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The Ma "'Me cheerful smile, the friendly gaze, the voice that means the things it says," could best be used to describe Carolina basketball mentor, Bob Stevens. Stevens came to Carolina this season from Michigan State University and. has guided his team to a highly respectable year. Under his direction, the Birds have already won more games than they managed to win all season in the 1958-59 cam pa4gn Bass Vacat Accepts Po. BY DOUG GRAY Sports Writer Marvin Bass, one time great at William and Mary, has accepted the No. 1 assistant's job at Georgia Tech. He will work with the famed Bobby Dodd. Bass, who came here from the University of N o r t h Carolina staff, served for the past four seasons as the top. assistant under Head Coach Warren Giese of the University of South Carolina. The friendly, big statured man Ward Allows For Handicap In Shooting &otti Ward, freshman cager who leads the Gamecock frosh in scoring with a 19.9 mark, seems to come up with something new every day. Usually it's a new shot or a behind-the-back dribble on t h e basketball court, but this time it is a fact that surprises every Caro lina basketball fan. Ward explains that he is praef,ically blind in his right eye. It seems Incredible that such a marksman should have to "allow" a little for unbalanced vision, as Scotti hit on 53 consecutive free throws this season before a miss and boasts the highest average on the Baby Bird squad. Snowball Hit Eye As a child In Valparaiso, In diana, &eotti was hit In the eye with a snowball, and his vision in his right eye is only about 20-80. After a bout w i th corrective glasses, Scotti exchanged them for a basketball career, In which he alms to the right a little to com pensate for the faulty vision in one eye. However, the handicap has not proven too great, as the freshman flash had an admirable career at Valparaiso H i g h School before coming to the University. Aside from his shooting accuracy, Scotti Is also adept at ball-handling and play-making, a n d his deceptive dribbling reminds one of Marcus Haynes, of Harlem Globetrotter fame, or of the world's champion Boston Celtie's great Bob Cousy. All-Round Athlete Ward also excellh In other phases of athletics, Including track, In which he Is an accomplished dis tance runner. In high school he turned in a 4:28.1 mile run and a 9:80 two-mile jaunt, almost as good as the Atlantic Coast Confer ence record for this event, 9:19.3. CAMPBELL' PHARJ Cornell DRUGS - SCH4 NOTlIONS - SO Liy MOc Coach Stevens strike8 an eart; tussle in Carolina Field House. Sit forbidden the coach to leave the 6< sGamecoa fition With. Af 40 said that he considered the Tech position "one of the top as- E 3istant jobs in the country." S Bass, an all-time tackle and head h :oach at the Virginia college, will -4 3ucceed Ray Graves, who has ac !epted the head coaching position b at Florida. tI - Giese, who brought the well- s' lIked man here as his aide in 1955, u - C Mavi Ba \ad'CahBs hsbe nau abet ot Caoin' oobl emsduin th pstfor eas an a cnrbte ralyt'h suces ofths tas.W wl haeatuhtm ilnxh Coacha tevecncy wouldet abeo dforiddelte to o leaheb Whil Geeassm ascoc ontctd nb Weea rfsional eafm0sai hat he cotosidere atheS rehti tion "onatie offer roms sistamatejobs inatge hosnti." Bass, an all-tie takl andorfodk, /iria, andhl thereni colee will sucd lay Gas,l who hotasll. rhen he eard coacin postiny Gineste, who bgtsheball a atike mandhr fotal his ad lineman., MARTIN ROBERT RETURN CAC Arms )O UPLE Ib OHrI ods Of N No '4:) r-season pose during a close kce that time, ACC rules have mch during the action. k Post, Jackets As captain of the 1942 team, ass earned a spot on the All outhern Conference club and an onorable mention on the All .merican team. The Detroit Lions drafted him at he decided against it and irned to the coaching profession, .arting out at William and Mary nder Rube McCray in 1945. In )49 he left W & M and went to lorth Carolina only to return to is Alma Mater in 1950. He was romoted to head coach in 1951 and is Indians turned in a nice 7-3 !cord earning him "Coach of the ear" honors in Virginia. After his honor year at William nd Mary, he turned to the pro ssional r a n k s working under urly Lambeau of the Washington edskins, but the next season he aturned to UNC, this time under eorge Barclay. He remained at INC until Giese sited him in 1955. The Bass family consists of his 'ife Audrey and 12-year-old son andy. They are currently living i a recently built home at 1511 hirley Street. "HE IS GUILTY! OF KILLING HIS FATHER, MARRYING HIS MOTHER AND SIRING FOUR INNATURAL CHILDREN" - N.Y. HERALD TRIBUNE REXELNT Time Does Not Trim ' Down The Terror Of True Tragedy" - LIFE A CFFC Presentation TUES. & WED. 5 POINTS THEATRE oach "Drat that number 45," it University's Ton Conard sinks i Carolina-Hurricane clash. (Photo From USC Gridder An Open