Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 13

fgteqlaqmwiki 1 fl Tuesday 2 1966 Kingsport TlmeeNews IS ifri Braves pick Smith in draft9 3rd round From atelt end wire report Smith said one thing that ap- rale 4 summer free agent sele a fast slider but not a aUdar and curve1 Indians on a tear title eye a glad wo got said scout Ranee Pless "I worked hard on Chad I know exactly what round he went in but I think he went pretty Negotiations with Smith are expected to begin this weekend in Atlanta Smith and his parents Mr and Mrs Vernon Smith will fly to Atlanta Friday All the draftees will gather there and will work out in front of the scouts Saturday morning They will then be evaluated and negotiations will follow Smith could be assigned to one of three Atlanta rookie-league teams Pulaski Pocatello Idaho or Bradenton Fla though Pless indicated that Pulaski was the most likely More on Page SB col 6 tion meeting for the purpose of negotiations a professional baseball contract By baseball rules this dub has exdusive rights to negotiate with you and it must be to initiate and negotiate with you within 15 days after the conclusion of the free agent It was signed by Paul Snyder the director of scouting Smith said the no-hitter he pitched at Dandridge Saturday convinced the Braves that he had what it took to make it to the big leagues "They wanted to know that I had more than a said Smith "They liked my slider and the control I had with it They told me that only have one breaking ball They say you have two great curve balls They plan to work with me probably have a slow slider and parently helped him be selected aa high as he was was the fact the Texas Rangers selected Georgia Tech pitcher Kevin Brown just ahead of the Braves in the first round of the draft The Braves needing pitching help then opted for high school pitcher Kent Mercker a lefthander out of Dublin Ohio was a big blow to said Smith helped my situation immensely That moved me up one slot Had Texas not taken Brown the Mets might have picked me ahead of the The Smith family received the news Monday afternoon by telegram from the Braves The telegram from Atlanta read: You are hereby notified that the Atlanta Braves Baseball Club selected you in the regular phase of the Sullivan North left-handed pitcher Chad Smith was selected in the third round of the June Free Agent draft Monday by the Atlanta Braves and will be probably be assigned to Pulaski of the Appalachian League once he comes to terms with the Braves said the 6-5 220-pound Smith whose selection as the 57th player taken is believed to be the highest ever for a Kingsport player in the June draft "Atlanta may be the best place for me in the long run with them having just cut all of those The New York Mets were also considering Smith according to Kingsport Mets officials but apparently prepared to take Smith as early as the Braves Look out John Wayne The Indians are on the warpath once again The fellow in the feather headdress is Uack Shupe and searching for a few more scalps to add to an already extensive collection CHAD SMITH a Brave Goodee 4Mlts History books tell us that most of the Indian population moved out of this area nearly 175 years ago Apparently the books recognize the tribe that currently wears little warpaint but carries in its arsenal aluminum bats and braves that can fling a baseball with intimidating accuracy Padres 112 By United Press International 01 National League roundup NEW YORK George Foster figures that Mets fans now are on his side Foster slugged two home runs Monday night to lead New York and Dwight Gooden to an 11-2 victory over the San Diego Padres Foster often the target of jeers has been greeted with cheers lately as he has hit five homers and knocked in 12 runs in his last seven games said this before Hard work and wanting it can win over the people and pretty close to doing Foster said The Mets left fielder had the 21st two-homer day of his 18-year career and raised his career home-run total to 343 enabling him to pass Ron Santo and move into 37th place on the all-time homer list Foster hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a three-run blast in the fifth to raise his season total to nine Danny Heep playing right field for the injured Darryl Strawberry also had a homer for the Mets his third of the Heep came through last year when Strawberry was Mets manager Davey Johnson said Foster has worked very hard and happy for his hot New York took a 1-0 lead in the third inning off Padres starter and loser LaMarr Hoyt 2-2 Mookie Wilson singled stole second and scored on Wally single off the glove of shortstop Jerry Royster Gary Carter opened the fourth with a double and Heep followed with his third home ran of the season Foster followed with the first of his homers over the left-field fence Keith Hernandez singled with one out in the fifth and one out later Heep singled before Foster hit his second home run a deep blast into the left-field bullpen The Mets who had their highest scoring game of the year More on Page SB col 3 Tlnm-mw Bart Carter Castlewood players celebrate during the second Inning of their 9-5 victory over Drewry Mason Monday In the championship game of the Region baseball tournament A Castlewood powers way to Region crown 9-5 8 By DON SERGENT Times-News Sports Writer Heap big trouble one could say Get the picture? In other words 1986 version of the JJ Kelly baseball team is on a tear While early season descriptions of the team included and the Indians answered critics by capturing the seventh consecutive Lonesome Pine District baseball title and its fifth Region championship in the past six years The Tribe blasted Keokee in the semifinals of Region play 194) and thrashed Cumberland District champions Pennington 13-4 for the title The teams have brought home four state Group A baseball trophies and are hopeful of earning a trip to battle for No 5 Thus far the Indians have relied on the steady pitching of senior Thomas Neel sophomore Lee Moulse and freshman Danis Simmons to record 18 wins -against only two losses Neel and Simmons along with shortstop David Kannon also provide a healthy top-of-the-order lineup on offense Kannon who has perhaps the perfect last name for a baseball player carries the hottest stick hitting near the 550 mark for the season only losses came to Group AA Abingdon early in the season and Group AAA Sullivan South Kelly will travel to Castlewood today in a