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"w- -T Frosh G Jim Scott. freslimait pole attempt during the Carolina (lay. Scott later cleared 14'6" Cinderi After C By JOHN D.\VID SPADE Asst. Sports Editor The Carolina track team will take a week off for Easter break before heading out for Atlanta next Wednesday for a meet with Georgia Tvch. Coach Weems Baskin received a fine effort from the team Satur day in the State-Record Relays and the tracksters were confident they would i,-cord an impressive Point of Vieui By JIMM3Y WANNAMAI( Sports Editor Louis James is one Caroli -- structively involved1 in the coni surrounding the Carolina cam lie's taken a group of bo.1 summer and turned them int are from an undlerprivileged them had no previous basebal Louis was tutoring with Washington Hiigh when he Wright, one of the leaders nected with the Wesley Fou of the boys being tutored wanted something more to Louis had coached several in high school in Charleston at about baseball than his prospe In working with the team has cut the roster to 26 and first 19 boys. The boys got th they wantedl to p)lay andl earnit Louis estimates that abo and expects most of the 01 first games--sometime in NI They will play in no estat able to compete with variou West Columbia and Columbia tions to provide transportatio. Some donations have come concernedI citizens paid for the the members of Phi D)elta Th~ team's diamond near the new there are hopes of a Carolin uniforms. There are problems still 1 confident and he'll be here baseball season. lie even gets a little bit n was small baseball was so big, long."~ H-e has helped boys from wise have had the chance to a the diamond. Staff Photo by John David Spade >es High vaulter, clears 14' on his first ;late-Record Relays last Satur to take a fourth place medal. nen Br( lemson victory at Clemson yesterday. An all night rain slowed the track at the Relays, but the ambitious Gamecocks refused to be stalled and came away with 25 medals and the first place plaque in the sprint medley re lay. Jim Gee, Nlike Purinton, Jimmy Wingo, and Mike Eidson provided the winning punch in the sprint medley. ER aa student who's become con cerns of the greater Columbia pus. s that will be 13 and 14 this o a baseball team. The boys area in Cayce and most of I experience. USC stuarents at Booker T. was approached by Harry >f the tutorial projects con ndation on campus. Several in two projects in Cayce do. Dasketball teams while he was ,as he put it, he knew more etive players, so he had a job. for a little over a month he lopes to get uniforms for the cir positions by picking where g the spot. Lit 15 are ready to play now hers to be ready by their ay. lished league but hope to be s baseball squads in Cayce, -if they can get enough dona in--the tutorial program and equipment used by the team, ita are spreading clay on the Cayce municipal building and a sorority raising funds for o be overcome, but Louis is for summer school and the >stalgic, "I remember when I something to do all summer Cayce that might not other hare a little of that thrill of Ten At M By JOHN DAVID SPADE Asst. Sports Editor The undefeated Carolina tenni; team will take on one of it: toughest opponents Friday at 2:11 p.m. as the Maryland TerrapinE invade the Maxcy Gregg Courts. Coach Bill McLain said tha many have called Maryland's tean the best in the ACC. "Marylan( and North Carolina should be th< two toughest ACC teams we'l Daily Fo4 Five Vie By DON HULT Staff Writer The 1968 Gamecock footbal squad launched its 20-day spring practice last Saturday at Carolin Stadium. The opening day drills were marked by great enthusiasm Putt-Putt, ( Head Intran By SUSAN TANNER Staff Writer Three intramural toumnaments are now going on consecutively putt-putt, golf, and softball. Kappa Alpha (Hugh Jeffers ak For Meet, I Gee ran the first leg and said he expressed some difficulty ir the first part of the race. "I was running inside and was farthest from the gun. By the time I heard (Bully) Farr's gun everyone elst was gone." "I almost had a heart attack coming out of the first turn. My foot slid from under me and I thought what it would feel like if I fell in front of the crowd. But I managed to stay on my feet," Gee told Coach Baskin after the race. Commenting on his leg, co-cap tain Wingo saidl he was running head-on with a boy he ran against in high school. "Coach," said Wingo, "I was scaredl all the way I just couldn't let that fella beat mec." And he dlidn't. Freshman Jim Scott took c fourth in the pole vault. The firsi four vaulters cleared 14'6", but all failedl to make the 15' mark. Scott fell to fourth because it took him three tries to make 1Ii'6". The frosh vaulter from Okla homa, when he dloes clear the 15 mark, will be setting a new school record. The existing mark is 14'1I", andl the way Scott is im proving, he should clear 15' thii year, according to the other vault ers at the meet. D)ave Smith placed fourth in thc trip)le jump at 45'5" and took third in the h'ghi jump. Tyler Hlellams jumped 22'7" in the long jump, just 1% " out of second place. The