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Exhibition BaseballBf THI AISOCIATBD PItISSW»sMn0ton 4 Bultimort (B) 0IMtjburph I, Houston aC*tc*oo (N) 10, Los Anfj#l**s (A)CARTWRIGHT DEPARTS COACH FIELD/LEAVES SUCCESS STORY IN AFTERMATH$*r f raoclfc© 7, Cleveland 4Boston 12. Lot Ang#ieS (A A 10I AnQAt^s (N) vs Kansas City, r*inMinnesota vs PStla , rainNew York (A1 vs St Louis, r»*n Detroit vs Chicago (Al rain Milwaukee vi Cincinnati, r* nI1':L CARTWRIGHTwrite* success. store“Success is a pjv named Mel.” — Mel Cartwright that 1 is. He’s now a fan, no longer | a coach of a winner — for I adding on the tag of “loser,” would 1)0 a deceiving phrase.Cartwright, now' 44. still in the prime of life, is stepping down from the high pedestal which he built as one of the winning* est basketball mentors in the State, to the prineipalship of Patrick Henry Elementary School effective next September. This in itself is an honor, for not only is Cartwrigh* brilliant on a basketball co*,rt. but inhis Social Studies classroom, to boot.It now has been eight years since Cartwright took over the helm of the Bulldogs from YV. K. Putney and with the change in the mentors the Martinsville cage machine has done nothingshort of being great.For instance, his first vearwas the head master of the BuH-dogs. Cartwright had his worst season percentagewise—a dismal .739 on 17 wins and six defeats. The last loss came in the District Six finals. 53 50 toDrewry Mason.*Since his fir*t vear — 1956-57wseason — Cartwright’s chargers have been in the district finals or better in those seven vears.Cartwright has built a basketball kingdom r Martinsville lor the local supports know little of losing, and “That’s the way it should be ” Cartwright has said.Mel can he moody, especially before or during a baskethall season. His reason, he seldomlikes to eat shoe leather This iswhv he’ll wait until it’s all overwbefore you can get solid statements from the “old vet.” Hedoesn’t like to compare teamsof his coaching, “It's not fair to the other teams.” he said “They’ve all been great. ’.lust a short rundown on the Cartwright career since his be ginning as the Bulldog's head mentor. He actually began some 12 years ago in 1952. but didn't take full charge until the *56 season. Following his 17-5 mark in his initial vear, the Bulldogs just stepped up and won the state championship inGroup 11 during the 1957-58 vear — his second.wA 22-3 mark was gfxd enoughloop tourney in 19(50 stopped the Cartwright club. But that was the last time.The Group IB division of theVMSL was formed for the 1960 61 season and the Bulldogs promptly grabbed the mitnl state championship. The Cartwright coached troupers nip-pod Cave Spring. 61-60 in the first distnct finals, then MickevvHanes p r o vide d the state champion-hip hv hitting a jump er for a 68-66 overtime win over Buena Vista. A 21 5 roc ord went with that year and a 61-59 lost to Bassett, the first and last Blue Ridge District Team to whip the Bulldogs.In ‘62. the Bulldogs wont through the loop unbeaten, on lv to fall to Pulaski in thewSouthern Regional finals. 60-66 while holding a 21-4 record.The 1962-63 season was even better, the latter two years Husky Hall had the helm, hutCartwright was at his side. Theand the Bulldogs downed Groat i BuMHogs again went unbo itenBridge 60-43 in a one-sided affair for the state title.The 1958-59 season saw t h e Bulldogs lose two games in 21 the final a 56-54 thriller to Bassett in the District Six finals and again a 55-50 loss to Bassett in the finals of thethrough the loop and dropped a thrilling 72-62 contest to Fredericksburg’s .James Monroe in the State Group IB finals, winch ended the* season with a 23-1 record.This past season was Can wright’s last and it was fitting the Bulldogs took home t h r championship. T h e y dumped Stafford. 78 52 in a rout and finished the season with a 22-1Cornell 1 niversity at Ithaca,VNY,, will be the scene of the NCAA wrestling championships on March 27-29.mark and a State title the lone loss at the hand* of GYV. Danvillo — it was later aveng'dThe totals show 160 wins, 27losses overall for a 856 percentage in right vears a* a head coach It also show 7!wins and one loss in districtcompetition The Bulldogs have drop|)eH three Group IB game*in four vears under Cartwright and Hall.Some of thr top player* whoperformed under the Mnck hand of Cartwright included dim Lan casti i. Bill Haneline J i m rn v Wade, Reggie Campbell, Jim Clark. Mickey Haynes, Jimnn Young, John Hodge*, Dave Mon ohon. Chai’ie Van Lear end Don Ramsey just to name a few.It probably is hard for Cart wright to sit down after stand ing for his “love” all these vears. But he’s boon a successwin his business fur records speak louder than wordsCartwright can stop back andwa'rh now with the satisfaction ol knowing he A done a good jobYes sir Success is a guvnamed Mel ’Cartwright’s complet * r* lt;utcIfrom 19.56 through1961 i* asfollow sYearBonLostPercentage19.56-57176.739195/-58oo319 8-59192.90.31959-6015*0.7501960-61215.8081%l-6221IHU)1962-63231.9581963-64221.957Totals160r-CM.8.56•IK*®f 9'i * MTm i - * *B * ft! 4 i « A I A A----**
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Martinsville Bulletin
Martinsville, Virginia, US
Sun, Mar 29, 1964
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