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McGuire
By HEYWARD ADDY
Staff Writer
The completion of the 1966-67 ba
season marks the end of Coach Frf
Guire's third year and the beginni
new era at USC.
McGuire's cagers ended their thi
of a five-year building program w
,i best overall record of a Carolina tean
since 1945 and their best showing
1 the ACC (9-5).
W "I am very happy with our won-l
ord," said McGuire. "Some of th
lights of the season were our wi
Marquette and North Carolina.
"We were also pleased with our
in the ACC, especially since we bea
Sland three times, Wake Forest tw
' North Carolina State two out o
times," he added.
A number of different players sha
spotlight during the season and th
was a good team effort.
"I have never coached a finer g
ball players, and the whole team did
nificent job all season," McGuire
while analysing the season. "I wt
pletely pleased with the season-es
after the many heartaches and he
which accompanied the season seeme
the boys down at times."
The heartaches and headaches
Coach McGuire referred to were th
Grosso case and the crippling injurie
The
Gain ecoch S (
SPORTSCOPE
By DONALD CAUGHMAN
Sports Editor
Alcindor Not Hap
According to an article in the curr
sports magazine, sophomore basketball
Alcindor is not happy at UCLA.
"It's the quality of the people out
me," says Lew. "They are not for real.
know what's going on around them.
"I am disappointed in the atmosphere
super-star who has led his teammates
regular season and the favorite's role it
pionship. "Most of the students seem ou
know how people in the rest of the work
limited point of view, as opposed to the
City."
Alcindor, who currently is battling 1
Walker for the NCA A scoring lead, stI
York, "but because I am in school and
it too much," he adlds.
"I chose UCLA because it was the s
the most, and not just in basketball," a
cording to the magazine article. "But
what I know now," he concludes, "I woul
ford, Michigan or Berkeley."
. * *
Baseball Strikes B
Baseball Commissioner William I). F
working toward getting the opening
Series changed from the traditional Wed
either this year or by 1968. The propo:
have one or possibly two) of the midl
at night.
The move is apparently being mnad<
counteract the tremendous growth in
fessional football. The Super Bowl gam
audience estimnatedl at 65,000,000 --m(
peak viewing audience of 28,000,000, f
game.
The Saturday start would mean that
cover two weekends, and night games w()
the television viewing audience.
McGuire's 300th V
The Gamecocks' win over Maryland ir
of the ACC Tournament last Thursday w:
in the collegiate coaching career of Franl<
had a 103-35 record at-St. John's Univer;
in nine seasons at North Carolina, and I
year gives him a 33-37 mark at USC fc
130 losses in collegiate competition.
Counting an 11-year, 126-39 record il
49-31 mark in the National Basketball A
has 475 coaching wins against 200 losses
Maryland In A Run
North Carolina's "Big Four" may i
on Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball
Maryland has an overwhelming lead ir
most other sports. The Terrapins prese
78 titles in 11 sports.
Championships won by the Terps incl
four in Cross-Country, 13 in soccer, one
in indoor track. They also have won
wrestling, one golf, ten lacrosse, two
outdoor Lrack tile.
Is 'Pleasi
sidelined some key players.
Because of team work,
sketball would be impossible to pii
mnk Mc- being the most outstandin
zg of a "Gregor (Gary) was
bounder as well as the lead
rd year ence, and we were depend
ith the get the stray shots. Thom
(16-7) the quarterback and led the
ever in he also got us out of a nu
situations," the veteran cot
oss rec- "Harlicka (Skip) was oi
e high- and consistently did a goc
is over (Frank) would have to b
most valuable, because he (
3howing take over the rebounding cr
t Mary- ing duties.
ice and "Although we did not
three man in the fifth position,
sults from each player wh<
red the holder (Lyn) did a great
a result establish our zone defens
vadori) had two great gat
roup of Tournament plus a good ga
a mag- "Farrell (Tom) did a
smiled before he was hurt and wa:
is com- help in the Marquette gar
pecially Maryland encounter," McG
adaches "Boys like Gorgrant (Bc
I to get (Earl) also did a fine job
everyone contributed some1
which Since the completion of
e Mike Guire has his eyes set on
g which son and the possibilities o:
Mull
In N
py f:
ent issue of a top
All-American Lew
here that disturbs t
'hey do not seem to
here," says the 7'-1"
to an undefeated
the NCAA Cham
of it. They do not
I live. They have a
peop)le in New York
3rovidence's Jimmy
ys he misses New
>Usy, I (10 not missa
shool which offered Topo
dImits Alcindor, ac- --__
had I known then
d have picked Stan- Z n
ackInm
eckert reportedly is ~ ~ or'Gl
day of the World
nesdlay to Saturday ad
ed plan would also NNlA '
v'eek games played oe1tokvrfi
in an attempt to eki needn
popularity of pro- Lau Iatr(etk
e dIrew a televisioninah(IfugtLtl
re than twice the tn 3sag4~v
or a World Seriesalrreunighp
a long Series would Zn 0
uld greatly increase Ah Fyo e l
18pitinie et
the opening roundl
is the 300th victory "~ 4 yo n
McGuire. McGuiremn mhedfr3p
Pity; a 64-58 record
Pis 16-7 record this todcretn
r 300 wins againsteihfrtelors
high school and ainlangoe(1t
ssociation, McGuire IPOIG5)
in 29 seasons. EET
away u-ayIalu.
