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Varsity Begin Spi By JAY BENDER Staff Writer February 1 marked the official beginning for the 1967 edition of the "Fighting Gamecock" baseball team. On that date pitchers and catch ers reported to Coach Dick Weldon, who will conduct practice until new coach Jack Powers arrives from Furman on March 1. Battery members will be joined by the remaining squad members on February 13. With 12 letter men returning from last year's squad Coach Weldon feels that the team has ade quate depth and he is "looking for a good club, but right now it's too early to tell." Outstand ing performers from last year's squad such as Dan Scarpa, Weldon Bobby Bryant, and Mike Fair teaming with sopho mores Wally Jones. Toy McCord, and Billy Cash provide a solid core of athletes on which to build a team. The infield may be strengthened defensively with the addition of the McCord-Jones combination at second base and shortstop and the probable shift of Frank Partyka to third base. Other returning lettermnen in clude pitchers Eddie Chester, Larry Womack and Bob Rollins; infielder Scott Townsend and outfielders Steve Joye, Bob Mauro. and Strother Sligh. The major problem to be over come this season is lack of "long ball" hitting. Last season's lead ing hitter, first baseman Mike Fair (.309), may be moved to an out field slot to open first to sopho more Billy Cash who chows prom ise of becoming a long-ball threat. Coach Weldon said, "A lot de pends upon the pitching; if the pitching comes through we will have a fine year." The mound staff bearing this responsibility is led by All-Confer ence lefthander Bryant, who posted a 6-2 record last year, in cluding four shutouts. Another left-hander is Eddie Chester, the- holder of a 1-0 tab in 1966. Others sharing the load will be Billy Reitmeier, who missed last season due to illness, and Pat Laing up from last year's Bid dies. B a s k e t baller L a r r y W om acek will 7 join the team at the termination of the basket b a 11i schedule. Rounding o ut the g r oup is " letterman 11 . b Bryant Rollings, who was without a deci sio~n last year. College baseball has ailways been an exciting spectator spor1t, arnd new rule changes intr oduced this past year are dlesigned to speed play. Coach Weldoni was pleased with the support given by spectators as the Gamecocks secured( a 15-8 rec rd last season. The season opener will be held at the Rex Enright Athletic Center onl Wednesday, March 15. The first opponent in the 30-game slate will be the University of Ken tucky, a team that Coach Weldon predicts wil l". . .let us find out what we're holding real quick." Eighteen games will be played at home, five of them being con ference contests. The nine re mainig games against ACC COPIES - COPIES - COPIES Copies of any document, let ters, etc. (excluding bound books) made while you wait. 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State H North Carolina 11 Clemson 24 The CItadel May 5 Wake Forest 6 Duke 12-13 teorgia Southern The Freshman baseball team will report to Coach Roy Cromer on March 1 to begin pre-season drills. Cromer is a graduate student from Lake City who coaches the Frosh and serves as varsity assistant. Laughlin Years Of By TONY SMITH Asst. Sports Editor Vie Laughlin, USC's top diver and last year's ACC Freshman Diving Champion, seems on his way to another undefeated season in diving competition. When Vie scored 303 points and first place in the diving event in last Saturday's meet with East Carolina, he broke the magic 300 mark for the second time this yeai. Ile scored 305 points against the University of North Carolina in the season's opening meet in Chapel Hill. The irony of it all is that the Carolina swimming team lost both of these meets. A High School All-America diver, Vic graduated from East High School in Waterloo, Iowa in 1961. But he was not satisfied and continued to improve as a diver while serving in the Navy. le was chosen as an All-Navy diver and his teammate was Lt. Frank Gorman, who placed second in the 19641 Olympics to Indiana's Ken Sitzberger. Completing his military obliga tion, Vic came to Carolina last year as a freshman. The rest of' his story here can be summed up in one word, undefeated. Vic has never lost a diving event andl he consistently averages around 299I points. In the meantime Vic has become a family man. Hie and his wife Carolee, whom he married soon after their graduattion from high school, have been married for six years. They have three children Vicki Lynn, 5; Cynthia, 19I months; Scott, 212 months. And what dloes Vie think of all his accomp)lishments? Summing it all up, Vic said, "It's a lot of hard work. I work out here (the USC pool), then go home and do exercises." EIIU)Y Tfl ~ YOUR DATE j~i1TH14 'TAJE HER FOB Be my Guest Student guest checks f< of five dollars) will be hat, and one of every Winners will be entitlec an equivalent edinner. s Standard Backha Win