The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, October 19, 1967, Image 7
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Clinton, S .C., Thursday, 6ctob#r 19, 1967
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Baker Boxes
To Keep Race
Reflexes Sharp
Devils Host Hitlcresf
ROCKINGHAM, N. C. —
“Your reflexes have to be so
much sharper at North Car
olina Motor Speedway?”
Howe: We Weren't Up
For Game—They Were'
Thornwell
Visits Tough
Ninety Six
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“We weren’t up for the
, , . _ ,, game and they were. We
commented driver Buddy play well and just got
Baker, \yho revealed that he’s thoroughly whipped,” Clinton
training In an unusual man- jjjg^ c oac h Claude Howe said
nor for the Oct. 29 American a fter his Red Devils were
500-stock car race. defeated 21-6 in Union I'riday
Baker, who drove a Dodge night. 1
to victory Sunday in the Na- This Friday, the Red Devils,
tional 500 at Charlotte, boxes now 4-2-1 for the season, play
five rounds a day in a Char- host to winless Hillerest.
lotto gymnasium. Union’s win last Friday left
“Everybody,” Baker ex- the Yellow Jackets with a 4-0
plained, “does something to Eastern AA Conference record
improve the machine in rac- and dropped Clinton to 2-1.
ing. But you never hear of Woodruff is in second place
much off-track work to im- in the conference standings
prove the driver. with a 2-0 record. Woodruff
There are many sports I an ^ Union clash at Woodruff
could be playing, such as Friday week,
handball. All help improve Union, featuring a senior
your reflexes . . .but not as team which outweighed the
much as boxing. If someone -*ted Devils, took command of
is pounding on you, you have th© game from the outset,
to increase your flexes out of t t r * v ’t n 8 to a touchdown the
Thornwell will try to get
back on the victory trail Fri
day night at Ninety Six but
it won’t be easy.
Ninety Six already has won
the 2B Conference title and
will be favored against Thorn
well which last week lost 19-0
to Jonesville in the Thornwell
homecoming game.
Sherry Taylor was crowned
homecoming queen atrhalf-
time when Jonesville had a
6-0 lead.
Jonesville scored its first
half touchdown on an unusual
play. A Jonesville player Blue Hose are to remain in
caught a pass in the end zone contention for the Carolinas
but Tumbled |the |ball (when Conference title, they face a
SPORTS
Against Guilford Saturday <
Faces 'Must Win'
Game At Homecoming
self-defense.”
The boxing idea came from
Howard (Humpy) Wheeler,
first time they handled the
ball.
CAMPBELL GAINS—Clinton’s Gary Campbell
reels off a long gain on end sweep against Union.
and drove 77 yards to pay dirt. Devil quarterback Buzzy Ted
nuw ai « wuccci, C h°v S Jiw!H d lln e That Jacket drive consumed ards was trapped in his own
Firestone Tire and Rubber w® 8 ca PP ed b y talented tail- nine playing minutes. Full- end zone for a safety.
in bac * Tommy Simmons, a back Steve Moss punched it Clinton threatened
muscular 185 - pounder, who over from the one
boomed across from the 11.
tackled by a Thornwell de
fender. After a wild scramble
for the ball in the end zone,
Jonesville came up with it
and a touchdown.
In the second half, Jones
ville scored on a 39-yard run
and 40-yard pass play.
Thornwell’s deepest pene-
during the game was
Jonesville 30-yard line.
Thornwell Coach Ben Crab-
If the Presbyterian College day as they entertain the Guil- leading ground - gainer, with
ford Quakers in the annual 59 yards in 11 carries ior a
homecoming game. Kickoff ®'^ ard average
time is 2:30.p.m.
“must win” situation Satur-
PC" •
Return For
The brightest spot in the PC
attack was the phenomenal
PC has dropped two straight pun ting of Larry Bullis. Bullis
after two wins and a tie in p Un ^ e d seven times for a 50-
their iirst three games. The y a |.j average per kick, rais-
latest setback was a 38-0 de
feat at the hands of the David
son Wildcats last Saturday.
After battling on even terms
ing his seasojf’s average to
40.7 yards.'
