding first basemen in the | won his first rookie feature is regarded as ong of the best of! Wetlands President Harrison | Mrs. Bob Clark. I match. improves, he will most definite- piEht wep Je Fry Gantt If his hitting Southwestern. | Gaffney, S. C. was pI a pointed out to the group, “In the ly be a large asset to the Mountaineers. | failed to show if he was legal or| past 15 years over one fourth of Second Base [not and thus gave up first place the wetlands in this state have Blake from second either been destroyed or altered This position is held down by probably the hest base- money moving Smith. to first. significantly. If this destruction pall player on the whole Mountdineer squad, Mike Hicks Fans 16 5 C. weha 2 Tien, 3S continues, we will have no wet- Smith, another Teener standout, is probably the best all] OE i at Mars Sond lands left in a few more years. around player on the team. He fields well and his style Something must be done and we player. He is quick | bor Band of Union Mills, N. play, shows the signs of a professional are going to help do it.” 4 as quick on the base paths. Mike | "5 ished second. Harrison added, “Most people with his throws and just weathers picked up his, also carries a big stick at the plate.He has already, this| “prank do not realize just how valuable Wins in the sports- Central at Harris s one of the top hit- | third win these marshes are to wildlife. vear, hit a and is currently in { man field and ale sfretctied his | Duck hunters know how impor- ters on the Mountaineer squad. The Central Junior High Pa-!stole second, third and home to) Shori Stop winning streak to two at Harris. tant a marsh is to a duck, but do, | Weathers was followed by Bob commercial fishermen realize that triots remained undefeatéd at Ar- tie the score. After walks to Tim ROGAN A o¢ Asheville, N. C. and Gene Putnam is prohably the only other player onip. qc. their catch depends on the lington last week by winning a| Echols, Gary Kiser and Paul come close to comparing c. G. ogle also of Asheville. marsh? Does the average seafood 4-1 decision over the Bulldogs. | Manning, Whetstine’s double {he Mountaineer team that could the Sports. with Smith, in the fielding class. Putnam is also a 1966 ‘winning heats in consumer know that he is really Big Pete Hicks was the star of drove in the other two Central! were Weathers eating a big hunk of marsh when the game as he hurled a two hit:| ¥uns. Tecner Standout. He is tall and carries a consistant stick] man race Sunday nd Pressley. he bites into a piece of fresh fish ter and’ struck out 16. | The Patriots added an insur at the plate. If he can improve his arm, throwing from deep help to the Sunday's rookie heats were or an oyster or clam? I doubt that The only run off Hicks came aneg run in the fourth on a walk] in the hole at short, he will definitely be a big in the first inning when Arling-'to Danny Oliver, a sacrifice by! the| To" y Bonn rer of Old one man in ten has any idea at Mountaineers. He is teaming up with Smith in leading all just how important these wet- ton collected their only hits of Gary Kiser and an error by the IR ine oF Hast é Sg Mountaineer hitting department. lands are. We must make them | the game. After that only two! Arlihgton Son stor. Third Base Humphries also won a heat at aware of this importance.” Arlington players reached first On Thursday of this week, the county and one at Harrison said, “We are dealing on errors. | Patriots vigit Belmont Junior This position is being played by Wayne Mullinax, an-|Rutherford with a crucial issue and time is Billy Whetstine and David Bo-! High and will host the same is the player who slashed a Shelby. ; er Teener star. Mullinax the first shert. I think the name of our or- {lin ‘collected ‘the only hits for team on Tuesday of next week run in the State Tournament, to give rae Won heat at Phth inning home eomnty and Jimmy | ganization, Wetlands and Estuar- ' Central. Whetstine was two for'at City Stadium. | NEW LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD Mayor John Moss (center) and the State Champignship. Last season wasn't Line Score i the Teeners Pullock of Gaffnev, S. €. won| ies for Tomorrow,” very clearly three, including a double, and] directors Elmer Ross and Roy Pearson view construction of the so prosperous for Wayne. He could not seem to start hit- the second rookie heat. | states our purpose. Pollution, | Bolin was one for three. 2 Central 03q 100 3 9| for new little league field in Kings Mountain. The field will be a ting. But this year, it looks as if he will come through Races wil] continue each Fri-! drainage, ' unplanned ° develop:| Central séoved thide times In}Arlington 100 000 YY 32 can throw from day night at Rutherford county. | ment, pesticides, apathy—these |the second inning to erase a 10 Hicks and Echols, Oliver (3); “complete facility.” It will be fenced-in and contain dugs-outs Kings Mountain. He has a good arm and ahd lighus for night play. deep behind thirds lat Shelby on Saturday night,’ (Continued on Page 4) | Arlington lead. Bolin singled, Smitt and Falls. 1 a iia EE I ARIS BSA UE a