Over Undefeate. Diving Cc Vic heaps quite a bit of praise on his diving coach, John Candler, who is also the World's Profes sional Overall and Target Diving Champion. He said, "Without the coaching J o h n has given me I w o uld never have progressed as far as I have this year. He is' about the most devoted coach I have ever seen. j He sets a prac tice and if only Laughlin one diver shows up. he p rac tices." The feeling between the (liver and his coach seems to be mutual. Coach Candler, who was on the Olympi, team from England in 1960 and 1964, thinks Vic is one of the top six divers in the United States on the 1- and 3-meter boards. Candler said, "Vie should be a double-winner-on the 1- and 3 meter boards-in the ACC meet here February 23-25. He has never had a permanent coach. Now that he has, he is becoming con sistent. If he keeps up he should make All-America and the Olympic* team, which I am sure is his ulti mate aim." Vic faces his last regular season opponent this Saturday in the USC pool against Wake Forest. After that he has to wait until the ACC meet before he (lives against com petition again. Following the ACC Champion-, ships, Vic will really see some com petition March 23-25, in the NCAA Ohampionships in East Lansing, iich., shouldI he win the confer 'nee (living comp)etition. Vie will see his final competi :ion of the school year April 6-8, n the AAU Championships in EATINGi TO ,NICE 3O0 THE r couples (in excess put in my very own ten will be drawn.I to be my guest for THE FORVM In the Seatei Plaza nds One In Big Maryland In Two mpetition Dallas, Texas. The AAU meet counts as the trials for the Pan American games which will be held during the summer in Canada. Should he continue undefeated, Vic Laughlin just might be the first All-America diver at Caro lina, and possibly the first Olympic diver to ever be produced at this University. Pole Vaull Due to an academic casu out a pole vaulter for the se Weems Baskin is searching one interested. If anyone interested, he may contact Enright Athletic Center. Wing-Tip Co -Ordinates Be the firist on campus w ith D)anbu ry's exclusive new ma:tchlmates for the pop)u Iar, wing-tip, shoe. Top grain leather belt and pocket secretary both with wing-tip) trim. In stock now n th ree of the sea son's most pop)ular colors5: Tijuia na brass, cordovan and( black- $5.95 ea. WHITE'S RICI MARK'S ME COMPTON'S nD:P4 USC Tr By JOHN DAVID SPADE ti Staff Writer p The rebounding strength of the o Gamecocks' "Iron Triangle" proved u too much for the Demon Deacons ti as South Carolina made It four L straight over Wake Forest, 77-60, l last Saturday. Coach Frank McGuire came away with his first win ever with a USC team at Memorial Coliseum over Wake Forest saying, "The team gave me the game ball, but I wish I could split it up into five parts. We beat a hot ball club with a team effort." Skip Harlicka poured in 17 points in the first half and Lyn Burkholder hit on seven of -eight el from the floor for the night as the f, starting five went all the way. s4 McGuire reasoned that "when you have boys playing that well, R they never get tired." The first half was all Carolina as Gary Gregor controlled the o opening tip for the Gamecocks. With Frank Standard grabbing re- d bounds and Harlicka hitting from anywhere, Paul Long, second high scorer in the ACC, didn't hit until t the score was 12-6 in favor of t Carolina. In the first half, the Gamecocks out - rebounded Wake a Forest 21-6. Jack Thompson, with what s Coach McGuire termed those "won-_ derful long passes," tied with Skip Harlicka for high scorer with 20 points. Burkholder had another un believable night, blocking numer ous shots as he scored a personal high of 18 points, including three dunks. This win gave the Gamecocks ten for the season against three setbacks. It also upped their con ference record to 4-1 which pulled them into third ahead of the Dea cons from Wake Forest. Twice in the second half the ;Deacons caught fire and cut into er Needed alty, the track team is with rond straight season. Coach the student body for any has had experience and is Coach Baskin at the Rex LAND MALL N'S WEAR ARTMENT STORE 'ounces ie Gamecock lead. With an 11 oint advantage at the beginning f the second half, Carolina kept p its torrid pace to up the lead > 14 at 40-26. Then Wake's Paul ,ong started hitting and led the eacons in pulling within five Runners In Meet By BUNNY LANGSTON Staff Writer The Gamecock Track squad trav lied to Lexington, Va., Saturday r their first indoor meet of the !ason. The Virginia Military Institute elays is the first of four indoor eets in which the Gamecocks will articipate in preparation for the atdoor season. Because USC doesn't have in )or track facilities, Coach Weems askin's trackmen will not be able o practice on the boards. Despite ,is distinct disadvantage, Coach askin expects his boys to get in lot of running under competition reparing them for the outdoor ?ason. At