Guilford has a well-bal
anced attack headed by quar
the first quarter, with the terback Bill Burchette, one of
only Davidson score coming fj nes t quarterbacks in the
second half but an illegal and when we can’t run, we
mntmn ruinnltvr on fourth anrl Can t do anything. They have
A 36-yard run by Simmons motion penalty on fourth and can 1 oo anything. They have vities
Big play in the series was a se ^ U p union’s final touch- two at the Union 15 halted 8°od size. They also have two awar( j s
Co.’s director of racing
the South who also is a for
mer Carolinas olden Gloves
champion, 41-yard pass from quarter- down‘in the fourth quarter, the drive. f in © guards and they spent
Humpy and I were talking ba ck Jerry Lipscombe to end Simmons scored it from the “We made too many mis- mo8t of the g am « in our
several weeks ago,” Baker Ronnie Boozer. six fflkes »u OWR cold ‘. W e ”
continued, and he mentioned Clinton rallied and trailed Late in the game)
Homecoming
Hundreds of Presbyterian 0n a safety ’ the , wil(lcats un " conference. Burchette’s fav-
Colleepnlumni willretirntn k>ashed 3 powerful passi ’ g orite. target is Henry McKay.
tree commented, “We couldn’t Colle g e alumni will retuin to attack in the second quarter who caU g b t 54 passes last
in the get our runn l n g game going the campus this Saturday for as they scored 17 points. sea son.
the 1967 Homecoming festi- Quarterback Jimmy Poole
Homecoming iesu- ^ Heading the Quaker de-
that will feature passed for 218 yards and ^o ^ ^ AUen Brown
and new
officers, , ™. chd ° wn , s ’ tai ! b “ k and interior linemen Beam
Paul
after were a little bruised but noth-
backfield.’
Thornwell now has a 3-3-1
Unit boxing u( ’ u ' d b © a ^ 0O< f only 7-6 at halftime as the Clinton recovered a Union ing that will keep anyone recor ^ for the season,
means o s arpemng my Red Devils marched 70 yards f umb i e at the Jacket five, Red from playing.”
driving reflexes. I looked at to score in the second quarter.
In 32-7 Romp
Ward Scores Four
For Kid Devils
Clinton High
Basketball
Slate Set
ketball schedule opens Dec. 1
and practice will begin about
the middle of November.
The Red Devils will host
him real good, grinned my- Quarterback Barry Mauldin
self because I’ve always lov- passed to end Billy Freeman
ed contact sports and then an a 23-yard play which was
answered, ‘why not?’ ” instrumental in the drive.
“I stand 6-5 and weigh 225 Fullback Johnny Jacks scored
and Humpy’s only 5-10 and it from the one. The extra
195. It wasn’t until after we point kick was wide,
got into the ring that he told. In the third quarter, Union
me he was a former Golden took the second half kickoff
Gloves champion.”
CHS Homecominc
ROIC Grants . p orade slated
Are Available _
The Clinton High School
FORT McPHERSON, GA.— Homecoming Parade is
Headquarters Third U. S. scheduled to start at 4
Army has announced that ap- o’clock Friday afternoon in
plications for ROTC scholar- downtown Clinton,
ships for the 1968-1969 school Candidates for the Miss ya *“;;
year will be accepted begin- CHS title are Kay Caldwell, p p . y ^
ning one month earlier than Shirley Simpson and Melissa Clinton Junior High scored f 0r ex ^,. a p 0 j n t
originally planned. Turner. Gregg Jackson will on two of the first three plays Qinton Coach Bill Rhodes
High school graduates will b © crownbearer for the cere- handled the ball. On the ba( j j^gjj p ra j se f or
compete nationwide for 800 monies at the halftime of the first play irom scrimmage, fensive play of tackles Evjerett
four-year scholarships, while Clinton - Hillerest football Ward swept around left^end, p u u er an( j Lewis Henderson
barbecue and football, and p^an"^ {hem for TDs J ° hn - son ’ Fred Gray ’
the reunions of 15 classes , , Barcy, and John BumRarner.
me reunions 01 classes. j n a jj Davidson amassed Guilford was nicked as a
The full schedule will open 330 yards through the air and conference contender in pre-
at 10 a. m. with the fall 149 yards on the ground for se 'ason polls and a win over
a total offensive production p C would put them in the
Class reunions, of 4 ” 9 yards thick of the battle.' A PC win
PC drove close to the WUd- is almost a necessity if the
cats’ goal three times but a Hose are to remain in conten-
blocked field goal and two tion since they already have
pass interceptions ended these one loss in conference play to
threats. PC’s Dan Eckstein go with their 2-2-1 overall
ended the day as the game’s record.
meeting of the alumni
of directors
following at 10:30 a. m., are
built around the classes of
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917,
1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1942,
Clinton High School’s bas- 1950 - 195 L 1952, 1953, and
1965.
