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USC's Dave Smith While Carolina Over Tig By JAY BENDER Staff Writer The Ga mecock track team pushed its dual meet record to 5-1 Saturday by picking up vic tories over Clemson and Georgia Tech in a double dual meet. The Tigers were downed 82-59 and the Yellow Jackets fell 83-69. Clemson was also defeated by Georgia Tech 76-69. USC won nine of the 17 events and had the victory se cured before the mile relay for the first time this season. The rapid collection of points was heady wine indeed and there was talk of Coach Weems Bas kin running the anchor leg in the mile relay in place of Bob Taylor. Taylor wanted to run the 220 yard (lash as that is one of the few events that he has not en tered in his three varsity seasons. Taylor did not run the 220 and THESE ARE PRE~ pat tr n t . Ma1 MaN It; Up And Over Clears High Jump Bar In Gam< Clemson's Richie Mahaffey Loo Takes Tro ers, Georg anchored the mile relay as usual. The mile relay team of Eddie Son nenfeld, Jim Wingo, Bob Harris and Taylor posted a 3:18.4 for the victory. Art Swarts beat the weather and the field of discus men as he winged the plate 186-11/2 to establish a new Rex Enright Athletic Center record. He owned the previous record of 184-8 which was posted in 1966. The award for most dramatic finish has to go to USC's Bob Turner for his effort in the 440 yard hurdles. Jim Whitt won the event for the Gamecocks and at the last hurdle it appeared that Clemson's Pete Spencer would grab the second spot. Turner overcame a three yard deficit in the final sprint and nosed Spencer at the tape. Whitt's winning time was 56.1. The most noticable event of the afternoon was the weather, which obeyed Murphy's Law of the Behavior of Natural Phe S-FREESLACK 1t~~~ Gamecock photo by Galloway -cocks Dual Victory ks On tck Win ia Tech nomena. Spectators spent their time alternately seeking shelter in the scorer's tent or basking in the sun as the meet was p l a g u e d with intermittent thunder showers. The weather was at its worst for the 880-yard run, but Game cock Mike Eidson proved to be a mudder as he splashed through the distance in 1:52.9. Eidson re versed the normal finishing order in this event by beating team mate IBob Taylor for the first time this season. IDavid Peddie finished behind Taylor in the mile and then came back to win the two-mile later in the afternoon. Peddie set a pace that opened a gap of as much as i5 yards from the field on his way to a 9:49.5 time. Today the Gamecocks are in Chapel Hill for the All-Carolina Meet and Monday they will host Duke in their final dual meet of the season. The State Meet tentatively scheduled for May 5-6 will not be held this year. May 12-13 is the weekend of the ACC Meet in Durham where the top competitors will be selected to represent the conference in a meet against the Southeastern Conference. $22.00 Hefty Styling in a We are proudl to presen a style classic: the Jarm: accent on trim detaili and masculine looks. or bu'siness. this is a shi your wa rdlrobe away and COMPTON'S DEP TRIANGI Want Colun USC Wi By TONY SMITH Asst. Sports Editor Five Carolina sophomores and a junior ended Clemson's four-year reign over the South Carolina Col legiate Tennis Tournament last Saturday at the M a x c y Gregg Courts by whipping the Tigers, 5-3, in the finals; The battle for the state crown turned out to be almost an exact rematch of the March 30 meeting of the two t e a m s on the same courts, but with a different ending and for higher stakes. Clemson won that match, 5-4, in the final doubles match. But this time USC Coach Bill McClain's netmen were bol stered by the closeness of the first match and armed with that confidence they brought Caro lina its first state title in over 30 years. The Gamecocks scored 23 points to Clemson's 21 to add to their 13 team victories a g a i n s t four losses this season. They still have four dual matches left and the ACC Tournament in D u r h a m, N. C., on May 11-13. The finals of the two-day tour nament began with the singles championships at 1 p.m. Saturday, but after an hour of play threaten ing dark clouds finally bore fruit and a heavy shower dampened many fans and players before they could get to their cars. Armed with brooms, Coach McClain and several volunteers attempted to hasten the courts' drying, but another shower be gan and a few of the fans gave up tennis for a couple of hours to watch Carolina's track team whip Clemson and Georgia Tech in a double dual meet at the Rex Enright Athletic Center. Around four o'clock the tennis match got underway again and USC had it sewed up before dark ness ended the No. 2 doubles. Clem son's Sam Smithyman and David Wilkins had won the first set 9-7 from Jay Schlosser and H e n r y Ragle of USC. The set was stopped and declared no match with the score tied. 3-3, in the second set. The players decided to flip a coin for the trophies and Schlosser and Ragle lost the toss. In the singles, USC's B o b b y Heald once again defeated Clem son's defending ACC and s t a t e champion, Zulfi Rahim, to take the No. 1 match. Heald dropped Rahim, 6-2, 8-6, Saturday; whereas in their first meeting he had defeated him, 6-3, 6-1. The Lynchburg, Va., sopho more now moves into the favor ite's role for the upcoming con ference tournament, since UNC's Bitsy Harrison, whom Rahim defeated for the ACC title last Jarman's uandsome new Wing-Tip Classic ta new deluxe version of n wingback brogue, with >g despite its husky build Whether you're in college e you'll want to add( to Why not come in right etus fit you in a pair. ARTMENT STORE .E CITY ins Stat year but lost to this year, has been declared ineligible. In the No. 2 singles, USC's 3chlosser was once again over )owered by the tremendous height >f Cooper and dropped his match n straight sets, 7-5, 6-1. Schlosser was defeated in identical 7-5 sets n the first match between the two. Down 4-1 in the first set of the No. 3 singles, USC's Larry IHuhr nan rallied to defeat Clemson's 3mithyman, 7.5, 6-1. Buhrman was op-seeded in the No. 3 matches. 