ave a stranglehold l1J
Championships, but Mrh1 un
championships in 2 IUI
ntly have capturedl2 2 lwi
ude two in football, Mrh17* W
in baseball and 1321E4i
six swimming, 13 Tni
tenns an tweve arch18 and1
in had-fugh attbi
ed With Seas
provement.
McGuire said it "We will have four of our
k one player as back next year, and the biggest
g. looking for is a big man to
:ur leading re- position," observed McGuire.
er in the confer- we have not decided who the f:
ant upon him to be, but it probably will be I
pson (Jack) was Kickey and Gene Spencer."
team in assists, Looking even farther into
nber of pressing McGuire is also busy recruiti:
tch pointed out. cagers.
ir leading scorer "We have been granted five
d job. Standard for the upcoming season, and w
considered the at a lot of ball players," M
ould step in and mented. "We are especially
iores or the scor- getting a few big men.
have a regular "One boy in particular thai
we got good re- terested in is Tom Owens, a 6-1t
filled in. Burk- New York. However, we are coi
job in helping a number of schools across th
. Sal (Al Sal- it is going to be hard to get hii
nes in the ACC In summing up the season,
ne against UNC. this last comment to make: "I
magnificent job cially like to show my appreci
especially a big students of USC and let ther
le and the first much we appreciate their coopei
Aire added. conduct was by far better than
b) and Lovelace place in the conference. It was
for us. In fact, dous.
hing." "The ACC gives a trophy eac1
the season, Mc- school that shows the best sp
the 1967-68 sea- and I definitely think that it
even more im- the students of USC."
er, Laughlin
CAA, AAU Si
ads Gamiecocks In Patented Fast Break Against North (
In Final Game Win Over Wolfpack
13, Chi Psi Are
traimural Baskel
ARD over Zone 4. Cef Williams and K ap pa whi
Webb combined for 263 for the win- Sonny Piarke
TON ners wh:ile Yoho led Zone 4 with respectively,
22 points.
st place last Zone 20 rebounded from its first ___
Intramural defeat to edge Zone 2, 61-57. Bill
ing Zone 20 Hetndermon turned in another out-A
,433 tan din pefracwith2
defense and points. James and Decker had 16
thmto and 12, respectively, for the win-Al
undefeatedl ners
Zone 2 was led by Fisher with 16
scorers with andI Robinson and Gobbles with 15 Usc reser
row had 14. points apiece. dori was nasi
eson scored ( Zone 18 rolled over two oppo)- Atlantic C o
brew in ten nent-s with Jerry Nowasacki col- Tournament
ets for 30 le'ctinlg 39 points for both games. Slvadori,
ne 13 to an They dlefeated Zone 7, 77-56, with bench to soo
victory over the help of Togel who scored 22 Gameoocks'
arry I.augh- and Dick Stein who added 20. Their Thursday an
o'ints to add secondl win came over Zone 17.
In other independent aeti o n.
and1 Malloy Zone 1 (defeated Zone 8, 60-34, as
H Ioswell scored 16 poinite and Mill
ed 36 points water threw in eight. Fisher led
i 71-67 win the losing cause with ten points.
--- Zone 14 heat Zone 16, 52-48, with
>RTING Malloy and Light scoring 20 and
19 points, respectively, for the win
ablle to cover nors. Stakalmeyer h-ad 14 points
in Hlasebuall, for the losers.
ek dueto a * * *
In fraternity intrnamural basket
hall games, Phai Delta Theta main
in tained its hold on first place In
Island League I with a 55-47 victory over
ig Greenl Pi Kappa Phi.'2
Although mimidng leading scorer
fford Ron Rhoades, who underwent an
ie appcndIectomny .and will in~ out for
the remainder of the season, Pi
'terian Kappa Phi kept the score close.
o Chtadel D aid Rmoade scor 12 o l J AL e
on'
five starters
thing we are
fill the fifth
"Right now
ifth man will
between Skip
the future,
nig freshman
scholarships
e are looking
cOuire com
interested in
we are in
center from
rnpeting with
e nation and
n."
