Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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USC ( Whisnant, I USC In Firs -. Small college power Lenoir Rhyne tried hard to clip the Gamecocks' wings, but couldn't stand a swiftly paced second half and were dealt their first defeat # f the year, 82-72, by the fast reaking Birds at Hickory, N. C. In a helter-skelter game, the Birds and the Bears spent most of the contest rolling from one end of the court to the other. Intercep ted passes set up many Carolina scores as the alertness on defense sulted in many breakaway lay ups. The Bears, who posted a 23-7 slate last season and were 2-0 be fore meeting the Gamecocks, had a distinct height advantage with starters standing 6-8 and 6-5. Their top scorer, Jerry Wells, picked up four early personals try ing to guard Art Whisnant and had to sit out most of the last half. Top man for USC was Whis nant, who collected 26 points. Second was the other forward, Bob Haney, with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Layup artists Bud Cronin and Bobby Robinson added 14 and 10, respectively. Wiles, 19, Burton, 15, and Deehan, 14, ac counted for most of the Bears' points. Coach Bob Stevens commented after the game, "I think the boys played fairly well for the first game of the year. We were very pleased by the number of fans .DIRECT B TUF Ra LIQUI[ FUE MI THERI CHALLEN TOO F VIRTUAL EVE TECHNIC TALE AT PRAT1 WHITN AIRCRJI )pens laney Lead t Victory , who followed us up for the game. It meant a lot to the team and myself that we received such en thusiastic support so far from home." Is Carolin Swim Tea BY CARROLL GRAY With all the hullaballou about Carolina "enlarging, expanding, increasing enrollment, building for a bigger, brighter university" stu dent apathy toward the sport swimming has forced the Athletic Department to drop the sportl Out of a male enrollment of 3,500, far less than ten men showed interest in swimming de spite repeated requests from the swimming coach and University officials. Athletic Director Warren Giese announced last week that all regu larly scheduled meets were can celed but that the University would make a token showing in the conference meet to save face, so to speak. Since when has Carolina had to sneak in the back door, and make a token appearance anywhere? How is it going to look through 2ERGY CONVERSION BOJET ICKET HYDROGE\ 1-115 t CELLE LCH23 DNYDADYAM mCi TURN E' Almost every scientifically tri ,opportunities within the broa< IRE From the solid foundation c P&WA development activities Yaddition to continuing and cor engies,newandexciting aven DRs,ace, marine, and industrial The reach of the future ah LY Whitney Aircraft is exploring dynamics . . . :hermionics an< R Y -. ul ul -a-d"*!''"''" "'o'* To help move tomorrow cloe ALand scientists. Your degree? N_T : CHEMSTY M AL Gr NERNGSIEC o P Th aned tlradvnmens.b h FT For further information re Aircraft, consult your colle Engineering Department, PRATT & Mi Divison of United ANrcraft Co iomUDeTIouT OPSUaflSSm Ia msomA nsanone am. mavn am quudepieb o IAC The "Gamecock" would like to apologize to Dave Sowell for Incorrectly referring to him in last week's "Shot Of The Week" as Jim Costen. It was Sowell who leaped high into the air to snare a Vanderbilt pass in the final game of the season and the final game for co-cap tain Sowell. Sorry, Davel a To Let m Down? out the conference for a severely undermanned University of South Carolina to be literally "out of it"? Instead of expanding our pro gram we are shrinking it. Where in hell is the pride of the student body ? Swimming coach Jimmy Ratliff has done his level best to induce talented swimmers to participate, and all he gets is a vacant pool for his efforts. Where Is the blame to fall? There are a hundred boys here at Carolina that could give any team in the ACC a run for top honors. It should be a mis demeanor for talents to be wasted. Although the schedule has been cancelled, it isn't too late for the men of Carolina to respond to the sense of duty that should be in stilled in each of us. Go talk to Jimmy Ratliff and if enough in terest is shown in swimming, it is possible for a few meets to be salvaged. It would show the state that Carolina students love the old school after all. sindmncnfnstmainan aed resarcan indestiuatin aod ar centrated development effort on air breea ues are beiag explored in everyr field of power applications. mad is indicated by current programs. Pi the fringe areas of technical knowledge ii I thermo-uluctric conveirsions . . . hyper'. to today, we continually seek amamas..u it can be in: MECHANICAL U AE [CAL and NUCLEAR ENOINEEPIN UROY U CERAMICS . MATHEMA *LlED MECHANICS. e challenep vows g,ater. And a fAtIm for you. garding an engineering career at P ge placemtent officer or writs to Mr. