The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 24

THE GASTONIA Oct, 17, THE METS ARE HIGH Jerry Grole anil Jerry Koosman go Info victory ilauce after last out was made in fiflli and final Series game in mad, mntl New York Thursday, Joining them Ihlrd baseman Ed Charles (5). Mels defeated tho Baltimore Orioles four games to one for the bunting, Wrophofo) That's What Fearless Said Huss To Shoot Down Eagles Next to Royston, I'm the best high school quarterback around on running the option play, almost as good as Tommy Bradley of Hunter Huss at scrambling, and nearly as good as Stanley's Buddy Green at passing. Heck, I even play without a mask on my helmet I'm so fearful, er, fearless and fanciful (notice (ho picture Life Magazine took of me recently). Off the field, folks are always saying smart alec things to me. For instance, I was waiting on a bus the other day and asked a guy: "Say, mister, how long will the next bus be?" And he replied: "I understand it's going lo be 32 feet and eight inches long." But I came back with one recently.

A young lady asked me if I was "unattached." I replied: "No, I always dress sloppy like this." Have you ever noticed that a sports writer never wears the same color coat and panls? I guess it's cause ha can't afford a suit! Well, you want to know who will emerge triumphant in tonight's prep football al- Iractions. We'll start with Eai( at Huss. Man, I really dig those hepped- Cougars Set For Opener GREENSBORO (AP) The American Basketball Association comes to North Carolina Saturday night when the Carolina Cougars begin their season at the Greensboro Coliseum against tlie Dallas Chaparrals. The Cougars were moved to North Carolina after a Tar Hcc! group headed by Jim Gardner, former Republican congressman, purchased the ailing Houston Mavericks last January. The loam finished the season in Texas before constantly dwindling crowds.

The Cougars will divide their 42-game home schedule among three North Carolina cities. They play 20 games at Greensboro, 14 at the Charlotte Coliseum and eight at Dorton Arena in Raleigh. The Charlotte "home" opener will be next Wednesday against Washington, formerly the Oakland team. The Raleigh opener will ba Nov. 5 against Kentucky.

Built around former area college stars, the Cougars bear little resemblance to the- lumping Mavericks. Only three former remain on the roster. The top returnee is guard Bob Verga, former Duke star. He's one of five Carolinas players on the 11-man rosier commanded by Bones McKinney, former pro player and Wake Forest University coach. Others are Doug Moo and Bill Bunting, University of Norlh Carolina stars; rookie Gene Littles from High Point Coliege; and Randy Mahaffcy from Clemson.

Rounding out the lineup are Hank Whitney from Iowa State; Ron Perry from Virginia Tech; Cal Fowler from St. Francis; Steve Kramer from Brigham Young; George Pceples from Iowa, and George Sutor from LaSailc. Mce and Whitney are expcct- to start at forward, Verga and Littles at guard and either Bunting or Pceples at center. The team won its last four exhibition games this mor.lh for a final 0-4 record. McKinney says, "We think we've made a great deal of progress in molding a team.

Our execution isn't always what we want, but effort- wise, the players are doing tho Job. "The other teams in the ABA have had tlirce years to put together a club. We've had five vveeks. But we're ready to play." up Huskies. like the Atcls, they're simply amazin'.

They weren't supposed lo take anything but to the playing field this year and here they are with a good chance of winning Ihc District 8 tille, I'm hoping they go, as llicy say, all Ihc way. And they'll lake another big stride here tonight with a 20-14 victory over East Mecklenburg. Incidentally, 1 forsee a South victory over Hickory at South, thereby giving the Huskies undisputed possession of the top spot. Go. Huskies! I GAZED into my crystal ball and saw Hie Holbrook Lions winning fhcir seventh straight without a loss tonight in Bessemer Cily.

The Yellow Jackets, ycl lo win, will play well, but the Lions will caplure a 26-6 victory. Slanlcy will win its second straight over Dallas in a r.on- league encounter at Stanley as quarterback Ruddy Green leads the way, 20-13. Mt. Holly and Charlotte Catholic have had some fine football duels and tonight's contest at Coslner should be no different. But Catholic is yet lo lose and the prediction here is that the Cougars will slay Uiat way tonight, 14-7.

South Point will bounce back with a 21-13 victory at R-S Central. Slielby will get by Kings Mountain 20-6, cherryville will squeeze pas'. Crest (incidentally. Crest upset Colgate recently) 14-13, Chase will bump Lincolnton 28-7. Blacksburg will defeat Clover 27-7 and Lexington, S.C., will eke past York 20-13.