winning jump was 23'7". New USC Facility Dedicated USC's varsity tennis c e n t e r, vhich was begun this fall with con truction of spectator bleacher ;pace, wvill be dedicated April 19 it 2:15 p.m. The ceremoniesq will be held at he Maxcy-Gregg Tennis Courts, where the center is being plannedl. vVhen completed, the complex will nclude a tennis shop and other acilities. University President Thoma: F". rones andl Athletic D)irector Paul . Dietzel will join tennis coach jill McL~ain for the dledica(tion. Students, faculty and staff are nvitedl, along with contributors to ho tennis entr fnd. s Teai LXCY C face. The other two remainin matches we have that will t tough will be those against Toled and Georgia Tech." "Tech has been rated in the top ten in the country for the past eight years. And we'll be playing them away the 24th," said McClain. When asked about the poss bility of an undefeated seasoj McClain said that he would rathe n tball Dri For Quo The 85 players who dressed fc the first practice, plus the fou players on the red cross squa gave Coach Paul Dietzel 35 moi players than he had last year. The first practice was divided into two segments, one offense and the other defense. All play rolf, Softball iural DoingQ Bill Mluir, P. Kinder, Be Browi Brian Beem) is in first place i the putt-putt tournament wit Sigma Nu, Phi Epsilon Pi and PI Kappa Sigma following. (Continued on Page 7) Easter Relays Carolina showed consistency i the relay events, placing second i three events and fifth in the mil relay to compliment the firs place in the sprint medley. Jim Gee placed fifth in the 100 yard (lash, although final times o the third and fourtn place runner were identical to Gee's, 10.0. The track team will entertain North Carolina next Saturday and then face N. C. State the following Tuesday, also at home. Coach iBaskin, who directedl th State-Record Relays, had' a bus weekend, leaving for Newv Yor after the meet for recruiting pur poses. Gameco< 'After Ta By STEVE KELLEY Staff Writer The Gamecock golfers mee North Carolina here today afte taking the S. C. Intercollegiat title last weekend behind fresh man Hlapp Lathrop's back-to-bac sub)-par roundls. Mlonday the l inksmen werea Charlottesville facing Virginia an Mlaryland andl Tuesdlay the p)layedl N. C. State at Raleigh. They have a short Easter break before facing Georgia, Georgia Tech and Auburn at Athens Mondav and returning to Columbia to play Wake F'or est Tuesday. The Linksmen's next foes ar the D)uke Blue Devils, who ar here April 23. Lathrop led the Gamecocks t a six-stroke victory over Presby terian College. The Hampton native combined a four-under-par 66 on the first 18 with a second day 69 for a four stroke victory over Pres byterian's David Sale. A freshman, Lath rop got off t< a fast start as he cardled an eagh. on the 490-yard par five firs' hole, HIe also had birdies on the ninth, tenth and 18th holes. A double bogey on the 13th hole was the only over par hole for the lliumpton native. On the secom dlay's round, Lathrop played con. sistent golf, scoring only one ho,gey for the last 18 holes. P'C's D)avid Sale shot tile sec ond dlay's best round with a 67. Sale scored four birdies on the first nine holes during that round. But a first day's round of 73 hurt Sale's chances of fin n Hosi rregg g get the boys ready to win the e ACC title. "If we can do that I'll o be satisfied. Maybe the ACC title and an undefeated season would be asking too much." The important match with Georgia Tech will be a real test of the Gamecocks' tennis prow ess. It will be played the - Wednesday after the S. C. i, Tourney here in Columbia. r "When I made the schedule, I !lls Begin; rterback ir ers were given the opportunity ir of playing an offensive and a d defensive position in order to e find the 22 best athletes. During the first segment Diet zel lined the various elevens up in the new offensive huddle. Instead of the open "C" used last season the offensive unit will huddle in . closed "0." The quarterback will call the play while kneeling in the center of the huddle. Carolina's head coach then told ) the squad that plays would bc called by name rather than num i, ber this season. Numbers are n much more difficult to keep in h mind in the heat of gridiron bat ii tie. Next in order was the demon stration of the new more open formation which the Gamecocks will use. Three receivers, desig nated "X," "Y," and "Z" will line up in wide positions to open UP the defenses for USC's run ning game. The Gamecocks will probably use the pass more often as an offensive weapon this season. Most of Dietzel's time was spent with the quarterbacks as this position will make or break the '68 Gamecocks. The coaching t staff faces the challenge of re placing three-year starter Mike Fair with guarded optimism as the five quarterback candidates f are talented. s Dan Harbison and Toy McCord are the only two candidates with varsity experience. Harbison is a strong passer and McCord is an exciting runner on the roll-out option play. lRed shirt Butch Genoble Is kl tall and lanky and these are de sirable physical