After the 11:30 a. m. barbe
cue under campus oaks, the
Coach McMillian
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To Be Honored
Retired Cqath Lonnie Sex- McMillian produced some of
ton McMiRian, the longtime the most colorful teams in
the school’s
p.m. and the varsity games
college students who will have
completed two years of senior
ROTC training will compete
for 845 two-year scholarships.
Residents of Alabama, Flor
ida. Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Caro
lina, and Tennessee may
apply for four-year scholar
ships o the Command
ing General.! Third U. S.
Army, ATTN: AJAGR-A
(Scholarship), Ft. McPherson,
Ga, .30330. Information on
details of the program and
bow to apply may be obtained
from the same source.
game Friday night.
1 he Old li/nw.
“Buying everything on the
cuff is the surest way to lose
your shirt.”
Doug Ward had a field day W-yard pas, play to make the c , ass AAA Gaf( ^ "“J annual program of the Pres-
against Hickory Tavern’s Jun- spore 19-7 at halftime. game of a schedule which byterlan College Alumni As-
ior Varsity last week as he^ 1 * 1 th © quarter, Ward c i oses p eb 19.24 W jt b the sociation in Belk Auditorium
ran for four touchdowns and struck at left end again, going E as t ern pj^ Tournament at wdl honor two special award
passed for another in Clinton 43 yards for a touchdown. In Newhen-y, winners: the Alumni Gold P,
Junior High’s 32-'7 victory. the fourth quarter, he passed Herman Jackson will coach presented to Dr. Robert G.
All of Ward’s touchdown yards to f nd .^ im Wa ^ ke ^ the boys’ team while Marian Matheson, president of Padu-
runs were for more than 40 to set up a ” d ® w ” wb,cb Ramage will coach the girls cab * (Ky ) Junior College; . .
In four carries, he was scored by Scott Hammet and Preston C ox will coach and the Alumni Service coach and Inend ni Presby- the schools history. Coach
on a 19-yard P as s from Ward.- the j unior varsit Award, presented to John M. teridn College sports, will be McMillian coached football.
Ward passed to Billy Young JV games wil [ start at 5.39 Wilson, Sr., of Fayetteville.^ 1, glu ‘ st of honor at the pi basketball, track, and base-
N c Kappa Phi fraternity recep- ball; he was especially rec-
Aliimni President S-im tion J m ° r the homecoming ognized on the gridiron and
The schedule: Cornwell of Charlpttels ' ‘ to Kame wilh Guiltord - cinder tracks. His football
December—1, Gaffney; 5, preside over this
raced 70 x at Hillerest; 8, Ware Shoals; and install the slate of newly
and middle guard Sandy 15> Laurens . , 9 at Gaffney , name(l alumni officers hea( j.
saunoers. 28-29, boys play in the high ed by President-Elect Wil-
the next series of plays and th "* ’ ame 6 oth^r Sch001 a t pc - liam C McSween of Green-
punted. Ward took the punt than* wSnB wls the fact January - 2 ’ at Newberry; ville. PC President Marc C.
._ 00 ~_.i—o. than winning, was the fact 9 Woodruff; 12, at Union; 19, Weersing will give a report
at Chester; 23, boys at Dents- on the college at this time,
ville; 26, Newberry; 30, Hill- after which the Walter John-
crest. son Club alumni athletic or-
February — 2, at Woodruff; ganization will meet.
6, Union; 9, at Laurens; 13, Homecoming activities will
Chester; 16, boys host Dents- close with the 2:30 p. m.
ville, girls host Gaffney; 19- football game between Pres-
24, Eastern AA Tournament byterian and Guilford College
on Johnson Field.
broke loose, and raced 70
yards for a touchdown. Hick
ory Tavern couldn’t move on
• 00 .rl 11 J dfk '’**‘*** WcXo lilt: IdLl
on h.s own 38 and galloped 6i tha , everybody 0 „ , he tea m
yards lor another score. gQt to p i ay ..