FEARLESS Almost As Good A QB As Bradley, Royston and Green Face Notre Dame South Bend Is 'Number Up'For Trojans Saturday? By KEN ItAPPOPORT favor the Irish in (his one. After AssDclalPd Press Scorls Writer losing to Purdue 28-14, Notre College football loams play Dame (3-11 rebounded imprns- (he numbers same again Salur- slvcly by trouncing Michigan day and Southern editor- stale and Army. And quarter- mas number may be up. The Trojans, ranked No. 3 in tack Joc Illcisn1al lias the country, play No.

Noire (olul(1 a consistent, target in Dame. But despite the wide sophomore end I'om Gatcwoud, difference in the rankings, the figures (o exploit (lie Trojans Irish are favored to undermine ra (he boys from the Golden West. secondary, which helped allow "It's'ridicidous for usio OoYa- Canton) 24 points last week, vorcd in (his game," says Ara The game at South Bend, I'arsegtiiaii of Notre Dame. 9' two Saturday matching "Coach John Ralston of. Stan- teams in (ho To; Twenty.

In the ford, who played both, said oilier, seventh-ranked Tcnnes- Southern California was a belter team than Purdue and Purdue boat us," However, a couple of factors see plays at Alabama, No. SO. Texas, No. 2, and fourth-rated Arkansas have (he day off. Ji) Die oilier top games, No.

1 Ohio Stale plays at Minnesota; No. 5 Peun State clashes with Syracuse; Missouri, No. 6, en- (erlains Oklahoma State; eighth-ranked UCI.A plays California; Louisiana Stale. No. plays at Kentucky; Colorado visits Oklahoma, No.

12; Michi- esn, the nth-ranked team, is Michigan State; No. 14 Georgia plays at Vanderbilt; No. IS, visits Georgia Tech; Wyoming, No. IS, entertains Brigham Young; Iowa plays at No. 17 Purdue; Washington Stalo lakes on Stanford.

No. IB, and Southern Mississippi is at Mississippi, No. 10. Southern California (4-0) impressed with resounding victo- Takes On Griffith Napoles Favored In Fight LOS ANGELES (AD Welterweight champion Jose Napoles of Mexico City remains the favorite to retain his title but support mounted for the three-time tifleholder, Emila Griffith of New York, In their 15-round fight tonight. Promoter George Parnassus anticipated a near-capacity crowd of 15,000 in the Forrm and gate receipts of about $200,000.

most from them partisan Napoles fans from below the border. There will be no television or radio of tho figlit in the United Slates. Napoles, 29, a dcvaslating puncher with 39 knockouts to his credit, will be making the second defense of the crovvn he won from Curtis Cokes in this same Forum April 18. He stopped Cokes in 13 rounds and in a rematch ended things in 11 in Mexico' City June 29. Griffith, now 30, tho happy Mad-Halter from Manhattan- lie once worked in a millinery plant owned by owianager Howard Albert-has a remarkable background.

Griffith will be fighting in a title match for the I9(h lime, not counting an unofficial junior middleweight conlcst. He abandoned the 147-pound division title when he whipped Dick Tiger for the middleweight championship April 25, 1066. He then lost, regained and lost the 160-pound title in fights with Italy's Nino Benvcmili. Never a legitimate raiddle- Prep Card LOCAfc East at Hunter Huss LITTLE VIVK Holbrook at Bessemer City Dallas at Stanley Catholic at Mt. Holly soyrmvEST 3-A South Point at R-S Central Crest at Chcrryvillc Shelby at Kings Mountain Lincolnton at Chase SOUTH CAROLINA York at Lexington, C.

Clover at Goldsboro Plans Clyde King Day GOLDSBORO, N. C. (API Clyde King, who took the San Francisco baseball Giants to second plaee in his first year as manager, will be honored Ocl. 28 in his native Goldsboro. The speaker will be Frank McGuirc, basketball coach al the University of South Carolina.

King was a pitcher in the National League (luring his playing days. The Giants are in the Western Division of that league, Ice Hockey By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday's Games New Haven 3, Syracuse 3, tie Salem 5, Jacksonville 3 Torlay's Games New Haven at Clinton Johnstown at New Jersey Nashville at Greensboro Salem at Charlotte ACC Statistics, Schedule Hart Closes In On Deacon By THE ASSOCIATED TRESS Duke's Leo Hart hit 21 of 23 passes and gained 243 yards to- Ul offense lo make the- biggest individual gain in Atlantic Coast Conference football games last weekend. He jumped Jrnm eighth to second in lolal offense with a 550-yard total for four games. Quarterback Larry Russell of Wake Forest, who has played five games, is the yardage leader with 629. Hart leads passers with 671 yards on 62 completions in 112 altcmpts.