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. East Har VHMIT NENY AURE4 wnnm fmmi Ptenm Seec Osum, Ru *eanskesman aar ams..a.mass a irginia, Duke Are Bird Foes Some rather husky oppositior invades the Fieldhouse this weel as the Gamecocks play host t< Virginia tonight and Duke Wed ne8day in the opening games o the Birds' ACC campaign thi season. The Cavaliers of Virginia, th4 Gamecocks' opponents tonight can boast of four returning start. ers who got over ten points pei game last year, but the influx o an impressive group of sopho. mores has changed the situatior drastically. Certain starters, how ever, are guard Tony Laquintano a 19.8 man, and 6-4 Gene Engle. Huge center Richard Katstrf (6-9, 240 pounds) and Huntei Conner are sophs who have broker into the lineup. Revenge may b( an important motive in this con test, since two of the wins in the Cavaliers 3-23 record last yeai came over the Gamecocks. A high scoring game is ex. pected when the Duke Blue Devilf bring t h e i r highly regarde quintet to town. Last year the Arl Heyman-led North staters scored 107 points against the Birds twice The 6-5 Heyman, certain to be ar All-American, got 25.2 ppg lasi year and was a terror off th< boards. Three sophomores will start foi Duke, with the ones to watch be ing 6-4 Jeff Mullins and 6-10 Ja3 Buckley. Mullins Is touted as th( best newcomer to the ACC thiE year. ewarding career activities. spulsion systemus, far ranging. In hing and rocket advanced aero esently, Pratt & i mqgneoydro omc propulsion RONAUTICAL OUM PHYSICS ratt & Whitney R. P.,Azinger, tford 8, Conn. R APT SE Yes A "whirling dervish" in the maneuvers Tennessee's 6-10 Orb 1H layup. Although the 6-4 senior was to a Volunteer front line that measi main reason the taller trio picked among them. (Photo by Nye.) Gamecocl Since the players on Coach Bob Stevens' basketball team have col lected a group of devoted fans and the group grows larger with each Gamecock victory, the fol lowing is meant to increase the enjoyment of those fans watching Carolina lines with additional in formation about each player. ART WHISNANT - center-for ward in Coach Stevens' "constant motion offense . . . averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game . . . second team All-ACC and first team All-Tournament . . . leading Gamecock scorer for two years... very aggressive player ... practically unstoppable i n s i d e when driving . . . makes many three-point plays . . . shoots more foul shots than anyone in ACC . . . not exceptional shooter but will hit jumper from outside if given chance . . . strong rebounder ...alert defensive player... fast enough to lead Birds' fast break . . . charges and gets charged upon often . . . will finish career high among Gamecock all time scorers. BUD CRONIN-plays forwvard, but good enough ballhandler to fill in at guard when needed... averaged 9.4 points last year... good rebounder although only 6-3 ...led Gamecocks in both shoot ing (49.2%) and free throw per centage (81.8%) . . . needs to shoot more . . . great move along baseline and unbelievable touch on layups . . . good, hustling de fensive player . . . often gets in foul trouble . . . very quick hands make him an exceptional passer. Use This Convenient List to Complete Your Christmas Shopping With Us. Ii Van Heusen Shirts EiMacGregor Sportswear UForm Fitter Shirts LI Slacks LISport Coats LIBelts and Ties []Pajamas LIMany Novelties from $1.00 Up LIFree Gift Wrapping DADDY JUNIOR 608 Harden St. Five Point, In Cumbi.a. Stat( ivot, Carolina's Art Whisnant out wling again to seore on a driving giving away as much as six inches tred 6-10, 6-7, and 6-5, he was the up a total of 12 personal fouls c Profiles BOBBY ROBINSON-guard ... th-ird senior starter . . . smallest regular at 6-0 . . . averaged 11.1 points last season . . . real scrap per who was a three-sport star in high school . . . gets points on jumpshots and driving layups very consistant performer . usually in forefront of Carolina "quick break" . . . seldom misses even difficult layups. SCOTTI WARD - guard . . . starter last year but has been side lined because of injury this sea son . . . averaged 14.4 points last year . . . deadly shooter from out side . . . shoots a "flying one hander" from the side of his head . . . shifty driver . . . very good ball handler, can really show stuff when given opportunity . . . ex ceptional foul shooter . . . hit 123 straight in high school . . . has only one good eye, but scoring record doesn't indicate it . . . real quick on defense . . . constant threat to steal the ball . . . likes to shoot from corner . . . most valuable player in Gulf South Classic last year . . . will score points in bunches when he gets a hot shooting hand. BOB HANEY - forward... niumhier six man last year... moved to starting birth on prac tice performance . . . averaged 6.1 last year as a soph . . . Game cock's third best rebounder last year with an average of 5.3 per game . . .outside shooter who can really score when he is "on" has a "picture-perfect" jumpshot ...hits as far as 30 feet out ...needs to become more consis tant . . . with more confidence in his ability, could become a real star . . . could be exceptional re bounder if he got rougher under neath. DAVE PREVOZNIK -- center ...biggest man on team at 6-6 and 230 pounds . . . averaged 3.1 points in 19 games last year... also averaged 2.6 rebounds... can be dangerous as he proved ..got 19 of his 68 points against the Tar Heels . . . swings a lot of weight under the boards but a lack of speed hurts him... needs to improve his shooting if he is to play more. JOE LAIR D - guard . . . senior ..smallest player at 5-11... also played in 19 games last year . . . didn't score much, but will get more chance this year ..has good jumpshot from out side . . . had to sit out sophomore year due to injury . . . came to Carolina from its "backyard" high school, University High . . . holler guy of the squad. BOB REBHIAN-forward... moved into forward spot when Ward was injured because of his experience . . . got only 1.8 points last year . . . will. play much more this season . . . rebounds well ..accurate jumpshooter . . . ag Rressive defensive player . . . runs n the fast break well. These profiles cover the eight letterman that Coach Stevens has returning. Nex week's "Gamecoek" will carry the profiles of the eight new playes on the tea. Title Dogfight Expected In State BY BLANDING CLARKSON, JR. Assistant Sports Editor The battle for championship honors in South Carolina college basketball may evolve into a four team dogfight if pre-season pros pects of the four large schools in the state are any indication. All of the four, Citadel, Clem son, Furman, and Carolina, are expected to field improved quin tets this season. Returning stars plus good sophomore help are among the reasons for optimism on the part of their coaches. Choppy Patterson of Clemson, Citadel's Gary Daniels, Jerry Smith of Furman and Art Whisnant of USC are all ex pected to lead their lineups with their scoring and steady the youngsters' playing, although Patterson will not be eligible to play until second semester. Up in the Hills of Clemson, prospects were very bright until Patterson was in an auto accident that put him in the hospital for weeks. He becomes eligible second semester and if he is able to func tion near pre-accident efficiency, (19 points per game), the Tigers will be tough once the sophs gain experience. And what a group of sopho mores the Clemsonites have col lected! They rolled up a 17-2 rec ord as frosh and four of them will start at the beginning of the year. Jim Brennan, a needle threader with a jumpshot, hit for 26.3 as a first-year man and will probably lead the scoring until Patterson's return. Other first time starters are Donnie Mahaffey, a 6-8 rebounder, and Gary Burnisky, an improving 6-4 forward. The fifth member of the Tiger five will be 6-7 senior Tom Ma haffey, the older brother of Don nie and the only healthy returning starter. He put in 13.1 points per contest last year The Citadel is expected to field one of the best teams in its his tory. The Cadets will be led by 6-5 forward Gary Daniels, who cracked scoring records with his 23.2 per game output of last sea son. Daniels will carry most of the load, especially in crucial games, but will be given able aid from 6-6 Keith Stowers, a 10.2 point producer. Tlhe big question mark for the military college, howev'er, is the performance of the two newcomi ers to the lineup, Mike West and D)ick Meade. Soph West has shown signs of helping Daniels with the scorinlg, while Meade is counted on to bolster the rebounding. Furman fans feel that this year the Paladins will have to be rec oned with in the Southern Con ference and with four starters re turning from a 15-11 team, the boys from Greenville appear to bear this out. Junior Jerry Smith leads the charge of the Purple warriors with his 22-point average. A 6-3 forward who does every thing well, Smith was All Con ference as a soph and is a threat from anywhere on the court. Also attracting attention when the Paladins play is their ace re bounder, 6-5 Gerald Glur, who plays the forward opposite Smith. The center position is currently up for grabs between two 6-7 lads, John Vickers and soph John Lemmond. Gamecock hopes are high this year with stalwart Art Whim nant (19.1 ppg) and three other starters returning. Scotty Ward (14.4 points) and Bobby Robin son, a 11.1 producer, are set at the guards and forward Bnd Cronin also returns, but several of the starting spots are being fought for by an inexperienced but talented group on the bench. High-jumping Ronnie Collins, guards Bill Yarbrough and Terry Lucansky, and forward Dave Bar rett are the prime prospects from a fine freshman team. Two boys who didn't play last year, Jimmy Collins, out with an injury, and transfer Jim Podell, 6-4, are also available to give Coach Bob Stev ens the best depth be has ever had at USC.