McGuire had
would espe
ation to the
n know how
ration. Their
in any other
just tremen
h year to the
ortsmanship,
should go to
COACI
To Reprc
vim Cham
Two members of
bia next Tuesday o
Carolina in national
Breaststroker Bil
travelling to East L
Swimming and Divir
at Michigan State I
Less than a weel<
the pre-qualifying r<
and Diving Champi,
Another Gamecock I
bly join them there.
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wrill be passed back and
Lued on Page 9) cording to the winner.
salvadori Mal4
Tourney Squ
re forward Al S.alva- to Duke Friday in the s<
ned last week to the flinished third in the ba)
sa t Con forence All- hind Duke's Bob Verga
:earn. Miller of North Carolini
who ca m e off the jThe 6-9 senior, who
re 22 points in the gated to a reseirve role
m in ve r Maryland hit on ten of 15 shots a
i aainin hei les,Terrapins in the openi
andl then made 11 of 18 a
Blue Devils.
Joining M i l ler, Salv
Verga were Paul Loung
Forest and Bob Lewis
Oarolina. With the exc
Salvadori, t he AllI-Tc
S team was the same as the
5 ference team announced
5 the week.
Garnecock guardi Jack 1l
a second team All-ACC~
named to the All-Tournar
along with Duke's Mike
Rusty Clark of North
/Jerry Montgomery of Wa:
Randy Mahiaffky of Cle
the Tar Heels' Dick Grul
Mahaffey was the onl:
of the All-ACC team whi
make the All-Tournanej
ALAVADbRI tau.
I FRANK McGUIRE
sent USC
pionships
By TONY SMITH
Asst. Sports Editor
the USC swimming team leave Colum
n the first of two trips to represent
swimming and diving championships.
1 Muller and diver Vic Laughlin will be
insing, Mich., to compete in the NCAA
ig Championships which are being held
Jniversity March 23-25.
later they will go to Dallas, Texas, for
)unds of the National AAU Swimming
)nships which will be held April 6-8.
reaststroker, Dave White, might possi
I)uring the finals of the
ets ACC Swimming and Diving
Championships Muller turned
in the fastest time of his
career in the 200-yard breast
stroke, but failed to qualify
for the NCAA meet. His time
of 2:18.0 was one-tenth of a
second off the NCAA quali
LE fying timeof 2:17.9. lie had
previously qualified for the
AAU meet by turning in sev
on rivalry eral times less than 2:20.0.
Club will Recently, timed by the necessary
ub, March three official stopwa.tches, Muller
ded Inau- turned in a time better than 2:17.9.
H,is 2:17.8 assured him of a chance
to compete in the NCA A moot, an
Id at Lake opportunity he welcomes. It glives
Ling Club. him another chance to co m p ete
Ie penguin against Doug Springer of Mary- 2
ling either land, who edged out Muller in the
course-. ACC Swimming Championships for
ee boats in the breaststroke championship with
and coew a time of 2:16.5.
ry Cheves
Asay and L au gh I i n, who took the ACC
Dottem championship in the one- and
three-meter springboard competi
tion, has dlefinite hopes of beconm
claning an AIl-Ame.rica (diver in both
forth anc- even.ts. A first division finish in
frha-the NCAA meet would assure him
____ of that honor.
IShould he be a finalist in the
S NC AA nmeet, Lauglin would auto-*
matically be steeded( in the finis of
ad the AAUJ meet. If not he would
have to compeJute~ ini the pre-qualify
ing meet of the A AIU Champion
hips, from which the top 12 divers
ni- finals, would be seeded in the finals. The
loting he- A AU finals consi.st of the eight
md Larry finalists from last year's AAUJ
-Championships, this year's flinal
was rele-, ists in the NCA A Championsh.ips
ill season,; and the 12 finalists of the AAU
rainst the pre-qualifying for divers.
ng round
glainst the fWhite, who swims the 100-yard
b,reasts troke, might possibly meet
.Laughlin anid Muller in Dallas. As
ador'i and of yet he has several times close
of Wake to the qualifying tine for the AA U
of North meet, but has not been able to
ept4on of (Iualify
urnament
All-Con- UJSC S w im m ing Coach Jack
earlier in Thompson and D)iving Coach John
Candller both heap1 p)raise on Caro
'hompson, tina's representatives~ to the two
pick was national meets. Thompson a a y S,
nent tem "Laughlin -and Muller are a lot
L e w i ,alike, they are both winner,.
Carolina, "Television networks do a real
e Forest, great .job of covering these mleets.
nson 'and It's good for the school to be rep
iar- resented, maily becus a lo of
r member high achool kids follow these meets
o did not anid, of course, they and others
it f i r a t Jfrom all over the world compete in
Lhn A AUI .met