The past four years of my lif( have been spent in close associa tion with a man who has affecte my life more than anyone, savi my parents. This relationship ha. suddenly come to an abrupt end. ing. People often say that we musi learn to accept these changes thal frequently occur during our lives I am certin that they are correct but for some reason or anothei there is an empty feeling in m3 stomach today. Looking back to the past witf nostalgia, I can recall the firsi time I met the huge man with th( scintillating personality. It seem. like it was just last week, but i was almost five years ago. l)uring those years, he has madi I Le Robert ..... ... . ... iinks Coach Stevens, as Furman two more of his 36 points in the a by Fishburne.) Letter To i many friends here in Columbia. - Nowadays, some people would find I fault with Christ if He were to reincarnate. However, in the time I have had the pleasure of his acquaintance, I have yet to hear the first person deprecate anything he has done. This is truly a won derful record for any man. To me, it is a mark of greatness. The sense of humor he possesses did so much to break the ennui of the many long, hard practices on the football field. Without him things would have really been miserable. He knew when to work hard and when to take it easy. Then, there were the pep talks for which he is famous. As long as I live, I'll never forget the one at half time of the 1958 Clemson sok beyondtI %%~*~and seie First, - you're in getting don't has .-. for prof you can any num But, if ize now t than "w~ You're g sonal, int At Me advanced we arei that pric We're pi to the so of our ur sion; we round o1 Vi.rginia ation, de ucts desi If you contribui in heari Either a arrange represen write to Tell himr your col] at Melpa ME A BUBslE 3401 Arlini n.a Di.an.... ............. Louis "Tension personlfied" desc tutor's face when this shot wu spirit, even though quarantined Coach M game. The score was 6-6 at. the half, and we were lucky to get off that easily. Just before we were- about to gc back on the field for the second half, he began to speak. I can't recall his exact words, but they wvere said w I t h great emotion. When he was through, everyone ir the locker room knew which teanm wQuld win the game. His words completely mesmerized the teanm into a state of frenzy. We all know the outcome of the game, but the 26-6 score was no indication of the beating Clemson received. H i s accomplishments on t he football field were not his only claim to fame. He encouraged many young men who had reached the point of frustration. Most peo. he obvious, rou consider your first professio ir, we believe that all young e tists should develop the habit of hie obvious. what is the obvious? It's obvi< demand. You don't have to wori rour material wants satisfied. J ie to worry about getting oppo: ssional growth. Since you are in expect to get the things you wa ber of potential employers. you look beyond the obvious, yol hat you're going to want somethi ant satisfaction" out of your oing to want pride--pride in y< lividual contribution. Ipar, where we are now wvorking defense and space exploration) nterested only in young men whi le is a reward that extends muck ius. Because Melpar is a proud C 'oud of our IMAGINEERING lut ion of electronic problems; we' uinterrupted growth and controlle 're proud of the communities t ir laboratories and plants in I and Boston, and we're proud, of sign, and production of electror ined for universal application. want an opportunity to be proud ion and your Company, we're ir ng from you. Tell us about .sk your college's Placement Dir a personal interview with the tative who will be visiting your ca our Professional Employment Sul if you would like to hear fron lege's graduates who Is now pro A INC IARY OF WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE ;ton Boulevard, Falls Church, Virginia ?old.ax County roan Wangane. D. CJ 5tevens ribes the look on the amiable a taken. Stevens still retains his to the "bench patrol." arvin Bass ple probably don't understand, but it means a great deal to hear kind words from someone you deeply respect. It made no differ-ence to hini whether you were on the first team or the tenth. He treated everyone the same. However, our association has now been ended. Coach Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech has enticed this iwn away from us. It is one of the smartest moves Mr. Dodd has ever made. We will never be able to thank you enough for all that you have done to help in a k e our lives brighter. Our fondest regards and very best wishes to you and your family. May the good Lord bless and keep you, Marvin Crosby Bass. - I na1 job igner lookin >u ta -yabu Sn o 'uii s dead, - ntfo S'lrel ngmr caer >u pr on12 prjcs > elz I,beyon ompny /proc repru d-xa hat that ourabout ofd your tellreted nectoret Mecarr urperor Sone 120 g realize boPnd