The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 13, 1961, Page Page Seven, Image 7
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Blue Devi
BY HOWARD HELLAMS
Sports Editor
Carolina's surprising basket
squad, fresh from a 94.91 dgj
at the hands of Virginia, take
Clemson tomorrow night in
USC Field House, ringing up
curtain on a seven-game "tou:
ment" against ACC fois.
Following t h e Clemson ga
the Gamecocks meet N. C. St
Duke, Wake Forest, Virgi
North Carolina, and Maryland
that order.
The N. C. State tilt will
played in Raleigh, Jan. 28, v
Duke and Wake Forest will c,
to Columbia Jan. 81 and Feb
respectively.
Could Be Tough
After a slow start this sea
Press Maravich's Tigers have
perienced a recent upsurge,
could be tough match for
slumping Gamecocks, who 1
not won a game since the 4
South Classic over the Christ
holidays. ,The 1 a s t person
could get to admit this, howe
would be Maravich himself, fa:
for his extensive use of the "
ing towel." Maybe he and Fr
Howard are related after all!
The hAtest plew- in the T
harvest belongs to a diminu
guard named Choppy Pattei
at present. He is averaging c
to 20 points a game, and '
he keeps his head, he's one of
What is the futu
without the corn
Imore long range
I a business, and tf
ful life. Whatev
protect it is thra
70'
croppe
s Also Meet
., Wake's De
slickest ball handlers,in the loop.
About t h e only. -other . potent
offensive weapons - Maravich has
ball in his silo are a pair of 6.7
!eat farmers, aenter Earle Maxwell
on and forward Tom -Mahaffey. Both
the are averaging in the double fig.
ures, and Maxwell leads the
the league in percentages from the
na- charity line.
me, Wolfpack Strong
After the Clemson clash, Caro.
at lina will meet three of the top
ia' four teams in the conference in
in State, Duke, and Wake Forest.
The Wolves of State are currently
be in fourth place on the conference
hile ladder, with three of their players
:me averaging o v e r ten points per
2, game. Captain Stan Niewierow.
ski, a 6-4 forward, Is the team's
big gun, but he is ably assisted
by forward Bruce Hoadley and
son, center Bob "Moose" DiStefano, a
ex. pair of 6.6 performers.
and The 'Pack will be out for
the Gamecock blood when the two
ave teams meet, for Carolina upset
xulf the usually strong State squad
mas both times the teams met last
you season.
ver, In the Duke game, however, it
med will be the Roosters who will be
cry- out for revenge, as the Blue
ank Devils beat them all three times
last season, and have already won
iger from them again this year.
son Second In Loop
lose The Devils a r e currently in
hen second place in the ACC, having
the lost only one game, that to North
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Wolfpack,
mon Deacs
Carolina. C o a c h Vic Bubas'
troops have an excellent chance
to repeat as conference champ
ions, but Bob Stevens hopes to
throw a monkey wrench into his
plans.
In sophomore Art Heyman, Duke
has one of the finest cagers in the
country. He is a high-hipped, awk
ward looking guard who still man
ages to lead the scoring parade
in the loop with a 24-point aver
age.
Duke also has one of the best
balanced ball clubs in the nation,
as they combine height, speed,
g o o d shooting and rebounding,
and lively ball handling to pour
in the points. Along the front
wall, w h i c h averages 6-6, are
Howard Hurt, Doug Kistler, and
Carroll Younkin, backed up by
Heyman and Johnny Frye.
Deacs are Tall
Wake Forest can boast of prob
ably the tallest front line in the
loop, as a pair of 6-8 stalwarts,
Len Chappell and Jerry Steele,
and 6-10 center Bob Woollard give
them an average height of about
6-9.
Chappell is currently the second
highest scorer in the loop, and is
also pretty close to the top of the
rebound chart. His top competi.
tion for all-star honors at Wake
Forest is j u ni o r guard Billy
Packer, a 5.11 dynamo, who aver
ages about 15 points per contest,
and dribbles the ball with the
best of them.
morrow, simple and
pie. To others, it is
raduation, a family,
p a full and success
ing; and one way to
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ade Caroli
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Carolina has a tough schedule for the remainder of
the basketball.season, and three of the men who will make
it tougher are shown here. The Gamecocks will face all
three of them in the next few games.
Directly above is Wake Forest's Jerry Steele, a 6-8,
225-pound forward who moves like a cat under the boards.
Steele's efforts have been overshadowed by the fine work
of team mates Len Chappell and Billy Packer, but, as
Deacon Coach "Bones" McKinney puts it, "He gets the
job done."
In the upper right hand corner is the chief "sod
buster" at Clemson, Choppy Patterson, a diminutive
guard who is averaging close to 20 points per contest at
present. Choppy was an All-ACC choice last season, and
is headed toward a repeat performance if he maintains
his present pace.
The young man on the right Is probably the most
unheralded player on the N. C. State team, but he is one
of the "nobodies" that holds a team together. He is Bruce
Hoadley, a 6-6, 200-pound senior forward, who barely
averages in the double figures and is not known as an
excellent rebounder. However, he is the team's play
maker and has been known to pass up many an excellent
shot In order to feed the ball to one of his team mates.
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had or,"wee arinBas'
willope thenosrin pr a rvinBce
openin woso weh announced Thenattuorhavelnsry
position on the team is open. This
is not just an old coaches' cliche,
it's actually true of next year's
Carolina squad. Bass has been
away for a year now, and he will
have to see for himself who does
the beat job at every position.
Carolina's new head mentor re
vealed that although there were
letternmen back at almost every
position, many new faces could
break into the starting lineup
with a lot of determination and
hustle. "It's all according to who
puts out the best effort in prac
tice," as Bass put it.
The early sessions are actually
a good thing, because the Birds
will have plenty of time to prac- SnrBs
tice without neglecting their stud
ies. Also, Bass is allowing thethrwilbanirasadcr
boys to go out for other sports--mg nCrlnaSaim n
baseball, track, golf, etc. - inthpulciintetoaedth
ordr t kep he inshae,as raTe newtuor a an e
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