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_ ^ vciiw iu i.iur rtnu udu nui supreme icacner wmiams ouiand with a slew cf records, was j had a winning season since i whether the Senators could be-urged out of retirement by neo-; 1952?come quick learners as his pup-aeep in me aaric caverns ot tne league, appeared to be a different club.enaea its nest season at me gate with 770,668 customers.To the fan, the difference isBaseball Scouts Rave AboutGullettwith 44, i with 10 a “Williarsiasm a “He turnsBy DON LUNDY Times Sports EditorWhen a major league scoutsays he thinks a high school baseball pitcher “looks like another Bob Gibson”, that’s putting the youngster in some pretty fast company.But those words were utteredby a representative of the Cincinnati Reds after he had watched 18-year-old Don Gullett, 6-1,190 pound senior-at McKell HighDON GULLETT McKell Pitching StartSchool, throw a perfect game against Clay High School April 29.Gullett faced 21 batters in a seven inning game. He struck out 20 and threw the other man out at first base when he tried to bunt his way on.A lefthander, Gullett has an earned run average of zero in the seven games he has pitched this season. With a shutout win over Russell in the district tournament Tuesday, he brought his record to 6-1 on the year. His only loss came against Portsmouth High School who beat him on unearned runs.Gullett has given up nine hits in 31 innings and has a total of/78 strikeoutsGullett baits right handed and has an average well over .500 in McKell's twelve games to date. He plays center field when not pitching.Gullett said at least 15 major league teams have been in contact with him. They include the Reds, New York Mets, Washington Senators and the San Francisco Giants to name a few.A B-plus average in high school has probably helped Gullett draw some of the 30 colleges who have contacted himin reference to scholarships. Some of the larger schools include Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana and Illinois.These schools are some of the noted grid powers in the country and have no doubt been impressed by Gullett’s awesome football statistics.He holds the Kentucky state record for most points scored in one football game and led the state in scoring with 243 points this past sason.Gullett claimed the one-game record when he racked up 72 i points with 11 touchdowas and j six extra points against Wurt-land in McKell’s last regular season game. The final score in that game was 72-0.Coach Jim Hastings said Gullett averaged 40 yards a punt for the football team and that he picked up 475 yards rushing I in the outburst against Wurt-j land. |Gullett has been picked for the Kentucky All-Star game to beplayed in Lexington later this summer and was named honorable mention All-American infootball.Also a basketball player, Gullett was the team’s leading scorer in his junior year and second in scoring this season.Asked about his plans for the future, Gullett said he hopes to sign with a major league baseball team and continue his schooling in the winter if possible. It the baseball offers are not to his satisfaction, Gullett said he would probably accept one of the colleges scholarships offers.West Captures SCL TrackGullett FiiMeetJRecordsFour-Hittergame timlt;has to rubBroken in 2-0 winHank A1er in 1968among thlt; the start lt;Six records were broken and two existing ones tied in the Seventh Annual Scioto County track meet held Monday at Municipal Stadium.The Portsmouth West Senators claimed first place with 59, points and Clay finished second! with 494. W’heelersburg, which had won the meet the past two years, dropped to third this 1 season with 43 points. Valley claimed fourth place with 29 and Minford finished last in the meet with 274 points.Terrv Gardner of West wasvleading individual scorer in the meet with 184 points. Gardner won the 100-yard dash in the time of 10.3 and tied the record set by Ron Miller of Valley in 1968. Gardner also picked up firsts in the long jump ami 220-yard dash.Record-setting performanceswere turned in by Wayne Brown of Minford in the mile, with arecordWheelersburgrelay team, which was composed of the same boys running the 880, with the exception of Dale Payton replacing A1 Ma-theny. The new time in the mile relay is 3:51.2.Tom Collins of West and DaveWinnersare:and their schoolsDandy Don Gullett fired a Brinkman four-hitter for the McKell Bull *toP’ ,hlt j dogs in the opening game of 'Kentucky’s 63rd District base- the Willia!2 MILE RUN—Mullins (W) I ball tournament at Legion Field1 ,lt;He bu|11:14, Hamilton (W'est), Claus- in South Shore Monday to lead and it’s cing (C), Biggs (West), Abend- his team to a 2-0 win over Rus- said. “I’v shine (C). I eiRht yeaisell., , , _ . 4 , 100-YARD DASH - Gardner,Green both tied the meet rec- (\yest) 103 (tied record). Kaut Greenup defeated Raceland(C), Smith (W), Harris (C). H-3 in the second game of theMILE RUN - Brown (M) tourney and will face McK«ll .4:42.1 (record), Pelphrey (C), m the finals at 4 today at Legion c)uh j(C), McGahan (W), Field. I - 1Oaks Take 3-1this feelin with the iwe wouliDicksonY£|JXtct 111 ^an*er (West). Gullett fanned 15 in the shut880-YARD RELAY—WTieelers- out and brought his total strikeABAPlavoffsus.Allen, r of theINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Oak- r’niivT'T!*' ni'a 7*1WSSt'’ °r , . , 4 Copley lt;M), Beasley (C), Ray- t?wdeneeWillianclub’s e;on the season and is favored to ■ ... • .___—J---V --- -v j 1 take the district crown andan y. ^ kurn move into the regional tourna- lt;h ,away from the American Bas- 880-YARD RUN - Harrison ment at Morehead, Ky„ May 23 {J* pitcketball Association champion-, (West) 2:20, Musick (V), Jivi- and 24. nistonship Monday night with a 144- den (W», Dickson (C), Sherman 117 triumph over the Indiana tW).Pacers at Indianapolis. 220-YARD DASH — GardnerM ^ i U ^ r% Iff M O % tW AC f 4 ) '? 7 i A * U AM f I \lf IDarwin Johnson was the win ng pitcher for Greenup.phenomewhich histaff, lc£lone enot
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Tue, May 06, 1969
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