state semi-final contest that gets underway at 8 pm The Blue Devils stopped Honaker 9-5 Monday to advance winners will move on to the state finals on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville Friday The Bearcats of Virginia High will also be competing in state baseball competition today as coach Eddie squad travels to Stuart Va to take on the Patrick County Cougars in a 4:30 pm contest Icenhour closing out his 13th season at the helm has coached Bearcat 1 teams to a pair of Group AA state titles the last coming in 1983 But this troops are a veteran lot as well finishing I second in the state last season Three of starters leftfielder John Icenhour pitcher Jimmy Nave and centerfielder Todd Jackson were oh the team that won the state title in 83 think the experience will pay the VHS coach said "We were runner-up last year in the state and most of the guys saw some action then These guys know what all about I think being there last year will take the pressure off Icenhour admitted he knew very little about the Cougars but starting pitcher is a lefthander with a 9-1-1 In the other Group AA playoff Mills Godwin takes on Waynesboro today The winner of that contest will hoot the state finals also on Friday Neil Johnson who has been dismissed as football coach at Jonesville High School is one of a trio of finalists that have applied for the head coaching position at Grundy Senior High School The position was vacated by John Curia at the end of the 1985 football season Johnson who spent eight years guiding the Bulldog program ended his career as Top Dog with an overall record jff 50-29-1 it All four hits were off After a shaky start White (4-0) was also effective on the mound He struck out six before giving way to Jeff Phillips in the fifth with the Blue Devils clinging to a 6-5 lead Phillips who has a 26-1 career record at Castlewood came on with one out and runners on second and third After an intentional walk Phillips induced Thompson to bounce back to the mound for an inning-ending double play Phillips retired the side in order in the sixth and overcame three errors in the seventh with another double play While three of their runs More on page 4B col 5 of Wise tonight at 8 in Castlewood not sure see a better pitcher than said Castlewood head coach Dan Glass told them (the Castlewood players) that he was a good pitcher and if we went up there swinging from the heels he would make us look Largen a right-hander did strike out 11 but winning pitcher Mike White one of them White feasted on going 4-for-4 with a homer and three runs batted in "It was White said of fastball "But I nude him throw me the fastball The curve was hard to pick up If I saw anything with spin I took CASTLEWOOD When facing a good fastball pitcher a good idea to have some good fastball hitters in your lineup Castlewood has several as it proved Monday evening against Drewry Mason fireballer Tim Largen in the championship game of the Virginia Group A Region baseball tournament Largen overpowering at times was overpowered in the end by the Blue Devils who tagged him for eight hits (three of them home runs) in a 941 victory The Blue Devils (19-1) are now in the state semifinals and will meet the Kelly Indians New book says some famous quotes were misquotes or never said at all Houston Rockets center Akeem Olajuwon takes break during practice Monday for fourth game of the NBA cjtamplonship series version of several sentences said Green whose chief vocation is writing outdoor and adventure stories for magazines To punctuate his lengthy explanation Durocher pointed across the field at the New York Giants and told the writer a look at them All nice guys finish last Nice guys Finish Rockets seek momentum 9 victory in Game 4 tonight Lombardi denied a long time ago having said everything the only and Durocher was very upset about the guys finish Green said said it made him appear to say you be a good person and SEATTLE (UPI) The author of a new book on sports quotes and quips said Monday his research revealed some of the most popular comments in athletic lore either were attributed to the Vrong person or never said at all Lee Green who spent three years compiling the quotes for his book published by Ballantine Books said he found inaccuracies in famous quotes attributed to former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi baseball manager Leo Durocher and Joe Jackson of the Infamous Chicago White Sox of the early 1900s "Vince Lombardi say everything the only said Green of Santa Paula Calif Leo Durocher never said guys finish Former Vanderbilt football coach Red Sanders coined the phrase about winning and Du-tocher's quote was a condensed ran the sentences together to make it sound as if I was saying you be a decent person and Durocher said after the comment was publicized Green said his research revealed a young boy never said it so to Joe Jackson as was widely reported during the 1919 Blade Sox scandal when several White Sox were accused of throwing a World Series "Jackson said there never was a young boy who asked him Green said "He said the only question he got that day was from a sheriffs deputy who asked for a ride Apparently that quote was a flight of HOUSTON (UPI) "Twin Sampson and Akeqm Olajuwon who propelled the Rockets to a Game 3 victory in the NBA finals say momentum still favors the Boston Celtics in the championship series knew we could beat them from the Sampson said Monday "It was just a matter of doing it We did it and we even play that great "But it's still too early to talk about a shift in momem-tum They still have the edge still The Celtics lead the best- of-seven series 2-1 Game 4 is Tuesday night Olajuwon said of Houston having momentum "After tomorrow (Tuesday) it cofidence took a beating in the first two games as the Celtics won by 12 and 22 points at home The Rockets boosted their spirits Sunday keeping their home playoff record Intact with a 106-104 victory Houston is 8-0 in the playoffs at The Summit The Rockets were loose and smiling at practice Monday and guard Lewis Lloyd More on Page SB eoL 1 book points out Lombardi in his 1973 book Lombardi on Football Vol said I said was is not everything but making the effort to win Lombardi was adamant that the quote attributed to him came from Sanders who coached Vanderbilt in the 1940s cofiunents came in 1948 when he was managing the Brooklyn Dodgers and was asked why he liked the competitive Eddie Stanky.