Virginia sophomore Gary Helman is top rusher Midget Football C1VITAN 4S, UNION OFT. 0 Clvltanv 16 16 Union Opt II 0 0 Scoring TD, Civftan: aeno 2. rims or 3 nud 20 Billy Kerr, 25-yd. run: London England, 45-yd. run: Shawn Queen, 25-yd.

run; Tommy Mc- 55-yd. pass (rom England. PAT, ClvlUn: Mlko HnjRIns. Geno Queen. Frank filcLdmorc, London England, all on nms.

Djf civLLin'. riauk Bklrtraore, BelUm. IE with 508 yards and leads scorers with 43 points. Olbcr leaders: Yount, N. C.

Stole, -13 yards. Pass Waters. Clcm-son, 3B1 yards on 24 catches, both Punt Mitchell, South Carolina. iOB yards on four. Interception returns Jack Whilley, N.

C. State, -17 yards on two. Kiokoff 210 yards on 13. Wake Forest takes on Clemson Saturday at the Tigers' niorlal Stadium, Tlio Demon Deacons will he out (o shatter CIcmson's winning record in the. 35-year-old series; Clemson has only lost once in the last 18 years.

Duke travels to Maryland, where the Terps have won only twice in the is years the two teams have been playing each other. In other ACC play Saturday, Norlh Carolina State faces a three-game Virginia win streak, including a 28-10 win over Virginia Military last week. Tho game is at Charlollcsvillc. Norlh Carolina goes to Florida for a non-conference contest with Uie Gators. Also out of conference is Iho South Carolina at Virginia Tccb contest.

The Gamecocks lead the ACC with a 3-0 conference record. They have lost only to non-conference Georgia. TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Yils. Avg. Russelt.

WF Hart, Duke Suggs, SC Helman, Va. Kcndrick, Clem Fassio, Va. Moody, NCS Swofford, NC Mason, NCS 620 152 550 3.B 101 51fi 5.1 103 503 116 -16!) 4.0 113 -153 4.0 12fi 442 3.S 121 409 3.4 53 351 6.K 97 347 3.6 Bowers, NCS PASSING A. C. Inf.

Yds. Hart, Duke 112 62 4 671 Kendrick, Clem 09 44 10 547 Suggs, SC' Russell, WF Moody, NCS Fassio, Va. Swofford, NC O'Hara, Md. Gibvlrap, Clem. Miller, NC 68 35 3 442 82 34 6 365 55 30 0 310 61 24 5 SIC 54 23 7 316 33 12 13 11 109 109 Helman, Va.

Mason, NCS Boscrs, NCS McCauley, NC Laccy, Va. Mulr, SC Lcsvill, WF Yaugcr, Clem liusscll, Miller, Md. 14 8 i 103 HUSHING Plays Yds. Avg. 103.

503 S3 351 97 347 78 329 53 316 65 311 62 235 73 232 103 2M 51 233 weight, weighing ouiy 150 pounds in the Tiger bout, Griffith nnd his olhor manager, Gil Clancy, said they were not worried about making the weight limit. "1 have never sccu Napoles fight hut I know he is strong ant! has a hard punch," Griffith said recently. Clancy corroborated the sentiment, having seen Napnles slow Cokes away in tlie second fight. Niijiolcs saiil he watched Grif- fith in several televised fights which were carried into his adopted country. Joso fled from Cuba when Fidel Caslro came to power and boxing there all but disappeared.

Napoles, who fights' for a aunranlcc of has a 544-0 record. A cul from an op- IXUUMII'S head butt was (he rally lime he has hocn slopped. Griffith, guaranteed is no-Ill, 20 knockoiils. nnd was knocked nut mice, in Ihc first round by Carter in 19M. rics over Nebraska and Northwestern, but lo pull out a shaky 26-24 game over Stanford last week with a last-minute, field goal.

The offense is led by tailback Clarence Daus, the nation's No. 2 rusher, and quarterback phe- nom Jimmy Jones. Alabama's onco-prond defense has crumbled Ibis year, yielding an average of 415.3 yards a game lo four oppononls. The Crimson Tide will have lo bo stronger to withstand the Volunteers' flashy offense, which has scored 157 points in four games 39.3 average. Ohio State, which lias aver- aged over 50 points a gams, should havo little, (rouble in stopping the winless Gophers, a Big Ten brother.

Pcnn State and Syracuse will be playing for football supremacy in the East. Halfback Charlie Pit can race rings around the opiwsition, and figures lo give Syracuse plenty of Irouble with his end sprints. Missouri's Tigers rank as solid favorites over outgunned Oklahoma State by virtue of a 17-7 victory over tough Nebraska last Saturday. UCLA unfurls Us triple option against California, wilh young quarterback Dennis Dumrnif, lha catalyst. mm AKERS CENTER 9 DIXIE VILLAGE CENTER ECKERD'S DELTA (1117 S.

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