3mithyman was seeded second. C a r o li n a's Henry Ragle breezed by Clemson's Dikran Ornekian 6-0 in the second set of the No. 4 singles after finally taking the first set, 7-5. USC's Su On Matsc Hy JAY l EINDER Staff Writer Art Swarts is number two in na ional discus rankings this year md he is trying hard to catch rexas A&M Strong Hoy Randy Qatson. Matson throws the discus as a ;econdary interest, but he is just wo inches away from the world ecord with his best of 213-9. Swarts knows to the inch the performances of Matson and of Ludwig Danek, the world record holder. Like most competitors who are on top or close to it, Swarts attempts to reduce to a minimum the variables that might affect his efforts. He knows the type of training pro gram that other top discus per formers follow and he adapts some of their methods to his own program. He also studies everything he 'an find on the discus. His favor te wish is for a "Discus Wind" >n the morning of the meet. This 'Discus Wind" came from studies )f the aerodynamic qualities of a1 liscus in a wind tunnel. For maxi num lift the wind should be blow ng from right to left into the ace of the thrower if he is right landed. The velocity of the w ind should he below 14 mph or it will iinder the effort. When Swarts threw the discus l92% two weeks ago to move from he number four spot to number wo, he had his discus wind and i1 relied on his form. "I smoothed out my form, thinking about acceleration and continuity r a t h e r than just throwing it," he said. This delib erate control of activity carries over into the other phases of his program. e Tenn Ned Burke made a determined bid to force Clemson's Larry Iol ing into three sets in the No. 6 singles before finally falling, 8.0, after losing the first set, 6-2. The No. 6 singles proved the turning point of the match for the Gamecocks as Carolina's Stuart Reynolds came out on top in a three-hour match with Clemson's David Wilkins. Reynolds took the three-set match, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7. One victory away from win ning the state crown, USC's No. 1 doubles duo, Heald and Buhr man, went for the championship point against Rahim and Cooper and took it in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Schlosser spoke encourag ing words to Heald and Huhr 'arts Sets m's Disca When Swart- arrived on the f'SC carp,us four years ago he weighed 185, pounds; tol:av he tips the scales at 2.5 and is looking for mroree weight. He explained that he wants to add the bulk slowly while' he continues his training program so that he will not get sluggish. one of the most imp,ressive things about Swaiirts i.-; hi- relaxed Swarts lhurls One posture during the competiti,wn. Most weight men art pictures of pure concentration; Swarts looks like he is out for a stroll. In the ring he takes a look at the zone toward which he will throw, twirls the disc from one hand to the other a couple of times, crouches, s p i n s and throws. When the discus lands he trots out to retrieve it and then goes oil to the side where he stays warm by throwing a ten-pound weight. Swarts has b,een one of the best throwers for quite some time. When he was a senior in high school he went undlefe'ateI. won the New Jersey State M\eet and pearItic'ipatedt ini the G olden Wes''t Pin How to i golf cou with Arr 100 % 2 that sta: to the ei .4 Stays tu An extra down wl A great 1 Is Title man between serves in the No. 2 doubles and was the self-ap pointed congratulations commit tee when Cooper's shot went out of bounds in the second set to give the Gamecocks the match and championship. Clemson's No. 3 doubles team of Poling and Perry Reynolds gained what was to be the day's last point when they defeated Burke and Hey nolds, 6-2, 6-1, but the champion ship had been won. Presbyterian College finished third in the tournament with eight points. The Citadel was next with six, Erskine had four and Furman gained one. The Gamecocks next match is this afternoon with Georgia South ern on the Maxey Gregg Courts. Sigh is is Mark Inv itational Mleet in Los Angeles. This meet was for the top prep athetes in the country. Swarts threw the discus 187-8 to set a record that still stands. In college comfipetition he has only entered three meets in which he has not eierged the victor. Twice he finished sixth in the Na tional Collegiate Championships and this year he finished behind Florida's John Norton in the Florida Relays to account for his losses. Ironically, Norton injured his arm on the winning toss in the Florida Relays :tnd has not thrown sice. Last year Swarts entered the Penn Relays in Philadelphia and came away with a wrist watch for his record tying effort. He is in Philadelphia now to defend his title, and he will leave to morrow to participate in the All-Carolina Meet in Chapel Hill. Swarts is a physical education major. and he wouldl like to coach after he graduates, but he is keep ing hi, eye on the other 1i-cus perforniers in regards to a berth on the 19 )lympic 'Team. le said. "The Olympic TrialK are going to be a race. It'll take a 1.) or better to go, but there is time for ie to get better.'" lie is already close to hitting 195 feet in a neet. in fact, he had a throw of 197 Saturday but fouled to negate the attempt. In pract "e he threw n that nay h:, \ n fa r h er, but he he:itates t,' ,H ll it a 20 -foot, r 'e cause he pa the distance and edi not uise : t:l measure. In onjunction with the South ('ar,ll11 Stat. - enord Relay'. Swart. lre't ted a talk t in I Ius Tech'nia.'" to a elinec for high ~ choo coahes arid athletes. *Hi ook good on any se: play it bold ow's Pin-Hi, the -ply cotton lisle knit s fresh and crisp ghteenth and beyond. cked-in too. -long back tail keeps ille you swing. nany standout colors, 'ick out a few. (RROWa