Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Frons The SIDELINE: BY ERNIE TRUBIAN( Sports Editor In the last issue of The Gam, entitled, "Carolina, When Oh V cism from the student body. It is not my position here t cock, but rather to try to brir blame-namely the school adm For those who do not realize ment receives little or no suppor tion. Why did the administration back of Coach Frank McGuire they knew that McGuire was games for obvious reasons? Why has the administratio past, and why does it continue blind to the fact that athletics recognition to a school. It goes teams bring headlines; headlir fan support includes alumni; ultimately helps bring winning circle when all the while the sch in the process? Top athletic sch poor academically. (Notre D Duke, Michigan, Dartmouth, I Why has the university los ing, Bestwick, Carson, Stibler) where. Maybe it's contracts. Why, after the bill was H o u s e , and appropriations made, why, oh why, hasn't ground been broken yet? Just when will construction begin? It should and could have been started long ago. But con struction has begun on a super-science building and an addition to the student union even in the last four months. Certainly the Field House is not the only growing pain of the University, but while t h e r e is near adequate, though not overflowing, sci ence space, and office space, there is not even close to ade quate facilities for basketball or physical education classes. And why, while In the building of such a coliseum, couldn't an indoor track be included? The additional cost would be nominal and the track would be practical and beneficial. But then, that's where we started. . . . Why ? . . . Why? . . . Why? . . . or bette - still "Carolina,* Why, Oh Why?" COLLEGE MEN Earn extra spending money in your spare time! National hotel chain now hiring young aggressive college students to do port-time work in the Columbia area. Works into fulltime summer job if desiredi For personal interview call Mr. Hudson between 9 A.M. 3 P.M., Mon.-Fri. at 253-0647. LIVING HOLIDAYS, INC. 901 Columbia Building THE WORD IN COL. fFEBRUARY 18 &1 I DI WHERE THE ACTION IS COLUMBIA'S NEW 1513 Gervais Street * ecock the front-page editorial Vhen?" received heated criti : make alibis for The Game ig to light the real party at inistration. it, the USC Athletic Depart 't from the school administra deliberately work behind the to televise home games when set against televising of the n put down athletics in the to do so? Evidently they are bring prosperity, fame and something like this: Winning ies help create fan support; ilumni means money ; money teams. Is this such a vicious ool's name is being advertised ools are not necessarily rated ame, UCLA, Southern Cal., 'rinceton, Army, Navy, etc.) t good coaches (Giese, Reis ? Something's missing some p assefl for the new Field COLUMBIA M 622 Harden St. UMBIA AS IN HOLLYWOC 9 THOSE FABULOUS RECC [lI1E M A.JO R S RECT FROM PHILADELPHIa SXBIG SHOWS NIGHTLY COLUMBIA'S MOST SPACIOUS DANCE FLOOR EST AND MOST ATTRACTI Mon. thru Fri. 7-3 - Sat. 7-12 Coach Weli 35 Basebal Although the weather was more suitable for ice hockey, Dick Weldon launched his career Mon day as the USC baseball coach. Weldon, who took over Game cock baseball fortunes from Bob Reising, had pitchers and catch ers report Monday with other candidates scheduled to begin pre season workouts next week. South Carolina opens a 23-game season March 23. Weldon has five letterman pitch ers led by lefthanders Loveard Mc Michael (6-2), Bobby Bryant (4-3), and Eddie Chester (2-2). Righthanders include relief pitch ers Steve Ravan (3-0), and Les Evans (0-3). McMichael and Ev ans are seniors. Pitchers, all righthanders, up from last year's 15-1 frosh team include Billy Reitmeier (5-0), Larry Womack (2-0), and Bob Rollings (2-0). The catching corps is headed by junior Dan Scarpa the 1964 All Atlantic Coast Conference back-I stop who led the Gamecocks in hitting with a .344 mark. Other letterman catchers include Bobbyl Northcutt (.231), and Howard Brutherton (.098). Bob Mauro hit .286 with last year's frosh. When the entire squad reports, Weldon will have 15 lettermen among 35 candidates. USIC CENTER 253-9706 >D IS... RDING ARTISTS SET-UPS .AVAILABLE * IVE NIGHT CLUB * Phone 765-2827 Ion Tests I Tryouts Dan Scarpa Fo/te5 TH/ C All indsof cra al innna1 1965 was a banner year for the USC football team. They took a share of the ACC championship, despite losing five games. It's not very gratifying to stop and real ize that for a Carolina athletic team, a break-even season is a satisfactory one. Over the years, Gamecock ath letes have seldom managed to win as many as they have lost. Let's face it. In athletics, Carolina has a losing tradition. This is bad. It hurts school spirit and pride. Recently, the USC athletic pro gram has shown encouraging signs of emerging from the dark ages. Frank McGuire inaugurated what we hope will be a new era in Caro lina basketball with a big win Looking fc If it's a I you're th Dacron/coi suit and h trim. Suit, There's no especially jacket of polyester I Aspen strei Helenca n band of IC Use your "Miss Gamec iy who'd rather dri ~~Fi fec EVROLET WAY' Iae.. at ur r'hevrolet ,aler' Locker Talk - JOHN LOTTICH - over Duke. The football team did look good many times this past fall. Our tennis and swimming teams are vastly improved, and the freshman contingents in both sports rank among the finest in t.he region. The baseball team, sporting a new coach in Dick Wel don and some exciting young sophomores, promises to be the best in USC history. All this is great, but still there are shadows looming over USC athletic hopes. Our coaches are put in the precarious position of not having contracts. This lack of security has already cost us Dick Bestwick and Bud Carson, two fine assistant football coaches. The biggest shadow seems to be 5GA r new resorts to conquer? )each by a tropical sea, e victor in Ladybug's ton dotted swiss swim each shift with smocking 19.98. Shift, 14.98. country like snow country, while wearing this Aspen 100% nylon with Vycron iberfill, only 19.98, and ch ski pants of wool and (lon, only 20.00. Head. 0% wool, 1.25. ock" Charge Account. we than fly: Chevel evelle SS 396 Sport Coupe with Bodj lher, seat belts front and rear, one of e ture8 no0w standard for y/our added saj lis is about a Chevelle-a very ulging hood, a black grille andi Start it up and you've tuned in F'urbo-Jet V8. Get it moving and suddenly you'i tears to shift. A clutch to work. E -ead if specified. Now take a curve, surroundec lelights in crooked roads. This, you~ see, is an SS 396. A Chevelle, yes.m But what a Chevelle. CHEVROLET .CHEVELLEr . CHnEuV I bhe University administration, and it is responsible for most of the )ther shadows. We maintain that the administration is responsible ror our losing tradition being iterted and preserved for so long. rhere is evidence to support this Aaim. Warren Giese and Chuck Noe, Lwo of Carolina's more successful coaches, are gone. Their replace rnents, fortunately, have been good men. But how long can we keep them if the administration persists in doing things like going behind McGuire's back and string ing closed-circuit TV wires after McGuire had explicitly stated in a letter to Dr. George Curry that he (Conitnued on Page 7) I I by ight ety le 398cb39nceso peiaie agnWitha ren a set of gauges to I by a machine that I .CORVAIR . COe TTssiE