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Kings Mountain high school's football team Is slated to open th» 1953 season at City Stadium Friday night against the Bessemer City high school yellow Jactets. Kiqkoff time la 7:30 p. m. Cdach Everette (Shu) Carlton,who will unveil a new attack thisDIXIKINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Admission — 9c 20cTHURS. LAST DAYToco *urs Mas! oouoTTTHOM BUFFOONS AM TYCOONS NOW...fP%r!mz untiGiutiCARTOONFRIDAY - SAT.Double Featureseason, yesterday declared his squad In good shape tor the opening contest.I Just hope we can keep the boys up for this one — they’ve been hitting hard and looking pretty good during the last week In drillB, he said.The Mountaineers will run from a modified splil-T formation this season, switching from the single wing attack of Iasi year,01 lie Harris. 19S2 tailback. Is working lihder center at quarter-back in ^he new attack, which features the running of Richard George at full. Gene Patterson at left half and Don McCarter at right hall, All the probable starters in the backfield are lettermen. Coach Carlton can start sevenKINGS MOUNTAIN BESSEMEfc CITY /ADRIVE-INtheatreLocated on Kings Mountain • Bessemer City Highway, only 2 Milos trom Kings Mountain. OPEN 7 DATS PER WEEKPhone I027-J — Kings Mtn,TODAY, THURS., SEPT. 10Story of Three LovesKirk Douglas-Leslie Caron NewsFRIDAY SATURDAY September 11 and 12'Law and Order'with Ronald ReaganMt. Holly Game May Bo Switched HeroKings Mountain high school will most probably lace Mt. Holly at Ctty Stadium on September 18, according to Coach Everette Carlton.The game was originally scheduled lor Ml Holly's field, which has been sewn with turf grass and is not yet ready tor play.Mt. Holly officials hare requested change ol the playing site and have tentatively a-greed on a split-gate game here, the game remaining Mt. Holly's home game.The two schools are also working on plans for Kings Mountain to play at Mt. Holly on October 3D, a Mountaineer open date.lettermen In the forward wall. Ronnie Layton Is at right end, with James Abernathy, up from the 1952 team, or Letterman Franklin Plott expected to start on the left flank. Ranny Arnette and Eddie Goforth, both experienced players, will get the tackle slots. Jimmy Caveny, 1952 letterman, Ken Cloninger, promising junior, and Letterman Charles YWtoh are fighting for the starting guard spots. Letterman Mil-(Bud?ton (Budf Hope has apparently ft* I led down the center assign-hSdftt.Other promising linemen In. chute Kenneth Cook, husky tackle transferee from Shelby. Ken Burns, freshman guard. Buddv Mayes, 135-pound junior tackle, Don Falls, tackle up from the 1952 squad’ Joe Meek Ormand and Palmer Huffstetler. centers, and Dewitt Blanton, un from lastcandidates.An injury to Tailback Harris several days before the Bessemer City opener last season upset the Mountaineer attack as the Jac-kets took a 14-12 thriller.Coach George Tate of the Jackets has listed 10 lettermen on hts starting lineup.Ken Metzger, who romped 90 yards with a klckoff seconds before the half for the winning touchdown, fs back In the Bessemer City camp, working in a backfield with Letterman Jimmy Matthews, Sophomore Olln Gann and Letterman Quarterback Buddy Long.The linemen, all lettermen, are Ben Smith and Ronnie Kincaid, at the ends, Edgar Wrighl and Larry Barringer, at tackles, Captain Richard Falls and Bob Sellers, at guards, and Larry Polk at center.Principal Fred Withers and Er-skine football player Bob Parrish have been assisting Coach Tate In pre-season drills and pronounce the Jackets ready for the opener.The two teams stack up as a* bout even in weight and experience, with Kings Mountain much heavier in the backfield. Kings Mountain's expected starters average 161 to 158 for Bessemer City. The Mountaineer backs average 155,the Jackets only 113.The probable Starting lineups and weights:KINGS MOUNTAINAbel-nathy 043) L£Arm-lte i l(lr i Caveny tiSl) -»*(*- (1T5) Cloninger ilflH) Goforth uio) Uytun am O. Haiti* U60D. McCarter MSI* t-ntteraon (153) George IlSOiBESSEMER CITY«185! Smith (1821 Wright OSS) Falla *31B Polk (151) Sellers (1»* L Barringer (138 * Kincaid i l*t) Long ll®) M rigger (135) Matthew a lt;1431 GannCarlton Gives Grid Prospectus“We expect to score some touchdowns and win some games” Coach Everette Carlton told mem-bers of the Lions club Tuesday night, as he summarized prospects for Kings Mountain high school during the 1953 football wars which begin here Friday night.Coach Carlton chided himself for waxing too optimistic, and quickly reminded his audience that the Mountaineers lacked depth in the backfield, are exceedingly slow, underweight, and that injuries ' could upset any plans.Many of his statements did infer optimism over the coming season's prospects, however.He announced the team’s shiftchase 11 winter blouses for the police department.Mayor Bridges reported that the State Highway commission had agreed to widen Battleground avenue In the B. B, Restaurant area Insofar as space Is available, and Power Supt. Hunter Allen was instructed to check feasibility of moving power poles to provide more width.Mayor Bridges asked the Recreation commission to name two of its members to work with the city board on future recr:ation plant plans.All members of the board were present with the exception of Mr. Grantham. All actions were unanimous.
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Kings Mountain, North Carolina, US
Thu, Sep 10, 1953
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