characteristics (Continued on Page 7) 'k Linksm king Staft ishing first. Defending champion and USC's number one player Allen Powers, t combined rounds of 71 and '72 to r finish in a tie for thirdl place at e 143, eight strokes off the lead. Powers ran into trouble at thc k start of the first round, bogeying the first three holes. t Carolina's D)anny Fulmer recov teredl from a shooting streak that y left him five over par after seven Asst. Basketball Coach Jan Freeman sorts out uniforms five to seven years in the t< ketball office. In going throi of dlirty towels he found l t lost by a studlent help.r the Field Ilone fir. nothFre Ls Ter ,ourtI tried to get the best. And Tech is one of the best," said McClain. The S. C. Tourney will include teams from Presbyterian, Furman, Erskine, and possibly Wofford. Clemson and The Citadel have declined. Officials at Clemson said they just didn't want to attend. "I think that we can go un defeated on our home court," said McClain. One of the prob lems the team has to face is a number of road games. The clay courts at North Carolina will produce a slower game than the netmen are used to. McClain siad that if Carolina plays its best game and North Carolina plays their best, the Gamecocks should take it. "I feel we have a better team," said McClain. He had the same comments about Friday's op ponent, the Maryland Terrapins. McClain's wife gave birth to a baby girl, Mary Elizabeth, last Wednesday. Perhaps he's seeking a perfect record and the title as celebration. The netmen handily disposed of Erskine last Saturday to run their unbeaten skein to 11. The Flying Fleet couldn't take a set from the Gamecocks as Carolina took it 9-0. Three of Carolina's top seeded players, Cocks Two of Coach Frank \ 1968 edition of the Fighti their quest for a career in week with quick signings Harlicka have signed contr: tional Basketball Associati< Gregor, this year's leadi tract which was reported t< $50,000 with the Phoenix e: Gary was the first player should have a good chance Harlicka, the team's lea all-time Carolina scoring, si St. Louis Hawks. Skip's co liable source as being a t $15,000 a year with a $10,0( Harlicka's contract must be senior has recently purchas Both players pointed to major source of advice ai sought to make their decis Coach McGuire expresse ing two of his players go during a telephone conversa "I think that it is a gre to have two of its athletes dlrafts. I'm very proud of them the best in their care< en Meet 3 Invitatio holes. He scrambled hack for a first round total of 72. Fulmer slipped to a 75 on the second round, to endl up tied with team mate Jimmy Hawkins at 1.17 for a sixth place finish. Clemson's Joe Vignani, who Iwas in second place with a 67 after the first round, soared to a 76tenext day to finish fourth, 10 strokes off the pace. Finishing in a tie for second Behind The Bar esA Buck) ketbnall (oachi from the last about the ov mnporary has- thiem from thi igh a hamper to find tempoi ec signet ring IA'ttermen's L night of the the basketball nn and n..- .-e ope_d rapis riday Bobby Heald, Jay Schlosser, and Bill Light stayed in Columbia. Their match Friday at Duke was rained out and has been re scheduled for May 3, sandwiched in between matches with North Carolina and a home match against N. C. State. Sail Club Captures Invitational Saturday and Easter the USC Sailing team will be racing in an intersectional regatta at St. Peters burg, Florida, trying to match their victory this weekend at Da vidson. The Gamecocks took the seven school invitational on Lake Norman with 68 points. The Citadel fol lowed with 60, Davidson with 55, College of Charleston with 54, Old Dominion with 50, Clemson with 49, and Duke with .18. Ken Norman won the B division skipper award with 36 points and Don Asay finished first in the A division with :32 points. Sign [cGuire's players from the ng Gamecocks have begun professional basketball this . Gary Gregor and Skip icts with teams of the Na )m (NBA). ig rebounder, signed a con be in the neighborhood of cpansion team of the NBA. to sign with Phoenix and at making the first squad. ding scorer and seventh in gned his contract with the ntract is reported by a re vo-year no-cut contract at 0 bonus. The actual sum of quite lucrative as the USC ed a new automobile. Coach McGuire as being a Id encouragement as they on. A extreme pleasure at see in the first round drafts tion at his home on Sunday. at honor for the University chosen in the first round Skip and Gary and I wish ar Heels nat Title with Sale was Erskine's llob Thompson who shot even pars 70 70. TFerry Clyburn of Presbyvterian and Mike Ilaudom of USC at Fl or eneeC tied Powers for third. On a team basis, behind the G;amecoc*ks (574) andl Presbiyterian (584)) were The Citadel (596), Wofford1 (599), Furman (602), Clemson (607), Erskine (616), College of Charleston (6;18) and Baptist College (620). Staff Phot, by Eillett Beronstols Frank McGutire comp)lain er tyno miles that separate e mtaml campus.g They hoj>e a-y qiuarters, closer than the mlnge they are in now, until offices I.n the .e ols