In the second quarter Ward Clinton was scheduled at
got loose again. He wheeled Thornwell at 4 p.m. today and
around left end for 62 yards goes to Woodruff on Oct. 26.
for his third touchdown and 0n Nov 2 , Qinton hosts J. L.
Dave Mangum ran the extra Mann of Greenville and on
P°* n C Nov. 9 will be at home to
With 30 seconds remaining Union, the only team to hand a t Newberry
in the half arid playing the Kid Devils a loss. Union
against Clinton’s reserves, defeated Clinton 14-12 in the
am Coach McMillian served record was 59 wins, 58 losses,
P , _, for 36 years in the athletic and 2 ties.4His track teams
department at I\ C. He came captured f.Ve siate ehamp-
to P.C. in 1915 as a student ionships and one S1AA title,
and played football under All those friends and al-
Walter Johnson. Also, while iimni who would like to see
he was here as a .student, he Coach McMillian this week-
helped re-charter Pi Kappa end are invited to the Pi
Phi fraternity. He graduated Kappa Phi fraternity room
in 1921 and in 1923 he return- after the PC homecoming
ed as a coach for P. C. game. The room is located on
President Marshall W. the third floor of Neville
Brown has said that Coqch Hall.
Hickory Tavern scored on a first game of the season.
Lanes Are Busy W ith League Activity
BY CLARK MEADORS 23 members and is open for ROLLER BEARINGS — Kelly, sergeant-at-arms.
The Laurens County Bowl- enrollment. Committee mem- Team No. 1 and Team No. 4 PALMETTO LEAGUE—Hi-
ing Association opened its bers are Bill Campbell, Carl tied for first at 9-3 each. High Lo’s lead at 17-3, followed by
winter season recently with CampbeR* Davjd Mann, Hor- g*j|ne sqratch: J. Terry (26^1; Cavalettes, 14-6. High game:
four leagues at Palmetto ace Robinson and D. L. bfijgh series scratch: C. rtart- Lucy Dunaway (255); High
Lanes. The Palmetto Classic, Gunther. line (602). series: Lucy Dunaway (642).
a scratch league, bowls on MIXED LEAGUE COFFEE BREAK LEAGUE
Monday night; the Textile LEAGUE RESULTS a new mixed league is —Channel Busters lead at 15-5,
league on Tuesday night; In- PALMETTO CLASSIC—All- being formed to bowl on followed by Three Spares,
dust rial League on Thursday Stars and Upsets tied for first Wednesday nights. Any man 11-9. High game: Barbara
and the Roller Bearings on pt 11-4 erich. Sam Wilson 0 r woman interested in bowl- Wallenzine (254); High series;
Friday morning. rolled high individual series i n g in this league is requested Barbara Wallenzine (63 ).
Officers of the association at 629 and Harold Smith had contact Palmetto Lanes. JUNIORS
are B. F. Sinclair, president; high game of 236 WOMENS ASSOCIATION Juniors bowl on Saturday
( lark Meadors, vice presi- TEXTILE LEAGUE Mill Mozzelle Nelson is president mornings. Coach is Kathlyne
d©nt; Bill Fennell, secretary- Whistlers lead at 18-2, fol- of the clinton Womens Bowl _ Lott.
treasurer: Gholdie Simmons lowed by Hall’s Cabinet (16- i n g Association which has two Team No. 1 leads at 11-5
and Mason Grubb, directors. 4). High game scratch, Yan- leagues at present. and Team No. 3 is second at
cey Boone (231); High series other officers are Barbara 10-6.
600 CLUB scratch: J. B. Vanderford Barnes, vice president; Kath- Steve Fennell had high
A 600 Club, composed of (6 ^- _ „ lyne Lott, secretary; Barbara game at 203 and Andy Ellis
members who have rolled a INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE White, treasurer; Carolyn had high series with 563.
600 series in a sanctioned Belk’s leads with 16-4. High
league, has been organized game scratch: Wayne Golden
and has planned a tourna- (233); High series scratch:
ment Nov. 25-26. The club has Jimmie Spillers (621).
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