VMI, Relays High Hurdler (By the author STAMP OUT It happens every day. A y leaving his home town swe4 love, and then he finds that h such cases, is the honorable Well sir, you can do what When Crunch left his horn off to a prominent midwester he said to his sweetheart, a w Mildred Bovine, "My dear, t lege, I will love you always. never look at another girl. If and wither, may my viscera ever-press slacks go baggy !" Then he clutched Mildred hayseed from her hair, plant grant young skull, and went heart to be faithful. But on the verynfrst dayo01 Irmgard Champerty who was ham with cloves. She knew v of Franz Kafka, she sang sold leather .jacket with an origir Well sir, Crunch took one lI his nostrils pulsed like a bell, to sorghum. Never had he bet intellect, such 8avoir faire.] was a dolt. He was, to be sure head on his shoulders, believe his choice of razor blades. Personna Super Stainless Ste show good sense, I am Rex t blade shaves you so comforta brings you such facial fel: Personna Super Stainless Ste of shaving, scrap the scrape, I oust the ouch. Furthermore,] in double-edge style and in ir --and I'm sure you are, or hovi -you'll get a pack of Personna But I digress. Crunch, as smitten with Irmgard Champ around campus and listened t and like that, and then be we, found this letter from his hon Dear Crunch: Us kids had a keen time the pond and caught some anybod y. T hen we hitched of nut8y stuff like that. WeJ got to whitewash the fence .?... .I know how to ride b Well sir, Crunch thought thought about Irmgard and t} him. Suddenly he knew he ha Mildred; his heart now belor I rmgard. Being above all things ho: with to Cut and Shoot, Pa., an the eye and said manlily, "I, love another. You can hit me ii if you want to:' "That's okay, hey;' said Mi you neither. I found a new b "What is his name ?" asked "Franz Kafka:' said Mildre "I hope you will be very hal Mildred's hand and they hay this day. In fact, Crunch and with Franz and Mildred and knows how to ride backwardse So you see, all's well that eu with Personnva Super Sta Personna's partner in Luxura comes in menthol or regular Wake. points at 45-40. This time Thompson caught on fire and combined with Burkholder to score ten points to Wake For est's four as the Gamecocks stretched the lead back to eleven at 55-44. Compete At VMI Dabney Pasco led the Gamecocks. The transfer student from Virginia tied the meet record in the 60-yard hurdles in a heat, but was nipped in the finals by a foot's-length. Pasco was hindered in the finals when he knocked over three hur dles. The Gamecock's lone victory came in the two-mile relay. They placed third in the 880-yard relay, fourth in the mile relay and sixth in the sprint medley. Relay duties were divided be tween eight trackmen, including Eddie Sonnenfeld, Bob Taylor, Jim Whitt, and Bob Harris. Coach Baskin noted that US( ,v broad jump and triple jump threat. Leonard Chapman, was doing bet ter this year, while gaining a final berth in both events. of "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!", "Dobic Gillis," etc.) YOUNG LOVE oung man goes off to college, !theart with vows of eternal e has outgrown her. What, in thing to do? Crunch Sigafoos did. rc E in Cut and Shoot, Pa., to go n university (Florida State) holesome country lass named hough I am far away in col I take a mighty oath I will I do, may my eyeballs parch writhe like adders, may my to his bosom, flicked some ed a final kiss upon her fra away, meaning with all his college he met a coed named a studded with culture like a erbatim the complete works >s in stereo, she wore a black Lal Goya on the back. ok and his jaw dropped and >ws and his kneecaps turned eld such sophistication, such M4ot, mind you, that Crunch ,a country boy, but he had a you me ! Take, for instance, irunch always shaved with el Blades, and if that doesn't he Wonder Horse. No other bly so often. No other blade city, such epidermal elan. el Blades take the travail out egate the nick, peel the pull, ersonnas are available both jector style. If you're smart ~'d you get out of high school is before another sun has set. we have seen, was instantly erty. All day he followed her her talk about Franz Kafka it back to his dormitory and ie town sweetheart Mildred: yiesterday. We w'ent down to frogs. 1 caught the most of rides on trucks and did lots I, I must close now because I Your friend, Mildred rickwards on my skateboard. aibout Mildred and then he ien a great sadness fell upon dl outgrown young, innocent *gedi to smart, sophisticated rmorable, he returned forth d looked Mildred straight in :1o not love you any more. I i the stomach all your might Idred amiably. "I don't love Crunch. d. ppy'' said Crunch and shook e remained good friends to lrmgard often double-date have barrels of fun. Franz n his skateboard one-legged. * (~I..Ma , Shulman is well-including a shave in iess Steel B lades and 'Cshaving-Iiurnaa-Shave. It it soaks ringaro...-. an